Ebb and tide

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 […]

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Once a house

Not too long ago I shared some of my previously unseen images from two abandoned luxury homes on the bluff above Manchester Beach in Mendocino County. I had intended to finish off the series sooner, but anyway, here is the final group of photos, mostly focusing on the more southern of the two structures. I’m not sure how long these […]

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Spring fling

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 […]

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Alder Creek Beach house

I’ve already shared quite a few images from my exploration of the two abandoned houses perched above Manchester Beach in Mendocino County. It was actually the Big Guy who first drew my attention to these decaying structures, barely visible in the distance as we walked on the beach in November 2024, and I had been itching to return and get […]

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Partway up a mountain

Of all the times I happened to be travelling along Highway 29 in Lake County (west of Clear Lake) and noticed the interestingly named Bottle Rock Road, I never imagined that one day I’d be turning onto that very road in search of a new hiking spot. It was already past noon when I arrived at Boggs Lake Preserve, on […]

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Russian Gulch rainforest

It’s been nearly five months since we were last at the coast in Mendocino County, and with all our recent trips to Texas, it seems even longer. Hopefully we’ll soon be able to plan another visit; but in the meantime, I still have a lot of photos from previous trips that I haven’t yet shared. Today, here’s a look at […]

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