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Golden trees


GoldTrees2004|12|11: Golden late-fall trees. Almaden Quicksilver Park. December 11, 2004.
Golden late-fall trees. Almaden Quicksilver Park. December 11, 2004.
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December 11, 2004 Posted by | Commentary | Comments Off on Golden trees

No restraint – no respect

While photographing some trees up the Deep Gulch Trail at Almaden Quicksilver today I heard wheels cutting through the leaves and mud above me. Two mountain bikers were descending from a closed section of the park… onto a trail closed to cyclists… on a day when the entire park was closed to cyclists and horses due to very muddy, wet conditions.

RogueCyclists2004|12|11: Cyclists riding on illegal trails at Almaden Quicksilver. December 11, 2004.

I just don’t get it. There are plenty of legal places to ride and, on good weather days, vast sections of this park are open to cyclists. Why is it necessary to ride illegally?

(Obligatory note: I own a mountain bike and a road bike and a commute bike, and I have ridden the legal trails and roads of this park.)

December 11, 2004 Posted by | Commentary | 2 Comments

Foggy Ridge


TreeRidgeFogA2004|12|10: Ridge, fog, and oaks at Almaden Quicksilver Park. December 10, 2004.
Oaks and fog on a ridge at Almaden Quicksilver Park. December 10, 2004.

(See a photograph of the same ridge in morning sun here.)
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