A Visit to AppleHill 2024

 

I went up to area known as AppleHill outside of Placerville, Ca. I haven't gone for a couple of years and it was packed with people. Didn't get to too many farms as there were a lot of people and traffic was super crazy, but I did get to a few:

And there were a couple of other things up there:

Didn't get to some of my favorite places for food items, but I did get a little something:

Apple Donuts 

AppleHill is still pretty cool, but I need to go during the week or something as on weekends it is getting to busy:

Music Monday: Winter is on the Way

 Thanksgiving is right around the corner and days are getting shorter. We still have a little over a month until the official beginning of winter, but here are some songs about the season:

Hope everyone has a great week and stays warm over the next couple of months. Hopefully it doesn't get too cold.

A Veterans Comic Con

 

I went to the Veterans Comic Con over the weekend. It was held at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco. Besides seeing some really wonderful artistic work, it is also promoting well-being for Veterans and being able to connect with fellow Vets:

There was some CosPlay going on:

And it was cool to meet fellow Vets who are doing amazing work with their own comics and art:

Nicholas Garza

Hikari

Eugene Randolph Young

Edward Coffey

And Roger "Hummin_H2" was there with his work:

It was a really good time and I am glad that I went.

Welcome to Klay Area: A Tribute to Klay Thompson

 

Klay Thompson was icon for the Golden St. Warriors for 13 seasons. He helped turned the team from an also-ran into four-time NBA Champions. Sadly in the summer of 2024, he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks. Klay left a huge mark on the Bay Area and its fans. 

I went to a pop-up art show that paid to tribute to Klay in art:

And I was able to meet two of the artists:

Guy Sliwinski

LeRoid David

Visiting The Old Idaho State Penitentiary

 

The Old Idaho State Penitentiary is one of those places that is eerie and interesting at the same time. It was originally built as territorial prison and is one of four territorial prisons opened to the public today. The penitentiary was opened from 1872 until 1973 with a maximum daily population of about 600:

The Warden's House

Going to start with the outside:

The Prison Cemetery

And inside the cellblocks conditions were not much better:

The hole below the sign was used to store your "Honey Pot" during the night

The next three photos are very eerie just as a warning:

This spot is where the first six executions at the prison took place. They would built the gallows. Hang the inmate and then dismantle the gallows

The following two pictures are of Death Row and the Gallows Room (Sorry, that was the best picture I could get). It was built in 1953 and only used once. Raymond Snowden was sentenced to death in October 1956 and was executed on October 18th, 1957. The cell closest to you was his cell. It is said that his ghost haunts the Penitentiary:

The Old Idaho State Penitentiary has a long and interesting history. I was glad that I was able to visit it: