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Hiking up to Mission Peak last Sat. morning via the Hidden Valley trail I stopped to set up my tripod to shoot these beautiful clouds and light as day broke.
The view is of Fremont, CA and the southern part of San Francsico Bay. It’s mostly marsh and wet lands down there. For those who know the Hidden Valley trail I was just past the 4th bench, and just about to hike under the Crags.

These yellow bushes/wildflowers covering much of the hillsides now I think is Tocalote thistle.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 17-35 @ 17mm| f5.6| 1/6 second| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Tripod