Three Oaks. Calero Park. January 16, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

It is about this time each year that California hills begin to turn an improbable shade of green.
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Oaks, Grass, Morning Light. Calero Park. January 16, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
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Dead Oak on Ridge. Calero Park. January 13, 2006. © © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

After work today I had just enough time to drive south of town to some of my favorite oak-covered hills and climb to the first ridge as the sun went down.

Oaks on the Prospect #3 Trail. Almaden Quicksilver Park. January 8, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
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