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Garden in the High Desert…
Olancha (Timbisha: Pakwa’ si) is a census designated place in California’s Inyo County. Olancha 37 miles (60 km) south-southeast of Independence, at an elevation of 3658 feet. Located in the Owens Valley next to the now mostly dry Owens Lake, the arid settlement is home to few. Olancha was established by Minnard Farley, who came to…
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The Emperor has no clothes
But he has water! The complex and storied history of California through the lens of its relationship with water. Inspired by the book of the same name by acclaimed author and professor Norris Hundley Jr., the documentary special highlights William Mulholland and the creation of modern Los Angeles by illustrating one of engineering’s greatest achievements…
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A flat tire did it all…
If not for a flat tire, Marta Becket may never have come across the abandoned hotel and social hall in the desert that would come to be her lifelong stage. While her husband looked for help with the tire, Becket peered into the hall. The floors were warped, the paint was peeling, a set of…
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Paul Revere Was Here…
Now in the John Muir Wilderness on the way to Big Pine Lakes, this was Lon Chaney’s cabin. Chaney had the stone cabin built for $12,000 in 1929-30. It was designed by Los Angeles architect Paul Revere Williams, the first African American granted a fellowship in the American Institute of Architects.
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Startling Sierra
The Sierra runs 400 miles (640 km) north-south and its width ranges from 50 miles (80 km) to 80 miles (130 km) across east–west.[3] Notable features include General Sherman, the largest tree in the world by volume; Lake Tahoe, the largest alpine lake in North America; Mount Whitney at 14,505 ft (4,421 m),[1] the highest point in the contiguous United…
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John Muir and the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is an environmental organization with chapters in all 50 United States, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. The club was founded on May 28, 1892 in San Francisco, California by Scottish-American preservationist John Muir, who became the first president as well as the longest-serving president, at approximately 20 years in this leadership position.…
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Ansel Adams Creative Eye
Ansel Adams is still one of the best known photographers of all time. This post will contain some of his best quotes… “A photograph is an instrument of love and revelation that must see beneath the surfaces and record the qualities of nature and humanity which live in all things.” “A true photograph need not…
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Landscape of Dreams
In 1862, this high quality deposit of dolomitic limestone was discovered in the Inyo Mountains east of Lone Pine and north of Owens Lake near the town of Swansea. Its remote location delayed development until 1883, when the Carson & Colorado Railroad was constructed. In 1885, Drew Haven Dunn filed a mining claim and the…
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Manazanar, so sad…
Manzanar was one of ten incarceration centers operated during World War II by the War Relocation Authority (WRA) to detain Japanese Americans. March 22nd is its 80th anniversary. Manzanar opened as a temporary “reception center” under the control of the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA) on March 22, 1942, ironically it was located outside of…
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