tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92065553897245117402024-03-02T09:28:58.453-08:00Adventures of a Home Town TouristCarmel-by-the-Sea - Monterey County - El Dorado County - Amador County - Wherever Adventure Takes Us Adventures of A Home Town Tourist http://www.blogger.com/profile/14250391828232138884noreply@blogger.comBlogger248125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206555389724511740.post-26568514965806372942023-05-29T14:19:00.003-07:002023-05-30T09:30:56.993-07:00CARMEL WINE WALK-BY-THE-SEA TASTING ROOM TOUR (2023) <p>Interested in being your own tour guide? I have over 20 published GPS
audio tours with <a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse">VoiceMap</a>
(Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over
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Montenegro</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html">Copenhagen</a>).
Happy Adventures!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUDq7ZebcpCLEVjvQs9GJP-zIVrLeUEfBddTJbiWZJWz4MZKSqlGsm5LQ-xvFm7jBFJep95niR-7kV8K5POIkr-WQhu4yJ33jSHUNol2-UWx-j9zzXFLeyI4oyBf6j4h8zMlxGUtbPfo/w400-h275/IMG_5403.JPG" style="color: #0066cc; font-family: arial; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;" width="400"><br><span></span></div><a href="http://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2023/05/carmel-wine-walk-by-sea-tasting-room.html#more"></a>Adventures of A Home Town Tourist http://www.blogger.com/profile/14250391828232138884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206555389724511740.post-8398000313688040282023-05-26T14:29:00.005-07:002023-11-13T09:46:48.039-08:00Driving Tour of Pebble Beach 17-Mile Drive (Highway 1 Gate to Carmel Gate)<p> <span>Interested in being your own tour guide? I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with</span><span> </span><a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse">VoiceMap</a><span> </span><span>(Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with</span><span> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/">GPSmyCity</a><span> </span><span>(</span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html">Carmel</a><span>,</span><span> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html">Monterey</a><span>,</span><span> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html">Big Sur</a><span>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/folsom-6551.html" target="_blank">Folsom</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/sacramento-603.html" target="_blank">Sacramento</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/boston-566.html" target="_blank">Boston</a>,</span><span> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html">Cinque Terre</a><span>,</span><span> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html">Kotor Montenegro</a><span>,</span><span> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html">Copenhagen</a><span style="text-align: center;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/st-petersburg-518.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">St. Petersburg</a><span style="text-align: center;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/helsinki-487.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Helsinki</a><span style="text-align: center;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/stockholm-525.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Stockholm</a><span style="text-align: center;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/tallinn-486.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Estonia</a><span>). Happy Adventures!</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: both; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOi95TsKBrZncxkuExMDcdPSvGcHzwsOPp2J6WbesZmi5ssPQTfYXpJNXKaChuHd_-toX_YYaKKwal02xine1KX2m36r2dQfpzyHphyib0Yc4DP6joz-RXXx_HeGMkko6Rhjdf2_EAC8sgY5V965xoywarH11nVIKIT0feC9o5Jhdc7S1cVXpv6YXNw/s5184/IMG_3002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOi95TsKBrZncxkuExMDcdPSvGcHzwsOPp2J6WbesZmi5ssPQTfYXpJNXKaChuHd_-toX_YYaKKwal02xine1KX2m36r2dQfpzyHphyib0Yc4DP6joz-RXXx_HeGMkko6Rhjdf2_EAC8sgY5V965xoywarH11nVIKIT0feC9o5Jhdc7S1cVXpv6YXNw/w640-h480/IMG_3002.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />Pebble Beach Golf Links</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">On today’s driving tour we will follow one of the most scenic drives in the world, the 17-Mile Drive in Pebble Beach, where you will experience an enchanting world full of dramatic coastal cliffs, white sand beaches, iconic golf courses, and cypress forests. Along the way we will visit Bird Rock, Crocker Grove and the Lone Cypress. There will be many opportunities to get out and explore different areas from the Restless Sea at Point Joe, the boardwalk above the beach at Spanish Bay, or the 18th Green at Pebble Beach Golf Links. </span><span style="background-color: white;">At the time of this writing, admission to 17-Mile Drive is $11.25 per vehicle. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">On this driving tour you'll have the chance to: <br /></span></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Learn the history of Pebble Beach<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Visit or drive by all 8 golf courses in Pebble Beach<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Explore the shops at the Inn at Spanish Bay and Pebble Beach Lodge<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Learn the history of the Crosby Clambake & its connection to the Pebble Beach AT&T Pro Am<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Visit the Iconic Lone Cypress<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Visit Crocker Grove and view the oldest Monterey cypress trees in existence<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />View some architecturally significant homes in Pebble Beach<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Observe wildlife at Bird Rock<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Learn the backstory of all the viewpoints we stop at in Pebble Beach<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Hear the story of the Pebble Beach Road Race<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Discover what Pebble Beach golf course is connected to writer Robert Louis Stevenson<br />And much more</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-color: white;">This tour covers approximately 23 miles. We will stop at a number of viewpoints along the way. If you take your time and get out at each of the stops on this tour, it will probably take you 3 to 4 hours to complete. Of course this will depend upon what your schedule includes such as, hiking, shopping or dining. If you prefer not to get out of your car at any of the viewpoints or golf courses, this tour may be completed in about 90 minutes to 2 hours. But this is your adventure, it is up to you where you stop and for how long you stop along the way. </span>After the Guard Gate, take the first right and continue up the hill along Sunridge Road. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> At the Highway 1 Gate, s<span style="text-align: center;">tay to the right, pay your entrance fee, and get a map.</span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcznByTWEtm0aA5YHKsF_UCEpCdTELOaxunCiVZb8LjrNQlrfLKnNEHAULfQpBk5g4742sX-PfA2dpU2JLapL6Dp71Ps-W-KoWvLwfM7HGu0yQhDIotlCZuTgb1hMqurJWf7kHF2s3W09ulk0fUIPPYmY9XFvf6VQI1T0383-_NGCxsLXIZP5jMbTOA/s3212/IMG_1634Highway%201%20Gate.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEud77dwu4DGEK-pXAqs-vlGn80oiXJVFz4Kcun_9KLyysTGI9tGnzwAEhzznIKzj7ZIKPi-DHffZDMo7FkxJh5E2nc7oEsZuA9yOssJlKkBj2peBY1Xw_6SgO8DclvJGxWepmhwexf_Zuu4ocN1SbY5wtK9DeSkXlVvYWAO2YfSCeTp9824888EcZXQ/s2165/IMG_1638A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2165" data-original-width="2049" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEud77dwu4DGEK-pXAqs-vlGn80oiXJVFz4Kcun_9KLyysTGI9tGnzwAEhzznIKzj7ZIKPi-DHffZDMo7FkxJh5E2nc7oEsZuA9yOssJlKkBj2peBY1Xw_6SgO8DclvJGxWepmhwexf_Zuu4ocN1SbY5wtK9DeSkXlVvYWAO2YfSCeTp9824888EcZXQ/s320/IMG_1638A.jpg" width="303" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">We have entered the Del Monte Forest of Pebble Beach which is dominated by Monterey pine and cypress. </span></div><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NKAWpmgazVz_D-6TX17-bRA-xX0VMOv4sLbFqQyOetV3kjLLos78E3yAmgha_bqk3CYr2B7nZVb0ngoyqyPcSAccgxcwVT1u11SFZeY9FAWVhfs6pbRRL3e1Bx5bOHnMsr2Fl5kInDa8Cz1R_7Ypscem_FSZwCuNsRr7-8SUtkyzgYYDRlA4hnxxYw/s5184/IMG_1643.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NKAWpmgazVz_D-6TX17-bRA-xX0VMOv4sLbFqQyOetV3kjLLos78E3yAmgha_bqk3CYr2B7nZVb0ngoyqyPcSAccgxcwVT1u11SFZeY9FAWVhfs6pbRRL3e1Bx5bOHnMsr2Fl5kInDa8Cz1R_7Ypscem_FSZwCuNsRr7-8SUtkyzgYYDRlA4hnxxYw/s320/IMG_1643.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdhLfDgTWuNjz6oLLV4n_pZijVrWOf3BG206me4-b_WMAlBSDebZS5nKm9XMYotbQtwR5dT62gKZg8Bm9DmeZ_iBO_zboyoHNHOUqQVaUxgRygiNk_lw0-hEjuqHb0PFXRKX9_4FnD_B82v1IOsCR2XQCpAeJZg7BfT4Y9PhwgtsRpfcuDJ-PdYS0mg/s4149/IMG_1648A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2825" data-original-width="4149" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdhLfDgTWuNjz6oLLV4n_pZijVrWOf3BG206me4-b_WMAlBSDebZS5nKm9XMYotbQtwR5dT62gKZg8Bm9DmeZ_iBO_zboyoHNHOUqQVaUxgRygiNk_lw0-hEjuqHb0PFXRKX9_4FnD_B82v1IOsCR2XQCpAeJZg7BfT4Y9PhwgtsRpfcuDJ-PdYS0mg/s320/IMG_1648A.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Right onto Scenic Drive</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />Turn right ahead onto Scenic Drive. Stay on this road as it circles around the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula. Shortly, we will arrive at Stop 1 on the Pebble Beach Map you received at the entrance gate. Stop 1 is Shepherd's Knoll.</span></p><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yxo4CL1TB-Xo29VEZguQPUZuhYy4MXOG8ZrAQFelj6OUthMF3F-CFzciNo8X-DoJFPZR1_yWN94dIzHAhzue0uNcrAatLUV9yr09x6XOuY_MtqgN9mdZad2q7p3gt3u-bhBxmhno8TuybvUAGayQlpNZMIMGv4MSd8hVhECzyIkwbzTOYDAXPucv7w/s2969/IMG_1674.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2652" data-original-width="2969" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yxo4CL1TB-Xo29VEZguQPUZuhYy4MXOG8ZrAQFelj6OUthMF3F-CFzciNo8X-DoJFPZR1_yWN94dIzHAhzue0uNcrAatLUV9yr09x6XOuY_MtqgN9mdZad2q7p3gt3u-bhBxmhno8TuybvUAGayQlpNZMIMGv4MSd8hVhECzyIkwbzTOYDAXPucv7w/w400-h358/IMG_1674.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Interesting name, "Shepherd's Knoll," but you will not find any sheep here. This area was named after Abraham D. Shepard (completely different spelling) who was responsible for carving out this portion of the 17-Mile Drive in the upper forest of Pebble Beach. In 1927 a map complete with a cartoon shepherd and sheep marked the spot and the name stuck. </span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">But at one time sheep did have a purpose in Pebble Beach. In 1919 flocks of sheep were used to keep the greens at the Pebble Beach Golf Links groomed. They were cheep labor, however they left behind hoof prints in the greens as well as their own form of fertilizer. After the golfers complained, lamb chops became a featured item on the Pebble Beach Lodge menu. </span></p></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5XEMxVQPoWcMacVLitrNRbJJJ05jwS9gz4Rqwo09LAHDkp1UJqvGBjd1lUSO4QCfI1KLIwr-1PQs_0DoexN0KMyqMPmJoxSftLjYgOTe5BgypodOGmmmf88nz8C48n2UoIG6g3jEH5RouEB7tmXEmdSZ1FjH9JdAQehxkh-FL_6Tat7QiM1dupZLpA/s5184/IMG_1679.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5XEMxVQPoWcMacVLitrNRbJJJ05jwS9gz4Rqwo09LAHDkp1UJqvGBjd1lUSO4QCfI1KLIwr-1PQs_0DoexN0KMyqMPmJoxSftLjYgOTe5BgypodOGmmmf88nz8C48n2UoIG6g3jEH5RouEB7tmXEmdSZ1FjH9JdAQehxkh-FL_6Tat7QiM1dupZLpA/w400-h300/IMG_1679.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If it is a clear day you may have a filtered view of Monterey Bay from this stop. But there are far better views at other stops along this driving tour. If you do get out of your car at any time along this tour remember to cover all your valuables, lock the doors, and take your keys. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdVRVzONNBfPJd1OvheP5p9xhY13ay5rXjZSmBFwtSsBrVCsrRK12N0wJ-3pOfY0a1akCUi6Z-SK3wB2IRWS54qorpmAsJ6v2ICKbZEA-Zsk_saTn2u3KW7cZiL0AN0J4DRMUfcz0NV4YmCIoo5XG_fqP25fdk1CtNVjGjoMka1HzFsAO2NE3HqqrGw/s5184/IMG_1680.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdVRVzONNBfPJd1OvheP5p9xhY13ay5rXjZSmBFwtSsBrVCsrRK12N0wJ-3pOfY0a1akCUi6Z-SK3wB2IRWS54qorpmAsJ6v2ICKbZEA-Zsk_saTn2u3KW7cZiL0AN0J4DRMUfcz0NV4YmCIoo5XG_fqP25fdk1CtNVjGjoMka1HzFsAO2NE3HqqrGw/w640-h480/IMG_1680.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our next stop is in 1.3 miles. Continue along Scenic Drive. Cross Skyline Forest Drive and continue along Scenic. This road will cross over Highway 68. Just past the bridge over Highway 68, stay to your right onto Los Altos Drive. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>As you drive I will continue with the history of Pebble Beach. We left off after businessman David Jacks sold the land that would become Pebble Beach to the Pacific Improvement Company, or PIC for short, in 1880. </span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The PIC was formed in 1878. By the 1880s it was one of the largest corporations in the Western United States, with subsidiary companies that conducted shipping, mining, land development, resort hotels and more. The PIC was an affiliate of the Southern Pacific Railroad which was owned by Leland Stanford, Collis Potter Huntington, Mark Hopkins and Charles Crocker (1822-1888). All big names in history, but Crocker is who we will focus on. </span></p><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdpncQkxxnq20UyiThjDXoeFGfG4JfukTDV_xRYGBl9sSMUyYB2i2U0FHnSY985mdzkQgsMAMguRSW4slVVCal6A0UaWNQLVPHgMgcIijAmERRZrCg8e9Ubdnp6652PWhoiBkzZSm7i_iwCwCnghfDm9BolJtQg8hmfAiWAf6qOj_zs5_xRYAEP1Flg/s1280/Original%20Hotel%20Del%20Monte.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1280" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdpncQkxxnq20UyiThjDXoeFGfG4JfukTDV_xRYGBl9sSMUyYB2i2U0FHnSY985mdzkQgsMAMguRSW4slVVCal6A0UaWNQLVPHgMgcIijAmERRZrCg8e9Ubdnp6652PWhoiBkzZSm7i_iwCwCnghfDm9BolJtQg8hmfAiWAf6qOj_zs5_xRYAEP1Flg/s320/Original%20Hotel%20Del%20Monte.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Hotel Del Monte 1883 Wikipedia </div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On June 3rd 1880, Charles Crocker established the Del Monte Hotel in Monterey under the PIC property division. This would be their first hotel. Skeptics called the project "Crocker's Folly" and predicted that it was fail. Beating the odds, the Del Monte became a favorite of the rich and famous, gaining and international reputation as the "Queen of American Watering Places," and "The most Elegant Seaside Resort in the World." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span>Crocker's 7,000-acre resort was named Del Monte Forest. It</span></span> featured a botanical garden, polo grounds, race track, golf course and a scenic carriage ride through the Del Monte Forest of Pebble Beach. For several years, this ride was called either the Scenic Drive or the 18 Mile Drive. The famous Lone Cypress tree, was the midway point on this excursion. Early in the 1900's as the automobile emerged, horsedrawn carriages and horseless carriages competed to take guests on this tour.</span></p></div><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />The PIC would own Pebble Beach from 1880 to 1919 when Samuel Finley Brown Morse and his company Del Monte Properties arrived on the scene. I will save that story for later. Continue along Scenic and watch for a sign for for Huckleberry Hill on your right. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSW4T02NqHmAh0OisJsHIJMF1A-Nftt0yzqN0eGVSFfxErS0e9gUJcqXrNStxjqv2x8TkpuzfAkV-HtQaMEKUG2hCJqfNefHoz4_Mvu5IIznoRO8MPgFQSdMvG5YNGk9sAcimbjCzt74RoM-acTxTyTsNzP8q01KkFGzgdyFmhb-3QTuRxZYqCBNeSA/s2075/IMG_1710Huckleberry%20Hill%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSW4T02NqHmAh0OisJsHIJMF1A-Nftt0yzqN0eGVSFfxErS0e9gUJcqXrNStxjqv2x8TkpuzfAkV-HtQaMEKUG2hCJqfNefHoz4_Mvu5IIznoRO8MPgFQSdMvG5YNGk9sAcimbjCzt74RoM-acTxTyTsNzP8q01KkFGzgdyFmhb-3QTuRxZYqCBNeSA/w395-h400/IMG_1710Huckleberry%20Hill%202048.jpg" width="395" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span>Pull into this viewpoint and park. </span></span>This is the second of 17 markers that correspond to the map you were given at the Pebble Beach Gate.<span> </span>It was named Huckleberry Hill after the abundance of native huckleberry bushes that abound in the area. It is also one of the highest elevations in the forest. On a clear day this stop offers filtered views of the bay.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJh_-Hl7C_O1fVg2NTLRawuied2IF366d8hzg2H3rr65UFPiHcxR45t4KRJ-iQ4LfXXJq_U9Jga29dDyKwmoEH1Bd7TXqmLJw_NzIzlFNrq_icnHxcLqHC_BOZcgxVnfRVzhBPed5zF1Z2fFW-JmoO-w_xrZ5wfZrGiC34b1zQmgi12Ek94xnyEexvA/s5184/IMG_1715.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJh_-Hl7C_O1fVg2NTLRawuied2IF366d8hzg2H3rr65UFPiHcxR45t4KRJ-iQ4LfXXJq_U9Jga29dDyKwmoEH1Bd7TXqmLJw_NzIzlFNrq_icnHxcLqHC_BOZcgxVnfRVzhBPed5zF1Z2fFW-JmoO-w_xrZ5wfZrGiC34b1zQmgi12Ek94xnyEexvA/w400-h300/IMG_1715.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A placard at this stop tells of Pebble Beach lore that the area was frequented by authors Robert Louis Stevenson and John Steinbeck. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you want to get out of your car and explore this area, there are a few paths cut in between a thick growth of huckleberry. Some of the paths are a bit rutted and hard to navigate. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCmRQV0rfLaufSPsamLKyz1idtxVMPsIocv4XYM-NXsC5QHBZcryxVqaULDz_dzNoz5vnek80qO4zX52M9XH5vInTT_A9aBdMjUGTw6lqU1iKZGcdJ-qE-RBgnnwEyrbZ8wa9ikZMm00btezMK-0va7UfSbpiqPJEqugwePWWLncryZvMG7QwzG0pFg/s5184/IMG_1721.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCmRQV0rfLaufSPsamLKyz1idtxVMPsIocv4XYM-NXsC5QHBZcryxVqaULDz_dzNoz5vnek80qO4zX52M9XH5vInTT_A9aBdMjUGTw6lqU1iKZGcdJ-qE-RBgnnwEyrbZ8wa9ikZMm00btezMK-0va7UfSbpiqPJEqugwePWWLncryZvMG7QwzG0pFg/w400-h300/IMG_1721.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">From Huckleberry Hill, continue straight along Los Altos Drive this will turn into Costanilla Way. We are less than two miles from our next stop, <a href="https://poppyhillsgolf.com/" target="_blank">Poppy Hills Golf Course</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO7-ypQIVQg_yomDfcL_p4790ty5l-sAYYrIVh-vxyv1pX8VdypxYEn2uiuncnsRu-llLKMwUcGUd_p3kL1dOFzy6Bx6estQTR_mKkbH5y3ns8nZAlhThblBvEzaA2Zm2w7pkO0sMLsAraDIH0VQmPtzewIL46x0n-AM--_oscE-UlSKsrMqgPGOyKQ/s2818/IMG_1732%20Continue%20Straight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2794" data-original-width="2818" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO7-ypQIVQg_yomDfcL_p4790ty5l-sAYYrIVh-vxyv1pX8VdypxYEn2uiuncnsRu-llLKMwUcGUd_p3kL1dOFzy6Bx6estQTR_mKkbH5y3ns8nZAlhThblBvEzaA2Zm2w7pkO0sMLsAraDIH0VQmPtzewIL46x0n-AM--_oscE-UlSKsrMqgPGOyKQ/s320/IMG_1732%20Continue%20Straight.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Pebble Beach is home to eight golf courses. All are 18-hole courses except for 9-hole Peter Hay. Pebble Beach Golf Links opened in 1919, Spyglass Hill in 1966, Poppy Hills in 1986, and The Links at Spanish Bay in 1987. These are all public courses. Cypress Point Club which opened in 1929 and the Monterey Peninsula Country Club's two courses, the Dunes Course opened in 1926 and the Shore Course in 1959 are private. We will be stopping at or driving by all courses on this tour. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityP_OQWimWK4IS8n3BEdRAIg87Wqs7T-8Db_qQoKgbe-GVWwWGTowPM3CZ2upHqb1XMlGOKNmtnDuxzKwJIhvs-BFjK5Ynd5EbfrWyRBT1RjZw_r9Il1P_HMHXVRMz1sES-AAVKpPAiCYnfR_jeZSh8Jw_WgLAGvysJzDhAOqw0lZkKRK8mZvsOiB_w/s4261/IMG_1736Resource%20Management.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2886" data-original-width="4261" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityP_OQWimWK4IS8n3BEdRAIg87Wqs7T-8Db_qQoKgbe-GVWwWGTowPM3CZ2upHqb1XMlGOKNmtnDuxzKwJIhvs-BFjK5Ynd5EbfrWyRBT1RjZw_r9Il1P_HMHXVRMz1sES-AAVKpPAiCYnfR_jeZSh8Jw_WgLAGvysJzDhAOqw0lZkKRK8mZvsOiB_w/w640-h434/IMG_1736Resource%20Management.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />On the road way the arrows will point to the left. Ignore this and turn right onto Ronda Road. Follow the sign toward Resource Management. <br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TGkENPJ8iw0NOzaTeKKWU7Z4A7x4mUopLD_YsXiywWwdsWMsoh58qRQafXCRzlPNB2mJjbtBukTAEFVwFB6SqFhqxUJHg3mZ3evsIgomahSm2qUmjtY2WJWeCx0H3t47VC4aEGX9wceM38FRxfZAZD3F9Wbiz4VtrGIhhwbqn2_O-o-m0q-66QskZQ/s1495/IMG_1745%20Right%20for%20Poppy%20Hills%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="1495" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TGkENPJ8iw0NOzaTeKKWU7Z4A7x4mUopLD_YsXiywWwdsWMsoh58qRQafXCRzlPNB2mJjbtBukTAEFVwFB6SqFhqxUJHg3mZ3evsIgomahSm2qUmjtY2WJWeCx0H3t47VC4aEGX9wceM38FRxfZAZD3F9Wbiz4VtrGIhhwbqn2_O-o-m0q-66QskZQ/w400-h320/IMG_1745%20Right%20for%20Poppy%20Hills%20.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Following the sign that points right toward Poppy Hills, slow, and turn right using the yield lane onto Sunridge Road. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4GCjF_XwU12D3nScjjqPTZohELiGmusL36tUmOGHNMebm1pLFZNHUVYi0ktAdYjypBvlz_PiCS3R-JWjTodaOm9lLbW59QquS6UHQAngS6VIqGs_welvF_DQyiBSPX0HpgQf0nvwNqgQMzzs8Q4fZKRcJfyX32sJLaO9HS09_PlJY3SxMvtStewYzA/s1495/IMG_1762%20Poppy%20Hills.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="1495" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4GCjF_XwU12D3nScjjqPTZohELiGmusL36tUmOGHNMebm1pLFZNHUVYi0ktAdYjypBvlz_PiCS3R-JWjTodaOm9lLbW59QquS6UHQAngS6VIqGs_welvF_DQyiBSPX0HpgQf0nvwNqgQMzzs8Q4fZKRcJfyX32sJLaO9HS09_PlJY3SxMvtStewYzA/w640-h512/IMG_1762%20Poppy%20Hills.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Follow this road to the left and it becomes Lopez Road. Turn left into the Poppy Hills Golf Course and park in the parking lot in front of the NCGA Golf Course Building. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1mcFYpPLLIkpsjWUSsPgzhN3AZs1htKtT5SMDhtHOooIL-A9g4roSv3cllr29sCghEpnGp2t1o8w5gKrtz6vX6SNmsNz35ojrRc1RCmt0sWX9Mk3Dg6112BjwOHojFRxCIKGQtfoD6QeJ8A7Tg7PsPLK8bZ4SOYlcTuiAotWuuULTzXZmzkVFg3iyg/s4736/IMG_1763Parking%20Poppy%20Hills%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3154" data-original-width="4736" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1mcFYpPLLIkpsjWUSsPgzhN3AZs1htKtT5SMDhtHOooIL-A9g4roSv3cllr29sCghEpnGp2t1o8w5gKrtz6vX6SNmsNz35ojrRc1RCmt0sWX9Mk3Dg6112BjwOHojFRxCIKGQtfoD6QeJ8A7Tg7PsPLK8bZ4SOYlcTuiAotWuuULTzXZmzkVFg3iyg/w400-h266/IMG_1763Parking%20Poppy%20Hills%20.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"> <br />The next important era in Pebble Beach history revolves around Samuel Finley Brown Morse. </span></span>Samuel Finley Brown Morse was born in Massachusetts and is a distant cousin to Samuel Morse the inventor of the telegraph and Morse Code. Morse attended Yale where he was the captain of the undefeated 1906 football team. In 1915, at the age of 30, he was hired by the PIC to liquidate many of their assets. Seeing value in these assets, Morse formed the Del Monte Properties Company in 1919 and purchased many of the holdings including the Hotel Del Monte, the Del Monte Lodge (now known as the Lodge at Pebble Beach) and Del Monte Forest. He </span>planned on using this land to develop a community within the forest centered around the Del Monte Lodge. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWzTrnRtjP4DMGZy7d72XHiACHCfiJRwYviDAMlf2bWQThiQNaF3GyKC-TKEWuu3DfvDXSzKcnK08M4hxrWoWYr2wRQcEw5qKLZH9Cm781p8pUcIazSXRg3ebdoJkIpZnXZ_ddgeE0FFQQreynAVlnUoGss8k-yQb0k-jyeslL-Jz7v10Vj1RIHNV8w/s448/Duke_of_Del_Monte.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="270" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWzTrnRtjP4DMGZy7d72XHiACHCfiJRwYviDAMlf2bWQThiQNaF3GyKC-TKEWuu3DfvDXSzKcnK08M4hxrWoWYr2wRQcEw5qKLZH9Cm781p8pUcIazSXRg3ebdoJkIpZnXZ_ddgeE0FFQQreynAVlnUoGss8k-yQb0k-jyeslL-Jz7v10Vj1RIHNV8w/s320/Duke_of_Del_Monte.jpg" width="193" /></a><br />Samuel Finley Brown Morse (1885-1969) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Finley_Brown_Morse" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Interested in conservation Morse banned needless land clearing and set aside greenbelts to be reserved for preservation of wildlife, forests, and coastline. He also set aside some of this land for a golf course and a housing subdivision. The first golf course would become the Pebble Beach Golf Links. Eventually he would set aside more land for more golf courses. One of those golf courses was Poppy Hills. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJkt4DytVYlmJcPgEyviQ2nIpsVNLEn5A32pHj5lU28in5Qgo7GYC-SwPPRq__DDeSNLVjjuu0Xv9VGAieCGuoOYD_efQENk89oCImEc9K3KbyKMDZAxj4XAvUFhTkGiuJMlJhplSAkZu-HeCWcQAkiapsryuwldu8syF72J7ui_KcriMM90NcgeOBw/s5184/IMG_1773.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJkt4DytVYlmJcPgEyviQ2nIpsVNLEn5A32pHj5lU28in5Qgo7GYC-SwPPRq__DDeSNLVjjuu0Xv9VGAieCGuoOYD_efQENk89oCImEc9K3KbyKMDZAxj4XAvUFhTkGiuJMlJhplSAkZu-HeCWcQAkiapsryuwldu8syF72J7ui_KcriMM90NcgeOBw/w400-h300/IMG_1773.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Poppy Hills</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Under the leadership of Samuel Morse, and the newly formed Del Monte Properties Company, Pebble Beach became known as a renowned recreational resort for the wealthy and earned the title of California Riviera. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX51jVrxBTBeXFf6SmN8OXgJ31tHc_kYOPNHkp7f2_TSSWHV20VEFurha2ii8UHGs0Ya_TGm0RIBBga_otwMxP3ZJDZ4-orXCZqQB5h4XIGaVPMwzuIDpbH-1TARUYnyHgzIhdlS2Dmk29UF_zHC1N8qYkh6Mkw0342mZvs1SC1h9JatFSp6PX56vYYw/s5184/IMG_1777.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX51jVrxBTBeXFf6SmN8OXgJ31tHc_kYOPNHkp7f2_TSSWHV20VEFurha2ii8UHGs0Ya_TGm0RIBBga_otwMxP3ZJDZ4-orXCZqQB5h4XIGaVPMwzuIDpbH-1TARUYnyHgzIhdlS2Dmk29UF_zHC1N8qYkh6Mkw0342mZvs1SC1h9JatFSp6PX56vYYw/w400-h300/IMG_1777.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Though Morse set aside this 164 acre parcel around Poppy Hills for a golf course in 1919, the site would not be developed until 1977 when the parcel was sold to the Northern California Golf Association, the NCGA. Robert Trent Jones Jr., who designed or remodeled more than 250 courses during his career would design the course. Poppy Hills opened in 1986, it is owned and operated by the NCGA, and from 1991 through 2009 it was part of the PGA Tour's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. It is the only course of the seven in Pebble Beach that plays exclusively in the forest. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThqBWjT98AQyigEDOIC1XHjrg48QhmyZ4_hIYby_5p_pNdWjkweM9NDQwazPC5jVlxY-G-_-RJMo4JS0E-h2-3m2TPuL1ScIHeFDQlZPD0HKMuIOFzDcZ_TeqYtMjKDDI-hSNq4xPtqtHyNdHZ_oorUTI5R4IJ2hqfDtAk0L-zVnKxs2CD3RFh_yLLQ/s5184/IMG_1772.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThqBWjT98AQyigEDOIC1XHjrg48QhmyZ4_hIYby_5p_pNdWjkweM9NDQwazPC5jVlxY-G-_-RJMo4JS0E-h2-3m2TPuL1ScIHeFDQlZPD0HKMuIOFzDcZ_TeqYtMjKDDI-hSNq4xPtqtHyNdHZ_oorUTI5R4IJ2hqfDtAk0L-zVnKxs2CD3RFh_yLLQ/w400-h300/IMG_1772.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In 2014 the course underwent a 13-month renovation facilitated by Robert Jones Jr. II Golf Course Architects. This group founded by Robert Jr. is run by his son Robert III. During the renovation the par was reduced from 72 to 71 but the yardage increased from 6,863 to 7,002.</span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrx11TMEJZYf-Ff7Oo7-4hEwGpKFVg17zMMLS8ILZRdR1thFQNd3qffwnIcWW9Iwm8t3RjalnrHiJGK7Pp4_Kb58Tujx9q6MJYfZ-1gH1j30pQldmqUJRetm36VWBRxQ0NPW2hA4ZaxsG2sx09Nnrv_QMizslN6cxg_kvbyQEfAHgCzz89vU6a8aRWA/s885/Poppy%20Hill%20Course.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="885" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrx11TMEJZYf-Ff7Oo7-4hEwGpKFVg17zMMLS8ILZRdR1thFQNd3qffwnIcWW9Iwm8t3RjalnrHiJGK7Pp4_Kb58Tujx9q6MJYfZ-1gH1j30pQldmqUJRetm36VWBRxQ0NPW2hA4ZaxsG2sx09Nnrv_QMizslN6cxg_kvbyQEfAHgCzz89vU6a8aRWA/w640-h272/Poppy%20Hill%20Course.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">ProVisualizer.com <a href="https://www.provisualizer.com/courses/poppyhills.php" target="_blank">Poppy Hills </a></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> <o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #3d3d3d;">The Jones group reinvented the course, restoring each hole to its natural elevation along the forest floor, rebuilding all 18 greens with bentgrass.</span><span style="color: #3d3d3d;"> </span><span style="color: #3d3d3d;">It is said to be the closest experience in golf to a round in a national park which each hole chiseled through the towering Monterey pines. It is recognized by Golf Digest’s Top 100 Courses You Can Play and enjoyed as by golfers of all abilities. If you would like to <a href="https://poppyhillsgolf.com/play-poppyhills/" target="_blank">play Poppy</a>, as of this writing NCGA member fees for a weekend round are $120, non-member fees are $300.</span><span style="color: #3d3d3d;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #3d3d3d;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuz_odU1LMeIa1-vf32FZNjAkrQRaAK7qocDCuKDThPC9zaDKBx3PI5sdmBAIQ8TJiZO-oWvGWWY214ZWHwr_7orkLoiscwbCUMbB0uTahZkGAtM7MxnN-D2JqBiy27WKkG-JpnrE-mGY76ykIBFJQ4zNTu1dq7uqclUkZDq4OkuJ1-2nzRuv0gGBefA/s5184/IMG_1768.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuz_odU1LMeIa1-vf32FZNjAkrQRaAK7qocDCuKDThPC9zaDKBx3PI5sdmBAIQ8TJiZO-oWvGWWY214ZWHwr_7orkLoiscwbCUMbB0uTahZkGAtM7MxnN-D2JqBiy27WKkG-JpnrE-mGY76ykIBFJQ4zNTu1dq7uqclUkZDq4OkuJ1-2nzRuv0gGBefA/w400-h300/IMG_1768.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Poppy Hills Snack Shack</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #3d3d3d;"><span>Take some time to explore the area around the club house. If you walk behind the club house you will find the tee for Hole 1 and the green for the 18th. </span></span>There is also a public restroom near the snack shack.<span style="color: #3d3d3d;"> You might also want to check out the restaurant here at Poppy Hills, </span><a href="https://poppyhillsgolf.com/pebble-beach-restaurants-porters/">Porter’s Grill & Pub</a><span style="color: #3d3d3d;">. You can't go wrong with their Monterey Bay Calamari with garlic and mustard seed aioli. You will also find the regular chili dog, shredded steak sandwich or cheeseburger. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYdw0jXzceUA6xzCVXHBLEq04omex994fKg_dyGdcoiqBlN2KVLHnbOO757X9e8xIRdbcOfwyqX0T9QlNoPpGv8BYseEN_qZx3U5ms5xONkLLXDBBer6oZ6QhA8aXr3mLDpWwKSR4KVIRzosyMQgGVbfHKp34OqCLb1BDPlivwYQIKgd1GK6NdUe8rA/s5184/IMG_1791.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYdw0jXzceUA6xzCVXHBLEq04omex994fKg_dyGdcoiqBlN2KVLHnbOO757X9e8xIRdbcOfwyqX0T9QlNoPpGv8BYseEN_qZx3U5ms5xONkLLXDBBer6oZ6QhA8aXr3mLDpWwKSR4KVIRzosyMQgGVbfHKp34OqCLb1BDPlivwYQIKgd1GK6NdUe8rA/w400-h300/IMG_1791.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Just as a reminder, a $35 receipt from dining at Porter's will not get you reimbursement for your gate fee. Only dining at Pebble Beach Resort restaurants, excluding Pebble Beach Market work toward gate fee reimbursement. These will all be located at either the Inn at Spanish Bay or Pebble Beach Lodge. I will remind you when we visit these resorts. </span></div><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Once you are finished exploring the area around Poppy Hills, exit the parking lot and turn left back on to Lopez. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFe-SkpqsNG_YUE43QU4FjpAYhOvRCZph2MHKmQrOHYftZwC482mVAbFBcniDiEd7juccbbXjGJju8aPrIe8txZiQOJwgBhxTzuCwsWl-LwMFti15sKVT6A79WGudnD9EmwMtiGfIVOv-nUdkQbOq64kBJPqLMbFMVeUKvAJggY7dpGhwZtIH7Juksg/s2216/IMG_1807.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="2216" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFe-SkpqsNG_YUE43QU4FjpAYhOvRCZph2MHKmQrOHYftZwC482mVAbFBcniDiEd7juccbbXjGJju8aPrIe8txZiQOJwgBhxTzuCwsWl-LwMFti15sKVT6A79WGudnD9EmwMtiGfIVOv-nUdkQbOq64kBJPqLMbFMVeUKvAJggY7dpGhwZtIH7Juksg/w400-h369/IMG_1807.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Red-dotted line</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;">Periodically on this drive, you will notice a red-dotted line in the center of the highway. This let's you know that you are following the 17-Mile Drive. As we continue along this tour though, we will not always be on the 17-Mile Drive, so don't be concerned if you do not see that red-dotted line at times on the highway. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRAwcV-a5OL_rEISrabA1hGc1WEdHT-fB99zXcJUktaN2oozwrWOrivopixR3fuCSFtXSK5s5X86NFB2o0H76qynKjFfiYhzcMzGkDNNb7Q2zvj6_qty4m__Rbc54D4ALUL3XZnNbVBrRa76TsLhEiv9n8pyAvUYBnKGpsC_dYMllbbZSK7GGLgrcWg/s2738/IMG_1814%20by%20firestation.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2679" data-original-width="2738" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRAwcV-a5OL_rEISrabA1hGc1WEdHT-fB99zXcJUktaN2oozwrWOrivopixR3fuCSFtXSK5s5X86NFB2o0H76qynKjFfiYhzcMzGkDNNb7Q2zvj6_qty4m__Rbc54D4ALUL3XZnNbVBrRa76TsLhEiv9n8pyAvUYBnKGpsC_dYMllbbZSK7GGLgrcWg/w400-h391/IMG_1814%20by%20firestation.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Follow the sign pointing toward 17-Mile Drive and Spanish Bay. The Pebble Beach Services District, which includes the Pebble Beach fire station, wastewater management and forest conservancy department, will be on your left. <br /><br />We are on our way to the Inn at Spanish Bay. On the way we will drive by the Olivida Penas House, one of only two homes in Pebble Beach listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Monterey County. Having served on the Carmel Historic Resources Board where we had nearly 300 historic structures in 1-square mile, this seems odd. There are many homes built in the early 1920's that could possibly qualify for this designation in Pebble Beach. </span></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXs62vwcZb4j6avffiGvMy1w_XzuhTeVwNR2CLjrq94ZymaV9LClBhleA00UoSHcTqRhSH2EHqKxMX2PPCZTUv2JYMmYSEsvmnX4xZsCX6aRhKELYd_2J5WlPjB6E5fGGfdphpPziZ61WtEf9klX782Awgeb7SYV3j3tv7qhL7xcgrdnQeI3h27doT2g/s3169/IMG_1820%20Turn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2663" data-original-width="3169" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXs62vwcZb4j6avffiGvMy1w_XzuhTeVwNR2CLjrq94ZymaV9LClBhleA00UoSHcTqRhSH2EHqKxMX2PPCZTUv2JYMmYSEsvmnX4xZsCX6aRhKELYd_2J5WlPjB6E5fGGfdphpPziZ61WtEf9klX782Awgeb7SYV3j3tv7qhL7xcgrdnQeI3h27doT2g/w400-h336/IMG_1820%20Turn.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn right onto Sloat Road<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /><br />At the stop sign ahead turn right onto Sloat Road. Follow the sign pointing to 17-Mile Drive, MPCC and Spanish Bay. </span></span>While you drive I will tell you a little more about the subdivision Morse planned for Pebble Beach. The pictures below are some of the homes that were built in Pebble Beach between 1910 and 1926. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">As president of the Del Monte Property Company, Samuel Morse planned on turning Pebble Beach into a unique country club community catering to the rich and social elite. In 1924, he set aside 1,600 acres between Bird Rock and Point Joe, the coast, and the timberline, for his golf courses, 2,000 parcels for housing development, and undeveloped park land.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In order to conserve the natural setting from over development Morse exercised near complete control over development of the area, including the establishment of architectural controls to ensure a harmonious blend of Mediterranean Revival style architecture. During the 1920s, 84 homes were built in Pebble Beach by some of California’s most promising architects.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrtvozVUEGYyk_oNOhYHYkYFo49oY4xPgfttTLM566uaixgJkluhyYxbUssuFaOzXJA9K9Wl4Ao-eVXFq4oIsL1cOjBTAXqbFSI8Wkst0TsPZazTrdYf4uLQhdgAfjzR7Cri5X5SM1aU0Taelj3q6wfC9VTeIvwGmBgS3QozkO1XOnLdUSkeaWbAl3w/s5184/IMG_1849.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrtvozVUEGYyk_oNOhYHYkYFo49oY4xPgfttTLM566uaixgJkluhyYxbUssuFaOzXJA9K9Wl4Ao-eVXFq4oIsL1cOjBTAXqbFSI8Wkst0TsPZazTrdYf4uLQhdgAfjzR7Cri5X5SM1aU0Taelj3q6wfC9VTeIvwGmBgS3QozkO1XOnLdUSkeaWbAl3w/s320/IMG_1849.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />Olivida Penas 1926 <br />Designed by Frederick Reimers </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As you continue straight on Forest Lodge Road, slow and watch for Majella Road on your left. We are on our way for a drive by of Olivida Penas. This means forget sorrow in Spanish. Built in 1926 it was designed by architect Frederick Reimers in the style of a Mexican wayside inn. Considered an exemplary example of Mexican rural vernacular architecture, it is one of only two homes in Pebble Beach on the National Register of Historic Places. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBvrOL7Oued9yqWdkx0ZDrCd5MQXrQg03JX8sXTDZsmML5KdlzNZyRrbEBhn-2dxKsNlU6E-w5qbr7q29rItbt6dXC1OOvaYhhd40MAjayhgGwwVSXr_DjcSbw0xXx3sPyzYLP1ao9IqEPt_IaNYM45LI-Vshi7nM0jMSW1cfSTNzXttETgqVBtTJdQ/s5184/IMG_1841.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBvrOL7Oued9yqWdkx0ZDrCd5MQXrQg03JX8sXTDZsmML5KdlzNZyRrbEBhn-2dxKsNlU6E-w5qbr7q29rItbt6dXC1OOvaYhhd40MAjayhgGwwVSXr_DjcSbw0xXx3sPyzYLP1ao9IqEPt_IaNYM45LI-Vshi7nM0jMSW1cfSTNzXttETgqVBtTJdQ/w400-h300/IMG_1841.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Olivida Penas</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Turn left onto Majella Road. Olivida Penas is the first house at the corner behind the adobe wall. The address is 1061 Majella Road. </span>Just over the adobe and mission tile wall you can see the two parallel wings built in 1926 and styled after wayside inns found in Mexico. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnpTWuwbhSjSpExDrDDvuTgln109FCk40c4abY0zEC76PVVNai6GwoWr992Lhn9cW0MS_URO4_WEzR-aXd9sdOf2QWvDrMcbWfMr_Fcfnj0k_EV1uubbjKRm0hVPj6jVHixJAph87HUQVgSN8VK7mEDjBWB1-zaRhGhlskyFzhN4Bmx4BvqfQW-qVUg/s4851/IMG_1845OLIVIDA%20PENAS%20HOUSE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3223" data-original-width="4851" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnpTWuwbhSjSpExDrDDvuTgln109FCk40c4abY0zEC76PVVNai6GwoWr992Lhn9cW0MS_URO4_WEzR-aXd9sdOf2QWvDrMcbWfMr_Fcfnj0k_EV1uubbjKRm0hVPj6jVHixJAph87HUQVgSN8VK7mEDjBWB1-zaRhGhlskyFzhN4Bmx4BvqfQW-qVUg/w400-h266/IMG_1845OLIVIDA%20PENAS%20HOUSE.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Olivida Penas</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Continue past Olivida Penas along Majella Road. This road was named after nearby Lake Majella.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;">Around 1890 this lake,(it was more like a pond) supported a sand plant making high-grade quartz crystals. After its closure, the Inn at Spanish Bay was built over the lake. The Inn at Spanish Bay is our next destination. </span></span> </span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidydBCeljPPqQXf5YePqDrt99gDcYr1zMkK_TbxAZwhnoDppXTKLl1mV0FhKtWYq-ll3bmHqBkR8EykGWNlKiq4wtFrxNfZ4p6jgWk3G80YPs5-Wv1FmlQdS_hxe9gClN8uInXGtA73XLAPZY5sbG2BMd7kcfYtlJnE_6O4VPAaLWVbiLECWDNwHfByA/s2639/IMG_1853%20Right%20on%2017-MIle%20Drive%20to%20Spanish%20Bay%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="2639" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidydBCeljPPqQXf5YePqDrt99gDcYr1zMkK_TbxAZwhnoDppXTKLl1mV0FhKtWYq-ll3bmHqBkR8EykGWNlKiq4wtFrxNfZ4p6jgWk3G80YPs5-Wv1FmlQdS_hxe9gClN8uInXGtA73XLAPZY5sbG2BMd7kcfYtlJnE_6O4VPAaLWVbiLECWDNwHfByA/w400-h285/IMG_1853%20Right%20on%2017-MIle%20Drive%20to%20Spanish%20Bay%20.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Turn right onto 17-Mile Drive</span></div></div><p></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">At the stop sign, turn right onto 17-Mile Drive. Then prepare to make a left into the Inn at Spanish Bay.<br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6kCY-Hk6kzgXgUvPgoYMxWVikYxZY4hhlxfNjk6yEzM_4aNQHgnubQTJjU-1sy4NEWehboBdkZ8z9WI-IXprO_NdTSxER2myB8hjpOUPuDuXIKyStPhgp4pJ0gXMt8kbdoHjGxCZb_-mKYef4IKy35hETRO7ar30e6-7mnRn4D1qPETJisk85UBVbw/s3822/IMG_1857Spanish%20Bay.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2994" data-original-width="3822" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6kCY-Hk6kzgXgUvPgoYMxWVikYxZY4hhlxfNjk6yEzM_4aNQHgnubQTJjU-1sy4NEWehboBdkZ8z9WI-IXprO_NdTSxER2myB8hjpOUPuDuXIKyStPhgp4pJ0gXMt8kbdoHjGxCZb_-mKYef4IKy35hETRO7ar30e6-7mnRn4D1qPETJisk85UBVbw/w400-h314/IMG_1857Spanish%20Bay.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />Follow the sign for Inn and Links at Spanish Bay. At the stop sign use the left turn lane to turn left into the entrance of Inn at Spanish Bay. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmasgONgo1BXSkYhYT6zwV7ZWoPr-WThcUcNje3ito5f77FqOG9dVyWRQk1K2VPBvxEgAaMkZFIBP4-mmMpK5E4QTALLW4FXxYdMH7cvnFTGq4UIWgVC7X2jjtcnFaDqWOaCD6_g3E2mAkkWGLc5BiSzs9QiuPmNqQfdnCQS6RP6Lgxu3aMG4TrCgMiA/s4160/IMG_1864.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2720" data-original-width="4160" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmasgONgo1BXSkYhYT6zwV7ZWoPr-WThcUcNje3ito5f77FqOG9dVyWRQk1K2VPBvxEgAaMkZFIBP4-mmMpK5E4QTALLW4FXxYdMH7cvnFTGq4UIWgVC7X2jjtcnFaDqWOaCD6_g3E2mAkkWGLc5BiSzs9QiuPmNqQfdnCQS6RP6Lgxu3aMG4TrCgMiA/w400-h261/IMG_1864.