Washburn Trail, Joseph D. Grant County Park, Santa Clara County, CA, 3/24/2015
Amid a sunny interlude on a cloudy afternoon in early spring, I photographed the green rolling hills of Halls Valley from atop a hill near the White Barn. My timing was advantageous; minutes later, the sun retired behind the clouds for the day, rendering the scene dark and gloomy. By summer, the grass in this valley dies, and these beautiful green hills turn to shades of tan and brown. Halls Valley lies at the western foot of Mt. Hamilton, a few miles east of San Jose, CA. This pastoral setting is part of 9,560 acre Joseph D. Grant County Park, where cows graze and wild boars roam freely.
