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 ...

Santa Cruz’s Brody Price took first place in the U16 boys division on the final day of USA Surfing’s West Coast Prime Series ...

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 ...

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 ...