Huell discovers what it was like to visit Yosemite, including the historic Wawona Hotel, in the 19th & early 20th centuries. Yosemite National Park has seen quite a lot of changes over the years since its creation in 1864. Most recently, the historic Wawona Hotel in the southern portion of the park changed hands and — ever since March 2016 […]
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge for this week is Commercial or Industrial Buildings. This week I want to see buildings of where we all work. Big skyscrapers, factories and huge warehouses that store commercial products or edible foods. A commercial building can also be a small building for those smaller stores and shops. At first I was completely intimidated by this week’s […]
Recently one of my fellow bloggers, MickETalbot, shared an image on his blog of one rock perched precariously atop another and this comment: Apart from my family I don’t personally know of anybody else who plays at rock balancing. None of them, or myself, have managed 3 high, still trying though. I live near and hike a lot in areas with […]
In 1937 an amazing 3 day event took place to celebrate the opening of a new road from Lone Pine to Death Valley. Starting with a gourd full of water taken from the highest lake in the U.S. on the side of Mt. Whitney, the gourd is taken to the lowest lake in the US – Bad Water in Death […]
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge for this week is Houses and/or Barns. This week the topic is Houses and/or Barns. This week I want to see houses of all sorts anything from from a small shack to apartments to mansions. I also am curious where we keep our pets and animals so barns, chicken house, and dog houses are allowed as […]
Constructed in the 1930s, the Colorado River Aqueduct is considered one of the greatest engineering projects in the world – bringing water to thirsty Southern Californians across over 200 miles of barren, remote desert. Starting at Lake Havasu, we trace the route the water follows through huge pipes, tunnels, canals and pumping plants. Along the way we meet the men […]
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Vibrant Colors. This week the color is Vibrant Colors. You can show off photos you have taken of any color as long as I need to put on my sunglasses indoors. You can have all one color or several colors within your photo. Have tons fun with this challenge this week.
Welcome to my new Wednesday series! This is something I’ve been wanting to do for awhile now, and I think today is a fine day to start! For more than two decades, viewers of public television in California have come to know and enjoy the work of Huell Howser as he explored little corners of the state and invited us to […]
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of September 2, 2016. This week, show us a mirror. You can take this photo challenge literally, and find reflections in mirrors, or in the stillness of a natural body of water. Live in an urban area? Some skyscrapers are beautifully reflective of the cityscape around them. Or, use this challenge […]