Foothill area history, discovered… The question was, ‘Does anyone know anything about this map?’ Found at a thrift shop or on eBay, I can’t remember, I put this map in a frame in 2005, and loved how it provided a context to the setting of our new home in the foothills. The map clearly shows Bass…
A gardener’s April day trip On a recent visit to Coarsegold, California, I stopped by the Hillside Iris Farm of Bill Tyson, just before the peak bloom. His farm is open to the public just during the month of April when Iris are in full bloom and ready to order by color and shape. You choose the ones…
After establishing our home on Malum Ridge, looking out onto Peckinpah Mountain, I heard from neighbors about the logging history in our town of North Fork, CA. I became curious about the Peckinpah name and being a bit of a history buff, I decided to dig a bit further. This is what I found. Peckinpah Mountain rises 6000…