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Ahead you will see a covered stop for visitors to drop their golf bags. Turn left here into the Self-Parking area (just as the car in the picture above is doing). Drive past the first two driveways on your right. They are for Valet Parking. Turn right into the third driveway this is for self-parking. Find a place to park and stop for a moment.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqrIcXhxeseofLWp3BuQiYL22tkSNRfgVIMq0ZdIeCM7qUNlYMc1aQNZUajM4KofFwk5fagxuvAGHeijeeWtBpglC7zPWwL1ut2sU3P3a6AeuGr6ZzLn3D1_VzpBRQwbmXJ4xaF0x6GQCSp-rwfeUKh_KqpMy_2yI9_6kRVlFahM56FH0I75Nj1-DTw/s3837/IMG_1866Self%20parking%20Spanish%20Bay.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3329" data-original-width="3837" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqrIcXhxeseofLWp3BuQiYL22tkSNRfgVIMq0ZdIeCM7qUNlYMc1aQNZUajM4KofFwk5fagxuvAGHeijeeWtBpglC7zPWwL1ut2sU3P3a6AeuGr6ZzLn3D1_VzpBRQwbmXJ4xaF0x6GQCSp-rwfeUKh_KqpMy_2yI9_6kRVlFahM56FH0I75Nj1-DTw/w400-h348/IMG_1866Self%20parking%20Spanish%20Bay.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>In the early 1980s, Robert Trent Jones Jr. (the same architect who designed Poppy Hills) was called on to design the golf course at Spanish Bay. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Jones teamed up with five-time British Open Champion Tom Watson and former USGA President Frank “Sandy” Tatum on the project, which would also include the Inn at Spanish Bay.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZOA0D3-ZO8DOCTtVD7Adig85h_zZ5sZbAJAd29boyWyQDm7Ejg-xtZg_7dL2Y1_y2m53s91Sjl-c4IUfuP3cqmIlb_qkBPI1TRd9g99oAfUvI2q3uAwkg2ofEhGEByMzBBA_w0c8E93Z-UPxYnqsBT88egFY3dnX4WCPv1psl5NoPKrmJmSBPbQFGA/s5184/IMG_1894.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZOA0D3-ZO8DOCTtVD7Adig85h_zZ5sZbAJAd29boyWyQDm7Ejg-xtZg_7dL2Y1_y2m53s91Sjl-c4IUfuP3cqmIlb_qkBPI1TRd9g99oAfUvI2q3uAwkg2ofEhGEByMzBBA_w0c8E93Z-UPxYnqsBT88egFY3dnX4WCPv1psl5NoPKrmJmSBPbQFGA/w400-h300/IMG_1894.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Green at Hole #2 Spanish Bay Golf Links</span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The links-style golf course, which snakes through the sand dunes, was developed and planned from the beginning to protect the native dunes habitat and recreate the natural dune area around the course. This endeavor was massive, requiring planting of more than 100,000 native species. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4g-CBoXrPW94WbSj_x5t7v0ezS_AbjHKlczi8mEXX0OG5wmpS3R-eeWMCu3Uhpvw-B12uEowH6lIhUh7pUFtMMWhiXS3lrtK3PBscTZrlwv6eCwec9FkKPhTa_jtyzc4T-ME3EOuO_4ngIdcvQKDqF9xK0ywnuRUfNbH6knO2hC0iL58HjbutV62SIA/s4657/IMG_1899a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3102" data-original-width="4657" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4g-CBoXrPW94WbSj_x5t7v0ezS_AbjHKlczi8mEXX0OG5wmpS3R-eeWMCu3Uhpvw-B12uEowH6lIhUh7pUFtMMWhiXS3lrtK3PBscTZrlwv6eCwec9FkKPhTa_jtyzc4T-ME3EOuO_4ngIdcvQKDqF9xK0ywnuRUfNbH6knO2hC0iL58HjbutV62SIA/w400-h266/IMG_1899a.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />Links at Spanish Bay </div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Links at Spanish Bay unveils some of the most spectacular seaside views in Pebble Beach. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1aQmIfaGpMjPU9xxSZgt4iWtMaj9UQC5TjQ1yo5-rN5JyMnRD1NOf3ba0GdiMLZRgetsJzVUF-M5oY-Ah981VFhb_iXfg1EKVKpAcfvZfRLBvm1WJ21gG3mBU5nFKiCoHssnj2u3eRCx3CvusjwmmbFf14aW6BfE5J8Z-n9AlHAqJ9J6MPT0XCaUTEQ/s2075/IMG_1885%20Inn%20at%20Spanish%20Bay%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1aQmIfaGpMjPU9xxSZgt4iWtMaj9UQC5TjQ1yo5-rN5JyMnRD1NOf3ba0GdiMLZRgetsJzVUF-M5oY-Ah981VFhb_iXfg1EKVKpAcfvZfRLBvm1WJ21gG3mBU5nFKiCoHssnj2u3eRCx3CvusjwmmbFf14aW6BfE5J8Z-n9AlHAqJ9J6MPT0XCaUTEQ/w395-h400/IMG_1885%20Inn%20at%20Spanish%20Bay%202048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Tom Watson played the inaugural round on November 5</span><sup style="background-color: white;">th</sup><span style="background-color: white;">, 1987. When he came off the course, after shooting a 67 on this par-72 course, he declared, “<i>It’s so much like Scotland, you can almost hear the bagpipes playing</i>.” Well with this a tradition was born. </span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 18.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 18.75pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmImK8V-W3UNzaO0vT8gNphdjTvFeWVWRoNp_IvRArSgQ5u47kFIG8VJJkuskone3O_oJRvwW4ASqPefy6nziPFdCmafjmAjI-yyZOK_-URtVigNHotO5xobwPdWBEac4x-PgxFY6OIpIRWdxFMDCOlaIlt3lbH6DcU0557_AvqVsloYLUfLTACopH0g/s640/DSC_1239%20Spanish%20Bay.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmImK8V-W3UNzaO0vT8gNphdjTvFeWVWRoNp_IvRArSgQ5u47kFIG8VJJkuskone3O_oJRvwW4ASqPefy6nziPFdCmafjmAjI-yyZOK_-URtVigNHotO5xobwPdWBEac4x-PgxFY6OIpIRWdxFMDCOlaIlt3lbH6DcU0557_AvqVsloYLUfLTACopH0g/s320/DSC_1239%20Spanish%20Bay.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />Firepit Inn at Spanish Bay </span></div><p></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 18.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 18.75pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Each evening at twilight, a bagpiper performance begins on the first tee at <a href="https://www.pebblebeach.com/golf/the-links-at-spanish-bay/" target="_blank">The Links at Spanish Bay</a> in front of <a href="https://www.pebblebeach.com/dining/sticks/">STICKS</a>, and finishes 45 minutes later at the <a href="https://www.pebblebeach.com/accommodations/the-inn-at-spanish-bay/" target="_blank">Inn and Spanish Bay</a> fire pits by the second green. We love to find a cozy spot by the fire pit, with drink in hand, and watch as the sunsets behind the bagpiper as he comes over the knoll. Amazing way to end a day.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 18.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 18.75pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oPizMCFk0rvZzAMCaOfWcxSnwF0kh3NIY2JpyxjPjpvgmz1jaJnfYg-ei0eiT--m7677clW_DZH6SLwlAZd_PE8rhpQJ3b2ZWstoU5qxMQvMpny922dt9UlUFDCJkYzAXzQQAUJdBQ-64BXFGq3C0_Yg76osd7nc1-BJtTHyorOo8gEZ__Tyhi84RA/s979/Spanish%20Bay%20Links%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="979" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oPizMCFk0rvZzAMCaOfWcxSnwF0kh3NIY2JpyxjPjpvgmz1jaJnfYg-ei0eiT--m7677clW_DZH6SLwlAZd_PE8rhpQJ3b2ZWstoU5qxMQvMpny922dt9UlUFDCJkYzAXzQQAUJdBQ-64BXFGq3C0_Yg76osd7nc1-BJtTHyorOo8gEZ__Tyhi84RA/w640-h253/Spanish%20Bay%20Links%20.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> ProVisualizer.com <a href="https://www.provisualizer.com/courses/thelinksatspanishbay.php" target="_blank">Spanish Bay</a><br /><span><br /></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 18.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 18.75pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Green fees for Links and Spanish Bay at the time of this writing are $315 for a resort guest and $315 plus cart fee for Non-Resort Guest. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 18.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 18.75pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gjDY7ulbbgbeY4IFZ-k_X-yA-mNPb3R7hMTKBKvrjgCrRvUPTEV9h_-XEtsUYerKLmzEa-P02ZJywpleaeHv6LEQR1GImuReWeqxXAcBQy-k076n-aqIIhxCy5Q2NKqltB7mYUYKIIJkUPu55LGKabHynsYG6rWyATjxY_Nv4UcP1ZHhzisNPUjr0Q/s4090/IMG_1876.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2852" data-original-width="4090" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gjDY7ulbbgbeY4IFZ-k_X-yA-mNPb3R7hMTKBKvrjgCrRvUPTEV9h_-XEtsUYerKLmzEa-P02ZJywpleaeHv6LEQR1GImuReWeqxXAcBQy-k076n-aqIIhxCy5Q2NKqltB7mYUYKIIJkUPu55LGKabHynsYG6rWyATjxY_Nv4UcP1ZHhzisNPUjr0Q/w400-h279/IMG_1876.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Lobby Inn at Spanish Bay</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Take some time to explore the <a href="https://www.pebblebeach.com/activities-and-sightseeing/shopping/#tab-2" target="_blank">shops</a> and the lobby here at the Inn at Spanish Bay. If time permits have a drink or a snack on the patio by the fire pit. If you are really adventurous, take a stroll along the seaside boardwalk.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbgqeEWfq-dv4behi3j9o2cSroocjwS79OBNNFQFPzwSQtNoyVPRRDkVgGP4irkeZJEUq9y9XVqYSNsPJFkpmRRrTEz2eQpfVmIHOO-2gkTSQ6qcG0JffUpk2vIDhKhSdEt_tXSK-EO1BC-VZLa21L0GSc5GRn22OScZiZpntI6j61DsDnN3BRvE-aw/s4494/IMG_1898.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3223" data-original-width="4494" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbgqeEWfq-dv4behi3j9o2cSroocjwS79OBNNFQFPzwSQtNoyVPRRDkVgGP4irkeZJEUq9y9XVqYSNsPJFkpmRRrTEz2eQpfVmIHOO-2gkTSQ6qcG0JffUpk2vIDhKhSdEt_tXSK-EO1BC-VZLa21L0GSc5GRn22OScZiZpntI6j61DsDnN3BRvE-aw/s320/IMG_1898.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If a luxury meal is what you have in mind try <a href="https://www.pebblebeach.com/dining/roys-at-pebble-beach/" target="_blank">Roy's</a>, you won't be disappointed. Start your meal with the Lakanilau Roll filled with spicy Dungeness crab and topped with wagyu beef, or just go right to the Thai-style Rack of Lamb! R</span>emember to present the receipt for your Gate Fee to your server to get a reimbursement. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQdmxK0WXx0JuDW7CfB7pbirMRgU0J2aKUbGsXpKSooIk3CI4ZyVWowq83A2QQcaaVQpjHgKgjOFnyTydw3YdIRaVFPYSgLxWCFmOVxktBgwr4B2tZv3Gk1-bwQd0sL3FdYlB6cUTVnf_i5Kf5RoAgupOHNTB9QXZ50LDtWEE-k2_7VJw3V8xhBtaCw/s4351/IMG_1878.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3610" data-original-width="4351" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQdmxK0WXx0JuDW7CfB7pbirMRgU0J2aKUbGsXpKSooIk3CI4ZyVWowq83A2QQcaaVQpjHgKgjOFnyTydw3YdIRaVFPYSgLxWCFmOVxktBgwr4B2tZv3Gk1-bwQd0sL3FdYlB6cUTVnf_i5Kf5RoAgupOHNTB9QXZ50LDtWEE-k2_7VJw3V8xhBtaCw/s320/IMG_1878.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 18.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 18.75pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When you are ready to continue. Exit the Spanish Bay parking area the way your arrived and then you come to the entrance of the Inn at Spanish Bay turn right back onto the 17-Mile Drive. Our next stop is in 1 mile, the pullout for Spanish Bay viewpoint. </span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 18.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 18.75pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyiLi6xcm18OaojDrEfKVsnW8KHpK9ufGP86Wy1kqywcTLF-VQySPAAd0ElAIjrAMSGpqb6ro6HYllobmdYTavAIoBeGexNsjdTWgb2dAbbI0A-3-Z7JiW5Z9S0zTrZMlyPaDqX_vLqij9MCOnBnpyYWtlDvNi4bY_KRdTegQbU3JbHh2rlSE5a8ehg/s2075/IMG_1907%20LEave%20Spanish%20Bay%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyiLi6xcm18OaojDrEfKVsnW8KHpK9ufGP86Wy1kqywcTLF-VQySPAAd0ElAIjrAMSGpqb6ro6HYllobmdYTavAIoBeGexNsjdTWgb2dAbbI0A-3-Z7JiW5Z9S0zTrZMlyPaDqX_vLqij9MCOnBnpyYWtlDvNi4bY_KRdTegQbU3JbHh2rlSE5a8ehg/s320/IMG_1907%20LEave%20Spanish%20Bay%202048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div><p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">While you drive I will fill you in on the story of the Crosby Clambake. In 1937, Hollywood celebrity and avid golfer Bing Crosby decided to start his own golf tournament. He brought his Hollywood buddies to the Rancho Santa Fe Country Club near his home in San Diego. The goal, comradery, maybe some shenanigans, and then when the tournament was over, have a clambake.</span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The event was an instant hit. In 1947, Crosby moved this tournament to the Monterey Peninsula, where it was played at Cypress Point, The Dunes at Monterey Peninsula Country Club and Pebble Beach. With Hollywood A-list stars like Jack Lemon, Dean Martin, and Clint Eastwood, the Crosby Clambake drew large galleries on the course as well as big television audiences. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial;">Bing Crosby died in 1977 and the Clambake continued until 1985. AT&T became the sponsor for this annual tournament in 1986, which is one of the most exciting competitions on the PGA tour. The current courses on this tournament are Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, and Monterey Peninsula Country Club Shore Course. All tournament proceeds benefit local charities.</span></p><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpbc8C0MOymxPcZ3iHXCX0A9clP1wFGm7cs5jRX-2mmXDc_X06sTRiFzp4b7BTbZIfC_w1r5-dWJjPIdRdwrljWPZYt8crlHXGlbQg7FsBWDNYFGG-AfkXxwBFTBzSjg_XmGyTJYG22CqQkZEbDGvCvCVMLR_eDFb82UnkZ3C-qVqBHlgxzX1bpt4uA/s578/Huey%20Lewis%20and%20Clint%20Eastwood%20Celebrity%20Challenge%202016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="578" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpbc8C0MOymxPcZ3iHXCX0A9clP1wFGm7cs5jRX-2mmXDc_X06sTRiFzp4b7BTbZIfC_w1r5-dWJjPIdRdwrljWPZYt8crlHXGlbQg7FsBWDNYFGG-AfkXxwBFTBzSjg_XmGyTJYG22CqQkZEbDGvCvCVMLR_eDFb82UnkZ3C-qVqBHlgxzX1bpt4uA/w400-h274/Huey%20Lewis%20and%20Clint%20Eastwood%20Celebrity%20Challenge%202016.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Clint Eastwood 2016 Celebrity Challenge AT&T Pro-Am<br />and that is Huey Lewis on the left</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Slow and turn right ahead following the sign pointing right toward 17-Mile Drive and Beach and Picnic Areas.<br /><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspi7KhBcbglyHrOAQYA9DlapcVAeFxOvyKAXobBZ_bgcM9oTc7rxRggw1rUi-pGFVORoQDBd5W0PTaGqhSruOoNL_28oCA4zzD6wH-VbyTVZn5jNY8Tolz7CcyvgtcqbuOJnQt8_vXnZyubbOmAiT_HZvxnV5Cues-a8y2p2CLOJRERNUGoayyrI46w/s2825/IMG_1918%20TUrn%20right%20toward%20coast%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2825" data-original-width="2538" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspi7KhBcbglyHrOAQYA9DlapcVAeFxOvyKAXobBZ_bgcM9oTc7rxRggw1rUi-pGFVORoQDBd5W0PTaGqhSruOoNL_28oCA4zzD6wH-VbyTVZn5jNY8Tolz7CcyvgtcqbuOJnQt8_vXnZyubbOmAiT_HZvxnV5Cues-a8y2p2CLOJRERNUGoayyrI46w/w359-h400/IMG_1918%20TUrn%20right%20toward%20coast%20.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue toward the coast and slow and watch for the signs on your right to Beach and Spanish Bay. Turn right into the parking lot and park for a moment. </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiOhlPcsrXoM1bLUCh0_r7u85uPcPQFIZHvRuE76ZKsSB2FOcnkI5ZzpH34e4uVEoEhaCPPLBkgp6AhI0yt5PBKha9h3l2ILkmGbDr47u8eZPmjkDB7kWc1C2zxh5tBMEor9E6Dhj5PbtO9OnCMsk75YYrG95exh2bP6A832WQS4If1rEIU-pR0uN4g/s2075/IMG_1928%20Spanish%20Bay%20Stop%203%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiOhlPcsrXoM1bLUCh0_r7u85uPcPQFIZHvRuE76ZKsSB2FOcnkI5ZzpH34e4uVEoEhaCPPLBkgp6AhI0yt5PBKha9h3l2ILkmGbDr47u8eZPmjkDB7kWc1C2zxh5tBMEor9E6Dhj5PbtO9OnCMsk75YYrG95exh2bP6A832WQS4If1rEIU-pR0uN4g/w395-h400/IMG_1928%20Spanish%20Bay%20Stop%203%202048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Spanish Bay Beach is Stop 3 on your Pebble Beach map. It was named after the Spanish expedition headed by Gaspar de Portola. Portola and his men are said to have camped here in the winter of 1769. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">The name also comes from the Spanish galleons, which were ordered to stop here in Monterey Bay for 40 days between 1777 and 1794, as they traveled between Manila and Acapulco. The branchless trunks of the Monterey pine trees that dominated the coastline here were used to mend the masts of the galleons. </span></span></p><div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the end of this parking area there is a boardwalk path that leads back to the Inn at Spanish Bay. It meanders through the dunes along the beautiful coastline. </span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnl0B1eEF7pd68de-aPLYORxY3K9_C4vsjyTUglsVDtgVU0hs3-z4FgmUJt8g9AvApV6Z9U7HVQbUeWbnQMUzeKrpO1BmMU16drmA8K1wE6l_2tMa2hgkYFkdOcHfsCuGqnWp9ljKkXqfBVIgbI3VCa8g44FFSFxGG2heG-I4ibqeuI9VYRymkaI4Mgg/s5184/IMG_1932.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnl0B1eEF7pd68de-aPLYORxY3K9_C4vsjyTUglsVDtgVU0hs3-z4FgmUJt8g9AvApV6Z9U7HVQbUeWbnQMUzeKrpO1BmMU16drmA8K1wE6l_2tMa2hgkYFkdOcHfsCuGqnWp9ljKkXqfBVIgbI3VCa8g44FFSFxGG2heG-I4ibqeuI9VYRymkaI4Mgg/w640-h480/IMG_1932.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvNzSoLvHHiG8Fta1-BAuSLXx5fj20jVEocZ6MR7d9FS1gFr3mi0HMc9kj6YroQAn_Xp8hc5pG1RHJfE_BiOnMi6xONqBa9rgbnA5a7m5Uk74gaPxY0ZHEJbWvGxrAEBcZoDwe8uQo7gtvPkrDYUoJhXSgcx5UF3YandEiqb_BFpDH2iRyaORBbZz_A/s5184/IMG_1933.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvNzSoLvHHiG8Fta1-BAuSLXx5fj20jVEocZ6MR7d9FS1gFr3mi0HMc9kj6YroQAn_Xp8hc5pG1RHJfE_BiOnMi6xONqBa9rgbnA5a7m5Uk74gaPxY0ZHEJbWvGxrAEBcZoDwe8uQo7gtvPkrDYUoJhXSgcx5UF3YandEiqb_BFpDH2iRyaORBbZz_A/w400-h300/IMG_1933.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Boardwalk to Inn at Spanish Bay</div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; line-height: 17.12px; text-align: left;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"></div></span></span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When you have finished exploring the area around Spanish Bay Beach, drive to the end of the parking lot, make a U-turn and drive back to the entrance. Then turn right back onto the 17-Mile Drive. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight. The ocean will be on your right and the Monterey Peninsula Country Club Dunes golf course will be on your left. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSi07Po-UeefXL3zJs2qW-NteZRAL4yn9fnLl8_8xSuzVOnlKzdymHG19b22CnNmslZfXiJVTkfvzpTQkeEZJU82rolT6D0YejQPNj668aZlyhE7JkaucIpt3DBAplnmDCgnkocGLjG7Mg4xx5oChi43oknP-VW9OMTNv2f5t92mKnMmhQzMBm11yACQ/s2028/IMG_1949%20Follow%20to%20Right%2017-Mile%20Drive.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="2028" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSi07Po-UeefXL3zJs2qW-NteZRAL4yn9fnLl8_8xSuzVOnlKzdymHG19b22CnNmslZfXiJVTkfvzpTQkeEZJU82rolT6D0YejQPNj668aZlyhE7JkaucIpt3DBAplnmDCgnkocGLjG7Mg4xx5oChi43oknP-VW9OMTNv2f5t92mKnMmhQzMBm11yACQ/w400-h290/IMG_1949%20Follow%20to%20Right%2017-Mile%20Drive.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Follow the arrows to the right to stay on 17-Mile Drive</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Watch for the sign for the Restless Sea Stop 4. Turn right into this parking area and park for a moment. We will be parking here to explore both the Restless Sea and Point Joe, stops 4 and 5 on your Pebble Beach map. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNW0_YL_yS5bpY8ohoMsT_tL0c3TwnOb7s5qRVOcccQVV8Gt-HfCpJeaCqbjAj22XrslLUOyG0CWbTPhoGhqjtt2t6ZD5yyyiM0EUfLOP598IDaN8PkPPkyFOmdkXpZL0ayE4ZKhpgSkQM3kphXbK1ZoQbJ-OWlF3FRDBZNQxYP7252rEYmAhNs4E5w/s2007/IMG_1952%20The%20Restless%20Sea%20Stop%204%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="2007" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNW0_YL_yS5bpY8ohoMsT_tL0c3TwnOb7s5qRVOcccQVV8Gt-HfCpJeaCqbjAj22XrslLUOyG0CWbTPhoGhqjtt2t6ZD5yyyiM0EUfLOP598IDaN8PkPPkyFOmdkXpZL0ayE4ZKhpgSkQM3kphXbK1ZoQbJ-OWlF3FRDBZNQxYP7252rEYmAhNs4E5w/w400-h353/IMG_1952%20The%20Restless%20Sea%20Stop%204%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Restless Sea is considered one of the most turbulent spots along this section of coastline. Why is the sea so restless here? <span style="background-color: white;">There is an interpretive plaque at this stop that helps to explain this phenomenon. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhbXx6RX3t5gcDYDJCZBG8MDQDm9yeKuhmnkGVg16_PkWiUEUYKyMUZWTEgzzJEmcfZgc5MmYxK56slTonRxD79axNUt4p7NmJlQrBRBTJPMyPEvSUp2IlkchrALGCyvU2d10CpDYO-IHVXqIrvqIG7BpMx46hB5nE8FBcltRLRU4pz5xsXLmF5Ir1w/s5184/IMG_1953.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhbXx6RX3t5gcDYDJCZBG8MDQDm9yeKuhmnkGVg16_PkWiUEUYKyMUZWTEgzzJEmcfZgc5MmYxK56slTonRxD79axNUt4p7NmJlQrBRBTJPMyPEvSUp2IlkchrALGCyvU2d10CpDYO-IHVXqIrvqIG7BpMx46hB5nE8FBcltRLRU4pz5xsXLmF5Ir1w/w400-h300/IMG_1953.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Some say ocean currents collide here to create the restless nature of the current. But it is more likely submerged rocks that cause the waves to break further from shore, making the sea look restless, hence the name of the stop. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYntiQtmuh2prDYDL8VBbZmGUl-mOOWGe5dah4IsQhjwkDGYhhxmEpcCvWHRoOYC2Piz4ZG9LMUG1aGIZAGX8uotF290fMWgtTmGyKfzi_UbS_OUj6ooWVwQlWizpbPyh7YUXw0BKd8og6yizNvuHYSLKSJho590e2QI_rB5NUhmj8-otzDMuB1QVjw/s3054/IMG_1959.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1669" data-original-width="3054" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYntiQtmuh2prDYDL8VBbZmGUl-mOOWGe5dah4IsQhjwkDGYhhxmEpcCvWHRoOYC2Piz4ZG9LMUG1aGIZAGX8uotF290fMWgtTmGyKfzi_UbS_OUj6ooWVwQlWizpbPyh7YUXw0BKd8og6yizNvuHYSLKSJho590e2QI_rB5NUhmj8-otzDMuB1QVjw/w400-h219/IMG_1959.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white;">Countless photographers, myself included, have attempted to capture the power of the waves as they crash against the rocks and coastline. But nothing quite compares to just standing here, physically watching the waves, feeling the ocean mist, and listening the roar of the surf. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Explore the area, but stay back from the waters edge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDQPtjPry_-trBFlYPiy6nZ_gSH_Oe3a6T0C-25GJO1o5QblNLiLViU5UrmbX3N82GJJnnzUAi__q52BU9U-5VczF0LF5v-3JF1vp4eBCc_knASO87zF-uDaNvup8SwodEzUov4I-nrfQ9CADSxy6T4Vqaq15IczXXOpHsaShNEgpit1ck6PD3nto9g/s2489/IMG_1970%20Point%20Joe%205%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="2489" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDQPtjPry_-trBFlYPiy6nZ_gSH_Oe3a6T0C-25GJO1o5QblNLiLViU5UrmbX3N82GJJnnzUAi__q52BU9U-5VczF0LF5v-3JF1vp4eBCc_knASO87zF-uDaNvup8SwodEzUov4I-nrfQ9CADSxy6T4Vqaq15IczXXOpHsaShNEgpit1ck6PD3nto9g/w400-h376/IMG_1970%20Point%20Joe%205%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>A short walking path connects the Restless Sea stop to Point Joe. Now you are probably wondering, who is Joe? Well Joe lived in a driftwood home near this spot in the early 1900s, and made his living selling shells to anyone who happened by. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But Point Joe, being right off the Restless Sea, is also known for shipwrecks, when mariners mistook this area as the entrance to Monterey Bay and ended up crashing on the rocks. Heavy fog also made navigation problematic.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On August 8, 1896 the passenger cargo steamer <i>St. Paul</i> was enroute from San Simeon to San Francisco. Heavy fog forced her into the rocks. All passengers and crew were able to make it to shore on life boats but most of the cargo of grain, butter, cheese and cattle were lost at sea. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">August 28, 1906 the <i>S.S. Celia</i> also succumbed to the fog. It was enroute from Santa Cruz to Monterey with 160,000 board feet of lumber. Passengers and crew took lifeboats, but the cargo and ship were a complete loss. Pieces of both the <i>St. Paul</i> and the <i>S.S. Celia</i> lie on the floor of the bay here and are frequently enjoyed by scuba divers. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;">Today Point Joe overlooks the 14th tee on the Monterey Peninsula Country Club Dunes course. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Across the street are the 13th and 15th hole of the Dunes course. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92qM6e1-4sI6lwoKAJ2Bg8bOOTaD9GuiDWPfBwR6AfMfc4i_n1608j1QtLchPIKeRGR9_Jdr3gTB5j7xq6Ba1iJKBKiVHstZmJ_KoNLd5PP9odmMQI0i3eI9C9v6M9_yYLEkw9tSjDVrk9gYG3IZlIlR2otscLsAPUpCoJK6pXht_jnrYGAV8ldeeWw/s534/Monterey%20Dunes%20Course.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="534" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92qM6e1-4sI6lwoKAJ2Bg8bOOTaD9GuiDWPfBwR6AfMfc4i_n1608j1QtLchPIKeRGR9_Jdr3gTB5j7xq6Ba1iJKBKiVHstZmJ_KoNLd5PP9odmMQI0i3eI9C9v6M9_yYLEkw9tSjDVrk9gYG3IZlIlR2otscLsAPUpCoJK6pXht_jnrYGAV8ldeeWw/w640-h476/Monterey%20Dunes%20Course.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />ProVisualizer.com <a href="https://www.provisualizer.com/courses/montereypeninsuladunes.php" target="_blank">Dunes </a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The <a href="https://www.mpccpb.org/" target="_blank">Monterey Peninsula Country Club</a> (MPCC) has two 18 hole golf courses in Pebble Beach, the Dunes and the Shore. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">On January 19, 1925 Samuel Morse set aside four hundred acres for the Monterey Peninsula Country Club. Morse was elected president of the club and a year later the MPCC opened the 18 hole Dunes golf course. It would be thirty-three more years before the MPCC opened their second planned golf course for this area, the Shore course. The land along the fairways of these courses was subdivided into lots of a quarter-acre to three acres. They were sold for $1,500 and included membership to the club. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #595857; text-align: center;">The Dunes course is longer and considered more difficult than the Shore course. The Dunes starts inland and weaves through the pine forest to the coast with hole #14 positioned on the edge of the Pacific tucked into granite boulders. </span> </span></p></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdF2WDrEfhbmb_t7pR4LwJnBRZY9J_9owAOOTlyy_JE_spcc39vrjKPTDCJ5dFujFdBdyAh5--Zh2qy30ffgKB5Co5LnfHIY7vEvddtgJ2uKVh731eyarWcK5S7UtpSMy_pTZZqvNRZKzkLmmuOZV4vaV3ebMLbeUCGn03rJJVHLbJP3LD5RWjowRHKA/s5184/IMG_1977.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdF2WDrEfhbmb_t7pR4LwJnBRZY9J_9owAOOTlyy_JE_spcc39vrjKPTDCJ5dFujFdBdyAh5--Zh2qy30ffgKB5Co5LnfHIY7vEvddtgJ2uKVh731eyarWcK5S7UtpSMy_pTZZqvNRZKzkLmmuOZV4vaV3ebMLbeUCGn03rJJVHLbJP3LD5RWjowRHKA/w400-h300/IMG_1977.JPG" width="400" /></span></a><br />#14th tee MPCC Dunes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>The MPCC courses are private courses, so you are not able to go past the sign for the tee, but you might get lucky and watch a member tee off. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndv3SBotyrcXge0rjKNvefipXHYrZQR1l18gLBRDW7NEp5x9-SKFg560lz3gYFebyPiMzTiuQ5NwV_pwaunE5EtnsV5sY6opDXpHl66i5CIqAgW6yEjHnYaqPaEoa9K7LglFp4kj1UB1EpMzH7K2Q33AdtcaGef-NESstR7MS_fGx5Jvccij3UOPQGw/s5184/IMG_1982.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndv3SBotyrcXge0rjKNvefipXHYrZQR1l18gLBRDW7NEp5x9-SKFg560lz3gYFebyPiMzTiuQ5NwV_pwaunE5EtnsV5sY6opDXpHl66i5CIqAgW6yEjHnYaqPaEoa9K7LglFp4kj1UB1EpMzH7K2Q33AdtcaGef-NESstR7MS_fGx5Jvccij3UOPQGw/s320/IMG_1982.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /><br />Take some time, if you like to get out of your car and explore both stops. Make sure to look out to sea to the rocks where you will find the Brant's Cormorants who like to hang out there.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HLHIkyqHqK4nW8ORGqjz4Pi8m0BIje9_VZ3CCg2GcRe1n09Vm0y9LEvKpP1uikmukbrgIIOIoW5a0GZq9zj78SoxY3lo62NW6R7hF-v4UlB9teYaXfGm06mOi36mZJCxNb48kKQLqbzt88JaGFUNgaGYFXUskFJlIL3vbnLlwKt7VjAyddX2iQ5J2A/s5184/IMG_1956.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HLHIkyqHqK4nW8ORGqjz4Pi8m0BIje9_VZ3CCg2GcRe1n09Vm0y9LEvKpP1uikmukbrgIIOIoW5a0GZq9zj78SoxY3lo62NW6R7hF-v4UlB9teYaXfGm06mOi36mZJCxNb48kKQLqbzt88JaGFUNgaGYFXUskFJlIL3vbnLlwKt7VjAyddX2iQ5J2A/s320/IMG_1956.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div>Also check out the informational panels that explain other interesting tidbits, like did you know that ice plant is non-native to the area? </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAoreXHdBlbq0l_y-L79nskNMTjVUKEx8ipgxHdPJBU_fEjANV2tCpUOwI7Jw8ey5ASt15A7-suQd7E2dKaTtXcl-Qft2oA1VnsF4Uid5vSEdQgoaANizh_GrVXstqvslPSzN5QGYHsNhY0iT4xwH_dskrKVF1KafmguBeg2zNHn4BO8RkPy9EDdQsg/s5184/IMG_1981.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAoreXHdBlbq0l_y-L79nskNMTjVUKEx8ipgxHdPJBU_fEjANV2tCpUOwI7Jw8ey5ASt15A7-suQd7E2dKaTtXcl-Qft2oA1VnsF4Uid5vSEdQgoaANizh_GrVXstqvslPSzN5QGYHsNhY0iT4xwH_dskrKVF1KafmguBeg2zNHn4BO8RkPy9EDdQsg/w400-h300/IMG_1981.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br />When you are finished taking in the beauty of this stop, exit the parking area and turn right back on to 17-Mile Drive. We are 1/2 mile from our next turn out, China Rock. </span></span></div></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Chinese immigrants settled this area between 1850 and 1912. They came initially to harvest abalone. The abalone rush of 1853 found over 500 Chinese fishermen working the area. By 1856 they had removed much of the easy to harvest abalone. While some Chinese families moved on, others stayed here on the coast homesteading fishing villages. </span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Those that stayed behind expanded their catch to rock fish, sharks, cod, halibut, mackerel and flounder. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The first documented Chinese fishing village in Pebble Beach was an 1868 lease signed between David Jacks and the China Hop Company. The lease stipulated the China Hop Company pay Jacks $6 and two dozen abalone monthly. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Slow and watch for the China Rock sign. Turn right after the sign into the parking lot. This is stop number 6 on your Pebble Beach map. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-3Anhyd_UjGLjBUQIvsiD81svn7s75Eo3GlH8kNVkz-yfeGl8YoBnPmfr1S9FFzzahsroXfljUUtGsu7ug7mDeU0a84sASWe6jAOyymBjuq-yvBcKXFBIV4SCTTb-0KF35CBy86LCa_fKE0mCHSYwPHkbPmhdj8VQ-IuF6sxa0AsrxDbNuWCpMEJoA/s4344/IMG_1992%20China%20Rock%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3294" data-original-width="4344" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-3Anhyd_UjGLjBUQIvsiD81svn7s75Eo3GlH8kNVkz-yfeGl8YoBnPmfr1S9FFzzahsroXfljUUtGsu7ug7mDeU0a84sASWe6jAOyymBjuq-yvBcKXFBIV4SCTTb-0KF35CBy86LCa_fKE0mCHSYwPHkbPmhdj8VQ-IuF6sxa0AsrxDbNuWCpMEJoA/s320/IMG_1992%20China%20Rock%206.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At China Rock a small collection of Chinese families set up lean-to shelters which slanted into the rock. Smoke from their cooking fires can still be seen caked into the rock. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdd7bVUVjE_CSZWfsIlJDnQ91G6Jxdra0Und1wPRhDJkjAGS_u8uyEBcfKYepIC0jCnfqGAU4hfz3NwcsGLvBdqqeRDCi-5o8JfHKTBViIBqqihE-Cyy8yBoUIH2mY3jjlvOm5JyTSeEIqkDy6KMKQuoa6fKT0Ykp3FA2HuihDZu8A74iKY_1my51WrQ/s4657/IMG_2002China%20Rock%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3102" data-original-width="4657" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdd7bVUVjE_CSZWfsIlJDnQ91G6Jxdra0Und1wPRhDJkjAGS_u8uyEBcfKYepIC0jCnfqGAU4hfz3NwcsGLvBdqqeRDCi-5o8JfHKTBViIBqqihE-Cyy8yBoUIH2mY3jjlvOm5JyTSeEIqkDy6KMKQuoa6fKT0Ykp3FA2HuihDZu8A74iKY_1my51WrQ/s320/IMG_2002China%20Rock%20.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Across the road from this parking area is the 8th and 9th green of the Monterey<span style="color: #595857;"> Peninsula Country Club Shore Course. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #595857; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLmPKJlkZjpE-cY2B2MjLn_msa_8QmcLOedaOHJD1dZSJ0Ggcq-hhrRxZgOCXLOgnBKAUMCDg3PuCvhCctnO9xTvj0c3P5CN5OZnLOOyPj4-32VFCw3T8ZYyXclVXapMlAtVlWwuqMU1Ed3XSuHGc41WHMhpI5ZqYvViFDRHtNpDlx0nviiiWIPKhgw/s555/Monterey%20Shore%20Course.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="555" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLmPKJlkZjpE-cY2B2MjLn_msa_8QmcLOedaOHJD1dZSJ0Ggcq-hhrRxZgOCXLOgnBKAUMCDg3PuCvhCctnO9xTvj0c3P5CN5OZnLOOyPj4-32VFCw3T8ZYyXclVXapMlAtVlWwuqMU1Ed3XSuHGc41WHMhpI5ZqYvViFDRHtNpDlx0nviiiWIPKhgw/w640-h444/Monterey%20Shore%20Course.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #595857; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">ProVisualizer.com<span> </span><a href="https://www.provisualizer.com/courses/montereypeninsulashore.php" target="_blank">Shore</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Alright, it is time to get going again. Exit and turn right back on to 17-Mile Drive. You will be driving alongside the Shore Course. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIWsd9_ZKOotG5hl9vJIQfLy_8iXMn0RSk3Iz_A_GPE8Yd0Cjd81nXnd-UgZ3CikkMBrsekDwPmZuL026DTU_iBPUChBsJAGml0WQNXksRKZ0Vren8Zk1Er32D-QxdfOi8NGCOmAByOPRiIVj4OtIxryaKw4rm37AyfIwwLzLE8hhrkZZXM3hUUCsuA/s4920/IMG_2038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4920" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIWsd9_ZKOotG5hl9vJIQfLy_8iXMn0RSk3Iz_A_GPE8Yd0Cjd81nXnd-UgZ3CikkMBrsekDwPmZuL026DTU_iBPUChBsJAGml0WQNXksRKZ0Vren8Zk1Er32D-QxdfOi8NGCOmAByOPRiIVj4OtIxryaKw4rm37AyfIwwLzLE8hhrkZZXM3hUUCsuA/w400-h188/IMG_2038.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Shore Course was designed by Bob E. Baldock and Jack Neville in 1959. </span><span style="background-color: white;">In 2003, Mike Strantz was hired to redesign the course layout. He stated, "I<i> wanted to shape the course to sweep with the natural terrain - the rocks, the trees and grasses, the ocean. I dreamed that the course would appear to dance among the cypress trees on this coastline forever</i>." Those who play this course believe Strantz achieved his goal. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkEmGOQwSUxo5t6nXqBBSE5YUXw1tDqRnn_ELvjxgB4ZFQXGVR1rzaqFx35n6pxARYIUBRnVQvEwXNygpea-ht64B9_-3koUCCPKt9ZvEtH_Y3btmGJlcX7j_vdTQcw55Zs5Bcqx0gjcyK_bDjrhXQjuKTs9XATdO7PFSRqhBk-tODFqykwCAUxTUSQ/s5184/IMG_2065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkEmGOQwSUxo5t6nXqBBSE5YUXw1tDqRnn_ELvjxgB4ZFQXGVR1rzaqFx35n6pxARYIUBRnVQvEwXNygpea-ht64B9_-3koUCCPKt9ZvEtH_Y3btmGJlcX7j_vdTQcw55Zs5Bcqx0gjcyK_bDjrhXQjuKTs9XATdO7PFSRqhBk-tODFqykwCAUxTUSQ/w400-h300/IMG_2065.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">The MPCC Shore course will be one of the three exceptional courses where professionals and celebrities compete during the </span><a href="https://www.attpbgolf.com/tournament/" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank">AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am</a><span style="color: #222222;"> in 2023. Its </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">proximity to the open ocean means wind is a major factor when playing this course. The par-3 11th is the signature hole. It features an elevated tee that sits on a natural granite rock outcropping overlooking the green and costal vistas beyond.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtWel4SvFNL_5kZ4kuyYEphj-Jh0qtnH_GuRr-Q-KfByTI-BzS7yOoAdtOG0L70kLf--cWCEgFBDbWpu3Is7HuhBVVFXlxAzk0928rJFF_2Ni7_li3qD2Jrk5pXy5D1E1Q37p33fuJFDVJtiFUjmaNi47jRcqBChPrYhFwi5k643uxizFxxq26jQToQ/s5184/IMG_2052.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtWel4SvFNL_5kZ4kuyYEphj-Jh0qtnH_GuRr-Q-KfByTI-BzS7yOoAdtOG0L70kLf--cWCEgFBDbWpu3Is7HuhBVVFXlxAzk0928rJFF_2Ni7_li3qD2Jrk5pXy5D1E1Q37p33fuJFDVJtiFUjmaNi47jRcqBChPrYhFwi5k643uxizFxxq26jQToQ/s320/IMG_2052.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">11th (lower) tee MPCC Shore (along Ocean Road)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Slow and turn right into this unmarked turnout and park for a moment. Across the street from this turnout is Ocean Road. If you were to walk 1 mile up Ocean Road you would come to the tee for the signature hole of the MPCC Shore course, the par-3 11th. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hDDmaGNBoNU_h1hOpR255gkPC8zp2_AfsrckzdVN2hBmKe9AN7dVYZ7tbYjz4pxLaapSE19uQJ1CLclhw1cBdP-LKTfQCIzPWx3MBub7fk8OY8Fjdych6aSQz64JyZ3Q3rfey6WIewLmoW2tm9UO_v5w6hGvSJw5n9K3HUF3q2ATNieu9eY1WYTy-g/s4980/IMG_2053%20Golfer%20CLose%20Up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2058" data-original-width="4980" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hDDmaGNBoNU_h1hOpR255gkPC8zp2_AfsrckzdVN2hBmKe9AN7dVYZ7tbYjz4pxLaapSE19uQJ1CLclhw1cBdP-LKTfQCIzPWx3MBub7fk8OY8Fjdych6aSQz64JyZ3Q3rfey6WIewLmoW2tm9UO_v5w6hGvSJw5n9K3HUF3q2ATNieu9eY1WYTy-g/s320/IMG_2053%20Golfer%20CLose%20Up.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />Though the course is private, the street is public, so if you have any interest in visiting this area, this is the time to do it. Otherwise exit this turnout and turn right back onto 17-Mile Drive. Our next stop, Bird Rock, is in less than 1/4 mile. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxeYdT57ZWyFdwJiMkthjeRlL8Kraa0yKK15QH-CsWA767Z9JxB_Nh8K9TmF5QWeQH1CWMLgWK1EzLfbSRpPLcGJX9xc4irHddzecwYsA-yYdGSlWwKvFM4OMhJJdwiac_yrzKF-GbWPyNuImELojSU4Bs2I7PmOaD3dOfjKTr-W5V13fGDNOY08iLw/s2075/IMG_2059%207th%20Hole%20Shore%20Course%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxeYdT57ZWyFdwJiMkthjeRlL8Kraa0yKK15QH-CsWA767Z9JxB_Nh8K9TmF5QWeQH1CWMLgWK1EzLfbSRpPLcGJX9xc4irHddzecwYsA-yYdGSlWwKvFM4OMhJJdwiac_yrzKF-GbWPyNuImELojSU4Bs2I7PmOaD3dOfjKTr-W5V13fGDNOY08iLw/s320/IMG_2059%207th%20Hole%20Shore%20Course%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a><br />7th green MPCC Shore<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br />As you drive, the back nine of the MPCC Shore course will be on your left. Before this course was built this was a popular stop for equestrian hunt and steeplechase competitions. It also had a military purpose. During the early years of the Pebble Beach Golf Links, the grounds keepers had a difficult time keeping the grass well groomed. So they set up a trade with the 11th U.S. Cavalry division that was stationed at the Monterey Presidio from 1919 to 1940. The Cavalry allowed the grounds keepers to clean out the Presidio stables and use the manure to fertilize the turf. In exchange the Cavalry was allowed to use the beach along this stretch of coast as a riding and saber practice area. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz94_vF95PLEvGg-8cxCXi2GSW6-davHgjx8sqHci8UNHT9kBxPH4LLmGbPX0hcHF-iXFNP6yekAILWFWwSTlqxRREyB-_2Dqp0yabKcq8TdyRn53Ibc7HtL7aCFOPhWBIDUADBV_T81qzU1JNIDKOYzCkzoGCJJrJPPAiWy9Fp_inCfmvCFX0lZ_XNw/s2075/IMG_2076%20Bird%20Rock%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz94_vF95PLEvGg-8cxCXi2GSW6-davHgjx8sqHci8UNHT9kBxPH4LLmGbPX0hcHF-iXFNP6yekAILWFWwSTlqxRREyB-_2Dqp0yabKcq8TdyRn53Ibc7HtL7aCFOPhWBIDUADBV_T81qzU1JNIDKOYzCkzoGCJJrJPPAiWy9Fp_inCfmvCFX0lZ_XNw/s320/IMG_2076%20Bird%20Rock%202048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;">Slow and turn right into the Bird Rock Vista Point and park for a moment. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">This is number 7 on your Pebble Beach Map. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissk7p3ALXKBZprOcRTLEjllWf4KHgWAuKRTQ0s4S3nHv2Tomt0k4gC3WwY_xUG-NkC1DDxuKdlaWiSeeeohgh-74G1D1IjkvW9nH1ZpqIqLwFA9ZAzqalbm-fRcJQXbOG4zIXKLHkqK3CS7t9zvM_eGekBiIi2-LVpFac7NpERI7e2yeUZ25faTvHeg/s5184/IMG_2081.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissk7p3ALXKBZprOcRTLEjllWf4KHgWAuKRTQ0s4S3nHv2Tomt0k4gC3WwY_xUG-NkC1DDxuKdlaWiSeeeohgh-74G1D1IjkvW9nH1ZpqIqLwFA9ZAzqalbm-fRcJQXbOG4zIXKLHkqK3CS7t9zvM_eGekBiIi2-LVpFac7NpERI7e2yeUZ25faTvHeg/w400-h300/IMG_2081.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">As you exit your car to explore this stop you will probably be hit by the sound of the noisy sea lions that have taken to hanging out at this spot. The large rock off shore also attracts cormorants, gulls and pelicans. It may have a "snow-capped" look to it, that is bird excrement, or what is commonly known as bird poop. Up until the 1930s the poop was allowed to accumulate. And the birds loved it! Then someone in park maintenance got the bright idea to harvest the poop for fertilizer. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">As soon as this harvesting began to happen on a regular basis, the sea lions, who had their own rock just south of here, began moving in. Now the birds and sea lions live harmoniously together, for the most part. </span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkXRG23QMJz8kO7JkJDkG2sDUs6h2ehqGq-a9aKz6iV5xNqcUhH8dkEYSH3iCtDtGwSTbOw_l93OmlTISjDVyry4VG7pLeHo-ErOZ5dBnI2qzRfSMYPYhwqwBUltWXbWU7OIO7KJxqzBEtzsx8LssAUu2cxvhnwTjOnAgQh7BeMoRIiI6eI1LiMgrdw/s5184/IMG_2082.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkXRG23QMJz8kO7JkJDkG2sDUs6h2ehqGq-a9aKz6iV5xNqcUhH8dkEYSH3iCtDtGwSTbOw_l93OmlTISjDVyry4VG7pLeHo-ErOZ5dBnI2qzRfSMYPYhwqwBUltWXbWU7OIO7KJxqzBEtzsx8LssAUu2cxvhnwTjOnAgQh7BeMoRIiI6eI1LiMgrdw/w400-h300/IMG_2082.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">During the spring the western gull and Brandt's Cormorant will build nests here. During the summer the Brown pelican will arrive and share space on the rock. In August and September those noisy male sea lions head back to the rock after mating season along the southern coast. Occasionally you might catch a glimpse of a sea otter. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLj_pZwgChF7kbmLAl4Z2d3SjygCb28fGN-YOqVHa6O_f8b5Ry_3hNAOuEe54G5sPLnivPFyQP5OljF5LfG677bRXQSj2dQnGqzmSZ1lhtbupMK9HriV2FHPHCT6sm6oYuRvrSC29EBi4EZhJRQqPMiaFxkrXUkPBQk8ZdERKQaVpO2SaxG5HtLddvQ/s3512/IMG_2097.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="3512" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLj_pZwgChF7kbmLAl4Z2d3SjygCb28fGN-YOqVHa6O_f8b5Ry_3hNAOuEe54G5sPLnivPFyQP5OljF5LfG677bRXQSj2dQnGqzmSZ1lhtbupMK9HriV2FHPHCT6sm6oYuRvrSC29EBi4EZhJRQqPMiaFxkrXUkPBQk8ZdERKQaVpO2SaxG5HtLddvQ/w400-h164/IMG_2097.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">From November through March, migrating grey whales will pass along this coast. Keep a sharp eye out for their flukes, commonly known as their tails, as they dive deep for food. From April to December the Humpback and Blue whales will migrate through these waters. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gCVqkjr80hSMQL6-oRvqBGObYmz5wLWRVoouEjfuOAQdTunVxtTKSXK9cVVtGs_sjjaQd-VoEgRvt5KsjZdlaX_zzU9x71nhthd-OmJjUc3MQVGsYYZdjv_NcIwA3B2p_XXoHgZL9YLXcIGHHymrVxjAYevUBIj3IGqMUBTmJok5wxDpnqrCmm7ZKQ/s2424/IMG_2101.