Roads
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Roads: country, freeways, streets.
The Adventure Continues…
I hope you’ve been enjoying my Wednesday series featuring the many adventures of Huell Howser. Sad to say, the series will be taking a short break — but not because I’ve run out of episodes to share! The Chapman University archives have been experiencing some technical difficulties over the past week or so, and I’m currently unable to link to any of the videos, including those I’ve shared in the past. I’ve been in contact with the archives technician, and he assures me they are well aware of some issues with their server and are working to resolve them; but as of right now they have no estimate of when the site will be working normally again. Let’s hope it won’t be too much longer, because… well, I don’t know about you, but watching Huell Howser always makes my Wedesdays a little better!
The Adventure Continues… Tallest Building
One of the things I’ve always enjoyed about California’s Gold is that Huell so often gets special access to places most people never get to go; as a viewer, I’m treated to an experience or perspective that I would otherwise never be able to enjoy. That’s very much the case with this week’s episode. At the time it was filmed, […]
The Adventure Continues… Things That Came Back
Recently I’ve shared images of some of the seasonal pools scattered around Mississippi Bar. Most of those ponds are man-made, but exploring them reminded me of this episode of California’s Gold, which educated me about historic Tulare Lake — an enormous lake (about 760 square miles) that I never knew even existed! Although apparently destroyed by damming of three rivers, […]
Memory Monday, Week 105
August 2000 — Yet another ocean trip, this one an overnight stay. Our lodgings were at the River’s End, a rustic-looking restaurant and string of cabins all perched on the cliffs near Jenner. I was disappointed to find the cabin had no phone and no TV; but it did have a wide balcony, a wonderful picture window looking out over […]
The Adventure Continues… La Grange
This episode of California’s Gold speaks to me because gold dredgers operated in the American River near Mississippi Bar and Negro Bar from the early 1900s until 1962. There are still people living in my area who recall the constant noise of the dredgers as a regular part of their childhood. Aside from that, La Grange is a great example […]
Memory Monday, Week 104
Last Monday I concluded my tale of our overnight trip to the coast in July 1998; this week I’m continuing the ocean theme with photos from the impulsive day trip I took with the Big Guy back in August 1999. Yes — we drove more than 200 miles round trip in a single day just for the brief chance to […]
The Adventure Continues… Bits and Pieces
I was having a tough time deciding which episode of California’s Gold to feature this week; so in the end I settled on one that has Huell visiting a few different — and surprising — locations. From cactus to marigolds, with a few ostriches thrown in, this is a fun and colorful episode! What do a brilliant field of marigolds, […]
Memory Monday, Week 103
Sonoma Coast, July 1998 — After spending one night in our posh lodgings, the Big Guy was eager to get back out and find a fishing spot. We had to head home that afternoon, so there was no time to be lost! He left the room about 7 AM to search for bait (ghost shrimp) at Doran Beach, just down […]