Geography, optics, and geology.

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And now, for your viewing pleasure ….

Q. kelloggii

Q. lobata

Last light

Grass always greener

EBMUD slide

Bovine isoclines

Another perspective

Cattle stomping ground

Even barns have a dark side.

Cross-polarized epi-illumination by flashlamps.

Cross-polarized epi-illumination by flashlamps.

Q. agrifolia

Cross-polarized epi-illumination by flashlamps.

Known by some locals as "That tree," it is likely an Incense Cedar, Calocedrus decurrens

Briones at a crossroads

Bedrock geology of Briones and the East Bay. Click the image for the full file with extensive text and legend, 75 MB.