Bend in the road at Wilkins Slough off of Highway 45

I took a little side trip off of Highway 45 and followed Wilson Bend Road for its brief length. Along the way, I passed through were Wilkins Slough finds the Sacramento River. There’s not much at Wilkins Slough, but it does sport the “Reclamation District No. 108, Sacramento River West Side Levee District and Knights Landing Ridge Drainage District.” There’s an updated irrigation intake “plant” dating from 1918 that is centered in an attractive little park with two horseshoe pits.

Across the street is a monstrous piece of machinery artifact with a sign stating “Fish Screen Sediment Removal Project.” It was very quiet here on President’s Day, and it’s probably not noticeably more so on a working weekday. Still, it is a delightful surprise on a beautiful bend in the road, especially at this time of the year when the mustard is blooming.
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Part of a continuing series of six standalone photos from a journey in February, 2011.
See Stand Alone #002: Highway 45 for the introduction and background to this series.