This time of year, those of us in the central and northern parts of the Sacramento Valley eagerly await the phenomenon of the Delta Breeze — a cooling wind that blows in from the coast and acts as a natural air conditioner, easing our temps out of the 100° F (37° C) range. It’s nearly always good news when the […]
Fort Ross, located on the Sonoma coast, has been one of my favorite historical places to visit; that’s partly because it is so easily visible from Highway 1 and seems to beckon me every time I pass by. This episode of California’s Gold originally aired in 1991; and these days the Fort Ross Conservancy hosts many types of activities for […]
I happened to catch this episode of California’s Golden Parks on TV a few days ago, and I’m glad I saw it because it’s a good reminder of how easy it is to overlook some really amazing history as we travel around the state. Sometimes it’s not possible to stop and check out every potentially interesting sight… so I’m glad […]
This week, a few more scenes from Lake Tahoe plus a couple from Donner Summit. I’m including a couple of images of Lake Tahoe’s waters that I previously skipped over because the prior scans didn’t exactly work out. In my original post I included a few notes about the history of US 40 — now Interstate 80 — seen, above, […]
You may have noticed that last week was the 50th anniversary of the moon landing; in fact, I loved the video Doodle that Google created in honor of the occasion so much that I just have to share it here: With all this in mind, this week I chose an episode of California’s Gold from 2010 in which Huell gets […]
Two of my favorite subjects, Yosemite and trains, feature in today’s episode of California’s Gold. Huell absolutely loved riding on old trains, and the scenery is of course spectacular. I found it especially interesting that at the time this episode was filmed, the forest the train travels through was no more than 70 years old — having been entirely clear […]
Well, the 2019 Tour de France is now underway (and will continue until July 28), so at the moment my mind is a bit preoccupied with bicycles. The very first Tour de France was held in 1903, when cycling was still a fairly young but increasingly popular sport. In this episode of California’s Gold, Huell learns quite a lot about […]
I love old lighthouses, and in this episode of California’s Gold Huell takes a trip to a very special historic lighthouse, the St George Reef Lighthouse. The site is nearly inaccessible and is definitely not a tourist destination — so it’s a real privilege to experience the sights and sounds, not to mention the view, of this incredible 19th Century […]
Summer has officially arrived this year, and the weather is warming up — so naturally my thoughts have turned to swimming pools! This episode of California’s Gold includes a visit to the Neptune Pool (Huell revisited this pool in a later episode and was lucky enough to go for a swim) as well as the site of Sutro Baths in […]