Dan's Outside

I go, I see, I do, I walk, I think, I like…

Shooting stars


MatherShootingStar2004|07|13: Shooting stars south of Mather Pass. July 13, 2004.
Shooting star flowers south of Mather Pass. July 13, 2004.
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December 17, 2004 Posted by | Commentary | Comments Off on Shooting stars

Morning sun


TreeInSun2004|12|15: Tree in morning sun. Almaden Quicksilver Park. December 15, 2004.
Trees in morning sun at Almaden Quicksilver Park. December 15, 2004.
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December 16, 2004 Posted by | Commentary | Comments Off on Morning sun

Lower Cathedral Lake


CathedralLakeStorm2004|10|09: Storm gathers over Lower Cathedral Lake. October 9, 2004.
Storm gathers over Lower Cathedral Lake. October 9, 2004.
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December 14, 2004 Posted by | Commentary | Comments Off on Lower Cathedral Lake

Fog Below Almaden Ridge


AlmadenFog2004|12|11: Fog in the valley. Almaden Quicksilver Park. December 11, 2004.
Fog in the Santa Clara Valley. Almaden Quicksilver Park. December 11, 2004.

A good enough reason to get out of bed at 6:00 on a foggy Saturday morning and climb 1000 feet!
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December 13, 2004 Posted by | Commentary | Comments Off on Fog Below Almaden Ridge

Site will be offline today

This site will be offline for as long as a few hours today.
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December 13, 2004 Posted by | Commentary | Comments Off on Site will be offline today

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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December 11, 2004 Posted by | Commentary | Comments Off on Foggy Ridge

Buena Vista Pump House Site


BuenaVistaPumphouse2004|12|04: Buena Vista Pump House site. Almaden Quicksilver Park. December 4, 2004.
Buena Vista Pump House site. Almaden Quicksilver Park. December 4, 2004.
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December 5, 2004 Posted by | Commentary | Comments Off on Buena Vista Pump House Site

Trees and Grass


AlmadenTreesGrass2004|12|04: Trees and grass on the New Almaden Trail. December 4, 2004.
Trees and grass on the New Almaden Trail. December 4, 2004.
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December 4, 2004 Posted by | Commentary | Comments Off on Trees and Grass

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