Those are phenomenal pictures man-- what setup did you use for them?
Also sounds like a great day all around, wish I could get away with doing something like that!
C-17! I used to work as a engineering assistant at Boeing in Long Beach, ca where they are produced. Beautiful birds they are.
i love driving 280S, get off at Woodside, head up into town, eventually reach Alices, then left down Skyline, then go down Page Mill back to 280.
It's a great jet! I spent 20 years as an aircrew member in the Air Force, starting with C-130's, then C141's and C-27's before finishing on C-17's. I would probably still be doing it if an errant kid hadn't crossed the double yellow and nailed me, ending my career and almost my life.
I grew up in Cupertino and am very familiar with that route, except I would be coming from the south in those days. Fun stuff even in my old 1970 Cougar!