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Notice the larch tree, an evergreen that loses it's needles in winter.

Heh. When I flew to Gatwick in ‘85 the train to Victoria Station passed by it. Like a total American tool, I jumped up, went to the other side of the car a said pretty loudly “That’s the place from the Pink Floyd album!” (It hadn’t been refurbished back then.) A nice, elderly couple explained what it was and that Battersea was known for its dirty streets and loose women.

Heading up Mt. Hamilton Road today during a break in the rain and wind:

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Hi Vis Terry! Sorry, my juvenile humor slipped out.

Beautiful scenery and a wonderful shot of the road.

A little climbing today.

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panhandle trail

ran into some snow on the trail in shaded / dense areas as we headed out

greeted by neat clouds as the sun set on the return trip

Gotta watch for loose rocks when descending these roads. A few months back 2 guys flatted on sharp rocks but both remained upright. A few years ago a friend fell after hitting a rock and got hurt. Luckily the roads were mostly just wet and sandy in spots.
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we have evergreens that unfortunately resemble the larch without needles - Canadian hemlocks infested by the invasive insect wooly adelgid :(

years ago ran over a brick laying on the road descending a small hill at dusk just a few miles from the lot where I was parked

blew out front tire - miraculously did not crash

shook the entire walk back

Is that Big Tujunga?

Good advice on the rocks. I’ve had some nasty experiences. 🙄

Sand Canyon, the north side of Little Tujunga. Yes, I remember your story with the rock. The guy I was referring to was Lee, don't know if you know him. He moved to Colorado.

I hit a sharp rock that was hiding in the shade of a bush while descending on Angeles Crest. I heard the tire blow out but I wasn't sure which one it was so I didn't know which brake I could jam on. I wasn't going very fast and I was lucky to get things stopped. Turned out it was both tires. frack

That looks like such a great climb.

Nothing special, but first sighting today of cherry blossoms for the year - Spring is on the way. Wut a crappy pic

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From tonight

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Another Mt Hamilton in the books, that makes twice this week.

That seems about the right number. Gorgeous day.

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last weekend - maybe / hopefully last snow we will see on a ride this year

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66° Sunday, spring is coming.

Spent some time in the Eastern Sierra this weekend ... always interesting when there is a near full moon.

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Beautiful. Mammoth Mountain and the Minarets, from where did you take that shot?

I recognize the Minarets from an October hike I did on the Minarets Vista Trail:

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You take the most amazing pictures. Obviously not an iPhone.

Oh, the simple pleasures of life, so important to recognize, so easy for me to miss. My moment of the day for 2/27. The daffodils have burst through to the sun again.
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Sign of spring

Nice. Our daffodils are just about done for the year. Time to deadhead our blooms.

On Benton Crossing Road very near to Watterson Divide. If you've done the Mammoth Gran Fondo, it's the hill just before you descend down into the Long Valley and back to Mammoth. It's probably my favorite place for pix because it gives you some space away from the Sierra, and from there, you can get a telephoto perspective. It also gets some great photo weather. Behind you are the White Mountains. In the morning, they often have clouds nearby and the rising sun shining through those clouds can make for some beautiful shadowing. Ditto taking pictures from the Long Valley looking west at sundown. The clouds over the Sierra cast shadows on the whites that can be quite beautiful. Check this one out. This is looking in the other direction.

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There are only a few days in each lunar cycle where you can get a pix of the moon in a landscape without a wildly impossible exposure.

Thanks! The equipment I use is really nothing special, though. Mostly, just very good pocket cameras. It is amazing how well they can do, especially with the kind of subject matter you get in the Eastern Sierra. I really think it is one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Ah, the great outdoors
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Care to share?