Photo Post: Barlow Road // My foot print on the Oregon Trail
We didn’t hike the trail. To walk on that snow, we would need snow shoes. We weren’t dressed for the occasion. The snow on this trail was up to my […]
Tag Archives: History
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique
Unique. I used to love that word. I would say it to just about anyone who would listen. That was when I was a kid and learning new words. I […]
Will he see his shadow? Groundhog Day, February 2nd.
Groundhog Day, February 2nd, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traverses centuries, its origins clouded in the mists of time with ethnic […]
Legion of Honor
History of the Legion of Honor “Alma Spreckels persuaded her husband, sugar magnate Adolph B. Spreckels, to recapture the beauty of the pavilion as a new art museum for San […]
Octagon House: Beautifully Historical
Octagon House is a unassuming historical house built in 1861. According to Wikipedia, “Octagon houses were a unique house style briefly popular in the 1850s in the United States and […]
Pictures of Hyde Street Pier Maritime Visitor Center / Museum
Located near the Hyde Street Cable Car turnaround, this visitor center and museum features San Francisco and Bay Area Maritime History. The museum holds a large collection of objects and […]
Happy Independence Day!
I had goose bumps when I heard this rendition by Ray Charles. What took me so long to find this? Happy 4th of July!
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