On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 6:36 AM, spike wrote:<br>> Parting observation: I have been climbing Mission Peak above Fremont<br>> California for nearly a quarter of a century. This observation I share with<br>> great pleasure: the air is sooooo daaaaamn much cleaner now than it was back<br>
> in those days, so much clearer, one can often see fifty miles on an evening<br>> such as this. I remember back in the late 80s when most of the time you<br>> couldn’t see much more than Fremont and maybe as far as Oakland in good<br>
> conditions. Today you can see way down to the south end of San Jose, way<br>> out across the bay to San Francisco, way up above Oakland from up there. <br>> Life is good.<br>><br><br><<a href="http://www.redwoodhikes.com/EastBay/MissionPeak.html" target="_blank">http://www.redwoodhikes.com/EastBay/MissionPeak.html</a>><br>
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<br><br>BillK<br>