Earlier in the week the forecast called for blazing sunshine and warm temps for the entire Bay Area over the weekend. Instead most locations experienced a gray weekend as moisture trapped under a strong ridge of high pressure produced widespread fog and stratus. In other words, the forecast was a bust! However, it was a…
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More Sunsets from Borel Hill!
As long as I’m on the topic of sunsets, here are a few more from the summit of 2,572 ft Borel Hill from a month ago with the marine layer between 1,600 ft-1,800 ft. . More photos after the jump!
More sunset shots!
Sunset photos taken yesterday from Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve. I love marine layers! More after the jump!
Above the Fog on Windy Hill
With the stable pattern of morning fog and afternoon sun the past week, there have been many opportunities to rise above the fog. Here are some shots from Windy Hill looking over the San Francisco Bay with the Diablo Range rising above. With all the human infrastructure inside the fog layer I could kind of…
Sun beams through the fog
Fog is one of the most captivating things to photograph from all perspectives – above, within, or in the “twilight” zone. Photography from above the fog produces a submersion feeling for lower elevations with higher land points above the layer like islands in an ocean. Photography from within the fog creates a mystical perception with…
Bay Area Waterfalls!
The Bay Area has many waterfalls in beautiful settings. However, most of them are trickles a good portion of the year. With heavy rains expected all week in the Bay Area, it’s time to think about checking out waterfalls! Here is a selection of some waterfalls I have visited and want to visit. With 21…
Lots of Photos!
Over the past couple days I visited Salt Point State Park, the Sonoma Coast, Mount Tamalpais State Park, and several parks along Skyline Blvd. I watched two amazing sunsets, one on Mount Tamalpais and the other on Borel Hill in Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve. This flurry of activity was spurred by sunny skies and…
Snow on Skyline
The crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains seems to get snow at least once a year, but it’s still a rare enough occurrence that I get excited about it. On Monday, I drove up to Skyline Blvd. and found picturesque winter scenes after 2-3 inches of snow fell at the higher elevations that morning. Here…
October 13th Storm
October 13, 2009 was a day for the record books in Bay Area weather and a bonanza for weather geeks like me 🙂 Numerous daily rainfall records were set across the Bay Area as the strongest October storm since the 1962 Columbus Day storm battered the region. Impressive rainfall totals were tallied in the usually…
More Sunset Photos
I thought the sunset from August 1st was great, but the light show on August 14th was even better! No smoke this time, just an idyllic uniform layer of high clouds producing an intricate pallete of colors – yellow, orange, pink, red, purple. Amazing! Click image for larger versions.
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