Coloma & Placerville (Part 3) - California

On the 31st October 2025, my parents and I took a trip to Sacramento, CA and dropped by Coloma, CA and Placerville, CA. We went to go see autumn foliage, but it was a bit early, at least for Sacramento. It was still a nice trip. I took photos with my phone, and the photos are split into 3 posts. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

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This blog post has photos of sunset from Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA, and night time Halloween celebrations at Downtown Placerville, CA.

After we finished up in Sacramento, CA, we made the drive over to The Mother Lode. We arrived at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA at around sunset. The park was closed, but we parked on the side of State Route 49 and roamed the grounds for a short period of time. It was a very beautiful area, especially at sunset.

Marshall Gold Discovery State Park is the location of where gold was first discovered in California. The discovery was made by James W. Marshall in 1848, and it kick started the California Gold Rush.

A sunset scenery photo of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis), deer, autumn foliage, historic buildings, hills, and trees. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis), deer, autumn foliage, moon (top left), historic buildings, and trees. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of the Coloma, CA Post Office, autumn foliage, clouds, and hills. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of autumn foliage, clouds, State Route 49, hills, trees, and historic buildings. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of autumn foliage, clouds, State Route 49 (right), hills, trees, and historic buildings. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of autumn foliage, clouds, State Route 49, hills, trees, and historic buildings. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of clouds, autumn foliage, hills, historic buildings, and trees. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of Gold Trail Grange, clouds, autumn foliage, State Route 49, hills, and trees. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of autumn foliage, South Fork American River, clouds, Coloma Resort (left), hills, and moon. The photo was shot on Coloma Bridge at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of autumn foliage, South Fork American River (left), and hills. The photo was shot on Coloma Bridge at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of autumn foliage, South Fork American River, clouds, hills, and power lines. The photo was shot on Coloma Bridge at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

A sunset scenery photo of clouds, autumn foliage, State Route 49, hills, historic buildings, and trees. The photo was shot at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA.

After Coloma, CA, we decided to drop by Downtown Placerville, CA to see if there is any autumn foliage we can see at night. I wanted to scout out the area for our next trip. This was when I remembered it was October 31st and it was Halloween. We happened to have come upon the tail end of the Halloween celebration in Downtown Placerville. 

A scenery photo of the Halloween Celebration at night in Downtown Placerville, CA. In the photo are historic buildings.

My mom helped take a photo of me next to the giant inflatable pumpkin in they had up for the Halloween celebration. In the photo are historic buildings. The photo was shot at night in Downtown Placerville, CA.

My mom helped take a photo of me next to the giant inflatable pumpkin in they had up for the Halloween celebration. In the photo are historic buildings. The photo was shot at night in Downtown Placerville, CA.

My mom helped take a photo of me next to the giant inflatable pumpkin in they had up for the Halloween celebration. In the photo are historic buildings. The photo was shot at night in Downtown Placerville, CA.

This is all the photos for today and from this trip. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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Tower Bridge & State Capitol Park (Part 2) - Sacramento, CA

On the 31st October 2025, my parents and I took a trip to Sacramento, CA and dropped by Coloma, CA and Placerville, CA. We went to go see autumn foliage, but it was a bit early, at least for Sacramento. It was still a nice trip. I took photos with my phone, and the photos are split into 3 posts. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 

This blog post has photos from Tower Bridge, Capitol Mall, California Capitol Building, and California State Capitol Park in Sacramento, CA. 

After I finished up at Old Sacramento Waterfront, I walked over to Tower Bridge.

A scenery photo of California Capitol Building (in the distance), Capitol Mall, high rise buildings, and trees. The photo was shot at the intersection of 2nd Street and Capitol Mall.

A scenery photo of Tower Bridge, autumn foliage, and cars. The photo was shot at the intersection of Neasham Circle and Capitol Mall.

A scenery photo of The Ziggurat (left), California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) (right), Sacramento River, I Street Bridge (right), and trees. The photo was shot on Tower Bridge (Cabaldon Parkway).

A scenery photo of Sacramento River, I Street Bridge (in the distance), California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) (left), Old Sacramento Waterfront (right), autumn foliage and trees. The photo was shot on Tower Bridge (Cabaldon Parkway). This particular photo was shot on the border of West Sacramento, CA & Sacramento, CA.

A scenery photo of I Street Bridge (in the distance on the left), Old Sacramento Waterfront, Sacramento River, autumn foliage, and trees. The photo was shot on Tower Bridge (Cabaldon Parkway). This particular photo was shot on the border of West Sacramento, CA & Sacramento, CA.

After Tower Bridge, my parents and I were pretty hungry. We headed over to Hing's Chinese Cuisine (2933 W Capitol Ave, West Sacramento, CA 95691) in West Sacramento, CA. I enjoyed the food, however my father did not. It is westernized Chinese food, so it matched my taste palette. They had quite a number of vegetarian dishes for me, and also meat dishes for my parents. I definitely recommend it.

