Scenic Sunday
Summer at Carson Pass
I went digging in my archives looking for more forgotten images, and found quite a few from a visit to Caples Lake in August 2021. The lake is just down the hill from Carson Pass on State Route 88 in Alpine County. The pass was named after famed mountain man Kit Carson, while the lake’s current name (it has had […]
The Adventure Continues… Owens River
At the beginning of this one-hour episode of California’s Gold, Huell describes this segment as a “learning experience,” and I certainly learned a few things relating to a portion of California about which I know very little. I believe the closest I’ve ever been to the Owens Valley was a visit to Death Valley National Park — which lies to […]
Mountain wildflowers
Even though we’re in a drought this summer, I still found plenty of colorful flowers growing in the high mountains of El Dorado County in late July. I’ve used the Google Lens app to tentatively identify a few of them.
Up the hill
We try to drive up to the mountains at least once a year in the summertime; it’s a great way to get out of the house and away from the valley heat, if only for a few hours. I don’t believe we made one of these day trips last year, but a couple of days ago we headed “up the […]
The Adventure Continues… Devil’s Postpile
It turns out there are quite a number of places in the Western United States (and even more worldwide) with names that designate them as “the Devil’s (fill in the blank).” Have you ever heard of Devil’s Slide in San Mateo County? Or Devil’s Canyon and Devil’s Punchbowl, both in the Angeles National Forest? How about Devil’s Playground in Arizona? […]
The Adventure Continues… Bodie
Since this episode of California’s Gold was filmed in 1992, the Bodie State Historic Park has only grown in popularity. There are now about 100 structures still standing, and the high desert location makes it a favorite for winter and nighttime photography. As this episode makes clear, Bodie is famous not just in California but all over the world! Join […]
“Virile to risk and find…”
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 […]
The Adventure Continues… Lost Sierra
If you’ve ever dreamed of living in a small town in the middle of a breathtaking landscape, you’ll enjoy Huell’s visit to Downieville, where the houses have no addresses and there are no traffic signals.  Downieville was named after William Downie, a Scotsman who mined for gold in the area in 1849.  And very little has changed in this tiny town, […]