Jichu Mao

Dry Hills

Hills east of San Jose, California, July 2025

Sunset from the grazing land above the valley.

10 photographs

Rolling golden hills in low evening light, long shadows in the folds.
The valley and its city at golden hour, seen past a slope scattered with rocks.Three people on a grassy hill looking out over the city below.
A rounded hill catching the last light above dry grass.
A person in silhouette watching the sun set behind a hill.The sun touching a dark ridge above a fenced hillside road.
People in silhouette on a hilltop watching the sunset.
Layered ridges fading into haze under an orange sky.A black cow standing by a fence post above the valley lights at dusk.
A black cow seen from behind, looking out over a valley of city lights at dusk.

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