Author Archives: Trail Rocker

Today our friends Terry and Melinda came to visit. After some friendly conversation we headed to the pier in Santa Cruz for lunch. At the pier we enjoyed a great view of Monterey Bay and a good meal at Riva’s. It was a little chilly on the pier. The temperature was 60 degrees with aContinue reading “Santa Cruz Pier”

Barbara and I spent a lazy day at the trailer for most of Valentines day. We did however, take a drive down to Santa Cruz to watch the sunset. It wasn’t the best sunset we have ever seen, but it wasn’t bad. While I took photos Barbara waited in the truck. She thought it wasContinue reading “Valentines Day”

This morning Barbara and I drove over to the Santa Cruz Lighthouse for what was advertised as a farmers market. We walked the entire “farmers market” and never saw any fruits or vegetables. As it turned out it was actually a craft fair. The advertisement also indicated that there would be lots of wonderful viewsContinue reading “Santa Cruz Lighthouse”

After the events of the past few days I decided that today would be a good day to stretch my legs and clear my mind. As usual I took a hike into Coloma this morning but wanted to hike up to the Marshall Monument. Now there are two trails that lead to the monument. OneContinue reading “Clear My Mind”

The American River in northern California is, I believe, one of the most beautiful bodies of water in North America. It is also one of many rivers in the US that is protected, in several locations, under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (WSRA). The WSRA was enacted by congress to protect rivers in theContinue reading “The American River”

This afternoon while I was enjoying the company of family, I noticed a woodpecker land on a nearby tree. I ran inside, grabbed my camera, installed my largest lens and went to work trying to get some photos of this elusive bird. It seemed like every time I would find a good vantage point, theContinue reading “Woodpecker”

Hopper woke me up early this morning. So after I took care of his needs I decided to go looking for some river otters. It was cold out this morning, 34 degrees, so the water temperature was warmer than the ambient air, which made for some interesting photographs. However, as you can tell from theContinue reading “Misty Morning”

After Christmas things have been slow in northern California while we wait for parts to make minor repairs to our trailer. After the December rain and snow the weather has turned sunny but cold and sometimes windy, so my time outside has been limited. During the month of January we travelled between the Thousand TrailsContinue reading “Slow Time”

This morning I braved the cold, it was 35 degrees, in an attempt to get some photos of the local river otter. I did get to see him or her, but it was too fast for me to get a photo. I was sitting at the river’s edge when it popped up in front ofContinue reading “Wildlife”

This morning I got up and my legs were sore due to my eight mile hike yesterday. So I drank some juice, green tea and Muscle Milk and took another hike to work the soreness out. This time I only hiked 3.8 miles, but found another trail on the far side of the river thatContinue reading “Coloma”