If you do much hiking in this area, as I do, you’re bound to see turkey vultures wheeling around in the sky, riding the air currents and keeping an eye out for a bite to eat. These homely birds are ubiquitous at Lake Natoma, unlike the more secretive family of bald eagles who recently moved into the area. It’s a […]
July 1, 1979 — Port Angeles, Washington State. On our road trip to British Columbia the previous year, I’d slept inside the VW camper along with my parents; but this year, because I’d wished for a bit more privacy, my dad was good enough to bring along a small orange tent for me. Every evening he set it up at […]
I see these little golden flowers, also called Madia elegans, nearly everywhere I hike around my area, but I never knew until now that rather than an invasive species they are native plants once used as a food source by the Pomo and Miwok tribes, among others.
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of August 16, 2017. Diversions, distractions, and delightful detours… What is guaranteed to distract you? What is your “Ooh, shiny!”? It might be a sign with an arrow — or even better, a few arrows, all pointing in different directions. It might be a fork in the path, forcing me to […]
Warning signs and fences don’t mean much when we’re young; who could resist sitting on the edge of the bluffs, with Lake Natoma and Folsom spread out below, just as the morning sun comes over the horizon?
Six months ago, back in February, when I was still working my way through my dad’s old color slides for Memory Monday, I shared a bunch of images from the 1978 road trip I took with my mom and dad to British Columbia. At the time I mentioned that although I hadn’t shot any photographs myself in 1978, I did have some […]
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: August 13, 2017. I discovered this hallway in Folsom after I’d already posted my response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge a week ago: A varied group of riders on the Southern Pacific train car, Historic Folsom: Lost and found: Cupola of the Cohn mansion: Pet store chinchilla: And finally — yes, you really are in […]
Folsom Lake is considered an urban reservoir, and there are plenty of sumptuous homes perched on the hills above its shores. Still, if you want to “get away from it all,” whether on the water or on the bank, tranquil spots abound.