I'll be back in 12 days -- Re-runs in my absence

I'm off on vacation, exploring the mid-California coast, eastern California, the Alabama Hills, Bristlecone Pine, Death Valley, and as far into Nevada as I dare venture, but I'll be back October 1 hopefully with a lot of new photos from my adventure.

Sooooooooo, I have scheduled 30 "automatic" posts for the 30 days of September. Didn't want you to forget about the blog while I was gone.

Here are two more KittyBLOG editions:

searching for sunrise

BLAST-FROM-THE-PAST
AphotoAday post from August 21, 2011


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photo by Donald Kinney

This time of year the San Francisco Bay Area is usually bathed in a sea of morning fog, and finding the rising of the sun in the thick-of-it can be a daunting task. I've probably said it a million times--fog is fickle...



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photo by Donald Kinney

The first photo is from China Camp but I snagged these two images south of Cordelia, looking out across the top of Suisun Bay towards the Montezuma Hills (which we'll get to tomorrow).



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photo by Donald Kinney

The fifteen or twenty minutes before sunrise is always the best, but then after the hot ball-of-fire appears other photo opportunities present themselves. The fun begins. I've probably said it a million times--but the trick is just to BE there...



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