Blue
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Blue.
The Adventure Continues… Bodie
Since this episode of California’s Gold was filmed in 1992, the Bodie State Historic Park has only grown in popularity. There are now about 100 structures still standing, and the high desert location makes it a favorite for winter and nighttime photography. As this episode makes clear, Bodie is famous not just in California but all over the world! Join […]
Coloma sawmill
The Adventure Continues… Eureka
As a toddler, I may have been through Eureka on a family camping trip, but I have no memories of the place. Of course I already knew Eureka is a historic town — with buildings dating back as far as the 1850s — but when I think of Humboldt County I normally think of giant redwood trees and beautiful rocky […]
Go fishing!
Robie Point Trail
It’s been about 30 years since I last hiked the Auburn end of the American River Canyon. There are so many trails shooting off in different directions, it’s easy to get disoriented if you’re not familiar with the area. Today we explored the Robie Point Fire Break trail, searching for river access and a good fishing spot for the Big […]
Lines
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Lines. I shot these photos at the Lakeport Historic Courthouse Museum last May. It really wasn’t all that long ago that a similar setup to this switchboard was state of the art in telephone communications! The operator controlled the lines and connected people to the numbers they wanted to reach. […]
The Adventure Continues… Joaquin Miller Park
Joaquin Miller is a name that seemed only vaguely familiar to me until recently; in fact, he was — as Stephanie Benavidez tells Huell — California’s best kept secret. While Miller earned a reputation as something of a scoundrel and a frequent embellisher of the truth, he was also a gifted poet and one of our country’s first environmentalists. For […]
Squares and rectangles
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Rectangles and Squares.