A beautiful day
Riding high
The American River is running fast and fairly high right now; as I stood on the shore yesterday morning, mesmerized by the rushing water, there was nothing that could have induced me to dip even one foot into the torrent. But the birds have seen it all before and seemed more pleased than impressed. Like the Great Blue heron, calmly […]
Rufous-sided towhee
I was lucky enough to see a few of these beautiful little birds near the river today, and especially lucky with the image below.
Along Bridge Street
Some of the sights from my recent walk along the American River in Fair Oaks.
Between two dams
This week I took advantage of the warmer weather to get out and have a look at Folsom Dam and Nimbus Dam. Even though the water releases aren’t nearly as dramatic right now as they were even a week ago, there is still a steady flow coming through the gates at both dams. With so much mountain snow yet to […]
Nimbus Fish Hatchery
This morning I paid a visit to the Nimbus Fish Hatchery and hiked around both sides of Nimbus Dam. My main reason was to get some pictures of the weir, which guides salmon and steelhead into the fish ladder. Because of all the rain and snow we’ve had this winter, the gates are open at Nimbus (as well as Folsom […]
Cracking up
Red vines
Grove of giants
