Into the Valley

WEEKEND WALKS—Dirt track wanders the northern flanks of the Wellsvilles to Mendon Peak. (©Ted Pease 2009)

Hollyhock

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Dragonfly

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Cutler Marsh to Mendon Peak

Late-summer sunflowers frame the Wellsville Range reflecting in Cutler Marsh. (©Ted Pease 2009)

Poop Poop! I’m Toad!

Cap’n Toad speeds eight miles out to sea after the wily halibut. (©Ted Pease 2009)

Sweetpea Dew

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Murres in Flight

A gaggle of common murres speed past en route to lunch. (©Ted Pease 2009)

Fernlights

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Dawgfeet

Lulu puts her feet up. (©Ted Pease 2009)

What’s for Supper?

A pair of rockcod and a small halibut await fileting. (©Ted Pease 2009)

North Coast Haze

Seabirds swoop past Northern California seastacks in morning fog. (©Ted Pease 2009)

Fang & Aunt Agnes

Fang the Wonder Cat patrols the yard, as the intrepid Aunt Agnes awaits her next voyage. (©Ted Pease 2009)

Wet Wandering

The peace of a morning beach on Trinidad Harbor. (©Ted Pease 2009)

Lunch

A voracious ruby-headed hummer stops for a snack. (©Ted Pease 2009)

Gerry & Melody

Best neighbors ever—Gerry & Melody Hamilton on Mill Creek Lane. (©Ted Pease 2009)

Girlfriends

The girls after a morning run on Indian Home Beach. Finest kind. (©Ted Pease 2009)

Runnin’ Fool

Lulu wonders why her mom is running up and down on Indian Home Beach. (©Ted Pease 2009)

Final Meander

Mill Creek meanders a final 100 yards across Trinidad State Beach in its journey into the Pacific. (©Ted Pease 2009)

Anemone

A sea anemone colony filters a tidal pool. (©Ted Pease 2009)