I’ll admit, a show about “old wood” doesn’t sound all that thrilling, but as usual Huell manages to come up with a fun as well as informational adventure. Originally aired in 2011, this episode of California’s Gold features two sites that I hope to visit in the future. First up, it’s a magnificent covered bridge in the Mother Lode town […]
I’ve visited the area around Clear Lake, California, quite a number of times over the past several years, and on so many of those trips I dearly wished I had the time to stop and explore Anderson Marsh State Park. This past May I finally managed to get there — in fact, I spent a couple of very enjoyable mornings […]
Coloma’s historic Pioneer Cemetery sits halfway up the hill between Highway 49 and the Marshall monument.
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Pastels/Soft Colors. Pastels on Sutter Street in Historic Folsom:
I took these pictures on January 1, 2008, when the water level at Folsom Lake was low. The communities of Mormon Island and Richmond Hill, on the South Fork of the American River, were inundated after the construction of Folsom Dam in the 1950s, but fragments of these historic sites still linger.
A few days ago in a post, I mentioned that I wondered if the Orangevale Palisades had ever been the site of hydraulic gold mining. I’m now a bit embarassed to admit I must have at one time known the answer to that question and completely forgot. The information was right under my nose, posted clearly on a sign beside […]
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week.
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week.