I had to visit one of our loggers the other day. My route took me through the little hamlet of French Gulch. It was settled during the Gold Rush, but you rarely see any rush around this sleepy little town these days.
Driving through the tiny town of French Gulch there was a doe walking right down the main street. I wasn’t fast enough to get a picture there, but you can see her exiting stage right.
This little forked horn was browsing on the other side of town. I drove past him, then backed up to take his picture. Ten feet away and he could care less.
Only in French Gulch would you park your fire truck in the drive and your cows in the garage.
A bit of much need rain.
Bliss says this is more like it!
We were out visiting a logging contractor. The delimber processes trees into logs.
Bliss enjoys a drop antler on the way home.
We also enjoyed some rain. They say El Nino is coming and we’re hoping so.
THE FORESTER ARTIST 
Sleepy little towns are treasures in a busy world.
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Yes they are. I’ll have to post about more of our local ones.
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Tim,
I hope you get to do that!
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Beautiful pics, Tim! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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Thank you so much Sibella!
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Lovely small town Tim. We’ve been getting quite a soaking on the east coast of Oz this week but our perspective on El Nino is rather different to yours. For us it means drought and with a heavy growth during our wet spring lots of bush fires. Pretty much like you’ve had over summer. Enjoy the rain.
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Double edge sword I guess. We’ve had 4 years of drought and need rain in the worst way. Oh well, it’s not really up to any of us.
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Yep I think it’s beyond both of us to fix😉
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This won’t load properly for me either on the computer or phone but what I can see are picturesque and idyllic!
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Hmmm…it seems fine on this end. I did have some trouble when I posted it. I’ll try an update on a different computer to see if that helps.
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It looks good now! Thank you!
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Great photos! I love the name of the town. We are expecting a rainy winter from El Nino, too.
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Thank you! French Gulch has lots of character and lots of characters. You can find both in the local saloon.
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It makes me think of the “old west”.
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Pretty much, it still is.
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An interesting name for a quaint little town. Love those photos and of course Bliss gnawing on a deer antler.
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Bliss went with me today. She was in snow for the first time. After playing in the snow, if I stopped the truck and didn’t let her out she would start grumbling. It was pretty funny.
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That is a great name for a town, sounds like the Wild West! So pretty though. Love the photo of the rain on the pine frond.
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French Gulch is still the wild west. It still has it’s original hotel and saloon. There’s still gold mining going on in these parts. Half the town burned to the ground in a wild fire about 8 years ago. It’s a tough little town.
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One day I will visit some of these places. The character of a nation is so often in the rural areas, quite different from big cities that tend to be a bit more universal.
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That is very true here. In California, most people think of Los Angeles and San Francisco, but true Northern California is nothing like that. Even when traveling from the coast to the central valley and on to the high desert, the personality of these tiny towns changes dramatically. Lots of local color.
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Reblogged this on Lisa Mari Egra.
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Takk Lisa Mari! Du er en god venn. 😀
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Tusen takk😊Betyr mye for meg😊 Håper det går bra jeg har brukt det ene bildet ditt som bakgrunn på min blogg❤️Elsker ugler❤️Vist ikke det er greit så gi meg beskjed😊Tusen takk. Ha en herlig dag og kveld gode venn❤️🌹Love Lisa⭐️
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Du er velkommen til å bruke uglen fotografiet Lisa.
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Tusen takk gode venn❤️🌹Love Lisa😊
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Du er velkommen til Lisa. Jeg ønsker bilder kreditt på bildet. Når du beskjært det, tok du av navnet mitt. Hvis du kan sette navnet mitt på det beskjærte bildet, ville jeg være veldig fornøyd. Det kan være svært liten hvis du liker. Takk, din venn, Tim. 🙂
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Hei❤️ Ville gjerne ha på navnet ditt. Var ikke lov å ha større bilde enn det som er der. Jeg kan godt skrive et innlegg om bildet?😊Love Lisa🌹
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Ja, ville mitt navn på bildet være fantastisk. Det kan være liten hvis du vil. Tusen takk Lisa! Jeg håper dette betyr greit.
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Hei😊Skal prøve å fikse det. Vil gjerne ha navnet ditt på bildet😊
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Takk Lisa!
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Det er greit. 😊 håper jeg får det til😊
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
THE “DOG DAYS” OF FRENCH GULCH!
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Thanks Jonathan!
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Did the fire engine work? 🙂
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Don’t know, but I wouldn’t call that one if my house was on fire. They may need the cows to pull it.
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I so enjoy your blog. It is consistently engaging and enlightening. And thanks for following mine!
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Thank you very much Michael!
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