As July and August fade into fond memories, visitors to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk keep the summertime vibe alive as they make their way along the Main Concourse.
Photograph by Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| An skater climbs the wall of one of the bowls at the Scotts Valley Skate Park in Scotts Valley, California.
Photo by Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| Santa Cruz Sentinel Triathalon competitors are silhouetted by the sunrise as they gather on the Main Beach before the race. Photograph by Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| A visitor tot he Outer Bay exhibit records the ungulating grace of the sea nettle jelly fish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Photo by Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| A crescent moon rises over a Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz, California as a bonfire is reflected in the outflow from Schwans Lagoon.
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| Fourth grader Sierra Laird exults as she gets an opportunity to be a 'guest conductor' during the Santa Cruz County Symphony's annual Young People's concert at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium.
Photograph by Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| Ladders frame a sheet metal worker as he installs a new canopy over the pumps at a Santa Cruz gas station. Photo: Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Ricky Byrd, 2, finds shopping to be a snoozer, but luckily he doesn't mind nodding off in the cart during a family expedition to the Ross Department store. Photo by Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| Paul Johnson enters 'The Green Room' as a Steamer Lane wave kicks up a wall of spray in Santa Cruz, California.
Photography by Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| A passerby takes a close look at the Valentine's Day selections at Camouflage in downtown Santa Cruz. Photo by Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| The Del Mar Theater's neon lights come to life thanks to new ownership after the downtown Santa Cruz landmark has been dark for 3 years after being abandoned by United Artists. Photo by Shmuel Thaler / Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| Skirts flair as the Esperanza Del Valle Folklorico dancers perform on the Henry Mello Center stage in Watsonville, California.
Photography by Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| A surfer grabs a wave as the tall ship Hawaiian Chieftan nears the Small Craft Harbor in Santa Cruz, California. Photo by Shmuel Thaler/Santa Cruz Sentinel
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| A trio of birds make their way over downtown Santa Cruz, California with the nearby Santa Cruz Mountains covered in a rare snowfall.
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