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Grandpa Fred in flight

phredshome — Fri, 5 Jun 2009 11:51:30 MDT

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Grandpa Fred in flight

phredshome — Fri, 5 Jun 2009 11:51:21 MDT

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I Fly SF bay

phredshome — Fri, 5 Jun 2009 10:13:52 MDT

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Fun in Union City

phredshome — Fri, 5 Jun 2009 10:12:03 MDT

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Indoor Skydiving...

Along the BART line

phredshome — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:16:48 MST

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Sunshine Biscuits, Mothers Cookies... Oakland, Ca

Del Valle Lake

phredshome — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:22:37 MST

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Del Valle Lake

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Del Valle Lake

phredshome — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:22:25 MST

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Del Valle Lake

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Del Valle Lake

phredshome — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:22:11 MST

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Lake Del Valle is known for excellent fishing. The lake is stocked regularly with trout and catfish. There are also large- and smallmouth bass, striped bass, and panfish.

Del Valle Lake

phredshome — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:22:01 MST

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Regular trout plants take place from October through May by the California Department of Fish and Game. In addition, East Bay Regional Park District has a supplement fishing program which promotes the stocking of trout from the fall until spring and catfish in the summer

Del Valle Lake

phredshome — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:21:54 MST

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Del Valle Lake

phredshome — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:21:44 MST

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Del Valle Lake is located 10 miles south of Livermore off Interstate 580 in the San Francisco East Bay area. The lake is surrounded by 3,997 acres of beautiful oak-covered hills at an altitude of 745 feet. The water level at Del Valle Lake fluctuates seasonally from a high of 703 feet in the summer to a low of 678 feet in the winter. The lake stretches for 7 miles and has 16 miles of shoreline.

Del Valle Lake

phredshome — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:21:34 MST

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The lake speed limit is 10mph and fishing is permitted only during the posted park operating hours.

Sunol Water Temple

phredshome — Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:34:12 MST

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The 18-meter high classical pavilion is made up of twelve concrete Corinthian columns and a concrete ring girder that supports the conical wood and tile roof.

Sunol Water Temple

phredshome — Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:34:05 MST

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"I will make the wilderness a pool of water and the dry lands springs of water. [Isaiah 41:18b] The streams whereof shall make glad the city. [Psalms 46:4] S.V.W.C. MCMX [Spring Valley Water Company 1910]"

Sunol Water Temple

phredshome — Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:33:59 MST

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The Sunol Water Temple is an unusual structure located at 505 Paloma Way in Sunol, California. Designed by Willis Polk.

Sunol Water Temple

phredshome — Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:33:52 MST

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The roof covering the cistern has paintings depicting Indian maidens carrying water vessels.

Sunol Water Temple

phredshome — Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:33:45 MST

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Inside the temple, water originally from the Pleasanton well fields and Arroyo de la Laguna flowed into a white tiled cistern before plunging into a deeper water channel carrying water from the filter galleries to the Niles Aqueduct in Niles Canyon and across San Francisco Bay near the Dumbarton Bridge.

Sunol Water Temple

phredshome — Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:33:39 MST

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Sunol Water Temple

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Niles Canyon Tunnel

phredshome — Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:17:14 MST

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The Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Western Pacific Railroad) has an active mainline through the Canyon. The Altamont Commuter Express runs along this line on weekdays.

UP RR tunnel Niles Canyon

phredshome — Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:17:06 MST

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Niles Canyon SR84/UP RR

phredshome — Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:17:00 MST

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1909 Construction Date.... it has seen alot a shakin

Local Art Highway 84

phredshome — Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:16:53 MST

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Niles Canyon is a canyon in the San Francisco Bay Area formed by Alameda Creek. The canyon is largely in an unincorporated area of Alameda County, while the western portion of the canyon lies within the city limits of Fremont and Union City. The stretch of State Route 84 known as Niles Canyon Road traverses the length of the canyon from the Fremont district of Niles to the unincorporated town of Sunol.