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  • Rock Creek Lake

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    I visited Rock Creek Lake in the Sierras early in November. Since the Owens Valley was warm and Indian Summer-like, I was fooled into wearing sneakers, and light clothing. As Tracker climbed the road (I eventually got up to 10,000’), it became clearer and clearer I was underdressed for the afternoon. As I started traveling…

  • Manzanar

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    Ever since reading ‘Snow Falling on Cedars’ by David Guterson, I’ve had even more of a sense of injustice in the way we treat our citizens. Manzanar War Relocation Center is located about an hour south of Bishop, an easy drive for a Sunday afternoon. The characters in the book would have been dismayed I’m…

  • Uncle Dave’s Revisited

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    When I started my cross-country trip, I was encountering a great deal of difficulty posting pictures to my blog. I had promised I would post pictures from Uncle Dave’s house in North Carolina later and have not done so. I was parked most recently in an area on the left coast that for AT&T shows…

  • Eureka Sand Dunes

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    Eureka Valley was high on my list of ‘must see’ places while residing near the Eastern Sierras, as the opportunity to photograph sand dunes so close to home base was calling me. One of the entrances to Death Valley juts off the road to Deep Springs – but with a big CLOSED sign that’s been…

  • Signs of the times

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    I love signs, you may see more posts about them as I keep taking photos of them. I was amazed at these signs when I first started driving out here: Then going back down[/caption] Wild Horses, just after this sign, I saw this poor looking wild horse [/caption] Time to travel to a warmer climate.…

  • Tribal Burial Ground

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    One day while exploring around Bishop, I came across Sunland Indian Reservation burial grounds. I often visit graveyards and this lonely, windy place was no exception. The Sunland Indian Reservation takes up around 850 of the driest acres I’ve ever seen west and south of Bishop. The Paiutes and Shoshones both live around Bishop, and…

  • Volcanic Tablelands, Take Two

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    News Flashes! I was out below the Tablelands yesterday and found a lake! I was surprised because water out here is so scarce. I had put the car into 4WD because the ‘sand’ looked really soft and decided to drive no further. I stepped out of the car, walked around behind it to get to…

  • The first grandchildren

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    I visited Claire (13) and Emily (10) (and Mom and Dad) a couple of weeks ago, but then was busy sewing and didn’t post about their accomplishments. I was able to attend Claire’s last soccer game for the fall and watch her score her second goal of the season to help the team win their…

  • Baptism!

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    Sunday, it was my privilege to attend Willa’s baptism. She was quite the brave baby and didn’t cry or even look askance at the minister as she was putting the water on her head. GrMimi made her dress (now made up to four dresses and one young man’s outfit), hmmm – what will the next…