Johnny Cash Trail
The Johnny Cash Trail Overcrossing in Folsom opened in late 2014, and I finally got around to having a good look at it!
Storm Damage revisited
It’s now been six months since rock slides closed the popular section of the American River Bike Trail just south of Negro Bar, and there’s still no firm date on when it might reopen. I first wrote about the closure just a few days after the slides happened in my post Storm Damages. And even though three months ago I […]
WPC: Unusual
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of July 19, 2017. For this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge, please post a photo that is unusual in some way for you, whether it be through technique, by subject, or in some other unique way. This theme is wide open to interpretation because only you know what is unusual to you. […]
At Folsom Lake Crossing
Construction on Folsom Dam began in 1948, and the dam went into operation in 1956. Even now, additions and improvements are being made, like the new spillway, set for completion by the end of this year. Alongside the dam lies the Folsom Lake Crossing; this new bridge first opened in early 2009. It seems hard to believe now, but it […]
Gearing up for a challenge
The theme of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Gears and Engines. This series I call Odd Twists meaning we are looking for the bizarre and the common things we don’t always take photos of. This week the topic is Gears and Engines. Cars and the gears of a clock are obvious for this week’s topic. Let’s see how creative you can get […]
Cee’s Oddball Challenge
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: July 16, 2017 Scary tree, or throne? Roosting pigeons: Working and playing: Nimbus Dam and Lake Natoma
At daybreak
Ever since the rock/mud slides along the bike trail near Negro Bar last January, I’ve really been missing my morning walks along the lake shore. I’ve seen a number of walkers and cyclists breeze past the warning signs and the barrier walls seemingly without a second thought, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do the same. I stayed back […]
Over Nimbus
Nimbus, with bike trail bottom right and Hazel Avenue in the background: Looking south along Hazel Avenue: Weir and fish hatchery on the American River:
WPC: Collage
Circling around Sutter Street, Folsom The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of July 12, 2017. An assortment, a collection, a hodgepodge. This week, share one — whether found in the wild or assembled yourself.