Jeff using a Power Inverter to charge a camera battery.
When we left home for our Northeastern California Road Trip a couple weeks ago, we planned on staying in places with power about half of the time. As it turns out, we were without power the entire trip! [click to continue…]
Taylorsville Tavern, Taylorsville, California
Unfortunately, we didn’t get to check out the Taylorsville Tavern while we were in town. It looks like it could be a fun place to have a cold one, next time we are in the area!
Old Rusty Cheverlot Pickup Truck, Taylorsville, California
Lately, I seem to have a passion for photographing old trucks. That may be one reason why I love little old towns off-the-beaten-path so much. They nearly always seem to have at least one old truck laying around in a pasture somewhere.
It’s funny. They have to be really old though. A broken down 20 or 30 year old truck laying around in someone’s yard would appear as trash. But, really old ones such as the one in this photo make great yard art, as long as it’s not in my yard!
I hope no one ever hauls this truck out of town. It’s part of what makes Taylorsville the neat little town that it is!
Sue Hadley sitting in front of Young’s Market (built in 1862), Taylorsville, California
There is not a whole lot in Downtown Taylorsville, but that’s the way we like it. Our favorite travel destinations are usually the lesser known, off-the-beaten-path locations, such as Taylorsville in Plumas County, California.
The population here is less than 200. There are only a handful of business establishments in town. But, this little “Po Dunk” town located in beautiful Indian Valley is rich in beauty and history. There is also a lot to do and see in Taylorsville and the surrounding area.
We learned while visiting McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park later on in our trip, Taylorsville is quite the happening place over the 4th of July weekend. The family we talked to from the Bay Area have been visiting Taylorsville over the 4th of July weekend for years. I think we just might have to put that on our travel list for next year!
More photos of Taylorsville to come!
Indian Creek, Taylorsville, California shot on Nikon D-300 with Tokina 12-24mm lens.
It’s a lot easier to Blog about our Northeastern California Road Trip, now that we are home and with power. [click to continue…]
Blue Lake Shoreline, Modoc National Forest, California
Some of you have been reading our Photo Blog during the last couple of weeks, during our Northeastern California Road Trip.
We are now back home in Auburn. Last night, we completed a 1150-mile loop, covering some of the most beautiful and less traveled to areas of Northern California.
We had a great trip, but as always, it’s good to be home! We returned with lots of photos and now the fun (I mean the not-so-glamorous work) begins. Our images will get organized into folders, edited, keyworded, captioned and the list goes on.
Over the next few weeks, we will also be posting many more photos from our road trip. So, please be sure to check back often to see what’s new.
McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, Shasta County, California.
Greetings from the road everyone,
We apologize for the long gaps between posts, but Blogging from the road has been very challenging. We have set up camp in 3 different locations since leaving home, all without power. To download our images to our laptop, we are using a power inverter that converts battery power to AC power. For checking our e-mail and posting to our Photo Blog, we have to drive to the nearest town, which has been as far away as 35-miles (today in Alturas). Boy, have we learned a lot on this trip! [click to continue…]
Indian Creek, Taylorsville, California
Our first 3 nights were spent in Taylorsville, a little “Po Dunk” town in Plumas County, southeast of Lake Almanor.
We camped on 10 acres of private property with our friends, along beautiful Indian Creek. The photo above was taken right next to our campsite.
While we were there, we did a day trip to Lasen National Park. Now, we have moved on to McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park.
We hope to write again in a few days, but we have found out that Blogging while on the road is harder than we thought.
Adios,
Jeff & Sherri (Cocoa too!)
Horse in rural Auburn, California, shot with Nikon D-300 and Tokina super wide-angle lens.
The photo of this horse doesn’t really have anything to do with our travel plans, but I needed to “test drive” my new equiptment, before leaving on our 15-day road trip, which begins tomorrow.
Our travel/photo plans (subject to flexibility) are as follows:
Counties:
California – Sierra, Plumas, Lassen, Modoc, El Dorado
Nevada – Washoe, Douglas
Subjects: (partial list)
State Parks, Lassen National Park, Lake Tahoe, hiking, kayaking, hot springs, scenics and much more.
We hope you will follow along with us during our travels. Since much of our trip will be off-the-beaten-path, we won’t always have Internet access (Wifi). So we are not sure how often we will be able to post on our Photo Blog. We are hoping to keep you updated as to where we are and what we are doing every 2-3 days.
Cheers,
Jeff & Sherri
Jeff and Blue Thunder climbing out of Little Gold Valley, near Gold Lake, Sierra County, California.
Of all the off-road adventures we have taken in Blue Thunder, climbing the hill in this photo left the biggest impact. [click to continue…]
