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One of the most visited places is up north on Highway 101 where the huge Redwood forests make an entire climate and an ecosystem. Tucked away in a side from the main highway, the Avenue of Giants is about 25 miles starting in Phillipsville on Highway 101 about 6 miles north of Garberville.

Although my travel was unplanned and in the dead of winter with frequent rain and sleet, the Redwoods made the 12 hour up-and-down drive from San Francisco worth it.

Redwoods on Highway 101 @ photoduniya.com

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Set up in the early 1960s, the cookie factory has not changed a bit even though California now boasts of the fastest growing technological advances made in the valley. The entire “factory” is one single room and has enough place for three adults to sit and work. And each of them run one complete machine to bake, fold and drop the cookies.

San Francisco Fortune Cookie Factory @ photoduniya.com

These are chocolate fortune cookies, with a chocolate flavor. The image is taken on hand held Nikon D200 on pro lexar media.

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With Christmas round the corner, and San Francisco decked up in Santa Clauses and the colors of Macy, Mitchel is back with his Carols. And he could sing the noel in English, Spanish and in French. For the most part though Mitchel was singing in French.

Mitchel singing Carols @ photoduniya.com

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With Thanksgiving gone and Christmas round the corner, San Francisco has started playing the carols and we can see Santa coming back in many places. This Santa shown here is 45 years old. To some, it is a small tradition. Speaking to the employee of this roadside flower shop, she has visitors who had been coming for over 2 generations to see the Santa.

Santa Clause @ photoduniya.com

This image is taken with hand held Nikon D200 and SB 600 sppedlight. The flower shop is located on the corner opposite to Macy’s in Union Square, San Francisco.