Bay Trail

These are photos taken during my commute to and from work on the Bay Trail, on Oct. 12 and 14, 2010.

The back of Moffett Field


The infamous Moffett Field Hangar One


Moffett Field


Bay Trail, East gate of the section north of Moffett Field, in the morning.


Bay Trail, near West gate of the section north of Moffett Field, just before sunset.


Hangar 2 and 3 of Moffett Field, with the parked blimp of "Zepplin Tours" of San Francisco Bay


Bayland


Pelicans and Egrets in the Bay


Pelicans, Egrets, and Seagulls


Bay Trail in the morning


Bay Trail in the morning


Snow Egret


Pelicans

Yosemite National Park

These are photos taken on July 4th weekend, 2010.

View of Yosemite Valley near Yosemite Falls


Yosemite Falls


Mirror Lake


Merced River, with Half Dome in the background


Merced River and Half Dome


Half Dome


Lower Vernal Falls


Vernal Falls


Yosemite Valley Overlook


Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point




El Capitan

Taipei 101

On July 7th, 2009, we went to Taipei 101, then the tallest building in the world.  We have been there several times before, but never on its observation deck.
Clear skies with no clouds is a rarity in Taipei, so we were only hoping for good visibility when we were up there.

With 101 floors, the observation deck is located on the 88th and 89th floor.


A fast elevator took us to the 88th floor in just 32 seconds.


The observation deck in the 88th floor was indoors, through green tinted glass around all 4 sides of the floor. As you can see in the next group of photos, I have to do a lot of color correction to make the photo look reasonable.

Sun-Yat Sun Memorial




























Skyscrapers need to counter strong winds at high elevations. The wind damping system used in Taipei 101 was open for the public to view.


There is an outdoor observation deck on the 89th floor.


It is not as easy to take photos from the outdoor deck due to the obstruction all around, but at least you don't have to worry about reflections and color correction.


























Outside view of Taipei 101