The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of August 30, 2017. This week, share with us the structure of something typically overlooked. One of my childhood memories involves driving to the Bay Area to visit relatives; to get there and back we crossed over the Carquinez Strait near Vallejo via a pair of matching cantilever bridges, one for […]
Even though Amtrak’s California Zephyr lacks the same style, not to mention the Vista-Dome, of the original train of that name, it does follow much the same route. I felt lucky to ride the Zephyr between Emeryville and Sacramento a year ago; back in 2000 my mom traveled on the Zephyr from Roseville through the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky […]
I chose this episode of California’s Gold this week in honor of all my own memories of road trips when I spotted some intriguing road sign or attraction and wanted to stop to check it out but didn’t, for one reason or another. I’m sure I can’t be the only one who’s had this experience! I’m still hanging onto my […]
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: August 13, 2017. I discovered this hallway in Folsom after I’d already posted my response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge a week ago: A varied group of riders on the Southern Pacific train car, Historic Folsom: Lost and found: Cupola of the Cohn mansion: Pet store chinchilla: And finally — yes, you really are in […]
I’ve had a fondness for mariachi music ever since my trips to Mexico back in the 1960s and 1970s. This episode of California’s Gold is one that I managed to miss on television, so I’m really glad that the Chapman University archives are keeping Huell Howser’s wonderful adventures alive into the future. I hope you enjoy as much as I […]
It’s an old, old story — families being compelled to pick up and move from one place to another when times are hard. Those of us who have never been in such a situation may struggle to understand what it feels like; but John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath (not to mention John Ford’s brilliant movie adaptation) and the […]
The theme of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Hallways. Hallways come in all sizes and uses. They are usually thought of as indoor, but don’t forget about hallways that are outdoors and underground. Hallways usually have some great repetitive lines and shapes. Use your imagination for this theme. Aboard Amtrak’s Capital Corridor train: Sleeper car in the California […]
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 […]