Standing by
The Adventure Continues… Roads Go Through
You may have heard of the movie A River Runs Through It; well, this week Huell’s version might be called A Road Runs Through It! His two stops cover both Northern and Southern California — both spots off the big highways and rich in Gold Rush era history. I especially enjoyed the story of the creation of Beale’s Cut and […]
Treasure hunt, Part 2
More recently uncovered treasures from Denio’s in Roseville. Part 3 coming soon!
Afternoon at Beek’s Bight
In the midst of an abnormally dry January and February, the water level at Folsom Lake is currently lower than at this point in the past two years. Still, recreational users are accustomed to seeing the exposed rocks and muddy lake bed every winter; and on this sunny afternoon in mid February there were plenty of hikers, cyclists, and people […]
The Adventure Continues… Crossroads
I decided on a bit of a change this week — a collection of short, 4-minute videos produced for Southern California Edison in the late 1980s. I stumbled across these small gems purely by accident. As always, you can click on the images below to see the videos. This first episode launched Edison’s “Crossroads” series. The show became a regular […]
Along Main
Despite its name, Main Avenue is not the main street of Orangevale. It was actually named after a water line (as was another local street, Central). Main is roughly three miles long, a busy two-lane road with a high school and two elementary schools nearby; but these days Main is more of a back road than a major thoroughfare. I […]
Mariachi
There’s always plenty of music playing on the weekends at Denio’s Farmers Market — but it’s not too often I find a live Mariachi band. I would have liked to get a shot of the entire lineup, but with people walking in front of me and the sunlight coming from the wrong direction, I had to make do. I still […]
The Adventure Continues… Places I’ve Wanted to Go
Huell clearly had a lot of fun in this episode of California’s Gold, originally aired in 2009. I love the idea of taking the time to finally go see those places you’ve always wanted to see; my own list includes the Winchester Mystery House and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. But Huell chooses a couple of spots that I had never […]
Memory Monday slides redux, Week 36
May 1976 — This week, I have some very scenic images along with a few so dark that I struggled to make them even visible. But I have to love those difficult photos, taken by my dad, just as much as the others because they’re the sort of pictures I might have shot myself: whitewater and waterfalls under a dark […]