Scenic Sunday
Scenic Sunday
Winter sunshine
It still hasn’t fully sunk in with me that spring has arrived. Late last January we made a day trip over to Lake Berryessa and found the skies completely clear and the temperatures surprisingly warm. The only clues that we were still in the throes of winter were the absence of other people along the lakeshore and the fact that […]
Mendocino beauty spots
Two locations in Mendocino County, near the town of Point Arena — Stornetta to the north, and Moat Creek to the south. Stornetta has become a favorite fishing area for the Big Guy, and I’ve enjoyed exploring the trails there, where occasionally you may encounter grazing dairy cattle. In early December 2023, I visited both sites on the same day. […]
Scenic Sunday
Scenic Sunday
October hike
I really have mixed feelings about hiking from the Sterling Pointe trailhead at Folsom Lake. On the plus side, parking is free and the lot is usually nearly empty whenever I go. It’s also a fairly easy hike downhill to the lakeshore with great scenic views and even a bench or two along the way. Once at the bottom, you […]
The Jughandle
Back in May of this year I shared one or two images of our visit to this area of the Mendocino coast, but I still haven’t had a chance to seriously explore Jughandle State Reserve proper. On this cloudless November afternoon we parked alongside the highway about 5 miles south of Fort Bragg and hiked past the gate to the […]
Big skies
