Only the first is good on account of the style and image quality.
Walking the dog could have been good but you look too feminin in your posture and expression and both you and the dog look very skinny. The one on the bench had the right idea but you look like you're cupping your balls with your right hand while watching "something".
My suggestion is go for a pic of you hugging the dog instead. And add some activity photos (music, cooking, sports...) And lose that red shirt because otherwise you do have style

I've never lived in the Bay Area but I have lived in smaller towns and in major cities in various countries in the world.
The premise is often the same. Big cities are the hub for nightlife as there is no shortage of strangers.
In small or medium towns people build their own social circles and stick to them which forces you to get envolved with one.
But if you get your kick out of talking up a stranger you gotta hit the city even if it's a couple of hours out from where you live. Logistically it's a nightmare but you can either pull to her place by saying yours is hours away and it's getting late or you can number close and suggest you take her out to see the bay area and use the "sight seeing" as a pretext to bring her over to your place.

A hard lesson I learned is: "Game can't beat logistics"

What is exactly is the issue? You confessed now let them make up their minds about it.
Two at a time is overkill unless they are openly bi they won't go into a throuple with you.
I think you gotta make a choice, even if you have feelings for both just get involved with one and see if the right choice was made.
And if you get turned down best thing is to go out there and initiate something with someone new. It's hard to see outside your own circle when you're young but trust me the options are endless

So many ideas but the theme is be playful
"I'm afraid you're gonna have to earn the right to call me that ;)"
"I had no idea my profile has a mirror in it ;)"
"Not so loud my mom almost heard you ;)"

Really whatever you say needs to be seen as you just playing around, accepting the compliment, and eventually giving one back but not in a simpy way (My suggestions can be better but this the general premise)

Not a "bad" text but you should have kept it moving after
She can't do anything with "odd>boring" convo will stall you should ask something else

You have a LOT you can do here. There isn't one magical answer.
My advice is do a quick takeaway and follow up with a question.
I'm assuming you already answered in the last 17 hours hope it went well

You got a niche profile which is good. You're the fit rocker boy and that is an archetype that gets girls.
One nitpick would be to lose the bit about the cat in the bio. If Alex taught me anything to never add pointless fluff. Your bio should be strictly about DHV, screening, and sexual humor to set the frame.
Your pictures are pretty awesome. Maybe replace that group photo with another group photo that looks more flattering for you.

On a side note: getting 8's on Tinder is already pretty good as the 9's and 10's are mainly thirst trap gold diggers and very few will actually go through meeting a guy

Just because its home pics doesn't mean you can show stuff where in you're in full "lazy sunday" mode.
Suggestions

• Playing a guitar (or another insturment)
• Playing chess
• Cooking
• having a drink

Make sure the pics don't look posed but at the same do try to capture your most flattering angles