A wonderful account of Jack London's life and his legacy and joyful spirit. I love being a member and hike his trails. I feel Jack and Charmian's love of each other on the grounds. Thank you so much!💗
I lived in the nearby town of sonoma California in the early 80s and visited this park before my parents past away. my mom in particular had me promise to throw her ashes mixed with my father's (they had informed me that even after death they'll still be forever together and by doing that they're ashes were mixed as there request) out In the air by the two large concrete structures which were the first of its kind in California called silohs,they loved it here and came super often. ( excuse me if that was spelled incorrectly by the way, silohs, or silos, either way they're amazing to look at. and how dwarfed you feel when one stands next to them,anyways ) because my father asked my mom out on a date when the park was fairly new I believe in the mid or late 1960s. though some might find it strange that they wanted they're ashes mixed, if you had met them then it would make sense. crazy in love. anyways, of course I threw they're ashes out in the air in a specific spot my mom had me shown when she was still able to walk. I was so sad when I let both of them go. they're ashes just flying away into jack london parks soils. but because of this, this park holds a spot for me in my heart. it really does. me and my wife just purchased a house in sonoma and she's always wanted to come here as I always talked about it, becoming one of the many reasons why we chose to settle in sonoma. I can't wait once things get transferred from here in the noisy city of San Jose, back to my childhood small town of sonona, with a beautiful park that makes me feel connected to my parents. thank you jack london. and thank you to those who work here. I'll be coming here often.
We don't live far from here, sadly this Nov 2020, along with covid going on, my hubby is on his about 4th yr of brain cancer. But Iam glad to watch this vid, prior years we hiked alot and Jack London park was a fave place we hiked. I haven't been there for a few years and hope the fires we have had (Tubbs/Atlas/Nunns 10/2017 & recent Glass/Shady Sept 28th 2020) didn't harm the area . Funny how its easy to take a day hike for granted, and then have so much happen, one can't just jump into car and enjoy a day hike like just a few years ago ~ Enjoyed watching this vid : )
What a great video. I just visited the park with my husband and 3 children. We didn't make it down to the lake as it was near 100 degrees out and my 2 year old wasn't having any of it. Do you know when the lake no longer held water? Also as this video was from 2018, are there still any plans to restore the dam and fill it with water again?
So glad you enjoyed the video and the Park! The Lake has been somewhat seasonal until the last few years and the drought has really affected it. As for the dam, repairing and/or restoring is a very large and expensive undertaking, not to mention environmentally sensitive. Plans are underway to possibly rename the area Historic Dam and Bathhouse, instead of London's Lake, which is often seen as misleading
I love Jack London
Jack was great writter and great man!
He certainly was, thank you for watching!
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A wonderful account of Jack London's life and his legacy and joyful spirit. I love being a member and hike his trails. I feel Jack and Charmian's love of each other on the grounds. Thank you so much!💗
Thank you!! So glad you enjoy spending time at the Park :)
Just happened to visit this place for the first today, by being in the area. Loved it.
I lived in the nearby town of sonoma California in the early 80s and visited this park before my parents past away. my mom in particular had me promise to throw her ashes mixed with my father's (they had informed me that even after death they'll still be forever together and by doing that they're ashes were mixed as there request) out In the air by the two large concrete structures which were the first of its kind in California called silohs,they loved it here and came super often. ( excuse me if that was spelled incorrectly by the way, silohs, or silos, either way they're amazing to look at. and how dwarfed you feel when one stands next to them,anyways ) because my father asked my mom out on a date when the park was fairly new I believe in the mid or late 1960s. though some might find it strange that they wanted they're ashes mixed, if you had met them then it would make sense. crazy in love. anyways, of course I threw they're ashes out in the air in a specific spot my mom had me shown when she was still able to walk. I was so sad when I let both of them go. they're ashes just flying away into jack london parks soils. but because of this, this park holds a spot for me in my heart. it really does. me and my wife just purchased a house in sonoma and she's always wanted to come here as I always talked about it, becoming one of the many reasons why we chose to settle in sonoma. I can't wait once things get transferred from here in the noisy city of San Jose, back to my childhood small town of sonona, with a beautiful park that makes me feel connected to my parents. thank you jack london. and thank you to those who work here. I'll be coming here often.
Thanks for uploading this video. I hope I can visit some day.
We hope so too!
Thank you! This was very nice.
Glad you liked it!
hello from latvia !!!
Thank you for the beautiful pictures, the music, a great film about my hero Jack London, forever and ever👍
We don't live far from here, sadly this Nov 2020, along with covid going on, my hubby is on his about 4th yr of brain cancer. But Iam glad to watch this vid, prior years we hiked alot and Jack London park was a fave place we hiked.
I haven't been there for a few years and hope the fires we have had (Tubbs/Atlas/Nunns 10/2017 & recent Glass/Shady Sept 28th 2020) didn't harm the area . Funny how its easy to take a day hike for granted, and then have so much happen, one can't just jump into car and enjoy a day hike like just a few years ago ~ Enjoyed watching this vid : )
We are so glad that you enjoyed this video and that it brought back some wonderful memories!
What a great video. I just visited the park with my husband and 3 children. We didn't make it down to the lake as it was near 100 degrees out and my 2 year old wasn't having any of it.
Do you know when the lake no longer held water? Also as this video was from 2018, are there still any plans to restore the dam and fill it with water again?
So glad you enjoyed the video and the Park! The Lake has been somewhat seasonal until the last few years and the drought has really affected it. As for the dam, repairing and/or restoring is a very large and expensive undertaking, not to mention environmentally sensitive. Plans are underway to possibly rename the area Historic Dam and Bathhouse, instead of London's Lake, which is often seen as misleading