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Happy Spring!

Yup, spring starts today… oddly enough, with rain.
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March 20, 2007 Posted by | Commentary | Comments Off on Happy Spring!

Ridgetop Oak Tree, Calero Hills

CaleroRidgeOak2007|03|18: Ridgetop Oak Tree. Calero Hills, California. March 18, 2007. © "Copyright G Dan Mitchell". ("sales") keywords: oak tree ridge ridgetop calero hills santa clara county park clouds california color photograph

Ridgetop Oak Tree. Calero Hills, California. March 18, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

A color version of the photo I posted yesterday. Seems like an appropriate photo to post on the first day of spring in California. Well, I guess it is spring elsewhere on the planet, too…
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March 20, 2007 Posted by | Photography: Calero | Comments Off on Ridgetop Oak Tree, Calero Hills

Meeting on the Trail

I had another one of those experiences yesterday where I meet someone on the trail that I’ve only met online before. This time it was Cait Hutnik (of Light of Morn) who had written me over a year ago about some interesting spots near some of my New Almaden hikes. We had a good long trailside talk about wildflowers, photography, driving to the Sierra, and an upcoming wildflower photography event in mid-April.
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March 19, 2007 Posted by | Commentary | Comments Off on Meeting on the Trail

Ridgetop Oak Tree (monochrome), Calero Hills

CaleroRidgeOakBW2007|03|18: Ridgetop Oak Tree (monochrome). Calero Hills, California. March 18, 2007. © "Copyright G Dan Mitchell". ("sales") keywords: oak tree ridge ridgetop calero hills santa clara county park clouds california black and white photograph

Ridgetop Oak Tree (monochrome). Calero Hills, California. March 18, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

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March 19, 2007 Posted by | Photography: Calero | Comments Off on Ridgetop Oak Tree (monochrome), Calero Hills

Oaks, Grass, Fog

CaleroMornTrees2007|03|18: Oaks, Grass, Fog. Calero HIlls, California. March 18, 2007. © "Copyright G Dan Mitchell". ("sales") keywords: oaks oak trees green grass fog calero hills santa clara county park spring california color photography

Oaks, Grass, Fog. Calero Hills, California. March 18, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

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March 18, 2007 Posted by | Photography: Calero | Comments Off on Oaks, Grass, Fog

Oak Grassland Near Webb Canyon

WebbGroveBW1007|03|17: Oak Grassland Near Webb Canyon. Almaden Hills, California. March 17, 2007. © "Copyright G Dan Mitchell". ("sales") keywords: oak grassland webb canyon almaden quicksilver santa clara county park black and white photograph california spring

Oak Grassland Near Webb Canyon. Almaden Hills, California. March 17, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

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March 17, 2007 Posted by | Quicksilver | Comments Off on Oak Grassland Near Webb Canyon

One of These Years is Not Like the Other…

I hiked at Almaden Quicksilver this morning, heading out to one of my favorite spring spots, a grassy oak grove just south of the Webb Canyon trail. (A photograph is posted below.) It felt like a nice mid-spring day with temperatures into the upper 70 degree range. The problem is that it is still winter.

During the past couple of years a mid-March hike would have involved slogging through or carefully finding a path around a lot of very wet and muddy areas. One spot near the start of today’s hike was nearly impassible near the end of the previous two winters. Today it was barely damp in the wettest spots.

While the new grass is beautiful (and turning the hills around here an improbable green as always) this is not going to be a flower-fillled or lush spring in central California. Unless we have a late March weather miracle, I’m afraid this is going to be a pretty dry year.
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March 17, 2007 Posted by | Commentary | Comments Off on One of These Years is Not Like the Other…

Two Hikers, Oak Grove Near Webb Canyon

WebbGroveHikers2007|03|17: Two Hikers, Oak Grove Near Webb Canyon. Almaden Quicksilver Park, California. March 17, 2007. © "Copyright G Dan Mitchell". ("sales") keywords: two hikers oak grove near webb canyon almaden quicksilver county park grass trees spring central california color photograph

Two Hikers, Oak Grove Near Webb Canyon. Almaden Quicksilver Park, California. March 17, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

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March 17, 2007 Posted by | Quicksilver | Comments Off on Two Hikers, Oak Grove Near Webb Canyon

Email Newsletter Coming – Interested?

I’m about to begin sending a monthly (or thereabouts) email newsletter from my photography web site. Please send me an email (dan@gdanmitchell.com) if you are interested in being on the distribution list. (I’ll keep your email address and other information confidential, and I will not share or sell it to anyone else.)

– Dan
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March 16, 2007 Posted by | Commentary | Comments Off on Email Newsletter Coming – Interested?

Spring at Point Reyes National Seashore

Tom Stienstra at SFGate:

Every March, it can be vital for people to stop for a day, go to their favorite spot in nature and take in the coronation of spring. There’s no better way to get a restart on life, especially when your real New Year’s resolutions can start taking hold.

I do this myself, over and over, after the arrival of spring — from the coast, to the desert, to the foothills, to the highest Sierra peaks — from now through July. For the next four months, there will be a pretty landscape somewhere in California where spring is just arriving.

The top spot now is on the coast, and there are hundreds of stellar spots you can choose, from Crescent City to Morro Bay. My favorite idea for a mind-clearing spring walk is to take the Coast Trail to Alamere Falls and back, or maybe turn the trip into an overnighter at Wildcat Camp.

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March 15, 2007 Posted by | Places | Comments Off on Spring at Point Reyes National Seashore

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