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{ Monthly Archives } January 2005

Oak Shadow

Oak shadow. Santa Teresa Park. January 30, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell
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Coyote Peak

Coyote Peak. Santa Teresa Park. January 30, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell
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Santa Teresa Park Trail Damage

Today’s hike at Santa Teresa County Park was slightly marred by some bad trail damage caused by mountain bikes. In the absence of any signs limiting their use of the trail it would seem that the riders were not violating any laws (except for the spot in the photo below on the right), but they [...]

A Good Bike Story

As I started up the Stiles Ranch trail today at Santa Teresa County Park, I found large group of volunteers doing trail repair. It turns out that this effort was sponsored by ROMP (Responsible Organized Mountain Pedalers).
ROMP trail maintenance crew. Santa Teresa Park. January 30, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell
I spoke briefly to a [...]

Santa Teresa Park

Rock, lichen, California Poppy. Santa Teresa Park. January 30, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell
I hiked at Santa Teresa County Park for the first time today. (I rode a mountain bike through it on a few occasions in the past.) I ended up there more or less by accident. Once again I arrived at Calero Park [...]

Santa Teresa Park Photographs

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Coyote Valley Oaks, Twilight. Santa Clara Valley, California. January 1, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

Oak shadow. Santa Teresa Park. January 30, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell
Coyote Peak. Santa Teresa Park. January 30, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell
Rock, lichen, [...]

Another Calero Photo from Last Week

Tree, pond, and fog. Calero Park. January 23, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
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Plans change

I was going to hike at Calero again today and photograph the impossibly green hillsides. I drove there, got out of the car, loaded up my pack, walked to the trailhead… and found a “trail closed” sign - and more of a lake than a trail on the other side of the gate.
Instead I went [...]

Tree in fog

Tree in fog. Calero Park. January 23, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
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Duplicate photos?

Someone (a very important someone) pointed out that a picture I posted on Monday looks very similar to a picture I posted on Sunday. True enough. They are very similar, though not exactly the same - look closely at the fog behind the tree and notice that it is thicker in one than in [...]