It looks like you had a great time in my home state. Your photo travel guides are always enjoyable.

On your next 11,000 mile trip why not travel another 350 miles or so to the northern half of the state and visit the beautiful SF Bay Area, or Monterey/Carmel. One hike through the Muir Woods (a redwood forest named after John Muir, the Scottish born American naturalist) or a sunset on the Monterey Bay and you'll have a hard time going back home. Although.....

There's no place like home.