Up on Brush Mountain
Memories from our Mendocino County stay last year around this time. I shot all these pictures in and around our small ridge-top cabin.
Scenic Sunday
Nearly forgotten
There are times when I upload images to use in blog posts but then forget to use them. So today I’m sharing a few of these photos, going back to 2018.
Scenic Sunday
Exploring Lupine Shores
The Lupine Shores camping area sits on the tip of a peninsula at the former site of Lake Berryessa’s Steele Canyon Resort. We visited here about a week ago and found the camping grounds closed for the winter. But in April 2024 it was open, and while the camp sites were still vacant, I found so many great places to […]
Mendocino beauty spots
Two locations in Mendocino County, near the town of Point Arena — Stornetta to the north, and Moat Creek to the south. Stornetta has become a favorite fishing area for the Big Guy, and I’ve enjoyed exploring the trails there, where occasionally you may encounter grazing dairy cattle. In early December 2023, I visited both sites on the same day. […]
Scenic Sunday
Steele Canyon day use
A few more images from Lake Berryessa’s Steele Canyon area, April 2024.
Peninsula in summer
Back in early August 2020, I ventured around to the far side of Folsom Lake to spend a couple of hours at Peninsula Campground. It’s a long, very winding road to get out beyond the private property signs to the state park gate, and in the summer when the water is low, you can look across a narrow stretch of […]