Category: California
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Marta Becket and the Amargosa Opera House, a chance meeting
Some thirty years ago, my wife and I were wandering the region around Death Valley. We were coming in the back way for some reason. We came to an odd looking building and I just had to stop. It had a strange color scheme and long arched exterior corridors. It was absolutely deserted or rather…
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She’s no showboat. This ship sails.
Built of iron when most ships were built of wood. She’s sailed around the world 21 times, seen mutinies, burials at sea, and survived a cyclone in the Sea of Bengal. Brought immigrants to New Zealand and did the England to India run in her early years. While the United States fought a civil war…
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Brantingham family reunion early 1990’s in Carpenteria, California
The Brantingham family lines gathered this memorable day sometime in the early 1990’s. We appear to not have a care in the world and enjoying the company of each other and strangers. The reunion included food, games, and lots of family history.
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Backpacking with Michele on San Jacinto Mountain
To find San Jacinto Mountain, go to Palm Springs and look up. It’s the mountain the tram goes up to. But on the other side is the quaint town of Idyllwild and the trailhead to the top of the mountain. We probably should have taken the tram. The start of our little backpacking trip required…
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Ex-Luftwaffe fighter pilot is aviation museum’s truly remarkable tour guide
Ewald Rudat was five when an aircraft flying over his home caught his eye. “Even at 500 feet I could see through the window. I said, that’s what I want to do.” said Rudat. It’s not unusual for aviators to discover their passion for flight at an early age. Rudat’s story heads in an unexpected…