Rattlesnake Bar sits far up the North Fork of Folsom Lake, near Newcastle. I’ve been there many times over the past 30 years with the Big Guy. We would usually park near the boat ramp and walk the trail to Avery’s Pond and Mormon Ravine; but we also explored the southern shores of the park, around the former site of […]
Exaxtly one year ago, I was on the Mendocino coast with the Big Guy for yet another fishing and hiking trip. During our stay, we spent a fair amount of time inside our rented house, staring out at the pouring rain and trying to keep the fire in our stove from going out. For a short time, we were even […]
Today I’m looking back at a few of the photos I shot with my Fujifilm camera last April during a quick visit to Lake Mendocino. I was already familiar with the north end of the lake, so I went exploring and found the Shakota Trail, near The Forks, on the southwest shore. There is a popular boat ramp here, but […]
It was not quite 8 AM when I first caught sight of a towering mansion that seemed to be sitting in the middle of a busy street in Weatherford, Texas. I was caught up in the morning rush hour and wasn’t really sure where I was going; but I knew I wanted a closer look. As I moved closer, I […]
