Malakoff Diggins
Ocean’s edge
Looking for Bloomer Cut
I’m not sure where and when I first heard about Bloomer Cut — it may have been at the California State Railroad Museum — but I had been wanting to check it out for quite awhile. I had only a vague idea of its actual location, and I have to admit I didn’t do any real research before setting off […]
Diggins Loop Trail
Here are a few more images from our trip to Malakoff Diggins State Park this week.
To the Diggins
I’ve been wanting to visit Malakoff Diggins State Park for a very long time; back in 2017 I actually shared an episode of California’s Gold in which Huell explored the park and marveled at the sight of these cliffs and the machinery that created them. It’s one thing to view photos and quite another to actually stand in the pit […]
To the Schoolhouse
This old schoolhouse was built in 1884 by George W. Call, the wealthy rancher and businessman whose family made their home on the Fort Ross property from 1874 until the 1920s. It continued to be used as a school building for many years even after being relocated, and it now sits in the North Meadow at Stillwater Cove Regional Park. […]
Morning sparrow
A walk in the woods
Our visit to Stillwater Cove Regional Park was one of the very best parts of last week’s coastal trip. I wanted to hike to the historic Fort Ross schoolhouse, and even though the trail wasn’t very long, we got a pretty good workout climbing down one side of the Stockhoff Creek ravine and up the other. I also struggled because, […]
Signs
Some of the signs that we saw on our recent coastal trip.