After a 6 mile hike, climbing 3,400 feet we got to the top of Mt. Tallac (9,774 feet). The wind was perfect, and out came my kite and camera. This shot is from the kite looking down at us on the peak.
A view of the peak from Angora Ridge is here.
Another view of the lake, this one from Angora Ridge as we were hiking up. The wildflowers are abundant this year – the foreground features Mule Ears which are everywhere.
A beautiful lake next to Lake Tahoe, we spend a week here each year at Stanford Sierra Camp.
Yesterday I was hanging out on that lake, today I’m flying over it. Man, it looks desolate around there.
San Luis Reservoir, California
Shane, sitting on the boat’s transom just watching the water. He sat or layed there for at least half an hour while we had lunch just enjoying the view.
The weather was perfect at San Luis Reservoir today – moderate temp, no wind or clouds, and only one other boat and two jet skis on the entire lake. Did I mention it was a Tuesday?
Using my Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS lens for the first time on a hike in the Stanford hills. This was shot at 90mm. I did a .5% rotation and cropped a bit off the right edge to get the symmetry perfect, otherwise this is direct from the camera.
Eric and I went to the Palo Alto wetlands for some more kite aerial photography. He and I, and Shane the Dog, are in the top center of the parking lot.
The wind was picking up the entire time we were there. In this image the kite was only about 2/3s of the way out, but the wind was starting to really blow, so the kite was very high. We got concerned about the strength of the line and started pulling it in. I’m glad we did because by the time we got it in the wind was really strong. I haven’t learned by Beaufort numbers yet, but it was maybe 4?
Sarah and I went to visit her father’s memorial stone today. The Golden Gate National Cemetery is a military cemetery, so each grave site was decorated with a flag for Memorial Day.
Bayfront Park in Palo Alto is a converted landfill bordering the San Francisco Bay. This short walkway heads out into what I believe was once one of the salt ponds. Then it stops.
Young zinfandel grapes – really just buds on the vine. Seen on a great tour today through Rubicon Estate (aka Niebaum-Coppola) in Napa Valley. You can tell they’re zins because the bottom of the leaf is soft and fuzzy, or at least you can when you’re there.
Processed in Lightroom.