Thursday, November 1, 2012

Point Lobos - Monterey Peninsula, California






A couple weeks ago my family went to Monterey, California to visit my grandfather. For me it was a pilgrimage to my past. I went there frequently as a child, but due to a parting of ways in my family, I haven't been back for twelve years. It was very healing to return. The people I love have grown, changed or passed on, which is sad because I missed it, but the land is steeped in familiar memories for me. Cypress trees, fisherman's wharf, cannery row, misty overcast skies, Dennis the Menace park... all staples of my childhood.

The images here are from Point Lobos State Reserve, where I used to go on hikes with my dad and grandfather.