Feb 28, 2025
Fox broken up by native licorice, Glycyrrhiza lepidota, with Mount Diablo and Valley oaks
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Fox broken up by native licorice, Glycyrrhiza lepidota, with Mount Diablo and Valley oaks
Robin Randall Purcell (American) - After The Fire Series, Mount Diablo (watercolor, 2015)
My poem, "Mount Diablo", an editor's pick in Puerto del Sol (New Mexico State University).
The three featured poems and the interview with me can be found here.
Benicia Bridge Vista Point, CA (No. 1)
The Benicia–Martinez Bridge refers to three parallel bridges which cross the Carquinez Strait just west of Suisun Bay in California; the spans link Benicia on the north side with Martinez on the south.
The original 1.2-mile (1.9 km) deck truss bridge opened in 1962 to replace the last automotive ferry service in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 1962 bridge has seven 528-foot (161 m) spans and 138 feet (42 m) of vertical clearance, now carrying four lanes of southbound traffic, as well as a path for pedestrians and bicyclists. It was named the George Miller Jr., Memorial Bridge in 1975 after California state legislator George Miller Jr. A 1.7-mile (2.7 km) bridge was built alongside and opened on August 25, 2007 with five lanes of northbound traffic. In 2007, it was named the Congressman George Miller Benicia–Martinez Bridge after U.S. Congressman George Miller, Miller Jr.'s son. The cost of the 1962 span was US$25 million and US$1.3 billion for the 2007 span. (Adjusted for inflation, equivalent to $252 million and $1.91 billion respectively.) The bridge is part of Interstate 680, a major transportation link connecting other heavily traveled freeways.
Between the two vehicle bridges is a Union Pacific Railroad bridge, the first bridge at this location, built between April 1929 and October 1930 by Southern Pacific. It is used by Union Pacific and BNSF (trackage rights) freight trains and 36 scheduled Amtrak passenger trains each weekday. Passenger trains include the long-distance trains California Zephyr and Coast Starlight and commuter-oriented Capitol Corridor services.
Source: Wikipedia
Wilson's Warbler by Lee Greengrass Via Flickr: Mitchell Canyon, Mount Diablo, Clayton, CA
Went hiking in a random spot behind a $15.5 million house. It was so nice and quiet with the wind blowing through the grass it reminded me of one of those movies where someone goes to heaven and Enya is playing