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="2424" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gCVqkjr80hSMQL6-oRvqBGObYmz5wLWRVoouEjfuOAQdTunVxtTKSXK9cVVtGs_sjjaQd-VoEgRvt5KsjZdlaX_zzU9x71nhthd-OmJjUc3MQVGsYYZdjv_NcIwA3B2p_XXoHgZL9YLXcIGHHymrVxjAYevUBIj3IGqMUBTmJok5wxDpnqrCmm7ZKQ/s320/IMG_2101.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>Use the pay-telescopes here at this stop to get a close up view of the sea lions hoisting their 600 pound bodies up the side of Bird Rock for some sun. I find it an amazing feat. </span></span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTUncX2IE3fyxvheO5H1Jhu1d_ZwgU0yU1TT2XcX_E8P7rbPXVAy8VRO59dxug2Eete_fLoXpjgaZ5JX6GR66gNL0mXD1997D_TpXRy03-pUKHjEXRYSHb_BRTxhiDjaIlIcSYzBG36V4M4kcFyqsyJy1h9GB90SjnjC-BV5uwmwe0gEI_cI0aa-ZjA/s5184/IMG_2088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTUncX2IE3fyxvheO5H1Jhu1d_ZwgU0yU1TT2XcX_E8P7rbPXVAy8VRO59dxug2Eete_fLoXpjgaZ5JX6GR66gNL0mXD1997D_TpXRy03-pUKHjEXRYSHb_BRTxhiDjaIlIcSYzBG36V4M4kcFyqsyJy1h9GB90SjnjC-BV5uwmwe0gEI_cI0aa-ZjA/w400-h300/IMG_2088.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyEbRxt3nw4yH2xirFfxwEoh9DNWpXceEJtZ6m0FbvhlXY9pFMnHzNGUGmkMNFeV2vAGhAO2F1_p4Q67233Bw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857;">As you exit this parking area turn right back onto the 17-Mile Drive. In less than .2 mile, make a right into the Seal Rock Vista Point, which is s</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">top 8 on your Pebble Beach map.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5bvz2WU8zWIEmrTCpfhYNNFjER1QakKZ_8ITWcare3EX1zgPhOKewL4-9OENJclJdC_POd6IlxymKqdJGynFs-PG0dCPFQcxP4MkR76PNVJRWXN2Fgf4tyCtXPQzNvBqAV_YLwE2iku3Ygruf_JZYt3EOgLjSYcFhZCsqLgKqJaxtg3E-vMNZcbIEw/s5184/IMG_2116%20Seal%20Rock.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5bvz2WU8zWIEmrTCpfhYNNFjER1QakKZ_8ITWcare3EX1zgPhOKewL4-9OENJclJdC_POd6IlxymKqdJGynFs-PG0dCPFQcxP4MkR76PNVJRWXN2Fgf4tyCtXPQzNvBqAV_YLwE2iku3Ygruf_JZYt3EOgLjSYcFhZCsqLgKqJaxtg3E-vMNZcbIEw/s320/IMG_2116%20Seal%20Rock.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">As you look out to sea you will look over Seal Beach to Seal Rock. I don't find it nearly as exciting as Bird Rock. But if you are interested there is a wooden staircase down to the beach.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXP4rUclhLjCm7bHtCyhPH0WObXw5sks2q7G898aJnr100y0PGihsN7IuSFYotV9hoZVp7OJCLiSvoQCT-FyuaHBB2ZsRCFvc1PieRLGg5u7-dV9x9JxBDMGvD85CLShsmY5UEMJTFiWxEPW_KqDW-8xDHkykSO1UvisJrqR-pj8Cs6pdjeOnITEzyrQ/s5184/IMG_2111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXP4rUclhLjCm7bHtCyhPH0WObXw5sks2q7G898aJnr100y0PGihsN7IuSFYotV9hoZVp7OJCLiSvoQCT-FyuaHBB2ZsRCFvc1PieRLGg5u7-dV9x9JxBDMGvD85CLShsmY5UEMJTFiWxEPW_KqDW-8xDHkykSO1UvisJrqR-pj8Cs6pdjeOnITEzyrQ/s320/IMG_2111.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #595857;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857;">The reason I stopped you here is across the highway. Do you see the house in the distance with the multicolored roof? The picture below is a close up of the house. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAE8pC3y8I2SW592VTjg0UVhkYW8-czSA34AGmW5Z4nKhmvvikQxzt0YE604A_IhDiw0D3H4RuXZLu1YBgqQpB-bP65WK1nTktFrRjeIa7kNCCOgM4dRcep9ZJ00osbes1AFpusnQ72kB2T-nmDlncaQgCDvokTNW1E6lodepzE5bMmyd2vByeinzDMg/s1482/IMG_2134%20Gingerbread%20House%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="1482" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAE8pC3y8I2SW592VTjg0UVhkYW8-czSA34AGmW5Z4nKhmvvikQxzt0YE604A_IhDiw0D3H4RuXZLu1YBgqQpB-bP65WK1nTktFrRjeIa7kNCCOgM4dRcep9ZJ00osbes1AFpusnQ72kB2T-nmDlncaQgCDvokTNW1E6lodepzE5bMmyd2vByeinzDMg/s320/IMG_2134%20Gingerbread%20House%20.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">This is Casita de Lemos, but locals call it the Gingerbread House. It was built between 1941 and 1944 by Professor Pedro de Lemos in the Storybook-style. To my knowledge it is the only Storybook-style home in Pebble Beach, which is why it really stands out. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzkmVJVQ8ClpwdKg-7uFphCKvC9WP1UKYQvmqIO7L_da1Ju_wxYUnqqlkDUULRIkZJRa32ZbkzBJ_BtGg0lLNUMj-iQ6yRgtM4Be-zsh2erDVeEGmgDt0G1p1RQeEajUMez0miaNpVEqkTKi8ljPbdYN8GAeKDivdE8l1rvGCrvdGGCgWQr7hnO-WuQ/s5184/IMG_2138.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzkmVJVQ8ClpwdKg-7uFphCKvC9WP1UKYQvmqIO7L_da1Ju_wxYUnqqlkDUULRIkZJRa32ZbkzBJ_BtGg0lLNUMj-iQ6yRgtM4Be-zsh2erDVeEGmgDt0G1p1RQeEajUMez0miaNpVEqkTKi8ljPbdYN8GAeKDivdE8l1rvGCrvdGGCgWQr7hnO-WuQ/s320/IMG_2138.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">Lemos was a painter, architect, illustrator, lecturer and longtime director of the Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery, now known as the Stanford Art Gallery. Lemos never finished building his home and over the years it fell into disrepair. It was acquired by the Pebble Beach Company in 1991, and restored. That high-pitched roof may look like tile, but it is actually poured concrete, hand formed to create the appearance of individually colored tiles. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByHemEdcSI-8Wtf19nVrpTynPlUMXvOZFl71Yidym-1OUa4c8DR0bHLc_7CUdYKC7LlYeP36RHK63aAeHOe3m8zlC-7QoSPyqyi_1YX1ae_rnVUb32PNxsQl8JWjjw-YgSPvxR8dKFS2fQ0mad_bi5-3RCj2vG-PLs5w6AopDUxnmi7AB4Q1NnmtGZQ/s1080/Pedro_De_Lemos.jpg" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByHemEdcSI-8Wtf19nVrpTynPlUMXvOZFl71Yidym-1OUa4c8DR0bHLc_7CUdYKC7LlYeP36RHK63aAeHOe3m8zlC-7QoSPyqyi_1YX1ae_rnVUb32PNxsQl8JWjjw-YgSPvxR8dKFS2fQ0mad_bi5-3RCj2vG-PLs5w6AopDUxnmi7AB4Q1NnmtGZQ/s320/Pedro_De_Lemos.jpg" width="237" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">Professor de Lemos (1882-1954)<br /> (Photograph by </span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #54595d; font-family: arial; text-align: start;">Johan Hagemeyer - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Joseph_de_Lemos" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #595857;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857;">Lemos also has ties to Carmel-by-the-Sea. Besides being a founding member of the Carmel Art Association, Lemos designed the Storybook-style cottage on Dolores Street near 7th Avenue in 1929. He designed it after Carmel's iconic Tuck Box which resides next door. Over the years this little cottage next to the Tuck Box was used as a garden shop, jam shop, wine room, and today, well it is Carmel Groomers Pet Salon. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJj9mZA6cFRRqIm8D7cJWNUm7seEiXV8E8UUPDbLyRTfzYGgyar8tc-Sf7t5ll38gWrZmu8_6WzSWK0Y06zOvEShEk3l2oEw0RdCynI00SSdlMtlLuVwazhjBUNOe3-YEE7JkEokf59GaCL5Mu9d0JE4bJrJKA2IXXFGETVqKGeKT-JH5U1P4ldyz_fA/s5184/IMG_2143.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJj9mZA6cFRRqIm8D7cJWNUm7seEiXV8E8UUPDbLyRTfzYGgyar8tc-Sf7t5ll38gWrZmu8_6WzSWK0Y06zOvEShEk3l2oEw0RdCynI00SSdlMtlLuVwazhjBUNOe3-YEE7JkEokf59GaCL5Mu9d0JE4bJrJKA2IXXFGETVqKGeKT-JH5U1P4ldyz_fA/s320/IMG_2143.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #595857;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857;">If you are really adventurous and would like a closer look at the Gingerbread house, there is a boardwalk path directly across the highway from this parking area. Just be careful crossing the highway if you decide you want a closer look. </span></span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br />When you are ready to continue, exit and turn right on to 17-Mile Drive then take the second left onto Spyglass Hill Road. We are on our way to the Spyglass Hill golf course. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMnDzqa-d-0ijLcf4Dr7nzY3sj3WqCq8ypUJEvh8DMN3AOrDHrZU0v7Gn4k_kFXCqX5c4AMS-gPw_BDm5IFBg5dly5JNWOZZUExNxo57JcMmAyDbM3wY0y57HG9PvjKnyskmgqPAX8B4caao_jpuyvJpxTGgnmDRs_GsVIm34CpGtwJF1U6n729gpGw/s5184/IMG_2163.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMnDzqa-d-0ijLcf4Dr7nzY3sj3WqCq8ypUJEvh8DMN3AOrDHrZU0v7Gn4k_kFXCqX5c4AMS-gPw_BDm5IFBg5dly5JNWOZZUExNxo57JcMmAyDbM3wY0y57HG9PvjKnyskmgqPAX8B4caao_jpuyvJpxTGgnmDRs_GsVIm34CpGtwJF1U6n729gpGw/s320/IMG_2163.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Spyglass Hill Golf Course</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMnDzqa-d-0ijLcf4Dr7nzY3sj3WqCq8ypUJEvh8DMN3AOrDHrZU0v7Gn4k_kFXCqX5c4AMS-gPw_BDm5IFBg5dly5JNWOZZUExNxo57JcMmAyDbM3wY0y57HG9PvjKnyskmgqPAX8B4caao_jpuyvJpxTGgnmDRs_GsVIm34CpGtwJF1U6n729gpGw/s5184/IMG_2163.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div></blockquote><div><div><span style="background: white; color: #595857; line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background: white; color: #595857; line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As you continue </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">along Spyglass Hill Road. You will be driving between the holes of the Spyglass Hill front 9. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVwDglwrrcJQVO4tKI_81RMa6tVhI-_w2U73x3kHf5NVyCIocqF7PcVaFKEOoDxFANuXGKOBLaRyemzeEuOrlXagF7Othcv9QbxPMCBIxIe4a3qq_w70OrI_u0auE9T67XZoq7RmM4jrHkysPMvrIS9lyvc8FCk4nx3uF6H1bMt8_MFQZFrz0Yj6SZA/s721/Spyglass%20Hill%20Golf%20Course.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="721" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVwDglwrrcJQVO4tKI_81RMa6tVhI-_w2U73x3kHf5NVyCIocqF7PcVaFKEOoDxFANuXGKOBLaRyemzeEuOrlXagF7Othcv9QbxPMCBIxIe4a3qq_w70OrI_u0auE9T67XZoq7RmM4jrHkysPMvrIS9lyvc8FCk4nx3uF6H1bMt8_MFQZFrz0Yj6SZA/w640-h378/Spyglass%20Hill%20Golf%20Course.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">ProVisualizer.com <a href="https://www.provisualizer.com/courses/spyglasshill.php" target="_blank">Spyglass Hill </a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br />According to Pebble Beach lore, writer Robert Louis Stevenson traversed the dunes that would years later become Spyglass Hills Golf course during his short stay in Monterey. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaHMplRA1vomVgB-htDyNb5tYD9Xe1UyFFjjk7vCLlVDAbhiF57T4sUa0KmPNow4hEe8_NqrEBAKomzQu0ftFO-J3dYpAAoUHSoKPQsv3GIG9T-tL1dJfIkLtHkZtBPgWZQlDxb_xpw8NcR4rAikCAMy1dYTuXT_8jInxgRZQdUezqMdvpQNLVu2pag/s440/Robert_Louis_Stevenson_by_Henry_Walter_Barnett_bw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaHMplRA1vomVgB-htDyNb5tYD9Xe1UyFFjjk7vCLlVDAbhiF57T4sUa0KmPNow4hEe8_NqrEBAKomzQu0ftFO-J3dYpAAoUHSoKPQsv3GIG9T-tL1dJfIkLtHkZtBPgWZQlDxb_xpw8NcR4rAikCAMy1dYTuXT_8jInxgRZQdUezqMdvpQNLVu2pag/s320/Robert_Louis_Stevenson_by_Henry_Walter_Barnett_bw.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)<br />(Photo by Henry Walter Barnett 1893<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Louis_Stevenson" target="_blank"> Wikipedia</a>) </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Stevenson was born in 1850 in Edinburgh. He met Mrs. Fanny Osbourne in Paris in 1876, fell in love and followed her to Monterey in 1879 where she had gone to reconcile with her husband. Stevenson would eventually win the love of Fanny, but his total time in Monterey was only four months. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">It is said that the fog covered sand dunes inspired him to write the novel <i>Treasure Island</i> in 1881. Whether this area was the muse for Stevenson's novel or not, is still up for debate. But it makes for a nice story.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbnc4qUlx8ZlKWDMB3XpCdvXE_OR3f-oC0iSJNsXIBy4l2O8G8ra2pDuNEOzPRnf8cV-Un3eQnmt4DLoZVE9dnicDGkv8zWKItZr5gv77QyYEcOUFUhkB6_8RbOSeeRhI4K6GSFl1DkCWpjsfWJEcxkquhXpOiAm0pKr4ikS-ee0uqEK14iQQVmulPw/s5184/IMG_2169%20Spyglass.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbnc4qUlx8ZlKWDMB3XpCdvXE_OR3f-oC0iSJNsXIBy4l2O8G8ra2pDuNEOzPRnf8cV-Un3eQnmt4DLoZVE9dnicDGkv8zWKItZr5gv77QyYEcOUFUhkB6_8RbOSeeRhI4K6GSFl1DkCWpjsfWJEcxkquhXpOiAm0pKr4ikS-ee0uqEK14iQQVmulPw/s320/IMG_2169%20Spyglass.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Turn left onto Stevenson Drive. Then make a right into the parking area for Spyglass Hill Golf course and park for a moment. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmm4I3mFdGKwEtRn3NDG5UWgqFmU661EBo0mGZpGBcBgPm4WOGeHwOpvsyV2GwrsBOjNyidnzRyWUs-X7iAmTxL696EuluISWVQL3C_vRLJRjwikVuRXi8bhkU7JZ4SMjthuiQEqGW1bMVCaYN1g3j8WvUjD6eZH37ZOX766CTuiu3mCuAzDq7yr0LsQ/s4438/IMG_2171%20Turn%20tword%20Spyglass%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2654" data-original-width="4438" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmm4I3mFdGKwEtRn3NDG5UWgqFmU661EBo0mGZpGBcBgPm4WOGeHwOpvsyV2GwrsBOjNyidnzRyWUs-X7iAmTxL696EuluISWVQL3C_vRLJRjwikVuRXi8bhkU7JZ4SMjthuiQEqGW1bMVCaYN1g3j8WvUjD6eZH37ZOX766CTuiu3mCuAzDq7yr0LsQ/s320/IMG_2171%20Turn%20tword%20Spyglass%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />This magnificent course was designed by British–American golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. in 1966. Jones Sr., was also the father of Jones Jr. who designed Poppy Hills and Spanish Bay. Jones, Sr. designed or re-designed more than 500 golf courses during the course of his career. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This course was originally called the Pebble Beach Pines Golf Club. Yet Samuel Morse was intrigued by the legend of Robert Louis Stevenson roaming the hills of these sandy dunes and renamed the course, Spyglass Hill. Many of the holes have also been named with a Treasure Island theme. On the front nine there are the Billy Bones, the Black Spot and the Blind Pew. On the back nine one will find the Captain Flint, Long John Silver, and the novels protagonist, Jim Hawkins. One year after Spyglass opened in 1966 it joined the rotation on the Crosby Pro-Am Clambake. It continues to be featured on the AT&T Pro-Am. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzKQK0TNHDKeWyTTM-VP3R-IsycVIA7iSR82Eyltjww4sOVPnNpsf6Q2qxyH2AA2ZuPbcEFBsnY3Q6Kbx793U6MEMLDAodm9v0F-6K3_9eTu49ZJ7X6YMwb65FrOGxBmDArNhZBvD6QvD9l0mq_Q4Iga7CutvG9p8CwjHTlx_PdEubOt5cMHINHtUGQ/s3266/IMG_2177%20Spyglass%2010th%20tee%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2552" data-original-width="3266" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzKQK0TNHDKeWyTTM-VP3R-IsycVIA7iSR82Eyltjww4sOVPnNpsf6Q2qxyH2AA2ZuPbcEFBsnY3Q6Kbx793U6MEMLDAodm9v0F-6K3_9eTu49ZJ7X6YMwb65FrOGxBmDArNhZBvD6QvD9l0mq_Q4Iga7CutvG9p8CwjHTlx_PdEubOt5cMHINHtUGQ/w400-h313/IMG_2177%20Spyglass%2010th%20tee%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;">Take some time here if you like to explore the grounds. Behind the parking lot you will find the 9th tee and <a href="https://www.pebblebeach.com/dining/spyglass-hill-grill/" target="_blank">Spyglass Grill</a>. Though it doesn't count toward gate fee reimbursement, the BBQ Pulled Pork Bogey Hoagie or Eagle Quarter-Pounder are both nice sharable snack options. <br /><br />When you are ready we are going to return to 17-Mile Drive the way we arrived. Exit the parking lot and turn left then make a quick right onto Spyglass Hill Road, the same way you came in.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVj2nMejuBQHtbGueGcnHAEHjaF8NWWOiA4JJQ3JKeyL-XBJVrEEskgciP-TOl7SvJP6GKz1i9O7SUZD7LHEmMDOnVUdCwL2wTeM1q_p5Svt4yW9OS_MeW6xfU-y6Hy6IfyFAinnFRGscfrwfmGJLMp2mldZwZkmCKLrV_woeYCKnWoBx21TMgUfcjg/s2801/IMG_2192%20Back%20onto%2017-Mile.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="2801" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVj2nMejuBQHtbGueGcnHAEHjaF8NWWOiA4JJQ3JKeyL-XBJVrEEskgciP-TOl7SvJP6GKz1i9O7SUZD7LHEmMDOnVUdCwL2wTeM1q_p5Svt4yW9OS_MeW6xfU-y6Hy6IfyFAinnFRGscfrwfmGJLMp2mldZwZkmCKLrV_woeYCKnWoBx21TMgUfcjg/w400-h297/IMG_2192%20Back%20onto%2017-Mile.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="background-color: white;">At the stop sign ahead, turn left back onto the 17-Mile Drive. Once we are back on the 17-Mile Drive we will pass the Fan Shell House designed by Mark Mills in 1972. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Born in 1921, Mark Mills was an American architect who apprenticed for Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West from 1944 to 1948. It was here that Mills adapted Wright's ideas using free-form organic design. Mills came to Carmel in the 1950s to help with the construction of <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2014/07/carmel-heritage-society-house-and_10.html" target="_blank">Mrs. Clinton Walker's house</a> on Scenic. Mrs. Walker's house was the only home in Carmel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnCGpcQx6391SZv8kv5AmDf865--MAS7bhe-ADolaoXl6alQm_6LMA6CH4iW-_LJvaLozWl9dGWJiYoUJ4cJDxgnbRfp4nsMQ0kMGaytVtVAxvsPnm1_oSd5vrNSTZLZHYxnlWwX3YvlOXxBrRuUcsCdJ5G836AyX6A6FO33z6GDyINRVqqN49GQPeA/s1600/CIMG4547%20Frank%20Lloyd%20Wright.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="1600" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnCGpcQx6391SZv8kv5AmDf865--MAS7bhe-ADolaoXl6alQm_6LMA6CH4iW-_LJvaLozWl9dGWJiYoUJ4cJDxgnbRfp4nsMQ0kMGaytVtVAxvsPnm1_oSd5vrNSTZLZHYxnlWwX3YvlOXxBrRuUcsCdJ5G836AyX6A6FO33z6GDyINRVqqN49GQPeA/w640-h258/CIMG4547%20Frank%20Lloyd%20Wright.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Mrs. Clinton Walker House (Scenic Road, Carmel, CA - Frank Lloyd Wright) </div><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mrs. Walker was so impressed with Mills' work that she offered him the opportunity to plan and build two more houses in Carmel. They are both located side by side on <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2015/07/carmel-heritage-society-house-and_19.html" target="_blank">Mission Street</a>, near Rio Road. Mark Mills spent 52 years working in Carmel. He died in 2007.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcw1FAS1XKZcTA5j51KvEVC6yhddWYSLTtsfuzMhlOFEE41cN0sv5FqWhzZ1cxBeM0sO1FJGosM01yCB3onwkrb4XSiQpNC2jxEJaWr4Tl2Ab_1wvRtrtpLLpHd5WD2kTA11V5pH2l53SavzZQFZWkAxVV6IyTsFK7LTdtEHEuc4VNIBe1fGV43BkJdg/s640/Banyon%20Hideaway%20%20(123)%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="640" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcw1FAS1XKZcTA5j51KvEVC6yhddWYSLTtsfuzMhlOFEE41cN0sv5FqWhzZ1cxBeM0sO1FJGosM01yCB3onwkrb4XSiQpNC2jxEJaWr4Tl2Ab_1wvRtrtpLLpHd5WD2kTA11V5pH2l53SavzZQFZWkAxVV6IyTsFK7LTdtEHEuc4VNIBe1fGV43BkJdg/w400-h284/Banyon%20Hideaway%20%20(123)%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Banyan Hideaway (Mission Street, Carmel, CA - Mark Mills) </span></p></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;">Watch on your left for the Fan Shell house. It features a distinctive scalloped roofline, similar to the lip of a seashell and floor to ceiling windows. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9N31hUxZlEUVx3c_Oolk1O0Stje9X9iE_LSZcZLoQ4vY8lSKAW653sm4oIHnjae48Zz_w4a2omX0DzlWTMIUG5Jdf6w8EAZ6zRu4NdbHg2fnlDtBr5QxK4NAQd-DIjFkcMZcagthf4NFo4gxrbcjcEEzNjf4QOd0EvUrljdWNnKAooQT3hwMjC9rFw/s4657/IMG_2205Fan%20Shell%20House%20A%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3102" data-original-width="4657" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9N31hUxZlEUVx3c_Oolk1O0Stje9X9iE_LSZcZLoQ4vY8lSKAW653sm4oIHnjae48Zz_w4a2omX0DzlWTMIUG5Jdf6w8EAZ6zRu4NdbHg2fnlDtBr5QxK4NAQd-DIjFkcMZcagthf4NFo4gxrbcjcEEzNjf4QOd0EvUrljdWNnKAooQT3hwMjC9rFw/s320/IMG_2205Fan%20Shell%20House%20A%20.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Fan Shell House designed by Mark Mills </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After you pass the Fan Shell house, turn left onto Signal Hill Road. Continue to the end of the road. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCamEjWc6KmabfP-m4c_EQ0K_q55jPKAHvzDsHjqLB0Z50xfwV7jEInbJnVcVc8DuN83MUXTCmOp8uRJlDkL0S5E8RE94T5CykKw6MVOExkuFoI9GGE6epGcwBsw9m9HVSxPv6IsjxAcDzoBGw06ba8hNmPK05Veyo2g2S05GZPJYYbormBdeQJG8K2w/s2075/IMG_2210%20LEft%20onto%20Signal%20Drive2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCamEjWc6KmabfP-m4c_EQ0K_q55jPKAHvzDsHjqLB0Z50xfwV7jEInbJnVcVc8DuN83MUXTCmOp8uRJlDkL0S5E8RE94T5CykKw6MVOExkuFoI9GGE6epGcwBsw9m9HVSxPv6IsjxAcDzoBGw06ba8hNmPK05Veyo2g2S05GZPJYYbormBdeQJG8K2w/s320/IMG_2210%20LEft%20onto%20Signal%20Drive2048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div>We are on our way to view the Arthur Connell House at 1170 Signal Road. <br />The last time I was there in 2022 the address had been removed from the front of the house. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVZiM6hOFe3TVB_3q-xo1Q5LanKbXD6ORwpQH0Rubpi24MyoqURFwF042TWgJj0c1zy-9Ximr6S2VOgEHECp8ucW6jxQC_TOCl3g2EAOIb5cTA7NOpGPpJxO0k7k7L-MNwtTfuoaIMng9mCFOXh3RvZXAKcwG9d8B0CLepYUeI9feILCMgHX_ErUUkg/s3767/IMG_2213Neutra%20House%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3308" data-original-width="3767" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVZiM6hOFe3TVB_3q-xo1Q5LanKbXD6ORwpQH0Rubpi24MyoqURFwF042TWgJj0c1zy-9Ximr6S2VOgEHECp8ucW6jxQC_TOCl3g2EAOIb5cTA7NOpGPpJxO0k7k7L-MNwtTfuoaIMng9mCFOXh3RvZXAKcwG9d8B0CLepYUeI9feILCMgHX_ErUUkg/s320/IMG_2213Neutra%20House%20.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Connell house designed by Richard Neutra</div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Arthur Connell house was built in 1958 by architect Richard Neutra and is an extremely rare example of the International-style in Pebble Beach. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JomBioNi_BwQ2ri8HfxufKHxbPZP1TzjtB8Q3k5N7pWksrSg7RokeqDjvca8DuNDJxyCE-oRCfp_Dyrz9myohm_ePxvmdfaGsr9UdSo2QgtA4qHWkyzoIa9qB5UwthMzGMa5ljSwq-_ZcFtwu1lOI8RTcOJCprOTvHZJkP1UnUjAEJnAVSnyoOZ6Ow/s427/Richard_J._Neutra_holding_photograph_of_Beard_House.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JomBioNi_BwQ2ri8HfxufKHxbPZP1TzjtB8Q3k5N7pWksrSg7RokeqDjvca8DuNDJxyCE-oRCfp_Dyrz9myohm_ePxvmdfaGsr9UdSo2QgtA4qHWkyzoIa9qB5UwthMzGMa5ljSwq-_ZcFtwu1lOI8RTcOJCprOTvHZJkP1UnUjAEJnAVSnyoOZ6Ow/w309-h400/Richard_J._Neutra_holding_photograph_of_Beard_House.jpg" width="309" /></a><br />Richard Neutra (1892 - 1970) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Neutra" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Richard Neutra was an Austrian-American architect. He spent the majority of his career in Southern California and was considered an important modernist architect. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Neutra designed this home for commercial photographer Arthur Connell and his family. Connell was a good friend of Brett Weston, son of one of the masters of 20th century photography, Edward Weston. The Connell's were active in the Monterey Peninsula arts community for 15 years before selling the house and moving abroad. </span></p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOKfczsFOhcUF7IYyrMJe0J0c-B77jq6PJEWBa4h1jf4hQTOsVWdAPhnjwPaVszZK_RSR28qeN7bOEpzY-Cs1IlzvJryWfi5wy3Df-OII86cwV9xP1Vn2LBAJOcNMVDK2pSdnOOlMyg5nIuDxPomWm_tnqrMb9LZrgQBi1wnHPqbvOzSDhGkHzuvmig/s5184/IMG_2217.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOKfczsFOhcUF7IYyrMJe0J0c-B77jq6PJEWBa4h1jf4hQTOsVWdAPhnjwPaVszZK_RSR28qeN7bOEpzY-Cs1IlzvJryWfi5wy3Df-OII86cwV9xP1Vn2LBAJOcNMVDK2pSdnOOlMyg5nIuDxPomWm_tnqrMb9LZrgQBi1wnHPqbvOzSDhGkHzuvmig/s320/IMG_2217.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 2004 the home was purchased by Silicon Valley entrepreneur <span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;">Massy Mehdipur. Her plan was to tear down the house and built a bigger home. Then the fireworks started. Mehdipur, who </span>claimed that when she purchased the home, she did not know that it was designed by Neutra submitted plans for a demo and new construction, neighbors got up in arms, and historic preservationists became involved. Years went by, Mehdipur rented out the home and it fell into disrepair. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRF8o02OB9aaCHHzMjCQ9gtTqG6x3Qsq7LKqE1F17WpFYxjb5ZdZqkCdfbqJQsc4D6I69flCQEeNtFnnN9Nn-pTWP8S8tSj4JsGhLn4sMpm5ZFCw2Ak1u7TXZ9z1MSzsQr1Gub4sQFT9D5JEyEob0cS4TkLGhMGs4G4R-i2N2APgxQbe0NTyadshmEg/s4374/IMG_2223Neutra%20House.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3445" data-original-width="4374" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRF8o02OB9aaCHHzMjCQ9gtTqG6x3Qsq7LKqE1F17WpFYxjb5ZdZqkCdfbqJQsc4D6I69flCQEeNtFnnN9Nn-pTWP8S8tSj4JsGhLn4sMpm5ZFCw2Ak1u7TXZ9z1MSzsQr1Gub4sQFT9D5JEyEob0cS4TkLGhMGs4G4R-i2N2APgxQbe0NTyadshmEg/s320/IMG_2223Neutra%20House.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Mehdipur may have hoped that this would allow for her to demo the home, but alas this was not to be. A structural engineer hired by Mehdipour claimed that vandals must have sawed through the structural support and beams of the building making it unsalvageable. Monterey county required Mehdipur to shore up the building and hire a guard to protect it. In 2014 the home became the second property listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Pebble Beach. </span></p><p>In 2019 an environmental impact report concluded that the Neutra house should be restored as currently it is one of only thirteen of Neutra's twenty extant projects in Northern California that have retained some sort of architectural integrity. Today the jury is still out and the home remains in disrepair. If you would like to read more about this property and its Environmental Impact Analysis, <a href="https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=67954" target="_blank">visit this resource</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxp3NQ-6r3UtAAtxelwLiMYjnm-2Qo8oIo5sxa4iUhPeiUMATtXlw3JZiU4cLreo4qxl5GP6roZnJXGmF7t-AyDM3O6FyMHGtLD5f-73l9lza88WdijEkJvI96smXt5xpV0XrS9AWoOPkWzdMd5P5b67QZKJVdmLMMDSLl_cnwQeuaQjmiEeOsOG-Jg/s5184/IMG_2227.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxp3NQ-6r3UtAAtxelwLiMYjnm-2Qo8oIo5sxa4iUhPeiUMATtXlw3JZiU4cLreo4qxl5GP6roZnJXGmF7t-AyDM3O6FyMHGtLD5f-73l9lza88WdijEkJvI96smXt5xpV0XrS9AWoOPkWzdMd5P5b67QZKJVdmLMMDSLl_cnwQeuaQjmiEeOsOG-Jg/s320/IMG_2227.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />Back of the Fan Shell House</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Follow Signal Hill Road back to 17-Mile Drive and turn left. You will have a nice view of the back of the Fan Shell house. Our next stop is in less than a mile, Fanshell Overlook. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The last time I took this drive I happened by an equestrian tour being given by the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniDgjWD2FTxABG4zzGdFNIId5luEIc5Yf3p7tuh8IOd-Qn07BU7twcaRVsDUlLZqVL-MKzkRO0qlmEXChTO9p39uptBg_GPaoMUhoCEEOwgjEVNIDAW6w2vV2C0ILZbSODrWUbDRiApaoPfbKlEzNBGAgAd5RMvFS35LEcSqQS21PcjjGV5-kbjEk9g/s5184/IMG_2152.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniDgjWD2FTxABG4zzGdFNIId5luEIc5Yf3p7tuh8IOd-Qn07BU7twcaRVsDUlLZqVL-MKzkRO0qlmEXChTO9p39uptBg_GPaoMUhoCEEOwgjEVNIDAW6w2vV2C0ILZbSODrWUbDRiApaoPfbKlEzNBGAgAd5RMvFS35LEcSqQS21PcjjGV5-kbjEk9g/w640-h480/IMG_2152.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></p><p><span face="semplicitapro, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">With more than 27 miles of marked equestrian trails that run deep in the beautiful Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach Equestrian Center offers a memorable horseback riding experience. Including this one, near Fan Beach. We will be visiting the <a href="https://www.pebblebeach.com/equestrian-center/" target="_blank">Pebble Beach Equestrian Center</a> later on this tour. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBMKcCunvhQIa30wW5mFKssu1Z6_bCtEjDNY6UxaD3stVgYPVklwUjkRsT7xBekL4XSmXrDr4fsecUleYZr8QEOjp_OItFCGTw-CYD4OazHn07zMX1cX4hfH4p2sFgHwRsFdOXMF_cUi6qZShh_8lRaiuVVWz1X5BKlaDoHNLXlkwumLMKAHoPXDYIw/s5184/IMG_2153.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBMKcCunvhQIa30wW5mFKssu1Z6_bCtEjDNY6UxaD3stVgYPVklwUjkRsT7xBekL4XSmXrDr4fsecUleYZr8QEOjp_OItFCGTw-CYD4OazHn07zMX1cX4hfH4p2sFgHwRsFdOXMF_cUi6qZShh_8lRaiuVVWz1X5BKlaDoHNLXlkwumLMKAHoPXDYIw/w400-h300/IMG_2153.JPG" width="400" /></a></p><p>As you continue along the 17-Mile Drive, ahead and to your right is Fanshell Beach. This is an irresistible spot for harbor seals, who return here each spring from April to June for pupping season. If the seals are beached there will be a fence along the highway to keep people away. Straight ahead is the Cypress Point golf course. I will tell you more about the course later on the tour. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEbWE716bTYd3Ho25zC5I4d2UqOyybdkMhZhfalIY7SntsKGt6ggvH-zpezVwcrv-VjQ5NZTqTNlXqJBoksGTBlM1Dhzd-bMP3d5s5le3lMdedaHJrhetVqylsu2-t6FwpixR7wDLNHKqtZ5nlyspWSPVSnAi2hQ7X9JObb23HmNt3hmDaTftvqXUNw/s2075/IMG_2237%20FanShell%20Beach2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEbWE716bTYd3Ho25zC5I4d2UqOyybdkMhZhfalIY7SntsKGt6ggvH-zpezVwcrv-VjQ5NZTqTNlXqJBoksGTBlM1Dhzd-bMP3d5s5le3lMdedaHJrhetVqylsu2-t6FwpixR7wDLNHKqtZ5nlyspWSPVSnAi2hQ7X9JObb23HmNt3hmDaTftvqXUNw/w395-h400/IMG_2237%20FanShell%20Beach2048.jpg" width="395" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4S2nip2YzFjGcyWPV8rRwl4xWmNMqnlrAVbyX8eIXCRpda7l7mAPr2Eu0R4s_4XzgcmXeqhFYdy9B6T72T4DzxxINs7BKogSi7KOrwjpmCP5te8c5AehJRdv6yYzh7LZcaTZHojXp9-YCJuirdNHMJypZhXoI3Dhyfz2ch7h60bW8mJfKZ6KjIOrRSA/s4709/IMG_2271.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4709" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4S2nip2YzFjGcyWPV8rRwl4xWmNMqnlrAVbyX8eIXCRpda7l7mAPr2Eu0R4s_4XzgcmXeqhFYdy9B6T72T4DzxxINs7BKogSi7KOrwjpmCP5te8c5AehJRdv6yYzh7LZcaTZHojXp9-YCJuirdNHMJypZhXoI3Dhyfz2ch7h60bW8mJfKZ6KjIOrRSA/w400-h310/IMG_2271.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Fanshell Beach </p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn right into the parking area for Fanshell Beach Overlook ahead on your right. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">This will be stop number 9 on your Pebble Beach map. </span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHmJD1agb9NUUIfvJXpaBodqHj4Hq5YZyimgcLQdKwlxVPafZSMabDAbcLq7Z2_M95lPron2r0gETNl_LrM21u1sl5HDSaRGcoem2Sxmqnr4rOq3M3Q1mmRCUGWd0yMODLNri8EExPuZW0H32JAiC2OgvZG_iFocC-DMTs7OJ7LrKtxIZRD8VvbnAOQ/s3279/IMG_2254%20FanShall%20OVerlook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2355" data-original-width="3279" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHmJD1agb9NUUIfvJXpaBodqHj4Hq5YZyimgcLQdKwlxVPafZSMabDAbcLq7Z2_M95lPron2r0gETNl_LrM21u1sl5HDSaRGcoem2Sxmqnr4rOq3M3Q1mmRCUGWd0yMODLNri8EExPuZW0H32JAiC2OgvZG_iFocC-DMTs7OJ7LrKtxIZRD8VvbnAOQ/w400-h288/IMG_2254%20FanShall%20OVerlook.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MEcth41NDIOhpJf1B6a945_qGCXZ68fX6osGe_rvmMZ6NwFjy0JGM4LMUy9NcFV8dU0bGJcCFPNukGgOGz_vxQNQ3zM45TbQq0JRYC9IOo0fv8EZijzTmHXJb8j4TwrXxETxA_BnVzErqbpQ1dh_25OyJTiW7RsPKODtxNLIpKmHY-Qp992AdTVa0A/s5184/IMG_2266.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MEcth41NDIOhpJf1B6a945_qGCXZ68fX6osGe_rvmMZ6NwFjy0JGM4LMUy9NcFV8dU0bGJcCFPNukGgOGz_vxQNQ3zM45TbQq0JRYC9IOo0fv8EZijzTmHXJb8j4TwrXxETxA_BnVzErqbpQ1dh_25OyJTiW7RsPKODtxNLIpKmHY-Qp992AdTVa0A/w400-h300/IMG_2266.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br />If you do arrive here during pupping season from April through June, this is the best spot for observing the moms and their pups.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25CLgW46lg2hYxQkUVEv_3U3XOpcfszZMRyaiG1WGgY-2mzC-SosbQfFPEwlTuCvXrezljeKgcLz721oyCcTL4RuPhoOyw26g0vl1l590hDYPDOVgpZXsNbDMXyZ-TKaM-waScWDImclgpBtw6FpowwGvNPk0cOxyXolVZGDQewOGjDmGbM5PtjdDDQ/s1200/harborseal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="1200" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25CLgW46lg2hYxQkUVEv_3U3XOpcfszZMRyaiG1WGgY-2mzC-SosbQfFPEwlTuCvXrezljeKgcLz721oyCcTL4RuPhoOyw26g0vl1l590hDYPDOVgpZXsNbDMXyZ-TKaM-waScWDImclgpBtw6FpowwGvNPk0cOxyXolVZGDQewOGjDmGbM5PtjdDDQ/w400-h299/harborseal.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Harbor Seals (<a href="https://montereybay.noaa.gov/visitor/access/sealssealionsotters.html" target="_blank">Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary </a>- photo by Dan Linehan) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Harbor seals </span><span style="font-family: arial;">are one of the most common marine mammals here in Monterey Bay. They have spotted coats in a variety of shades ranging from silvery-gray to dark brown. They are smaller than the California sea lions you saw at Bird Rock. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnAb4wiedrab_3IQ_VTz72zkYF7jGw2oWt-QFN9BGSDYJiALHq4NO8ZqcSPFYIlWZg2f0C1zggGxfLO2L9-DaropP-KsbgN6Mr7PVSrA6ijj8tFTEY-XB_sw4IPgQjlHamHLs3ZVpcOHPQj7bWnXcGucSjpyNbUJYl2GFXT3MqIV0khWbAVSOMnZYCA/s4861/IMG_2259.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2943" data-original-width="4861" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnAb4wiedrab_3IQ_VTz72zkYF7jGw2oWt-QFN9BGSDYJiALHq4NO8ZqcSPFYIlWZg2f0C1zggGxfLO2L9-DaropP-KsbgN6Mr7PVSrA6ijj8tFTEY-XB_sw4IPgQjlHamHLs3ZVpcOHPQj7bWnXcGucSjpyNbUJYl2GFXT3MqIV0khWbAVSOMnZYCA/w400-h243/IMG_2259.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Cove at Fanshell Beach </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">You might notice harbor seal pups all alone on the beach. They have not been abandoned, their moms are out in the ocean foraging for food to sustain them while nursing. Within three to four weeks of birth, the harbor seal pups are weaned and are then left to fend for themselves. This is the most challenging time for the new pup as they must learn to catch food for themselves, by going back and forth to the sea. This enclosed cove gives them a pretty good chance of survival. </span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;">When you are finished taking in the view, exit and turn right back onto 17-Mile Drive. You will be driving between holes of the </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Cypress Point Golf Course. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">This road is as far west at 17-Mile Drive will take us. It used to go out a bit farther around Cypress Point, but this is now the location of the par-3 No. 16 at Cypress Point. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbFN9Xn9J3hAMP7dWlEmI_XmcZxpWpOD3eMcaLhQ5SeYhunpZjz0Gbm6OvYR1E4bu4NhHeyJ7uzSTDUmRPzUOf5CO0cC8mJco4FRUnhAP_4chqDzfZINpjubp-1OyHRTSaE9M90t2uNfONev1g0e9ZHAY1m8lIFjIYCp3Wegn9tjTOsxSNYdHQwA1lg/s570/Cypress%20POint%20Golf%20Course.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="570" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbFN9Xn9J3hAMP7dWlEmI_XmcZxpWpOD3eMcaLhQ5SeYhunpZjz0Gbm6OvYR1E4bu4NhHeyJ7uzSTDUmRPzUOf5CO0cC8mJco4FRUnhAP_4chqDzfZINpjubp-1OyHRTSaE9M90t2uNfONev1g0e9ZHAY1m8lIFjIYCp3Wegn9tjTOsxSNYdHQwA1lg/w400-h278/Cypress%20POint%20Golf%20Course.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />ProVisualizer.com <a href="https://www.provisualizer.com/courses/cypresspoint.php" target="_blank">Cypress Point</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Yn512a4NHQUNEQRo3VJq0_BotB4ML5efC4Iu8RNV9nUBa5yBe760NuEUyoKGXTWO3ztjkxRJinznstdFNnXW8nBmMnr-oh3FPa3vie8VCRYUm4-sYKIGWRYFq26o6PdodTSGkQ_666ZZXnMqXscwET_MHWnUTlRWZfsp-za8ioAp3Z7aNKTIxwzBsw/s2075/IMG_2278%2015th%20cypress%20Point2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Yn512a4NHQUNEQRo3VJq0_BotB4ML5efC4Iu8RNV9nUBa5yBe760NuEUyoKGXTWO3ztjkxRJinznstdFNnXW8nBmMnr-oh3FPa3vie8VCRYUm4-sYKIGWRYFq26o6PdodTSGkQ_666ZZXnMqXscwET_MHWnUTlRWZfsp-za8ioAp3Z7aNKTIxwzBsw/w395-h400/IMG_2278%2015th%20cypress%20Point2048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Crosswalk leads to the last 4 holes on the Cypress Point course. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTv6b7uyp39sWp0Ec1GKriLtbklZyY9HFyG7xZy4ZHWDX4Q4mRkdlV_pr_MgwFCg4jrERus-CoPWKwol4joKaiBiKPiaIYUHIgnovdBOw7x_EEHULYaLzIqiAIGn4fqjPpFJcU7k8mvX0sOiUMMK79I2BnmvTHD8_0C_OAnH-5MspN1aYYuwyIYjqMKw/s5184/IMG_2280.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTv6b7uyp39sWp0Ec1GKriLtbklZyY9HFyG7xZy4ZHWDX4Q4mRkdlV_pr_MgwFCg4jrERus-CoPWKwol4joKaiBiKPiaIYUHIgnovdBOw7x_EEHULYaLzIqiAIGn4fqjPpFJcU7k8mvX0sOiUMMK79I2BnmvTHD8_0C_OAnH-5MspN1aYYuwyIYjqMKw/w400-h300/IMG_2280.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As you come around the point, the crosswalk ahead is for golfers on their way to one of the most famous holes on the course, sitting on the edge of the jagged Pacific coastline, the #15, a par-3, is only 143 yards. A short shot over a cove onto the green, puts you near the hole which is surrounded by 6 bunkers. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The following two photos by JoAnne Dost are available at <a href="https://www.gallerysur.com/collections/44379" target="_blank">Gallery Sur</a> on 6th Avenue in Carmel-by-the-Sea. We visit Gallery Sur on our VoiceMap <a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/monterey-peninsula/carmel-by-the-sea-s-bohemian-art-scene-a-guide-to-18-galleries-and-studios" target="_blank">Carmel-by-the-Sea's Bohemian Art Scene</a> walking tour. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO_5SzdP4kDrKS5yeqbl6z_fvz13556OPOVUFesYFO6rXb-FndRByOiGO_WMQKfcSC6fGXtjuDTqVdU156Ho0T8VmOcUltX0MgorxcDClTur9HE25IepLV1FuTU_Vz6k-db-OmctBTJ_ubSPVnN4vPW2F9VUbJ65UtwhIdAe8rR-g841ZJ_DpJGmM7Q/s1024/Gallery%20Sur%203015_814507xl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1024" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO_5SzdP4kDrKS5yeqbl6z_fvz13556OPOVUFesYFO6rXb-FndRByOiGO_WMQKfcSC6fGXtjuDTqVdU156Ho0T8VmOcUltX0MgorxcDClTur9HE25IepLV1FuTU_Vz6k-db-OmctBTJ_ubSPVnN4vPW2F9VUbJ65UtwhIdAe8rR-g841ZJ_DpJGmM7Q/w400-h314/Gallery%20Sur%203015_814507xl.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Cypress Point 15th Hole (Photo by <span style="text-align: left;">by JoAnne Dost)</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_F0KEriO9E4LR_vqLhOtHLwQ2pZrvgaQh20tSlHibH72JQeekPeHSZpBMAfRPtflqJSYkLyr74NAJIZRTW0OL2KPYNdsTgjn1Ed7lzknn7vsRiqJuFBC1Z--l-g36wXjJwOeojtqOaB0f-2B5tP_JHUl7JXQ9KgeNQxRtUFQ8-bUEa5cI4A6J09vIA/s800/Gallery%20Sur%203015_814506xl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="800" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_F0KEriO9E4LR_vqLhOtHLwQ2pZrvgaQh20tSlHibH72JQeekPeHSZpBMAfRPtflqJSYkLyr74NAJIZRTW0OL2KPYNdsTgjn1Ed7lzknn7vsRiqJuFBC1Z--l-g36wXjJwOeojtqOaB0f-2B5tP_JHUl7JXQ9KgeNQxRtUFQ8-bUEa5cI4A6J09vIA/w400-h334/Gallery%20Sur%203015_814506xl.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Cypress Point Holes 15, 16 and 17 (Photo by <span style="text-align: left;">by JoAnne Dost)</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue driving and up ahead watch for the tall hedge on your right. This hedge actually hides the tee shot for hole #1 at Cypress Point. Players drive their ball over the 17-Mile Drive to the hole 417 yards away. Just past the hedge you will get a glimpse of the club house to this private club. The driveway is also marked private. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-izCC0IgNU9OzlS2l8pPXwHZ9ErMaXICre-g6t2NR8FXJgpERIs6LsTH5ZfngZ102fz5Qc2bXhFtjwBMXJ6MiDtu9r0Cg0xBTxDiFsjZatOcDfNmSz5V3BX-Zeh-R_S4tJyvC97gQtem_NQV02PoeVFC-Yuvvkg9d4VaVmpmk2jvsA2RWNwT8w_OSOA/s4020/IMG_2289%20Hole%201%20Cypress%20POint%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2789" data-original-width="4020" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-izCC0IgNU9OzlS2l8pPXwHZ9ErMaXICre-g6t2NR8FXJgpERIs6LsTH5ZfngZ102fz5Qc2bXhFtjwBMXJ6MiDtu9r0Cg0xBTxDiFsjZatOcDfNmSz5V3BX-Zeh-R_S4tJyvC97gQtem_NQV02PoeVFC-Yuvvkg9d4VaVmpmk2jvsA2RWNwT8w_OSOA/w400-h278/IMG_2289%20Hole%201%20Cypress%20POint%20.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Hedge Covering Hole #1 tee Cypress Point </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Designed in 1928 by Alister Mackenzie, the front nine meander through the coastal dunes into the Del Monte forest then the back nine reemerges to the rocky coastline for some visually stunning finishing holes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When asked about the design of Cypress Point in 1932 Alister Mackenzie responded, “<i>I do not expect anyone will ever have the opportunity of constructing another course like Cypress Point as I do not suppose anywhere in the world is there such a glorious combination of rocky coast, sandy dunes, pine woods, and cypress trees</i>.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cypress Point is probably one of the most exclusive golf courses in the world, as it is virtually impossible to play a round here unless you are invited by a member. I had the opportunity to watch the pros play here during the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am until 1990 when Cypress Point was removed from tournament rotation. If you want to see every hole on this course by drone, take at the look at the <a href="https://www.golfdigest.com/story/cypress-point-like-youve-never-seen-it-exclusive-drone-footage-of-all-18-holes">video imbedded</a> in this article from Golf Digest, December 2021.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8U5vdWG9MUc3MmEpdFlWl3SL7DqtWt9qH6e_w63_W61sf3RdoAbc6pPbTo1Nz6SPtURgPmqpnDXZLYWM8Cs5q_iehbrVtHqna9p0sClxNuU1JICm_DjZUmFnPyPMhasmJqK2qGlMRJC_zTPwq067yhOACMSKVsX0bnPyRpqg2rNbuNcutbRguRpkm-A/s2075/IMG_2302%20Right%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8U5vdWG9MUc3MmEpdFlWl3SL7DqtWt9qH6e_w63_W61sf3RdoAbc6pPbTo1Nz6SPtURgPmqpnDXZLYWM8Cs5q_iehbrVtHqna9p0sClxNuU1JICm_DjZUmFnPyPMhasmJqK2qGlMRJC_zTPwq067yhOACMSKVsX0bnPyRpqg2rNbuNcutbRguRpkm-A/w395-h400/IMG_2302%20Right%202048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Just past the hedge you will see arrows in the road pointing right. Follow the road to the right to stay on the 17-Mile Drive. Continue through the majestic grove of Monterey cypress. These cypress trees are found naturally in only in two places. Here in Del Monte Forest and just south of Carmel in Point Lobos State Reserve. </span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">If you are interested in touring Point Lobos,<a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/monterey-peninsula/california-coast-driving-tour-from-carmel-by-the-sea-to-big-sur" target="_blank"> Our California Coast Driving Tour from Carmel and Point Lobos to Big Sur</a> is a great option.