In or On Water
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week.
Crossing Creeks, Part 2
Here are a few more images from my recent hikes at Brown’s Ravine and Snipes-Pershing Ravine.
Off season
Crossing creeks
Lately I’ve been shooting a lot of spring wildflowers; but I’ve also been having a lot of fun shooting another springtime feature, the many small creeks that feed into Natoma and Folsom lakes. I can’t always find out the names of these tiny (and often temporary) waterways, and they’re not always easy to access — especially with so much poison […]
Old Carrolton
Granite Bay State Recreation Area on Folsom Lake has so many places to hike! Last Tuesday I decided to explore the area known as Doton’s Point; despite the current name, this part of the lake was historically the site of Carrolton, a Gold Rush town on the North Fork of the American River.
Between two dams
This week I took advantage of the warmer weather to get out and have a look at Folsom Dam and Nimbus Dam. Even though the water releases aren’t nearly as dramatic right now as they were even a week ago, there is still a steady flow coming through the gates at both dams. With so much mountain snow yet to […]
March on Hinkle Creek
It’s been quite a long time since I visited Hinkle Creek; today seemed like the perfect day to go. The sun was shining, and I wanted to get out of the house for a bit even though I’m still nursing sore muscles from my recent outings. The trail isn’t much more than a mile long and most of it is […]
Shiny
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Shiny.
Go with the flow
There is plenty of water on Mississippi Bar right now, thanks to all the storms we’ve had lately. Most of it seems to be collected within vernal pools and other depressions — but not this energetic little creek, rushing and bubbling its way toward Lake Natoma. I got a chance to play around with a slower shutter speed on my […]