[Leica] A walk in Bixby Park

[photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)]

A park with art is a Good Thing!

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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YNWA




On Oct 10, 2012, at 11:59 PM, Herbert Kanner wrote:

> Bixby Park is in Palo Alto, adjacent to San Francisco Bay. Palo Alto 
> recently abandoned its garbage dump, an eysore, sometimes a smellsore, but 
> often a seagull heaven. Our garbage is now being trucked to a more 
> fortunate town, and Bixby Park is being extended into the former 
> dump--it's a work in progress.
> 
> Recently, I saw a notice that there was a new geocache in Bixby park, and 
> I set out. It appeared to be well into the newlyexteded portion.
> 
> First, we go up the hill.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002517.jpg.html
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> The park is full of strange artwork. Those stones are an example, but 
> theoretically functional, as they are said to point to the runway 
> threshold (for the prevailing wind).
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002518.jpg.html
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> Another piece of artwork.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002521.jpg.html
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> I take the most plausible branch in the trail and run into this, with the 
> cache 0.13 miles straight ahead.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002523.jpg.html
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> A view on the way back.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002524.jpg.html
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> On the way back, I saw the trail branch I should have taken, but it was an 
> extra half mile round trip and it was getting late, so I decided to leave 
> it for Friday, when I will have a companion.
> 
> C&C welcome.
> 
> Herb
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> Herbert Kanner
> kanner at acm.org
> 650-326-8204
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> Question authority and the authorities will question you.
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