Traverse the 600-mile trail that connects California’s 21 missions. Peer behind an ornate mission altarpiece that, for more than two centuries, has hidden murals painted by the Ohlone Indians. Uncover the mysteries of Mission Dolores’ ancient cemetery. 

CyArk, a non-profit digital scanning company based in Oakland, is creating the digital El Camino Real, documenting some of the oldest buildings and historic sites in California using new 3D technology. 

The Making Of...The Digital El Camino Real

An interview with Brandon painter Weiming Zhao. He was visiting Riding Mountain National Park during Occupy Winter (a protest about Parks Canada's winter cutbacks in services) to show his support for the movement. He painted two paintings outdoors using oils. While it is not out of the ordinary to paint outdoors, he was painting under arduous conditions - it was -40C. His paintings were lovely, expressive, and captured the location, the feeling, and the textures of the landscape perfectly. Celes Davar, one of the originators of the Occupy Winter movement interviews Weiming Zhao as he describes what inspired him about today, what is meaningful about painting under these conditions, and what he has to be attentive to.

Interview with Weiming Zhao, oil painting at 40 below

Love house concerts, nature walks, walking, e-biking, birding, and photography. Appreciate storytelling and experiences that create new relationships with people, places and good, nutritious food that is grown locally by people who love growing good food.

Interview with Weiming Zhao, oil painting at 40 below

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