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This Monastery in Platina California happens to be in our Diocese. Platina is about 40 miles west of Redding [click here for map]and nestled in a little valley. Wikipedia has the population at around 200 which sounds high to me. Its a rather idyllic place.

I went up to visit the Monastery with a friend during the winter few years ago and down in the valley it where the post office is was wet from rain, but as we went up the hill we encountered snow. This picture pales in comparison to what I saw with my eyes. The sun shining on the snow covered domes with a pure blue sky in the background was absolutely stunning. These were taken with an inexpensive point and shoot camera. I have since graduated to a Nikon D200 with my most commonly used lens being th 18 x 200mm vr

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9 Comments on St Herman Monastery in Platina California

DEC
12
2007
597,371 Points 45 Featured Posts Outside Blog
What a beautiful building, Lazarus. It would be good to add it to the Architecture, Buildings and Dings group also.
8:59pm • #1
Thanks Sharon - I'll do that!
10:18pm • #2
MAR
10
2008
 I liked the monastery better when Father Herman was there. Now that he is gone, the monastery folk seem colder.
Incognitus
1:16pm • #3
233,380 Points Outside Blog
Beautiful picture and goes to show that you don't need a great camera to take a great picture.  It is often the man behind the camera.
3:21pm • #4
Gene - thanks.  One thing is certain, when you're taking pictures at a fixed focal length using your feet to ZOOM you spend more time on getting the composition right. For color and contrast I would have loved to have shot these with D300 and a 17-55 lens.
4:03pm • #5
JUN
16
2008

My family and I visited the monastery this past week end. We were most warmly welcomed, fed well, given an informative tour, and shared wonderful services with the faithful monks. Can't wait to go back. What a peaceful, gracefilled place.
Pelagiag Gilchrist
4:15pm • #6

My family and I visited the monastery this past week end. We were most warmly welcomed, fed well, given an informative tour, and shared wonderful services with the faithful monks. Can't wait to go back. What a peaceful, gracefilled place.
Pelagiag Gilchrist
4:15pm • #7

My family and I visited the monastery this past week end. We were most warmly welcomed, fed well, given an informative tour, and shared wonderful services with the faithful monks. Can't wait to go back. What a peaceful, gracefilled place.
Pelagiag Gilchrist
4:18pm • #8
DEC
03
2010

I spent my childhood off and on at this monastery.  Where is Fr. Herman today?
Adam Russell
6:06pm • #9

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