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These trees can live up to 300 years. Their gnarled shapes sculpted by the wind have been planted widely elsewhere, but they prefer the harsh conditions along this coast, especially the cool moist summers, and sea fog. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQp0VDcMEvZv--Hys-ce1TXWz_yKo8TzsEc22VIul4SI6WISS1GQN62vH-SeWihBgbliGQ8D-RdvxGgbOw8SR9hDpqOdkBJmHuYXX4Uo_W33gIYqB7VGRmuHHZ-JuFi8PX1Cel--DdFqJ_uEgXPeKSy2E_yfPHFajXRytySzXBSyn_S65wGGjIO7OLg/s4260/IMG_2315.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3373" data-original-width="4260" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQp0VDcMEvZv--Hys-ce1TXWz_yKo8TzsEc22VIul4SI6WISS1GQN62vH-SeWihBgbliGQ8D-RdvxGgbOw8SR9hDpqOdkBJmHuYXX4Uo_W33gIYqB7VGRmuHHZ-JuFi8PX1Cel--DdFqJ_uEgXPeKSy2E_yfPHFajXRytySzXBSyn_S65wGGjIO7OLg/w400-h316/IMG_2315.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br />Continue slowly. Watch for a sign on your right pointing right to Cypress Point Lookout. Then continue through a wooden gate into a parking area. Cypress Point Lookout is stop 10 on your Pebble Beach map. </span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmImaodnEDWzhtg_uGfhnzcRp16gy34B-lloj6qv60L5xLBU_64mqq8y8afnh0uZStAHCBl7cQdrFe7cLhO-4QGUBvqo5ILJ3HHOc5JUg40g-QSDD4PfVK3bhbzi2lg01MatoBFw2TWPTfAzULZqgt6zKostc9vl8SokdwnrN5QSOm13LP2vx565qZQ/s5184/IMG_2322.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmImaodnEDWzhtg_uGfhnzcRp16gy34B-lloj6qv60L5xLBU_64mqq8y8afnh0uZStAHCBl7cQdrFe7cLhO-4QGUBvqo5ILJ3HHOc5JUg40g-QSDD4PfVK3bhbzi2lg01MatoBFw2TWPTfAzULZqgt6zKostc9vl8SokdwnrN5QSOm13LP2vx565qZQ/s320/IMG_2322.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Take some time to enjoy the views up the coast here, they are spectacular.<br />Unfortunately views of Cypress Point Golf Course have been blocked off. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uq3w997IAVxOv28O9Bl-GAZA2rx7y7WJIu06TTp-hd3daa5kSpjmVwy2ZqqGjPISzsaiE0KvFzQfJq5akNY6mj-P3Vw2G-MSe-M6S5Bb7h1D3qV9d-u8jXO2HH7zOQwjW_FZpdx8yDX4ojXmS2OObVfBGDr1b3eU9ght5Lg8cPkVnpECEu767az7Jg/s2075/IMG_2327%20Cypress%20Point%20Lookout%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uq3w997IAVxOv28O9Bl-GAZA2rx7y7WJIu06TTp-hd3daa5kSpjmVwy2ZqqGjPISzsaiE0KvFzQfJq5akNY6mj-P3Vw2G-MSe-M6S5Bb7h1D3qV9d-u8jXO2HH7zOQwjW_FZpdx8yDX4ojXmS2OObVfBGDr1b3eU9ght5Lg8cPkVnpECEu767az7Jg/s320/IMG_2327%20Cypress%20Point%20Lookout%202048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br />When you are ready, exit the parking lot. Follow the road to the right to return to the 17-Mile Drive. We are on our way to Crocker Grove, a 13 acre nature preserve. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRwmKPHtIgYPDNxIPtGwE_ottCOn6L5szwR1VniYK1kHarj_YzInWk9dWzU44XUJVzgzD1JyiiCEpZw3xVpGXKS2yj7_df9HVUA1bJ-gNX1KMfKfkklgc3AstNHVHCLSGjnhlVBelZjQQSDKJEO9c_xfqwpFVi0jS1xbxddQfC6WXiUwEWOUqtWXlaQ/s5184/IMG_2350.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRwmKPHtIgYPDNxIPtGwE_ottCOn6L5szwR1VniYK1kHarj_YzInWk9dWzU44XUJVzgzD1JyiiCEpZw3xVpGXKS2yj7_df9HVUA1bJ-gNX1KMfKfkklgc3AstNHVHCLSGjnhlVBelZjQQSDKJEO9c_xfqwpFVi0jS1xbxddQfC6WXiUwEWOUqtWXlaQ/w400-h300/IMG_2350.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;">Ahead on your left is the parking area for Crocker Grove. Pull off into the parking area and stop for a moment. Crocker Grove is number 11 on the Pebble Beach map.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTnzxXlFjyIl5hHCndtFCgJ2oGL2yoURx0SO5EZalctiV15ww8MyVCQSVvtLtd7jFLkUaHR_rRcYMQ5wrNTtBpFjrAicrAP6skXrfJgjui2dCn25hCOd7R50KcFs9FL80iTYnlj3vJ7PCPNL8YoaFRRmz7ByNwVs_QHAxrlEsaLaUMciZq_RqaADafQ/s5184/IMG_2346%20Croker%20Grove.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTnzxXlFjyIl5hHCndtFCgJ2oGL2yoURx0SO5EZalctiV15ww8MyVCQSVvtLtd7jFLkUaHR_rRcYMQ5wrNTtBpFjrAicrAP6skXrfJgjui2dCn25hCOd7R50KcFs9FL80iTYnlj3vJ7PCPNL8YoaFRRmz7ByNwVs_QHAxrlEsaLaUMciZq_RqaADafQ/w400-h300/IMG_2346%20Croker%20Grove.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In this natural preserve you will find the largest Monterey cypress trees in existence. They are also the oldest, with some nearly 300 years old. This grove gets its name from Charles Crocker, the railroad baron who, as I stated before, was responsible for building the Hotel Del Monte as well as the original 17-Mile Drive in 1881. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1eAucASwpCT7SPPqMcCOicwpt-aKkpkr0UyOP-bTLwa1hz9NILCB22mRLmkeqKde8QCnnRqLHVkpIYfCAYe3nU_q88mtgTgqFRRJr3hj8HCx7XLM1izmWunoXiNcRfp_DVFfQQ6mXyUbfHkLu6U-t1V8n9UwyNjT5KXrbGnPohax2282pBLfZOampw/s2075/IMG_2351%20Crocker%20Grove%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1eAucASwpCT7SPPqMcCOicwpt-aKkpkr0UyOP-bTLwa1hz9NILCB22mRLmkeqKde8QCnnRqLHVkpIYfCAYe3nU_q88mtgTgqFRRJr3hj8HCx7XLM1izmWunoXiNcRfp_DVFfQQ6mXyUbfHkLu6U-t1V8n9UwyNjT5KXrbGnPohax2282pBLfZOampw/s320/IMG_2351%20Crocker%20Grove%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdt4ZBg1NEfx6EzzXncn7oZJQH376ey6qq74guKv1CoYJKPPUMWDPLnNUJ0-JeNKslq5cwHWx0EnJh-Gcn1wcWdmPs7AJvGImb5t2Utzu3sB4A3QNwE7TWY-sT9naI-tmJJ2cGF0oPfwBY5ifT6PaWtrl2gODGTpvGxocJAF_6mkOXlRooj3oOlqh1Q/s5184/IMG_2349.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdt4ZBg1NEfx6EzzXncn7oZJQH376ey6qq74guKv1CoYJKPPUMWDPLnNUJ0-JeNKslq5cwHWx0EnJh-Gcn1wcWdmPs7AJvGImb5t2Utzu3sB4A3QNwE7TWY-sT9naI-tmJJ2cGF0oPfwBY5ifT6PaWtrl2gODGTpvGxocJAF_6mkOXlRooj3oOlqh1Q/s320/IMG_2349.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Once you are ready to continue, carefully pull back out onto the highway and continue in the direction you were previously headed. Our next stop is in less than one mile, the iconic Lone Cypress.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIpuRec0wo-JiQySqJYaU7D4VrSith-tFpzh13Qkt3Q8b3cC3CU-JEO0Z4Cu4oN6MB4Cx78sLntcpD-Fo145hXZLe4cGfeB3tfDin0SqE7j7mDlrrwKanHNvl0Xthgp0P2EjBOsTlehmU4vvbDqYwnOdOv2gSnVV7-11YhQlO1zn0Mf7fV5k2h4mZRA/s396/17_mile_drive_cypress.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="396" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIpuRec0wo-JiQySqJYaU7D4VrSith-tFpzh13Qkt3Q8b3cC3CU-JEO0Z4Cu4oN6MB4Cx78sLntcpD-Fo145hXZLe4cGfeB3tfDin0SqE7j7mDlrrwKanHNvl0Xthgp0P2EjBOsTlehmU4vvbDqYwnOdOv2gSnVV7-11YhQlO1zn0Mf7fV5k2h4mZRA/s320/17_mile_drive_cypress.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />The Lone Cypress (2005) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Cypress" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Possibly the most recognized stop on this driving tour, and certainly the most photographed, the Lone Cypress has survived on this rocky perch for more than 250 years. Though it has had a bit of help. In 1941 a retaining wall was constructed around its base. In 1948 cables were installed to ensure its upright position. In 1969, the tree was fenced off to the public in order to protect its roots. In 1984, an unknown arsonist attempted to set fire to the tree. The tree survived with minor fire scarring. And in 2019 a wind storm took off one of its limbs. So it looks a bit different than it did in the past, though it is no less impressive. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKUgDphaWgZt-VmnnwjXW3nZEuaDfXtit3hoaooh7EPL7xsLzxEPJv5o_yZtgjhCreQT8Y9DbazFRDYU5vBC_vv8alLE_w29_eYtsiT5CVYgqfWYXp_vGxyt6be0o6HppK3WjxAZyBZYIQOrqoexIIM-pOh7saQF--fdofqVcer1_N22T0XbwMU5n0g/s3880/IMG_2368%20Lone%20Cypress%20Parking%20.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3879" data-original-width="3880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKUgDphaWgZt-VmnnwjXW3nZEuaDfXtit3hoaooh7EPL7xsLzxEPJv5o_yZtgjhCreQT8Y9DbazFRDYU5vBC_vv8alLE_w29_eYtsiT5CVYgqfWYXp_vGxyt6be0o6HppK3WjxAZyBZYIQOrqoexIIM-pOh7saQF--fdofqVcer1_N22T0XbwMU5n0g/s320/IMG_2368%20Lone%20Cypress%20Parking%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Slow and pull into the parking area on your right for the Lone Cypress. The Lone Cypress is stop 12 on the Pebble Beach map. If you are interested, there is a set of stairs at this stop that will take you down closer to the tree. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGuxGxIhauo7Z-hFofsK8bkeG0YyUV4jMW4fkX8Uu7aqOWd14O6dzrXRpjKM14wGX0nfcgdjwkmCpxTMMEXFUd9_AlPIk6FP3tiNC-Pd_DsPYTbkK7YmrPDw34jYy_uYCStZEdpOELenexFZiBBQTjXXq-o-9W0LDjtCK6Lug2U84PJRUbWhu_ezUDg/s5184/IMG_2391.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGuxGxIhauo7Z-hFofsK8bkeG0YyUV4jMW4fkX8Uu7aqOWd14O6dzrXRpjKM14wGX0nfcgdjwkmCpxTMMEXFUd9_AlPIk6FP3tiNC-Pd_DsPYTbkK7YmrPDw34jYy_uYCStZEdpOELenexFZiBBQTjXXq-o-9W0LDjtCK6Lug2U84PJRUbWhu_ezUDg/s320/IMG_2391.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpDOdbhWmAPjGN4_vV871AjL5UwIkm0-EUEX-IUWrY-mvaicGDbAxitCHiH-98Yw_NsmVJeSc2J34cYhz3IwlSix46k-SI3q9k9YX4X5w_-GcoYYsoPIibL0xNcxV354CE_dlh9svnsNw317E46XQxgjs0PDGOZjQg8IBOMrXBc7TWC9k6r8FnWpwxg/s3909/IMG_2373%20Lone%20Cypress.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3384" data-original-width="3909" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpDOdbhWmAPjGN4_vV871AjL5UwIkm0-EUEX-IUWrY-mvaicGDbAxitCHiH-98Yw_NsmVJeSc2J34cYhz3IwlSix46k-SI3q9k9YX4X5w_-GcoYYsoPIibL0xNcxV354CE_dlh9svnsNw317E46XQxgjs0PDGOZjQg8IBOMrXBc7TWC9k6r8FnWpwxg/s320/IMG_2373%20Lone%20Cypress.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lwYzngpSzcq8FSxZG7oljhBgtWDeYB224tma0FOsjUcmFFEvz0E2htZNfapPywmSw0gS7rAOeaM8KLCaCOP2IcDtqZxeXVfHMbB6VdNRCrtfnGU-WG3DkNXQvo5sMC8JKmbKo4jt-3GVz9hLz2kW2qT5F5X0Vj2XqTV5nmjVSywn2QrEv7bG_P9NUw/s5184/IMG_2385.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lwYzngpSzcq8FSxZG7oljhBgtWDeYB224tma0FOsjUcmFFEvz0E2htZNfapPywmSw0gS7rAOeaM8KLCaCOP2IcDtqZxeXVfHMbB6VdNRCrtfnGU-WG3DkNXQvo5sMC8JKmbKo4jt-3GVz9hLz2kW2qT5F5X0Vj2XqTV5nmjVSywn2QrEv7bG_P9NUw/s320/IMG_2385.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBsrqMdbuiulaLJQcjySrZe605zKdHnrNf7rITT8sp5ZM8SugFkx7mky_UBgnTrHnSw7ScXFz6lz-LLtDvEXf0-3pHW62taOQnOPtyRfj_3qdZn1HvKFulHa1UfkszEA1J_MR5BuoDhMPnMNYjAevx64z9ALJ_L_9AL9dpJUx_sKyBtKGgSHuFuBpnw/s2075/IMG_2390%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBsrqMdbuiulaLJQcjySrZe605zKdHnrNf7rITT8sp5ZM8SugFkx7mky_UBgnTrHnSw7ScXFz6lz-LLtDvEXf0-3pHW62taOQnOPtyRfj_3qdZn1HvKFulHa1UfkszEA1J_MR5BuoDhMPnMNYjAevx64z9ALJ_L_9AL9dpJUx_sKyBtKGgSHuFuBpnw/s320/IMG_2390%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div></span></div></span><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue along the 17-Mile Drive. Over the course of the next 1/2 mile if you look off to your right you will get a glimpse of a few homes that were built on the edge of the cliff overlooking the ocean. Two of these were built in 1925. I will point them out. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As you drive along this section, watch for the stone wall, this is 3252 17-Mile Drive. Over this wall you may get a glimpse of the Mediterranean Revival-style Villa Felice. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4AFKp3y0ow3QE18zkSgbijTybaV85SZho3CGLITMNcEqX37VjKyuF0VFcXxjYUrdNJM2XveCgC2JBG3iZ_HXOc1eoOWcDgLIRAGPHc8VCU38x5ZcstWp5u3SwL1gAj4GZJ4xy_cMp509adCg6euSoTr7ue5bZ0mJ8-CH4pDWoTwkXwHFF2ZabYXYKg/s5184/IMG_2413.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4AFKp3y0ow3QE18zkSgbijTybaV85SZho3CGLITMNcEqX37VjKyuF0VFcXxjYUrdNJM2XveCgC2JBG3iZ_HXOc1eoOWcDgLIRAGPHc8VCU38x5ZcstWp5u3SwL1gAj4GZJ4xy_cMp509adCg6euSoTr7ue5bZ0mJ8-CH4pDWoTwkXwHFF2ZabYXYKg/w300-h400/IMG_2413.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was designed by San Francisco architect firm Bakewell and Brown and built in 1925 for Celia Tobin (1875-1965) and her first husband, copper king heir Charles Clark (1871-1931). Celia's father was a San Francisco financier and founder of the Hibernia Bank. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikquWWJubo_51lwau5_RQuj-T5YSE15qFgGkMUmZj38c9dREeOFtTfSysjihHy8t11YtofOdHCPt6UhNUwTDrsBd7sKLG92ni68KH9HLWNzNAzAEsgKpfpzRTGRlxXvxsoJSRPvGPvms88Hk6kc8eoO-P2qY-vonJ6EyzLZlkAUTj7bqk-hf4eD0RwBA/s5184/IMG_2417.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikquWWJubo_51lwau5_RQuj-T5YSE15qFgGkMUmZj38c9dREeOFtTfSysjihHy8t11YtofOdHCPt6UhNUwTDrsBd7sKLG92ni68KH9HLWNzNAzAEsgKpfpzRTGRlxXvxsoJSRPvGPvms88Hk6kc8eoO-P2qY-vonJ6EyzLZlkAUTj7bqk-hf4eD0RwBA/s320/IMG_2417.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This home is currently (2022) undergoing renovations with a design by <a href="http://idg-inc.net/home/attachment/image-2/" target="_blank">Jun A. Sillano</a> and construction by Harvest Construction. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuCh0nqXgNXxhBCtRsCZYgAnoTb-kuhmp869CWxAfDrk9T_gFff-XfwyEejiarlKtwAGyXiRDUyazL_Ac8pyifwv2WT9LYwkor5QawIDO7-wafTWzb2ax7H2bfXzhTU-6gPFsWUgCAQdnto2eGjICgBHhlomPbVRSWWbgZpBVgeFPuE18aY9Ko350ww/s5184/IMG_2414.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuCh0nqXgNXxhBCtRsCZYgAnoTb-kuhmp869CWxAfDrk9T_gFff-XfwyEejiarlKtwAGyXiRDUyazL_Ac8pyifwv2WT9LYwkor5QawIDO7-wafTWzb2ax7H2bfXzhTU-6gPFsWUgCAQdnto2eGjICgBHhlomPbVRSWWbgZpBVgeFPuE18aY9Ko350ww/s320/IMG_2414.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLOqhfMmeHCNJobJE422b6ZrdmQS4s6oVCvo1bQmgDS-B-Y9J-0I2410VXsb5hvrLoTH8l03PzVPFXpIfb2m_lILsdXWYvxxUKgrmUjofFGRgnGkm_GTHnrCMYJt6yIVhKQkOtVepNJbEZHvQ_SMM_J3E-4qm-s8KoC3ac2Dr3kEvEHrdTaZLdTBEtg/s3264/IMG_2415%20Villa%20Felice.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2770" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLOqhfMmeHCNJobJE422b6ZrdmQS4s6oVCvo1bQmgDS-B-Y9J-0I2410VXsb5hvrLoTH8l03PzVPFXpIfb2m_lILsdXWYvxxUKgrmUjofFGRgnGkm_GTHnrCMYJt6yIVhKQkOtVepNJbEZHvQ_SMM_J3E-4qm-s8KoC3ac2Dr3kEvEHrdTaZLdTBEtg/s320/IMG_2415%20Villa%20Felice.jpg" width="272" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Next door is Villa Eden Del Mar. This Spanish Eclectic-style homes was also built in 1925. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZHajHRKyrqR_dIXxu7jEnUBjSk1Cn_v4aAP2ckFLujuLnfwZ7avwAse6D_U4kT3nwh--bfA8wcny4sgXwr4v2X93ZdRCPzvofGGc88KCRt6ZOUeNo072RtYuEzKTLYAr9TFfBAqZt_SsshHe-P7IUE4d-i1q5YthV6Nb_7CWvaZK-MNCGJKl7pmK0w/s4059/IMG_2431%203256%20Villa%20Eden.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2965" data-original-width="4059" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZHajHRKyrqR_dIXxu7jEnUBjSk1Cn_v4aAP2ckFLujuLnfwZ7avwAse6D_U4kT3nwh--bfA8wcny4sgXwr4v2X93ZdRCPzvofGGc88KCRt6ZOUeNo072RtYuEzKTLYAr9TFfBAqZt_SsshHe-P7IUE4d-i1q5YthV6Nb_7CWvaZK-MNCGJKl7pmK0w/w400-h293/IMG_2431%203256%20Villa%20Eden.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBn_Ldy7aDvoT87t7y34AMi4xSBi9JayubHUabI4MoPvfJDdM89VwP13iNtfeYEXVcO2x8sxxpjeRdxQEBYmYyxBvt7sXYHClTJBEQwPeL7CUuTYtR-tzTUXstOM_Br7Vo7qISj3aex-kgTUm98HRIttC8x3-6esSN2wX9inv1fEVmOfh1FUf-KiiEDQ/s5184/IMG_2432.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBn_Ldy7aDvoT87t7y34AMi4xSBi9JayubHUabI4MoPvfJDdM89VwP13iNtfeYEXVcO2x8sxxpjeRdxQEBYmYyxBvt7sXYHClTJBEQwPeL7CUuTYtR-tzTUXstOM_Br7Vo7qISj3aex-kgTUm98HRIttC8x3-6esSN2wX9inv1fEVmOfh1FUf-KiiEDQ/w400-h300/IMG_2432.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozqB-81oSNpt4CP_5z7H4NzbTuXXOqRiSzwbkVbtld_J4DzCobJ8ib2UR8yaWseLaCaOE8SNCp-FGymSV-lKjcJhq2B2KtuRdLblcDu0R00tEJzVJxWmy9ACjl3wWcJIy8Jp2kumydSisNfNRpdDl7IDxHQu-XDjXBNmiEg60ABVk0x4o3IxmdVicag/s5184/IMG_2435.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozqB-81oSNpt4CP_5z7H4NzbTuXXOqRiSzwbkVbtld_J4DzCobJ8ib2UR8yaWseLaCaOE8SNCp-FGymSV-lKjcJhq2B2KtuRdLblcDu0R00tEJzVJxWmy9ACjl3wWcJIy8Jp2kumydSisNfNRpdDl7IDxHQu-XDjXBNmiEg60ABVk0x4o3IxmdVicag/w300-h400/IMG_2435.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Behind the white stucco wall Villa Eden Del Mar is easily visible from the road. This white stucco Spanish eclectic-style home with tile roof was designed by architect George Washington Smith. It was a gift from gold mining entrepreneur William Bowers Bourn II to his daughter Maud Bowers Bourn and son-in-law Arthur Rose Vincent. <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As you continue driving, stay to the right. When the road forks veer right to stay on 17-Mile Drive. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IhXQqDw9udoUSXrHIV7zLHvsdCQZ-Z0E2FvvVghFoTKAWKYIcqkEEL_Y-oEz1R_PxuKauJUEtWowoCQGKO6C9uC3yKLNqIiAt9tR8xN9WwEckiiaNWIvhwyYt_7yAL3g060i05K8v7JQLxPTguW2byw-ybDldd9I-vA3AZy0XcYVcH5L7BHTESJ-bQ/s3893/IMG_2451Crocker%20Irwin%20Mansion%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3893" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IhXQqDw9udoUSXrHIV7zLHvsdCQZ-Z0E2FvvVghFoTKAWKYIcqkEEL_Y-oEz1R_PxuKauJUEtWowoCQGKO6C9uC3yKLNqIiAt9tR8xN9WwEckiiaNWIvhwyYt_7yAL3g060i05K8v7JQLxPTguW2byw-ybDldd9I-vA3AZy0XcYVcH5L7BHTESJ-bQ/s320/IMG_2451Crocker%20Irwin%20Mansion%20.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Gate for Crocker-Irwin Mansion</span></div><p></p></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Right before you get to the next stop, Ghost Tree, you will pass a stone wall with a wooden gate. This is 3283 17-Mile Drive and the location of the historic Crocker-Irwin Mansion. Designed by Santa Barbara architect George Washington Smith and completed in 1929, this Byzantine-style home was built for Helene Irwin (1887-1966). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This home is also commonly called the Crocker Mansion, yet no Crocker actually ever lived in the home. Let me explain. Helene Irwin was the daughter of William G. Irwin (1843-1914) who made his fortune in sugar. In fact at one time William owned the entire island of Lanai. In 1909 he sold his empire in Hawaii and moved the family to San Francisco. It was here that Helene met Charles Templeton Crocker (1884-1948). Templeton was the eldest son of Charles Frederick Crocker (1854-1897) and grandson of, you guessed it, Charles Crocker (1822-1888). Templeton also happened to be a classmate of Samuel Morse at Yale in 1905, so there are a lot of Pebble Beach connections here. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Helene and Templeton married in 1911. Both had significant financial assets on their own. But it was Helene who purchased the lot </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">in 1923 for $20,000. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">With this new community being developed in Del Monte Forest for the rich and famous, Helene and Templeton wanted to be a part of it. They held a big party at the site of their new property just north of Pescadero Point in 1926 to lay the cornerstone. The couple then went back to their home in Hillsborough, while three dozen craftsmen labored on every detail of their palatial coastal estate. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Helene and Templeton's romance waned and they divorced in 1928. Helene traveled to the east coast and met Paul I. Fagan (1893 - 1960). Paul was a successful import and export entrepreneur. Helene and Paul fell in love and married March 15, 1929. After the newlyweds returned to California, they purchased a home in Hillsborough and lived there while they waited for their Pebble Beach getaway to be finished later that year. The total price tag on Helene and Paul's castle in Pebble, $2.1 million. So you see no Crocker actually ever lived in the home when it was completed. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAth0xVv1dgrKITJuejOHZawElH4iISZIMKuwHowUasMIPnyaZJpfLchD3Z18QmSaPpUdO3PTqiSVd8h_bzvWFjWD5gUBLT_IicuKuysUK4_YOt1lvy0C87VNZsoJTy8LNYt8-psfu3lwUiIyY20EXrj5vOlpIZkKUzICRwOt1aBjPhyxU_ZnukNcDrg/s5184/IMG_2480.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAth0xVv1dgrKITJuejOHZawElH4iISZIMKuwHowUasMIPnyaZJpfLchD3Z18QmSaPpUdO3PTqiSVd8h_bzvWFjWD5gUBLT_IicuKuysUK4_YOt1lvy0C87VNZsoJTy8LNYt8-psfu3lwUiIyY20EXrj5vOlpIZkKUzICRwOt1aBjPhyxU_ZnukNcDrg/s320/IMG_2480.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6akeOIsVcTFla_YYQld4KvH0wcSGaFx4cCnfCoVcw9_fjo4dmAPrcreQb36Dfsy4HDIu5CYt5j5Nv6Ty56pMkCeho3t15e-SKAZtGTyWSk4O2WRWH22cJTDCFdJI1uLvReSmC_NA9_nOrPKZVNUhPQMfpOVBcwEVdRjfSIKtXswT8K0KQ0eCnR8Mbw/s5184/IMG_2457.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6akeOIsVcTFla_YYQld4KvH0wcSGaFx4cCnfCoVcw9_fjo4dmAPrcreQb36Dfsy4HDIu5CYt5j5Nv6Ty56pMkCeho3t15e-SKAZtGTyWSk4O2WRWH22cJTDCFdJI1uLvReSmC_NA9_nOrPKZVNUhPQMfpOVBcwEVdRjfSIKtXswT8K0KQ0eCnR8Mbw/s320/IMG_2457.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />Cypress "Ghost Tree"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Just after the gate to this mansion is the parking area for Ghost Tree at Pescadero Point. This will be stop 13 on your Pebble Beach map. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Pescadero Point, which was a frequent fishing location for the Ramsien Native American's, was named by the Spanish explorers Pescadero which means fishing place. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_xYU5B_d0Zvta6WrsaRwhICn6E0EWINFFkp18cV4MG3V7gAlvU18sa2gqRTNA5YUKH7j8kZXw2qYnX9HMmDoXxL2Dzpl1afPNBVu2B8g054XNaHsps_5h0auvJjZvF0K1QcIvQHnkB9nSfPmFpJjuCLyWiPpuxg-R92Y9YNF6dqgBUqJKzazp0rkAQ/s5184/IMG_2456.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_xYU5B_d0Zvta6WrsaRwhICn6E0EWINFFkp18cV4MG3V7gAlvU18sa2gqRTNA5YUKH7j8kZXw2qYnX9HMmDoXxL2Dzpl1afPNBVu2B8g054XNaHsps_5h0auvJjZvF0K1QcIvQHnkB9nSfPmFpJjuCLyWiPpuxg-R92Y9YNF6dqgBUqJKzazp0rkAQ/s320/IMG_2456.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Walk over to the Ghost Tree, the trunk has been bleached white from the wind. From this area you should be able to get a glimpse of the Crocker Irwin Mansion. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9ZjlJKwZIvIaxmVLaK77S5GKxDmd9d8dGIcSSMw6Kja9sh9jXtDNBRKQda8zYuCpiOH2f6XVQ8P6MG8ylLRmTyOgZSDGpsN4cksrFrbxl0nv76cxamY921JGN4YipXc2WYLZcAV9-gQ6ZNWIPJAPQJSxXdwe9hHOb5bcqhswzE_4bVTki6tO36oWhg/s5184/IMG_2462.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9ZjlJKwZIvIaxmVLaK77S5GKxDmd9d8dGIcSSMw6Kja9sh9jXtDNBRKQda8zYuCpiOH2f6XVQ8P6MG8ylLRmTyOgZSDGpsN4cksrFrbxl0nv76cxamY921JGN4YipXc2WYLZcAV9-gQ6ZNWIPJAPQJSxXdwe9hHOb5bcqhswzE_4bVTki6tO36oWhg/w400-h300/IMG_2462.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnHom2wsxNNtej1N24ncpojoAUGIIuWT6X40mf7YhsWa1ll7gKXDl2a4Cd6JR2BRnDScSa1NdsLjJQXmk412xEN5bfD1Pc2SaMfbRVOFmV88xqRBUngHSS3N6nbOOslAhiKhV2LqAlBLOxzWw8sSvbaU0UKZmHu39Q8bRjG1V2YEkZNRpJ4TQvo9kIg/s2075/IMG_2464%20Ghost%20Tree%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnHom2wsxNNtej1N24ncpojoAUGIIuWT6X40mf7YhsWa1ll7gKXDl2a4Cd6JR2BRnDScSa1NdsLjJQXmk412xEN5bfD1Pc2SaMfbRVOFmV88xqRBUngHSS3N6nbOOslAhiKhV2LqAlBLOxzWw8sSvbaU0UKZmHu39Q8bRjG1V2YEkZNRpJ4TQvo9kIg/w395-h400/IMG_2464%20Ghost%20Tree%202048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Walking back over to the over side of this stop, or Pescadero Point, look south to see views of Carmel Bay, Stillwater Cove, and Point Lobos. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAy1PwfnVz5mzC5FZUVBDBcwDQSDGbcqugRSuVDjbZ-He5BjWGSt-hO8bSshxzMKIwGyob72e7XAzkGDHoOmtEzD4YHdd67gR_oOzN_WX9nUkngrFBECkIhLpq7K6DM8bGUglcI6QkOXP3lq5byuaepcO_l3_aDWOE4xxXzF_C8BdHgOhLhT7QpJP0A/s5184/IMG_2476.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAy1PwfnVz5mzC5FZUVBDBcwDQSDGbcqugRSuVDjbZ-He5BjWGSt-hO8bSshxzMKIwGyob72e7XAzkGDHoOmtEzD4YHdd67gR_oOzN_WX9nUkngrFBECkIhLpq7K6DM8bGUglcI6QkOXP3lq5byuaepcO_l3_aDWOE4xxXzF_C8BdHgOhLhT7QpJP0A/w400-h300/IMG_2476.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgX0yAuoQcd9Cpmv2Qq1hmEKLR0niOUjwSQPU_hbBUUwy7X-1Z92Sim3XMoO7HNi70gYTxTvJIARqmRv8nIrnCCIIYpHTly-KHnoaNMepGmZXSpl8c-XPEM0_2Aklwbh1B35pdewU8NP2k6pE6b6cucZGTrUF5xOcRdq4QEq5NUjqc9TgFKmRWqVubw/s5184/IMG_2477.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgX0yAuoQcd9Cpmv2Qq1hmEKLR0niOUjwSQPU_hbBUUwy7X-1Z92Sim3XMoO7HNi70gYTxTvJIARqmRv8nIrnCCIIYpHTly-KHnoaNMepGmZXSpl8c-XPEM0_2Aklwbh1B35pdewU8NP2k6pE6b6cucZGTrUF5xOcRdq4QEq5NUjqc9TgFKmRWqVubw/w400-h300/IMG_2477.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Alight, our next stop is in less than 1 mile, The Pebble Beach Equestrian Center. As you drive, I will tell you the story of the Del Monte Trophy, an auto road race held from 1950 to 1956 in Pebble Beach. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;">This race, paired with a car show called the Concourse d'Elegance, was managed by the Sports Car Club of America. The route traveled 2.1 miles on paved and dirt sections of road around the Equestrian Center. In the Del Monte Trophy road race, the Jaguar XK120 faced off with the Aardvark, Morgan Roadster, and Ferrari Sport Spider on the twisty narrow roads, through tall Cypress trees, and around sharp hair-pin turns. During the Del Monte Trophy race, accidents were scarce and relatively uneventful. Until 1956 when Ernie McAfee fatally slammed his Ferrari into a cypress tree. Although the Concourse car show event continues to this day, this was the end of the Del Monte Trophy race.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tETuh_NPj-x0JZk6o-y1aSrmMD_x_UqxB8IDCs6PHAxpMheANShF74h8yKWqFV9VXZIsNJ-KngrmUFcQeqSrft4dqcLXBeRFHapSUAi6catHEFmfd49BbVFTJTOxmZ1xOlowIwinx-oU9jZkkaw6K7WicsCKeFiqZHB0AHlLrVkNUCcpfr9PvAQWgQ/s2075/IMG_2831%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tETuh_NPj-x0JZk6o-y1aSrmMD_x_UqxB8IDCs6PHAxpMheANShF74h8yKWqFV9VXZIsNJ-KngrmUFcQeqSrft4dqcLXBeRFHapSUAi6catHEFmfd49BbVFTJTOxmZ1xOlowIwinx-oU9jZkkaw6K7WicsCKeFiqZHB0AHlLrVkNUCcpfr9PvAQWgQ/w395-h400/IMG_2831%202048.jpg" width="395" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;">Continue along the 17-Mile Drive, at the stop sign, do not follow the arrows to the right, but <br />instead continue straight across the intersection onto Stevenson Drive. Continue along Stevenson and at the stop sign, veer left onto Alva Lane. Then continue along Alva.</span></span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bOfGlAD3yHtIMAqFDGxalUceNwmZ1q1PRQ_vXSuPmEL1ZVBAgWJW_DPYjH9DdoxoEBUS6Ytt257v18cYr1sRUQ_25Ge-o9x6wdqu2d-CgW1CwxERoqatT_hQ6MCyrhSqLK_SeOu8Ecj-PsNDdFPjZfobucgiYrnmSWh75DBSgZo-lnLJdH0kRrbS0A/s2971/IMG_2839%20Alva%20Lane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2940" data-original-width="2971" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bOfGlAD3yHtIMAqFDGxalUceNwmZ1q1PRQ_vXSuPmEL1ZVBAgWJW_DPYjH9DdoxoEBUS6Ytt257v18cYr1sRUQ_25Ge-o9x6wdqu2d-CgW1CwxERoqatT_hQ6MCyrhSqLK_SeOu8Ecj-PsNDdFPjZfobucgiYrnmSWh75DBSgZo-lnLJdH0kRrbS0A/w400-h396/IMG_2839%20Alva%20Lane.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br />At the next stop sign, turn right onto Portola Road. As you drive the Equestrian Center grounds will be to your left. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGcbz-P1S6gmfAxuuEzjfU970GkS24lcLTWGUuvzIR5dZ9lqwy56ezzDa9YP8G4_PNf-TrOLHGxjaBgxJJFD9GyAD_K9bfQ2JJJBohGylt7zCUGsJ-ddVMAr4f0iRv1R-sbBiIkxIonKs2Zs_uwtuY2eQQTDDW0boB6K4Og-FIoZNtV3TPTfL4lErBw/s3138/IMG_2841%20Right%20on%20Portola.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2385" data-original-width="3138" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGcbz-P1S6gmfAxuuEzjfU970GkS24lcLTWGUuvzIR5dZ9lqwy56ezzDa9YP8G4_PNf-TrOLHGxjaBgxJJFD9GyAD_K9bfQ2JJJBohGylt7zCUGsJ-ddVMAr4f0iRv1R-sbBiIkxIonKs2Zs_uwtuY2eQQTDDW0boB6K4Og-FIoZNtV3TPTfL4lErBw/s320/IMG_2841%20Right%20on%20Portola.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEae_c4m3SvO_Q4aAZGTqLeaPL7mBo_MnP0M-xXLhUIE-T5yHa_ktp27FwZ2sMM1fAa7ZWhNzN3Cl8UCoi-hGTkfNya_jsVcBoBgL-JrE6jzD9dZuNo5nMA7Ov6ZOE5szx4eQOAXm9L3SSiptuN1WUPpIXy-L9xhvgXVr41N2Fudo3Qnk7FhgHW633A/s2075/IMG_2869%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEae_c4m3SvO_Q4aAZGTqLeaPL7mBo_MnP0M-xXLhUIE-T5yHa_ktp27FwZ2sMM1fAa7ZWhNzN3Cl8UCoi-hGTkfNya_jsVcBoBgL-JrE6jzD9dZuNo5nMA7Ov6ZOE5szx4eQOAXm9L3SSiptuN1WUPpIXy-L9xhvgXVr41N2Fudo3Qnk7FhgHW633A/s320/IMG_2869%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Turn left into the Equestrian Center parking lot and park out in front of the barn. There is a welcome sign in front. This is stop 21 on your Pebble Beach map. </span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8L1x2_2PcVdkEGA-FmGNTXsXiDwr-uaiY07grfe6nIOUNwla94BF_3xmXZCkubjtRgH1l9wtBdi9cgFXgC76ARFhX3PTIqN4kXUXrfILafgloWivvlA7UElLBXFCZX3gVKNZYOkSnDaYBVnjfIlcBLVtI3n9q_GAtwRzK6bz0VDrvtSBEHb93bItTw/s4869/IMG_2858.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3394" data-original-width="4869" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8L1x2_2PcVdkEGA-FmGNTXsXiDwr-uaiY07grfe6nIOUNwla94BF_3xmXZCkubjtRgH1l9wtBdi9cgFXgC76ARFhX3PTIqN4kXUXrfILafgloWivvlA7UElLBXFCZX3gVKNZYOkSnDaYBVnjfIlcBLVtI3n9q_GAtwRzK6bz0VDrvtSBEHb93bItTw/s320/IMG_2858.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWj99iIfxQjJNiK_nUk_11APckhTSM9MHFz4U6kszblwS3On7R487dg9cW7NUDRZI-z06gHIxoWiIhegp5AzybyS7CHdRMSfaXmJpJCVS9vbOfv2R_G17cLSnQJwu5ifzFGSdXMEGjpLwMmyyGhby0W3EovhKE1p9R85USL2UUvSGC8tHmoW7zk0vntw/s5184/IMG_2859.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWj99iIfxQjJNiK_nUk_11APckhTSM9MHFz4U6kszblwS3On7R487dg9cW7NUDRZI-z06gHIxoWiIhegp5AzybyS7CHdRMSfaXmJpJCVS9vbOfv2R_G17cLSnQJwu5ifzFGSdXMEGjpLwMmyyGhby0W3EovhKE1p9R85USL2UUvSGC8tHmoW7zk0vntw/s320/IMG_2859.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In 1920, Samuel Morse cleared a field near the Equestrian Center for an airstrip to be used by his resort visitors. Many of the early Pebble Beach residents were into the newest fad, aviation, and flew their own small planes. At the same time there was a growing number of homeowners who needed boarding stables for their horses. In 1924, Morse had a small stable built near the airfield. <br /><br />The airfield is gone but the equestrian center has grown. There are currently about 90 horses at the stables, with half being privately owned and the others used for lessons and trail excursions. If you are interested in <a href="https://www.pebblebeach.com/equestrian-center/" target="_blank">taking one of these guided tours</a>, you may choose a coast or forest ride, or create your own adventure. Tours range from $50 to $300. </div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYDNpdvXSHorxf0ifQ02YtJyW69KS1qHlVuxUEXnhwRK8Za32f8Dw75qoxx5YEueLDx6n71x2-viK09opemx1fWir1Pvi-ZvEwjNxPQKjqBSSjl58yFZQX3cYn0v3Kjl7u2VNJgAA-dLtrk7N50OSvlzIeky8vPbIhTOMH6M2XwT8oJ7lr9jM7n0lhg/s5184/IMG_2867.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYDNpdvXSHorxf0ifQ02YtJyW69KS1qHlVuxUEXnhwRK8Za32f8Dw75qoxx5YEueLDx6n71x2-viK09opemx1fWir1Pvi-ZvEwjNxPQKjqBSSjl58yFZQX3cYn0v3Kjl7u2VNJgAA-dLtrk7N50OSvlzIeky8vPbIhTOMH6M2XwT8oJ7lr9jM7n0lhg/w400-h300/IMG_2867.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br />You will need to have a reservation to explore the grounds here at the Equestrian Center. So when you are ready, exit the parking area and turn left back onto Portola Road. To your right is the Peter Hay 9-hole golf course.</span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrmNOEylcS50SOE9pQlmgV7eA_gZ5J4mGgugwuyKNmdGHW7FD2IKte3yD4s-arDo29Un3MjPkE9D4jZD7uAXFMy2lWkpXJ5IghOZc-P3ndVEzwh0upDu6SyhcD0mudyayVm5JQ5ttsgESdAAkNL56duycI9DEGar45YfXbCN_v9Drgs_pHEyn6UuJ6w/s640/IMG_2041PBFW.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrmNOEylcS50SOE9pQlmgV7eA_gZ5J4mGgugwuyKNmdGHW7FD2IKte3yD4s-arDo29Un3MjPkE9D4jZD7uAXFMy2lWkpXJ5IghOZc-P3ndVEzwh0upDu6SyhcD0mudyayVm5JQ5ttsgESdAAkNL56duycI9DEGar45YfXbCN_v9Drgs_pHEyn6UuJ6w/s320/IMG_2041PBFW.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">For 12 years, the area to your left was the site of the <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2016/04/9th-annual-pebble-beach-food-and-wine_28.html?m=0" target="_blank">Lexus Grand Tasting Tent for Pebble Beach Food and Wine</a> a premier epicurean event. Canceled in 2020 due to COVID and has not returned.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> We had the opportunity to cover this event in 2017. It was an experience we will not soon forget. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZc0Cm-AdiYe_bAkXDo2GI5gGCpC32ZIeWgFEtFDjnPN7aEJCaQ0STE9XtiPt2E0PwJ0p1f1xK89kEK6v4NAo8AucH_ncZkv-X13WJyU96JCUXZ_Lsn_xfiLm54F97vSmNzu1LklL8pYB2BktPbF2oqgO4TmHhOnqpvoGkSRmaiiUMp3W9AgZxgsOlFw/s1600/ADSCF0299%20guy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1600" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZc0Cm-AdiYe_bAkXDo2GI5gGCpC32ZIeWgFEtFDjnPN7aEJCaQ0STE9XtiPt2E0PwJ0p1f1xK89kEK6v4NAo8AucH_ncZkv-X13WJyU96JCUXZ_Lsn_xfiLm54F97vSmNzu1LklL8pYB2BktPbF2oqgO4TmHhOnqpvoGkSRmaiiUMp3W9AgZxgsOlFw/s320/ADSCF0299%20guy.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">GuyFieri (Hunt & Ryde Wines) and his winemaker Guy Davis (Davis Family Vineyards)</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMNq0L76AJNk04urGWfS0xKpvl09xY5MGDiAE7rYKElb4R934MWMxH0dPy525L-ijGjx556XGorOvV64alRoMYEoYDa3wF5jfWRcR2-JjKAqeIipITmz5htzhfSI0M-RfASz461nIbGjK5jPm8nuD51Rmg5Js7G_hLGSO8udqsDcOIhKRpM6MWicYCg/s640/DSC_0624%20PBFW.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMNq0L76AJNk04urGWfS0xKpvl09xY5MGDiAE7rYKElb4R934MWMxH0dPy525L-ijGjx556XGorOvV64alRoMYEoYDa3wF5jfWRcR2-JjKAqeIipITmz5htzhfSI0M-RfASz461nIbGjK5jPm8nuD51Rmg5Js7G_hLGSO8udqsDcOIhKRpM6MWicYCg/s320/DSC_0624%20PBFW.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="text-align: left;">Zacapa Signature Old Fashioned</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREnehItDObP9R1y16VZzVZmPDZPB3nFGbTR77tYTpu1eWylvqP8cERUa4ncdAY1-i1zWRhFRt1WwveDgGecJBKSYZlhc3RpEf96nzsflf4YJ6Vio0uwC8SV4icXkhQgXCwMa9Goy_uamJ5XBW6WEnV1NXM-rxoYggT6u3Le-LAkffjfrAYwA4U6f1GA/s640/DSC_1227A%20Spanish%20Bay.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="640" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREnehItDObP9R1y16VZzVZmPDZPB3nFGbTR77tYTpu1eWylvqP8cERUa4ncdAY1-i1zWRhFRt1WwveDgGecJBKSYZlhc3RpEf96nzsflf4YJ6Vio0uwC8SV4icXkhQgXCwMa9Goy_uamJ5XBW6WEnV1NXM-rxoYggT6u3Le-LAkffjfrAYwA4U6f1GA/s320/DSC_1227A%20Spanish%20Bay.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Glass of bubbly as the sun sets over Inn at Spanish Bay at PBFW 2017</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>At the stop sign, turn right to stay on Portola Road. We are on our way to the Pebble Beach Golf Academy & Practice Facility which opened in 2014. Up ahead make the next right (this is Ondulado Road but it is not marked), then make an immediate right into the Golf Academy Driveway. </span>The outdoor driving range is reserved for Pebble Beach resort guests, but the indoor instruction studios are open to the public. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlB4S7cUYm1hxgant93xNZClPm3hb11DK9Br7U4-9hIQqMQYcSUyOGMHYri8K7u20ub665Pqa_7DsHg8OqC99VVea_d2iB2vJ2yzZGGb_XOxXd6PPS52NQ9msbZTYds0qV8tB7FWyNpjFWswe3ELeNuWVlg6AODkHzWscm2mt2a2uzjRdtaLQwS7C4Q/s5184/IMG_2883.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlB4S7cUYm1hxgant93xNZClPm3hb11DK9Br7U4-9hIQqMQYcSUyOGMHYri8K7u20ub665Pqa_7DsHg8OqC99VVea_d2iB2vJ2yzZGGb_XOxXd6PPS52NQ9msbZTYds0qV8tB7FWyNpjFWswe3ELeNuWVlg6AODkHzWscm2mt2a2uzjRdtaLQwS7C4Q/w400-h300/IMG_2883.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIc71TI4MGLmm60wUdJzQrYGUszpQZuNwRPB6MeQabPo7Md3_sJ0Tu0-WIJJD3hfa4qoEzAGnPd0FGpBsHzbdUzaObdfittPeLCzAkGwrRWZSqnTxJvqIFCKviFqFn2S1zkCMi6eCLZIgstsXu1_r8ciHVEPMV80JN4CG486n7lTjiO1Ki6T_WoQ5VqA/s5184/IMG_2886.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIc71TI4MGLmm60wUdJzQrYGUszpQZuNwRPB6MeQabPo7Md3_sJ0Tu0-WIJJD3hfa4qoEzAGnPd0FGpBsHzbdUzaObdfittPeLCzAkGwrRWZSqnTxJvqIFCKviFqFn2S1zkCMi6eCLZIgstsXu1_r8ciHVEPMV80JN4CG486n7lTjiO1Ki6T_WoQ5VqA/w400-h300/IMG_2886.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlqo2gxSriFArWKMP8lSIVMA2ncDJz2e6kN0wr-IWAgMkMr4jAATSpup_JLVANR1sA6-cEKo34naps2mPGAXXMJGulJ8eOH8hX57syyroN4hNuSf9xaUx2Doo4HDkNAwFOz8cc5Wy6kqjvoqdyoGPT_ElMtRTN5CieqhL6Hacc3Wd6d9WhViREK1-Jw/s2075/IMG_2884%20Momentum%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlqo2gxSriFArWKMP8lSIVMA2ncDJz2e6kN0wr-IWAgMkMr4jAATSpup_JLVANR1sA6-cEKo34naps2mPGAXXMJGulJ8eOH8hX57syyroN4hNuSf9xaUx2Doo4HDkNAwFOz8cc5Wy6kqjvoqdyoGPT_ElMtRTN5CieqhL6Hacc3Wd6d9WhViREK1-Jw/w395-h400/IMG_2884%20Momentum%202048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br />Park for a moment in this parking lot at the Pebble Beach Golf Academy. Take notice of the bronze statue at the entrance to the lot. This 15-foot bronze encompasses the energy of the golf swing. Titled <i>Momentum</i>, it was created by Richard MacDonald in 2000 for the U.S. Open that was held at the Pebble Beach Golf Links that year. MacDonald is considered by many to be the world’s preeminent living figurative sculpture artist. The statue is inscribed with the first 100 winners of the U.S. Open, culminating with the victory of Tiger Woods in 2000. Tiger would go on to win the U.S. Open two more times, once in 2002 and again in 2008. <br /></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbdC9WHcX9xOFN0h3xyI5un8ZyFOq7l6-F7YpQmqt4OrNuuo1qr8fe7Qy7a6WjzJLvsGS0VpFFaHKgXBCusfioOqh0BKzhIW2afl1i4J0Sj1WT2PShjfbrNyj_5J-EYqWxA1Gkj_icxKScw7JJwirRKL_tCiXKy01fJU7iR0EhiTefIc_Z1XK1pFj1g/s5184/IMG_2887.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbdC9WHcX9xOFN0h3xyI5un8ZyFOq7l6-F7YpQmqt4OrNuuo1qr8fe7Qy7a6WjzJLvsGS0VpFFaHKgXBCusfioOqh0BKzhIW2afl1i4J0Sj1WT2PShjfbrNyj_5J-EYqWxA1Gkj_icxKScw7JJwirRKL_tCiXKy01fJU7iR0EhiTefIc_Z1XK1pFj1g/s320/IMG_2887.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciz2FknW0JDIUGiz1JebK8F2ykdGWj0MIzdNWDwg2Dp-9hAbl0YIWVGq6lrZYzK1_sTiAl2o45Qju61yt5UqL8tCw-Ct--twG1CE66Z-KnNX5so3RonQKBT9PKh9GnIHEMWWx-MN375kB0xODernU0dQGNP1Yj9OcvRRDVxVLI_PUZ8jsoSmuybqbDw/s5184/IMG_2888.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciz2FknW0JDIUGiz1JebK8F2ykdGWj0MIzdNWDwg2Dp-9hAbl0YIWVGq6lrZYzK1_sTiAl2o45Qju61yt5UqL8tCw-Ct--twG1CE66Z-KnNX5so3RonQKBT9PKh9GnIHEMWWx-MN375kB0xODernU0dQGNP1Yj9OcvRRDVxVLI_PUZ8jsoSmuybqbDw/s320/IMG_2888.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There are three instructional studios open to the public at the Golf Academy. One is geared to help improve your putting skills, another to perfectly fit your clubs, and lastly one uses state-of-the-art technology to analyze your full swing for a better long game. If you are interested in making an appointment for any of these instructional opportunities, just pop into the lobby, someone will be happy to assist you with a reservation.<br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VTjlnALkhUkCDanSyVoTsxKDut8_kVhggz34kWyPImm9WAXutaBxbo3cymvgu_HcLDl3xx7kKV2hB_CODszyTdxhkkdJvVtbuik0O3jRVKPktlCFOWTK72zM_tMx5T-ROctOfEg4QwtS8E9eirAExNeW9rY76VakPqWReWStDCK1468N2pRz93SobA/s5184/IMG_2892.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VTjlnALkhUkCDanSyVoTsxKDut8_kVhggz34kWyPImm9WAXutaBxbo3cymvgu_HcLDl3xx7kKV2hB_CODszyTdxhkkdJvVtbuik0O3jRVKPktlCFOWTK72zM_tMx5T-ROctOfEg4QwtS8E9eirAExNeW9rY76VakPqWReWStDCK1468N2pRz93SobA/s320/IMG_2892.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />Outdoor Range </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Time to continue through this circular driveway, exit and turn back onto Ondulado Road. Then turn left at the next corner onto Stevenson Drive. We are on our way to the Pebble Beach Resort and Golf Links. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />At the stop sign turn left onto Alva Lane. Then left onto Cypress Drive and left into the Pebble Beach Market Parking lot. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkctuKg9U9BzNhEKFtDJ6WfQfepG3Br8dkjO3GJ1d-tYgZ92aCmg-s193La98jCfV_jvZhDP2KRQPJ4eUKdzz1phnaQrBQUicEpD5unXsQPA070xBbr0pFId2V1mD3jTe80fszyW8hGJDi6hBNIO6oJ9x9iyH99m1Tm7NYq576wyFc3_OLSCRX7F4tQ/s4236/IMG_2907%20pebble%20Beach%20Market.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3738" data-original-width="4236" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkctuKg9U9BzNhEKFtDJ6WfQfepG3Br8dkjO3GJ1d-tYgZ92aCmg-s193La98jCfV_jvZhDP2KRQPJ4eUKdzz1phnaQrBQUicEpD5unXsQPA070xBbr0pFId2V1mD3jTe80fszyW8hGJDi6hBNIO6oJ9x9iyH99m1Tm7NYq576wyFc3_OLSCRX7F4tQ/w400-h353/IMG_2907%20pebble%20Beach%20Market.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;">Park here near the Pebble Beach Market. We will be using this as home base for visiting the Pebble Beach Lodge, Visitors Center, and Golf Links, which are stops 14 and 15 on your Pebble Beach map.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If this parking lot is full there is additional parking behind the market and near the Visitor Center. Your first stop will be the Visitor Center. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDBN8VyQygBQk3psf6eVL9BGV0rDf54jGm28rsTyuAZyA6t8_wjhucvfVgz9jB-W7qV0rehSDd09m_Uby5OxFmeBbloQ6vX_X6wEcJnyAY0L7UeTEvz_vIIhjhif93PQNxeoUHVY6k8cMvxU69tWIEbSmxNwNMMo0fUb1Ny3-UDvLp8h1cPhZtot_pw/s5184/IMG_2488.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDBN8VyQygBQk3psf6eVL9BGV0rDf54jGm28rsTyuAZyA6t8_wjhucvfVgz9jB-W7qV0rehSDd09m_Uby5OxFmeBbloQ6vX_X6wEcJnyAY0L7UeTEvz_vIIhjhif93PQNxeoUHVY6k8cMvxU69tWIEbSmxNwNMMo0fUb1Ny3-UDvLp8h1cPhZtot_pw/w400-h300/IMG_2488.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOxnQ9XAW_mX5xqfaJieK_SW38IlTBP70TOQscALZEY9vtyABr750XasH-XJBD8JHf1bSbMyY0d_rCUEx8qUxD_wS1jVwzZ5Dl-BbX2oGhTLB4AxfybPXnTYGaiT9DXqAw1bGRQs_FsY6jmFncI1Vvgkx0NmpBPUy9OPvfk94LuSsq4ia1UNeKBmXqw/s5184/IMG_2490.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOxnQ9XAW_mX5xqfaJieK_SW38IlTBP70TOQscALZEY9vtyABr750XasH-XJBD8JHf1bSbMyY0d_rCUEx8qUxD_wS1jVwzZ5Dl-BbX2oGhTLB4AxfybPXnTYGaiT9DXqAw1bGRQs_FsY6jmFncI1Vvgkx0NmpBPUy9OPvfk94LuSsq4ia1UNeKBmXqw/w300-h400/IMG_2490.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At this center you will learn the rich history of Pebble Beach from its early days as a simple stopping point on a scenic carriage ride, to its emergence as the Golf Capital of the World. There is a public restroom at the Visitor Center a well as one near the Pebble Beach shops. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQceqz5SRIJeT086PZ39K3f8HM77Ek-5ew2PJclBm9FtRqEOaAPaHCoSIcOuqU7RAicJSUGvXmq0xceURH-v42nwokYO4J6pYzOM4OCMcPlQahbVGrVqKIbe09uSKC3w6oS2VSnUIUcHEZLTd8dI_ssILYcTNRx8ckJPyxr8nVQCxQV5YiZhn0svvyrg/s5184/IMG_2492.