Archive for July, 2008

So Peaceful

As I snap this photo with my iPhone, I’m sitting on a rock listening
to the sound of roaring water. It’s so peaceful here.

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Shasta Dam

The full face of the dam. Still lots of smoke in the air from all the area fires.

The pipes on the right… a Greyhound bus can fit inside them. That’s a lot of water turning those generators inside the building.

I’m guessing these let the water pass through, filtering it a bit.

I was once told [...]

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John and Chantel

John and the Queen of his doublewide trailer. 6 kids between the two of ‘em, all of whom are visiting my place for the next few weeks.

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Whatcha Got There?

Doodle had been feeding this doe just a few minutes earlier.  Now the doe wants to know what’s in the bag.

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Brittnee Catches a Gosling

The parents were following closely behind, not too happy about the
situation.
Taken at Brandy Creek, Whiskeytown Lake, just east of Redding, CA.

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At Brandy Creek Beach, Whiskeytown Lake

East of Redding, CA. Just an hour and a half earlier a Brown Bear only 10 yards away. No, we didn’t feed the bear.

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FootBridge Over The Sacramento River

This bridge is part of the Sacramento River Trail in Redding, CA. It’s called the “Sacramento River Trail Bridge” and it’s the first of its kind in North America. It is a 13 ft wide, 418 ft long concrete stress-ribbon bridge. It is supported by 236 steel cables inside the bridge deck connected to rock [...]

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Sacramento River Trail At Night

Taken at 9pm when nearly dark. I tried my best to hold the camera still. I’m very impressed with the iPhone’s low light abilities.
I tried to photograph 3 skunks I passed by while walking but they were too fast.

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Browsing Barnes and Noble

I’m looking for yet another book to reference when writing the 30 pages of papers that are due August 15th for my current Londen Institute/Hope International University course.

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Sundial Bridge At Dusk

Sundial Bridge At Dusk, originally uploaded by donnyshots.
 

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