Anne Marie Schuler/ courtesy

A bluejay in Big Bear, California, at YMCA’s Camp Oakes

Anna Vignet/ courtesy

People sailing in San Francisco Bay on a sunny afternoon

Nick Fradkin/ courtesy

Sunrise over Mount Masada.

To see more photos and to read more about Nick’s trip in Israel, go to the Daily Cal travel blog, here.

Two images from the Maker Faire, an engineering and crafts fair held in San Mateo, California, about a month ago. Images courtesy Nathan Yan.

“Propane Fountain” exhibit by Wally Glenn (”Pyro Boy”)

Members of the Western Warship Combat Club of San Jose maneuver remote-controlled WWII-era model combat ships in a battle demonstration. The ships battled using CO2-powered steel projectiles.

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Lara Brucker/ Staff Photographer

A Secret Service agent stands watch at the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service at Moscone Center while First Lady, Michelle Obama, delivers the keynote address.

Tim Maloney/ Contributing Photographer

Kids learned bike safety at a Bike Safety Expo in San Pablo Park on Saturday afternoon

Lara Brucker/ courtesy

Point Pinole, San Pablo Bay, California

Jessie Tseng/ courtesy

A shot from the Los Angeles PRIDE festival this past weekend.

Nick Fradkin/ courtesy

The view from the top of Mount Carmel in the city of Haifa in Israel.

You can read more about Nick’s trip on the Daily Cal’s travel blog here.

Liz Cunningham/ Contributing Photographer

Julia Chigamba & the Chinyakare Ensemble play on the main stage of Berkeley’s World Music Festival at People’s Park. The group performs traditional Zimbabwean music &  dance.