Pictures of San Jose, California

I live in San Jose, California. I've started posting miscellaneous local pictures on this page on Feb 22, 2004.

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(3072x2048 2287K) (500x333 21K) A view of Silicon Valley from Sierra Rd in the eastern foothills of San Jose. I came up here to get pictures overlooking the valley. But this smoke plume (about 10 miles/16km away) caught my attention once I was up there. The size of the smoke plume pretty much said it was bad news... Checking the web after returning to town, it turned out to be a 7-alarm fire (more news) at a middle school near downtown Santa Clara. This picture was taken around 4PM, but the news says the fire started around noon. (Feb 22, 2004)

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(3072x2048 2394K) (500x333 21K) Silicon Valley and downtown San Jose, partly obscured by rain and smoke. (Feb 22, 2004)

(2048x1360 1227K) (500x332 19K) Another view of the smoke plume from the 7-alarm fire in Santa Clara. (Feb 22, 2004)

(2048x1360 1217K) (500x332 19K) A picture of me with downtown San Jose in the background. (Feb 22, 2004)

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(2048x1360 1090K) (500x332 17K) The city of Milpitas is in the foreground. The lower portion of San Francisco Bay is visible in the background. (Feb 22, 2004)

(2048x1360 916K) (500x332 14K) A picture of me with San Francisco Bay in the background. (Feb 22, 2004)

(2048x1360 1027K) (500x332 15K) A picture of me with San Francisco Bay in the background. (Feb 22, 2004)

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(2048x1360 998K) (500x332 15K) A picture of me with San Francisco Bay in the background. (Feb 22, 2004)

(2048x1360 1072K) (500x332 16K) A picture of me with downtown San Jose in the background.
It was starting to rain during this picture so I packed up my camera and tripod. When I was getting in my truck, I saw the first flash of lightning a few miles away - it was definitely time to get off the mountain. (Feb 22, 2004)

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(2048x1360 1313K) (500x332 21K) Strong downdrafts from a thunderstorm cause the cloud floor to drop lower in places. (Feb 22, 2004)

(2048x1360 764K) (500x332 11K) Strong downdrafts from a thunderstorm cause the cloud floor to drop lower in places. (Feb 22, 2004)

(3072x2048 2287K) (500x333 21K)	A view of Silicon Valley from Sierra Rd in the eastern foothills of San Jose. I came up here to get pictures overlooking the valley. But this smoke plume (about 10 miles/16km away) caught my attention once I was up there. The size of the smoke plume pretty much said it was bad news... Checking the web after returning to town, it turned out to be a 7-alarm fire (more news) at a middle school near downtown Santa Clara. This picture was taken around 4PM, but the news says the fire started around noon. (Feb 22, 2004)
(3072x2048 2394K) (500x333 21K)	Silicon Valley and downtown San Jose, partly obscured by rain and smoke. (Feb 22, 2004)
(2048x1360 1227K) (500x332 19K)	Another view of the smoke plume from the 7-alarm fire in Santa Clara. (Feb 22, 2004)
(2048x1360 1217K) (500x332 19K)	A picture of me with downtown San Jose in the background. (Feb 22, 2004)
(2048x1360 1090K) (500x332 17K)	The city of Milpitas is in the foreground. The lower portion of San Francisco Bay is visible in the background. (Feb 22, 2004)
(2048x1360 916K) (500x332 14K)	A picture of me with San Francisco Bay in the background. (Feb 22, 2004)
(2048x1360 1027K) (500x332 15K)	A picture of me with San Francisco Bay in the background. (Feb 22, 2004)
(2048x1360 998K) (500x332 15K)	A picture of me with San Francisco Bay in the background. (Feb 22, 2004)
(2048x1360 1072K) (500x332 16K)	A picture of me with downtown San Jose in the background. It was starting to rain during this picture so I packed up my camera and tripod. When I was getting in my truck, I saw the first flash of lightning a few miles away - it was definitely time to get off the mountain. (Feb 22, 2004)
(2048x1360 1313K) (500x332 21K)	Strong downdrafts from a thunderstorm cause the cloud floor to drop lower in places. (Feb 22, 2004)
(2048x1360 764K) (500x332 11K)	Strong downdrafts from a thunderstorm cause the cloud floor to drop lower in places. (Feb 22, 2004)