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California Part 1: Window Seat!

27 April 2026 • 1279 km / 795 mi (map)

  • Added to Eric Scouten :: Travel on 30 April 2026
  • California 38

I’ve just arrived in the Bay Area for a work trip. I was treated to some fun cloudscapes as we descended into San Jose.

A high-altitude aerial view over the San Francisco Bay Area, showing San Francisco’s downtown skyline and dense street grid in the lower right, the Bay Bridge spanning across the deep blue water to Yerba Buena and Treasure Islands, and the city of Oakland with its port cranes and airport runways on the far shore. Cargo ships dot the bay and clouds hover over distant hills near the horizon.
above Mill Valley, California
An aerial view over rolling green and golden hills near San Jose, California, with a reservoir nestled in a shaded valley and flat farmland and distant ridges stretching toward a horizon under heavy gray clouds.
above San Jose, California
An aerial view from above San Jose, California, looking out over rolling green and golden hills, with a flat valley of farmland and scattered development in the distance and a heavy bank of dark gray clouds hanging over distant mountains.
above San Jose, California
An aerial view of rolling green and golden hills near San Jose, California, dotted with scattered homes, ranches, and winding roads, with a reservoir visible to the right and a hazy valley stretching to distant mountains under an overcast sky.
above San Jose, California
An aerial view over green rolling hills and forested valleys near San Jose, California, with dramatic crepuscular rays breaking through a heavy gray cloud bank above distant mountain ridges. Small roads, scattered ponds, and a reservoir wind through the landscape under the partly overcast sky.
above San Jose, California
Seattle, Washington, to San Jose, California · 1279 km / 795 mi
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