{California Trip 2013 | Big Sur, Palm Springs, CA Area | Personal}

The beginning of June I got to go visit a friend {Katherine of www.katherinealison.com } in California for a week, and we packed everything possible into that week, including navigating both LA and San Fran traffic, 25+ hours in the car, road tripping up the coast, four days of camping, picture taking, a day at beach, hiking a mountain, the Palm Springs tram way, an afternoon in San Francisco, and topping it off with shooting a wedding the day before I flew out. It was crazy fun! Our travels together are always pretty great, and we end up exhausted but with a lot of good memories and full memory cards ;)

Happy Saturday, ya'll! 

 Santa Barbara Mission - and some pretty rad chalk art

 Road trip up Hwy 1

 Elephant Seal Beach {want to hear what this sounded like??? http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/523/files/eseal3.au}

 On the right is the beach of the campground we stayed at the first night

 View from our campsite on one side

 View on the other side...

 Limekiln State Park Waterfalls

 Camping necessities 

 Mt. Manual hike

 The coast between Big Sur and Monterey

 Monterey Bay

 San Francisco

 Fishermans Wharf/Pier 39

 Pier 39 and Alcatraz

 Pier 39

 View from the top of Mount San Jancito in Palm Springs 8500 feet

{Coming Soon | Motley, MN Photographer}

I can't believe the last time I blogged... ouch! Life has been a little busy... but of course now that it's crazy, I'll find time to blog ;) Makes sense, right?

Anyway, I'm working on a bunch of blog posts... that will be coming soon over the next couple weeks or so!

Hollister Family Farms Promo Shoot, Brainerd MN: http://www.hollisterfarm.com/

My 2013 California Trip: Mountains, The Ocean, Big Sur, San Francisco...

Diego and Maura's gorgeous wedding in Fifty Lakes, MN. So excited to start on this wedding!

{Spring Is In The Air | Personal}

I wanted to wear my Chaco's today... but it looks like it'll be another couple of weeks at least. Happy Minnesota Spring.. with another foot of snow! :) 

{Before the Storm - Lake Superior | Personal}

Lake Superior the day before the spring storm that brought lots of snow and 50mph winds. http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/263938/   Unfortunately the waves weren't quite that big yet when we were there yesterday, but they were still gorgeous!

{Hope | Personal}

Bless the LORD, O my soul,

And forget none of His benefits;

Who pardons all your iniquities,

Who heals all your diseases;

Who redeems your life from the pit,

Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;

Who satisfies your years with good things, 

So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.

{Psalm 103: 2-5}

{This picture gives me hope... it reminds me that spring WILL come eventually... even if the snowbanks that are still a couple feet high make me feel like it won't ;) }