View of the Golden Gate Bridge and Fort Point

I’ve probably said this before, but my favorite feature of Google Photos is the highlights from previous years. Sometimes I’ll get a pleasant surprise when I see a picture I’ve completely forgotten about from a year ago, or three, five or even more. This time of year without fail I start contemplating ways to escape the valley heat — even if only temporarily. That’s clear from this group of images from late July and early August five years ago. Just looking at them makes me smile!

Granite Lake in the high Sierra

Watching the solar eclipse above Lake Natoma

Coit Tower and the hills of North Beach, San Francisco

Palace of Fine Arts