Coordinator: Hilari Hardin

Description: Yosemite is a wonderful place for photography. Join fellow members of the PACC and work to capture the best of this beautiful place. There will be wonderful opportunities to focus on landscapes, macro, and possibly wildlife.

Location: Yosemite National Park

Lodging: This trip is a do it yourself lodging trip. Yosemite National Park has a variety of lodging in the valley, be sure to book early to get your first choice. Information and online booking is here, or call (801) 559-4884 to book via phone.

For camping reservations call (877) 444-6777.

There are also options outside the park, but these will require more driving. For information on hotels around Yosemite, visit this website.

Itinerary:
Itinerary will be determined closer to the date so we can adjust for weather conditions. It will be uploaded to the Yahoo group and sent to attendees via email at least a week prior to the trip.

Here are some of the locations on the list:
- Cathedral Beach
- Bridalveil Falls and Meadow
- Cooks Meadow
- Fern Spring
- Valley View
- Tunnel view
- Mariposa Grove
- Tuolumne Mea

What to bring:
- Camera & Tripod
- Water and refillable water bottle
- Trail mix and power bars for when you need a snack
- Warm clothes including hats and gloves
- Rain gear
- Good solid walking shoes

Directions: Map to Yosemite

Links:

Yosemite National Park

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Meeting:
- Carpool: Please RSVP below and indicate if you need a ride or can provide a ride (see RSVP for carpool arrangements)
- Event meeting: Please indicate below when you plan on leaving for Yosemite, how long you will stay, and if you can drive or if you need a ride. We will try to work out carpools via e-mail or at meetings between now and then.
- Travelling information: It takes about 4 hours to get there depending on how often you stop to take pictures. :-)

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Coordinator: Hilari Hardin

Description: Join fellow members of the PACC on a night shoot at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. We'll visit the board walk to soak up the carnival atmosphere, and work to translate it into our photographs.

We'll start at the boardwalk for close up shots and work our way over to the pier to get some wide angle shots of the whole board walk. We'll then head back to the boardwalk taking photos of the rides, the lights, and the carnival booths. Sunset is at 8:07 pm.

Location: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Time: 6:30 pm at entrance 3 of the Boardwalk

What to bring:
Parking money - parking near the boardwalk is about $10 - $15.
Patience - getting to the boardwalk may involve some traffic, even though we are going late bring your patience. :-)
Good walking shoes - we'll walk the boardwalk and the pier so be prepared to do some walking.
Layers - while it can be warm during the day, it's chilly at night, so bring layers.
Tripod - for those long exposure night shots.
Snacks and water - we may get dinner around the pier but be sure to bring water and snacks.

Directions: Map to Beach Boardwalk

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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Meeting:
- Carpool: Please RSVP below and indicate if you need a ride or can provide a ride (see RSVP for carpool arrangements)
- Event meeting: Let's meet at the Palo Alto Art Center, in the back parking lot at 5:15 pm to determine carpools. We will depart no later than 5:30 pm.
- Travelling information: It takes about 45 minutes to an hour to get there. We will leave Santa Cruz late in the evening likely around 10 or so.

Coordinator: Hilari Hardin
Trip resource: Hilari Hardin

Description: Join fellow members of the PACC on a field trip to Point Lobos. Point Lobos has numerous photographic opportunities for all kinds of nature photography. Focus on improving your macro skills by shooting at Weston Beach, practice your seascapes at Whalers Cove, or photograph sea life, including harbor seals, cormorants and otters. We'll work all over the park, from the Cyprus groves to Weston Beach. Low tide (2.1) is at 4:30 pm. Come early, come late, come for the whole day!

Location: Point Lobos State Reserve

Time: 10:00 am at the information station near the Cypress Grove Trail

Point Lobos State Reserve

What to bring: A sack lunch, snacks, and water (there are no snack stands in the park)

Directions: Map to Point Lobos

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Meeting:
- Carpool: Please RSVP below and indicate if you need a ride or can provide a ride (see RSVP for carpool arrangements)
- Event meeting: Let's meet at the Palo Alto Art Center, in the back parking lot at 8:00 am to determine carpools. We will depart no later than 8:15 am.
- Travelling information: It takes about an hour and 45 minutes to get there. We will leave the park sometime in the evening.

image by Scott Peden

Coordinator: Dan Quinn
Trip resource: Dan Quinn and Scott Peden

Description:

A nature photo walk at beautiful Big Basin State park with Dan Quinn and Scott Peden.

Join the PACC in a photo walk in Big Basin State park. We'll work in the Slippery Rock/Sempervirens Falls area. Photographic opportunities include flowers, macro, birds, waterfall, and redwood landscapes. We'll do about a 3/4 of a mile walk (more if you want it!), taking our time to discover the flowers, mushrooms, patterns, and redwoods.

Note: Heavy rain will cancel. In the case of light rain, we'll make a decision by Saturday at noon and send you a go/no go via email.

Location: Big Basin State Park

Time: 10:00 am

Big Basin State Park

What to bring: A sack lunch, snacks, and water

Directions: Map to Big Basin

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Meeting:
- Carpool: Please RSVP below and indicate if you need a ride or can provide a ride (see RSVP for carpool arrangements)
- Event meeting: meeting is set at 8:00 am, departure at 8:30 am. Meeting at the Palo Alto Art Center, in the back parking lot.
- Travelling information: It takes about an hour and 15 minutes to get there. We will leave the park sometime in the afternoon.

Coordinator: Hilari Hardin
Trip resource: Hilari Hardin

Description:

Head up to the iconic city of San Francisco with the Palo Alto Camera Club to translate urban life into your photographic vision.

We'll start at the San Francisco Ferry building's Saturday farmers market, where food from all over the region is brought to sell. From there we'll work our way up the Embarcadero viewing waterfront life and then into the San Francisco neighborhoods of North Beach and Chinatown.

Be sure to wear your best walking shoes as we'll be covering a lot of ground.

Location: San Francisco Ferry Building
101 The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA

Time: 10:00 am

San Francisco Ferry Building farmers market

Directions:

Map to Ferry Building

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Meeting:
- Carpool: Please RSVP below and indicate if you need a ride or can provide a ride (see RSVP for carpool arrangements)
- Event meeting: meeting is set at 8:45am, departure at 9:00am. Meeting at the Palo Alto Art Center, in the back parling lot.
- Travelling information: it takes about an hour to get there. We will leave there between 4 and 5 pm.

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