It’s been on my mind for quite awhile to write about this subject. Everything that follows pertains mostly to the stretch of American River Parkway between Beals Point and the Nimbus Fish Hatchery. In this post I’m focusing on the paved bike trail rather than the off-road areas. I feel extremely lucky to live very close to the American River […]
Well, the 2014 Amgen Tour of California starts in 2 days, and this year both Stage 1 and Stage 2 are practically in my back yard. The buzz of activity around the American River Bike Trail is already increasing; and while I was out walking this morning I may or may not have seen a quartet of pro cyclists fly […]
Both of my “bully gals” are gone now. Gabby and Pinkie — mother and daughter. They had very different personalities, but both were wonderful, sweet dogs and loyal friends. Pinkie was born, along with her 9 brothers and sisters, in our back yard. We hadn’t planned on breeding our dogs. This was our first and only litter. If we could […]
Spring flower, 2005 One of my ideas when I started the blog was to share my photography. I’m far from being a professional, but occasionally I manage to shoot something I’m proud of . . . or at least happy with. So today I thought I’d post some photos. Some of them go back several years, and some were […]