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Cynthia Leeder

Member since May 2008

United States, California, San Jose

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Garrapata State Park, California, United States

Category: Landscapes
Date Shot: Sun, May 5, 2013

Camera: Canon PowerShot A710
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Submitted: Tue, May 7, 2013
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I was amazed by the wildflowers that were in bloom everywhere along the trail up the hill. It made me wish I had my bigger camera gear with me. It would have been a pain to carry it down the steep backside of the hill though. That is a tricky descent!

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Kathy Yates wrote on Mon, Apr 8, 2013 02:07 [ Send Email ]

Hi! The rest of my message got cut off yesterday...I actually called the office at HenryCoe to talk to you, but nobody answered. Are you in the office at all Cynthia? I amout of town this Friday, but will set up a time to go when you are there. :)

Kathy Yates wrote on Sat, Apr 6, 2013 15:38 [ Send Email ]

Hi Cynthia,Thanks for your comment on my Western Hound's Tongue shot. Yes, they are going to be gone fast! I had planned on going to Henry Coe this week, but did not make it...it'sa little out of my way. I've been shooting closer to home.

Kathy Yates wrote on Sun, Mar 17, 2013 21:43 [ Send Email ]

Beautiful Milkmaid shot, Cynthia! I got on the flower report for Henry Coe Park and I'm anxious to get there for this season when I saw all the flowers out. I'm hoping it will be good for the next few months, although we have not had much rain.

Kathy Yates wrote on Thu, Mar 7, 2013 01:07 [ Send Email ]

Hi Cynthia, Thanks for all your lovely comments on my images! I scan my film with my Nikon Coolscan IV that I have had for over 10 years. That is cool that you volunteer at Henry Coe! I will let you know when I am coming, and thanks for the info

Jeffrey Sipress wrote on Mon, Feb 4, 2013 15:30 [ Send Email ]

Great lighting and comp, Cynthia. I love these old structures.

Dave Struthers wrote on Thu, Dec 27, 2012 18:28 [ Send Email ]

Exceptional Cynthia.

jon smallwood wrote on Wed, Mar 14, 2012 15:05 [ Send Email ]

cool.

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Henry W. Coe State Park // Mar 5, 2010

Henry Coe is the second largest state park in California and is an absolute jewel. And with around 400 miles of roads and trails, it is a paradise for hikers, mountain bikers, backpackers, and equestrians.

Henry W. Coe State Park // Oct 24, 2009

Henry Coe State Park, an under rated property that truly is the jewel of the system.

Henry W. Coe State Park // Oct 17, 2009

Henry Coe is the second largest state park in California and an under appreciated jewel. It is a rugged park with steep hills and trails that will wear you out but that also makes it a hikers dream!

Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park // Jun 29, 2008

A couple of photographers have told me that just because you have taken a bunch of pictures of a scene, you are still never through with it. You need to work it and come back to it again and again at different times of the day and different times of the year. So I have decided to take their advice to heart and really work this scene of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse as I still haven't taken the picture I am looking for, one with all the color of a great sunset or with high drama of clouds in the sky. So I will keep trying and maybe one day ...

Henry W. Coe State Park // Jun 22, 2008

Henry Coe is the second largest state park in California and is practically right in the backyard of the San Francisco Bay Area, yet it is amazing how few locals know about it, where it is, or have even been there. It is a tough park to hike and can be brutal, rugged, and hot but it is a jewel with often surprising beauty with fields of golden grass in the summer and fall and open meadows of green and wildflowers in the spring. I have seen more wildlife in the boundaries of Henry Coe than anywhere else. If you spend much time at hiking the trails, you will come to respect Henry Coe for its ruggedness. Spend much more time there and you will come to love it. I love Henry Coe.

Henry W. Coe State Park // May 26, 2008

The first time I visited Henry Coe I went for a short hike on a warm September day. The park was hot, dry, and dusty and I wasn't sure if I liked it. But it had a lot of trails and so I went back the next week to explore. And I went back again and again and hiked its rugged hills and on more than one occasion Coe completely wore me out. And with that experience I learned to respect Henry Coe. And with that respect came love. I love Henry Coe. It is flat out my favorite park in California!