After lunch, we headed back to Sacramento to explore California State Capitol Park.

A scenery photo of California Capitol Building, Plaza de California (under construction), and trees. The photo was shot on Capitol Mall.

A scenery photo of autumn foliage, Tower Bridge (in the distance), high rise buildings, and clouds. The photo was shot on Capitol Mall.

A scenery photo of autumn foliage, orange tree (bottom right), and clouds. The photo was shot on Capitol Mall.

A photo of the California Peace Officers' Memorial, trees, and a historic building. The photo was shot at Plaza De California in California State Capitol Park.

A scenery photo of California Capitol Building and trees. The photo was shot in California State Capitol Park.

A scenery photo of autumn foliage, palm trees, 10th Street (bottom), and clouds. The photo was shot in California State Capitol Park.

A scenery photo of California Capitol Building and trees. The photo was shot in California State Capitol Park.

A photo of the Seal of California. The photo was shot in California State Capitol Park.

A scenery photo of 11th Street, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (right), autumn foliage, and high rise buildings. The photo was shot in California State Capitol Park at the intersection of L Street and 11th Street.

A scenery photo of California Capitol building, palm trees, trees, and clouds. The photo was shot in California State Capitol Park at the intersection of L Street and 11th Street.

A scenery photo of an orange tree, and trees. The photo was shot in California State Capitol Park.

A photo of Chinese Lantern (Abutilon pictum) flowers. The photo was shot in California State Capitol Park.

A photo of camellias. The photo was shot in California State Capitol Park.

A photo of autumn foliage and trees. The photo was shot in California State Capitol Park.

A photo of autumn foliage, palm trees, high rise buildings, and clouds. The photo was shot at The photo was shot on 13th Street in California State Capitol Park.

A scenery photo of L Street, California State Capitol Park (right), palm trees (right), high rise buildings, and cars. The photo was shot at the intersection of 13th Street and L Street.

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Next time I will have photos from Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, CA and Downtown Placerville, CA's Halloween celebration. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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Old Sacramento Waterfront (Part 1) - Sacramento, CA

On the 31st October 2025, my parents and I took a trip to Sacramento, CA and dropped by Coloma, CA and Placerville, CA. We went to go see autumn foliage, but it was a bit early, at least for Sacramento. It was still a nice trip. I took photos with my phone, and the photos are split into 3 posts. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 

This blog post has photos from Old Sacramento Waterfront in Sacramento, CA. This was our first stop on our trip. I originally planned for 1 hour at this location, but we ended up spending 2 hours.

A scenery photo of a horse drawn carriage, autumn foliage, The Ziggurat (in the distance), and California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) (in the distance on the right). The photo was shot on Front Street.

A scenery photo of a horse drawn carriage and autumn foliage. The photo was shot on Front Street.

A scenery photo of a historic building and cars taken on Front Street.

A scenery photo of a historic building, trees, and cars taken on Front Street.

A scenery photo of a historic building and cars taken on K Street.

A scenery photo of a historic building, cars, K Street, and 2nd Street (right). The photo was shot at the intersection of K Street and 2nd Street.

A scenery photo of J Street, historical buildings, California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) (in the distance), and trees. The photo was shot at the intersection of J Street and 2nd Street.

A photo of the Last Stop Saloon at 916 2nd St, Sacramento, CA 95814.

A photo of Pioneer Square (900 2nd St, Sacramento, CA 95814) and I Street (right).

A photo of the California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento State Historic Park. The photo was shot on I Street.

A scenery photo of Old Sacramento Waterfront Trail Car and autumn foliage. The photo was shot at Old Sacramento State Historic Park on Front Street.

A scenery photo of Union Pacific Trail Cars and autumn foliage. The photo was shot at Old Sacramento State Historic Park on Front Street.

A scenery photo of Sacramento River, I Street Bridge, and autumn foliage. The photo was shot on Sacramento River Bike Trail.

A scenery photo of California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS), Sacramento River, and trees. The photo was shot on Sacramento River Bike Trail.

A scenery photo of California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS), Sacramento River, Delta King Hotel (left), and trees. The photo was shot on Sacramento River Bike Trail.

A scenery photo of autumn foliage, historic buildings, and cars. The photo was shot on Front Street.

A scenery photo of Front Street, Tower Bridge (background), autumn foliage, historic buildings, and cars. The photo was shot at the intersection of K Street and Front Street.

A scenery photo of Clarendon House, autumn foliage (left) and cars. The photo was shot on 2nd Street.

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Next time I will have photos from Tower Bridge, Sacramento Capitol Building, and California State Capitol Park in Sacramento, CA. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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