Today I’m taking a look back at an outing back in late October 2020, when the Big Guy took me down through the Sacramento Delta via roads I had never explored before. We stopped to look at the Old Sugar Mill on the Sacramento River in Clarksburg, and then meandered along to the Grand Island Mansion, sitting on a bend […]
April 2023 in Rocklin, California
Even on a trip to an area with beautiful scenic views like Eagle Lake in Lassen County, my favorite photos usually end up showing the small details and tiny creatures that also abound. I probably shot more pictures of butterflies than anything else during my stay! But I had a feeling it would have a good camera trip just as […]
Western Branded Skipper on rabbitbrush — Eagle Lake, Lassen County, September 2023
I never have to walk very far from the house where I’m staying to find some sort of wildlife, and this morning was no exception. We are about a 50-minute drive from Susanville, and it may seem that there’s not a lot to do out here on the west shore of Eagle Lake. The community has only one small store; […]
These gorgeous Kachina figures were part of the hallway decor in the hotel in Williams, Arizona, where we stayed for a single night in June 2023.
Last Wednesday I took a look at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, so today it seemed appropriate to share photos of some of the Egyptian artifacts I saw recently at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor art museum. It was my very first visit to this fine art museum, and I highly recommend taking the time to explore its […]
A few more images from my stop along Highway 16 and Bear Creek in Colusa County, March 2022.
Even when I have a car available on one of our trips out of town, I usually like to be able to get out and explore on foot in the area where we’re staying. Sometimes the location offers no safe place for walking; but on our recent visit to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in June I did manage to get […]