I'm on Day 5 of my Escape to Nevada County. I observe the following:
- Grateful Dead Hour muddled and drifted its way through a lazy afternoon into Grateful Dead Permanent Audio Channel. For the uninitiated, this can be overwhelming. Even for those of us who attended a sane & sober New Years Eve Dead at the Oakland Coliseum back in the day, it bears a certain resemblance to an acid trip flashback that just won't quit. Sure, Archive dot org has an entire channel devoted to the Dead, nevertheless, too much of a good thing is...too much.
- Starlight, Star bright. Does it seem like all the stars have disappeared from your night sky? Mine too. I finally figured out where they went: Nevada County, CA! Note, however, that some nights it's better to appreciate the beauty of the sparkling stars than it is to contemplate all those big philosophical questions (can we ever know how big the Universe is? Boy, do I feel insignificant now.)
- Smoke follows beauty: I don't much care if my clothes smell like campfire. Too busy stargazing.
- A tiny baby lizard smaller than my little finger!
- So. Yuba River at Hwy 49 has a wonderful concrete arch bridge. It's a good place to contemplate the rushing water as it wears away the surrounding stone. Love that place! Here's a link from BridgeHunter.com, with photos and a map (or surf back in time to last year in this very blog for other So.Yuba River posts). It's a few miles away here, but well worth the trip. Hike far enough on a warm day, and you can glimpse some frank-and-beans or lovely melons at the nudie hang-outs :-)
- Man, they gotta lotta skunks around here!
