Photo of the Day — Near Signal Peak

The author just below Signal Peak (elevation 7,741 feet). The view is toward the north and Fordyce Lake.

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I’m not intentionally following up my last post on the “ghost town” of Red Dog, but …

It seems lately I’m chasing ghosts from the past: trying to find the location of the Kennebec House way station on North Bloomfield Road, and find out whether a patch of ground in a rural area east of Nevada City is an unmarked grave.

More to come…

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Photo of the Day

Deer Creek Bridge circa 1870

In this commercial photo, taken as early as 1860, is a nearly deforested Sugarloaf in the background (typical of the landscape in Nevada City at the time) and several buildings on Spring and South Pine streets that exist today. The boy on the horse seems like a hired extra. The white sign on the bridge says: “Notice $25 fine for riding (and) driving over the bridge faster than a walk.”

The bridge’s suspension cables were designed by Andrew Smith Hallidie (1836-1900), who brought rope wire manufacturing to California. Hallidie also was a major contributor to the creation of the San Francisco cable car system.

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Dear Reader,

I am a writer, reporter, photographer, naturalist, native plant gardener, adventurer, musician and teacher. This blog hopefully allows me to use these skills to share my philosophical and photographic observations living in this unique place in space we know as Nevada County. I have lived in western Nevada County since 1989, after living in Chico (1981-’89) and the Bay Area (1963-’81). I currently live in the Deer Creek watershed on the outskirts of Nevada City.

In the near future, look for the following sections in this blog:

• Photo of the Day
• This Date in Nevada County
• Looking Out (observations)
• Looking In (ruminations)
• 101 Reasons We Love Nevada County
• 50 Essential Nevada County Experiences
• Links

I welcome your comments, suggestions and feedback. Thanks for your attention.

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