Sunrise, Rocks, Mount Diablo. Mission Peak, California. November 23, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell (Sales)
As is often the case, the photo reveals a “different truth” about the scene than you might have experienced had you actually been there. When I look at this photo it evokes warm light from the newly-risen sun and a [...]
Mount Diablo from Mission Peak, Dawn. November 23, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell (Sales)
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Randy, John, Tom. Thanksgiving Dawn Hike, Mission Peak. November 23, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell
Randy, John Fedak, and Tom Mangan contemplate the dawn shadow of Mission Peak.
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Tom has posted a trip report over at Two-Heel Drive, thus diminishing my obligation to describe our trip in detail:
Turkey Day dawns at Mission Peak. So much for the full moon. Actually there was no moon at all when I got to the Mission Peak trailhead and saw a couple parked cars and shadows of [...]
Mission Peak and Mount Diablo, Sunrise. November 23, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
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We’re back (Tom Mangan, Tom Clifton, Randy, John Fedak, and I) from the First Annual Pre-Dawn Sunrise Ascent of Mission Peak. It was dark. It was cold - especially on the summit. It was a beautiful sunrise.
Tom Clifton’s photos
Tom Mangan’s story and photos
My photos will be posted later.
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… we may be starting to think about our descent from Mission Peak after enjoying the sunrise (or its cloud-covered surrogate) on Thanksgiving Day. (Early-rising and energetic Bay Area residents are welcome to join us!)
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Aspen Grove. North Lake, California. October 1, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
This is one of those photographs that had to sit for awhile before I could see what was in it. It was taken in the lower portion of a large aspen grove that spreads up the hillside above North Lake in the [...]
Two-Heel Drive points to a story about a women who was lost but survived in snowy conditions, and goes on to comment about the importance of understanding the weather conditions during different seasons.
Many California backpackers (yes, I’m one of them) lead a sheltered life in terms of weather. Not only do we usually experience successive [...]
A Photograph of the Photographer
Tom Clifton took a picture of me on the summit of Mission Peak at sunrise that I like quite a bit! Thanks, Tom!
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