They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.

Santa Cruz California

Santa Cruz California

Santa Cruz California

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk with warm lighting and colors taken from Santa Cruz Beach on a chilly February night.

I wouldn't want to go swimming and resurface directly in his flight path.

What kind of bird is this? I'd say it's a pelican, but I'm probably wrong.

They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.

They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Black and White with warm lighting taken from Santa Cruz Beach on a chilly February night.

Photo By: Marcie Franich

www.marciefranichphotography.com

415-218-0026

Santa Cruz California

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk with warm lighting and colors taken from Santa Cruz Beach on a chilly February night.

They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.

Photo By: Marcie Franich

www.marciefranichphotography.com

415-218-0026

2/4/2012 -- The Giant Dipper wooden roller coaster at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

dusk at santa cruz beach

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk with warm lighting and colors taken from Santa Cruz Beach on a chilly February night.

Photo By: Marcie Franich

www.marciefranichphotography.com

415-218-0026

They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.

They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.

They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.

They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.

They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk with warm lighting and colors taken from Santa Cruz Beach on a chilly February night.

2/14/1988 -- View of the Boardwalk from the Santa Cruz Wharf, Santa Cruz, CA.

They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.

They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.

They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.

They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.

They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Black and White with warm lighting taken from Santa Cruz Beach on a chilly February night.

They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.

2/4/2012 -- Entrance to the boardwalk underneath the Giant Dipper wooden roller coaster at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.

My first sunny morning in Santa Cruz.

The Santa Cruz Wharf alit at night with the reflection of the lights off of the Pacific Ocean and Santa Cruz Beach.

They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.

Santa Cruz beach warning sign.

They had a Chili cook off contest this trip.