Sun Fog and Trees
Photo of sun, fog, and trees
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January 2003
2003.01.26
Almaden Quicksilver Mines Park
January 26 and I saw the first wildflowers of the season today.
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2003.01.23
***Senate Rejects Effort to Delay Rules on Clean Air.
The fight played out in the form of amendments to a $390 billion appropriations measure that the Senate has been considering for a week. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg. [New York Times: Science]
***Because It’s There: Putting Everest Online.
A group of American technology experts is collaborating with a Sherpa [...]
2003.01.22
After almost 30 years as a XC skier, a couple weeks ago I tried telemark skiing for the first time - the modern type of tele’ skiing, with wide metal-edged skis and heavy boots. For the first time in my life I skied a downhill resort - twice actually. The first was Northstar a couple [...]
2003.01.19
***Hikers, bikers find their bliss at Briones Park - A spider web of roads and trails surrounds gem-like reservoir
- Tom Stienstra write about Briones Park: “… the park has a spider web of old ranch roads and hiking trails that provide access and allow bikers and hikers to create great trips. You [...]
Quicksilver Diablo Range Panorama
Panorama of the Diablo Range from Quicksilver Mines County Park
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2003.01.18
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Photography
At one time all of my photos were posted on this page. However, as the number of photos increased the download times became way too long. I have moved the photographs to separate pages. See the list in the sidebar on the right side of this page and on the home page of this web [...]
2003.01.16
***Away from it all - Midweek best time for Bay Area outings
“The Bay Area has roughly 150 significant parks with about 7,500 miles of trails, 20 waterfalls, a dozen mountain peaks with stellar lookouts, 10 redwood forests, 45 lakes with public access and 15 providing good fishing, 20 fishing piers, 100 miles [...]
First 2003 Wildflowers
First wildflowers of 2003
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