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Yosemite National Park, San Jose Mountains, San Jose Downtown, San Jose University, Santa Clara University, San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Pacific Ocean Bays

I went to Yosemite in late June with five other Sun interns. We had a big tent and camped for two days. Half Dome: Half Dome is perhaps the most recognized symbol of Yosemite. Rising over 4,000 feet above the Valley floor, it is one of the most sought-after landmarks in Yosemite. Many visitors consider this hike to be the ultimate and the most strenuous Yosemite hike. The cables assist hikers up the last 900 ft (274 m) along the side of Half Dome. It took us 5 hours to get to the top and 3 more to descend. The roundtrip distance is 17 miles (27.4 km).

Cables

Climbing cables

On the top

On the top

Rivers and Waterfalls: Yosemite is full of creeks, rivers, and waterfalls. Yosemite Falls (2,425 ft), the world's fifth tallest, is made up of three separate falls: Upper Yosemite Fall (1,430 ft), the middle cascades (675 ft), and Lower Yosemite Fall (320 ft). You can walk to Lower Yosemite Fall in just a few minutes. A hike to the top of Upper Yosemite Fall is a strenuous, all-day hike. We hiked to Vernal Falls (317 ft) and Nevada Falls (594 ft).

Yosemite Falls

Creek

River

Vernal Falls

Vernal Falls

Nevada Falls

Panorama

I did a short half-day hike to San Jose mountains with another Sun intern. The mountains are not very impressive, but the scenery of the Silicon Valley from the top is.

At the Bottom

Silicon Valley

San Francisco Bay

In 2005 San Jose became the tenth largest U.S. City with a population estimated at 905,000. I did a few bike trips across its downtown area.

Founded in 1857, San Jose State University is the oldest public institution of higher education on the West Coast. It is located on 154 acres in downtown San Jose (on 19 city blocks). It has 23 academic buildings and 7 residence halls.     Number of faculty: 1,600     Number of students: 30,000

Campus Housing

Campus Housing

Science Building

Student Union Building

Campus

Campus

Campus

Santa Clara University, founded in 1851, is California's oldest institution of higher learning. It is located on 104 acres near downtown San Jose.     Number of faculty: 720     Number of students: 8,200

Residence Hall

Arts & Sciences Building

Campus

Church

School of Law

These pictures were taken during my visit to JavaONE conference. It was the 10th birthday celebration of Java technology.

Street

Downtown

Downtown

Moscone Center

Bay

Golden Gate

These pictures were taken during my several trips to the Pacific ocean. A very scenic highway US-1 goes by the ocean coast all the way from Los Angeles to San Francisco.

Santa Cruz

Half-Moon Bay

Half-Moon Bay

Along US-1

Along US-1

Along US-1