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…but who says it can't be both?

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A natural bridge, carved out of Santa Cruz's limestone cliffs by decades of wave action.

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Mysterious signals from a long-lost alien civilisation? Or the work of bored UC Santa Cruz students?

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Natural Bridges State Park is quite well named. You can see the remaining limestone bridge on the...

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Four shots - through a carefully-placed pair of eclipse glasses - of the 2012 solar eclipse, as seen...

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"Leaves of three, let it be", as they say. If you see a shrub or low-hanging vine with...

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And afterward, the 6'2" guy and the 5'3" lady are THE SAME SIZE! Or… ARE THEY?

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The lady on the left is 5'3"; the dude on the right is 6'2". As you can see

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Our guide explains the mysteries of the Mystery Spot - speaking in italics the whole time.

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Sunlight filters through the leaves of a maple tree in the gardens of the Mystery Spot

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A mural on the wall of Boulder Creek Hardware, telling the story of the town's founding back in the...

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The sun brightened after the eclipse just in time for this panoramic shot of the Berkeley hills, with...

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The 2012 solar eclipse, projected through tree leaves onto the path outside Berkeley's Lawrence Hall...

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You don't realise quite how many science geeks live in the Bay Area until an event like this. There...

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The lights of the restaurants on Santa Cruz Wharf reflect off the waters of Monterey Bay.

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The lights of an airliner on approach into SJC form a Morse-code pattern in this time-lapse exposure the nght sky above Santa Cruz.

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A seagull on the Santa Cruz wharf, cleared for takeoff on runway zero-nine left.

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Part of the Santa Cruz Wharf - the lifeguard HQ, still standing on its old stilts.

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