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQceqz5SRIJeT086PZ39K3f8HM77Ek-5ew2PJclBm9FtRqEOaAPaHCoSIcOuqU7RAicJSUGvXmq0xceURH-v42nwokYO4J6pYzOM4OCMcPlQahbVGrVqKIbe09uSKC3w6oS2VSnUIUcHEZLTd8dI_ssILYcTNRx8ckJPyxr8nVQCxQV5YiZhn0svvyrg/w300-h400/IMG_2492.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42fsbzEIEqTVxbhrCJ8Wrximn7IpnxT2QQMbhPSsAUjdhW-P3iuf40rgglqmxuGWe1FJdEVYw28WNki4zPCs2QLXATRtSGY2gqgXWv7Hg0YGc9DCmgW3pUPgle-GiqCGeAkzS_BrLmSpfLm7dz3W4iQGRCLPa_Y7wmS71Wm0oqlB3He6Kn6HEGsaG1w/s5184/IMG_2512.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42fsbzEIEqTVxbhrCJ8Wrximn7IpnxT2QQMbhPSsAUjdhW-P3iuf40rgglqmxuGWe1FJdEVYw28WNki4zPCs2QLXATRtSGY2gqgXWv7Hg0YGc9DCmgW3pUPgle-GiqCGeAkzS_BrLmSpfLm7dz3W4iQGRCLPa_Y7wmS71Wm0oqlB3He6Kn6HEGsaG1w/s320/IMG_2512.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEetY-ydiDjxuTEbZdM-dNx29BEL98KxP8EECMfsgdw1PZuW87rGw9LB2-15YbeHCpcvi_ROg6vkw5mF9fSY2J3jsmTpVJ0LTKhDOoBPdel5SYX4heaRJB8uEF_sMkXvH5-4UKrfRVUt6OLQY8ecZk7w_L3XBPp6uA0yTCn364bFrQN9mtvMWgKiESg/s5184/IMG_2539.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEetY-ydiDjxuTEbZdM-dNx29BEL98KxP8EECMfsgdw1PZuW87rGw9LB2-15YbeHCpcvi_ROg6vkw5mF9fSY2J3jsmTpVJ0LTKhDOoBPdel5SYX4heaRJB8uEF_sMkXvH5-4UKrfRVUt6OLQY8ecZk7w_L3XBPp6uA0yTCn364bFrQN9mtvMWgKiESg/s320/IMG_2539.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">From here cross the street to the Pebble Beach Lodge, shops and numerous world class restaurants. A dining tab of $35 at any of these will validate reimbursement of your Pebble Beach gate fees. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwz3ii1wrAYC26qtc2-GYZ_WrzuoPN4Wv3DIu0sIyiyx_F1NAJNrIvViHABb-rylOxG0wxv-j6MLOS8WooWmmdK04M7_-SCPVaOyhAOIfxgi_OnTseYpZRPCeEVabxmNvqWs2y4RNHxxaPZ7ASOB_wXj1f8LEnpK4dOLLAd7Y2A9zeFhskur3ZCqoleQ/s5184/IMG_2936.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwz3ii1wrAYC26qtc2-GYZ_WrzuoPN4Wv3DIu0sIyiyx_F1NAJNrIvViHABb-rylOxG0wxv-j6MLOS8WooWmmdK04M7_-SCPVaOyhAOIfxgi_OnTseYpZRPCeEVabxmNvqWs2y4RNHxxaPZ7ASOB_wXj1f8LEnpK4dOLLAd7Y2A9zeFhskur3ZCqoleQ/w300-h400/IMG_2936.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eUO7BWGC2Gb4SDr6VG1TbGusVcwXOEZIlczP0yl0UFnwWTJnbx_hijeuqxKPLZ-xiaZ4Otrni7pA8p9xf9VzvAnD2U_4KlgsG4r9EuP1cIly1TUu7DwfbU874H44lb8h0646y04m_WwLQjCah_Tc5Qtc9dmE-dZG4GK_oZNtxL9OkMK4kkVkVyIR2w/s5184/IMG_2941.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eUO7BWGC2Gb4SDr6VG1TbGusVcwXOEZIlczP0yl0UFnwWTJnbx_hijeuqxKPLZ-xiaZ4Otrni7pA8p9xf9VzvAnD2U_4KlgsG4r9EuP1cIly1TUu7DwfbU874H44lb8h0646y04m_WwLQjCah_Tc5Qtc9dmE-dZG4GK_oZNtxL9OkMK4kkVkVyIR2w/w300-h400/IMG_2941.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">Samuel Morse contracted Jack Neville and Douglas Grant to design the golf course at Pebble Beach in 1916. This course was ready for trail play in April 1918. At the same time, the 17-Mile Drive was moved to be entirely inside the gates of Pebble Beach. Tolls were set at .25 cents for motorcycles and 2-3 seat autos and .50 cents for 4 - 6 seat autos. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvU2hwnmeCCXvWPJ2j6Cvl0LCR51LBS64pJrsiu98nTLLt0rRmzjpCPYmHtk3TAngXyGVJ-Pko6hVhokqPi69XDAY-3awtv1D25RgRTLgdA5LsoZRI1yJezq_hEA9r1e4ow4CH1eEcgpSlS0CGA6tgnjLL_sf0yHHvob3mZOMRjzhbBsqu6Lulfjejg/s5184/IMG_2942.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvU2hwnmeCCXvWPJ2j6Cvl0LCR51LBS64pJrsiu98nTLLt0rRmzjpCPYmHtk3TAngXyGVJ-Pko6hVhokqPi69XDAY-3awtv1D25RgRTLgdA5LsoZRI1yJezq_hEA9r1e4ow4CH1eEcgpSlS0CGA6tgnjLL_sf0yHHvob3mZOMRjzhbBsqu6Lulfjejg/w300-h400/IMG_2942.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bust of Samuel Morse</div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span>In his book <i>Pebble Beach Golf Links: The Official History</i>, author Neal Hotelling writes: "<i>The rocky coastline in 1916 was also scattered with sand dunes. To some extent these could be incorporated as bunkers, but some adaptation was necessary. However, the coastal meadow was for the most part absent of trees so visualization of the terrain was not a problem. The existing terrain, in fact, formed the focus of the design. Not only did they not have to clear, they did minimal grading during the construction of the course. The most difficult challenge was the installation of an underground irrigation system that would help maintain the course from tee to green during the long dry periods between the winter rains...Pebble Beach became the first championship course in the country to be constructed with underground irrigation from tee to green</i>." (3)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNhe7tU2kc8BgzJloU4bjsxZVhukeQ2wI3BDBQJOFcqsjR6UOzZUxLoysaBjjPDuh2br7qZXDIL9P78-PTPc79k4qLPd8sJ1nEqC5ke95q2gK9jBRVby60F61H74WT7_vzVNVd3T6rW_JmR-5ocuwDk-vUtWjP_WnzEAAa75jciOW-jog8e9p_pMw_w/s545/Pebble%20Beach%20Golf%20Map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="545" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNhe7tU2kc8BgzJloU4bjsxZVhukeQ2wI3BDBQJOFcqsjR6UOzZUxLoysaBjjPDuh2br7qZXDIL9P78-PTPc79k4qLPd8sJ1nEqC5ke95q2gK9jBRVby60F61H74WT7_vzVNVd3T6rW_JmR-5ocuwDk-vUtWjP_WnzEAAa75jciOW-jog8e9p_pMw_w/w640-h414/Pebble%20Beach%20Golf%20Map.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />ProVisualizer.com <a href="https://www.provisualizer.com/courses/pebblebeach.php" target="_blank">Pebble </a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span>Pebble Beach Golf Course is open to the public. At the time of this writing the fee for a non-resort guest is $645. If you are a resort guest the green fee is $595. If you don't have time to play a round, you can go down to the first hole and watch the golfers tee off, or head down to the lawn behind the 18th green and catch them finishing up their day. <br /><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPiNbFz39-ERMNJO1xYGrpRen170o_Ig_7lQb-cxqSELz9YUiTnp2EdDBd6nKqSlMrppjyWmN8vGb95Sq2e2ttlma4xSOQRYZuAXlp8NCaBIa1Of5yRJphU0FMzo0-LFfIeKNcCmkWQmIwKZaiDrIMOiZJcHq0WV4NXgdbKdcGq6YuWtCAhAAF_VQoA/s5184/IMG_2935.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPiNbFz39-ERMNJO1xYGrpRen170o_Ig_7lQb-cxqSELz9YUiTnp2EdDBd6nKqSlMrppjyWmN8vGb95Sq2e2ttlma4xSOQRYZuAXlp8NCaBIa1Of5yRJphU0FMzo0-LFfIeKNcCmkWQmIwKZaiDrIMOiZJcHq0WV4NXgdbKdcGq6YuWtCAhAAF_VQoA/w400-h300/IMG_2935.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Practice Green front of Lodge</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxVec7zSt8kCKnIFJvfJ3HIJQ-h9CodLD37ABjqfCl7fCRntMo0DxkB3itoNLO7giV_QI20oICl9gsLgsUSHnzqQNcQIs7Nn-W_-YHMJ7cebxwmnazR03SqDxxJQoIkNgrvXT_EUgAWVd6s7KIOhXiXZBZvdNwdoWXAlaewbBUwpLr1XIWCtq0jP3YA/s5184/IMG_2943.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxVec7zSt8kCKnIFJvfJ3HIJQ-h9CodLD37ABjqfCl7fCRntMo0DxkB3itoNLO7giV_QI20oICl9gsLgsUSHnzqQNcQIs7Nn-W_-YHMJ7cebxwmnazR03SqDxxJQoIkNgrvXT_EUgAWVd6s7KIOhXiXZBZvdNwdoWXAlaewbBUwpLr1XIWCtq0jP3YA/w400-h300/IMG_2943.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Lodge at Pebble Beach dates to 1908 when San Mateo architect Lewis P. Hobart was hired by the PIC to design the building. The rustic log-cabin style was built of timbers cut from the nearby forest and opened in 1909. Its main purpose was to serve meals to travelers taking the carriage ride along the 17-Mile Drive. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In December 1917 the lodge burned to the ground. Its replacement didn't open until 1919, when Hobart worked with architect Clarence A. Tantau to create a luxurious multi-story hotel with a Roman plunge pool. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Be sure to take some time to visit this area, enjoy a drink, appetizer or a special meal. When you visit the Lodge, make sure to take the stairs off the hotel lobby down to The Bench restaurant. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h7KZeOY4WlyTMUCjta_aGY-G2rqVQznRPQraAL96y3s1dYxhUwvkFmWR-FCCmKFfxyQMiJmAbNI6tpVD5ZuK_yO-Ykh2Z3s1UPZPhYVeWGbow6cBohrpej0vsoNefI8hTSsq-jpzAHh1T0k8WuIeu6BILpD316yv4V4XCZmw5FsG4S5sLX8Io_Kkog/s5184/IMG_2917.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h7KZeOY4WlyTMUCjta_aGY-G2rqVQznRPQraAL96y3s1dYxhUwvkFmWR-FCCmKFfxyQMiJmAbNI6tpVD5ZuK_yO-Ykh2Z3s1UPZPhYVeWGbow6cBohrpej0vsoNefI8hTSsq-jpzAHh1T0k8WuIeu6BILpD316yv4V4XCZmw5FsG4S5sLX8Io_Kkog/s320/IMG_2917.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcjORE_4h0GVmx4Qj3G_j3tSqp3HiaCHGREJTPGDSt_NXt-P0NtYw2XWbDZNYmN7tdHiJt_roIV12wHEyDbMbAp9wkiOvi5HYt7qsh1_iboj3BawuM8frfWXyyJUnbFOAbdnCuWOcmA6BZnpbC0s7YrnepTNqGolLEZmaRa8cD7ie-KyTSZyc4pv6BA/s5184/IMG_2922.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcjORE_4h0GVmx4Qj3G_j3tSqp3HiaCHGREJTPGDSt_NXt-P0NtYw2XWbDZNYmN7tdHiJt_roIV12wHEyDbMbAp9wkiOvi5HYt7qsh1_iboj3BawuM8frfWXyyJUnbFOAbdnCuWOcmA6BZnpbC0s7YrnepTNqGolLEZmaRa8cD7ie-KyTSZyc4pv6BA/s320/IMG_2922.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div>The walkway around the patio of the Bench is open to the public and will take you out to the 18th green and stunning bay views. This is sacred ground for golfers but is also a place which will generate lifelong memories for any visitor. Maybe a nice background for a Christmas Card?</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirg71r1HBc6Ms69-jHnDlaCXCcgf2i4Obd6j0vUlb2cimZpCdVLVByRNsOb5eSpOObNJahYO0vTW7RlahASSb5Hw46SxzIcslcoJANJ_D74-nKBPa8D_7LNwwCxaU3V_RfJB2Y6_oInrS6X8oQu7w7WJ4yPuc5NFh6T9sjMkssV0cl_-WiF0pTNSiIQg/s5184/IMG_2923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirg71r1HBc6Ms69-jHnDlaCXCcgf2i4Obd6j0vUlb2cimZpCdVLVByRNsOb5eSpOObNJahYO0vTW7RlahASSb5Hw46SxzIcslcoJANJ_D74-nKBPa8D_7LNwwCxaU3V_RfJB2Y6_oInrS6X8oQu7w7WJ4yPuc5NFh6T9sjMkssV0cl_-WiF0pTNSiIQg/s320/IMG_2923.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGFduH2Ffz2D0XbC0wezSlwZaPAHhv2UAnrkl9H5HExG-0Y8UqYlYwh5hR_QQxq03G80VlXfKCWycJNxGMt1e3kIfkftE4mhDeXDMTYcZKuQDgykEhpmVo7OI-eDzt3sHuohDeWqwzrxTrpAHguMGNesz886QylbTVthBNIgF9q276O5H8tbfxW5iKg/s5184/IMG_2924.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGFduH2Ffz2D0XbC0wezSlwZaPAHhv2UAnrkl9H5HExG-0Y8UqYlYwh5hR_QQxq03G80VlXfKCWycJNxGMt1e3kIfkftE4mhDeXDMTYcZKuQDgykEhpmVo7OI-eDzt3sHuohDeWqwzrxTrpAHguMGNesz886QylbTVthBNIgF9q276O5H8tbfxW5iKg/s320/IMG_2924.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When you are ready exit the parking area and turn left onto Cypress Drive. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJRWMNvVgCHp8BAcJ7WuJIn7atxJHTu5vN4_o1vSxlYXgk5eUUuplLJvaJNDh46aAz2rU76WsvXLWNTQLxHTukaY6_W6Y59bhSjFvab2UmyY0eQkgkxyejjH40HEHyfKiRFXuosGH-XHtO-23FQoaJqdrN6kKXyF6TcQrd5EmWtyW7vOmHF9yNu8--g/s5184/IMG_2961.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJRWMNvVgCHp8BAcJ7WuJIn7atxJHTu5vN4_o1vSxlYXgk5eUUuplLJvaJNDh46aAz2rU76WsvXLWNTQLxHTukaY6_W6Y59bhSjFvab2UmyY0eQkgkxyejjH40HEHyfKiRFXuosGH-XHtO-23FQoaJqdrN6kKXyF6TcQrd5EmWtyW7vOmHF9yNu8--g/s320/IMG_2961.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Coming up on your left is the Peter Hay 9-hole course, designed by professional golfer Peter Hay in 1957 and redesigned in 2021 by Tiger Woods. Here all skill levels may enjoy a round of golf together. Current green fees are $65. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibR_0Pu37tePEaTBv91L7ktk35czpM5_QNOrMfXknNhDpKhZA7RyQtxaRGjeCPPz4v-MLQ7xGRWmbOcvgSceqqk-HmPfNxVXXJDv-kwimfgpPaqILGXDcB8P7bF8aBseN0_QN6z_XXzGSgV959LbNcvok_B1u_cI4-Kly9H-HOA8-YauWKuFyRt58QQw/s2075/IMG_2959The%20Hay%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibR_0Pu37tePEaTBv91L7ktk35czpM5_QNOrMfXknNhDpKhZA7RyQtxaRGjeCPPz4v-MLQ7xGRWmbOcvgSceqqk-HmPfNxVXXJDv-kwimfgpPaqILGXDcB8P7bF8aBseN0_QN6z_XXzGSgV959LbNcvok_B1u_cI4-Kly9H-HOA8-YauWKuFyRt58QQw/s320/IMG_2959The%20Hay%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a><br />Hay Place Restaurant at The Hay</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />Veer to your right and follow arrow pointing right toward Highway 1 and Carmel. At the stop sign turn right to continue along 17-Mile Drive. <br /><br />In less than one mile we will be turning right and heading toward the coast for one last stop, a coastal viewpoint for Stillwater Cove. Before we get there, we will be driving between Holes 2 and 3 of the Pebble Beach Golf Links, past the Pebble Beach Tennis courts and by Casa Palermo Inn and Spa. Casa Palermo was originally built around 1927 as a private residence off the 1st Hole of the Pebble Beach Golf Links. Today this Mediterranean-style villa is a luxury hotel and spa.<br /><br /><br />Follow the signs for Casa Palermo and Coastal Access. Then turn right ahead. The sign will read Hotel Guests, Casa Palermo, The Lodge and Coastal Access. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Continue straight about 1/2 mile. This part of the road is a 15 mile per hour zone as you are on resort property. On your right and left will be holes for the Pebble Beach Golf Links. You may also notice a number of luxury estates built on the golf course. Some of these, such as Casa Palermo date back to the 1920's. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGksAO7Wi0-6vETpXJ_22gpLgBvMY8OXUQzrMLlAwB4_fj89LYD4gPMvCHmaPKMoSw6dkRomboKWGRbHF1kCnFqMTR9ZEvGMhSg48M6-zwm-CTzVSm4NN0VWC2VIr9bonfYOPUM2j8eCmqC_f810vgavbzXbk4hkErN5Px1zAtT6TMQP8NZgsN5Qp9wg/s1872/IMG_2985%20mansions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="1775" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGksAO7Wi0-6vETpXJ_22gpLgBvMY8OXUQzrMLlAwB4_fj89LYD4gPMvCHmaPKMoSw6dkRomboKWGRbHF1kCnFqMTR9ZEvGMhSg48M6-zwm-CTzVSm4NN0VWC2VIr9bonfYOPUM2j8eCmqC_f810vgavbzXbk4hkErN5Px1zAtT6TMQP8NZgsN5Qp9wg/w379-h400/IMG_2985%20mansions.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><br />Just past the Guard Shack you will come to Casa Palermo Inn and Spa. We are on our way to our last stop, the Coastal Access near Stillwater Cove, where you will have views of holes 17 and 18 of Pebble Beach Golf Links as well as stunning bay views. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WlQgBQ0U7wneHqq5UiLv3GqhhATkpylbWQKHkuhJc1BAH7RLVQmRzEKBXrsbm3GMqTAr4SUlIc9kSqrYZXX-5awz8x2KUSKncgSc9K0VfwLv-0phQKdcn1HzG7ZdAqWED3AX2tCmB4oY24euFdq1-sqs4deN99WK6HH-SMumLqEmivSn5CqxUUView/s5184/IMG_2993%20Spa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WlQgBQ0U7wneHqq5UiLv3GqhhATkpylbWQKHkuhJc1BAH7RLVQmRzEKBXrsbm3GMqTAr4SUlIc9kSqrYZXX-5awz8x2KUSKncgSc9K0VfwLv-0phQKdcn1HzG7ZdAqWED3AX2tCmB4oY24euFdq1-sqs4deN99WK6HH-SMumLqEmivSn5CqxUUView/w400-h300/IMG_2993%20Spa.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Casa Palermo Spa</div><br /><br />At the stop sign, turn left onto Cypress Drive toward the Coastal Access and Beach Club. Continue for .2 miles, past driveways to private residences. Before you enter the Tennis and Beach Club, which is private and for members only, turn right into a parking area. There will be a high hedge on one side of this narrow lot. This is the parking for coastal access. Turn right into this narrow lot and park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindSa38lH3bKCTQwDU0mAjoODqyUzzXbEtPvK4gSwBQqnnyw2wxdPFV5296BA7M2MDYx6CB3kggKxbIkorNf8nIoMILCaetTmUHs61fFX-25jTVSk0dXD3bfMNAQ_j1xgsTiKEWb6SCMARaXXK5PIbrbCSSvDKES4HZN_uXNW1jIDhTb2c9SCodGa3pw/s5184/IMG_3017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindSa38lH3bKCTQwDU0mAjoODqyUzzXbEtPvK4gSwBQqnnyw2wxdPFV5296BA7M2MDYx6CB3kggKxbIkorNf8nIoMILCaetTmUHs61fFX-25jTVSk0dXD3bfMNAQ_j1xgsTiKEWb6SCMARaXXK5PIbrbCSSvDKES4HZN_uXNW1jIDhTb2c9SCodGa3pw/s320/IMG_3017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you like, get out of your car here. You will be rewarded with stunning views of the 18th tee, Stillwater Cove as well as Point Lobos in the distance.<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOi95TsKBrZncxkuExMDcdPSvGcHzwsOPp2J6WbesZmi5ssPQTfYXpJNXKaChuHd_-toX_YYaKKwal02xine1KX2m36r2dQfpzyHphyib0Yc4DP6joz-RXXx_HeGMkko6Rhjdf2_EAC8sgY5V965xoywarH11nVIKIT0feC9o5Jhdc7S1cVXpv6YXNw/s5184/IMG_3002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOi95TsKBrZncxkuExMDcdPSvGcHzwsOPp2J6WbesZmi5ssPQTfYXpJNXKaChuHd_-toX_YYaKKwal02xine1KX2m36r2dQfpzyHphyib0Yc4DP6joz-RXXx_HeGMkko6Rhjdf2_EAC8sgY5V965xoywarH11nVIKIT0feC9o5Jhdc7S1cVXpv6YXNw/w640-h480/IMG_3002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6jAXnAmbq_WQ7yF-9_WOaIDr6FlKaVDmePGM4pj1d6QrQKjH9DdTYTIz13p4ZrtkjFh9e0mveHCQD15g1dh6VPhXGn4i6dX_v9SgU5vaoywESRq3es2lgXkg6tIONBU6sHELDCmw3mZWHKWvU1ysonafjFZidRaUe82FwCxkMRVUZV90qcQOI1gMRg/s5184/IMG_3003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6jAXnAmbq_WQ7yF-9_WOaIDr6FlKaVDmePGM4pj1d6QrQKjH9DdTYTIz13p4ZrtkjFh9e0mveHCQD15g1dh6VPhXGn4i6dX_v9SgU5vaoywESRq3es2lgXkg6tIONBU6sHELDCmw3mZWHKWvU1ysonafjFZidRaUe82FwCxkMRVUZV90qcQOI1gMRg/w640-h480/IMG_3003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;">Once you are finished, drive to the end of this narrow lot and make a U-turn and take the very narrow road back to the road you came in on. Turn left and proceed back in the direction from which you arrived. <br /><br />At the stop sign turn right back onto Palermo Way as we make our way back to the 17-Mile Drive. We are about 1 mile for the Carmel Gate of Pebble Beach. <br /><br />While you drive I will finish the story of the history of Pebble Beach. <br /><br />Samuel Morse died in 1969. In 1977, his Del Monte Properties Company was reincorporated as the Pebble Beach Corporation. Twentieth Century-Fox used its profits from its film Star Wars to buy the Pebble Beach Corporation in 1979. In 1981, American industrialists, Marvin Davis purchased Twentieth Century-Fox which included the Pebble Beach Corporation. In 1990 Davis sold the Pebble Beach Company to Japanese businessman, Minoru Isutani, who later sold the company to the Taiheiyo Golf Club in 1992. <br /><br />In 1999, former Major League Baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth assembled a high-powered group of investors to take Pebble Beach permanently off the market. This group included actor and director Clint Eastwood, the late, great Arnold Palmer, and a former United Airlines chief executive, Richard Ferris. Together, they amassed an $820 million offer, which was lower than the other figures offered for the land. It was accepted! Over the years, this ownership group has sold limited partnership interests, with the explicit understanding that the Pebble Beach Company would never again be sold to another ownership group. <br /> <br />Alright that brings up to present day Pebble Beach. Follow the road to the right toward Carmel and continue past the Carmel Gate. We are on our way to Carmel-by-the Sea where we end this driving tour.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;">Until next time Happy Adventures. </span></div></span></span></div></div></div></div>Adventures of A Home Town Tourist http://www.blogger.com/profile/14250391828232138884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206555389724511740.post-84239248213575187672023-05-24T16:21:00.006-07:002023-11-13T09:40:32.847-08:00Old Town Sacramento Historic District and Waterfront Walking Tour<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Interested in being your own tour guide? 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Hello and welcome to this walking tour of the <a href="https://www.oldsacramento.com/" target="_blank">Old Town Sacramento Historic District and Waterfront</a> Walking Tour. You should be standing in a small tree shaded patio on the west side of the 1
Capitol Mall Building in front of the entrance to the Tower Bridge Parking Lot
and across the street from Tower Bridge. </span><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-Ut6vcQkVhHwyIFSuvOz4amQXADQN5c2QFarGWrWWaj7TLF4lkuWSY-WP051iNMmzMulbDuu0IMwD3fKZcTYo8O3aNuSZ-LPdXdcRAbibUwgCI-h_EOJ1wZvO41kxlZYMxGKwyrbaYylCsFKp-nTi-DnuAxqcgmeoLxjwX7-V7KMyB7OlTo3T5CjOw/s2075/Stop-1b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-Ut6vcQkVhHwyIFSuvOz4amQXADQN5c2QFarGWrWWaj7TLF4lkuWSY-WP051iNMmzMulbDuu0IMwD3fKZcTYo8O3aNuSZ-LPdXdcRAbibUwgCI-h_EOJ1wZvO41kxlZYMxGKwyrbaYylCsFKp-nTi-DnuAxqcgmeoLxjwX7-V7KMyB7OlTo3T5CjOw/s320/Stop-1b.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">
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This 1 1/4 mile walking tour of Old Sacramento's Historic District will take
about 90 minutes. The historic district takes visitors back to the time of the
gold rush, riverboat steamers, and the building of the transcontinental
railroad. As I lead you along the
boardwalk throughout the historic district, I will fill you in on the history of California and Sacramento as well as some unique stories about Old Town itself. </span><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">
Now before we get walking let me give you a very brief introduction to the
history of California and Sacramento. <br />
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For thousands of years, prior to European discovery, this area was the home of
the Nisenan Native Americans. They lived peacefully here, hunting and gathering
for all their needs. In 1542, Spanish explorer Juan Rodgriquez Cabrillo
discovered and mapped what would become Alta California. But it wasn't until
1776 that Alta California came under Spanish rule. In 1808 Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga came
upon the Sacramento River and Valley.
This area would get its name from a description written by a traveler on
that expedition. He wrote, "Es como
el sagrado sacramento," its English translation, it's like the Blessed
Sacrament, which is what Catholic's call the Sacrament of the Holy
Eucharist. <br />
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Mexico's war for independence began in 1821. The following year, Mexico won its
freedom from Spain, and Alta California, passed quietly into Mexican control.<br />
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In 1839, Swiss immigrant, John Sutter, Sr. arrived in California. He persuaded
Alta California's Mexican governor to award him a 48,000 acre land grant at the
convergence of the Sacramento and American River's. There he built Sutter's
Fort, which would operate as the economic center for his agricultural and
trading colony New Helvetia, also known as New Switzerland, named after his
home country. <br />
<br />
As Sutter's new colony continued to grow, United States President James Polk
was setting his sites on U.S. expansion into Mexican territory, especially Alta
California. Polk gave Commander John Sloat the order to seize Monterey, the
capital of Alta California, if the U.S. ever went to war with Mexico. On May 13, 1846 the U.S. Congress declared
war on Mexico and less than a month later on July 7th Sloat peacefully raised the U.S. flag over the Monterey Custom House
and claimed California for the United States. <br />
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The following year in 1847, Sutter built a sawmill about 30 miles northeast of
his new colony. It was at this sawmill
in January 1848 that gold was discovered.
This would forever change the course of Sutter's colony, but not for the
better. Many of the residents of New
Switzerland and workers at the mill abandoned their homesteads and headed for
the gold fields, leaving behind a ghost town which never recovered. <br />
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In December 1848, John Sutter's son, John Jr., laid out the plan for a new
town, Sacramento. Two years later, in 1850 California became a state and
Sacramento was incorporated as a city. Sacramento grew rapidly during its first
two decades, but residents would face many challenges during those early years.
In fact, 1850, a horrendous year for Sacramento, brought disaster for every season. Winter of
the new year brought the first of several floods, Spring the first significant
fire, Summer a banking panic, and Fall a cholera epidemic. As we walk through the oldest quarter of this
city, you will hear stories about Sacramento's early years, and how residents
dealt with these challenges. <br />
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Alright, it is time to get going. Our
next stop is across the street. The
golden colored Tower Bridge at the corner of Neasham and Capitol Mall. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihizqFNKFiptxWmnTcov_xXJfmW0V8Rvxz0Bh4trJDjmhHpsMulBmRbEdSm4YudBDRiouu3cL-a4dxRmwWlHIu_88Q_M28bUXLzvn_G7Kawk99Wlp0PzUTVk6Req92bugmLvdCg38OqS46SaEyHfCuyhp_mJMgbF2fwPHYgI-KjJ8aHf6_HTSKDFqO9w/s2075/Stop-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihizqFNKFiptxWmnTcov_xXJfmW0V8Rvxz0Bh4trJDjmhHpsMulBmRbEdSm4YudBDRiouu3cL-a4dxRmwWlHIu_88Q_M28bUXLzvn_G7Kawk99Wlp0PzUTVk6Req92bugmLvdCg38OqS46SaEyHfCuyhp_mJMgbF2fwPHYgI-KjJ8aHf6_HTSKDFqO9w/s320/Stop-2.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
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As you face Tower Bridge, walk to the corner traffic signal and crosswalk. Use the crosswalk and carefully cross Neasham
Circle toward Tower Bridge. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGBJubaFJcbs3m5gUKr9WmAv3fVw6aA4utWvI3ebanxT2FxsOUaZYXdhXWm0-gY6TlWrZDRs4x2h8DtmR08E_ppOxMniTEoVksJio-mRjaPpuH-m6H8lorPP20UCUkSKB-Vtn8AjI9LdI13uZ43aUoJnOLsNVTyegV18W_CCea2TL9BbOLP_1UApG8g/s5184/IMG_9175.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGBJubaFJcbs3m5gUKr9WmAv3fVw6aA4utWvI3ebanxT2FxsOUaZYXdhXWm0-gY6TlWrZDRs4x2h8DtmR08E_ppOxMniTEoVksJio-mRjaPpuH-m6H8lorPP20UCUkSKB-Vtn8AjI9LdI13uZ43aUoJnOLsNVTyegV18W_CCea2TL9BbOLP_1UApG8g/s320/IMG_9175.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
Carefully cross the railroad tracks and continue up the steps onto the
pedestrian portion of Tower Bridge. Walk
along the pedestrian walkway and stop when you get to the first tower. Then turn and face Old Town, looking up river. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIU3TTy7LHebmRLWzs0Q2WZk4GyWpZ09GSkWOsni1akSbBDcIN_YVSZEluGZeyoooAPGFdP12ymCrs-WV-VxFyUFXphPFlRLxU0mF7V2F3Yss-gQlc2NlbWI8E03bw8PNVBc5t1b_9mt6ACxZfhDBtxblu8Pcx1rbOc7YKk3Nsp5F2r4w6jbdKTSIKDA/s2075/Stop-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIU3TTy7LHebmRLWzs0Q2WZk4GyWpZ09GSkWOsni1akSbBDcIN_YVSZEluGZeyoooAPGFdP12ymCrs-WV-VxFyUFXphPFlRLxU0mF7V2F3Yss-gQlc2NlbWI8E03bw8PNVBc5t1b_9mt6ACxZfhDBtxblu8Pcx1rbOc7YKk3Nsp5F2r4w6jbdKTSIKDA/s320/Stop-4.jpg" width="316" /></a></div>
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Below is the mighty Sacramento River, the largest river in California.
Originating at the Klamath Mountains near Lake Shasta in northwestern
California, the river flows south 445 miles through the Sacramento-San Joaquin
River Delta and into San Francisco Bay. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHdDYNthI6h7Qu7q59cf33uslfuzqVfL1acOPaBEBANHwO08RKDgZyGAB9NteaqR8mSDAvNAVSucnoyZcuLFLXaSTSZsqMhbt7LG9CNqLc4UdtHSWGtZ0woJ1EiFJ-nzI1avxNCEHddUyVl0_D-68bm4jZ8h3FRlaHM8La7pk1QE8WjPS9iqT04zkvQ/s2075/Stop-4B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHdDYNthI6h7Qu7q59cf33uslfuzqVfL1acOPaBEBANHwO08RKDgZyGAB9NteaqR8mSDAvNAVSucnoyZcuLFLXaSTSZsqMhbt7LG9CNqLc4UdtHSWGtZ0woJ1EiFJ-nzI1avxNCEHddUyVl0_D-68bm4jZ8h3FRlaHM8La7pk1QE8WjPS9iqT04zkvQ/s320/Stop-4B.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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Take a look upriver to that bridge in the distance. That is the I Street bridge. Built in 1910,
it is a great visual cue for the story I am going to tell.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpjG_88Fmkjz9ALdPxaThzOdUMuUV2ZLcdMDfiGZjsn-RvOY7eoSggW7RbgQvkgj3ZkGD2q7jkBG6LqNN7wWhTaSSmhHACekQskQcAM3jZCKV61gTk73-UuABaOHsfK-Xm7kybBXYXXAOM7marYOp5qAtUVCElj4xBt1fXK-dc78jXGOWeiRiXdJfmw/s5184/IMG_9182.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpjG_88Fmkjz9ALdPxaThzOdUMuUV2ZLcdMDfiGZjsn-RvOY7eoSggW7RbgQvkgj3ZkGD2q7jkBG6LqNN7wWhTaSSmhHACekQskQcAM3jZCKV61gTk73-UuABaOHsfK-Xm7kybBXYXXAOM7marYOp5qAtUVCElj4xBt1fXK-dc78jXGOWeiRiXdJfmw/s320/IMG_9182.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
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In 1839, John Sutter carved out a road from his fort to an embarcadero landing
along the Sacramento River and erected a wharf. The location of this
embarcadero wharf was located just south of the I Street bridge. Just north of the bridge is the mouth of the
American River. </span><br />
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Ten years later in the summer of 1849, thousands of gold-seekers from all over
the world arrived at this embarcadero. After landing in San Francisco,
thousands of prospectors in search of fortune followed two major river routes
to reach the California's gold fields.
Both headed east through San Pablo and Suisun Bays, where they
split. The southern route followed the
San Joaquin River to Stockton and the northern route the Sacramento River to
the Embarcadero, right here to Old Town Sacramento. Sacramento was bursting at the seams with
Forty-Niners, as they were called and the town became the final jumping-off
place for the northern gold mines.</span><br />
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Fortune seekers, quickly bought their supplies in town and headed out to stake
their claim in the mines. From
Sacramento there were two routes, a steamer up the American River, or an overland trail by
horseback. But not all who arrived in
Sacramento during the early gold rush years headed to the mines. Some saw
fortunes to be made by staying behind in Sacramento. Catering to miners needs,
they opened hotels, saloons, gambling halls, boarding houses and mercantile
shops. Whether you stayed behind or headed out to the gold fields, both
business owners and miners faced many a hardship.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUf4sZvnLcbvssdcndLC43bbzknLgdRUgOkFK2DqxQUKjPMNzsHRWCnGPYm-hPgt-9qxe-k1aMVAJfT2OonjH8kmrOlhsLhWk0rdVx5OvesRLC0pchXzmEo7zsk1x8_atA1xsHdM3wjBmvLmPL9rPRFbqCIu7_uWt4Kr3YtMQZJBOCIJxPMbhLg4AaA/s5184/IMG_9185.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUf4sZvnLcbvssdcndLC43bbzknLgdRUgOkFK2DqxQUKjPMNzsHRWCnGPYm-hPgt-9qxe-k1aMVAJfT2OonjH8kmrOlhsLhWk0rdVx5OvesRLC0pchXzmEo7zsk1x8_atA1xsHdM3wjBmvLmPL9rPRFbqCIu7_uWt4Kr3YtMQZJBOCIJxPMbhLg4AaA/s320/IMG_9185.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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Before we head off into Old Town I want to call your attention again
upriver. Do you see the paddle wheeler
straight ahead and to your right? That
is the Delta King. We will learn more
about her history later on this tour.
Now, notice the difference in the river level where the Delta King is
docked and the street level where the restaurants sit high on beams.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ogJgUoj3n0QtjpV_68BNN-CSJRka2xNL1WD4ECNPEcd-a5oTvl9SYruNwIL7ydW1PN5HB1Xqj-4mmhH4swhv3ZBpX3IK8BwRcO1lU3dG_SwLahxN4UThDlwjVIOJMkkVXDD1z6PHOnZjK2zWpbnrc7ElCVXhY1JVPVWJ1KWMAsHP6Kt2Z6H0TNTiFA/s2075/Stop-4A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ogJgUoj3n0QtjpV_68BNN-CSJRka2xNL1WD4ECNPEcd-a5oTvl9SYruNwIL7ydW1PN5HB1Xqj-4mmhH4swhv3ZBpX3IK8BwRcO1lU3dG_SwLahxN4UThDlwjVIOJMkkVXDD1z6PHOnZjK2zWpbnrc7ElCVXhY1JVPVWJ1KWMAsHP6Kt2Z6H0TNTiFA/s320/Stop-4A.jpg" width="316" /></a></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">When John
Sutter Jr. originally laid out Sacramento in 1848, he did so at the river
level. After annual floods devastated
this new town, the streets were raised to the level you see on your right. Pretty
impressive achievement in the 1860s. You
will hear more about how this was done as we tour the town. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_TQ4qN2cNaB3RBW1a1bPfXClu-WiMOomIF2wLvIItiE2HQz2GOGRhNapx-Z3x3nwmnDq9xC0KdoZRce1gZHvzsF1AQBeNKnmpBpyEos3LgX9EYEy5IPx7FgiBGJuec3xkquaUSSKWJzk7CXkA14XCsRa7KmLwKPCRoWLZ3Q0v7QydyVkdaWwIH3-sg/s2075/Stop-4C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_TQ4qN2cNaB3RBW1a1bPfXClu-WiMOomIF2wLvIItiE2HQz2GOGRhNapx-Z3x3nwmnDq9xC0KdoZRce1gZHvzsF1AQBeNKnmpBpyEos3LgX9EYEy5IPx7FgiBGJuec3xkquaUSSKWJzk7CXkA14XCsRa7KmLwKPCRoWLZ3Q0v7QydyVkdaWwIH3-sg/s320/Stop-4C.jpg" width="316" /></a></div>
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Alright turn around and walk back along the pedestrian walkway of Tower
Bridge. Descend the steps and turn
left</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> on Neasham Circle. Continue straight along the
sidewalk, you should be across the street from the parking garage. Up ahead
this path will turn into a boardwalk. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5P-TtcR-4T8D7ympLhm56suqIzdfM2AQMDz3jzZmlj7uS14YXJshJeO-yxUAj7yeAJr3fgQH_9G_jLz1B8be10I94WlmgFoWPrYthHt53Q-GrjLWNuWbDaJZvDdNkX68JNtta3yC7eArOnI1HDFat1EWYHj8_gmVQiRjjMm9qGMjW6YGB2CLEReY3sA/s2075/Stop5A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5P-TtcR-4T8D7ympLhm56suqIzdfM2AQMDz3jzZmlj7uS14YXJshJeO-yxUAj7yeAJr3fgQH_9G_jLz1B8be10I94WlmgFoWPrYthHt53Q-GrjLWNuWbDaJZvDdNkX68JNtta3yC7eArOnI1HDFat1EWYHj8_gmVQiRjjMm9qGMjW6YGB2CLEReY3sA/s320/Stop5A.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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John Sutter Jr., mapped out the area around the embarcadero in 1848 and sold
lots on the waterfront for $500 each. Using canvas and wood from abandoned
ships, early Sacramentans quickly erected buildings and opened saloons, hotels,
and mercantile stores to meet the demand of the arrival of thousands of
gold-seekers. </span><br />
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During those early years, gold dust was a common form of currency. The usual price for a drink in a saloon was a
pinch of gold dust, with the bartender measuring. Saloon owners screened bartenders for how
much they could raise in a pinch. Those
with fat fingers got the job. </span><br />
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The first hotel, the City Hotel, opened in June of 1849 and others soon
followed. Though prospectors looking for
a place for a good night sleep were not concerned with cleanliness, they lay
awake most nights itching and scratching as blankets, which were rarely
cleaned, were filled with lice. </span><br />
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By the end of 1849, Sacramento doctor, John Morse wrote in his First History of
Sacramento City, "Sacramento has become a perfect house of disease,
suffering and death." This
statement would soon ring true.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhiYf0jgWcv3nbscLEkm_l60VFcqodTZ0DCYupavLGxM5PFhRcmdIn9Cg-w-Ka6Xwfq5EdtyHQ74JDX6DCN4hh3xyaE8iL3k33thQF3gVVwwazkur_1GBUonf412x5A3CAizGDi6LE1qKScK9E4fZerXzO7-z5DIL33UWwKYMvw6GL_UH6A570W3DJ5g/s5184/IMG_9205.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhiYf0jgWcv3nbscLEkm_l60VFcqodTZ0DCYupavLGxM5PFhRcmdIn9Cg-w-Ka6Xwfq5EdtyHQ74JDX6DCN4hh3xyaE8iL3k33thQF3gVVwwazkur_1GBUonf412x5A3CAizGDi6LE1qKScK9E4fZerXzO7-z5DIL33UWwKYMvw6GL_UH6A570W3DJ5g/s320/IMG_9205.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
Coming up on your left just past Joe's Crab Shack will be a silver colored
metal ramp walkway. Turn left and walk onto this ramp. Stop when you get to the
end of the first section. Do not make
the u-turn to continue walking down the ramp. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbN6oLpVHym_arsXlQN3_nvTbYr_tq4JBlztS0GfFREQHQS0UVKE9mq37AkmJ5qUTIX2BVK3Iw4o405-B63wxpkXkF8VL576Peyvnr84AOJrzm1d-1l--Ifx0gcToRCy1Hm5jQ8I-2rTmuDzj31LVQhXrCFUh0nPgFh0H0QIXoVCvosgmbsy21ew-Eg/s2075/Stop-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbN6oLpVHym_arsXlQN3_nvTbYr_tq4JBlztS0GfFREQHQS0UVKE9mq37AkmJ5qUTIX2BVK3Iw4o405-B63wxpkXkF8VL576Peyvnr84AOJrzm1d-1l--Ifx0gcToRCy1Hm5jQ8I-2rTmuDzj31LVQhXrCFUh0nPgFh0H0QIXoVCvosgmbsy21ew-Eg/s320/Stop-7.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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From here you are at a great vantage point to see some major highlights along
the Sacramento river bank. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKLyWrWnGM8TO1o2F1ruhrDRh_5AmBEk608VzIJzQ5DuG9o0YK-uxyoyl7DT-ph7laJdRWj0XaWFbu-vKbssIFo-1gBs4qesgth3O2YGYCTddFOcOvelsknExwpy54IUUnL4tLg6QE2j3waOTihpy0CcURBDVmBiW8kXZEULZyMRMwlbt9tljj5BpDQ/s2075/Stop-7A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKLyWrWnGM8TO1o2F1ruhrDRh_5AmBEk608VzIJzQ5DuG9o0YK-uxyoyl7DT-ph7laJdRWj0XaWFbu-vKbssIFo-1gBs4qesgth3O2YGYCTddFOcOvelsknExwpy54IUUnL4tLg6QE2j3waOTihpy0CcURBDVmBiW8kXZEULZyMRMwlbt9tljj5BpDQ/s320/Stop-7A.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Starting on
your left that is Tower Bridge where we started this tour. Built in 1934, it
opened to traffic in 1935. When this vertical lift bridge opens for tall ships,
the center portion between the two towers lifts straight up. Directly across the river is the city of West
Sacramento. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwB-Kk8HNIOKuvr6y4Z5oG4ipQBffepcFj6tGYMgyg0tF4lN6b1F0egReMKTu7cwOHkGbG09ulHNJ9vDKf6FAnXw2b8ShQAQ_FrPYFtcH2a6NlKmUWqhxiwWTlaFalVXdl6l0Oigfc2bK9ZO1HL_7tbT_SZ22-s3JwDwp_2DuC51zkQFQc1vk16fBSKA/s2075/Stop7B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwB-Kk8HNIOKuvr6y4Z5oG4ipQBffepcFj6tGYMgyg0tF4lN6b1F0egReMKTu7cwOHkGbG09ulHNJ9vDKf6FAnXw2b8ShQAQ_FrPYFtcH2a6NlKmUWqhxiwWTlaFalVXdl6l0Oigfc2bK9ZO1HL_7tbT_SZ22-s3JwDwp_2DuC51zkQFQc1vk16fBSKA/s320/Stop7B.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOPjDCYk4J0YAasljjyBOvXL7d9E7SruabxxPvQGAE4-GOgSCzCVM4C4hUQ4qpbMXHJW9_CePC_kRX9k2D9GqpqruVGtsWq4k5MfcdHa2xgl3NlHIC1aoZusUOH_JYCEuf1M02OzE-k8peW-furFd2qKCv2uBDZAqBGSCMpqTArfNc9P4mnuUv5BayQ/s5184/IMG_9212.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOPjDCYk4J0YAasljjyBOvXL7d9E7SruabxxPvQGAE4-GOgSCzCVM4C4hUQ4qpbMXHJW9_CePC_kRX9k2D9GqpqruVGtsWq4k5MfcdHa2xgl3NlHIC1aoZusUOH_JYCEuf1M02OzE-k8peW-furFd2qKCv2uBDZAqBGSCMpqTArfNc9P4mnuUv5BayQ/s320/IMG_9212.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">That beige stepped pyramid
shaped building is called the Ziggurat.
Designed by Sacramento architect Edwin Kado to resemble a Mesopotamian
ziggurat, it was built in 1997 and is the headquarters of the California
Department of General Services. Now look
directly to your right upriver to the I Street Bridge. This metal truss swing
bridge was built in 1910 to link the capital city of Sacramento to Yolo County
to the west. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">And now take a look to your right and down to the wooden boardwalk outside the Delta King paddle wheeler. The boardwalk marks the original level of Sacramento as it was established in 1849. The decision to place the town at the water's edge would be the catalyst for its first major catastrophe.</span><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmg3Oi0ebkBVsvslKqQUF60CU9g2cu4hN-kdzcABOX9mUJVo80Vwjj0j3U9DWPTRbzBMQ1iSKdlZHJZd-LjPCjL0i-RdWOvJge86Gp95wGItKglkhvQyJAj25YwotXoPVgEbegj-n_N5wUnIrX6Iu-OWytlfCTafLoQA8nH2NcEdvMtJdfZbTTqmt_w/s5184/IMG_9216.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmg3Oi0ebkBVsvslKqQUF60CU9g2cu4hN-kdzcABOX9mUJVo80Vwjj0j3U9DWPTRbzBMQ1iSKdlZHJZd-LjPCjL0i-RdWOvJge86Gp95wGItKglkhvQyJAj25YwotXoPVgEbegj-n_N5wUnIrX6Iu-OWytlfCTafLoQA8nH2NcEdvMtJdfZbTTqmt_w/s320/IMG_9216.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
In 1850, the same year Sacramento incorporated, the town was hit with its first
disaster, a devastating flood. Built at water level at the confluence of two
major rivers the Sacramento and the American, the new town flooded every
winter. With no sanitation methods, and with dead animals, rotting food and
debris of all kinds floating in the flood waters, these yearly floods were also
a breading ground for disease. </span><br />
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To control the floods, residents built levees.
The townspeople felt safe, until the following winter when the river
broke through the levees and inundated the city once again with chilling
waters. Sacramentans were at their wits end and seemingly out of ideas to solve
the flooding problem until the Daily Union newspaper published an anonymous
letter from a local merchant with an unprecedented idea to save the city.
"If floods can't be contained by levees, he said, then let's lift the city
above the floods!" Though the idea
was well received by residents, not much was done as the next eight years
brought light winter rains and few people thought about floods during those
times. Then came the big one, the floods
of December 1861 and January 1862. They were the worst to ever hit
Sacramento. </span><br />
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It was now apparent that the city had to be raised and there was no time to
waste. Lifting up an entire city, which had never been done before to anyone's
knowledge, would prove to be quite challenging. The city allocated $200,000 for
the engineering job, which would be done in stages and take several years. The
final grading, raising and reconstruction was finished over 10 years later in
1873. How was all this accomplished? It involved a series of integrated
construction jobs, the first of which involved the railroad. </span><br />
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In 1862, President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act, which provided
Federal government support for the building of the first transcontinental
railroad. The following year the Central Pacific Railroad company headed by
four Sacramento merchants, Collis P. Huntington, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins,
and Charles Crocker, formed a plan to establish Sacramento as the western
terminus of the Transcontinental Railroad.
And with that, the Central Pacific Railroad would became the first
partner Sacramento enlisted in raising the city. </span><br />
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The city gave the railroad the land along the riverbank next to the Embarcadero
wharf. But they had one big requirement.
The railroad had to build a levee for the railroad line 22 feet 9 inches
above the river level. It is interesting that this was 3 inches shy of the
Great Flood of 1862 which peaked at 23 feet.
