Moat Creek lanes
The Adventure Continues… Cornish Christmas
This week I’m revisiting a Christmas-themed episode of California’s Gold, one I originally featured back in December 2016. The Sixteen to One Mine that appears in this segment opened in 1896 and is still in operation. I don’t know about you, but I’m still finding it hard to wrap my mind around the fact that Christmas is a mere 12 […]
Bluff Top Trail
I’ve stopped at the small Moat Creek parking area a number of times now, always to follow the short path to the shore. The site is just a bit south of the town of Point Arena, and the beach is popular with surfers (high tide) and with tide pool explorers (low tide). On this visit, I decided to check out […]
Coastal mood
Below, just a few of the things I’ve noticed recently alongside of or near Highway 1 in Mendocino County — specifically, in the small town of Point Arena.
Age of sail
I’ve been fascinated with the history of sailing ships ever since the summer of 1979, when I was at a KOA campground near Victoria, B.C. and found a paperback in their small store written by Alexander Kent. The book was called “Form Line of Battle,” and it sent me on a search for more books by the same author. Actually, […]
October hike
I really have mixed feelings about hiking from the Sterling Pointe trailhead at Folsom Lake. On the plus side, parking is free and the lot is usually nearly empty whenever I go. It’s also a fairly easy hike downhill to the lakeshore with great scenic views and even a bench or two along the way. Once at the bottom, you […]