{"id":205,"date":"2024-04-23T17:01:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photography.ngreensides.com\/?p=205"},"modified":"2025-05-17T02:07:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T02:07:37","slug":"santiago-peak-april-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photography.ngreensides.com\/?p=205","title":{"rendered":"Santiago Peak &#8211; April 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Got a chance to go off-roading in a used car we bought recently. The Maple Springs Trailhead gate was finally open again after months of rain. I saw there was rain forecasted again and figured I would try out the trail before I lost my chance again. All the photos below were taken with my new Pixel 8 Pro. It takes decent photos. The zoom is pretty good too. One of the photos here shows a California Quail from the driver seat inside the car through the windshield. Another shows the mountains of Big Bear and San Bernardino still capped with snow. 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