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.

Lone Tree on the Winter Solstice. Almaden Quicksilver Park. December 21, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

Taken on my (almost) annual Winter Solstice hike during light rain near the Reduction Works site at Almaden Quicksilver. As is typical in central California, while the calendar says “winter” the conditions seem to suggest “fall, winter, and spring” all at once.
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