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Rock a Hoola 8 © 2013 Maven. All rights reserved.

Return to Rock-a-Hoola … soon to be reopening … ?

May 11, 2013
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Sad news or good news, depending on how you look at it, for all of you Rock-a-Hoola fans.  Someone is in the process of trying to reopen the place. A blogger friend of mine visited the place recently and found … Continue reading→

Sacramento Intake downtown at dusk Dec 2012 #2 © 2013 Maven. All rights reserved.

Beautiful infrastructure: The Sacramento River intake facility

May 4, 2013
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This is the view of downtown Sacramento from the new water intake facility on the Sacramento River.  It’s really quite beautiful, considering it has a rather mundane function of sucking up river water for use by city residents. I like … Continue reading→

Central Valley Apr 2012 #2 © 2013 Maven. All rights reserved.

Shots from the road: The Central Valley in April, plus an afternoon in the Delta

April 20, 2013
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Another month, another trip to Sacramento … It is April now. The blooms on the trees, so prevalent the previous month, have now all turned to green … I miss the squares of pink and red … but the green … Continue reading→

Long Beach Aquarium Jan 2013 #63 © 2013 Maven. All rights reserved.

Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach

March 26, 2013
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I had the opportunity to visit the Long Beach Aquarium this past January with my two kids.  It’s a beautiful aquarium with plenty to do and well worth the admission price.  I had my small camera with me which takes … Continue reading→

Swansea Apr 2012 #10 © 2013 Maven. All rights reserved.

Out and about in the Owens Valley

March 23, 2013
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I’ve been slowly working my way through the chore of cataloging my photos, and as I get ready to file things away, here is a collection of odd shots from in and around the Owens Valley from last year.  (I’m … Continue reading→

Bristlecone Pine Forest Aug 2012 #42 © 2013 Maven. All rights reserved.

The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest: Spending time with the oldest living things on earth

March 21, 2013
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High above the Owens Valley in the White Mountains is the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, home to the oldest living things on earth.

Klondike Lake wetlands Aug 2012 #14 © 2013 Maven. All rights reserved.

Klondike Lake and satellite dishes

March 16, 2013
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This is Klondike Lake, sort of secret locals-only sort of place in the Owens Valley.

Zurich Station Owens Valley Aug 2012 #8 © 2013 Maven. All rights reserved.

Zurich Station, Owens Valley

March 16, 2013
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This is Zurich Station, an old railroad station on the Carson & Colorado Railway which used to run down the eastern side of the Owens Valley.  We discovered this gem on our way back from the Bristlecone Pineforest.

Lake Isabella Black and White Forest June 2012 #14 © 2013 Maven. All rights reserved.

Camping at Lake Isabella: The black and white forest and other things …

March 13, 2013
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In June of last year, we went camping at Lake Isabella, which is just above Bakersfield.  Behind our campground was a grove of sycamore trees (at least I think they were sycamores … ) where a fire had swept through … Continue reading→

IMG_2392 © 2013 Maven. All rights reserved.

Spring comes to the Central Valley

March 9, 2013
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Another month, another trip up to Sacramento.  I think the thing that I will enjoy most is watching the Central Valley as it changes through the seasons. This month, the almond trees are in spectacular bloom, and the wildflowers are … Continue reading→

Owens Lake Bed Aug 2012 #76 © 2013 Maven. All rights reserved.

Halobacteria and infrastructure: Owens Lake in the summer

March 8, 2013
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Last August, on a trip through the Owens Valley, I had another chance to drive across the lakebed.  My earlier pictures were from the spring; there was much more water on the lakebed because that is a time of year … Continue reading→

Swansea Apr 2012 #25 © 2013 Maven. All rights reserved.

The eastern side of Owens Lake: Keeler and Swansea

March 8, 2013
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Over on the east side of Owens Lake lies the little town of Keeler, population 50, so says the sign.

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