In 2018, Louise Jackson and I worked together on a second edition of her book, The Visalia Electric Railroad: Stories of the Early Years. We published it with a printer that may or may not still be in business. You can read about it on this old blog post: The Visalia Electric Railroad Book. Very […]
Two More Terminus Dam Questions Answered
After the tour of Terminus Dam, I had questions. Ranger Tim’s answers were posted yesterday. And as is usually the case, questions and answers beget more questions. Here are my further questions and Ranger Tim’s answers. 1. What is a “stilling basin”? Stilling Basins Behind Dams — USACE Design and Function A stilling basin is a critical […]
A Tour | Terminus Dam | Lake Kaweah
No more confusion* over “Lake Kaweah” or Kaweah Lake: here is an official sign. The Mineral King Preservation Society organized a tour of the dam that creates Lake Kaweah. I have been there, but it was before the new fusegates were built in 2004. The purpose of that previous trip was to get photos for […]
MURAL “UNVEILING” TODAY
In case you are curious, this is some of the area around Ivanhoe. I really love it there, which you may have figured out. Of course I also loved living in Lemon Cove, and now I love living in Three Rivers. (Don’t move here—remember that we are fat, have diabetes, the air is bad, and […]
Library Mural, Day Nine
You last saw the mural looking like this: On the way to Ivanhoe on Friday morning, a clear, sunny, and cold morning, I pulled over for a few photos of oranges. The mountains were very visible from the library’s address. (Just keep your eyes above the waste.) Intern and I had a brief discussion about […]
A Country Girl Goes to Town
This post is just to vent my thoughts about a day spent in Visalia. It might fall into the categories of “Why is She Bloviating Again?” or perhaps “Too Long, Didn’t Read”. I headed down the hill to Visalia one morning and was tailgated around the lake. What does tailgating accomplish when there is no […]
Assorted Photos with Chit-Chat
If you look in the shadows between (and beyond) the 2 chairs, you might be able to discern a doe with 2 fawns, probably born that very day. While getting gas at the Four-way (local vernacular for an important intersection), I snapped this photo. Barns this classic and oak trees this majestic, quercus lobata, are […]
Breaking the Silence–the Mineral King Road
Because Mineral King was closed to the public all summer, I chose to not post about it. There is nothing polite about rubbing people’s noses in the harsh reality of being forbidden to visit the most beautiful place in Tulare County, and in spite of my natural bluntness, I do my best to be polite. […]