...and tho' I am (getting old, that is) and it's harder getting in and out of this thing, I still get a thrill as I launch out on the water...
...and hang out with the ducks. We are in a drought up here but we always seem to find some water....
The upper right picture shows what the water level should be. It's still beautiful and we pretty much had the lake to ourselves. This was up by Pollock Pines, a lake called Jenkinson Lake, close to a camp ground where the Mormon boys go to Scout Camp.
I'm always chasing sunsets, looking for the most beautiful one. Found this one while out looking at one of Randy's jobs, out past Shingle Springs a few nights ago.
Yesterday, we headed to Dave Moore Park, took the kids panning for gold, fishing and hiking and started our own shoe tree with a couple of floaters we were able to rescue from the water. Then today......
...we took a drive out to Rancho Seco...an old nuclear power plant that has been closed since 1989. There remains a nice reservoir that we will visit again sometime soon. Some of the sights along the way. Just some interesting information....
"Operation of the recreational area was assumed by SMUD in 1992. In cooperation with the Nature Conservancy, SMUD dedicated in June 2006 the Howard Ranch Nature Trail, a seven-mile (11 km) long trail that follows riparian and marsh habitat along Rancho Seco Lake and the adjoining Howard Ranch that once belonged to the owner of the famous racehorse Seabiscuit."
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That's about it for me....the weather is so nice here, probably break out the beach cruiser and hit the trails tomorrow. Happy President's Day, or Presidents' Day or Presidents Day. I just always figured it was a holiday between Lincoln's Birthday and Washington's.....but some say it's for other presidents as well. It did start out as just Wahington's but whatever it is, to most of us it's just another 3-day week-end. Matters not to me. So whatever it is, have a good one and think of your favorite president tomorrow.
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