The next best thing to a train is a rail car! I wasn’t even aware that Folsom had handcar races until I noticed this sign at the Folsom Railroad Museum; sadly, I missed the event this past May — but I’ve already got my calendar marked for next year! This episode of California’s Gold features the beautiful scenery of Northern […]
The theme of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is all about fire fighting! This week the topic is Fire Trucks, Fire Houses, Fire Hydrant — basically anything to do with putting fires out. Abandoned Station #33, with flagpole, blank red sign, and two fire hydrants:
Pond fishing near Rocklin, Summer 1989 The site of the Spring Valley Ranch in Rocklin was one of our favorite local spots to fish for bluegill — a picturesque, undeveloped area dotted with old oaks and numerous small ponds. Nowadays if you go looking for our fishing grounds all you’ll find is the Whitney Ranch development — a lot of […]
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: July 23, 2017 Sometimes when you’re hiking, things get left behind: Someone forgot to take this sign down… about three years ago: I like this one-legged sign; and in the background, the opposite of farm-fresh produce — a McDonalds: Either someone is practicing their sculpting skills, or this guy had a very hard fall:
I found this small group of turkeys loitering near the entrance to California State Prison, Sacramento, located in Folsom. The sign in the background says “No public access. You are under surveillance” — but I never realized the State of California was using turkeys as prison guards! I was surprised by the lovely iridescent feathers:
“Hallo, Rabbit,” he said, “is that you?” “Let’s pretend it isn’t,” said Rabbit, “and see what happens.” ― A.A. Milne I was doing a bit of power walking up the hill at a nearby park this morning when I noticed this cottontail foraging for breakfast. He seemed more curious than alarmed to see me… but since my heart rate was already elevated I didn’t really want to hang around and get better acquainted. Maybe next time!
I’ll probably never get to travel to Iran, but I’ve really enjoyed reading about it and seeing the gorgeous images on Ellen Burne’s travel blog. I just had to share!
The Johnny Cash Trail Overcrossing in Folsom opened in late 2014, and I finally got around to having a good look at it!
It’s now been six months since rock slides closed the popular section of the American River Bike Trail just south of Negro Bar, and there’s still no firm date on when it might reopen. I first wrote about the closure just a few days after the slides happened in my post Storm Damages. And even though three months ago I […]