Miss The Mountains
A friend of mine recently went to Southern California for vacation with his family. Like me, he has a large property in Tuolumne County with lots of quiet privacy Continue Reading
Tuolumne
Kali: Founder of The Golden K
We call our home in the Sierra Nevada Foothills The Golden K. This name was inspired by our Golden Retriever Kali. Kali had a big influence on my life. Continue Reading
A Simpler Time – Maybe Hooterville
Three of my favorite television shows growing up had rural settings. These 1960's sitcoms were The Andy Griffith Show, Green Acres, and Petticoat Junction. Continue Reading
The Golden K and Sierra Nevada Foothills
Six years ago Holly and I relocated from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Sierra Nevada Foothill town of Tuolumne. As a young man in my early twenties I had dreamed Continue Reading
Where Do Experts Say the Housing Market Is Heading?
As we enter the middle of 2021, many are wondering if we’ll see big changes in the housing market during the second half of this year. Here’s a look at what some Continue Reading
Smiles and Waves
Morning walks with one or more of my three dogs has been a morning ritual for six years. Six years ago our first Golden Retriever, Kali, joined our family when we were Continue Reading
Still Grateful on The Fourth Of July
The Fourth An early morning walk with my two Golden Retrievers, was a nice way to begin this holiday weekend. The Fourth Of July has always been one of my favorite Continue Reading
Small Town
Well I was born in a small town And I live in a small town Probably die in a small town Oh, those small communities -John Mellencamp Growing up in the San Francisco Continue Reading
A Leap of Faith
I'm usually very content to stay close to The Golden K. On one hand why wouldn't I be? The foothills are always a beautiful place to be; even more so during late Continue Reading
Highway 108 – a drive worth repeating
Highway 580. Highway 108. The contrast of driving in the San Francisco Bay Area freeways and driving the roads and highways of the Sierra Nevada Foothills is Continue Reading
Tree Mortality
If it's big enough it shakes the ground with the sound of tearing and crunching. Then comes the thump. The bigger ones may bounce once before coming to a full rest. It's a Continue Reading
The Golden K is Back!
As many followers of The Golden K know from blogs of their own writing is not a science and neither is the organization of ones thoughts. The lines between my other blog Continue Reading