But it was what the city wanted and the railroad agreed and built the
levee. The city then used the levee's
high point to level off the entire town approximately 22 feet above the river
line. The next step, all the roads had
to be raised. I will tell you how that
was done shortly. </span><br />
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Turn around and walk back along the ramp to the boardwalk. Then cross the railroad tracks and continue
straight to the cobblestone street. </span><br />
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sidewalk and stop at the crosswalk before you get to the ferris wheel and
amusement park. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVqI5dMnJ2rSiP-rwPF4PEa5KzzhdS4OczKMfWDzDAg2KG5k8puhyF6mSMobFhuSAPQVHp-LTexTkXstZHIO-9lKgl1wUNq9y3DK6miHGbmNePLEBXi5PNRqJrnZIltUG3xErrXl8g60A7gh4Hb4FFWBI7pFT8cw4MilcNYp5w_GNZlhyqP_yXnLTsA/s2075/Stop8B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVqI5dMnJ2rSiP-rwPF4PEa5KzzhdS4OczKMfWDzDAg2KG5k8puhyF6mSMobFhuSAPQVHp-LTexTkXstZHIO-9lKgl1wUNq9y3DK6miHGbmNePLEBXi5PNRqJrnZIltUG3xErrXl8g60A7gh4Hb4FFWBI7pFT8cw4MilcNYp5w_GNZlhyqP_yXnLTsA/s320/Stop8B.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">At the crosswalk, stop and turn to your right. Directly across the street is a parking lot. Carefully cross the cobblestones of Front Street and continue along the boardwalk down L Street, keeping the parking lot on your left. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPZO5vBmJWlO9i-qTidF68UgXsUF42B2FM9xtgm2wxQR9oUCk9XBx2gZrDhQHyH10TFZjboxB6D29RrFOsddVeoX9mmJDDcJYrQu5M8bYdWqyVFxIcW0CzT758EXXY9126O6pxXmwX-n7PqMeQ6UqfnY5Bi7WxtexQWICAZaOUIkR_2lw9MJWc5C6LA/s2075/Stop-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPZO5vBmJWlO9i-qTidF68UgXsUF42B2FM9xtgm2wxQR9oUCk9XBx2gZrDhQHyH10TFZjboxB6D29RrFOsddVeoX9mmJDDcJYrQu5M8bYdWqyVFxIcW0CzT758EXXY9126O6pxXmwX-n7PqMeQ6UqfnY5Bi7WxtexQWICAZaOUIkR_2lw9MJWc5C6LA/s320/Stop-9.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgXmP7CKDutnicax0hctwSd1yyEY-RLwX5BgE8EsgQHS97mOUqapd5bsphs7EUJqYDjre7g3zW4fR0k3dMveltO4eDZSK6djxDCzSwGGTBVR-ArUViub2PY4YLI-AjFUuH731D9u9xhxrTyoMkpOX-Xb-YT0pupI3EmLyu1dMC55fn1t22Zf2JjL5OQ/s2075/Stop-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgXmP7CKDutnicax0hctwSd1yyEY-RLwX5BgE8EsgQHS97mOUqapd5bsphs7EUJqYDjre7g3zW4fR0k3dMveltO4eDZSK6djxDCzSwGGTBVR-ArUViub2PY4YLI-AjFUuH731D9u9xhxrTyoMkpOX-Xb-YT0pupI3EmLyu1dMC55fn1t22Zf2JjL5OQ/s320/Stop-10.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
<br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Stop here for a moment on the boardwalk and take a look over the wooden fence
into the parking lot. Now look to your
left to see pillars under the sidewalk of Front Street. Behind the pillars notice the brick wall
supported by brick buttresses. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyL3KwLC866A_YRQrPM7dMWsmWeEQ5h9HHmfeedCuLEuTJlUa5JqE1ZT9kFm56WLveNqNnu_1bINtfUJ3aVLo9b6BXKgawxO493PwHEu6QaVjYXd4bKc95b2VFXg1MOTvaOMElXChMHt1WLOciXvrGASzRGSfbiFaFSQ-3TixAf76BwdPc9cBMpN4JQ/s2075/Stop-10A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyL3KwLC866A_YRQrPM7dMWsmWeEQ5h9HHmfeedCuLEuTJlUa5JqE1ZT9kFm56WLveNqNnu_1bINtfUJ3aVLo9b6BXKgawxO493PwHEu6QaVjYXd4bKc95b2VFXg1MOTvaOMElXChMHt1WLOciXvrGASzRGSfbiFaFSQ-3TixAf76BwdPc9cBMpN4JQ/s320/Stop-10A.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChaXZoyaIqpVp5MqVchZhcAcTOMaM-ElPdHyCOadNBCZ1nJ2YF0mOhXKnbsdCAmsVx4ZxRqsbekVVsuXOoUFemS0KQAq5dEj6z917EO_WoTOnXlwXbEms1SXxJqlo1tqS97jqk8ot9Admgou-eBSMs4zioKWtsqgZyEVwYKgfvpYc6Iz3rKO_5UoGYw/s2075/Stop10B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChaXZoyaIqpVp5MqVchZhcAcTOMaM-ElPdHyCOadNBCZ1nJ2YF0mOhXKnbsdCAmsVx4ZxRqsbekVVsuXOoUFemS0KQAq5dEj6z917EO_WoTOnXlwXbEms1SXxJqlo1tqS97jqk8ot9Admgou-eBSMs4zioKWtsqgZyEVwYKgfvpYc6Iz3rKO_5UoGYw/s320/Stop10B.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Built in the 1860s, these brick walls were used to raise the streets. This is one of just a few places in town where you can see what lies beneath the cobblestone streets here in Old Town.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">How were these walls built? Well let me tell you.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggigPsP-dh1k51WO0wLCsbVmTtY6L2wLWPWATUgfVcZeTq1ilid1XxNhBAvou7_2EsYYciHIKZTqYy01kqsKXjdviX0mMtUr47DRB1V2TDUmMv0PQRssEU6Vqaonz5DCtyraJLy99yTPwcnPmEiYSUEzKlHPU4fnjtx8aBPBkhXeeJvVKPPbTlJ18uig/s2075/Stop10C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggigPsP-dh1k51WO0wLCsbVmTtY6L2wLWPWATUgfVcZeTq1ilid1XxNhBAvou7_2EsYYciHIKZTqYy01kqsKXjdviX0mMtUr47DRB1V2TDUmMv0PQRssEU6Vqaonz5DCtyraJLy99yTPwcnPmEiYSUEzKlHPU4fnjtx8aBPBkhXeeJvVKPPbTlJ18uig/s320/Stop10C.jpg" width="316" /></a></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
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After the railroad had done its part in building a levee to lay its track, the
next challenge in raising the city was to raise the roads to the level the
railroad had established. To do this,
the city ordered every property owner in town to construct a brick bulkhead
along the street fronting their property to the new curb line. Eventually two brick walls supported by brick buttresses
were build over all streets in town. Then thousands of cartloads of sand and
gravel were dredged from the river bottom, dumped on the streets between the
brick walls and tamped down. Once the
gravel had settled, which took months, the new streets were paved with
cobblestone. </span><br />
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The next dilemma for the business owner was what to do about their front
entrance, which was now blocked by a brick wall. There were two options, turn
the original first floor into a basement and cut a new front door on the second
level. This would have been the easiest and cheapest solution. Or bring in a construction crew to jack up
your multi-ton brick building to the new street elevation using jackscrews
similar to an old auto jack. Though
property owners had to pay for all of this themselves, the majority of
businesses chose the second option. All together, more than 200 buildings were
raised in Sacramento. </span><br />
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Continue walking straight along the boardwalk and cross Firehouse Alley
ahead. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOixPD2WSOrqKvgYkMNIkDYehKoqXoyeAmoprKxueARtaqz8rY6RywALyK9CKQ1jQ4XWIDul1uSCWrVnX0C4XGibmja9hwv7da9aZHlMDyVvX3iEtiya75qUk3euvr-OYJ7n6fNkmFOlHmJYi9X6ctS3gDPbyWoikuwPuX6BxxhZvfywjJb2P79JLXg/s2075/Stop10D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOixPD2WSOrqKvgYkMNIkDYehKoqXoyeAmoprKxueARtaqz8rY6RywALyK9CKQ1jQ4XWIDul1uSCWrVnX0C4XGibmja9hwv7da9aZHlMDyVvX3iEtiya75qUk3euvr-OYJ7n6fNkmFOlHmJYi9X6ctS3gDPbyWoikuwPuX6BxxhZvfywjJb2P79JLXg/s320/Stop10D.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">You will notice that this alley runs downhill.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">It was not raised, and was used for water run off.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIF7-puYDnswoiVkXGiP_I087WrcI6Yx1QtkXqjtHveENNQylP4K0MlRY7zYyYKzvbcKeagfkMF01jGT6q1xmqDhWa9kQD84ZkZIGtjHa0podmbsEWBuZPneXm7zWQPUb9U1F6C9EA__EGfoAwo1CnfRu7SmYQaL3fd-5giyZSGtn_trr8EmFrqONRA/s3228/IMG_9259.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2922" data-original-width="3228" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIF7-puYDnswoiVkXGiP_I087WrcI6Yx1QtkXqjtHveENNQylP4K0MlRY7zYyYKzvbcKeagfkMF01jGT6q1xmqDhWa9kQD84ZkZIGtjHa0podmbsEWBuZPneXm7zWQPUb9U1F6C9EA__EGfoAwo1CnfRu7SmYQaL3fd-5giyZSGtn_trr8EmFrqONRA/s320/IMG_9259.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
Continue walking to the end of the block.
At the corner, take a look across the street to the stone monument with
a bronze bust surrounded by a grove of trees. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRpDRniixf8v_S0Cif2U_rv8Maurr3q-gepLL9exUWGAakmpV-RbYrJCh0lh31jXwJbjvrnmrlw7R9JAX-pEYq0sR1HnpJNoAkAEfJQRVyS8ynZ9hfLDXINUVlkEPP_3ydWkvmW0DY90TZ_189_ERuJwKxW-8GdeksqPbXkAgC_86FVQbBXmpPU3xtg/s2075/Stop-11A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRpDRniixf8v_S0Cif2U_rv8Maurr3q-gepLL9exUWGAakmpV-RbYrJCh0lh31jXwJbjvrnmrlw7R9JAX-pEYq0sR1HnpJNoAkAEfJQRVyS8ynZ9hfLDXINUVlkEPP_3ydWkvmW0DY90TZ_189_ERuJwKxW-8GdeksqPbXkAgC_86FVQbBXmpPU3xtg/s320/Stop-11A.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYstNt_CWRgpJTHgRv9NIF3I7SG42Nj-52PULghA9F_8839mEeKg_hYJNpe75jZc0OHkbyQK8XQIL2FFOrHFDD33uCg1Wj_VPrc8IMUbdKRiPZRskbPLfxrPmgrIvpF5d8RBFgCovK1YNgoN3q08AwJHWj2-ZxBEBfc80_sgdD1Bq9QgvzrwJoZ7jnA/s2075/Stop11B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYstNt_CWRgpJTHgRv9NIF3I7SG42Nj-52PULghA9F_8839mEeKg_hYJNpe75jZc0OHkbyQK8XQIL2FFOrHFDD33uCg1Wj_VPrc8IMUbdKRiPZRskbPLfxrPmgrIvpF5d8RBFgCovK1YNgoN3q08AwJHWj2-ZxBEBfc80_sgdD1Bq9QgvzrwJoZ7jnA/s320/Stop11B.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">That is our next stop. Use the crosswalk ahead to carefully cross 2nd
street to the Theodore Judah Monument. Then stop </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">in front of this stone monument to Theodore Judah while I tell you a bit about him. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjISy0w5uOS4wBfdaGoFX_QuupIwQDQ-tG9QIfSFll7f1gCuDT3zBUqCuFyAi2-wN1u32C_2ROG290jJRwnrwGdwez6mmRA7sxxtfdBC1F0jHG5j2I3KcR2Gi6Kg6L8GAlF0uokRg2Gzf3JMHC1YUqnhZrKZBGHOJmEwimF0RbnLditOGd5XJKMuJDag/s2075/Stop-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjISy0w5uOS4wBfdaGoFX_QuupIwQDQ-tG9QIfSFll7f1gCuDT3zBUqCuFyAi2-wN1u32C_2ROG290jJRwnrwGdwez6mmRA7sxxtfdBC1F0jHG5j2I3KcR2Gi6Kg6L8GAlF0uokRg2Gzf3JMHC1YUqnhZrKZBGHOJmEwimF0RbnLditOGd5XJKMuJDag/s320/Stop-12.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Born in 1826 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Theodore Judah studied at Rensselaer Polytechnic institute in New York before working as a survey engineer on a number of railroads in the northeast. In 1852, Charles Lincoln Wilson recruited Judah to come west and serve as the Chief Engineer for the Sacramento Valley Railroad. Under Judah's charge, train operation for this 22 mile railroad which ran from Folsom to Sacramento, began in February of 1856. </span><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EaZ9Ioooi8p8BbUgy9ypUSixdhrLiuQAOvxtC-DHsBp00oOpa7NOLJBc0vZevQGpVvGbBWvN-DvWupVcNyY0IvCiUeGvSOIzMJGX6dEYY9lqVqpLcWpKRz-W_STf2IsjuDp30oMWnG7dVgZXH_UCr_eVyeOpJHu8FX-mFYkE_3B9gfSi6pZgu5SHBA/s2075/Stop-12A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EaZ9Ioooi8p8BbUgy9ypUSixdhrLiuQAOvxtC-DHsBp00oOpa7NOLJBc0vZevQGpVvGbBWvN-DvWupVcNyY0IvCiUeGvSOIzMJGX6dEYY9lqVqpLcWpKRz-W_STf2IsjuDp30oMWnG7dVgZXH_UCr_eVyeOpJHu8FX-mFYkE_3B9gfSi6pZgu5SHBA/s320/Stop-12A.jpg" width="316" /></a></div>
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While building the Sacramento Valley Railroad, Judah dreamed of building a
railroad over the Sierra, the biggest obstacle to completing the
transcontinental railroad and making Sacramento its western terminus. Judah floated the idea to some financial
tycoons in San Francisco, who immediately rejected the idea. Not dismayed, he brought the idea to four
Sacramento businessmen, Leland Stanford,
Collis P. Huntington, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker. The Big Four, as they came to be known,
organized the Central Pacific Railroad, a rail line that would run east from
Sacramento to Promontory, Utah to complete the western portion of the
Transcontinental Railroad. Judah would
be the Central Pacific Railroad's chief engineer for this project. </span><br />
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Because of Judah's single-minded passion for driving rail road lines through
the Sierra Nevada mountains, something that was considered impossible by many
at the time, he earned the nickname, Crazy Judah . Although he did not live to
see it, his dream of establishing a rail line through the Sierra Nevada's was
realized in 1869 when the Golden spike, connecting the Central Pacific Railroad
to the Union Pacific Railroad at Promontory, Utah, was hammered on May 10,
1869. Replacing the months long sea
voyages and hazardous travel by covered wagon, the Transcontinental Railroad
system made coast-to-coast train travel in eight days. </span><br />
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This monument to Theodore Judah, first Chief Engineer of the Central Pacific
Railroad, was first erected in a Sacramento municipal park opposite the
Southern Pacific Station. The monument was later moved into storage during the
construction of Interstate 5 and eventually placed here in Old Sacramento.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">Alright, it is time to get moving. With the monument behind you, cross 2nd Street using the same crosswalk you used to get here.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
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was considered the red light district. Hotels and saloons were interspersed
with brothels plying their wares. Despite customers and working women being
arrested regularly for disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct, and public
drunkenness, the brothels along 2nd Steet were very profitable for their madams. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Continue walking alongside the red building to the double glass front doors. This is the front door of the <a href="https://www.firehouseoldsac.com/" target="_blank">Firehouse Restaurant</a>. There is a historic plaque just to the right of these doors noting that this is the former location of the Sacramento Firehouse #3. Stop for a moment in front of this plaque I have another story to tell. </span><br />
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As a result of this fire, the city required all future buildings to be erected
out of brick and funded the construction of 9 fire stations, including the one
at this location, Engine Company No. 3.
This building served the volunteers of Engine Company No 3 for almost 70 years. </span><br />
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In 1960 this was the first building restored within the newly designated
historic district of Old Sacramento.
Renovated into a bar and restaurant reminiscent of the Gold Rush Era,
The Firehouse Restaurant opened for business in 1960. This fine dining
establishment has regularly attracted governors, politicians, diplomats, sports
and entertainment celebrities. Ronald Reagan held both of his gubernatorial
inaugural dinners here. And on a more personal note, as children, my husband
and his siblings each looked forward to the day they turned 13 and got to
celebrate becoming teenagers with an extra special dinner at the
Firehouse. </span><br />
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When you are ready, continue walking toward the corner. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">At the corner, stay on the boardwalk, turn left and continue straight along K
Street. On the corner you will pass the
former location of the Democratic State Journal, a daily news publication that
debuted in 1852.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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Continue walking while I tell you another story about the disastrous year of
1850. </span><br />
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On October 15, 1850, the riverboat New World steamed into Sacramento. On board was a passenger sick with
cholera. The plague ran through the town
like wildfire striking indiscriminately.
At the peak of the epidemic, Sacramento's Dr. John Morse recorded 150
cases in a single day. By November 14th Sacramento was virtually a ghost town,
hotels and saloons closed, as residents left town to wait out the illness. After 6 weeks the worst was over, residents
were able to return and things eventually went back to normal. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Continue to the end of this block and stop for a moment at the corner near the
sign for <a href="https://www.stagenine.com/" target="_blank">Stage Nine Entertainment Store</a>.
</span><br />
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Stage Nine Entertainment Store, located in the historic What Cheer House,
encompasses the entire corner of Front and K Street. The What Cheer House was
constructed in 1853 and operated as a hotel for 10 years during the height of
the California Gold Rush. The salutation "What cheer?" or "What
cheer, partner?" was the "What's new?" of its day. What Cheer Houses' prime location providing
equal access to steamboats on the river and stagecoaches bound for gold fields,
made it a favorite gathering place for miners and early California politicians.
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Today this historic building serves as the home to The Vault, G. Willikers Toy
Emporium, Old Fashioned Candy and Confectionery as well as Stage Nine
Entertainment and is one of California's select Disney Preferred galleries
carrying the complete catalog of officially-licensed Disney Animation Art from
Disney Fine Art.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">With the What Cheer House on your left, turn right at the corner and cross K
Street. When you get to the other side,
turn right and continue straight along K Street. You will be walking away from the
waterfront. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYWj8kocr5lb9QJlDeEDxqzEYExr89Tp-m30EZsa0GO7NgMxdQfJXIzHFTc-QFiajJ7miu4IszuqxCDL61N1QDNKyvnE_MsQjNbnL_jzyWzRwVzWS1P4TKDLCveMybp_PuhcVt25y2SG_yynsQ83CIhWhsNKpaZWecefrqb-JKKzZ3GgbTD37b4QCRA/s2075/Stop-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYWj8kocr5lb9QJlDeEDxqzEYExr89Tp-m30EZsa0GO7NgMxdQfJXIzHFTc-QFiajJ7miu4IszuqxCDL61N1QDNKyvnE_MsQjNbnL_jzyWzRwVzWS1P4TKDLCveMybp_PuhcVt25y2SG_yynsQ83CIhWhsNKpaZWecefrqb-JKKzZ3GgbTD37b4QCRA/s320/Stop-20.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Continue past the sign for <a href="https://www.evangelinescostumemansion.com/" target="_blank">Evangeline's Costume Mansion</a>. Stop at the end of the boardwalk in front of
the light beige masonry stone building
with black shutters. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjyaxtK5aruCbXehyzhZwsyKADvQCyUvPuVZr1k7jaUAzgAN97v2Ero7wnROobPW22FSpTGHd8WSbZhKgm5uu5ktA1fxb4R23iwniKxg8O75wJzb03wRrzdzCG-tNkZ3f5WCvFjfA2Qe23ZEsOkMhFThcOUUT5DO3XPVdodrHd23lphFLOu-iUTrqbA/s2075/Stop-21A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjyaxtK5aruCbXehyzhZwsyKADvQCyUvPuVZr1k7jaUAzgAN97v2Ero7wnROobPW22FSpTGHd8WSbZhKgm5uu5ktA1fxb4R23iwniKxg8O75wJzb03wRrzdzCG-tNkZ3f5WCvFjfA2Qe23ZEsOkMhFThcOUUT5DO3XPVdodrHd23lphFLOu-iUTrqbA/s320/Stop-21A.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">On the wall of this building you will find the historic plaque for the Lady Adams Building.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">This building also houses part of Evangline's unique costume and novelty store.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31PzoO3ZdkoxFpHOvs0lI4U3VnbNaw04dgwwJHhoAlzw_M8OmBG-l4pfUiM5xMk-efUFm5JzOVk9yx3v7Dl2bPit8r0T5xMukb9bXsurpw_t29yu9W6az35u4e2TEy8f8HdcGqcGGDW2trgw7s6WcrIeEvPLlYZJNfeh87xJ_-kO5LYueDsY_76e3ow/s2075/Stop-21B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31PzoO3ZdkoxFpHOvs0lI4U3VnbNaw04dgwwJHhoAlzw_M8OmBG-l4pfUiM5xMk-efUFm5JzOVk9yx3v7Dl2bPit8r0T5xMukb9bXsurpw_t29yu9W6az35u4e2TEy8f8HdcGqcGGDW2trgw7s6WcrIeEvPLlYZJNfeh87xJ_-kO5LYueDsY_76e3ow/s320/Stop-21B.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The first owners of the Lady Adams Building were two German immigrants who came to California "around the horn" on a ship named The Lady Adams. Initially, in 1849, they operated their importing and wholesale business from the brig of the Lady Adams moored at the foot of K Street, then moved their business into a tent while they used the ships parts to build the structure. The bricks which form this building had acted as the ships ballast. It was due to these bricks that the Lady Adams was the only building in town to survive the great fire of 1852.</span><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJbzI7vMHxpFk8rhD3WLX-Fm6QT2kX1SR7wJO81RV641u2RbZ0zgms5ygpFOptNE05r1LcDiCFNUuk0LRsN9zGKDk3OOAZC6FHdnS9m8e1okcHaI-KS71KB_mIPTSI_sJNZ2t6fvPhe9i14WW8YAJVZXUeAn8zfSU1-Ac2WSG5lUNT8R3lw-bOrPHRg/s2075/Stop21C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJbzI7vMHxpFk8rhD3WLX-Fm6QT2kX1SR7wJO81RV641u2RbZ0zgms5ygpFOptNE05r1LcDiCFNUuk0LRsN9zGKDk3OOAZC6FHdnS9m8e1okcHaI-KS71KB_mIPTSI_sJNZ2t6fvPhe9i14WW8YAJVZXUeAn8zfSU1-Ac2WSG5lUNT8R3lw-bOrPHRg/s320/Stop21C.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
With the Lady Adams building to your left, cross Firehouse Alley and continue
straight along the boardwalk to the end of the block. </span><br />
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Stop when you get to the end of the block stop and take a look ahead and across
the street between the trees. You will
see a metal archway with the word Downtown.
This path leads to the <a href="https://www.golden1center.com/events" target="_blank">Golden 1</a> event center, home of the Sacramento
Kings basketball team, and on to the California state Capitol. We are not going there on this tour, but I
wanted to point it out. Now turn</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> left and continue along the boardwalk along 2nd Street. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ahead on your left watch for the building marked with wall lanterns in between each door. Stop on the boardwalk in front of that building. The address is 1024 2nd Street. </span><br />
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Rhode Island stage driver James Birch arrived in Sacramento in 1849 to make his
fortune in the mines. Instead Birch saw
another opportunity and immediately set up a stagecoach line running
prospectors from Sacramento to Coloma. With this service well received, he
continued to add stages and lines to all of the hot stops in the mining area. Other companies came into the picture but by
1853, Birch was still the king of staging.
He bought out all the existing companies and consolidated them into one
company, the California Stage Company. By 1856
with over 1000 horses and 200 Concord coaches and wagons, the California
Stage Company lines were reaching all over northern and central California.</span><br />
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Continue walking toward the end of the block and s</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">top when you get to the staircase at the <a href="http://sachistorymuseum.org/sacramento-visitors-center/" target="_blank">Visitor's Center </a>at the corner ahead.
I have a story to tell about this building. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhC2MQVqUlglGH_9FBQN11XyUKawUJCtMvDTKFefOofYorLPF5Xwf4f_VF9J_uB-sqO6jyj31tj_Z_K0T8zW8QPB189p2AIgzNEX-ixdqcqiLmk3M3zGGkU_GvUkSt0iTSRQeXx5Eq_veJUHFwQqGiqYVM31IbBOH83MejGd3lhKQjE6-lybLDrrBIyQ/s2075/Stop-24A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhC2MQVqUlglGH_9FBQN11XyUKawUJCtMvDTKFefOofYorLPF5Xwf4f_VF9J_uB-sqO6jyj31tj_Z_K0T8zW8QPB189p2AIgzNEX-ixdqcqiLmk3M3zGGkU_GvUkSt0iTSRQeXx5Eq_veJUHFwQqGiqYVM31IbBOH83MejGd3lhKQjE6-lybLDrrBIyQ/s320/Stop-24A.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The fire of 1852 dealt a huge blow to this block, including this building. In 1853, businessman and entrepreneur, Benjamin Franklin Hastings bought what was left of this building for $1,500. He renovated it and opened a bank.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">For the next two decades, this building would meet the changing needs of Sacramento, serving as a microcosm of commercial and political activity. It was the first location of the California Supreme Court. There judges evaluated and analyzed the law, creating the case law which today still governs much of California. The Wells Fargo Company had their office here and so did Alta Telegraph. And do you remember Theodore Judah, chief engineer for the Sacramento Valley Railroad Company? He had an office here as well. And for the entire 18 month existence of the Pony Express in 1860 and 1861, this served as its western terminus. </span><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1RfoK-muqDp62nnC2Nq6cnjMBLyPxCz1wvOwhjRIVOLDUci7LVI2vU8a3J8FrhBUfg7bBQTmlZih2ZVWFIASm8CeLWicgAfr8szTe4B-H0yPmTv75GQbpfVlK7cfahobZuTmRLvwgygU3Jp3va_CyJBUXjbSNkT5AyTTgZ7umdp_HsBRgFkAxFlQBw/s2075/Stop-24B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1RfoK-muqDp62nnC2Nq6cnjMBLyPxCz1wvOwhjRIVOLDUci7LVI2vU8a3J8FrhBUfg7bBQTmlZih2ZVWFIASm8CeLWicgAfr8szTe4B-H0yPmTv75GQbpfVlK7cfahobZuTmRLvwgygU3Jp3va_CyJBUXjbSNkT5AyTTgZ7umdp_HsBRgFkAxFlQBw/s320/Stop-24B.jpg" width="316" /></a></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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Today this is the home of the Sacramento Visitor's Center. Inside you will find some informational
plaques on the walls that have historical information relating to the Pony
Express and Wells Fargo Company. Now continue walking and turn </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">left at the corner of 2nd and J and continue straight along the
boardwalk. </span><br />
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Ahead on your left watch for the white wooden fence with an archway
opening. Stop when you are in front of
this archway. This is Pioneer Park. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDuXmcfsnnCT8K5dDoo9TI7pyhYnxLf-EwdmvfE1Dj6Fs71RqHd_mdFQkaczFhvw-RiTP-oogCaL6aHWNQBr5Qo-ra1W0ddqxRwT805cPdWKJjrVdH0aTl3PJtketg2Rf85B8DucVrJzr-aAc6d9B04LizzJUjfeX1FCyCh6n6Ehd0hoOgF3WbRAubg/s2075/Stop-25A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDuXmcfsnnCT8K5dDoo9TI7pyhYnxLf-EwdmvfE1Dj6Fs71RqHd_mdFQkaczFhvw-RiTP-oogCaL6aHWNQBr5Qo-ra1W0ddqxRwT805cPdWKJjrVdH0aTl3PJtketg2Rf85B8DucVrJzr-aAc6d9B04LizzJUjfeX1FCyCh6n6Ehd0hoOgF3WbRAubg/s320/Stop-25A.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwTIbqBCjNf8N3LW01MKBieWWNn2WXd4U96ah3qjrVCbfc2IELko8MfVOkQftGItkIzJQBOb4n3ZQno4hZpgDoilz8PrT7Yb1FDe4c8iK0opTyQx8BFJZgTaVqNQok2t0Kf3HQ3LU8zOOwZkK3M6GkbcUGVrAA98R3_I7iDGe6QaqQjD0z8_33ZhGKw/s2075/Stop-25B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwTIbqBCjNf8N3LW01MKBieWWNn2WXd4U96ah3qjrVCbfc2IELko8MfVOkQftGItkIzJQBOb4n3ZQno4hZpgDoilz8PrT7Yb1FDe4c8iK0opTyQx8BFJZgTaVqNQok2t0Kf3HQ3LU8zOOwZkK3M6GkbcUGVrAA98R3_I7iDGe6QaqQjD0z8_33ZhGKw/s320/Stop-25B.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Though not much of a park, in 1849, this was the site of the Sacramento City Market building. A structure that radically changed during gold rush years, transitioning from wood to brick and from one-story to four-stories. During the redevelopment years of the 1960s this building was too far gone to even renovate. It was demolished leaving only this vacant lot. For some reason, those cast iron columns you see inside the park were taken off buildings during the 1960s renovations and left here in the park.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNBiDUmg2Q1qPYA-q6T1pTyE7dbHH-9uviaObKiZ9VGQWWnJiG8TcaE-79PMsV1_Mveuxmf4_9B5_jKaQ2TCQKQLyRXPszX0T-mY6KmijPrtbilIIxnX3E_f01blY8IR4oN4OQBenORiMhFe9FRQ0r8Wq1FxL0Vpm7PmfVzieXF0wu1FdPLglFb2tmw/s2075/Stop-25C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNBiDUmg2Q1qPYA-q6T1pTyE7dbHH-9uviaObKiZ9VGQWWnJiG8TcaE-79PMsV1_Mveuxmf4_9B5_jKaQ2TCQKQLyRXPszX0T-mY6KmijPrtbilIIxnX3E_f01blY8IR4oN4OQBenORiMhFe9FRQ0r8Wq1FxL0Vpm7PmfVzieXF0wu1FdPLglFb2tmw/s320/Stop-25C.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Now walk to the end of the boardwalk and the white picket fence. Stop here, before crossing Firehouse Alley.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzHC-xM-3lKx3bN81N-nQZZkl3HfkE_oUXB3yGTDmM8v4k2PGmtn1mwchYfpBgE-RA77hf7RwF9z27YwI_T_WChnm83TsHRC2Sznwi9xiAuFEtT_IZp0m8x4WMfSjuyMCVdO8-uSLSuZXnwCZRTyne1CheOhunBb5OD8Wt5VdYpgNvKTQnR-0di1wig/s2075/Stop-25D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzHC-xM-3lKx3bN81N-nQZZkl3HfkE_oUXB3yGTDmM8v4k2PGmtn1mwchYfpBgE-RA77hf7RwF9z27YwI_T_WChnm83TsHRC2Sznwi9xiAuFEtT_IZp0m8x4WMfSjuyMCVdO8-uSLSuZXnwCZRTyne1CheOhunBb5OD8Wt5VdYpgNvKTQnR-0di1wig/s320/Stop-25D.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Take a look at the brick building
across Firehouse Alley and look for the brass plaque which states that this is
the site of the Sam Brannan Building.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDqGcrQstE0Ldpo8E3HuUDjeY7Yuz7Ni8CeikRpQUxvyiit-tfTZTmlPL5IPiK_sa6hX-lKiuvVMoxiuEVbpJzOHfk-pEn2AASu5FoH_h0QQzas7IomYElyxWTF72ZZhiw-5cQiWNpAivglxeZ39d3peuO_LdvK8v8TOmInDBkhIP4AXRKlA_0KyIUA/s2075/Stop-25-Sam-Brannon-Plaque.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDqGcrQstE0Ldpo8E3HuUDjeY7Yuz7Ni8CeikRpQUxvyiit-tfTZTmlPL5IPiK_sa6hX-lKiuvVMoxiuEVbpJzOHfk-pEn2AASu5FoH_h0QQzas7IomYElyxWTF72ZZhiw-5cQiWNpAivglxeZ39d3peuO_LdvK8v8TOmInDBkhIP4AXRKlA_0KyIUA/s320/Stop-25-Sam-Brannon-Plaque.jpg" width="316" /></a></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMI20uMy-nMVXXqNsQxGek3YACFdOMoN_SWUk7SJwxi0WFC-iYo93P4FylBp6Z09q-i41QOuLoS6T3iDW2cgYXCNESFOQWSHjnbQYpmM54cYpNaybn5BzikrwgTUPeETjHrS5UiRNkD0fDZJK5dzP5xUyCi8AnWH1-naVUtO4L-fdXBbQOTenjU7B63w/s2075/Stop25-Pioneer-Park-Sam-Brannan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMI20uMy-nMVXXqNsQxGek3YACFdOMoN_SWUk7SJwxi0WFC-iYo93P4FylBp6Z09q-i41QOuLoS6T3iDW2cgYXCNESFOQWSHjnbQYpmM54cYpNaybn5BzikrwgTUPeETjHrS5UiRNkD0fDZJK5dzP5xUyCi8AnWH1-naVUtO4L-fdXBbQOTenjU7B63w/s320/Stop25-Pioneer-Park-Sam-Brannan.jpg" width="316" /></a></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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Sam Brannan was an American businessman, and journalist. Born in 1819 in Maine, Sam came to California
in 1846. In 1847, he established the
California Star, the first newspaper in San Francisco. Later that year he opened a store in San
Francisco and Sutter's Fort in Sacramento. In 1848, Brannon got word well
before other business owners that gold had been discovered at Sutter's Mill. He
quickly bought up all of the picks, shovels and pans he could find and filled
both of his mercantile stores. Then he
paraded down Montgomery Street in San Francisco waving a bottle full of gold dust
in one hand and proclaiming "Gold! Gold! Gold from the American
River!" He paid 20 cents each for
the pans, then sold them for $15 a piece. In nine weeks, he made $36,000. </span><br />
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Using his profits, Brannan purchased more property in Sacramento, including
this section of J Street in 1865. The building
served as Sacramento's first post office, the Jones Hotel, and eventually the
Brannan Hotel. </span><br />
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It is time to get moving again, cross Firehouse Alley and continue along the
boardwalk to the corner. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">At the corner, turn right and cross the street. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJIzLUm0jtnvrVe3y1KqWE_dEWc_VC3L1J0eFu0PQJUJHMO5TGpqSMFj3XWpp11AcAtCY2EmaNunqw5CabciPMbaD4cAui_KXelpKmK5dFFRJTjp95RsTNhWcU6fF_LDyixNT93Fs7q5g4GkINwVm8i2DyXOwqAZGPQIJrXT7VbM9OLq71Jb8SZGjsw/s2075/Stop-26.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJIzLUm0jtnvrVe3y1KqWE_dEWc_VC3L1J0eFu0PQJUJHMO5TGpqSMFj3XWpp11AcAtCY2EmaNunqw5CabciPMbaD4cAui_KXelpKmK5dFFRJTjp95RsTNhWcU6fF_LDyixNT93Fs7q5g4GkINwVm8i2DyXOwqAZGPQIJrXT7VbM9OLq71Jb8SZGjsw/s320/Stop-26.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Once you have crossed the street, turn right again and continue along the
boardwalk down J Street. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8x6c9bqEH4wHe6mqkXmZBuJSwrTK0Hl4Y_p7uv6pCW2fS1EeORolSJeF9V_Qj7TdCrgdJJsuiKfjEEkgKjaZaFIKE5WzyvV8kjlWRxdoNo7kOxU6d3fW_2XEWBHRSh17nWCxsbWZ6W5ldq4Z3JuOeeyjl0QvQScZxhx0gHG1ZjD2MLKcoBOQyjZjpUQ/s2075/Stop-27A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8x6c9bqEH4wHe6mqkXmZBuJSwrTK0Hl4Y_p7uv6pCW2fS1EeORolSJeF9V_Qj7TdCrgdJJsuiKfjEEkgKjaZaFIKE5WzyvV8kjlWRxdoNo7kOxU6d3fW_2XEWBHRSh17nWCxsbWZ6W5ldq4Z3JuOeeyjl0QvQScZxhx0gHG1ZjD2MLKcoBOQyjZjpUQ/s320/Stop-27A.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">Just ahead is a grassy area, on your left. Stop when you get to the end of the grassy area at the informational plaque.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">In the 1850s this was the site of James Warren's, New England Seed Store.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">James brought camellia seeds with him from the east coast and introduced this flower to Sacramento in 1852. The camellia is now the official flower of the City and County of Sacramento.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs86XwRksM4g4wHhZenD9PKwdrhfgWsDB80W9G8EdsW4gizMfWZ7OxBshz65LYkOIcxWBJcysWPdxUCJE1-hosR6V12ZgwcvBMxL5pNrDmQ6kYYBiiL6GmwTdUguiCPXjiGzseQFnbJxXuIzH-4MEHxT2PrwsFy-nKRniOV2AfHzNzH9gulcSKdLRdnQ/s2075/Stop-27B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs86XwRksM4g4wHhZenD9PKwdrhfgWsDB80W9G8EdsW4gizMfWZ7OxBshz65LYkOIcxWBJcysWPdxUCJE1-hosR6V12ZgwcvBMxL5pNrDmQ6kYYBiiL6GmwTdUguiCPXjiGzseQFnbJxXuIzH-4MEHxT2PrwsFy-nKRniOV2AfHzNzH9gulcSKdLRdnQ/s320/Stop-27B.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMEC1ZY7XkHCudogV2RPi7HnxsjQmpVRmH0K2L5brpjf1G_okv_a49ZNvTKj2YYqeMzSo-0RHwBjKC5XfLYcsOF1n9h6OqrANP6QIRaCPFsEU-3_s_tk1A8lGxeR8a1bGrt9zYRB_xlYIY6t42F891crIhQjPBLXTtuzXNzgLkkwH2oA7S_T8PHbq7A/s2075/Stop-27C-New-England-Seed-Store-Marker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmMEC1ZY7XkHCudogV2RPi7HnxsjQmpVRmH0K2L5brpjf1G_okv_a49ZNvTKj2YYqeMzSo-0RHwBjKC5XfLYcsOF1n9h6OqrANP6QIRaCPFsEU-3_s_tk1A8lGxeR8a1bGrt9zYRB_xlYIY6t42F891crIhQjPBLXTtuzXNzgLkkwH2oA7S_T8PHbq7A/s320/Stop-27C-New-England-Seed-Store-Marker.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Now take a look across Firehouse Alley to the red brick building. Erected in 1851 this was the site of the Sacramento Union newspaper. The newspaper business in Sacramento was a merciless. Nineteen newspapers began here between 1849 and 1857 and only two survived, the Democratic State Journal, the location of which we saw earlier, and the Sacramento Daily Union. The Union was the oldest daily newspaper in California, in print from 1852 until 1994. During the Union's early years famous American writers Mark Twain and Bret Harte were among its contributors. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEg0tk57bpg-Y521o-mLzpY6eETtf9ar1X_OqIm0Uhs858Fx_BhXo9gO4DSAua2GAyvm4TgLAGzl74Tv11KIWpedOoi56uFtIR7ZyitH2ccupiVlXFerfbnXlyBj-tN7Mz97eYgh79f7-5F_hOoxqvXDmuSb_7YmJaXxR8mrIHTuitXKm67z5f60VZ-g/s2075/Stop-27-Union.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEg0tk57bpg-Y521o-mLzpY6eETtf9ar1X_OqIm0Uhs858Fx_BhXo9gO4DSAua2GAyvm4TgLAGzl74Tv11KIWpedOoi56uFtIR7ZyitH2ccupiVlXFerfbnXlyBj-tN7Mz97eYgh79f7-5F_hOoxqvXDmuSb_7YmJaXxR8mrIHTuitXKm67z5f60VZ-g/s320/Stop-27-Union.jpg" width="316" /></a></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /><br />
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When you are ready, cross Firehouse Alley and continue walking along the
boardwalk. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Behind the black iron fence on your left is an empty lot. Originally the site
of the Magnolia Saloon where early California politicians were known to have
made many a political deal over a drink or two. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFrHc7kjlEU8_qD0T5sBGUUFkKN1Gp4QxOHwz_1DWHuq5PNxK2pw_f3yX3hWT-4HjVLt4hcEqYhLRJnyfYrbyTCvs7jIo-P6gcsmNXvXAcVuXyXxtSjpXmaBBEcQPsAnKh7jwkYLky1hNGsQOwVjaFKwCRijbWX0aKx2173puwUqUMrTe51P_BNWbew/s2075/Stop-28A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFrHc7kjlEU8_qD0T5sBGUUFkKN1Gp4QxOHwz_1DWHuq5PNxK2pw_f3yX3hWT-4HjVLt4hcEqYhLRJnyfYrbyTCvs7jIo-P6gcsmNXvXAcVuXyXxtSjpXmaBBEcQPsAnKh7jwkYLky1hNGsQOwVjaFKwCRijbWX0aKx2173puwUqUMrTe51P_BNWbew/s320/Stop-28A.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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Stop when you get to the corner and look across the street. That is the Pony Express statue and our next stop. Cross the street and I
will meet you at the statue. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVZTazlUbUa5US9ESKtsEh_biqRn0QbA4RfPYWA3DIJGCAzuMvhVo65DsL4nWum0Lh_pgIm52cUz8EoULerayvK7TLSd1zdhHybR7E-YN8U0mCsI5aLsZAILEUIoytvt7fU4z19SmmTpoObiW-B50fjMfFhC10z5oGInNVl0lHIwfnO57f4WmU_dR4w/s2075/Stop-28C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVZTazlUbUa5US9ESKtsEh_biqRn0QbA4RfPYWA3DIJGCAzuMvhVo65DsL4nWum0Lh_pgIm52cUz8EoULerayvK7TLSd1zdhHybR7E-YN8U0mCsI5aLsZAILEUIoytvt7fU4z19SmmTpoObiW-B50fjMfFhC10z5oGInNVl0lHIwfnO57f4WmU_dR4w/s320/Stop-28C.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
Stop on the sidewalk in front of the Pony Express statue and turn to your right
to face the Heywood Building. At one
time this was the location of D. O. Mills Bank, the only bank in Sacramento
that did not go out of business during the bank run of August 1850. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8sP0_cl0J_VXL2SMNrUk7zgZdNboOShmk_n6b1sXZEjuw5m7BMkYxvFABlDWSZhEZXjT6w-mREdTTXlnI1ZjroHtQGu0JF7mFGGtwzoFl8o2ZYPuqH16tkAgcU3PmP5Cau5pOR0WYwGq-paooKG5MGBHJpeP1JMUeHNV-bJfRt668DZR95kiTy4rKAw/s2075/Stop-29A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8sP0_cl0J_VXL2SMNrUk7zgZdNboOShmk_n6b1sXZEjuw5m7BMkYxvFABlDWSZhEZXjT6w-mREdTTXlnI1ZjroHtQGu0JF7mFGGtwzoFl8o2ZYPuqH16tkAgcU3PmP5Cau5pOR0WYwGq-paooKG5MGBHJpeP1JMUeHNV-bJfRt668DZR95kiTy4rKAw/s320/Stop-29A.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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During the gold rush years, successful miners returned to Sacramento to
exchange their gold dust with merchants for more supplies and to deposit their
excess gold in banks for safekeeping. Early on banks offered 5% interest
monthly on deposits. But by the 1850's
competition had risen so high that banks began offering 10 to 15% return on
their deposits. This was not sustainable
and by August of that year three major banking institutions closed their doors,
with others continuing to fall like dominoes.
Many miners lost some or all of their deposits. The exception to this
was Darius Ogden Mills and his brother Edgar and their D. O. Mills bank which
due to their wise management, did not lose one penny of their depositor's
funds. In 1864, Darius would go on to
become president of the Bank of California in San Francisco while his brother
Edgar remained behind to run their successful banking operation in
Sacramento. </span><br />
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Now turn around and take a look at the Pony Express Statue for a moment.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs93T_UuwRybxReO-GssJtLdmFEzn3mIp8hB_XbD6nY3kNq4oOImDaASiMzN5MwWuqM8QyOAHAjnNfh_5dSfTXeGW0d-8t-pS-6hlXnWxFstmGkmv_H3aafJGWoBvz_qSUQVv__l8tbH1C-KnIu3xbmPCQpnMurJPUOBhPXS81rznmVH8IM9MLr0cALw/s2075/Stop-29B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs93T_UuwRybxReO-GssJtLdmFEzn3mIp8hB_XbD6nY3kNq4oOImDaASiMzN5MwWuqM8QyOAHAjnNfh_5dSfTXeGW0d-8t-pS-6hlXnWxFstmGkmv_H3aafJGWoBvz_qSUQVv__l8tbH1C-KnIu3xbmPCQpnMurJPUOBhPXS81rznmVH8IM9MLr0cALw/s320/Stop-29B.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">In 1860 the fastest way to get mail from the east coast to California was twenty-five days by steamer. William Russell, Alexander Majors and William Waddell felt they could do this faster and established the Pony Express.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">The route, St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California covered 2,000 miles in 10 days, by horse. The advertisement for the Pony Express read: Wanted “Young, skinny, wiry fellows anxious for adventure, not over 18.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">Must be expert riders and willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred.” The Pony Express only lasted 18 months. The completion of the transcontinental telegraph in October 1861 caused its demise.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialXePlcBiSrrOHU7AUszhU-ITLw-b3os6m7gXcUl2aJGQNmZ89xbwYqJR3iJRrNOs_9joom-a9Y9fC0MPAoHTgIstEjrkLNv6UBwwHJvVm0pkgu46j_1Tcx_1CpehjcS6zhOWWfq-wFl622OOkk_BAu3xdhX3LSPgxlVh2jMWDHycmQQzEqo6_avk0g/s2075/Stop-29C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialXePlcBiSrrOHU7AUszhU-ITLw-b3os6m7gXcUl2aJGQNmZ89xbwYqJR3iJRrNOs_9joom-a9Y9fC0MPAoHTgIstEjrkLNv6UBwwHJvVm0pkgu46j_1Tcx_1CpehjcS6zhOWWfq-wFl622OOkk_BAu3xdhX3LSPgxlVh2jMWDHycmQQzEqo6_avk0g/s320/Stop-29C.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8URUnTILvnn3yPXGI8g4-gE6ZCRfiAxDbboxmq9ttFlR2eFtC5ENQisZaRb18e0P4Gp2rNQ2nwd6AFGIrL7KQG6vgI8d-7idVuFAS7ekEd6aT4Fh7s3VIBG6RZODgEQHi_qdje-8j0pVjzO06dw1bSh5QU6DA7lwhAMKVD0FBpuX0UsXkRyrLmuBd0A/s2075/Stop-29D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8URUnTILvnn3yPXGI8g4-gE6ZCRfiAxDbboxmq9ttFlR2eFtC5ENQisZaRb18e0P4Gp2rNQ2nwd6AFGIrL7KQG6vgI8d-7idVuFAS7ekEd6aT4Fh7s3VIBG6RZODgEQHi_qdje-8j0pVjzO06dw1bSh5QU6DA7lwhAMKVD0FBpuX0UsXkRyrLmuBd0A/s320/Stop-29D.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
Sculped by Thomas Holland, this statue of a Pony Express rider on a horse at
full gallop, was installed here in the 1970s.
It commemorates the glory days of The Pony Express, which had its
inaugural run leave from the B.F. Hasting's building across the street on April
4th, 1860. There rider Sam Hamilton,
with satchels full of mail, galloped off into a blinding rainstorm down J
Street, on that first leg of the 1,966-mile trip to St. Joseph, Missouri. </span><br />
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Now continue walking along the sidewalk down 2nd street away from the Pony
Express statue. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Take a look to your right. Do you see
the a stone wall with a number of plaques?
