by beachraven | Nov 18, 2022
Asilomar State Beach, Pacific Grove, Califonia It was all sun and storm on the beach. Which one would win didn’t seem to matter as I walked along the coast with the constant crashing of waves and its mist-filled breeze whipping in from the sea. There’s no use...
by beachraven | Nov 11, 2022
Asilomar State Beach, Pacific Grove, California In front of me is the Pacific Ocean, dark and brooding, churning hard from the storm that passed through yesterday, the first big storm of the season. And exactly why I’m up at 4:30 in the morning, again, two days...
by beachraven | Nov 4, 2022
Nepenthe, Big Sur, California I arrived at the scenic overlook just before noon. A low-hanging cloud left the view a bright emptiness, a deep pillow of infinite white, a scene of nothing. I imagined the expansive view I’d seen numerous times, but for some...
by beachraven | Oct 7, 2022
Point Reyes, California It’s five a.m., but it feels like three. There’s a small fire in the heater glowing in the room, and outside the open window, geese honk with concern as Donna sleeps in the next room, possibly listening to me click away. I...
by beachraven | Sep 17, 2022
Wind-Ripped Maple, Monterey Peninsula The plum was perfectly ripe, sweet, and bursting with juice and flavor. Rays of the sun warmed the deck and soaked into my bones, leaving nothing to desire but more of the same warm, bright liveliness. Luscious drops of...
