When I visited the beautiful Stanford Mansion in downtown Sacramento last June, I was disappointed to learn I wasn’t allowed to take photographs inside. So it really pleases me to see that in this episode of California’s Golden Parks Huell is highlighting most of the amazing rooms that impressed me so much… including the upstairs bathroom! When this episode originally […]
One of the more odd street names around my area — although there’s actually a reason for it. This road runs between Chestnut and Walnut streets. But I’m still glad I don’t have to tell people I live on Chestwall!
Here’s my entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week. Looking at the back of things can lead to interesting photos. Let’s see how creative you can get with this topic.
With all the hiking I do around Lake Natoma, I’ve gotten to be in pretty good physical condition, and climbing hills doesn’t bother me too much. In fact, I enjoy the challenge, and it’s always a healthy aerobic workout. But it never occurred to me last Monday when I decided to trek all the way down and then back up this steep hill along the Fair Oaks bluffs that I was in training for some of those crazy hills in San Francisco a couple of days later.
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 […]
Folsom Lake is considered an urban reservoir, and there are plenty of sumptuous homes perched on the hills above its shores. Still, if you want to “get away from it all,” whether on the water or on the bank, tranquil spots abound.
They were sitting high up on the veranda of a luxurious multistory home overlooking the American River and the bike trail.