Cattle. Mission Peak. January 29, 2006. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
Today’s hike took me up a very muddy trail, largely through range land - and past this small herd of cattle on a hillside overlooking San Francisco Bay.
A little more about this hike…
Last week when I climbed the main trail to the summit of Mission Peak, [...]
The Happiest Man on Mission Peak. January 22, 2006. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
This fellow made my day! As I was slogging up the 2000′+ climb up Mission Peak I passed (barely) him and his son. A moment later his son came up the trail and said, “My Dad wants to know how old you are. [...]
Mission Peak Trail. January 22, 2006. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
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Cow. Mission Peak. January 22, 2006. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
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Oaks and Trail. Rancho Cañada Del Oro. January 21, 2006. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
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Fire Road. Calero Park. January 14, 2006. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
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Although there were hints a month ago, California’s winter festival of green has now begun in earnest. For the next three months the coastal and valley hills will be carpeted in an impossible shade of green, rising until it reaches high Sierra meadows in July. As I hiked yesterday it almost seemed that I could [...]
Three Oaks. Calero Park. January 16, 2006. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
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Gulls. January 14, 2006. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
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A Minor Gripe
Yesterday, late in the day, I drove down to one of my favorite spots to take pictures of early grass and oak trees, Calero County Park. It had drizzled a bit during the day, but it was clearing, and I was hoping to shoot some oak trees on a nearby ridge in late afternoon light [...]