Walk over to the plaques and stop for a moment. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxCalbnHMyiOL4Ovl7nqpNR8dcob4aKe--rZI0h_mig9nWCO5ihpuosHxK0Ht--d62Vq7B6xrDyvtFizFMzzSSyAbPnlOJW87JuTs7khq83MNcWevK-hi_5xCfBChJvKKqucs4Czj4zD_l9Sz7eMZpFyiKGZ7GZ9M6YRGze5DotZN76C2dzvDetMZcw/s2075/Stop30.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxCalbnHMyiOL4Ovl7nqpNR8dcob4aKe--rZI0h_mig9nWCO5ihpuosHxK0Ht--d62Vq7B6xrDyvtFizFMzzSSyAbPnlOJW87JuTs7khq83MNcWevK-hi_5xCfBChJvKKqucs4Czj4zD_l9Sz7eMZpFyiKGZ7GZ9M6YRGze5DotZN76C2dzvDetMZcw/s320/Stop30.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These plaques were placed here in 1963 by the Sacramento Historical Landmarks Commission and Sacramento County Historical Society. They are part of the plan set forth in the 1960s to redevelop Old Town Sacramento. Despite its colorful history, Old Town was gradually abandoned during the 1940s and 50s. It became an eyesore, a collection of cheap diners, bars and flophouses. And a haven for the homeless. When the Firehouse Restaurant opened in 1960, no one thought it would succeed. When it did, a plan was set forth to redevelop the entire Old Town recreating and renovating it to look like it did in the 1850s.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVCBPVWqFAGpLOR3ukI7bs567C5bSgE8eXB4Q3EuT7v-ExadDVw_LJqnRIwsHZR6tQe9Ayj9tjhe29I4FA6-8qOgEwhFgByjMRwT2UA6kxJLSu6I-Z6ez1OkpYgWUX-rok-gAJ4LWIM8oZoJ94A65k5QmfCY-UC9DNgdgNwAscb2G0BZNY3WltnHZOQ/s2075/Stop-30B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVCBPVWqFAGpLOR3ukI7bs567C5bSgE8eXB4Q3EuT7v-ExadDVw_LJqnRIwsHZR6tQe9Ayj9tjhe29I4FA6-8qOgEwhFgByjMRwT2UA6kxJLSu6I-Z6ez1OkpYgWUX-rok-gAJ4LWIM8oZoJ94A65k5QmfCY-UC9DNgdgNwAscb2G0BZNY3WltnHZOQ/s320/Stop-30B.jpg" width="316" /></a></div></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br />
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In its earliest days, Old Town Sacramento's boundaries extended beyond its
current limits. During redevelopment in
the 1960s the construction of Interstate 5 eliminated a portion of the old city
leaving only the historic core we have today with 50 plus historic buildings
dating to the second half of the 1800s. Each building has a history and each
shows a reasonable approximation of their original Gold Rush era
appearance. Though all of the buildings
have required varying degrees of reconstruction since the 1960s and few serve
their original purpose, most now house restaurants, gift shops, or other
businesses catering to tourists. </span><br />
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Alright let's get going. Continue
walking along the sidewalk in the direction you were going. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XuAITJiImJfcdSPMP28vjVrpS_kscsYCMRgQ43US2puhT8UUHmD6sNmRfaAnTAXH0Xa4FrhebyT35NIx3RCIy7qQmAN2zvFmp-PEhJOypM54QqAq-QNMYjW6PZBWnEmskoVjCFtM7HGv06ZVOuZNTDxR70wDNRAOf_HvYfxOsSjg2QVQG5DSz-zpog/s5184/IMG_9437.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XuAITJiImJfcdSPMP28vjVrpS_kscsYCMRgQ43US2puhT8UUHmD6sNmRfaAnTAXH0Xa4FrhebyT35NIx3RCIy7qQmAN2zvFmp-PEhJOypM54QqAq-QNMYjW6PZBWnEmskoVjCFtM7HGv06ZVOuZNTDxR70wDNRAOf_HvYfxOsSjg2QVQG5DSz-zpog/s320/IMG_9437.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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What you see here today, in Old Town Sacramento, is the outcome of the
redevelopment project of the 1960s. The
town truly feels as if one has stepped back in time to the 1850s. So much so that in 1965 the National Park
Service named the entire original historic 1850s business district a National
Historic Landmark.</span><br />
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The architectural style of Old Town is mixed, with a few Greek Revival
buildings. You will also find some
building of Spanish and Mexican influence, which stems from the seven decades
of their rule. But the most dominant is the Italianette style which feature
multi-storied buildings with large arched doorways and windows, covered
balconies, and ornate decorative details. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDu_A6W-49RkMrujOV-QlTzVtVHFj_irjtCK1JTQwvdn-AzAJiKjx8VdYDtv1yEEUjZb7bR4HS2muD16uo3UhTcuSvkK9QumRjIp8sIMTm7YereaiwZXcZfXT7EiPcSyyZqM9vSOWu5f8UlbrZaBAeS6fmb7uiMpWWlM-TKme0gNpQIsDdSgSIvkFxbw/s5184/IMG_9451.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDu_A6W-49RkMrujOV-QlTzVtVHFj_irjtCK1JTQwvdn-AzAJiKjx8VdYDtv1yEEUjZb7bR4HS2muD16uo3UhTcuSvkK9QumRjIp8sIMTm7YereaiwZXcZfXT7EiPcSyyZqM9vSOWu5f8UlbrZaBAeS6fmb7uiMpWWlM-TKme0gNpQIsDdSgSIvkFxbw/s320/IMG_9451.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
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When you come to the crosswalk, turn left and cross 2nd Street. When you get to the other side, stop in front
of the black iron fence in front of Pioneer Square. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5DnGqCM1XIMqEdq9dJItHlp6F3aWVqcKiYLV3eCM5MGT9xO34EBbjbtmh61l4eJKqxtkO_TpxCNfa2WOUG3t6EwNLEFo5fBCLEtMEiorusKfAEtpTp8xGX0KEQuzQ1sm4C3GSz3HLEHUzmFwzG53CN2D2xPYXB-L7lSmDjqTN8SQ0Mcrj9tY71tr7g/s2075/Stop-31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5DnGqCM1XIMqEdq9dJItHlp6F3aWVqcKiYLV3eCM5MGT9xO34EBbjbtmh61l4eJKqxtkO_TpxCNfa2WOUG3t6EwNLEFo5fBCLEtMEiorusKfAEtpTp8xGX0KEQuzQ1sm4C3GSz3HLEHUzmFwzG53CN2D2xPYXB-L7lSmDjqTN8SQ0Mcrj9tY71tr7g/s320/Stop-31.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicysprvApd_Zj1LzLH6_CcNZF12JcbIlqZxMbzUllRy3Vi2HPYtZZ3hvVHb36_Y4oj_3Mr29c1FPYkvMT-hxGcy2jgPgzXrAL7IN3nPG8JKkGhD7RRPETkdWbUKFdxTOyCEpA5q7ACJpfRlBGwCO9ZKjT3cOW8XrOKRfDyRxD99wv4ksYa_AhMczB15g/s2075/Stop-32A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicysprvApd_Zj1LzLH6_CcNZF12JcbIlqZxMbzUllRy3Vi2HPYtZZ3hvVHb36_Y4oj_3Mr29c1FPYkvMT-hxGcy2jgPgzXrAL7IN3nPG8JKkGhD7RRPETkdWbUKFdxTOyCEpA5q7ACJpfRlBGwCO9ZKjT3cOW8XrOKRfDyRxD99wv4ksYa_AhMczB15g/s320/Stop-32A.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The sign proposes the question, Where do you
go after you find gold? Well, if you were a miner here in the 1850s and 60s,
this would have been your first stop. </span><br />
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Professor Louis Lauriet’s Assay Office opened in 1850 and was located here in a
two story brick building. Originally from the West Indies, Lauriet was an assayer. He analyzed and weighed the gold to
determined if it was authentic. If it was, Lauriet would cast the gold dust
into ingots or slugs and stamp them with a U.S. mint value. Now a miners gold was legal to spend. </span><br />
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The building that housed Lauriet's assay office has been gone for years. At one time it occupied this sunken courtyard
in front of you. The exposed brick wall
you see on your right down in the courtyard was built by store owners in the
1860s to raise the streets to the current level you stand on today. This wall is an example of what exists
underground here in Old Town, brick walls running the entire length of the
streets. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBr10h46SRCSjmbt9QxD9nJV3IhWa-chkmhM1iyYMTSV5APiufo_UmN-UI0xXZZPlIp_foVpPQfT-Ea9xTej4Qza4XnaNhdPVGQEmr3A_Q8FMxDk8v8J9sJ_gX3TtOuFki-liqq153U8l0qoqGyTQxSKyGDFHkwz68480bmBkFKSY7HiAeUAuc0Mfsg/s2075/Stop32B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBr10h46SRCSjmbt9QxD9nJV3IhWa-chkmhM1iyYMTSV5APiufo_UmN-UI0xXZZPlIp_foVpPQfT-Ea9xTej4Qza4XnaNhdPVGQEmr3A_Q8FMxDk8v8J9sJ_gX3TtOuFki-liqq153U8l0qoqGyTQxSKyGDFHkwz68480bmBkFKSY7HiAeUAuc0Mfsg/s320/Stop32B.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKX7JP_tyCjg1dnj5xuRQfh5aQfjBXd8mkhG4sF4vH4b-_T82ZFxtPdbSj3kgM23vjlx8SNeQyeE5NXoPKs48h1Su6YHGYZCVfaC4GraZvPl-wEAU1yJoug0CrmMO22zvZhHj2b0xYWNwGQqlga7yNPsIKkeAFvhBrebzACDL77Fdhe91VuyGI-buVQ/s2075/Stop-32C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKX7JP_tyCjg1dnj5xuRQfh5aQfjBXd8mkhG4sF4vH4b-_T82ZFxtPdbSj3kgM23vjlx8SNeQyeE5NXoPKs48h1Su6YHGYZCVfaC4GraZvPl-wEAU1yJoug0CrmMO22zvZhHj2b0xYWNwGQqlga7yNPsIKkeAFvhBrebzACDL77Fdhe91VuyGI-buVQ/s320/Stop-32C.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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Today, Pioneer Square is the home to <a href="https://theundergroundtastingroom.com/" target="_blank">TheUnderground Tasting Room</a>. They are open
Friday through Sunday from 1 to 8pm. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbWiYwAg5P2DeipYj1JO91THsN24DNIIVAPdAUW2TfFJMBzlweEOxrN8X_kDfVpQV2LXyGA0o6t3yLTsbq3lSjcHjS5Qe-2LawKHQ1mGlBxfHIkjmN3WUx05WAbBJYxJM-_7DZq5oXtdJsetJiGfDb27Ag3D-e_BldKzuucbnWeePvkPmMjFlOi2xDA/s2075/Stop-32D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbWiYwAg5P2DeipYj1JO91THsN24DNIIVAPdAUW2TfFJMBzlweEOxrN8X_kDfVpQV2LXyGA0o6t3yLTsbq3lSjcHjS5Qe-2LawKHQ1mGlBxfHIkjmN3WUx05WAbBJYxJM-_7DZq5oXtdJsetJiGfDb27Ag3D-e_BldKzuucbnWeePvkPmMjFlOi2xDA/s320/Stop-32D.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Walk to the corner of 2nd and I which is across from the Railroad Museum. Cross the street here and stop in front of
the Railroad Museum. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Quite possibly the single greatest technological feat of the 1800s, the Transcontinental
Railroad, took six years and thousands of workers to complete. The majority of the workers willing to do
this backbreaking work were Chinese migrants. At the peak of construction, and
accounting for almost 90% of the track laying crew, the Central Pacific
Railroad employed 15,000 Chinese migrants.
These crews carved tunnels through the Sierras. It was dangerous and tedious work, drilling
holes into the thick granite walls, packing the holes with explosives and
exploding avalanches of rock down into the canyon below. Many tunnels
progressed at less than a foot a day. By
June of 1867 Chinese tracklayers had conquered, what was considered the
unconquerable, Donner Pass, the highest on the route. Though it was all downhill from then on, it
took another year to finishing laying track through the rugged mountain
range. Finally on May 10, 1869, Leland
Stanford drove the ceremonial Gold Spike at Promontory Summit, Utah completing
the 1,912 mile continuous Transcontinental Railroad. East met west with
continuous steel rails permitting passengers and freight to ride from sea to
sea and the city of Sacramento played a
pivotal role in this endeavor. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitY7-bANd1kzebBvXhUStt3G3c2pCOHn37DxBdFHyXjvQzWKlWqvP_vY36g1BVUYEpsVDZCrpFUqz1tEkAIfBs-1u-Dq28SZIrDf8mJqo-gGVnkTER992AkZ5ZC48w9kfv-LMZl_M5R1Pc_YoqmEu4FoYuMsK4QHj-VZupui7NGm6kMr6QnClLeAoB_A/s2075/Stop-33.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitY7-bANd1kzebBvXhUStt3G3c2pCOHn37DxBdFHyXjvQzWKlWqvP_vY36g1BVUYEpsVDZCrpFUqz1tEkAIfBs-1u-Dq28SZIrDf8mJqo-gGVnkTER992AkZ5ZC48w9kfv-LMZl_M5R1Pc_YoqmEu4FoYuMsK4QHj-VZupui7NGm6kMr6QnClLeAoB_A/s320/Stop-33.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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The <a href="https://www.californiarailroad.museum/" target="_blank">California State Railroad Museum</a> is a must see for any railroad
enthusiast. Inside historical exhibits
are presented using stories of the people who lived, worked and died while
building the railroad. Current exhibits
include: The Chinese Railroad Workers’ Experience, a view of the Chinese
workers who built the western portion of the nation’s first Transcontinental
Railroad and Farm-to-Fork, a history of the Fruit Growers Express refrigerated
railcar system. There is also an extensive locomotive collection inside the
museum. While the locomotive collection
is extensive, only a portion of the 19 locomotives dating from 1862 to 1944 are
on public exhibition at any one time. The remaining engines are either
undergoing restoration or awaiting restoration in the Museum’s shop facilities.</span><br />
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There is an admission fee if you are going to visit this museum which is open
daily, except for holidays, from 10am to 5pm. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">With the museum on your right, continue straight along the boardwalk in the
direction of the waterfront. </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwI-tIaeJOPul3O2N0cFhbavH4O8L40b02KXY4LbCwNo0PFLK-Z9kCERUfcGUDgHx30B_30T48wD2SSy5aLMKQSUK6joUNlbjxOitLK7griEpAVuVm_lWSkQE541prBv50-KJZMQ3L35q7BlBHfTSaxpPbHnzR7TobgEPUrJBo4vF08JhtYcZcDcT0Q/s2075/Stop-34.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwI-tIaeJOPul3O2N0cFhbavH4O8L40b02KXY4LbCwNo0PFLK-Z9kCERUfcGUDgHx30B_30T48wD2SSy5aLMKQSUK6joUNlbjxOitLK7griEpAVuVm_lWSkQE541prBv50-KJZMQ3L35q7BlBHfTSaxpPbHnzR7TobgEPUrJBo4vF08JhtYcZcDcT0Q/s320/Stop-34.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /></span></div>
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Take a look to your right. Do you see a
set of red doors with the words hardware, iron, steel and coal painted over the
door? Stop there in front of what is
today called the Big Four Building. I
have another story to tell. </span><br />
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Few names conjure up the heyday of early Sacramento more than Collis
Huntington, Mark Hopkins, Charles Crocker and Leland Stanford the 8th governor
of California and founder of Sanford University. Known collectively as the Big Four, these
influential businessmen, philanthropists and railroad tycoons were the founders
of the Central Pacific Railroad, the western portion of the first
transcontinental railroad. Each of these men had a connection to the buildings
in front of you. These buildings were
originally constructed between 1849 and 1852 and stood on the south side of K Street between Second
and Third, a location which currently
lies beneath Interstate 5. While the
highway was being constructed these buildings were moved to this location and
reconstructed to appear as they did in the 1850s. </span><br />
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Out of these structures, Collis Huntington and Mark Hopkins ran their hardware
store, the Stanford brother's a successful wholesale merchandise firm, and Charles
Crocker a dry goods store. Upstairs
these men had their offices for the Central Pacific Railroad Company of
California. It was there that they
planned out the building of the western section of the Transcontinental
Railroad. </span><br />
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Now with the red doors on your right continue walking to the red brick
<a href="http://sachistorymuseum.org/" target="_blank">Sacramento History Museum</a> building. </span><br />
<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlEeQNL3Gj614yC9vRbsx7ODsQhFfVRPte53RO8IZA3XNpez-CfunepOYO1zJ3qVbnV3MVZ5S5CbGTnT0VRt3_hcM6Mp13CKsmBxt4SpeKtPKbWz1ZsWiqlyRwZE6EuLMEaF75jI8636AgWIoIA5FB9O9MkSvsn6CysVR96wd1eiB2_BMdw0QXjeFdg/s2075/Stop-35.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlEeQNL3Gj614yC9vRbsx7ODsQhFfVRPte53RO8IZA3XNpez-CfunepOYO1zJ3qVbnV3MVZ5S5CbGTnT0VRt3_hcM6Mp13CKsmBxt4SpeKtPKbWz1ZsWiqlyRwZE6EuLMEaF75jI8636AgWIoIA5FB9O9MkSvsn6CysVR96wd1eiB2_BMdw0QXjeFdg/s320/Stop-35.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In the spring of 1849, the city of Sacramento was incorporated and this two story brick building, which was built in 1854, served as its first municipal structure. It served as the City Hall, police station, city court, city jail and the city water supply was held in a tank on the roof. </span><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In 1985, the Sacramento History Museum moved into what is now a reconstructed version of the 1854 City Hall and Waterworks Building. Open daily from 10am to 5pm, the museum exhibits feature historical images, artifacts, and unique interactive elements pertaining to Sacramento history. There is a charge to visit this museum. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrkcCKyR33pFCumzK8Yh-OxXPA53eUuM0X4VNsIFLCeR5WJ4Cmdzjg5fU3MGSx0bYhhsm_Ctifkb2U_R5lK4bKAlHKcOaY4XUnSpdomeJmedDreJsxFCaoZgVbJb0YM3MOv6-D0rCkt6HxR-a5OgypnIKSLZLbKpIa_GzKepRY1nzrdZ3FEJR_IpgTQ/s2075/Stop-36A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrkcCKyR33pFCumzK8Yh-OxXPA53eUuM0X4VNsIFLCeR5WJ4Cmdzjg5fU3MGSx0bYhhsm_Ctifkb2U_R5lK4bKAlHKcOaY4XUnSpdomeJmedDreJsxFCaoZgVbJb0YM3MOv6-D0rCkt6HxR-a5OgypnIKSLZLbKpIa_GzKepRY1nzrdZ3FEJR_IpgTQ/s320/Stop-36A.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">With the museum building on your right, continue walking in the direction of the waterfront. Cross the railroad tracks, and continue straight to the waterfront. </span><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ymNX6VsAZQCsEWtmtNzRxmHvbrbu1VQJOpyr7dutMNxNRCtmXAHCN5_hge4XEV5H-6MgBDve8Eic2VO0i0T0HQbC67L1HGzm3syjWgph0SF1970-PI61Nl4KxPER4_cnb-7twYZpORehYe7rW8cRPRoJdKMX6EdtqBuXBrOkA4jK7k6lNJLtM0DCTA/s2075/Stop-36B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ymNX6VsAZQCsEWtmtNzRxmHvbrbu1VQJOpyr7dutMNxNRCtmXAHCN5_hge4XEV5H-6MgBDve8Eic2VO0i0T0HQbC67L1HGzm3syjWgph0SF1970-PI61Nl4KxPER4_cnb-7twYZpORehYe7rW8cRPRoJdKMX6EdtqBuXBrOkA4jK7k6lNJLtM0DCTA/s320/Stop-36B.jpg" width="316" /></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div></span></div>
<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Off to your right you will see
the brick railroad roundhouse. This
building, which is part of the Railroad Museum, was and is still today used for
servicing and storing locomotives. Early
steam locomotives normally traveled in the forward direction only. The
turntable in front of the roundhouse was used to turn the train cars around for
their return journey. </span><br />
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Now continue walking toward the water. Cross another set of railroad tracks and
stop when you get to the river overlook </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">and take a look to your
right toward the I Street Bridge.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzEachHRCbafnj6TMk2pAtW07jTBmVB4jkygzMykT42RcOsJrStUuiJH4_r3PdqHrirN9sX23k95_LoZvCtEZ1NE_4KdWJ33Xz1P4tXbDxX8-b332yKEtLai4TNgjRlCm_3RmvOBtZt6qeAeuwUMkiCiAIQHBmL4dRCFSKjVhd0BT4ntbZbANEXrA6g/s2075/Stop-37A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzEachHRCbafnj6TMk2pAtW07jTBmVB4jkygzMykT42RcOsJrStUuiJH4_r3PdqHrirN9sX23k95_LoZvCtEZ1NE_4KdWJ33Xz1P4tXbDxX8-b332yKEtLai4TNgjRlCm_3RmvOBtZt6qeAeuwUMkiCiAIQHBmL4dRCFSKjVhd0BT4ntbZbANEXrA6g/s320/Stop-37A.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">It was there, just south of this bridge that
Sacramento docked their prison ships during the 1850s. Why prison ships? Well the gold rush created a massive
migration of fortune seekers that arrived here, and though most were law
abiding folks, some were not. Prior to
the building of the Sacramento's municipal building in 1854 which housed the
city jail, Sacramento had no where to put those who broke the law. </span><br />
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One of these prison ships was the LaGrange, a three-masted ship that arrived
here in 1849 from Salem Massachusetts. The following year, the city purchased
the ship, and built cells in its hold. The LaGrange served as a jail until 1859
when it sank. </span><br />
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In 1986 archeologists located wreckage of what they believe is the LaGrange
imprisoned so to speak in rock just south of the I Street Bridge. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
Alright, turn around and walk back in the direction of the Sacramento History
Museum. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">When you get to the front of the Sacramento History Museum turn to your right
and continue walking in front of the yellow Union Pacific caboose. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YeCLbEVaPabHy26D4zk-FDHbV7tp5NSKe6IQVelFqSN7LNxpj1bas2aXRs4aCUUdPCN9-qhmJ-zcw6vX7III-ERsU58ZQN6coYwogxnLCaGnTnFotII6ZBxNWrsmNmZE1NvOSNl2TIJURqMMnxpVrYPKua3T-tRXGn7RJqiKz3eOHwTcrZ8ICvqpDQ/s2075/Stop-38.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YeCLbEVaPabHy26D4zk-FDHbV7tp5NSKe6IQVelFqSN7LNxpj1bas2aXRs4aCUUdPCN9-qhmJ-zcw6vX7III-ERsU58ZQN6coYwogxnLCaGnTnFotII6ZBxNWrsmNmZE1NvOSNl2TIJURqMMnxpVrYPKua3T-tRXGn7RJqiKz3eOHwTcrZ8ICvqpDQ/s320/Stop-38.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Continue walking as you pass in front of the Union Pacific Railroad Caboose. The humble caboose, a fixture on the end of freight trains for more than a century, was the place where train crews could cook meals, wash their clothes and rest. </span><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXl5If4TI8BKWHsKv70zlA_VKvi5H_Gb7w09BjvUfb1nAY-_NY9MmzR4aswyiP12QYK03BgsOqCtiHjyyU8tFrWEQl0REUpx3pwdNmEpnbHnrggAnQqLWS4t4JJXFum86OjugdT1sQ9nNLwoEZhLk3FbUtMXRT63mU0AKGay-hCrmknGk_CZlo1j3-yA/s2075/Stop-39.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXl5If4TI8BKWHsKv70zlA_VKvi5H_Gb7w09BjvUfb1nAY-_NY9MmzR4aswyiP12QYK03BgsOqCtiHjyyU8tFrWEQl0REUpx3pwdNmEpnbHnrggAnQqLWS4t4JJXFum86OjugdT1sQ9nNLwoEZhLk3FbUtMXRT63mU0AKGay-hCrmknGk_CZlo1j3-yA/s320/Stop-39.jpg" width="316" /></a></div>Continue walking and stop when you are in front of the Train Depot. A picture of the depot is shown below. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwLPI6RB4yjKvKu1sT9lLlv1btBmGehvlTRc2nGQbzAnlazWIpmWdEp0dzM6sCBBDVWgU-08xHGTjdAMXwPQA_js9TIQuITnFcw-Ek_uuo3z_r9mtnOx5lGUWx1ZAxWd6TXfb9xwfhHhtlZ0w-3ik3UAIwN9cLWuLJuMulrSp_4oMm_K5SV0VKq14Bw/s2075/Stop40A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwLPI6RB4yjKvKu1sT9lLlv1btBmGehvlTRc2nGQbzAnlazWIpmWdEp0dzM6sCBBDVWgU-08xHGTjdAMXwPQA_js9TIQuITnFcw-Ek_uuo3z_r9mtnOx5lGUWx1ZAxWd6TXfb9xwfhHhtlZ0w-3ik3UAIwN9cLWuLJuMulrSp_4oMm_K5SV0VKq14Bw/s320/Stop40A.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVp6HmxJvhqbbPY1GOh16ib7A5o5CH3wO_WCbSVEefB2tMuhdZ0sywtE-3tvZm6yq3pNxQrxJFu2tsEsPRoNNRfMCcgF4Msm0mCw9ZEaXo1l3Uspllw7Y2UmfbWJVnQghuKGlN5OmLF7Tn1sRWJjpTrMxjwnuWwVClllHihlib81Ff-AtU1fsetSDoiw/s2075/Stop-40-B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVp6HmxJvhqbbPY1GOh16ib7A5o5CH3wO_WCbSVEefB2tMuhdZ0sywtE-3tvZm6yq3pNxQrxJFu2tsEsPRoNNRfMCcgF4Msm0mCw9ZEaXo1l3Uspllw7Y2UmfbWJVnQghuKGlN5OmLF7Tn1sRWJjpTrMxjwnuWwVClllHihlib81Ff-AtU1fsetSDoiw/s320/Stop-40-B.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Then look across the street to the Eagle Theater. O</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">riginally constructed in 1849 out of canvas and wood, this playhouse provided entertainment for a mere four months before it closed its doors for good. An outcome of the January flood of that disastrous year of 1850. The story goes like this, on the night of January 4th 1850, the Sacramento River breached its levees flooding the entire embarcadero landing. Water rose inches deep inside the Eagle. By act two the waters covered the bench seats. As the play continued, customers stood on top of the benches. Finally the flood water reached the stage and snuffed out the candles and lanterns that were being used for lighting. The stage went dark and the theater closed for good. The structure you see here today was built in 1974, and is a replica of the original Eagle Theater. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukrW83rTjwLuXmTnDHPnbmpBa9BVAnQlF63JGT0cCm28rPqXhrqvBnS7VUNJHJRFQWFD9-Wj1rf-LfL4_NUy__c3WHhI4RBj7BQRa263tJznx3icbIS8w27-zVHbvvM-NlAOqbXqyaepG3WwK3g1Fu5w4j3dR0QOKby2xcdxNF187yBcx8lVfdl8hSg/s2075/Stop40C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukrW83rTjwLuXmTnDHPnbmpBa9BVAnQlF63JGT0cCm28rPqXhrqvBnS7VUNJHJRFQWFD9-Wj1rf-LfL4_NUy__c3WHhI4RBj7BQRa263tJznx3icbIS8w27-zVHbvvM-NlAOqbXqyaepG3WwK3g1Fu5w4j3dR0QOKby2xcdxNF187yBcx8lVfdl8hSg/s320/Stop40C.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
Though this theater did not survive others were built. Entertainment was very important during the
Gold Rush years and actors traveled the circuit between San Francisco,
Sacramento and gold country towns entertaining the miners. One of the most famous performers, or dare I
say infamous, was Lola Montez. She
arrived with great fanfare in Sacramento on the steamer New World in July of
1853. Famous for her "Spider
Dance" her performances sold out at the Sacramento Theatre on 3rd Street.
The theater was demolished during the construction of Interstate 5, but this
story lives on. </span><br />
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For some reason Lola apparently annoyed the editor of the Daily Californian who
wrote a scathing review of Lola's performance.
Lola, being a high spirited soul, did not take this well and fired off a
letter to the editor challenging him to a duel.
"After such a gross insult, you must don the petti-coats. I have brought some with me, which I can lend you for the occasion. You must fight with me. I leave the choice of two kinds of weapons to
yourself for I am very magnanimous. You
may choose between my dueling pistols or take your choice of a pill-box One shall be poison and the other not, and
the chances are even. I request that
this affair may be arranged by your seconds as soon as possible as my time is
quite as valuable as your own." </span><br />
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Well the editor declined the opportunity, Lola finished out her engagement in
Sacramento and moved on to the next town.
You may learn more about Lola and other feisty Gold Rush women on my
VoiceMap tour On the Road to Gold: A Highway 49 driving tour from Angels Camp
to Jamestown.</span><br />
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Now continue walking just a few more feet and stop for a moment when you get to
the front door to the Central Pacific Railroad Passenger Station Ticket Office.
It will be on your right. The address on the door is 930 Front Street. </span><br />
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This station is a faithful reconstruction of the western terminus of America's
first transcontinental railroad. The
ticket office, telegraph office, baggage and waiting room are all set up as it
would have appeared around 1876. Inside
the train shed, behind the ticket office, is an array of vintage railroad
locomotives, cars and other equipment.
If you happen to be here between April and September you might consider
taking a <a href="https://www.oldsacramento.com/attraction/excursion-train-rides" target="_blank">45 minute ride</a> on one of Old Towns historic trains. Departure times and prices are listed near
the front door to the station. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Continue straight along Front Street. Cross J Street and keep going </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">while I tell you about the riverboat
years. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1Na5t5w4dUwj9wpBXrT7AN7jLDUAv0VJk4l5dyTqH2NXw34dUGnZpNQygurPG1cyVHkmd09HHdWmg62VZj-WEyVPBaWicBCcYirRZPYPLUIrjpPOFSdIqeG_4t88-m1V3cEH_2H-mZ4JGXvoZJWOcZVCwswaBV_KQafrLrsGkF7caB3E4ijWCXg17w/s2075/Stop-41A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1Na5t5w4dUwj9wpBXrT7AN7jLDUAv0VJk4l5dyTqH2NXw34dUGnZpNQygurPG1cyVHkmd09HHdWmg62VZj-WEyVPBaWicBCcYirRZPYPLUIrjpPOFSdIqeG_4t88-m1V3cEH_2H-mZ4JGXvoZJWOcZVCwswaBV_KQafrLrsGkF7caB3E4ijWCXg17w/s320/Stop-41A.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Starting in 1849, steam paddle-wheelers operated for more than 90 years between San Francisco and Sacramento. At Sacramento, transcontinental passengers bound for San Francisco debarked from trains and stepped across the levee to a waiting steamer. These floating palaces were well appointed. Their main salon featured a grand staircase and brass chandeliers. Fresh flowers graced the white linen covered dinning tables, and a four-piece band entertained guests. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The New World steamer, the same one that brought Lola Montez and the cholera epidemic to Sacramento, set a record on the San Francisco to Sacramento run at 5 hours and 35 minutes in 1851. But she would not be the most notable ship to cruise the river. That designation would go to the Delta King. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Continue along Front Street. We are heading toward the Delta King. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15F7lzEbAFM5it4gcYkVqLH2vjhRXiOZQKUsDsERMXL6WbXU4ZfCaU5e76Z_S8nTi2SXqGQKKlxhtNeWvcPE8_0EFx6CIr9a60FoqbdmZyLeOt0A-d9IrI7d510N7hzu6-tnkBnWe7EpthimP3-OaJftv3KoZP0P519WRjqHoWD-U2reYJywePRrQ6Q/s2075/Stop-41B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15F7lzEbAFM5it4gcYkVqLH2vjhRXiOZQKUsDsERMXL6WbXU4ZfCaU5e76Z_S8nTi2SXqGQKKlxhtNeWvcPE8_0EFx6CIr9a60FoqbdmZyLeOt0A-d9IrI7d510N7hzu6-tnkBnWe7EpthimP3-OaJftv3KoZP0P519WRjqHoWD-U2reYJywePRrQ6Q/s320/Stop-41B.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">When you come to the end of this building, (the location is shown in the picture below) turn right and walk in the direction of the waterfront.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCgj_g9vMD__nTs7xdtGbnkRnUS36NjD5YSXCkzklYcjBTK66qb-dn_LDA_jY2TwISNBqE5cFSSysgPAWeS-yICOPxNyIk0jSNtFFfD1QaBkcjPyj3VRxdGD9Stbj0Xj8c2HFa3DnxFKkLg0OarJ5xpBLavf0OhQdgK4RNJ5OvJNubIxCQsPsw9PRWA/s2075/Stop-42.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCgj_g9vMD__nTs7xdtGbnkRnUS36NjD5YSXCkzklYcjBTK66qb-dn_LDA_jY2TwISNBqE5cFSSysgPAWeS-yICOPxNyIk0jSNtFFfD1QaBkcjPyj3VRxdGD9Stbj0Xj8c2HFa3DnxFKkLg0OarJ5xpBLavf0OhQdgK4RNJ5OvJNubIxCQsPsw9PRWA/s320/Stop-42.jpg" width="316" /></a></div></div></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
As you walk toward the waterfront you should see a granite marker with a bronze
plaque. Walk over to this marker and
stop for a moment. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVzdzJB5xRFvxdpRNgpLGtX9vm7xQu7MiK8Omv_ChtgTvDhbckM-swcH_Jcrk6OV9dLbVMmj4FwfIyoBVvmy-RpUTrFlVIs6zZp2pCxY5mNX_oCXJ-FFVn0rF-7gbLzjC4x-0yZ8Skz2ezEj19igiYq1G_3dMj7ZolBouSXeu_u7_coizZyTH_MtQ-Q/s2048/Stop-43A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2045" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVzdzJB5xRFvxdpRNgpLGtX9vm7xQu7MiK8Omv_ChtgTvDhbckM-swcH_Jcrk6OV9dLbVMmj4FwfIyoBVvmy-RpUTrFlVIs6zZp2pCxY5mNX_oCXJ-FFVn0rF-7gbLzjC4x-0yZ8Skz2ezEj19igiYq1G_3dMj7ZolBouSXeu_u7_coizZyTH_MtQ-Q/s320/Stop-43A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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This marker denotes the location of Mile Marker 0, and the origin of the
Central Pacific Railroad. It was at this
location in 1863 that prominent citizens and railroad founders gathered for a
groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction of the Central Pacific
Railroad. It would be six more years
before the Central Pacific would meet the Union Pacific completing the first
transcontinental railroad. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatNzWxb3JFn-TNchIe97UQn3W54qHRhyvPCJo83UseZbyC8H2xuUMYTm0IjTdHfv2ZKnrf5zmYWsLKiGmfNPBTFeEfBY7XRGaYEFUmPLvcDft9Z2Z-wxjtdGMmNJBtxaTYG8qXPysoLp0BfACbsB7pzaKl5n8Q5PWvTQ5eCNTkcafAKtFltyJQMpUHA/s2075/Stop-43B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatNzWxb3JFn-TNchIe97UQn3W54qHRhyvPCJo83UseZbyC8H2xuUMYTm0IjTdHfv2ZKnrf5zmYWsLKiGmfNPBTFeEfBY7XRGaYEFUmPLvcDft9Z2Z-wxjtdGMmNJBtxaTYG8qXPysoLp0BfACbsB7pzaKl5n8Q5PWvTQ5eCNTkcafAKtFltyJQMpUHA/s320/Stop-43B.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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Now, turn to your left. Do you see the
gray marble Antelope historical marker in front of the railroad tracks? Walk over to it. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
This marker explains the roll the riverboat steamer played during the 19 months
of the Pony Express. With Sacramento the western terminus of the Pony Express,
mail still had to get to San Francisco. For the 19 months the Pony Express was
in service, river steamers arrived and departed here at the foot of K Street
daily and transported mail to and from San Francisco.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonhs8LAOkdp87C8uMmbnKhOkSda6HPOb_NOJ7VqfTHBHpRlTX0V3mNbFdqKbLfMQ6BSMB3dYzgB3DRI7FYxtgMb1LM2ij3GMuhmzPFZu4pchzlaD5DIQoRvximijGeh1SrsiqqRMsitiX4sAXfqZAwXBEum0r-zDPpnmoE6K5d53yX3A0S0PI_x-HlA/s2075/Stop-44A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonhs8LAOkdp87C8uMmbnKhOkSda6HPOb_NOJ7VqfTHBHpRlTX0V3mNbFdqKbLfMQ6BSMB3dYzgB3DRI7FYxtgMb1LM2ij3GMuhmzPFZu4pchzlaD5DIQoRvximijGeh1SrsiqqRMsitiX4sAXfqZAwXBEum0r-zDPpnmoE6K5d53yX3A0S0PI_x-HlA/s320/Stop-44A.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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Now take a look toward the river. You should see two gangways as well as signs
for the <a href="https://www.deltaking.com/" target="_blank">Delta King</a>. Continue walking across the railroad tracks ahead and stop
at the entrance to one of the gangways for the Delta King. This is our last stop. And I have one more story to tell</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">, as
no walking tour of Old Town Sacramento would be complete with out a story about
two of the most famous riverboats to ever cruise these waters. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrApH5NSPekHoLQ9UOTQzY6dhyRrtXFVmDv_y_h7BP56pHxnZuPADfTQQ8akG5Y_asrjaq-H-Lq3YbO-YiIw1rBxP63weEHqf4rt6ZVhlJX6G7OtQi2WKfoomTcXUHgjtXyUNH-2NwHPMmnQCV_iJ2LdtaXr4Nc3O4TXuVUlGQpcmncjd5U6x3NhcPw/s2075/Stop-44C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrApH5NSPekHoLQ9UOTQzY6dhyRrtXFVmDv_y_h7BP56pHxnZuPADfTQQ8akG5Y_asrjaq-H-Lq3YbO-YiIw1rBxP63weEHqf4rt6ZVhlJX6G7OtQi2WKfoomTcXUHgjtXyUNH-2NwHPMmnQCV_iJ2LdtaXr4Nc3O4TXuVUlGQpcmncjd5U6x3NhcPw/s320/Stop-44C.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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With a promise of Comfort and Luxury Afloat, the identical twin
paddle-wheelers, the Delta King and Delta Queen entered into service on June 1,
1927, alternating nightly runs between San Francisco and Sacramento. </span><br />
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In building these vessels, it seemed as if no cost was spared. Passenger decks
were constructed with the finest oak, mahogany, teak, and Oregon cedar and
these four deck superstructures would be the first California riverboats built
with steel hulls, which provided strength, and stability, incase of
accidents. </span><br />
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Here is a narration of a tour of one of these ships on opening day: From the gangplank, passengers entered the
Saloon Deck lobby. The centerpiece a
grand staircase with ornate bronze filigree and curving Honduran-mahogany
handrails, beaming brass chandeliers, and a grand piano. Beyond the lobby was the dinning room where
fresh flowers graced the crisp white linen-covered tables and travelers relaxed
in luxurious mahogany chairs upholstered in soft Moroccan leather. A five
course meal cost .75 cents. After dinner
the social hall came alive with music from a four-piece band. Those so inclined
filled the floor to dance the night away
doing the two-step, waltz, or Charleston. Or if a quiet night in a cabin
relaxing to the hypnotizing sounds of the paddle wheel's soft pulsations was
more to your liking, fare and accommodations were sold separately. Fare was
$1.80 one way, and $3 round trip, with prices for cabins ranging from $1 to
$5. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
In 1940, the Delta King and Delta Queen's time cruising the Sacramento River
ended. During those 13 years, the two made almost 4,500 night voyages on the
river using only steam and paddle wheel, no
radar, depth finders or other sophisticated navigational aids were
available at the time. And all of these
trips were without any serious accident.
</span><br />
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From 1940 to 1946 the Delta King and Delta Queen served the United States Navy
as naval barracks as well as a hospital.
Both stationed at various locations near San Francisco. </span><br />
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After the war, the Delta Queen was sold to Greene Line Steamers of
Cincinnati. She was towed through the
Panama Canal to New Orleans, refurbished and began cruising the Mississippi in
1947. With over 60 years cruising the
Mississippi area, the Delta Queen was taken out of service in 2008.</span><br />
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From 1946 to 1989 the Delta King remained land locked in various locations from
San Francisco, Richmond, Stockton and Canada.
In 1978 the vessel was placed on the National Register of Historic
Places. For 15 months in the early 1980s, while docked in Richmond, the hull of
the Delta King was fully submerged causing severe damage to the vessel. It took
6 weeks of hard work to get her afloat. In 1989, after years of renovation, the Delta
King finally was moored permanently in Sacramento at the Old Town dock where
she has found new life as a 44-room hotel and restaurant and home to the
Capital stage theater. Its open to the
public so feel free to explore this floating landmark once you have completed
this tour. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
This marks the end of our walking tour. I hope you have enjoyed your tour of
Sacramento's Old Town. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Until next time, Happy Adventures!</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">____________________</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">All photo by L.A. Momboisse <br /></span>
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I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with </span><a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">VoiceMap</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">GPSmyCity</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (</span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Carmel</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Monterey</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Big Sur</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, Folsom, Sacramento, Pacific Grove, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html#google_vignette" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cinque Terre</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kotor Montenegro</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Copenhagen</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">). Happy Adventures!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We start our tour in the parking lot of the CVS parking lot at 686 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. Park here for a moment while I tell you about this tour. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct4aVHLQ7bEcTog0mTf4bNBkgGCMpAe__ne8LQ9biHaRWu1XxpYeVeVsiNnBrXuykG318VGOP9iZFu9C4990Ip-0G-WFGwPDck4z8ZqXEjnlueIh6V4Tc2B0WoxhccJQfwrGpYSKQIZj5FkbtamSO8v8Bz5y4SBHvfDs2NyUlzZIvVAPHKeVruRY9HQ/s4152/IMG_0754.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4152" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct4aVHLQ7bEcTog0mTf4bNBkgGCMpAe__ne8LQ9biHaRWu1XxpYeVeVsiNnBrXuykG318VGOP9iZFu9C4990Ip-0G-WFGwPDck4z8ZqXEjnlueIh6V4Tc2B0WoxhccJQfwrGpYSKQIZj5FkbtamSO8v8Bz5y4SBHvfDs2NyUlzZIvVAPHKeVruRY9HQ/s320/IMG_0754.JPG" width="320" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">CVS Pharmacy 686 Lighthouse Avenue, Monterey</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On this tour of Pacific Grove, you will view some of the homes of John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts and learn about their connection to Pacific Grove and Monterey. As we zigzag through the lives of John and Ed and through the streets of Pacific Grove, you will also have the opportunity to visit the Pacific Grove </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Museum of Natural History, Chautauqua Hall, Monarch Habitat Sanctuary, Lovers Point, and Point Pinos Lighthouse. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Along the way I will explain the history of the area, interject some stories about some of the people who lived here and point out interesting places to explore. But as always, this is your adventure, so make the most of it! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRi4l-iNGOoZCbkh-5SUQTpf9I5hXEmXTcFwZpmOPK1Iqd7TzRJp83iFVGG-WzXXOWZGDy473xMUZgQ0G6d8G-UW6EsvVF0EeetOgtAsYmzYavcUewer6EU4PSG5vf-A8MZlD6dkBYhNYs-48CSqPY8PXOrOjJc-wGPuu33I1ZhEz0RBOQLzy9KNHHiw/s1473/Sardine%20Factory%20with%20boat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1473" data-original-width="1473" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRi4l-iNGOoZCbkh-5SUQTpf9I5hXEmXTcFwZpmOPK1Iqd7TzRJp83iFVGG-WzXXOWZGDy473xMUZgQ0G6d8G-UW6EsvVF0EeetOgtAsYmzYavcUewer6EU4PSG5vf-A8MZlD6dkBYhNYs-48CSqPY8PXOrOjJc-wGPuu33I1ZhEz0RBOQLzy9KNHHiw/s320/Sardine%20Factory%20with%20boat.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Before we set off, let me tell you about the <a href="https://sardinefactory.com/" target="_blank">Sardine Factory</a>. We will be passing it early on our driving tour. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">In 1968 restaurant managers Ted Balestrei and Bert Cutino saw great potential in this, at the time, run-down industrial area on the other-side-of-the-tracks and opened their restaurant The Sardine Factory. </span></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Other's saw potential in this area as well. In 1971, actor Clint Eastwood chose the bar at the Sardine Factory for several scenes from his movie</span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> </span><i style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Play Misty for Me</i><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">, and for over 50 years, celebrities from all over the world have frequented its dining room. </span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1976, after operating the Sardine Factory for a few years, Ted and Bert partnered with Harry Davidian and George Zarounian to form the Foursome Development Company. This eventually became the Cannery Row Company which was the driving force behind the purchase of the crumbled remains of the abandoned canneries that lined the streets of Cannery Row in the 1970s. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">One by one, the Foursome Development Company purchased the properties, and one by one they restored burned out and dilapidated structures into what you will see along the oceanfront today - world class hotels, wine rooms, restaurants, shopping, and the world famous Monterey Bay Aquarium. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLHC1zvhfGnOL-2vnNJPnz-d0OaGCy1LFci3Py4_9xu7PZyn70liHNZCaf8MstGAkogI2p0w0xOatxAwMY2FuHf_jXgPIC-3SaMLGd7ZH5kumLY_vD9HcvtCTYSc4N9NEiWeVOiO6s6BTx9mCNcGMDvqTDJ8bQUnlwWgu66s8mZMQLyATPhJPw_aTBw/s2048/12-Cannery-Row-Walking-Tour-Public-Coastal-Access-InterContinental-Hotel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLHC1zvhfGnOL-2vnNJPnz-d0OaGCy1LFci3Py4_9xu7PZyn70liHNZCaf8MstGAkogI2p0w0xOatxAwMY2FuHf_jXgPIC-3SaMLGd7ZH5kumLY_vD9HcvtCTYSc4N9NEiWeVOiO6s6BTx9mCNcGMDvqTDJ8bQUnlwWgu66s8mZMQLyATPhJPw_aTBw/w400-h300/12-Cannery-Row-Walking-Tour-Public-Coastal-Access-InterContinental-Hotel.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />InterContinental Hotel Monterey </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Alright it is time to get going, exit the parking lot and turn right onto Prescott Avenue. Continue through the first traffic light. On your left you will pass the Sardine Factory. It will be the building with the Monterey clipper boat out in front. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Continue two more blocks to the stop sign at Cannery Row. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">At this stop sign if you look straight ahead you will see a bronze bust of John Steinbeck. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQmajMtGHAxBJW8JPVzJj7MKg3z2SPefsvLmHS1AnNwyXP12NIJ2u1PGSgFZXeahdNDAF3aZbq8D1_mWbzIvwGOGKYtsIhydEUN10s4H7-X9-KJ_KF3CHYqZSxdc56cn6x0dZSMMvImDmrs8WGaK5J2vybXTOdziOW7PZfohWp0cFGAaEtUhZtQyg3Q/s2730/07-Cannery-Row-Walking-Tour-Bust-Of-John-Steinbeck.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2730" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQmajMtGHAxBJW8JPVzJj7MKg3z2SPefsvLmHS1AnNwyXP12NIJ2u1PGSgFZXeahdNDAF3aZbq8D1_mWbzIvwGOGKYtsIhydEUN10s4H7-X9-KJ_KF3CHYqZSxdc56cn6x0dZSMMvImDmrs8WGaK5J2vybXTOdziOW7PZfohWp0cFGAaEtUhZtQyg3Q/w300-h400/07-Cannery-Row-Walking-Tour-Bust-Of-John-Steinbeck.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">John was born in 1902 in Salinas, California. With much of his 33 literary works set in central California, he is a beloved local author. The plaque on the bust is a portion of the opening paragraph from his 1945 novel </span><i style="background-color: white;">Cannery Row</i><span style="background-color: white;">. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">It reads: </span><span style="background-color: white;">“<i>Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream. Cannery Row is the gathered and scattered, tin and iron and rust and splintered wood, chipped pavement and weedy lots and junk heaps, sardine canneries of corrugated iron, honky tonks, restaurants and whore houses, and little crowded groceries, and laboratories and flophouses</i>.” </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Dki9nFMedEv4VZjpGZl3xCkcAzAEpvmeGWqAKoiy-9sL8gpii1LSpaPGvPt501zBOrza5Hq35CF3Qw_VsUd3YTWFiLvQc0ncmpVZZlFXTRR6CDBMpo8cY2YaFPvzaa5NCTA61UgyezYItGK3UIVC83E4yoRysP1Rqi5N8LzK6H80MaMdx3GocIuxyg/s4648/IMG_0766.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3528" data-original-width="4648" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Dki9nFMedEv4VZjpGZl3xCkcAzAEpvmeGWqAKoiy-9sL8gpii1LSpaPGvPt501zBOrza5Hq35CF3Qw_VsUd3YTWFiLvQc0ncmpVZZlFXTRR6CDBMpo8cY2YaFPvzaa5NCTA61UgyezYItGK3UIVC83E4yoRysP1Rqi5N8LzK6H80MaMdx3GocIuxyg/w640-h486/IMG_0766.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Behind John's bronze bust you will be able to see the Cannery Row Monument. </span><span style="background-color: white;">This large work which features the main characters of John Steinbeck's novel <i>Cannery Row</i>, Ed 'Doc' Ricketts and Madam Flora Woods, is the work of figurative sculpture artist <a href="http://www.stevenwhytestudios.com/" target="_blank">Steven Whyte</a> (his studio is actually in the Carmel Barnyard not Carmel-by-the-Sea as his website states). </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSjOJJcpdAVlFAiFWOtmOjn6JJBAV3Y1shO2OxK75HycD0CwYPVn4EX8zDSgKaeemoPkOqBcIV8rFa7IeZh1QbEZy-rsU6YbwBc9FKW6p3Xztu4IMeyOLIPvUBJOarMokym55jiTiqpYj4ZMJAYMAN-g7V82O1D4RH-686R-pb4b89JcU0YbY8geqGA/s2048/03-Cannery-Row-Walking-Tour-Steinbeck-Plaza.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1595" data-original-width="2048" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSjOJJcpdAVlFAiFWOtmOjn6JJBAV3Y1shO2OxK75HycD0CwYPVn4EX8zDSgKaeemoPkOqBcIV8rFa7IeZh1QbEZy-rsU6YbwBc9FKW6p3Xztu4IMeyOLIPvUBJOarMokym55jiTiqpYj4ZMJAYMAN-g7V82O1D4RH-686R-pb4b89JcU0YbY8geqGA/w400-h311/03-Cannery-Row-Walking-Tour-Steinbeck-Plaza.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">If you are interested in an in-depth history and tour of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row check out my <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2020/02/monterey-california-historic-cannery.html" target="_blank">blog post here</a>. I also have an entire VoiceMap audio driving tour devoted to this subject. You may find that <a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/monterey-peninsula/monterey-california-historic-cannery-row-and-john-steinbeck-walking-tour" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqEknzcf0Zn1Q0qd0tAmhkMkVb2vMxrARBQtRIWVXH2r4ANZQH7jOF8NS3xTebT4Qprd9h4_pUli7veRE_jqcFRjwv8Uiha38wPE8cCWbaXRiEP9yyuWa9XL3ifJeUrojO_a1r20ZMdkv9GWnPk2-LZkLw4jCZj37jQ8WOJa441nWtVJfFRltjKx4Jg/s2048/09-Cannery-Row-Walking-Tour-Monterey-Canning-Company.