City as Landscape

Briefly noted: From near West Point Inn on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais I watched the fog come over the city of San Francisco and the Marin Headlands, with each…

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Fog City

Fog City, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. No matter how socked-in and foggy the San Francisco Bay area is, there's a good chance that the sun is…

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Calypso Orchids

Calypso Orchid, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. In mid-April the Calypso Orchid grows wild on the forested slopes of Mount Tamalpais. I photographed these Calypso Orchids near…

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Above the Clouds

Above the Clouds, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Below, the city was quiet on New Year's Day, recovering from celebrations and wrapped in dense, dank, cold clouds.…

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Woodland Path

Woodland Path, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On the slopes of Mt Tamalpais the cloud cover hung thick, but high above the sun was shining. We found…

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Fog on the Headlands

Fog on the Headlands, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On a brilliant, sunny autumn afternoon Mark and I left the Tennessee Valley parking lot. Past the horse…

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Close Encounters with Calypso

Close Encounters with Calypso 2, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. In Greek mythology, Calypso was a water nymph. In ancient Greek, calypso (Καλυψώ) was a form of…

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Solar Bisection near Euclid

Solar Bisection, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. One of my favorite spots for observing sunset over Mount Tamalpais and the Golden Gate is a vacant lot on…

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