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| Sutro Tower, Houses - San Francisco 2026 |
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| Sutro Tower, Evening - San Francisco 2026 |
No visit to Twin Peaks would be complete without some photos of Sutro Tower.
Although, bottom photo not taken during my Twin Peaks hike, but rather in the evening using the iPhone's wide-angle option.
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| Market Street View - San Francisco 2026 |
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| Golden Gate Bridge from Twin Peaks - San Francisco 2026 |
Cloudless day, alas. That's been happening to me lately.
Of course, Photoshop can always whip up some clouds:
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| Market Street View - San Francisco 2026 |
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| Buildings, Ocean - San Francisco 2026 |
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| Buildings (View from Twin Peaks) - San Francisco 2026 |
Photos taken with a Sony RX100.
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| Marview & Aquavista - San Francisco 2026 |
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| New Trail (Twin Peaks) - San Francisco 2026 |
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| Hydrangeas - San Francisco 2026 |
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| Hydrangeas, Ferns - San Francisco 2026 |
Nice hydrangeas seen on my walk/hike up to Twin Peaks.
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| Crow at Twin Peaks - San Francisco 2026 |
Taken during a recent hike up to Twin Peaks. As I noted before, the crows there are really quite big. I saw tourists feeding them, so they see no need to move away from humans.
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| Valley Hills - Central California 2026 |
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| Dilapidated Structure - Central California 2026 |
Interesting drive back home: I got turned around in Merced and had to switch on the GPS lady - she was able to get me to Highway 99 north. But then she found an alternate route cutting across the Sacramento Valley utilizing a series of small two lane roads.
I don't know how much time was saved, but the drive was nicer than freeway traffic. I had to stop at one intersection for pix of hills and a falling-down structure.
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| Mariposa Creek - Mariposa 2006 |
I had made sure to bring along everything that I would need for a photo trip into Yosemite. As I drove out of Mariposa on Highway 140 I was pleased that I had gotten an early start. Then I saw the electronic sign ahead: "Highway Closed at Bear Creek Bridge."
What!!??
I pulled over and checked out the Yosemite website. Yikes . . . sure enough the road was closed between Mariposa and El Portal due to a landslide.
Then a U-turn and back to the motel, where I was able to verify that indeed the road was closed. I quickly tried to run through various options in case I stayed an extra day in Mariposa. But I had spent a lot of time the day before taking photos in the foothills along highway 49. Luckily I was able to cancel the motel reservation.
Before leaving I went for a walk along Mariposa Creek. Nice!
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| Road Conditions Screenshot 2006 |
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| Street - Mariposa 2026 |
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| Truck, Clouds - Mariposa 2026 |
Some rain, but not enough to get the streets wet. Dinner at a Mexican restaurant, then prep for the next day's trip into Yosemite.
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| Garage, Clouds - Mariposa 2026 |
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| Shed - Mariposa 2026 |
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| Tombstone, Church (Hornitos) - Mariposa County 2026 |
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| Cemetery (Hornitos) - Mariposa County 2026 |
I've photographed this church several times before, starting in the 1990s. The dramatic clouds seen in yesterday's post were still there for this visit.
I used a Nikon Z7II.
I couldn't quite decipher the inscription on the tombstone, but I was able to look it up on the web:
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| St. Catherine's Church (Hornitos) - Mariposa County 2026 |
I've posted this view before on the blog, but this time I could include some dramatic clouds!
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| Goats (Hornitos) - Mariposa County 2026 |
In Hornitos. They were in somebody's backyard; I could hear them before I could see them.
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| Agricultural Equipment (Hornitos) - Mariposa County 2026 |
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| Oaks, Clouds (Hornitos) - Mariposa County 2026 |
Nice clouds! Photos taken with a high-res Nikon Z7II.
