We’ve traveled along Interstate 40 through Southern California and Arizona enough times now that most of the rest areas have become familiar stopping places. Some of the amenities we find are less than impressive — although we sincerely appreciate that they exist at all. There is nothing quite like the disappointment and anguish of the long-distance road tripper who finds […]
Fruit decor in two farmhouses — Keller, Texas, and Mendocino County, California.
I was so happy about the photos I shot last Saturday as we drove through a coast range snowstorm I nearly forgot it was actually time for Memory Monday! So instead I went through the “Korea albums” and found some images of family time in the snow to share today. These pictures provide a very good example of the nostalgic […]
Today’s batch of images, pulled from what I’ve been calling the Korean photo albums, were actually shot near California’s central coast. Located in the center of Monterey County, Fort Hunter Liggett is the largest US Army Reserve post. These photos were shot 16 August 1980, and thus far, they are the only pictures I’ve found with handwritten notes on the […]
As I promised last week, today’s Memory Monday features a series of post cards from scenic Northern California — specifically, the Feather River, the small town of Quincy in Plumas County, and Lake Tahoe. I’m not sure of the year these photos were taken, but you can probably make a few guesses based on the appearance of the cars! Memory Monday will be on a break next week while I decide what’s next!
The final segment of this series finds Huell visiting the border crossing into Mexico (where he makes friends with a drug-sniffing dog) and then exploring the town of Imperial Beach. Of course he stops to eat at the local hotspot and meets some of the town’s colorful characters before ultimately planting his small flag on California’s southwest corner. Huell finishes […]
The outside of the California State Capitol building is impressive, but the inside is pretty cool too. I was standing on the second floor beneath the rotunda when I took these pictures.
July 3, 1979 — Chemult, Oregon All the way north to Vancouver, B.C., and back we had overnighted at various KOA campgrounds; but along Highway 97 in the middle of Oregon there were no such places to be found. Instead, we stopped at Corral Springs Campground in the Fremont-Winema National Forest. The spot could best be described as primitive; there […]
Even if you’ve never heard of Studebaker automobiles, you’ve probably heard of Levi’s jeans. If you’re like me, you know that Levi’s had their origins during the years of the California Gold Rush. But I was amazed to learn the Studebaker story, from wooden wagons to wheelbarrows to 1950-era cars. This is a fun episode and a good reminder that […]