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brucespencer · 1 year

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“Across The Gulch, Russian Gulch” © Bruce Spencer 2023

#photographers on tumblr #brucespencer.tumblr.com #russian gulch state park #california state parks

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whilereadingandwalking · 9 months

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Yesterday I got to go somewhere pretty, and find a secluded place on some rocks, and read to the soundtrack of pounding waves. It was restorative and beautiful.

#california state parks #bookworm #bookish love #reader life #book blog #places to read #reading while wandering california

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mari-writes · 8 months

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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park • Felton, CA • September 17, 2023

#Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park #Henry Cowell Redwoods #redwood forest #redwoods #redwood trees #hiking #trees #forest #forest bathing #nature #california #california state parks

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itsabebelife · 6 months

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Hume Lake, Sequoia National Park | Poppy and Vine

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jasmineandchamomile · 10 months

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If you visited a state/national park and saw a line of rocks in a river like this would you assume the rocks had been placed their by park service workers or tourists? I saw this line of clearly human laid rocks in 2 parts of a stream in a California state park. I know if you see rock art stacks you're supposed to kick/move them because they mess with the flow in a river. This line of rocks was clearly slowing the water flow, and so I wondered if I should move the rocks back to more natural positions. I was also worried about messing up something that was set up by the Park Service on purpose, however. There were some small fish around so I thought maybe a slower river flow had some benefit for a breeding area or controlling erosion or something. I'll likely go back to this spot in the future because it's really pretty -- do I move the rocks or not? This was in Henry Cowell State Park in case that changes the answer.

#california state parks #henry cowell #henry cowell state park #santa cruz #river #san lorenzo river #nature #rocks #rock stacking #northern california #california #redwood forest #conservation #henry cowell redwoods

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reneenalaniartista · 2 years

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February 2022. Golden Poppy, Path of the Padres. Los Banos Creek Reservoir.

#golden poppy #Path of the Padres #los banos creek #los banos #san luis reservoir #California State Parks #canon 80d #adobe lightroom #Kitten Cabada Photography

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roadwarrior1970 · 2 years

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#roadtrip #roadart #california #point lobos #california state parks #pacific ocean #cypress

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deckard-thepilgrim · 2 years

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The autumn breeze greeted me for the first time this year, she brings with her comfort and nostalgia, that of which I am in dire need of.

#archeology #park ranger #california state parks #studying #forrest

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amayasnep · 3 months

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Roble del Sueño Dorado (Oak of the Golden Dream)

A Coast Live Oak tree near Santa Clarita in Placerita Canyon State Park, California. A living piece of California history.

According to legend, on 9 March 1842, Mexican mineralogist Francisco López y Arbello decided to have a siesta beneath an oak tree in an area he was surveying. While asleep, he had visions of floating on a pool of gold. When he awoke, he was struck by hunger and spotted some wild onions growing in the shade of the tree. He unearthed the onions and noticed tiny gold flecks sticking to the roots. It was then López had discovered gold in Mexico’s northern frontier.

López brought his gold findings to the nearby Pueblo de Los Ángeles to be appraised. News of the discovery spread as far south as his home state of Sonora and triggered the first gold rush in what is now the U.S. state of California.

The tree itself is a coast live oak that’s at least 200 years old. Its fire-scarred trunk and lush canopy chirping with birds hints at its resilience. I’ve visited the tree a few times and it’s quite a remarkable specimen.

The story varies too. Sometimes it’s a local rancher who discovered the gold. Sometimes it’s a Spanish missionary. Sometimes it’s a river of gold. Other times it’s a field of gold. I presented the story that I could reliably verify.

#notable trees #trees #California history #Santa Clarita #California Historical Landmark #California State Parks

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victorvolta · 4 months

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Why Photographers Call it "Magic Hour"

January 1st on Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, CA Those precious moments right after the sunrises and the landscape is imbued with rich surprises of color. The Sun Rises on Mount Tamalpais

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#California #California State Parks #hiking #Mount Tamalpais #nature #photography

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reasonsforhope · 1 month

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"The Yurok will be the first Tribal nation to co-manage land with the National Park Service under a historic memorandum of understanding signed on Tuesday [March 19, 2024] by the tribe, Redwood national and state parks, and the non-profit Save the Redwoods League, according to news reports.

The Yurok tribe has seen a wave of successes in recent years, successfully campaigning for the removal of a series of dams on the Klamath River, where salmon once ran up to their territory, and with the signing of a new memorandum of understanding, the Yurok are set to reclaim more of what was theirs.

Save the Redwoods League bought a property containing these remarkable trees in 2013, and began working with the tribe to restore it, planting 50,000 native plants in the process. The location was within lands the Yurok once owned but were taken during the Gold Rush period.

Centuries passed, and by the time it was purchased it had been used as a lumber operation for 50 years, and the nearby Prairie Creek where the Yurok once harvested salmon had been buried.

Currently located on the fringe of Redwoods National and State Parks which receive over 1 million visitors every year and is a UNESCO Natural Heritage Site, the property has been renamed ‘O Rew, a Yurok word for the area.

“Today we acknowledge and celebrate the opportunity to return Indigenous guardianship to ‘O Rew and reimagine how millions of visitors from around the world experience the redwoods,” said Sam Hodder, president and CEO of Save the Redwoods League.

Having restored Prarie Creek and filled it with chinook and coho salmon, red-legged frogs, northwestern salamanders, waterfowl, and other species, the tribe has said they will build a traditional village site to showcase their culture, including redwood-plank huts, a sweat house, and a museum to contain many of the tribal artifacts they’ve recovered from museum collections.

Believing the giant trees sacred, they only use fallen trees to build their lodges.

“As the original stewards of this land, we look forward to working together with the Redwood national and state parks to manage it,” said Rosie Clayburn, the tribe’s cultural resources director.

It will add an additional mile of trails to the park system, and connect them with popular redwood groves as well as new interactive exhibits.

“This is a first-of-its-kind arrangement, where Tribal land is co-stewarded with a national park as its gateway to millions of visitors. This action will deepen the relationship between Tribes and the National Park Service,” said Redwoods National Park Superintendent Steve Mietz, adding that it would “heal the land while healing the relationships among all the people who inhabit this magnificent forest.”"

-via Good News Network, March 25, 2024

#indigenous #land back #indigenous issues #first nations #native american #indigenous peoples #yurok #yurok tribe #national parks service #national park #redwoods #california #trees #trees and forests #united states #good news #hope #indigenous land

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finemealprompt · 6 days

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DP x DC Prompt #16

When Hal had asked him which town he protected, Danny was more than happy to tell him, "Amity Park!" When Hal asked Danny where it was, Danny hadn't thought the response, "At this moment? Or where it was last week?" would've caused such chaos in the meeting.

Danny knew not everyone's town traveled across the country, but he didn't think it was odd enough to warrant this kind of reaction.

#finemeal prompt #dp x dc #danny fenton #justice league #hal jordon #amity park #amity park moves around #ya know how a lot of people put amity park in different states?#this is my “in universe” reason for it #like amity park just moves from city to city #just living its best life #one day you go to bed in Minnesota #and wake up in California #just another day in the life of Amity Parkers #they're used to it #don't ask me how this works practically #it just works #trust me

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haylanmakesstuff · 2 years

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Day 41

Anyone who gives their kid a harmonica to play with at a campground needs punishment. What are you thinking as a parent? What is wrong with you? The kid doesn’t know any better. You though? You do. Curse you.

I was making breakfast when a domestic disturbance broke out in one of the RV spots outside of the forested area. A woman was screaming vindictively at someone, a young girl was screaming wordlessly, in tears, and yelling at them to stop. A camper door slammed, and it continued slightly muffed behind the door. I turned my burner off and walked the road to see which site it was. Call me a snitch, but I’m not letting some kid yell like that when I could call someone to help. By the time I got down the road it was silent. The site that I guessed it could have come from didn’t even have a number post (Thanks, KOA.) I went back to my site and had a heavy, uneasy feeling until I left. It didn’t seem anyone else was bothered. Everyone looks down and away and pretends it didn’t happen. Maybe it’s the kid in me that grew up hearing those same types of sounds that makes me feel differently, but I really think people looking the other way is a huge problem.

Today was another medium length travel day, but I made a stop in the middle at Humbolt Redwoods State Park. I went here because in 2019 I did the more northern Redwoods; the National Park sites that are run in conjunction with State Parks. They were gorgeous, but I thought I’d see a new section. I drove the Avenue of Giants, still thinking about the little girl at the KOA. I hope one day she’s out on her own, discovering the world and reaching beyond the one she was given as a kid. I wasn’t feeling very well, but went into the visitor center and…

I earned their Junior Ranger badge. I dedicate this badge to my California girl, Dena. Thanks for sharing my fundraiser multiple times and being an unabashedly fun person. Dena won an award during a little film festival we had once, for “Most Willing,” which really showcases her ability to be outgoing. She has been involved in some of the most important and creative experiences in my life, and I hope we can add many more to the pensieve.

To be honest, today just went downhill. I sat in the car and cried while I ate some Frosted Flakes. The pain in my abdomen was incredible and it was draining all my energy. I had gone to the emergency room in June for this pain, and $13,000 and 1 hour later, they said, “we don’t know what it is, probably an infection, which we can’t test for. Probably to do with your Ehliey…Dannyier Sydrome, so just wait for it to pass.” (Yeah, that was the quote from the DOCTOR!) No medicine was administered or anything…what the heck cost $13,000??? I’ll never understand.

A week later my PCP said it seemed like a side effect of the life-changing medicine I was on. After reading about it myself, it probably is. The pain is intermittent, but there every day to some degree. It’s very difficult to have to decide between milder fibromyalgia/hEDS symptoms and excruciating abdominal pain or going off the medicine and going back to the full body pain that left me crippled after a trip to the grocery store. Would you like a shit muffin or a shit cupcake? PCP still put me on antibiotics just to be on the safe side, which have made no difference, since I’m sitting in the car crying all over Tony the Tiger.

But hey, an hour later, I was able to get out and see the trees and look like a mostly normal person, in this amazing new Twin Peaks shirt I got in Washington.

Cats, including Tony, don’t like being wet, so when the pain subsided, I drove to one of the redwood groves, walked into it, and laid on the ground. I just lay there staring. After some time passed, I felt a lot better and made some silent apologies to Tony.