by beachraven | Jul 8, 2022
Venice Beach, California The Venice Pier had that blank, tilted feeling empty tourist spots have. The dawn sun cut low across the water as it winked in and out of the sea haze. Fishermen dotted the pier, and surfers rocked and bobbed on their boards, chatting...
by beachraven | Jun 11, 2021
Monterey Bay, California The bay looks different every day. I can’t ride my bike past it without taking photos, so I have about ten million of them. Storm clouds with a choppy surface give it a dark-grey moody feel, cold and brooding, angry and...
by beachraven | May 7, 2021
Venice Beach, California Well, I guess I have to ask the question. Why do people spend so much time looking for a way to express themselves? It’s not about money. That’s for sure. Is it the challenge, an internal drive to find out what you can do, allowing it...
by beachraven | Sep 12, 2020
El Porto, Manhattan Beach, Califonia In the early morning sun, drinking deep the cool, fresh air, I release the brakes on my bike, and with the purring clicks of the freewheel, start my descent down the canyon. In seconds I’m building speed. I lower my hands to...
