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# Stanford - Fall 2024
- URL: https://photos.miltongeorges.com/stanford-fall-2024/
- Published: 2024-11-20T01:40:29.000Z
- Updated: 2024-11-20T01:40:29.000Z
- Description: Pics from Stanford University, taken on a work trip out to Palo Alto.
- Author: Milton Georges
- Tags: Nature, Travel

This week I find myself on a work trip out to Palo Alto, and with my East Coast jet lag I woke up at 4:00am this morning. With the sun just starting to peek out over the horizon after I wrapped with the gym, I found myself with a lot of time to kill before needing to report to the office. I decided to spend that time walking around Stanford's campus. 

> All pics taken with my Nikon Zf and 40mm f/2.0 lens. 

![](https://photos.miltongeorges.com/content/images/2024/11/2024-11-19-stanford-DSC_6869.jpg)

The Oval quad

Stanford is a very charming campus indeed - high praise, coming from a snooty Northeast Ivy Graduate. As you approach campus, you pass through the university Arboretum with large Coast Live Oaks, Redwoods, and Eucalyptus trees, complete with a cacophony of morning bird calls sounding loudly. You quickly understand why a redwood is prominently featured on the University seal.

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Approaching campus from Palm Drive 

The grass quads were large, sprawling, and well manicured; the architecture was unique and beautiful; and it all snuggled nicely into the natural surroundings, which framed everything perfectly. 

![](https://photos.miltongeorges.com/content/images/2024/11/2024-11-19-stanford-DSC_6874.jpg)

![](https://photos.miltongeorges.com/content/images/2024/11/2024-11-19-stanford-DSC_6886.jpg)

Hoover Tower

Luckily, my hotel was across the street from the campus. Unluckily, the temperature was an uncharacteristic \~38°F at 7am, though I did come prepared with the jacket I left NYC with.

![](https://photos.miltongeorges.com/content/images/2024/11/2024-11-19-stanford-DSC_6878.jpg)

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Wallenberg Hall / History Department

Apparently, people in California do not wake up before the temperature approaches 50°F, because I had trouble finding a person walking around on campus. While the walk down Palm Drive was cold, the early light from the low sun and empty campus made for some good photographic conditions. 

![](https://photos.miltongeorges.com/content/images/2024/11/2024-11-19-stanford-DSC_6883.jpg)

Stanford Memorial Church

If you ever find yourself in Palo Alto for tech discussions, in between dodging EVs, VCs, and healthy food, definitely prioritize making a trip to Stanford to have a walk through and admire!