Mendocino Coast Photos from a Weekend Getaway in Fort Bragg

Picture #01: Stormy evening sunset over the coastal cliffs at the Pomo Bluffs, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County coast, California
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Mendocino Coast Photos taken during a Fort Bragg Weekend Getaway, California.

Earlier this fall, my wife and I made a long weekend getaway trip to Fort Bragg on the Mendocino County coast. This was a nice couples getaway weekend vs. one of my dedicated photo trips, so  my photographic pursuits were more in line with what I call the “Casual Tourist Mode.” In this mode, I’m not shooting for any specific goals or reasons, nor am I under any pressure to produce a certain level of content the way I would with a travel assignment or book project.

The lack of any self-imposed photo production pressure is also an important way of keeping these times with my wife being more about *us* and not *my* photography. Trust me, this is a good thing.  🙂

However, when I do take photos, I’m not doing it in a causal ‘weekend tourist’ fashion. I’m still a professional travel photographer at my core. This means I’m looking at each composition and taking the time to examine the story I’m trying to tell with each image. So with that said, I hope these photos of the Mendocino coast give you a nice flavor of the local area and the town of Fort Bragg itself.

So on with the photos…  I hope you enjoy them and I’d love to know if you have a favorite image or two.  🙂

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Picture #02: Russian Gulch Bridge, Russian Gulch State Park, Mendocino County coast, California
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Picture #03: Sunset light on the coastal cliffs at Russian Gulch State Park, Mendocino County, California
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Picture #04: Seafood sign at the Noyo River Harbor, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California
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Picture #05: Coast Guard 47-foot Motot Lifeboat entering Noyo River Harbor, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California
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Picture #06: Pudding Creek Trestle Bridge, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California
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Picture #07: Seagull over pampas grass at Noyo River Beach, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California
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Picture #08: Broken kelp stalk bulb on Noyo River Beach, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California
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Picture #09: Enjoying a glass of wine at the Pacific Star Winery on the Mendocino County coast near Fort Bragg, California
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Picture #10: Alpenglow on evening storm clouds at sunset over the Pacific Ocean from Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California
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Picture #11: Sunset light reflected in glass windows of an oceanfront home in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California
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Picture #12: Wall art and window in downtown Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California
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Picture #13: Victorian-era buildings in downtown Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California
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Picture #14: Killer whale skeleton on dispaly in the Noyo Center For MARINE Science. Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California
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Picture #15: Painted mural wall art and parked cars in downtown Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California
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Picture #16: Artist Lauren Sinnott painting a historical wall mural in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California
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Picture #17: Fishing boats in the Noyo River Harbor, Fort Bragg. Mendocino County, California
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Picture #18: Pampas grass along the shore of Pudding Creek, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California
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Picture #19: Hikers exploring the coastal bluffs in Russian Gulch State Park, Mendocino County coast, California
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Picture #20:Crashing waves on coastal rocks at Russian Gulch State Park, Mendocino County coast, California
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As always, thank you so much for looking, and again, I hope you enjoy these photos. I’d love to hear if you have a favorite image or two in the comments below.

Cheers,
~ Gary.

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Gary Crabbe is an award-winning commercial and editorial outdoor travel photographer and author based out of the San Francisco Bay Area, California. He has seven published books on California to his credit, including “Photographing California; v1-North”, which won the prestigious 2013 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Medal Award as Best Regional title. His client and publication credits include the National Geographic Society, the New York Times, Forbes Magazine, TIME, The North Face, Subaru, L.L. Bean, Victoria’s Secret, Sunset Magazine, The Nature Conservancy, and many more. In 2018, The USPS selected a nearly-unprecedented seven of Gary’s photographs to become U.S. Postage ‘Forever’ Stamps as part of the O Beautiful collection. Gary is also a photography instructor and consultant, offering both public and private photo workshops, as well as being a professional Photo Editor and Content Creator.

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