Northern San Francisco vacation with family

Vacation in Mill Valley North of San Francisco

My wife had a biofeedback conference in Mill Valley at the Larkspur hotel just off of highway 101 North of San Francisco.    Biofeedback is the process of becoming aware of various physiological functions using instruments that provide information on the activity of those same systems, with a goal of being able to manipulate them at will.  Pretty interesting information.

mill valley larkspur hotel image

While my wife studied I amused my daughter and did a lot of exploring the area.  We spent a lot of time in the Marin Headlands, Golden Gate Rec Area, Point Reyes, Muir Woods, and the surrounding towns.

My favorite was the overlook locations near the Golden Gate Bridge.

pacific ocean and golden gate bridge san francisco bay image

photo of golden gate bridge black and white

image of san francisco golden gate bridge

image of golden gate bridge at sunset dusk photography

The coast guard was doing some type of search and rescue with the glowing flare in the image above.  The coast guard cutter and the helicopter were circling the smoking dot of the water.  What a peaceful point to watch San Francisco.  Just imagine the chaos going on during this rush hour period.

image of boat entering san francisco bay at sunset

I spent some time in Sausalito, California along the coast.  We did a fair amount of dining in the area during the week too.  The food was all really good.  Here are some images from my times in Sausalito.

image of mailbox in san francisco area

image of floating house community near san francisco

I would love to live in a floating house like these!  Have your boat attached to you deck.  What a life.

Another location I visited was Muir Woods.  Since I lived in Northern California for 3.5 years this was not as spectacular for me as a first timer, but it was really cool.  Here are some images from my time with my daughter at Muir Woods.

image of paul retherford at muir woods national monument

My baby just loves her ride in the baby bjorn.  What a view!

image of light through redwoods at muir woods

image of tall redwood trees

It rained for three of the days so I did a lot of car travel with my daughter.  One of the locations we checked out was Point Reyes.  Here are a few images from this beautiful location.  It was dark and damp while I was there but I would love to spend a week or so at Point Reyes.

image of point reyes shoreline

deer buck point reyes shoreline photo

Check out these bucks.  I loved the contrast on the skyline.

image of huge waves pacific ocean

Point Bonito is another cool spot we checked out.  The lighthouse was closed but we walked the trail to the entrance and snapped some pretty shots.

image of point bonito near san francisco california

image of point bonito area california shoreline

I hope your enjoy these few images.  I captured a ton of images during our vacation.  I would love to capture Weddings in this area of the World.  If you have a Wedding please inquire about my Wedding Photography services.  It is just so beautiful and the options are endless.

Paul Retherford Wedding Photography

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