Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: Eucalyptus Forest

This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

I've just returned from my trip to San Francisco to visit my father! I'll be posting many, many images from this trip! (If you are interested, I've uploaded 11 pictures in this batch, which include pictures of my childhood home!) I appreciate all of your comments everyone, thank you so much!! :) I hope you enjoy the show! This is a classic image of how I view one of my favorite places in San Francisco. Mt. Davidson is a large park area behind our home, and it's covered with Eucalyptus trees. It is foggy most of the time, and this image is what I think of when visualizing this place. This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

Halfway between the Cross and the clearing ahead, I stopped to take this picture of the eucalyptus trees with the fog blowing through the branches, with the blue sky beyond. Such beauty! This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

As I was making my way up the trail to the top of Mt. Davidson, I found a large boulder with splotches of lichen growing on it, and two perfect Eucalyptus leaves, one on each side! I didn't place either leaf, this is photographed as I found the leaf, and I didn't even clean up the area! (The other leaf picture will be uploaded tomorrow.) This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

By the time I left San Francisco years ago, I was really tired of anything about this city, including Mt. Davidson. However, now that I have a camera, I cannot believe how beautiful it is up here. I had a hard time restraining myself from taking pictures every five feet of yet another cool looking ivy-covered tree or foggy view through the forest! This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

As you near the top of Mt. Davidson, you begin to see glimpses of a huge monument on top. The trees and undergrowth are so thick that you can only see bits of something but nothing distinct. At last, the top of the trail brings you to this amazing vantage-point, where you can finally see the entire cross! Doesn't it appear to be fairly small? Do not be fooled! I am very far away at this point, and the trees you see near it that seem so short actually tower above anyone standing underneath! This cross stands 103 feet tall! If you would like to know more about this cross, this Wikpedia page will tell you everything you want to know! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Davidson_%28California%29 This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

(I am using archive pictures for this project, and what a nice way to share some older pictures that turned out nicely!) Do a search for Monte Verde Cloud Forest in Costa Rica some time and you'll be surprised how similar foggy Mt. Davidson looks in comparison! Winner of FlickrDuel contest: Alpha Silhouette This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

(for those of you who are interested in seeing my San Francisco trip images, I have uploaded 10 pictures in this batch [11 yesterday]). Thanks everyone for your comments and your visits to my photostream! I hope you enjoy the show! The cross at the top of Mt. Davidson isn't very fancy, but it is very tall and spectacular! There used to be illegally placed climbing spikes leading all the way to the top so that those who were bold enough could climb up to the top, provided they had proper climbing gear. On top there is a rusty lunch box with a note book inside for people to sign their names. I have never climbed up there, but one of my brothers and his friend did! I would be too terrified to do such a thing but this feat would be a memory to last a lifetime! Every Easter, there is a special service held here, and it's caused lots of controversy over the years. At one point there was pressure to remove the cross, but thankfully this didn't happen. Whether or not you are religious, this cross is an amazing monument to behold and it would be a tragedy to lose this very special landmark. It can be seen from across the city on a clear day! This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011. (Note to Flickr folks: I do try to keep my uploads to only 3-5 pictures at a time, but I have too many pictures to keep to that number. So instead I'm letting people know how many I've uploaded in case they want to see them.)

I have been all over Mt. Davidson and there are about two places where this long, tough grass grows. I've always thought it was really neat looking...what do you think?! :D This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

I was stunned to see this tree skeleton atop Mt. Davidson and spent a long while taking many pictures of this beautiful old relic. This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

I'm not sure what vegetable this will be! This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

The fog was so heavy today that I could only glimpse the Sutro Tower from atop Mt. Davidson! This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

Thanks for all of your views, comments, favorites and gallery placements! This image has achieved the highest tier in the !Photo-Hobby! award group (L3) and a placement in the Winner's Gallery there. Currently in the following award groups and contests: Nature's Pot-of-Gold, L2, Better Than Good, My Favorite Forest Monthly Contest. Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Nature This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.