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Northern California, “Oh, it’s beautiful!”

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Looking down from a ridge toward Paynes Creek.
Looking down from a ridge toward Paynes Creek. 14.11.24

Natural beauty
of Northern California –
the place I call “home.”

This post is really about the pictures. Before I moved, my east coast friends would ask me where I was going, and I would tell them Redding, California. They replied with a blank look. Then I would say “it’s in Northern California,” and the immediate response was: “Oh, it’s beautiful!” They spoke the truth.

I have included the dates because this is also a celebration of California weather.

First week on the job!
First week on the job! 14.9.11
Sunrise from my apartment
Sunrise from my apartment 14.10.24
Eucalyptus flower at the Sacramento Bend River Outstanding Natural Area (aka "the Bend") 14.11.17
Eucalyptus flower at the Sacramento Bend River Outstanding Natural Area (aka “the Bend”) 14.11.17
Mt. Shasta from Castle Crags
Mt. Shasta from Castle Crags 14.11.11
Castle Crags
Castle Crags 14.11.11
Looking west from the Chappie-Shasta OHV area toward the Trinity Alps
Looking west from the Chappie-Shasta OHV area toward the Trinity Alps
Coyote Pond in the Sacramento Bend River Outstanding Natural Area
Coyote Pond at the Bend 15.1.6
Snowy Lassen Volcanic National Park - from my first adventure snowshoeing
Snowy Lassen Volcanic National Park – from my first adventure snowshoeing 15.1.10
Oak savanna at the Bend, never gets old 14.2.10
Oak savanna at the Bend, never gets old 14.2.10
Oak 15.1.22
Oak 15.1.22
Sacramento River and Redding 15.2.11
Sacramento River and Redding 15.2.11
Valley view 15.2.19
Valley view 15.2.19
I live here! 15.2.19
I live here! (If you look closely, you can see Mt. Shasta in the upper third of the photo) 15.2.19

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