Saturday, January 23, 2010

A view from the boondocks

After six days of rain - and not the light showers we usually experience in Central California - the storm broke for a few moments on my way to work at my office in Hollister. My drive from Gilroy takes me east on Hwy. 25 - the Bolsa as it's known to locals - and the clouds cleared just enough to offer up an awesome sight.

It's the same drive I've been doing five days a week for more than four years so most of the time I stop noticing the sights along the road. But there are times when the beauty of it draws me in - like early spring when the red-winged black birds start displaying their bright patches on fence posts and the wild mustard grows to seven feet tall.

Friday was one of those days when the sights were good enough to make me stop. I pulled off on Briggs Road, just before entering into Hollister to enjoy the view of the Diablo mountains dusted with snow. Snow is rare in this area, and when it lands on the hills, it doesn't last long or come to low. But it was just a perfect photo op that morning so I stopped my car, got out my camera and got some mud on my boots.

It's a reminder of why I like working in the boondocks - the view is amazing.

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