Author: Maven
The Heidrick Ag History Center in Woodland, California
When I visited Sacramento in March (see post below), the continuous rain and flooding problems made my planned trip into the Delta a wash, so instead I drove out to the Heidrick Ag History Center in Woodland, California, just 15 minutes from downtown Sacramento. Home page readers, come see what’s inside the museum by clicking…
The Fremont Weir and the Sacramento River – shots from the March 2011 flooding
While in the process of labeling and cataloging my pictures, a task I am forever behind in, I came across the pictures that I took when TJ was kind enough to take me out there one rainy day while I was in Sacramento. It was March of 2011, and the river was raging, testing Sacramento’s…
Virginia Lakes: An easy Eastern Sierra high country experience
Do you want to visit the high country, but want to eliminate the long hike to get to it? (Personally, if I am to hike to the top of a mountain, I prefer to be as close to the top as possible when I start!) Well, I believe I have found the most easily-accessible high…
Agriculture in Central Ontario, Canada
This week, I’m doing something totally different – I’m traveling through central Ontario, Canada. The area I am visiting is rural, agriculture being the main industry, but it’s done quite differently here. The landscape and layout of the population is completely different than California in a myriad ways. Home page readers, click on the link…
Lake Tahoe’s Sand Harbor: One of Tahoe’s best beaches
A trip to Grandma’s house always includes an excursion to Lake Tahoe, one of my most favorite places on earth! This year, since we we’re traveling without the dog, we could return to one of the best family beaches at Lake Tahoe: Sand Harbor, which is located just south of Incline Village on the Nevada…
And now for something totally different … BMX bikers!
What a treat it was to take my oldest son, a BMX enthusiast, to the Rattlesnake Mountain Skatepark up in Reno and find the Sanctuary BMX team having a filming session. So I grabbed my camera with my telephoto lens, and here’s what I was able to capture …
A day at the Santa Monica Pier
Another installment of the Mom’s Summer Adventure Series took us to the Santa Monica Pier, where we rode a roller coaster, ferris wheel and more, plus visited an aquarium, and spent some time on the beach. Afterwards, the kids declared it one of the best adventures so far! And unlike Venice Beach, this place is…
A stop at Mono Lake
Further along the road to Grandma’s house is Mono Lake, another favorite place to stretch our legs. Each time we decide to stop here, I try and pick someplace different. This time, I turned in on the road just north of the Visitor’s Center.
Convict Lake in the afternoon
Convict Lake – I’m not sure why it is called “Convict Lake” but it’s a beautiful place! We’re going to be camping here real soon, so on the way up to Grandma’s house, we stopped by to see our campsite and check out the lake. Afternoon is not prime time for photography here; the sun…