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| VFW (Coulterville) - Mariposa County 2026 |
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| Coulterville Main Street - Mariposa County 2026 |
Wait. I don't have any veterans ID on me. Which means that I can't enter the Coulterville VFW!
As I recall, there was a VFW Post on Okinawa, but I don't know if I ever visited the place.
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| Horse - Stanislaus County 2026 |
Horse grazing near the Stanislaus River. Of course, he stopped grazing when the photographer showed up.
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| Switchbacks (Highway 49) - Mariposa County 2026 |
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| Valley View (Highway 49) - Mariposa County 2026 |
Lots of viewpoints available on the route, some looking out onto the valley below.
Below, Mike's powerful Toyota RAV4 at one of the turnouts.
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| Toyota RAV4 - Mariposa County 2026 |
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| Bridge, Lake Don Pedro - Tuolumne County 2026 |
No trip through this area would be complete without stopping for a photo at beautiful Lake Don Pedro!
I've noticed this bridge while driving through in the past . . . this time I actually drove across it. Not that exciting actually.
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| Road, Trees, Clouds - Tuolumne County 2026 |
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| Burnt Trees, Clouds - Tuolumne County 2026 |
I noticed the burnt hillside in the distance while I was driving on highway 49 and managed to stop for photos where a side road joined the highway.
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| Burnt Fencepost - Tuolumne County 2026 |
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| Fire Damage (Chinese Camp) - Tuolumne County 2026 |
I paid a visit to Chinese Camp last year. Very little new construction happening since then.
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| Stanislaus River, Clouds - Stanislaus County 2026 |
A color photo to compare with yesterday's black and white photos.
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| Stanislaus River - Stanislaus County 2026 |
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| Loaner Station - Stanislaus County 2026 |
Nice clouds! The loaner station was new to me.
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| Hills, Clouds - Stanislaus County 2026 |
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| Hills, Clouds - Stanislaus County 2026 |
Photos taken from the side of the road leading to Knights Ferry.
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| Azores Band Escalon - San Joaquin County 2026 |
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| Building, Clouds (Escalon) - San Joaquin County 2026 |
"In the early 1980s, many Portuguese migrants came to California in search of opportunity while maintaining their culture and identity. Among them was John da Silveira, who, along with local Portuguese immigrants, sought to continue the musical traditions of their homeland. Their dream became reality when they formed a small band in the Nunes dairy of Escalon, today known as the Azores Band of Escalon."
1980s? That's pretty recent.
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| Museum Window (Escalon) - San Joaquin County 2026 |
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| Mural (Escalon) - San Joaquin County 2026 |
I used to drive straight through Escalon on my way to the mountains, but recently I've stopped and walked around a little.
That mural has been shown before on the blog, but this photo is better.
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| Rainwater Pond - San Joaquin County 2026 |
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| Rainwater Pond - San Joaquin County 2026 |
Across the street from yesterday's almond trees. Haven't been able to figure out what this industrial-looking site was for. (Almond processing?)
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| Almonds - San Joaquin County 2026 |
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| Almond Trees - San Joaquin County 2026 |
I was driving east on highway 120 when I decided to turn down a side road at random and go off the main highway for a bit. I found this grove of almond trees, with a nice crop on the branches and a lot of almonds lying on the ground. (Maybe knocked off by the previous day's heavy rains?)
