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| Upper Trail (Fairfax) - Marin County 2026 |
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| Upper Fence (Fairfax) - Marin County 2026 |
So, the road ended at a water tank, with no obvious way to continue on. But peering up I could make out some wooden fences located high above. I resolved to make it up to the fences, which I managed to do by scrabbling through the wet grass using both feet and hands. Once at the top some trails appeared.
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| Mystery Road (Fairfax) - Marin County 2026 |
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| Water Tank (Fairfax) - Marin County 2026 |
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| California Towhee (Fairfax) - Marin County 2026 |
"Along the Pacific seaboard from southern Oregon to Baja, this plain brown bird is a common denizen of brushy places, from wild chaparral hillsides to the borders of gardens and city parks. California Towhees sometimes hide in the shrubbery, where they may be noticed mainly by their sharp callnotes and the squealing duets of mated pairs. At other times they come out on open ground, to scratch in the leaf-litter with both feet as they search for food."
It was perched on a car's rearview mirror for some reason, waiting long enough for me to turn the Sony RX100 on and zoom in for this shot.
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| Ridges, Mt. Tamalpais (Fairfax) - Marin County 2026 |
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| Mercedes Benz (Fairfax) - Marin County 2026 |
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| Mercedes Benz (Fairfax) - Marin County 2026 |
Although black is also quite satisfactory.
[UPDATE: Walking around in back of Costco yesterday, just saw a new Kia with . . . matte gray paint job! Maybe a coming thing?]
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| Kia - Marin County 2026 |
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| Kids Clothes on Fence (Fairfax) - Marin County 2026 |
Very colorful. Clothes taken off during the hurly-burly of kid activities, then forgotten.
Reminds me a little of Teakettle Junction.
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| Liquidambar Leaves (Fairfax) - Marin County 2026 |
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| Liquidambar Leaves (Fairfax) - Marin County 2026 |
Also known as "sweetgum" trees. But I've never heard them called that - not in Fairfax anyway.
We were traveling in New York in 2018, looking for some autumn colors, but not really seeing any. Much nicer foliage when we returned to Marin County, thanks to these trees.
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| Moon, Hills (Fairfax) - Marin County 2026 |
Nikon Z7II / 24-200mm lens.
Nice enough, but can't compare to the iconic "Moonrise - Fresno" photo.
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| Shawna & Mike (Photo by Hali) - Sierra Nevada 1980 |
Wow!
So, we were originally camping over in Death Valley, but it got way too hot. So we drove over the mountains to a campsite higher up in Owens Valley. Much cooler!
BTW, those mountains have been the subject of a prior blog post.
Next: Shawna and Hali . . . in Marin County? Alas, no year indicated.
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| Shawna & Hali - Marin County |
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| Kittens - San Anselmo 2025 |
"Kitty Corner has a sleek design and state-of-the-art kitty condos housing our favorite felines in comfort until they find their fur-ever homes."
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| Rain Puddle, Branches (Fairfax) - Marin County 2026 |
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| Windshield, Branches (Fairfax) - Marin County 2026 |
Taken during some of our short hourly walks in the neighborhood.
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| Bay Bridge - San Francisco 2004 |
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| Go Go Corner - San Francisco 2004 |
More shots using my 4-megapixel Olympus digital camera.
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| Redwoods - Marin County 2026 |
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| Ferns - Marin County 2026 |
We hiked up the Willis Evans trail recently with Shawna, Hanna and Nolan. Very scenic!
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| Branches, Clouds - Marin County 2026 |
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| Branches, Clouds (Sunset) - Marin County 2026 |
Top: iPhone. Bottom: Nikon Z7II.
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| Bay Leaves, Branches, Fog - Marin County 2026 |
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| Bay Leaves, Fog - Marin County 2026 |
Morning walk photos taken with a Sony RX100.
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| Heron - Lake Lagunitas 2025 |
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| Heron - Lake Lagunitas 2025 |
Same bird in both photos, taken on October 19th last year.
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| BART, Freeway - Oakland 2004 |
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| Railroad Yard (Union Pacific) - Oakland 2004 |
Photos taken while riding BART for work.
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| Oak Trunk - Lake Lagunitas 2025 |
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| Redwoods - Lake Lagunitas 2025 |
Last of the Lake Lagunitas photos from last quarter. Taken with an Olympus E-M1II.
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| Spider Webs, Lake, Fog - Lake Lagunitas 2025 |
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| Pine Branches, Fog - Lake Lagunitas 2025 |
Last December.
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| Oaks, Fog - Lake Lagunitas 2025 |
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| Branches, Lake, Fog - Lake Lagunitas 2025 |
Always nice to be there when it's super foggy!
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| Madrone Leaves, Rain - Lake Lagunitas 2025 |
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| Madrone Branch - Lake Lagunitas 2025 |
Bottom photo taken using the iPhone's wide-angle option.
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| Hooded Mergansers - Lake Lagunitas 2025 |
"The bird is striking in appearance; both sexes have crests that they can raise or lower, and the breeding plumage of the male is handsomely patterned and coloured."
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| Mt. Diablo, Sunrise (from Sky Oaks) - Marin County 2026 |
In 2013 I was able to take a photo of Mt. Diablo from an airplane. Wow!
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| Reliable Laundromat - San Francisco 2004 |
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| Parking Structure - San Francisco 2004 |
Early digital photos taken with a 4 megapixel Olympus camera. Newly converted to black and white.
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| Trees, Lake, Fog - Lake Lagunitas 2025 |
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| Redwoods, Ferns, Fog - Lake Lagunitas 2025 |
I always welcome fog-enshrouded days. Very atmospheric!
BTW, if one does an internet search on "enshrouded" all you get is computer game references.
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| Stairs, Fog - Lake Lagunitas 2025 |
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| Stairs, Oak Leaves - Lake Lagunitas 2025 |
These stone steps are at the beginning - or end - of the hike around Lake Lagunitas (depending on the direction you take). They remind me a little of those granite steps you frequently find on Sierra Nevada trails, but those are usually quite a bit longer.
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| Oak, Fog - Lake Lagunitas 2025 |
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| Oak Leaves, Branches - Lake Lagunitas 2025 |
Taken last December using an Olympus E-M1II camera.
