As our plane traveled east and inland after the photos I showed you yesterday, we saw first the west end of the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta (below left), then these islands and more clearly delta-like elements (above), the the more open norther central valley stretching up north towards the city of Sacramento itself (below right).
Above: San Pablo Bay at top left, Oakland & Berkeley bottom left. Top right you are also seeing the end of the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta, which empties into the bay. In the photo below, you see a bit more of this & the Carquinez Strait over which I-80 passes en route between SF & points east. I plan to show you more of the Delta (also called Suisun Bay at times) in our next entry, most likely :-).
In this case, really one mountain – Mt St Helena. This mountain of volcanic origin has several peaks, the highest of which reaches 4,342 ft (1,323 m) in Sonoma County – other peaks are in Napa and Lake Counties. It’s also the highest peak in the bay area, which includes all the counties bordering SF Bay. You’ve seen it often before when I was still based in Santa Rosa, but I devoted more time to contemplating it on this last trip and am sharing my favorite photos of it in various moods and lights here. It’s easily recognizable and always fun to contemplate at all times of day, from many perspectives.
The remaining photos from my lovely drive along Rte 1 through Marin County, mostly along Tomales Bay in this case though I think the one above was along Bolinas Lagoon…
Two more from Pittsburgh: Below, City of Asylum‘s “Burma House” (do open the link and read about this wonderful organization of which I first learned only during this walk). Above, Randyland which is a personal museum qua expression of exuberance in the same neighborhood. 🙂 Apologies that I can’t offer photos with better lighting – it was a drizzly, gray morning but the only morning we had for this exploration.
Brunot Island is the first island in the Ohio River once it emerges from the confluence of the Allegheny (left, here) & Monogahela (right) Rivers at “The Point” in Pittsburgh, close the Three Rivers Stadium. No, it’s not three completely distinct rivers, but two joining to make the mighty Ohio, which becomes the third.
San Pablo Bay (north end of SF Bay), Richmond-San Rafael Bridge; Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta stretching east from San Pablo to the Central Valley & Sacramento, with snow-capped Sierras in the distance; Mt Tam, Mill Valley, Sausalito & Marin County bottom right as we flew over on 16 April during that long, photo-productive approach to SF :-).
In this case, really one mountain – Mt St Helena. This mountain of volcanic origin has several peaks, the highest of which reaches 4,342 ft (1,323 m) in Sonoma County – other peaks are in Napa and Lake Counties. It’s also the highest peak in the bay area, which includes all the counties bordering SF Bay. You’ve seen it often before when I was still based in Santa Rosa, but I devoted more time to contemplating it on this last trip and am sharing my favorite photos of it in various moods and lights here. It’s easily recognizable and always fun to contemplate at all times of day, from many perspectives.
(so much world, so little time....) 