I like climbing …
… mountains, trees. The blue at the bottom is my little backpacking tent. Eagle Spring Camp at the top of Mission Peak is an ideal place to spend a moonless night.
Category: outdoors
Cold One
Ice on the car windows; had to scrape off. Uncomfortably-low temperatures in the Bay Area this morning.
California Sunset
From the parking lot of Race Street Fish & Poultry Market on December 7, 2010
October Weekend
The weekend of the 9th will be a good time to get away from city lights. Take your binoculars and go to some hilltop just before sunset to see Venus, Mars, the waxing-crescent moon, and the two brightest stars in Libra, Zubenelgenubi & Zubeneschamali:
Later in the night you might see Comet Hartley 2. This icy visitor is one of the closest to approach earth; it’s getting brighter every day. Look near the Double Cluster in Perseus:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance
While you’re at it, don’t forget the Andromeda Galaxy. It is the farthest object one can see with the naked eye, and will be directly overhead at 11:30 PM on October 9th.
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