china camp

A few weeks ago we took a risk and packed our camping gear without a reservation.  Luckily there was one open site at China Camp, right across the Golden Gate Bridge!  This big guy (I assume he was a guy based on his deep bark) was watching over the campground check-in for his owners.  I thought it was a hilarious sight to see his authoritative looking stare over the counter.  He looks so human like!

The China Camp area, like most places, did not have dog friendly hiking trails.  It's okay though.  We went on a photo excursion along the side of the road.  Papa enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about the different settings on his camera.

Later Papa and I improvised and scrambled up the side of a hill to get a better view of the bay.  Coincidentally... the hill had a trail on it.  :)  There was lots of beautiful marsh areas with really interesting curvy lines.  And, we came right around the time of year when this weird orange stuff grows on the plants giving the landscape a bright tinge.

Here's Dash back at our camp site helping Papa set up the camera for more practice shots.  Of course, our mini Aussie kept making circles around the tripod with his leash and tangling himself around the legs.

Even with the delays Dash caused, we still got some fun night shots...  Not to mention the funny midnight intruder story that happened later that night!  LOL