California Northern layout in HO

[jwb]

The gold color on the hillside photo you've shown is very good. Most of the trees in an area like that (which is common to coastal and foothill areas of California generally) would be live oaks.
   
I'm a little worried that you're thinking of putting junk yards in the area. Ha, ha, your HO people would be demonstrating like crazy, lying down on the track in front of your train. . .