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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Arching Oaks and Fog. Almaden Quicksilver Park. December, 23, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

Taken a year later, 50 feet away, and pointing the other direction from the image posted yesterday – but on a very similar foggy winter day.
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Fog and Oak Trees. Almaden Quicksilver Park. December 10, 2004. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
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