Guiseppe Murer (1885-1972) was a leading citizen in Folsom from the time he first arrived in the early 1900s. He personally constructed or refurbished several of the structures along Folsom’s Sutter Street while still finding time to work in his gardens, regularly harvesting crops like asparagus, cherries, walnuts, and grapes. This historic house and property are being restored and preserved […]
The Lower Folsom Powerhouse was put into service in 1897, two years after the opening of the original plant due to increasing demand for electricity in Sacramento. The lower powerhouse contains a single 750 watt AC generator. Since the building was located on the river bank, it has been flooded a number of times during the spring when snowmelt swells […]
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week. Let’s see how creative you can get. I’m looking forward to what you all decide to post. I just want you to have some fun with your photography. Bluff trail above Negro Bar State Park:
Ever since my visit to the historic Folsom powerhouse last September, I’ve been itching to go back — mostly because I wasn’t satisfied with some of the photos I came home with. Well, it took four months but I finally made it back for another try. Even though I was there on a weekend, I nearly had the place to […]
I made a couple of quick trips to the Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park this past weekend, and I nearly walked right past these beautiful roses without noticing them. They’re growing just north of the main powerhouse, right outside the small building containing the machine shop and the superintendent’s office.
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week. Let’s see how creative you can get. I’m looking forward to what you all decide to post. I just want you to have some fun with your photography.
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of January 24, 2018. This week, show the same thing — an object, place, or person — presented in several different ways. The thunderclouds were so impressive last Friday that as soon as I got home from walking the dog I had to grab my Canon and hurry over to the […]
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week. Any kind of water counts for this week’s theme from steam to stream, rain or sleet and, yes for you northern folks, snow and ice. Let’s see how creative you can get.