Morning coffee
They were sitting high up on the veranda of a luxurious multistory home overlooking the American River and the bike trail.
Snow in summer
I know I keep talking about the heat this summer; actually yesterday morning I started musing that it’s already August, September will soon be here (although September is usually still a warm month in these parts), and the next thing you know it will be autumn. That led me to wonder how much rain and snow we’ll get this coming […]
Early August sunrise
With daytime temperatures sitting firmly in the 100-degree range and air quality officially unhealthy for sensitive groups, any strenuous exercise I’m doing has to be as early as possible in the day. This morning as I stepped out my door, the air felt stagnant and thick and already slightly uncomfortable. It was a bit daunting, but I felt rewarded as […]
Memory Monday, Week 37
Higher Elevations, Summer 1987 When we weren’t traveling to the coast or fishing in our own backyard, The Big Guy and I liked spending a day or two up in the mountains — especially during the summer when the temperatures were uncomfortable in the valley. Back then our house had only an old “swamp cooler” and sometimes it just wasn’t […]
A cool respite
When you’re hiking along a hot, dusty trail on a summer day, it’s always wonderful to come across a cool stream running across your path, bubbling and singing as it drops down to the lake below. The combination of welcoming shade, colorful wildflowers, and sometimes even a few nice, sweet berries makes it possible to continue on down the trail. […]
High Sierra
It was nice and cool in the mountains at 8700 feet (2651 meters) where The Big Guy and I went hiking today. Kind of hard to come back to the valley heat!
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Folsom Lake Marina
Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: July 23, 2017 Sometimes when you’re hiking, things get left behind: Someone forgot to take this sign down… about three years ago: I like this one-legged sign; and in the background, the opposite of farm-fresh produce — a McDonalds: Either someone is practicing their sculpting skills, or this guy had a very hard fall: