The Hills of California Spring of 2007 Sherann & Bruce on a road trip to San Luis Obispo.

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The Hills of California Spring of 2007 Sherann & Bruce on a road trip to San Luis Obispo

Oak trees were just starting to bud out near San Luis Obispo

Early spring grass was starting to turn the hills green

Great day for a bird bath on the Parkfield road

Interesting water sculpture in the town of Parkfield

The oldest fence in California

Lava rock outcrop on Parkfield Mountain

Oak trees clinging to the steep slopes

It was a hard winter for this old guy

From the top of Parkfield Mt looking towards the dry San Bernadino range to the south

More interesting lava outcroppings

Gentle hills at the north end of Peachtree Valley

Weather worn old hills on the east side of Hwy 25

Great shadows in the afternoon light near the Pinnacles Nat Monument

Happy horses in the hills near Palo Alto

Top of the Coastal Range looking south

Lush green hills above Stanford

Looking down on Stanford Univ with San Francisco Bay in the background - Hoover Tower is near the center