I found this small group of turkeys loitering near the entrance to California State Prison, Sacramento, located in Folsom. The sign in the background says “No public access. You are under surveillance” — but I never realized the State of California was using turkeys as prison guards! I was surprised by the lovely iridescent feathers:
“Hallo, Rabbit,” he said, “is that you?” “Let’s pretend it isn’t,” said Rabbit, “and see what happens.” ― A.A. Milne I was doing a bit of power walking up the hill at a nearby park this morning when I noticed this cottontail foraging for breakfast. He seemed more curious than alarmed to see me… but since my heart rate was already elevated I didn’t really want to hang around and get better acquainted. Maybe next time!
The Johnny Cash Trail Overcrossing in Folsom opened in late 2014, and I finally got around to having a good look at it!
It’s now been six months since rock slides closed the popular section of the American River Bike Trail just south of Negro Bar, and there’s still no firm date on when it might reopen. I first wrote about the closure just a few days after the slides happened in my post Storm Damages. And even though three months ago I […]
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of July 19, 2017. For this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge, please post a photo that is unusual in some way for you, whether it be through technique, by subject, or in some other unique way. This theme is wide open to interpretation because only you know what is unusual to you. […]
Construction on Folsom Dam began in 1948, and the dam went into operation in 1956. Even now, additions and improvements are being made, like the new spillway, set for completion by the end of this year. Alongside the dam lies the Folsom Lake Crossing; this new bridge first opened in early 2009. It seems hard to believe now, but it […]
Ever since the rock/mud slides along the bike trail near Negro Bar last January, I’ve really been missing my morning walks along the lake shore. I’ve seen a number of walkers and cyclists breeze past the warning signs and the barrier walls seemingly without a second thought, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do the same. I stayed back […]
Nimbus, with bike trail bottom right and Hazel Avenue in the background: Looking south along Hazel Avenue: Weir and fish hatchery on the American River:
I’d love to hear the tales these giant boulders might tell, if they could only speak…