Yesterday we took a wonderful drive along the coast range 
...to a remote beach of Jalama at Tarantula Bay. The views of the ocean were wonderful...
As you can see, Amtrak goes past the beach.
We watched the waves roll onto the sand...
...and birds surfing on the breeze.
From there we took a back road ...to Nojoqui. Driving down a narrow lane, we marveled at the trees dripping with "old man's beard." 
The hillsides were covered in a felt of green. It makes your eyes happy just to look at it.
Along the way there were pieces of discarded farm machinery and 
...even a rusted stove. What did they look like when they were new and shiny? How many fields were sown? How many tasty meals were cooked before they were abandoned to the great outdoors?
All too soon, the road widened and we started seeing signs of people. A cattle ranch with these young bulls...each had red brace around their horns. I've seen a lot of cattle but I've never seen any that looked like these. 
When we saw a girl riding her horse we knew we were not too far from town and sure enough, around the next bend we were in Solvang.
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