State Natural Reserve
Point Lobos derives its name from the offshore rocks at Punta de los Lobos Marinos, Point of the Sea Wolves, where the sound of the sea lions carries inland. There are rare plant communities, endangered archeological sites, unique geological formations, and incredibly rich flora and fauna of both land and sea.
Famed landscape artist, Francis McComas had called this reserve, "The greatest meeting of land and water in the world".
The Sundial Bridge, in Redding, CA, was designed by spanish architect, Santiago Calatrava. It lies within the Turtle Bay Exploration park and acts as a gateway to the River Trail system and over 300 acres of park land.
The Bridge crosses over the Sacramento River and is composed of Steel, Glass and Granite. The pylon stands over 217 feet. The bridge, opened in 2004, was primarily funded by the McConnell foundation
Napa's newest winery opened May 1, 2010 a top Mt George. The winery, owned by Kenzo Tsujimoto, is crafted in collaboration with his dream team of Sir Thomas Keller, Heidi Barrett and David Abreu.
The winery website is: http://kenzoestate.com/
Bryce Canyon National Park is named for one of a series of horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters carved from the eastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah. Erosion has shaped colorful Claron limestones, sandstones and mudstones into thousands of spires, fins, pinnacles and mazes. Collectively called "hoodoos," these unique formations are whimsically arranged and tinted with colors too numerous and subtle to name.
Hoodoo is a pillar of rock, usually of fantastic shape, left by erosion. Hoodoo is to cast a spell. At Bryce Canyon National Park erosion forms an array of fantastic shapes we know as hoodoos. Surrounded by the beauty of southern Utah, these hoodoos cast their spell on all who visit. Geologists say that 10 million years ago forces within the Earth created and then moved the massive blocks we know as the Table Cliffs and Paunsaugunt Plateaus. Rock layers on the Table Cliffs now tower 2,000 feet above the same layers on the Paunsaugunt. Ancient rivers carved the tops and exposed edges of these blocks, removing some layers and sculpting intricate formations in others. The Paria Valley was created and later widened between the plateaus.
The Paria River and its many tributaries continue to carve the plateau edges. Rushing waters, carrying dirt and gravel, gully the edges and steep slopes of the Paunsaugunt Plateau on which Bryce Canyon National Park lies. With time, tall thin ridges called fins emerge. Fins further erode into pinnacles and spires called hoodoos. These in turn weaken and fall, adding their bright colors to the hills below.