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Great photos again, some of the last ones look kinda Scottish. That being said, I'll take any Scottish climate over Point Reyes'.
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BTW, I didn't know maquis was the French name for macchia, you learn something new every day. I know what the Maquis were, though.
Apparently, it comes from a corsican expression, "to take the maquis", to seek refuge in uninhabited land (in Corsica, the maquis) in order to escape the authorities. Though the most famous Maquis wasn't in the maquis: https://maps.google.fr/maps?q=vassie...=12,156,,0,0.3
Great photos again, some of the last ones look kinda Scottish. That being said, I'll take any Scottish climate over Point Reyes'.
Scotland is subpar since Point Reyes has much better weather for bicycling, though near-constant fog in parts would get tedious. Do the landscapes of my photos look similar at all to Mediterranean France?
These weren't taken by me but they illustrate what's going on with temperatures this year.
2012:
2013:
2012:
2013:
With temperatures climbing to 7-8°C, record highs for specific dates are being recorded in different locations quite frequently. Grass is green, flowers are blooming, several tree species have buds, bears aren't going into hibernation. This is late April weather in December and nature doesn't know what the hell is going on.
Scotland is subpar since Point Reyes has much better weather for bicycling, though near-constant fog in parts would get tedious. Do the landscapes of my photos look similar at all to Mediterranean France?
Mmh, Point Reyes is probably too windy. I don't like cycling in coastal areas because of this. The chaparral ones look familiar. The rest looks too "northern". It really has an oceanic feeling more than mediterranean to me.
Further inland, you don't have grassy areas like in your shots, just scrubs or forest (when not cultivated). Mostly pines and oaks. Corbières Maures 1 Maures 2
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Festive house in NOTL yesterday:
Someone love Christmas! A much more modest one spotted today. Still sticks out like a sore thumb.
A couple said they saw a coyote on the hiking trails nearby, another said he saw two mountain lions sitting on a trail! He walked off trail around them... Coastal fog in the distance. First day in California I noticed fog. Can't be sunny all the time:
nice clear sky right here:
Roadside forest:
still nice and green here:
ferns at the bottom:
a peek at the hillsides:
now at the bottom. Going towards a wall of fog:
entering:
The water is the Tomales Bay. The San Andreas Fault lies underneath it. I'm on the Pacific Plate, other side is the North American plate.
fog
ranch country:
hill coming up looks steep:
more foggy hillsides:
Now on a hiking trail. Some flowers lingering on:
Not many people out here:
close up:
interesting erosion:
fog added character. Nice change after days and days of sunshine.
Their skin looks off:
sun peeking through the clouds:
some elk in the way of the trail:
surprised a few. Wait for them to pass?
crossing out of the way:
tomales bay again:
cypress trees at the trailhead
from the inside of an old diary barn
sunset:
Holy smokes!! Awesome pics man. The short subtitles helped a lot. I was scrolling down slowly reading and looking at the first set of pics....and just when I was about to reply "this one is my favorite" they just got better and better. There's too many that I really liked. Then this second set came along. Wow. The advection fog was awesome! The water and cliffs. The isolated areas. You're a lucky guy for being able to do this and thanks so much for coming in here and sharing with us!
Here's a pic I took when I was there in the mid 90s. Fishermans Warf, Alcatraz, boat ride, those city hills are memorable, I think Katalina Island was off there too. Had a good time.
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-1C right now, at night, and not much snow on ground.
