Then and Now

From John-Paul's blog at: www.jpjespersen.blogspot.com/


Me at the baja house in 2004.



JP in 2007.

JP at work.

There is a meteor in the photo above. You can see the streak in the middle right.

Thanksgiving Horseshoes

Painting

Medio Camino Tidepools

Parkway

South Fork Battle Creek

I went up to look at the proposed site for a new diversion dam and hydroelectric facility on the South Fork of Battle Creek.

The South Fork Battle Creek.



The fish.



The proposed dam site.

Joanna Newsom in Nevada County.

Went up to see Joanna Newsom play in her hometown (close enough). The show was held at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley, right outside of Nevada City. The local symphony was backing her and her band.

Pumpkin Ravioli

We had an autumn urge for pumpkin ravioli. Kristen and Val spent most of a perfectly fine Sunday creating a batch.

Dough.


Filling (Some pumpkin, some chard).



Combine. Cook. Eat.



Nap. (Yolo County pigs, actually.)

THE three rivers of the North State.

Thanks to a friend, we got to spend two nights at the Nature Conservancy cabin on the famous McCloud River near Mt. Shasta.





The McCloud was milky with glacial silt from Mud Creek, so we spent the day fishing the Pit River instead. This is as good as it gets, really. Fall colors, fishing with friends, and a soak in the streamside Kosk Hot Springs on the hike out of the canyon.



Kosk Creek.



The caretakers cabin on the McCloud.



After fishing the Pit and staying down on the McCloud, we went up to the old standby--the Upper Sac--to fish the Sunday away. The colors up on the Sac are amazing right now, and the October Caddis hatch was on. Unfortunately, the fish weren't eating them today.

Heading in to the CalTrout Trout Camp.




Wow.