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Mission Peak from the Switchbacks on the Horse Heaven Trail | Photograph taken 19-Nov-05.
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Mission Peak as seen from the west. | Photograph taken 23-Oct-2005.
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San Francisco Bay Area from Mission Peak | Photograph taken 19-Nov-05. The city of Fremont is directly below the mountain, and Coyote Hills are in the middle distance.
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San Francisco Bay in the early morning. | Photograph taken in the early morning on 4-Dec-05.
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Almaden
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Looking north toward San Jose from Alamden, California. |
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Oak tree in the hills at Almaden. | Cheryl waves "Hello."
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Former mine at Almaden, California. | The concrete structures were ore bins.
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Former mining offices at Almaden, California. |
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Atascadero
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View of Atascadero on a hazy winter afternoon. | This view is looking east from a hill on the west side of Atascadero. The city hall of Atascadero is the domed structure in the center of the photograph. The Salinas River is behind the city hall and the hills to the right and left. Photograph taken in January 2002.
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Bakersfield
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The 4Runner with 100,000 Miles. | Photograph taken 25 April 2005. As we were descending into Bakersfield on California Highway 58, the 4Runner turned over 100,000 miles at General Beale Road. We got off to buy some produce and to take this photo.
Bear Valley Reservoir
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Bear Valley Reservoir, seen from Tilden Park. | Photograph taken 1 May 2005.
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Bitterwater
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Bitterwater, San Benito County, California. | There are many places named "Bitterwater," "Bitterwater Lake," or "Bitterwater Spring" in California. The DeLorme Atlas lists 8 places. Gudde's (1969) California Place Names notes that there are more than 50 Bitter Creeks and Lakes and Bitterwater Canyons in California. "Amargosa" is the Spanish adjective for "bitter."
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Junction of CA Hwy 25 and Coalinga Road near Bitterwater. | Coalinga Road provides access to Clear Creek and the New Idria area.
Buttonwillow
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California Aqueduct. | California Highway 58 crosses the California Aqueduct near Buttonwillow. Photograph taken in May 2001.
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Businesses at Buttonwillow Junction | Nearly every gas station, fast food joint, and cheap motel chain is represented at Buttonwillow Junction. The actual town of Buttonwillow is 3 miles west on Highway 58. Photograph taken in May, 2001.
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Highway 58 Through Buttonwillow | The agricultural businesses of Buttonwillow have grown up on both sides of California Highway 58.
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Cooperative Cotton Gin near Buttonwillow. | Cotton is a major crop in the southern San Joaquin Valley. This very large cotton gin is along side California Highway 58 near Buttonwillow. Photograph taken in May 2001.
Carson Basin
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Hope Valley, looking southwest from CA Hwy 89. | Photograph taken July 31, 2004.
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Upper part of Cerro Gordo Road | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Hoist House, Cerro Gordo Mine. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Inside the American Hotel | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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View of Owens Lake and Keeler from the Cerro Gordo Road. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Last Mile of Cerro Gordo Road. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Front of the American Hotel. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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The Cerro Gordo Road works it way up the hill. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Looking toward Cerro Gordo from the vicinity of the Sunset Mine. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Looking into Saline Valley from Cerro Gordo | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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General Store in Cerro Gordo. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Steve has lunch on the porch of the American Hotel. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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View of Cerro Gordo from the entrance to the town. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Sign at the bottom of the hill. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Lower end of tramway at Cerro Gordo. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Inside the American Hotel | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Steve wanted me to think we were going just a little way up this road …. | … but I knew we were going to the top. Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Two guys on top of the hill. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Cerro Gordo from a ridge to the southwest. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Looking up the Cerro Gordo Road. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
Contra Costa County
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Point Edith Salt Marsh | This is a CNPS field trip to see a small population of Cordylanthus mollis at Point Edith.
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Mount Diablo as seen from Mission Peak. | Photograph taken 23-Oct-2005. The Sunol area, traversed by US Interstate 680 is in the foreground, and the Pleasanton - Dublin area is in the middleground.
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Eel River
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Eel River between Dyerville and McCann | Photograph taken August 3, 2003.
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Fremont Peak
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Fremont Peak Observatory from the Peak | Photograph taken 28-Apr-07. The Fremont Peak Observatory Association is at http://www.fpoa.net/.
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Fremont Peak from San Juan Valley | Photograph taken 28-Apr-07 from the San Juan Highway north of San Juan Bautista.
