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Go for the falls, stay for the river...
On Tuesday, we set out early to find Rush Creek Falls -near the Yuba River just north of Nevada City- about 40 miles from here.
Before finding the trail to the falls, we came upon the beautiful sight of the Yuba River flowing under the two bridges shown in the video.
I continue to be amazed at the number of beautiful vistas so close to home in Northern California. We hadn't even found yet what we had come to see, and suddenly here before us was this beautiful river with rapids and crystal-clear water! With a little help from a gold prospector (yes, in the year 2010!) we located the parking area at the trail head to Rush Creek Falls. We had to literally duck under State Route 49 (the people tunnel was about 5' high) to get to the trail. One mile later, on a woodsy, hard-packed, level trail we came upon the falls -cascading down the mountain amid foliage so thick it was impossible to see the complete falls from one angle. For the first time in our waterfalls quest, we found one which requires primarily storing the image away in our memory, as photographs and videos just don't do it justice. Yes, we did take pictures and here is the best one:
Life goes on in this wonderful retirement community. I am surrounded by my loving family and friends. Life is good!
a Dose of Dave (Barry)
Thanksgiving is not merely a time of eating until we are big fat bloated carbohydrate balloons lying motionless on the sofa watching the Detroit Lions while actual gravy oozes from our pores. Thanksgiving is also a time of giving thanks --as the Pilgrims did so many centuries ago --for the fact that the malls are open on Friday. Otherwise we'd have to spend another day cooped up with our loved ones, not to mention toxic levels of leftovers, and the number of domestic drumstick assaults would be even higher than it is.
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Not everybody is comfortable with the idea of eating turkeys, which are, let’s face it, living organisms, like dogs or celery. You may wonder: Is there a more humanitarian option that you can serve for Thanksgiving dinner? There certainly is: tofu, a semi-foodlike substance secreted by soybeans as a defense mechanism. Tofu can be used as a high-protein substitute, as well as a denture adhesive or tile grout. In its natural state, tofu is tasteless and odorless, but if you form it into a turkey-shaped lump, season it well, add gravy, and bake it for two hours in a shallow pan at 350 degrees, you can also use it for minor driveway repairs.
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Not everybody is comfortable with the idea of eating turkeys, which are, let’s face it, living organisms, like dogs or celery. You may wonder: Is there a more humanitarian option that you can serve for Thanksgiving dinner? There certainly is: tofu, a semi-foodlike substance secreted by soybeans as a defense mechanism. Tofu can be used as a high-protein substitute, as well as a denture adhesive or tile grout. In its natural state, tofu is tasteless and odorless, but if you form it into a turkey-shaped lump, season it well, add gravy, and bake it for two hours in a shallow pan at 350 degrees, you can also use it for minor driveway repairs.
Johnna
Johnna is a portmanteau word made from JOHn (that's me) and my late wife DoNNA who is loved and will be missed forever.
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