Staying in a small house near Middletown (south of Clear Lake), we knew to expect cats roaming the property. Now, I’m not sure anyone informed the cats we would be arriving; but luckily our furry landlords allowed us to stay, as long as we kept to ourselves and didn’t make too much noise.
On my way home from Clear Lake in March of this year I paused alongside Highway 128 to shoot a few photos of the lower part of Putah Creek, where it exits Lake Berryessa (I published more images of Putah Creek in April, seen here). The landscape on both banks was lush and green, making it a tempting spot to […]
Last month as I was heading home from Clear Lake, I decided to explore a completely different route. This took me to Middletown, in the southern end of Lake County, via highway 29, and then southeast through Napa County, along the back side of Lake Berryessa. These were small two-lane roads, completely new to me, and I stopped several times […]
I’ve visited Lake Berryessa several times in my life, but there are still many facets of this large man-made reservoir I’ve never seen. One of them was the northeastern shoreline which I visited yesterday with the Big Guy. He’s been in this area by boat but had never seen the shoreline either. We discovered a few very beautiful places, one […]
Here are a some of my favorite images from our walk along Point Arena, just north of the lighthouse, in November 2022. You can click any of the images for a closer view.
One day during our stay in Nice last month, the Big Guy suggested that I drive around to the opposite side of Clear Lake and explore the trails at Clear Lake State Park. I’d been to the state park a few times in the past but only to launch the boat and go fishing. He was convinced that I’d find […]
Each spring when I visit Clear Lake I normally can’t wait to head out to Rodman Slough Park for a look at the ospreys there. This year, for a change, I decided I’d focus less on ospreys in favor of other stuff. Yet somehow this year I ended up with more osprey photos than ever before. I’m still not quite […]
I wrote about a month ago about our forest hike along the Big River in Mendocino County. here are a few more of the photos I shot on that outing. Even though at the time we weren’t sure exactly where we were or where our chosen trail was taking us, we had a great time and the scenery was really […]