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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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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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New Almaden Trail


NewAlmadenTrail2004|12|04: New Almaden Trail. December 4, 2004.
New Almaden Trail. December 4, 2004.
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Vernal Falls


VernalFalls2004|11|21: Vernal Falls with ice. Yosemite National Park. November 21, 2004.
Vernal Falls in late November. Yosemite National Park. November 21, 2004.
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November 22, 2004 Posted by | Commentary | Comments Off on Vernal Falls

Trees and cliff


TreesCliff2004|11|21: Trees and cliff below Vernal Falls. Yosemite National Park. November 21, 2004. © Copyright "g dan mitchell". keywords: autumn fall colors trees vernal falls cliff yosemite national park yosemite valley california color photograph
Trees and cliff below Vernal Falls. Yosemite National Park. November 21, 2004.
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November 22, 2004 Posted by | Commentary | Comments Off on Trees and cliff

Yosemite Valley


YosemiteValley2004|11|21: Yosemite Valley on a very windy November day. November 21, 2004.
Yosemite Valley on a very windy November morning. November 21, 2004.

This was a first quick attempt at stitchign this image together from four 8 megapixel photos. I like the shot so I wanted to post it – but I think another better version will be coming soon.
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November 22, 2004 Posted by | Commentary | Comments Off on Yosemite Valley

Yosemite

***I left very early this morning
on what was to be my first ski trip of the season – the plan was to cross-country ski out Glacier Point Road.

That’s not quite what happened. I drove through Yosemite Valley and was reassured to see snow at the 6000′ level and above. I headed up to the Glacier Point Road… only to find it closed! I guess they don’t open it until Badger Pass opens up in a few more weeks. Darn!

In any case, I spent the day in Yosemite Valley. I’ll post some photos later, but for now I will say that the Valley is actually very beautiful this time of year.
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November 21, 2004 Posted by | Commentary | Comments Off on Yosemite

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