California's Nature (Français)
From succulent plants covering the sandy soils of the coast, to the huge trees seen during my escapade in the mountains, along with the particular colors and shapes of Pebble Beach's rocks and Santa Cruz's sea lions, California had more than one surprise for me!
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Fort Funston is a nice place for the family	Many people fly their plane kites there
Highway iceplant (Carprobotus edulis) has bluish-green succulent leaves, and red, pink or yellow flowers. They are an invasive species that forms dense mats that crowd out native plants, that provide food and shelter to native animals.	Hilly lands
Woody area in the land before Devi'ls slide	Heights sometimes have some surprises ("WWII Bunker")
Sinuous road in the hilly lands	Bird flying over the coast
Hill profile of the land	Panorama: Hill profile of the land
Pescadero State Beach	Rock in shape of a rabbit head
Pebble Beach: do not remove pebbles	Pebbles from Pebble Beach
Pebbles from Pebble Beach	Small holes appeared in the rocks on the ground and are filled with pebbles
They are everywhere !	Shapes and colors vary
I like those	Red-orange tinted rocks are mixed with gray ones
Some more holes	Orange rocks and green plants
Panorama: Pebble Beach	Above my shady corner
Above my shady corner (Santa Cruz)	Tree on the boardwalk of Santa Cruz
Pelicans	Pelicans
Pelican	Many see lions on a rock
Going up on the continent: sinuous road for the next 26 miles	Sinuous road and railroad
In the forest	Huge trees !
Trees	Panorama: Giant trees
Left, then right	Curves
Curves	Curves
Panorama: road in mountains	Viewpoint on the mountain
Viewpoint on the mountain	Viewpoint on the mountain
Viewpoint on the mountain	Panorama: viewpoint in altitude

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