My dream house would have floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in every room. In reality, I have only enough space for a few small bookshelves, so now and then I need to clear out some space. The other day I walked over to my neighborhood Little Free Library to donate a stack of paperbacks and browse the offerings. Even though I normally avoid […]
We discovered the Hiller Tunnel at Malakoff Diggins State Park purely by accident, after we had already hiked most of the Diggins Loop trail and were hot, thirsty, and tired. Our main interest at that point was in getting back to the car for lunch — but once we noticed the sign, we didn’t hesitate before turning off the main […]
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Pink and Yellow (separately or combined).
This was a section of trail I had been hoping to hike on our previous visit to Salt Point State Park in September 2019. During that trip I found a book in our rental house, The Hiker’s Hip Pocket Guide to Sonoma County, and took a few quick notes, which I’ve quoted below. Although, as I said in yesterday’s post, […]
We spent a few days at the coast back in early September, and one afternoon our explorations took us along a quiet trail north of Stump Beach to Chinese Gulch. I’ve already shared a few of my photos from that hike, but there was so much more. Not too long after we crossed the wooden bridge, we found the trail […]
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is All About Buildings: Tiny Buildings.
I’m not sure where and when I first heard about Bloomer Cut — it may have been at the California State Railroad Museum — but I had been wanting to check it out for quite awhile. I had only a vague idea of its actual location, and I have to admit I didn’t do any real research before setting off […]
Here are a few more images from our trip to Malakoff Diggins State Park this week.