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San Juan Bautista as seen from Fremont Peak. | Photograph taken 28-Apr-07. San Juan Bautista and the San Juan Valley are in the middleground. The view is just west of north.
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Interpretive sign at Fremont Peak. | Photograph taken 28-Apr-07. This interpretive sign is at the upper parking lot, near the trailhead for the peak trail.
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Fremont Peak from the Salinas Valley near Natividad | Photograph taken 28-Apr-07 from Old Stage Road, just south of Natividad.
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Fremont Peak seen from San Juan Grade Road | Photograph taken 28-Apr-07.
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End of the road at Fremont Peak. | Photograph taken 28-Apr-07. There are two campgrounds. Valley View Campground is just down the road to the left, and Oak Point Campground is on the knoll in the center of the photo. The main picnic area is between the parking lot and the Oak Point Campground.The Fremont Peak Observatory is out of the photo to the right.
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Fresno County
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Looking northeast in downtown Coalinga | Photograph taken 4-Feb-06.
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View of Warthan Canyon. | Photograph taken 5-Feb-06.
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Historic house in Coalinga. | Photograph taken 4-Feb-06. This house was pointed out to us as being "historic" by the folks in the museum.
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View northwest from Coalinga. | Photograph taken 5-Feb-06.
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Photograph of hotel at Fresno Hot Springs | Courtesy of Ed Kreyenhagen.
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Oil pump northwest of Coalinga | Photograph taken 4-Feb-06 on Derrick Road between downtown Coalinga and Los Gatos Road.
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Entrance to Coalinga Hot Springs | Photograph taken 5-Feb-06.
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R. C. Baker Oil Museum | Photograph taken 4-Feb-06.
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Campground at Coalinga Mineral Springs | Photograph taken 5-Feb-06.
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Looking east from the west end Los Gatos Road. | Photograph taken 4-Feb-06.
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Kreyenhagen Peak from Coalinga Mineral Springs | Photograph taken 5-Feb-06.
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The west end of Los Gato Road, at Coalinga Road. | Photograph taken 4-Feb-06.
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General view of (then) Fresno Hot Springs | Courtesy of Ed Kreyenhagen.
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Oil field northwest of Coalinga. | Photograph taken 4-Feb-06 on Derrick Road between downtown Coalinga and Los Gatos Road.
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Group photo at Fresno Hot Springs | Courtesy of Ed Kreyenhagen.
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Looking southwest on the main street of Coalinga. | Photograph taken 4-Feb-06.
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Springs at Coalinga Mineral Springs | Photograph taken 5-Feb-06.
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Gabilan Range
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A portion of San Juan Grade Road. | Photograph taken 28-Apr-07.
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Stonewall Canyon with Salinas Valley beyond. | Photograph taken 11-Nov-05.
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Panorama of Stonewall Canyon, west of Pinnacles National Monument | Photograph taken 11-Nov-05.
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Graeagle
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Bathers in Graeagle Lake. | Photograph taken August, 1992.
Humboldt Redwoods State Park
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Eel River at Dyerville (site) | Photograph taken August 1, 2003. Photo was taken from the main flow of the Eel River. The North Fork of the enters under the railroad bridge, and the South Fork enters from the right, behind the minivan.
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Independence
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Mary Austin house in Independence on U. S. Highway 395. | Mary Austin wrote many books about the desert, the most well-known is The Land of Little Rain.
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Inner Coast Ranges
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General view east along Coalinga Road. | Photograph taken in early April, 2000. View east toward the Clear Creek and New Idria area.
Keeler
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Former depot in Keeler. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Sierra talc plant in Keeler. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Former depot in Keeler. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Keeler from Cerro Gordo. | Photograph taken July 16, 2005.
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Kern Canyon
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Entrance to Kern Canyon near Bakersfield |
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Lower Kern Canyon |
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South Fork Valley | Between Weldon and Onyx.
Kern County
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View east from Walker Pass into Indian Wells Valley | Photograph taken July 15, 2005. Steve is on the Pacific Crest Trail. The vegetation here is Pinyons, Juniper, Big Sagebrush, and Bitterbrush.
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Cheryl at the Desert Tortoise Natural Area. | Photograph taken 19 April 2005.
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Looking northeast toward Buttonwillow along California Highway 58. | Photograph taken 19 April 2005.
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Looking west from California Highway 58, Cymric Oil Field on ridge. | Photograph taken 19 April 2005.
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