I don’t think I’ve ever visited the town of Volcano, but it does seem that it would be ideally located as a base for exploring this part of historic Amador County. It’s reasonably close to both Indian Grinding Rock SHP and Black Chasm Cavern, which has been on my bucket list for quite awhile now. For many years, visitors searching […]
Last week I returned to the Angels Camp Museum for the first time since my first visit in 2018. This is one of those places that, although fairly small, has so many historic items to look at that it’s impossible to take everything in during a single visit. The only real downside of this charming museum, for me, is the […]
Every time I pass by Auburn’s old courthouse I want to stop and take pictures, but up until now I’ve never managed to actually do it. And even though a few things have changed in Auburn’s historic district since this episode of Road Trip first aired in 2003, watching Huell make the rounds has motivated me all over again. I’m […]
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Challenge this week.
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 […]
I never knew there were so many types of shoes for horses and mules! I think creating such specialty shoes must be a lost art.
The Gold Rush medicine exhibit at the Angels Camp Museum — if the disease didn’t kill you, the treatment just might!
I didn’t make it to Jamestown on my recent trip to the Mother Lode; but Huell spent a weekend there for this 2010 episode of Road Trip, and he clearly enjoyed himself. Whether you’re to hunt for antiques, pan for gold, or take a ride on the historic train, there’s plenty to do in Jamestown. Huell travels to the historic […]
