The barriers are still sitting across the bike trail; we continue to wait for the rock slides and resulting damage from January 2017 to be repaired. And while those giant concrete blocks don’t seem to be doing much to keep out cyclists and pedestrians, on the plus side they’ve made a great spot for random graffiti.
Most of the trees on Mississippi Bar are oaks, cottonwoods, or pine trees. But there’s at least one palm tree sitting on the bank of one of the ponds. I can’t tell how long it’s been there or how it came to be there in the first place, but I always like to check on it whenever I’m hiking nearby. […]
Once the site of gold mining camps and later owned by Teichert Aggregates, Mississippi Bar, located along the shore of Lake Natoma, is now part of the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area.
I had no clue what plant this was when I first photographed it, and Google’s image search didn’t provide much help. Part of my trouble was that I couldn’t guess what the flowers would look like once the buds opened. So I waited for about a week and then went back to check on developments. This purple milkweed (Asclepias cordifolia) […]
Today it’s raining again, but last Tuesday morning was a warm, sunny day. Luckily, I had the chance to get out and do some hiking near Lake Natoma. I ended up walking six miles!
It’s been far too long since I’ve gone out hiking in the morning. I shot this picture in October 2016 along one of my favorite local trails — but I had to think for a few minutes before I remembered the approximate location. The appearance of these smaller paths is constantly evolving as the underbrush grows and some of the […]
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of November 22, 2017. This week, share a photo that embodies transformation.
The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of November 15, 2017. Show us your interpretation of today’s theme, “Experimental.” Venturing out to experience the near-total solar eclipse last August felt like an experiment, although I wasn’t prepared to risk damaging my new camera by actually pointing it at the sky. Instead, I sat on the bluffs above Lake […]
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week. This topic is fairly self-explanatory. Let’s see how creative you can get with this topic. I’m looking forward to what you all decide to post. I just want you to have some fun with your photography.