Lake Chabot in autumn colors |
Good morning sunshine! |
Beach view of Lake Chabot |
View of Lake Chabot |
Nature's balance beam |
Turkey Vultures don't mind the company of hikers |
Another view of the Lake Chabot |
Knots |
Early rise |
Parched |
Haze |
View of the Jikoji Pond covered in algae |
Madrones transform the trails in the color of autumn |
The dry grass appears to be golden in the contrast of the oaks and the evergreens |
A section of the China Wall |
At the crossroad of the China Wall |
A calf stops abruptly as his family members chase him down |
Two hikers scaling the face of one of the Castle Rocks |
Scaling one of the Castle Rock face - can you spot the climber |
Face of the Castle Rock Ridge |
Turkey vultures checking us out |
Dry, hilly and clean air |
Soft sandstone along the trail |
View of the Little Yosemite |
The stat of the Methusela tree.jpeg |
The Methusela is old and big.jpeg |
Wild Blackberries |
Milkweed |
Western Sulphur Butterflies |
View of Union City on the horizon |
Oasis in the parched landscape |
Winner and loser of a fierce battle |
Banana slugs are a common sight in the redwoods |
Fallen trees on top of the creek bed |
Morning sun ray beams through the redwood |
Gigantic mushroom, more than 7" across |
Fern covers the redwood floor |
Red-shoulder blackbird |
Redwood sap |
Redwoods |
Turbine on the ridge and lake nesting in t he valley |
Turbines in the distance |
Seasonal lake in July! |
Coyote in search of food |
Crossroad for trade in 1770 between the Native Americans |
Ocean fog over the hill |
Oak Tree |
Seasonal pond |
Cloud formation |
View of the Calero Reservoir in the shadow of the morning fog |
Briones Reservoir |
Fresh remain of a deer |
Dead skin a snake left behind |
Seashell fossil |
Alpine Pond behind the veil of ocean fog |
California Checkerspot butterfly in torpor mode |
Juvenile Turkey Vulture |
Juvenile Turkey Vulture |
Juvenile Turkey Vultures |
Hazy view of Mt. Diablo, thanks to forest fires |
Black-tailed buck licks its lips after a snack |
Black-tailed buck perks its ears up |
Black-tailed buck shows off a row of straight white teeth |
Calero Reservoir and Mt. Umnumhum |
Red-shouldered Hawk soars in the sky, calling for a partner |
Red-shouldered Hawk displays its pretty belly coat |
Red-shouldered Hawk calls for a partner |
Red-shouldered Hawk in a blink of an eye |
Red-shouldered Hawk surveys the sky |
Newt with striking black black and rich orange belly |
Newt with striking black black and rich orange belly |
American Kestrel |
Hawking shaking off morning dew on takeoff |
Dew on Grassblade |
Dew on Grassblade |
Newt crossing a busy trail |
Newt crossing a busy trail |
Red-necked Ducks |
Mushrooms look like the skirt of a flamenco dancer's. |
Morning dew on Pine Needles |
Thick fog dissipates by noon |
American Kestrel |
American Kestrel |
Red-tailed Hawk |
Red-tailed Hawk |
Red-tailed Hawk |
Red-tailed Hawk |
Red-tailed Hawk |