The foothills of the Sierra Nevadas were sprinkled with remains of towns that bustled with thousands of people during the go-go heyday of the California gold rush in the 1800s, only now to have perhaps a hundred or so residents and no visible signs of the original towns. Some towns, […]
The deep blue waters of Lake Tahoe reminded us of the Caribbean, except for when looking up to see snow ski mountains rimming the lake. After stopping in to blow a whopping two dollars each at the casinos, we headed for the good stuff outdoors.
California Cavern was discovered in 1850 when local Captain Joseph Taylor was practice shooting and noticed a strange breeze moving his targets. That breeze was emanating from underground passageways, and it was soon afterwards opened up for the public. Over the years the easily accessed initial chambers were even used […]
Wow, BIG trees in Calaveras Big Trees State Park. Truth in advertising there. Groves of 2000 year old giant sequoias are interconnected by interpretative walking trails that combine both botany and history. The park is located along Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway between White Pines […]
The Sierra Nevadas have some beautiful terrain: tree-covered and rolling off into the distance, sparsely populated with hidden valleys and open vistas. Throughout the mountain range are many lakes, and we hiked to several of them.
The Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park is a new gem of the Seattle waterfront. Creatively located on a sloping site that always looks out across Elliott Bay to the Olympic Mountains, it is elevated on top of the traffic of a road and the active trains of railroad tracks. […]
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