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Road Trip — Caliente Nevada to Kanab Utah
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Last night I arrived in Caliente, Nevada and took a motel room to settle in for the night. I soon learned that Caliente is a very active train town. A train seemed to come through every half hour and, of course, a train has to blow its whistle when it [...]
Yosemite - Hetch Hetchy
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The morning is foggy and it lends a quiet feel to the valley. As we head out, we stop again at the beautiful Valley View scenic spot and enjoy the river and the mountains once again. We then choose to leave Yosemite National Park via Highway 120 even though we [...]
Yosemite - Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias
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Tersha, Vic and I headed down to Yosemite National Park for the weekend, to see if there were any autumn colors left and for Tersha to get her big tree fix at the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. When we came up in the Spring last time, the road to [...]
Hidden Falls Regional Park
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Hidden Falls Regional Park is a brand new park in Auburn that opened last week and I went and explored it a little bit today. According to the Placer County news release the park is 221 acres and has 7 miles of trails designed for hiking, running, biking, and horse riding. [...]
Road Trip — Devils Postpile
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Packing up and heading home today, but first I drive down the canyon and visit Devils Postpile National Monument. The postpiles are hexagon shaped columns of basalt that have pushed up from beneath the ground; from the top, they look like patio pavers. They are pretty cool to look at. Going [...]
