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Poison Oak

Poison oak, oaks, and trail. Almaden Quicksilver Park. July 3, 2004.

Not my greatest photo… but it shows that the transition to summer conditions in the coastal hills is complete. The grass has gone brown and the poison oak is changing colors in the hotter, drier areas.
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July 3, 2004 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on Poison Oak

Poison oak turning colors

Oak tress and poison oak. Almaden Quicksilver. June 3, 2004.
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Backlit winter trees

Backlit winter trees. Almaden Quicksilver Park. January 31, 2004.
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July 2, 2004 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on Backlit winter trees

Castle Rock State Park

Rocks and trees at Castle Rock State Park. January 19, 2004.
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July 2, 2004 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on Castle Rock State Park

Fall in Tuolumne Meadows

Fall colors on the Tuolumne River. October 12, 2003.

Not a current photo… duh! I took this last year at the end of the annual October Fletcher Lake pack trip. It has languished on my hard drive since then. This morning I was working with some new Photoshop techniques and managed to make this shot presentable.
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July 2, 2004 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on Fall in Tuolumne Meadows

Early June photo from Almaden Quicksilver

Rock, grass, and trees on the Woods Road trail. Almaden Quicksilver Park. June 12, 2003.
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July 1, 2004 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on Early June photo from Almaden Quicksilver

Another Mission Peak photo

Man on Mission Peak. June 27, 2004.

The odd thing is that this fellow and the 20 or so other people who arrived at the summit while I was there stopped at the northern sub-peak and never came over to touch the actual summit. Maybe I needed a shower…
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June 27, 2004 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on Another Mission Peak photo

Mission Peak

Cattle on Mission Peak. June 27, 2004.

Yes. Cattle.

You’d think I’d come back from a peak climb with photos of something other than livestock, but whatever…

I did a quick hike up Mission Peak this morning. It is a good climb, so it works as preparation for my upcoming Sierra pack trip. (Two weeks from today I should be descending to the west out of Dusy Basin.)
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Summer Grass

Dry grass at Almaden Quicksilver Park. June 26, 2004.
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Almaden Quicksilver Mining Equipment

Abandoned mining equipment. Almaden Quicksilver Park. June 26, 2004.
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June 26, 2004 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on Almaden Quicksilver Mining Equipment