Afar.com posted photos from Shutterstock of the remarkable yearly Poppy Show at Walker Canyon, Lake Elsinore, Ca. because this year the amount of auto and foot traffic from spectators “was unbearable”. What is more unbearable is the disregard of posted signs to not pick or trample the poppies due to ecological damage left behind. The… Continue reading California Poppy Spectacle Closes Traffic
Category: CA History
GOLD COUNTRY NUGGETS HIDDEN IN PEACEFUL PLACERVILLE
Annual Historic Highway 50 Wagon Train from Nevada arrives in Placerville, CA California may be known for its gold discovery, but the real deal are in the nooks and crannies in and around Main Street USA. Placerville, in the foothills of the Sierra, is one such town where “Destination” speaks loud and clear. In… Continue reading GOLD COUNTRY NUGGETS HIDDEN IN PEACEFUL PLACERVILLE
THE APPLE HILL™ STORY
Consult the directories listed in The Gold Nuggets of El Dorado County in this blog for maps, open hours, days, and contact information for over 64 certified producers, 22 of them registered organic. Agriculture in El Dorado County grew after the gold rush. There were about 16 ranchers, mostly pear orchards. In 1958,… Continue reading THE APPLE HILL™ STORY
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