Home Alone
No, I have not fallen off the edge of the world - I've just been very busy with a client who is reluctant to listen to me - thus I…
Ina Coolbrith Park
A best kept secret in San Francisco - View from Russian Hill My schedule did not permit traveling "home for the holidays" and who likes to travel over the busiest…
Vikingsholm Disarray
Now with a few upgrades and renovations, I could live in this minor Vikingsholm structure Vikingsholm Castle has been a major tourist destination for generations. On my last visit, it…
Summer is Gone in Sacramento
The sunny and mid-seventies days have left Sacramento for the season. We now have to endure periods of rain and mid-sixties. It is really rather pleasant. A single rose was…
Trekking in Tall Timbers
One wonders if the owner of the antiquated boat is ever going to restore it? When I arrived at Dulles Airport on Friday my seat mate advised me it would…
SFO to IAD
IĀ needed to get home as both my driver's licenseĀ and auto registration are about to expire and I don't want to commit to becoming a Californian quite yet (not that I…
A Day in Emerald Bay
Likely the most photographed area in Lake Tahoe, and likely not the best photograph! It was a crazy week and I am task not even to talk about it. The…
Folsom Lake (yeah the infamous prison is a hop away)
I was planning my big first hike down to Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe this weekend, and I even bought my Bear Spray - but I got lazy and caught…