(Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel) A backlit wave at Steamer Lane highlights a surfer riding a glassy face as the Monterey Bay stretches out to the south. Late afternoon winter light combined ...

The last light of day illuminates a surfer as he flies out of a large wave this week when powerful west swells rolled into Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz and elsewhere along the Santa Cruz County ...

Some recent travelers reported spotting sea lions lounging nearby, but others said the vistas of the famous surf spot Steamer Lane and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk are pretty awesome ...

Along the way, you'll be treated to pristine vistas of the Pacific Ocean and you might even spot some surfers riding the waves at Steamer Lane or whales ... in to the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum ...