Last January I shared with you an episode of California’s Golden Parks in which Huell visited Donner Memorial State Park; at the time I wanted very badly to include the photos I’d taken of the memorial statue, but I couldn’t locate them. Well, better late than never, right? These photos were shot in July 2006; but it was the end […]
Not long ago I was lucky enough to discover a CD full of photos I haven’t seen in years — including these, which I shot during the summer of 2006 with my Nikon Coolpix 5700. We were on a hike in the Castle Peak area, just up the road from Donner Lake; and while we weren’t terribly far from Interstate […]
Like me, you may have heard about recent efforts to split the state of California into two or three parts — in particular, separating Southern and Northern California. I was surprised to learn from this episode of Huell Howser’s Road Trip that if it weren’t for construction of the Old Ridge Route through the San Gabriel and Tehachapi Mountains, California […]
We’ve had a number of devastating wildfires in California over the past few months, and most recently two fires burning in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest caused the week-long closure of Interstate 5. I have to admit I’ve never spent much time exploring this beautiful portion of Northern California — although I’ve traveled through and collected some colorful post cards! Huell […]
Huell gets another thrill ride in this episode of California’s Gold from 2006 when he goes up in a plane to witness baby trout being planted in mountain lakes. California Fish and Game have been using airplanes to drop the trout for over 50 years, and despite Huell’s nerves, their pilots are experts at maneuvering among the high mountain peaks. […]
We are right smack in the middle of fire season here in California, with at least one dangerous wildland fire burning uncomfortably close to Yosemite National Park. So I thought it was fitting to have a look at one of the Forest Service’s historic fire towers. These days, most of the towers have been abandoned or even turned into vacation […]
We’re barely into July and already the heat has me looking forward to October and November! But that’s only one of the reasons I chose this week’s episode of California’s Gold. High altitude hiking, clear mountain lakes, breathtaking panoramas, glacial waterfalls, a very cool knitted hat, and an adorable little critter called the American pika — this adventure in the […]
Flying home from Southern California last week, I got a few photos — mostly near the beginning and the end of the flight. Sacramento was easy for me to identify, but I also had fun comparing Google Earth to my images and figuring out what was outside my window, like the San Gabriel Reservoir and a section of the 210 […]
This week I’m sharing the final set of images from my box of professionally photographed slides. I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing them as much as I have! I’ll be taking a break from Memory Monday next week (and possibly the week after that) as I try to decide what’s next. My new scanner has made such a huge difference in […]