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Calaveras - Sierra Rd Loop
By Ann Zeise,
Date: January 30, 2002
We had some snow over the night of January 27-28, 2002, so
on the 29th, after the roads were sanded and clear, my son, Scott
and I drove up in to the hills above Milpitas and San Jose to
get a closer look. We took Piedmont Rd. to Calaveras, up into
the hills, and then back down again on Sierra Rd. to Piedmont
once again. It was about an 18 mile drive.
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| The apricot and
walnut grove on Piedmont Rd. near Calaveras is covered with mustard. |
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| Palm trees glare at the audacity of snow in their
ranch entrance off of Calaveras Rd. |
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| Looked like a perfect sledding hill to Scott.
Too bad it's private property. |
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| What could we say, but, "Oh, Wow!" |
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- OK. What's all this talk about Zen
Diva California cows who've never seen snow? So, now we've seen
snow. Enough already!
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| Mt. Hamilton and
its observatories in the snow, from Sierra Rd. |
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| Another view of Mt. Hamilton. |
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| View of San Jose from Sierra Rd. I-680 loops
on the right into downtown San Jose. It is probably Penitenia
Creek canyon on the left. Rain falls in the Santa Cruz Mountains
in the distance. |
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| Monument Peak up close with
Mt. Diablo far in the background. We could see for miles! |
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| Ranch in the foothills along
Sierra Rd., Santa Clara County. |
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| Mule Deer enjoying the new,
fresh, green grass on the hillsides. |
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