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1336" data-original-width="2048" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqEknzcf0Zn1Q0qd0tAmhkMkVb2vMxrARBQtRIWVXH2r4ANZQH7jOF8NS3xTebT4Qprd9h4_pUli7veRE_jqcFRjwv8Uiha38wPE8cCWbaXRiEP9yyuWa9XL3ifJeUrojO_a1r20ZMdkv9GWnPk2-LZkLw4jCZj37jQ8WOJa441nWtVJfFRltjKx4Jg/w640-h418/09-Cannery-Row-Walking-Tour-Monterey-Canning-Company.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></p><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Turn left onto Cannery Row. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">This street, originally called Ocean View Avenue, was renamed Cannery Row in 1958 in honor of John Steinbeck's novel <i>Cannery Row</i>. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the time though the street was in a state of complete disrepair, the burned out buildings were vandalized over the years after the collapse of the sardine industry in the 1940s. Revitalization would not begin until the 1970's with the Cannery Row Development Company. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Q27vuQhOtbMZO84e_WF3RVzxnGEBQsWpkSbTsjXJF7gxk9wAC8BFeIDmvYoxrABoP6Cmv-udazrFYOsTFhvuQhAjy9MW9FQXEpWcW0QSiMvwSqTvxq6CuYQ6vLr6nk2kLWK_k0KhDo63GcAi12ztmGvSl4OUXe-0XvZgYSbEVBBDbyhjmYyd-V7njQ/s4357/IMG_0763.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3132" data-original-width="4357" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Q27vuQhOtbMZO84e_WF3RVzxnGEBQsWpkSbTsjXJF7gxk9wAC8BFeIDmvYoxrABoP6Cmv-udazrFYOsTFhvuQhAjy9MW9FQXEpWcW0QSiMvwSqTvxq6CuYQ6vLr6nk2kLWK_k0KhDo63GcAi12ztmGvSl4OUXe-0XvZgYSbEVBBDbyhjmYyd-V7njQ/w400-h288/IMG_0763.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Continue straight and pass under two elevated crossovers. These crossovers connect the coast to the land side of Cannery Row. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLxVXz04N7E0b2JCShY40CsbeCQFKI4k2UjXdmQy-XWMjp4YumVHpX8uaymgLET3h1JgjIStkkuasAiWnFE0aqWV8yzZIR0_M4IUB_1xpL0_VGYH8_0pHEw-6eFk5ie53QlaFkMIfJZIrVCuu15sZ7tRxJ_uxk2zOs04YjhY4Gps-IXCWeHOcKWbpTA/s4663/IMG_0770.JPG" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3354" data-original-width="4663" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLxVXz04N7E0b2JCShY40CsbeCQFKI4k2UjXdmQy-XWMjp4YumVHpX8uaymgLET3h1JgjIStkkuasAiWnFE0aqWV8yzZIR0_M4IUB_1xpL0_VGYH8_0pHEw-6eFk5ie53QlaFkMIfJZIrVCuu15sZ7tRxJ_uxk2zOs04YjhY4Gps-IXCWeHOcKWbpTA/w640-h460/IMG_0770.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">They date back to the district's sardine-canning days when conveyor belts transported </span><span>round metal cans filled with fish, boxed and labeled for distribution, to railroad cars.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRi9ir4EzvXtWijRD4TEmlpkVM26eDCc_fyYqCMGx92Ai-IPhgAANlrt_l_DxzL6J4UpVzICIgey7aRCgV0wtA3JVSfYTF6XeKitrNQyuQFemOi0cDstwzSa8ZqhanxPlg8W7i5hnezC5jqNUq4gz7CN5rSlmx3lTxjhnGzNOW-HgL-gwjDT2BvKygLw/s4583/IMG_0772.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2831" data-original-width="4583" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRi9ir4EzvXtWijRD4TEmlpkVM26eDCc_fyYqCMGx92Ai-IPhgAANlrt_l_DxzL6J4UpVzICIgey7aRCgV0wtA3JVSfYTF6XeKitrNQyuQFemOi0cDstwzSa8ZqhanxPlg8W7i5hnezC5jqNUq4gz7CN5rSlmx3lTxjhnGzNOW-HgL-gwjDT2BvKygLw/w640-h396/IMG_0772.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">After you pass the Intercontinental Hotel and under the second elevated crossover, look to your right. Here you will see a ramshackle wooden one-story cabin. It looks kind of out of place as it sits wedged between two former sardine canneries. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkZ8Lp9mjPvnB9V9zFoLTJwEmF-UGXN6f7irjur4M8iaiwKIZT9Cz_Un3gE-FiaaRUsnExxycx_WbKWhBgcZs-l_lHBOY_Ht8_8bRvSFBKoSJp5JJ7l7vv8WnijrsqLPzMcgaIbBvjPvZPuck4QpfiwOZl6lMrTHYRMD40TDTIFYNSkIBcRnoyNOXaA/s4337/IMG_0774.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3491" data-original-width="4337" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkZ8Lp9mjPvnB9V9zFoLTJwEmF-UGXN6f7irjur4M8iaiwKIZT9Cz_Un3gE-FiaaRUsnExxycx_WbKWhBgcZs-l_lHBOY_Ht8_8bRvSFBKoSJp5JJ7l7vv8WnijrsqLPzMcgaIbBvjPvZPuck4QpfiwOZl6lMrTHYRMD40TDTIFYNSkIBcRnoyNOXaA/w400-h323/IMG_0774.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Ed Ricketts Biological Laboratories (2022)</span><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><p></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">This was the location of Ed Ricketts Pacific Biological Laboratories. John Steinbeck would fictionalize Ed as Doc and his Pacific Biological Laboratories as the Western Biological Laboratories in his novel <i>Cannery Row</i>. <!--[endif]--></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Ed was born in Chicago in 1897. After serving in the Army Medical Corp in 1917, he studied zoology at the University of Chicago, but dropped out before earning his degree. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>In 1922, he married Nan, and a year later, along with their son Ed Jr., they moved to California. Ed and college friend Albert Galigher set up a business called the Pacific Biological Laboratories. This was a biological supply house that preserved sea anemones, starfish and mollusks that were pulled from the tide pools along Monterey Bay. Biological Laboratories provided these specimens in the form of microscope slides, to universities, museums and research institutions.</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />Originally located in Pacific Grove, the lab was moved to this location on Cannery Row in 1930 when Ricketts became the sole owner. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">As a result of his marital problems with Nan, Pacific Biological Laboratories also became his home. We will be driving by the location of Ed's original laboratory later on this tour. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQ9bBYOqTA9o3VQpbSb6CBlJ-lgDERiE4eVtQupEvMJ8X2xecWYxvPSb-sZn3GUV5S6-3EZwnn7UhFEGLPJc6mK_3T3gtQq5tADOYoewh1QWTC7NqhfoJH9FDqGgL7M0kFR8YxIBv1KDPM_dNvQqXBY0qHSBSSNBMp4ZWjuB99X2nK4EUzT4djjIP4Q/s960/800px-John-Steinbeck-1939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQ9bBYOqTA9o3VQpbSb6CBlJ-lgDERiE4eVtQupEvMJ8X2xecWYxvPSb-sZn3GUV5S6-3EZwnn7UhFEGLPJc6mK_3T3gtQq5tADOYoewh1QWTC7NqhfoJH9FDqGgL7M0kFR8YxIBv1KDPM_dNvQqXBY0qHSBSSNBMp4ZWjuB99X2nK4EUzT4djjIP4Q/s320/800px-John-Steinbeck-1939.jpg" width="267" /></a><br />John Steinbeck (1939 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">John Steinbeck was introduced to Ed by John's wife Carol who worked at the lab, and John spent quite a bit of time there. He was greatly influenced by Ed and even wrote a non-fiction book about him called <i>The Log from the Sea of Cortez</i>. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3M_I5RHxDd0-pNm7HRf7uNXx8ihKRFJUcs9fu7P9vV5Skb5Lb2JMHRtQAAqwqFL6P4fkO0GK1Bab5I8lZKpdRrxMZukZGdz_BTMVyP9inPeP_nhtOlR6MT_NJZx0SlyLk5p-KqYyWFM6OiNCAQ-EpDZM1CBCp2ykoyAR7vWcqYPcg04QoDVAC_CXeWg/s2432/IMG_5587.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="2432" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3M_I5RHxDd0-pNm7HRf7uNXx8ihKRFJUcs9fu7P9vV5Skb5Lb2JMHRtQAAqwqFL6P4fkO0GK1Bab5I8lZKpdRrxMZukZGdz_BTMVyP9inPeP_nhtOlR6MT_NJZx0SlyLk5p-KqYyWFM6OiNCAQ-EpDZM1CBCp2ykoyAR7vWcqYPcg04QoDVAC_CXeWg/w640-h480/IMG_5587.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Ed Ricketts "backyard" where here kept some of his specimens<br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />Ed Ricketts is known for his work called <i>Between Pacific Tides. </i>This study of intertidal ecology, is considered to be the most complete intertidal record of the west coast of North America, and still a seminal marine biology text today. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Chasing the low tide at night Ed would leave the lab in his old Packard, head to the coast and load his car with all kinds of animals and marine life. Back in his yard, he used concrete containers to separate and store the larger animals like sharks, rays and octopus.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Ed employed the residents of Cannery Row to find various specimens that he needed to fill orders, paying five cents each for frogs. He also bought butterflies, crayfish and cats. <br /><br />Looking at the historic pictures of Ed's Biological Laboratories above, the downstairs housed Ricketts lab and garage. The upstairs was where he lived for 18 years. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />Since the mid 1950’s this building has served as a meeting place for a men's group. The group purchased the building in 1956 and, in 1994, it was added to the National Register of Historic places. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">The structure is now owned by the city of Monterey and can be visited four times a year when the nonprofit Cannery Row Foundation leads public tours. I highly recommend going on one of these tours. </span></p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><!--[endif]--></span><p></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Across the street from Ed's laboratory was </span><span style="font-family: arial;">originally a vacant lot. Today you will find a historic reproduction of a series of typical shack homes that would have been used by cannery workers. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rSx-PK28RsAjwwQIG_1xNjAapO5SyU5z51uCdpQoK1nyydw-RefvThSUlC3bDYBtkpWlNOBid5tQMHcgI5zSWCffAdLKZ31EYAiyxTpRojNvWG_Dpxj6ad6_5XE1qEvl5elT-nQGVtKHqlVrueUpmDMrPWCm4vLdz1li9AHGGxhk1zY0Z0NJX8em_A/s4167/IMG_0775.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3230" data-original-width="4167" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rSx-PK28RsAjwwQIG_1xNjAapO5SyU5z51uCdpQoK1nyydw-RefvThSUlC3bDYBtkpWlNOBid5tQMHcgI5zSWCffAdLKZ31EYAiyxTpRojNvWG_Dpxj6ad6_5XE1qEvl5elT-nQGVtKHqlVrueUpmDMrPWCm4vLdz1li9AHGGxhk1zY0Z0NJX8em_A/s320/IMG_0775.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">During the heyday of the canneries, this vacant lot was where cannery workers would hangout, smoke cigarettes and converse with their countrymen while waiting for their cannery whistle to call them to work.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioY6v0vy1Kp_rzVxLI5WAl4R-iFMYKsPbjE5P9Hh6cYpdfpInol3SyR7F00h99iaZmSkSO80deX5T_PbJZ7Fobcjl-QJBh9lJ6tJCHK-LJ4HSZ6XNgk9hZgBIQGzjow2YdQld1jBPb2-e6PuJEFg30RIL1-7bERf4d9UPhcOTrb7WhJfKHazJuQvMQRA/s1595/IMG_5595A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1595" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioY6v0vy1Kp_rzVxLI5WAl4R-iFMYKsPbjE5P9Hh6cYpdfpInol3SyR7F00h99iaZmSkSO80deX5T_PbJZ7Fobcjl-QJBh9lJ6tJCHK-LJ4HSZ6XNgk9hZgBIQGzjow2YdQld1jBPb2-e6PuJEFg30RIL1-7bERf4d9UPhcOTrb7WhJfKHazJuQvMQRA/s320/IMG_5595A.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Each cannery had a distinct whistle and every worker knew their unique call. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCKNF0P3QSZKDccEEfLoNf7wuXpoPhKYyNkOe2xYLtKzTR_Ezn0F9X0LchFf6PWoHFgSnO_EVRkzhUfnlQNpC7RpLggdBb-Oje6p5LRolaJjjwv5duz9JyX-h7bpOiY1HcfTYaQ_295UQBUGf33Vp_51bfscC4PDYlJy4Bnlt91V-gvp7XB9hAwHqZw/s640/IMG_5688.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="640" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCKNF0P3QSZKDccEEfLoNf7wuXpoPhKYyNkOe2xYLtKzTR_Ezn0F9X0LchFf6PWoHFgSnO_EVRkzhUfnlQNpC7RpLggdBb-Oje6p5LRolaJjjwv5duz9JyX-h7bpOiY1HcfTYaQ_295UQBUGf33Vp_51bfscC4PDYlJy4Bnlt91V-gvp7XB9hAwHqZw/s320/IMG_5688.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cannery Workers on Break (Mural by <a href="http://www.johncerneymurals.com/" target="_blank">John Cerney</a>) </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Wearing rubber boots and standing in cold water, the men and women who worked in the canneries along the row made 25 cents an hour in 1936. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> </span></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The work was smelly and dirty, but it was work. Usually the men operated and maintained the machinery while the women worked on the packing lines, filling Cannery Row’s trademark one-pound oval cans with sardines or salmon.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgaB-DJtJh43I9ncZUzuhyQj1Gwwcq_2W05wjeSG8BTbxNFoZfgt4H-XuH5gCOW9mO8knUY61oEvncpXOV6mVCIfmREYC5jSIQsPK9LwW2RJI-r2iowyuBG29Gy9lLlT7BdvnTKV4hJjhkGN99jb2WhQsRwlTbFbNhmRnj4QkdwV2mTIMJwiEiSHMfw/s437/b3_4846c1c1-f720-0574-5159b0570f974a08.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="437" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgaB-DJtJh43I9ncZUzuhyQj1Gwwcq_2W05wjeSG8BTbxNFoZfgt4H-XuH5gCOW9mO8knUY61oEvncpXOV6mVCIfmREYC5jSIQsPK9LwW2RJI-r2iowyuBG29Gy9lLlT7BdvnTKV4hJjhkGN99jb2WhQsRwlTbFbNhmRnj4QkdwV2mTIMJwiEiSHMfw/s320/b3_4846c1c1-f720-0574-5159b0570f974a08.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Though the canneries prospered through WWII, the peak season from that era was from 1941 to 1942. That season, canneries packed over 250,000 tons of fish. After 1945, the industry’s capacity to harvest was outdistanced by the sardine’s ability to reproduce. Workers were laid off and canneries began to close. When Ed Ricketts was asked in 1947 where all the sardines had gone, he replied, “<i>there’re in cans</i>.”</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOCDE8KGUaPKvYqiI8mzgS-Tn8k9kZCup48PbmY6ktbiqIHAoR3zBN6HEQ5tg-fjSOQvNxRAfgQoowUdDHN9J6s1Ldgt-7ZYEyONeOpcdd9Z2zIHySm94RX6wqRVd0pHnl0MO84cRKMGNf19pZNouIHXXBDtUxvGOsGv3-d3jzUu9J3yApVAMyNDccA/s2559/IMG_4889.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2166" data-original-width="2559" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOCDE8KGUaPKvYqiI8mzgS-Tn8k9kZCup48PbmY6ktbiqIHAoR3zBN6HEQ5tg-fjSOQvNxRAfgQoowUdDHN9J6s1Ldgt-7ZYEyONeOpcdd9Z2zIHySm94RX6wqRVd0pHnl0MO84cRKMGNf19pZNouIHXXBDtUxvGOsGv3-d3jzUu9J3yApVAMyNDccA/s320/IMG_4889.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Just past Ed's Lab is a grey cement building. This is the beginning of the structure that houses the <a href="https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/" target="_blank">Monterey Bay Aquarium</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97BNJohev2ZkPMwcMVMllW2QDFL6EK4YPno11zHieGEqIHAn9IiRQSt9HgUfghLQ2dL7Mp7fPnGh2MO_E8pTJ5rtOCbc5GMuXOm8xPd9Rzm9cedjXln1a_XHhyWLM9GQ5gaiQO8DzYi0yFpD27QwHTfEPHeZXjeCwAq2NjPgfaXaV1yR1KaDXxoOjvQ/s4266/IMG_0779.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3002" data-original-width="4266" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97BNJohev2ZkPMwcMVMllW2QDFL6EK4YPno11zHieGEqIHAn9IiRQSt9HgUfghLQ2dL7Mp7fPnGh2MO_E8pTJ5rtOCbc5GMuXOm8xPd9Rzm9cedjXln1a_XHhyWLM9GQ5gaiQO8DzYi0yFpD27QwHTfEPHeZXjeCwAq2NjPgfaXaV1yR1KaDXxoOjvQ/s320/IMG_0779.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">This building was o<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;">riginally the location of the Sea Pride Packing Corporation, a company which was entirely owned and operated by Japanese-Americans. Some of its top products were abalone, filleted and kippered sardines as well as tuna and mackerel. In 1926 and 1930, the facility was severely damaged by fire.</span></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Sea Pride was rebuilt after the fire and the grey corrugated warehouse diagonally to your right across the street was added for cannery storage and access to the Southern Pacific Railroad Monterey Branch tracks, which were behind the warehouse. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Sea Pride sold their operation to Atlantic Coast Fisheries in 1945 which continued to run until the 1950’s. In 1980, the abandoned cannery burned to the ground.</span><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">The original warehouse, however survived, and today it is used as retail space. As of the date we made this recording, it is the home of Crepes on the Row. <br /><br /><br /></span><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6phLyIX0QD6O4FDCndW71cjhNTFo_3Hl42ZKwy8pBr5QqL6-MhjqrFJSKNbpf9fSQM3hH2wQLrDsBO12TOREvhf95LaYGAQGwdM3MpZVdLWROPGCL3pFwa-0F7_Is59PB5dJl7jhjh44pzTWleV0345-Op9h2l_5DZ7aq6RUJwJp1Fk9EL9ObXmPZbQ/s4263/IMG_0783.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4263" data-original-width="3254" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6phLyIX0QD6O4FDCndW71cjhNTFo_3Hl42ZKwy8pBr5QqL6-MhjqrFJSKNbpf9fSQM3hH2wQLrDsBO12TOREvhf95LaYGAQGwdM3MpZVdLWROPGCL3pFwa-0F7_Is59PB5dJl7jhjh44pzTWleV0345-Op9h2l_5DZ7aq6RUJwJp1Fk9EL9ObXmPZbQ/w305-h400/IMG_0783.JPG" width="305" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">In 1916, Knut Hovden opened a cannery on the site of the main portion of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This cannery would become the largest on the row. In 1973 following the collapse of the sardine fishery, Hovden's began to can squid. They finally closed there operation in 1973. Five years later a group of marine scientists, local residents and members of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation formed the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation and in 1984 the Aquarium opened its doors to visitors. Over 10,000 on the first day! </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">In 1996, the Monterey Bay Aquarium opened its largest exhibit, the million-gallon <a href="https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/visit/exhibits/open-sea" target="_blank">Open Sea Exhibit</a>. This showcases a community of tunas, sardines, hammerhead sharks, sea turtles, sunfish and more. The Aquarium was also the location of various episodes of the HBO Miniseries, <i>Big Little Lies</i>. You can read more about the episodes that featured the Aquarium <a href="https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/stories/big-little-lies" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9ZoAMjN1SZBzwSQm-faK6WLJQzKmKx47PQJtBFlqEDCRuzMdIly_IEdFFeHJA0-BAWK8Yvfz94HyHkb7L8rrWivTyPMFFMi5hlBZRFZC4E98-zf1Hb663EPb0IxoeyTDkWOjJz3KgGr746udNd2wB2FkbrSLYBIOvGWKVBbVIE9e0AKNVsiTp36qCQ/s2206/IMG_5633%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2206" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9ZoAMjN1SZBzwSQm-faK6WLJQzKmKx47PQJtBFlqEDCRuzMdIly_IEdFFeHJA0-BAWK8Yvfz94HyHkb7L8rrWivTyPMFFMi5hlBZRFZC4E98-zf1Hb663EPb0IxoeyTDkWOjJz3KgGr746udNd2wB2FkbrSLYBIOvGWKVBbVIE9e0AKNVsiTp36qCQ/s320/IMG_5633%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />Turn left in front of the Aquarium and continue on David Street. Continue through the next three traffic signals and at the stop sign turn right onto Pine Street. </span><p></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px;">Pine becomes Spruce Avenue. Stay to the right and at the stop turn right onto Eardley Avenue. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzau-zklD3SZaLsp2yfhxtZI70ScKow4xcftQsNjnKALuSFpOoXOk-u1iFYxQ6D8mXl3Hhffku3oXsFqcGafqtlsYqpGSGB2k_aaQ0OIZMMTNm1eoh-KHYOnv7sMntaXJWO5qsVEYEl9PmkhVlsDID3nZkNlK7D89F4dfrXwifdAOPusbUAtdI3XB5g/s3168/IMG_7468%20425%20Eardley%20Steinbeck%20Writers%20Cottage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3168" data-original-width="3168" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzau-zklD3SZaLsp2yfhxtZI70ScKow4xcftQsNjnKALuSFpOoXOk-u1iFYxQ6D8mXl3Hhffku3oXsFqcGafqtlsYqpGSGB2k_aaQ0OIZMMTNm1eoh-KHYOnv7sMntaXJWO5qsVEYEl9PmkhVlsDID3nZkNlK7D89F4dfrXwifdAOPusbUAtdI3XB5g/s320/IMG_7468%20425%20Eardley%20Steinbeck%20Writers%20Cottage.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">(421 Eardley in 2017)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The vernacular style residence, second from the corner, is 421 Eardley. At one time this was the Steinbeck Writer's Cottage. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5oJ66XfoUoxGJzyXSzTCtJGpveLPZ9Me9emgRtNgFM1qm1htPVd1wgvFpEArziKk0MR-M5QkmqDe_BEukfeenFiko5f22__lp3d7cAesTgem9Vu2BKgpqYrYtis1K-Uz7myszNKgdT8_2-AHzD1IbBkjwj0k7nNaF9WUArJe-ROX8SWOnNEPgwq2Vg/s3449/IMG_7469%20425%20Eardley%20Steinbeck%20Writers%20Cottage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3449" data-original-width="3449" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5oJ66XfoUoxGJzyXSzTCtJGpveLPZ9Me9emgRtNgFM1qm1htPVd1wgvFpEArziKk0MR-M5QkmqDe_BEukfeenFiko5f22__lp3d7cAesTgem9Vu2BKgpqYrYtis1K-Uz7myszNKgdT8_2-AHzD1IbBkjwj0k7nNaF9WUArJe-ROX8SWOnNEPgwq2Vg/s320/IMG_7469%20425%20Eardley%20Steinbeck%20Writers%20Cottage.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">They recently cut back the hedge. Here are some pictures from 2022. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdT87kG-3MIpKtStYtQTK4K0ZMgu4kTpXlFtPyLEQ5WTud6o_x9T8UddtVI84NzRndUNi1V-K-6MllZpE52yiEsqmzpX8csOCvugRrxO1oAT0Y9mjEUsqIxxrkEBRDZcDEjhu0oYWOVr3wq22yPaGEhplJxVyW2UazxvOPFDdkkUIAE6LuRvSdpY79JA/s4423/IMG_0793.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3160" data-original-width="4423" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdT87kG-3MIpKtStYtQTK4K0ZMgu4kTpXlFtPyLEQ5WTud6o_x9T8UddtVI84NzRndUNi1V-K-6MllZpE52yiEsqmzpX8csOCvugRrxO1oAT0Y9mjEUsqIxxrkEBRDZcDEjhu0oYWOVr3wq22yPaGEhplJxVyW2UazxvOPFDdkkUIAE6LuRvSdpY79JA/s320/IMG_0793.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(421 Eardley in 2022)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">John and Carol Steinbeck purchased this cottage in 1941 and lived here after they returned from the scientific expedition they made with Ed Ricketts to the Sea of Cortez. It was in this cottage that John and Ed collaborated on their book, <i>Sea of Cortez</i>. It was also at this time that John met Gwendolyn Conger which led to Carol and John separating. Sending John to live with his sister in her guest house on Asilomar Blvd. We will see this guest house near the end of this driving tour. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qcBW1X_hGiRs273qVcXR6Y0Dy-hF3FfrTuXi8HQE9uTcdnEEJlfQ8JrkEaP-E4hwEi3WJS3kgkWJB99vbgDe3A-0P9ZMHve7r7dBuP0e9x6YhLQilGsVqFM6hRoQplS0tVMvzz-m7sUh0waaahBtMmHnKL99kMFFL-vWekVmMZ_E6sGqaFvRYGtc-Q/s3231/IMG_7470%20425%20Eardley%20Steinbeck%20Writers%20Cottage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3231" data-original-width="3231" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qcBW1X_hGiRs273qVcXR6Y0Dy-hF3FfrTuXi8HQE9uTcdnEEJlfQ8JrkEaP-E4hwEi3WJS3kgkWJB99vbgDe3A-0P9ZMHve7r7dBuP0e9x6YhLQilGsVqFM6hRoQplS0tVMvzz-m7sUh0waaahBtMmHnKL99kMFFL-vWekVmMZ_E6sGqaFvRYGtc-Q/s320/IMG_7470%20425%20Eardley%20Steinbeck%20Writers%20Cottage.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight four blocks then turn left onto Laurel Avenue. In three blocks watch for the First Baptist Church, located at 246 Laurel Avenue. It will be on your right. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8ex9ZpWLIiVkDU7YKpWSsrL__zqkngL2kHQvzcRG6vHprGtjoGKqDuZ-44cVRiztwaYRzKFH29TtA-mXIxtvJlIbKMj3Y_0R4Xmxr_GiK6zoifk8ztAabr15HoGHEGnBEpVt3URhVsjpl5e0tvN1dpoShrD0qN9GiKxe8IZDNhrRmw3qHap1EONhDg/s4608/IMG_7466.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2418" data-original-width="4608" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8ex9ZpWLIiVkDU7YKpWSsrL__zqkngL2kHQvzcRG6vHprGtjoGKqDuZ-44cVRiztwaYRzKFH29TtA-mXIxtvJlIbKMj3Y_0R4Xmxr_GiK6zoifk8ztAabr15HoGHEGnBEpVt3URhVsjpl5e0tvN1dpoShrD0qN9GiKxe8IZDNhrRmw3qHap1EONhDg/w640-h336/IMG_7466.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove was built in 1909 and the Monterey Peninsula Branch of the NAACP was founded here in 1932 by Reverend Wellington Smith Sr. the churches pastor. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight on Laurel for two blocks. Then look to your right on the corner of 6th Street for the two-story Queen Anne Victorian.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEW-j0D6tPc_rQTbq6rvN4DgAI2TCv6ZkWVvMx0IWYs2Yp9YrK5QYxInNGox2626czjgnUkjjyBr0rJ_RpyPySR2fIdH1CY45r8t989IKr_PLufzlx8Qgujt0_MVFNV2x-4VnBn3NFgMFU0Gcbdf8xSjVbHx-x7NmdSDwjUEDNV6nedyht0SsiwJ8-Q/s3327/IMG_0801.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2841" data-original-width="3327" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEW-j0D6tPc_rQTbq6rvN4DgAI2TCv6ZkWVvMx0IWYs2Yp9YrK5QYxInNGox2626czjgnUkjjyBr0rJ_RpyPySR2fIdH1CY45r8t989IKr_PLufzlx8Qgujt0_MVFNV2x-4VnBn3NFgMFU0Gcbdf8xSjVbHx-x7NmdSDwjUEDNV6nedyht0SsiwJ8-Q/w400-h341/IMG_0801.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">230 6th Street (Dr. Oliver Smith Trimmer House)</div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Located at 230 6th Street this was built in 1893 for Dr. Oliver Smith Trimmer, a surgeon and also the first mayor of Pacific Grove. It is a perfect example of Stick - Eastlake detailing with turret towers and arched entryway. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMokDQGzr6Dfx72eKe96Q1wOkDUMoXwUibQqz1pZ_wiEE5IfqKtfQ4CHVJhWsLG93XF3VssyrGhNqXbovKoGEeJJZI_wXG4D9kpa5p72gf438qcOsGsg69yylRWLWK25q-44W_oJgNkaJcSyyi47AxI67F7l7Svf-QQkCklJOjnrkgIfXhBWEpegGQNg/s5087/IMG_0802.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3375" data-original-width="5087" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMokDQGzr6Dfx72eKe96Q1wOkDUMoXwUibQqz1pZ_wiEE5IfqKtfQ4CHVJhWsLG93XF3VssyrGhNqXbovKoGEeJJZI_wXG4D9kpa5p72gf438qcOsGsg69yylRWLWK25q-44W_oJgNkaJcSyyi47AxI67F7l7Svf-QQkCklJOjnrkgIfXhBWEpegGQNg/w400-h265/IMG_0802.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Dr. Trimmer moved to Pacific Grove in 1888 from Salinas where he had a very successful medical practice. He had intended to retire, but instead purchased the Heintz Drug Store in Pacific Grove. Reputed to be a clandestine whisky saloon, this store was operated by Dr. Trimmer's nieces' husband, Charles K. Tuttle for decades. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeIWRKFvqyloldTMtc8tZqbCC9Y9uJSJN29pwOU81JsoXd74azrGhI5rxCi7dl4IY34HzQVL1ln3pv0Ejm6r4qKKwAIB32YECuog6Darxh0x1iGUx9vM-fwn5wWFbSQ64t8TxX8vWRbFmw2GZedO08oqGO23llDy9i98ClzoNC4QO5Fun-XarqCgs5Q/s1672/IMG_0931%20Drug%20store.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="1259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeIWRKFvqyloldTMtc8tZqbCC9Y9uJSJN29pwOU81JsoXd74azrGhI5rxCi7dl4IY34HzQVL1ln3pv0Ejm6r4qKKwAIB32YECuog6Darxh0x1iGUx9vM-fwn5wWFbSQ64t8TxX8vWRbFmw2GZedO08oqGO23llDy9i98ClzoNC4QO5Fun-XarqCgs5Q/s320/IMG_0931%20Drug%20store.jpg" width="241" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Marita's Boutique (551 Lighthouse, Pacific Grove) </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Today, this is the location of <a href="http://www.maritaspacificgrove.com/" target="_blank">Marita's Boutique</a>. You can see a picture above taken in 2022. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight and turn right onto 8th Street, and continue to the end of the block.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcpGqJOy4xpGWX-stCxTCKxLood1njzqkyd8uMYx3_RoHF6Lf_F3b0N0hlfGJXr22gQEYh4pm-fr9q5I4tIPu6t1Pn0iZ1pNS_ZF5rHkpBQ8BKfm6zqnQM77eycPp9rhBniT87dV7Q0xffXnuvj1cEDpc1W1rZDWfGcbUFlUuXV-uk8pWpnOWCFp75w/s2216/IMG_0803.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2216" data-original-width="2200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcpGqJOy4xpGWX-stCxTCKxLood1njzqkyd8uMYx3_RoHF6Lf_F3b0N0hlfGJXr22gQEYh4pm-fr9q5I4tIPu6t1Pn0iZ1pNS_ZF5rHkpBQ8BKfm6zqnQM77eycPp9rhBniT87dV7Q0xffXnuvj1cEDpc1W1rZDWfGcbUFlUuXV-uk8pWpnOWCFp75w/w398-h400/IMG_0803.JPG" width="398" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">8th and Laurel</div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">At the end of 8th, look to your right at the white two-story wooden house. The address of this house is 331 Lighthouse Avenue. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">This home was built in 1910. In 1926 it became Ed Ricketts family's second home in Pacific Grove.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5f8XeadiS5IMCQ8SdNe6FdQVR43SwBrXhzaRcmMdyTnIU8xkGcAlQK17FlNSOTnmmFHi7JagSiF0Wn61X3c-4JZr-7PYNivEl0h9Xh1oE96xPRGx0WshFhDVdNzFWDkiTSx0I8NsDYIXr_hcEUNhb2OeQVUQh4bLZ_ax2YbJfRA5oHNCawr0o0zzFOQ/s4203/IMG_7453.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3237" data-original-width="4203" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5f8XeadiS5IMCQ8SdNe6FdQVR43SwBrXhzaRcmMdyTnIU8xkGcAlQK17FlNSOTnmmFHi7JagSiF0Wn61X3c-4JZr-7PYNivEl0h9Xh1oE96xPRGx0WshFhDVdNzFWDkiTSx0I8NsDYIXr_hcEUNhb2OeQVUQh4bLZ_ax2YbJfRA5oHNCawr0o0zzFOQ/s320/IMG_7453.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">331 Lighthouse Avenue (cross street 8th)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">They would reside at this location until 1930. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Nan gave birth to Cornelia their third child when the Ricketts lived here, and it was a short walk to Ed's first lab on Fountain Street. At least for a short time. The city would demolish the building containing Ed's lab on Fountain Street later in 1926 forcing him to move his business to the wooden structure on Cannery Row that we viewed earlier on this tour. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstnnExny1do_JKON9Pfsc-uupVwUxBL4NSZY8TyphhB-rMIsCec9Ld57e8mvoOVZ4mN6vmOjtvkJ1FHeMlW7mC25oGfXp0Zs7uB8IZZaKIi_b5F5VCUUuee7ZwE1eb900JV5w3iCGjj4UALAD_UL8xtSOGENl4qT6AehSV-YT30Kra0wI8lhiFm_DJA/s3456/IMG_7452%20Ricketts%20on%208th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2414" data-original-width="3456" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstnnExny1do_JKON9Pfsc-uupVwUxBL4NSZY8TyphhB-rMIsCec9Ld57e8mvoOVZ4mN6vmOjtvkJ1FHeMlW7mC25oGfXp0Zs7uB8IZZaKIi_b5F5VCUUuee7ZwE1eb900JV5w3iCGjj4UALAD_UL8xtSOGENl4qT6AehSV-YT30Kra0wI8lhiFm_DJA/s320/IMG_7452%20Ricketts%20on%208th.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the stop sign, turn right onto Lighthouse and continue four blocks to 4th Avenue. Turn right onto 4th. </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Midway down the block look for one-story cottage where the chimney cuts through the center two windows. It will be on your left. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaZY82u5culfXmI5huyKlza4AxY5CUgIAeYx3ozgsZoVb105dpY7vS-lVXijJEmXcOomRqjzBGp-r3ZxCaKju6s6estQAHHti8tgMB_CK7D_F6Qc-zNY1Wk0Y0r2clv9niSx3c-_cDgS70wt7SB5d35XzuhGngrS5rHnb4cQ_SbKiAjmjksL2RAHv3g/s4977/IMG_0815.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3491" data-original-width="4977" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaZY82u5culfXmI5huyKlza4AxY5CUgIAeYx3ozgsZoVb105dpY7vS-lVXijJEmXcOomRqjzBGp-r3ZxCaKju6s6estQAHHti8tgMB_CK7D_F6Qc-zNY1Wk0Y0r2clv9niSx3c-_cDgS70wt7SB5d35XzuhGngrS5rHnb4cQ_SbKiAjmjksL2RAHv3g/s320/IMG_0815.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">219 4th Street (Joseph Campbell House) </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is 219 4th Street. At one time the home of Joseph Campbell, author and expert in mythology. Campbell was born in New York in 1904, he received his Bachelors in English literature from Columbia University in 1925 and his Masters in medieval literature in 1927.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1932 Campbell was introduced to John and Carol Steinbeck, poet Robin Jeffers, as well as Ed Rickett's. Campbell's house was next door to Ed Rickett's third residence in Pacific Grove. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Campbell's time living next to Ricketts was a pivotal period in his life: "<i>It was Ed who was especially important to me...and from our long talks about biology, I eventually came up with one of my basic viewpoints: that myth is a function of biology; a manifestation of the human imagination stirred by the energies of the organs of the body operating against one another. In other words, myth is as fundamental to us as our capacity to speak and think and dream</i>." (1) </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aS141NcwINYXkpzKHC3KJ6If6yHmveql9VgSIJi6TP_9SrEcvcFJZR5TIMGbV-eXDT_IXmV60DMaatyqx1pdI9e5B83-TxC740x-HlEGi58DKQCON-VEJUnPFR6qrWismlphAlauN6yBbnHkFIpAoY_dSf2c-GZPYUgGpNmyjCGH_krM-Y5cJ1kfCg/s470/Joseph_Campbell_(cropped)%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aS141NcwINYXkpzKHC3KJ6If6yHmveql9VgSIJi6TP_9SrEcvcFJZR5TIMGbV-eXDT_IXmV60DMaatyqx1pdI9e5B83-TxC740x-HlEGi58DKQCON-VEJUnPFR6qrWismlphAlauN6yBbnHkFIpAoY_dSf2c-GZPYUgGpNmyjCGH_krM-Y5cJ1kfCg/s320/Joseph_Campbell_(cropped)%20(1).png" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Joseph Campbell (1970s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>) <br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1934, Campbell moved to New York where he taught Literature at Sarah Lawrence College. He is best known for his work, T<i>he Hero with a Thousand Faces</i> (1949). His philosophy has been summarized by the phrase: "<i>Follow your bliss</i>," and his work is credited with influencing George Lucas's Star Wars saga. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9So9fu0yP3PhetkVhIo_84Q305ky3iEXDlrCeXQbCuAA7O7bznaMPVYSyn-H21mSMTPAFzbVca9BSD-w3T-LBNSL_agJWFFRzyr2acE71_RXk5nWCanzvn1Zsor9opMWMMb_UW_xLhfK6B0pvIwPjGJ3PPKBUw4bmiEdOjYyDvmzgwxPDS2DuaE1Ig/s5184/IMG_0818.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9So9fu0yP3PhetkVhIo_84Q305ky3iEXDlrCeXQbCuAA7O7bznaMPVYSyn-H21mSMTPAFzbVca9BSD-w3T-LBNSL_agJWFFRzyr2acE71_RXk5nWCanzvn1Zsor9opMWMMb_UW_xLhfK6B0pvIwPjGJ3PPKBUw4bmiEdOjYyDvmzgwxPDS2DuaE1Ig/s320/IMG_0818.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> 221 4th (Ed Ricketts 3rd residence in Pacific Grove) <br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue to the house next door, also on your left. The address on the gate is 221. This one-story home has a red brick chimney and oriel window. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mHO5VW_lh-_w3fJ6HtCisekgi7jKzzUHqn6xPr8zqalZWnGEYvUtfSWY8efZeCepeMv7jdvtIIR1aCDZBteRI80l1TDGV5UEVaJklHjAPKL5NVbqu_rwf6b_J6fs0W0ZjEQbLzBe0x07IOpteIzQSQcHPFrC2Gik4aDRToBGiaR6NxBA_q4aPc2V9g/s3784/IMG_0817.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3768" data-original-width="3784" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mHO5VW_lh-_w3fJ6HtCisekgi7jKzzUHqn6xPr8zqalZWnGEYvUtfSWY8efZeCepeMv7jdvtIIR1aCDZBteRI80l1TDGV5UEVaJklHjAPKL5NVbqu_rwf6b_J6fs0W0ZjEQbLzBe0x07IOpteIzQSQcHPFrC2Gik4aDRToBGiaR6NxBA_q4aPc2V9g/s320/IMG_0817.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This was Ed Ricketts third home in Pacific Grove. He purchased this in 1930 for his family. His wife Nan wrote in her memoir that they made numerous improvements to their comfortable home. But marital problems would force Ed from this home and into his laboratory on Cannery Row. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yoJq3TWcHJ2eIlVXRmU1jdxzKLOY0P_u6j-ygVrm3Q78SQMtcvpLJCSYCiVQ78n9pVw3KEti4BcbFLFeEeVVDM10bUwz3kAmy7ZbR4weU2Nz6wXUlyebzuzS4SK0woBxXyxkczd_99sRGUtfa8mGCuUhtoKIq5OoM7nIH_QshyvZuIaF_b5VzQ5B0Q/s4488/IMG_0819.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3706" data-original-width="4488" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yoJq3TWcHJ2eIlVXRmU1jdxzKLOY0P_u6j-ygVrm3Q78SQMtcvpLJCSYCiVQ78n9pVw3KEti4BcbFLFeEeVVDM10bUwz3kAmy7ZbR4weU2Nz6wXUlyebzuzS4SK0woBxXyxkczd_99sRGUtfa8mGCuUhtoKIq5OoM7nIH_QshyvZuIaF_b5VzQ5B0Q/s320/IMG_0819.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn left back onto Laurel, pass the First Baptist Church again and continue straight four blocks. At the stop sign turn left back onto Eardley. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgrMLUQ9lyL0Kl69iv8fZdsqEYGeJl6rrBSAul4z1BrZsPz62lMx8PR4osjnUu0sDI35eIyaR1QVGogHo1cEKnuIgGBJhtLxusc-yFcfjcPBN-DgB_-hNThzJ9vXm0glka-YMpvLXmuaaYC8nw-SsSXy9C5ZNpsQuPRcPta4IHn00ZxH_RTrNkfWuFw/s5175/IMG_0821.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2783" data-original-width="5175" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgrMLUQ9lyL0Kl69iv8fZdsqEYGeJl6rrBSAul4z1BrZsPz62lMx8PR4osjnUu0sDI35eIyaR1QVGogHo1cEKnuIgGBJhtLxusc-yFcfjcPBN-DgB_-hNThzJ9vXm0glka-YMpvLXmuaaYC8nw-SsSXy9C5ZNpsQuPRcPta4IHn00ZxH_RTrNkfWuFw/s320/IMG_0821.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Back of First Baptist Church</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue through the stop sign to the yield sign. Then turn left onto Lighthouse Avenue. In two blocks, turn right onto 2nd Street. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPKkdMsxOVzS2K6jLKNgTazChmbzhcvqhbUlALip4kugrQE8Bw1nYdcwDrGZee82tr1Qd4w1zyDngjGSZ3_VpbuqzmSVC6WWsZjOSPLpz5BLw4CTMgOCZWcHRJEIwrarGobrNoONvtZqO85Snb927eOxCgxHiiDHKLuP8iFwaOkghlTBJIQp_6etmFw/s3825/IMG_0823.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="3825" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPKkdMsxOVzS2K6jLKNgTazChmbzhcvqhbUlALip4kugrQE8Bw1nYdcwDrGZee82tr1Qd4w1zyDngjGSZ3_VpbuqzmSVC6WWsZjOSPLpz5BLw4CTMgOCZWcHRJEIwrarGobrNoONvtZqO85Snb927eOxCgxHiiDHKLuP8iFwaOkghlTBJIQp_6etmFw/s320/IMG_0823.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lighthouse and 2nd </span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">At the "t" turn left onto Evans Avenue. Stay to the right and at the stop sign turn right onto Central. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On your right on the corner at 225 Central, is a three-story Italianate-style Victorian. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdizokKPuj_tLY7MAJmnAgVlJL4wXRLTRi2FMCY6xeWhPDVzcsf56DOJpiW6TEy5oky05BN2GY6hwLxdkJBjnvMRmywW0xLiJwdjaL6inGcO-kK87Kl-Yrdj4FIbUlouxKi-PB5Go0Nlj2yAp7VPGxZP-hC4jL3YOZ567YfXnX1MIcAC-vgJ2_dvFdg/s3777/IMG_0829.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2909" data-original-width="3777" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdizokKPuj_tLY7MAJmnAgVlJL4wXRLTRi2FMCY6xeWhPDVzcsf56DOJpiW6TEy5oky05BN2GY6hwLxdkJBjnvMRmywW0xLiJwdjaL6inGcO-kK87Kl-Yrdj4FIbUlouxKi-PB5Go0Nlj2yAp7VPGxZP-hC4jL3YOZ567YfXnX1MIcAC-vgJ2_dvFdg/w640-h492/IMG_0829.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This home was built in 1884 for State Senator <a href="https://www.lodinews.com/features/vintage_lodi/article_af5cc028-a9c3-11e2-89ca-001a4bcf887a.html" target="_blank">Benjamin F. Langford</a>. Back in the 1880s Pacific Grove was surrounded by a fence. There was one gate and it was locked early in the evening. Langford was well known for arriving at the gate after it was locked and taking an axe to the lock so that he could get to his home. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You might be wondering why there was a fence around Pacific Grove at one time. Well that is an interesting story. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The history of the town of Pacific Grove begins in 1874 when Reverend J. W. Ross a Methodist minister visited the area and decided it would be a perfect place for a west coast Methodist Retreat. This retreat was patterned after the New York Chautauqua Assembly Center organized by Methodist minister John Heyl Vincent and businessman Lewis Miller on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in New York. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1875 David Jacks and the Pacific Improvement Company provided the land for the Pacific Grove Methodist Retreat. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Initially, it was the founders intention that this would be an encampment of tents, not houses. And that they would only be up for a few weeks during the summer than taken down and stored in Chautauqua Hall. But just a year later, the area proved so popular that lots were sold for $50, 1/2 down and the balance due within one year. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSchdOMKKdlYfrPP7ZnKJ16Hiw9jXlEag4uo5pIkrQXE981hRqqZS7AA59yTbSSz6W8X-IACCiFO1IDObscYBBpX9LA_NmhZwmvksz9LO4KuKwM1-PktTV5MUAyf3G8_uYKH72wzXb89afM8pLzWUKv-zRfmse3oLTzZV8I-pKRwNXxYwVg23X5vJA3w/s4482/IMG_7206.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="4482" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSchdOMKKdlYfrPP7ZnKJ16Hiw9jXlEag4uo5pIkrQXE981hRqqZS7AA59yTbSSz6W8X-IACCiFO1IDObscYBBpX9LA_NmhZwmvksz9LO4KuKwM1-PktTV5MUAyf3G8_uYKH72wzXb89afM8pLzWUKv-zRfmse3oLTzZV8I-pKRwNXxYwVg23X5vJA3w/w640-h320/IMG_7206.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />Portion of the Pacific Grove Mural along the Coastal Trail</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1883 Pacific Grove Methodist Retreat published its rules and regulations. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">The following were prohibited within the fenced environment of the retreat area: intoxicating beverages, gambling, dancing, profanity, fast buggy riding, bathing at the beach without costume, dirty outhouses, firearms, and smoking in or near buildings. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A curfew was passed in 1885 making it unlawful for those under 18 years old to be out after 8pm in the winter and 9pm in the summer. To help attendees adhere to the rules, a fence was erected around the entire retreat area. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">By 1889 Pacific Grove already had 1300 permanent residents. It was incorporated as a city and the majority of the tent houses had been lined on the outside with a single wall of redwood. </span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> </span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Though the curfew bell sounded nightly until 1912, it was largely ignored after the first few years. The fence, or at least portions of it, remained until the 1930s.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IcfWudanWx5fLwaBbWJGxfbSlMpFanG0ELUPodjnFoGpZqXmD-ShaDs-CNmjLSvOKAHtrQX1Anv0I7HU174pIBJHKR9FaZ6rbj7gXO4InZYZbGVjUpijI7dAPejkgmlad8YQcAH7NqQAaSaTChIjJsr7YsB_M4fVtivua9l6jaAWzH_2MFuLLne_DQ/s3784/IMG_0832.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3784" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IcfWudanWx5fLwaBbWJGxfbSlMpFanG0ELUPodjnFoGpZqXmD-ShaDs-CNmjLSvOKAHtrQX1Anv0I7HU174pIBJHKR9FaZ6rbj7gXO4InZYZbGVjUpijI7dAPejkgmlad8YQcAH7NqQAaSaTChIjJsr7YsB_M4fVtivua9l6jaAWzH_2MFuLLne_DQ/w400-h345/IMG_0832.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">222 Central Avenue </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Alright, lets continue with the driving tour. From Central Avenue, make an immediate left on to 2nd Street. The house to your left on the corner at 222 Central Avenue was originally built in 1907. From 1915 to 1918, this was the home of John Steinbeck's maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Hamilton.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhtkHmCXn4bD-kFffEp7SfcTd5uokyIAWHF6pOSbGxiNciHj2nBE66Hq2nTPB5_-2y2fwRRuiUpiFMza4tEMc2VY6_k8Er0xGFZQLP6siJRkVpnl8AXYSw9HhZLF6GvRWj-o8bB1KczbFFKobpRtgg4rood8tClScDw8vhJOMLvIk_gzGDh7vTurdkQ/s5184/IMG_0835.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhtkHmCXn4bD-kFffEp7SfcTd5uokyIAWHF6pOSbGxiNciHj2nBE66Hq2nTPB5_-2y2fwRRuiUpiFMza4tEMc2VY6_k8Er0xGFZQLP6siJRkVpnl8AXYSw9HhZLF6GvRWj-o8bB1KczbFFKobpRtgg4rood8tClScDw8vhJOMLvIk_gzGDh7vTurdkQ/w400-h300/IMG_0835.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Lena Dinsmore House from 2nd Street </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight to the end of 2nd. The last home on your right (The address is actually 104 1st Street) is a brown-shingled structure, officially known as the Lena Dinsmore House. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI5b7SP76QUt842Uc8S7Hexpp56oVzFwY6_cJoHgMovIAw0o1-Qylbx1L0OXb70D1htVy2Yp8WigaRuUhcLVn-IxiSvWsQ_ev5Rh1Y-W2iPii7t6ymU_axpcrp8ZhezY4C7fUliETjJ_StWqfEpQoIS4D2-S-_Vzuo5aCUzery1noySJoLDY_zU_8dg/s2175/IMG_4679.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1444" data-original-width="2175" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI5b7SP76QUt842Uc8S7Hexpp56oVzFwY6_cJoHgMovIAw0o1-Qylbx1L0OXb70D1htVy2Yp8WigaRuUhcLVn-IxiSvWsQ_ev5Rh1Y-W2iPii7t6ymU_axpcrp8ZhezY4C7fUliETjJ_StWqfEpQoIS4D2-S-_Vzuo5aCUzery1noySJoLDY_zU_8dg/w400-h265/IMG_4679.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZCMb5wRJrhzekd2oavYSaStl4DqumkxUoA7sfFnNMnuLu8NbkraYtzEEoYxaghdUdka38SryK5Q9R6FqK6vEaCk3yqrRn5SIy7RcSw3X4_yXyIgXS2fkvaF-rAT_SkPmC07sCYUuN-cYutok7qO0Fy7Uxcc4vnmWn7fmahxh60p1-jblv_gKfYOvVQ/s5184/IMG_0842.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZCMb5wRJrhzekd2oavYSaStl4DqumkxUoA7sfFnNMnuLu8NbkraYtzEEoYxaghdUdka38SryK5Q9R6FqK6vEaCk3yqrRn5SIy7RcSw3X4_yXyIgXS2fkvaF-rAT_SkPmC07sCYUuN-cYutok7qO0Fy7Uxcc4vnmWn7fmahxh60p1-jblv_gKfYOvVQ/w400-h300/IMG_0842.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />From 1st Street</p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This was designed by Julia Morgan in 1914 and construction was completed in 1916. It is the only home in Pacific Grove designed by Morgan. She took on this job while working on her award winning project at the nearby Asilomar Conference Grounds, where we end our driving tour. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Zxx30ui5oBl3HTrsEXpaHNwjdMB61cqE9w6cchH8V6ZY7yN5k9aE3Dkk4PjmC9RLdz7Epnsb8hFwwa554egAsDEzqWCrsQMPvfrliQOhxMty8zdATzFYcI2LtsrqSx9FBbfhvweQBBLAdZ1JNJRys8UvpcmVeclZkc-PtQlevqYLswky0cmq7Df5GQ/s240/Julia_Morgan%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="190" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Zxx30ui5oBl3HTrsEXpaHNwjdMB61cqE9w6cchH8V6ZY7yN5k9aE3Dkk4PjmC9RLdz7Epnsb8hFwwa554egAsDEzqWCrsQMPvfrliQOhxMty8zdATzFYcI2LtsrqSx9FBbfhvweQBBLAdZ1JNJRys8UvpcmVeclZkc-PtQlevqYLswky0cmq7Df5GQ/s1600/Julia_Morgan%20(1).jpg" width="190" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Julia Morgan 1926 (Wikipedia) <br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Morgan was one of the United States' first female architects, she was most known for Hearst Castle in San Simeon. Morgan designed over 700 structures, many of which were homes and churches and most were in the Bay Area. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After the stop sign, carefully cross through 1st Street and at the stop turn left onto Ocean View Blvd. Follow the sign that reads Scenic Drive and points left. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlUcq3JY-Fm0U6cLX59P3WHoR4pD8c9AQ0UtjeSQ357sDeHQmr9jbdXpxJ-H2M8bi-6lDGhgUB_wPf2rBDU9wVQb0R00dpXWxi7ABLcR-1dxdv0dCFFlaHe94kbkCYR2Fd3sFTWt4AGAFv2mFyoGB9tZ_vTyVj97l9PUpbIW4kYKv4eKQgRfD-8NrJA/s4657/IMG_0852.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3491" data-original-width="4657" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlUcq3JY-Fm0U6cLX59P3WHoR4pD8c9AQ0UtjeSQ357sDeHQmr9jbdXpxJ-H2M8bi-6lDGhgUB_wPf2rBDU9wVQb0R00dpXWxi7ABLcR-1dxdv0dCFFlaHe94kbkCYR2Fd3sFTWt4AGAFv2mFyoGB9tZ_vTyVj97l9PUpbIW4kYKv4eKQgRfD-8NrJA/s320/IMG_0852.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Martine Inn</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Just past 3rd Street watch for the three-story <a href="https://www.martineinn.com/" target="_blank">Martine Inn</a>. Don Martine purchased this rundown property in 1972. After conducting a total renovation he furnished the property with authentic period antiques from the 1800s to 1920s. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiDiOrZdlXlcetKUfQNofSb7cUGvUH-HZNt6POL3j2JfmK2grc8nidJb8UstNhgfwcNEzB-n3UGNqCeBkrziPu2Umx82ipbQGgICgdX8XoWZ6HBozI8pt5TlRkN_XBS2DQrtoUqcZp45l9zoxVDzTAHl3uYomo_7LtMVpcEaJ26N7iYy4zzGQGyjMjQ/s4139/IMG_0850.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3103" data-original-width="4139" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiDiOrZdlXlcetKUfQNofSb7cUGvUH-HZNt6POL3j2JfmK2grc8nidJb8UstNhgfwcNEzB-n3UGNqCeBkrziPu2Umx82ipbQGgICgdX8XoWZ6HBozI8pt5TlRkN_XBS2DQrtoUqcZp45l9zoxVDzTAHl3uYomo_7LtMVpcEaJ26N7iYy4zzGQGyjMjQ/w640-h480/IMG_0850.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This bed and breakfast overlooks the Monterey Bay. Many of the rooms have wood-burning fireplaces and ocean views. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWykB5ZrRj6EuY10wCaJ_mTw-OfPnzibzR41noEkkm_X64DQI2mZGfUVtl5cyoLbQBRkza8-X1N6Kq0h4e-V8T1Jgz6BfFqk0La0OoSM43zW6irhSB1SyM9WRJaDP7ghPQushFRRCuEIzTxVsEdoQ90ajo_BPT6XXEvYBwG6ct65FSx3T1JEwmZ6QULQ/s3648/IMG_0802.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWykB5ZrRj6EuY10wCaJ_mTw-OfPnzibzR41noEkkm_X64DQI2mZGfUVtl5cyoLbQBRkza8-X1N6Kq0h4e-V8T1Jgz6BfFqk0La0OoSM43zW6irhSB1SyM9WRJaDP7ghPQushFRRCuEIzTxVsEdoQ90ajo_BPT6XXEvYBwG6ct65FSx3T1JEwmZ6QULQ/w640-h480/IMG_0802.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On the next corner look for the <a href="https://www.greengablesinnpg.com/" target="_blank">Green Gables Inn</a>, which was built in 1888 for William Lacy in the Stick-Eastlake Victorian style it was originally named Ivy Terrace Hall for the large amounts of ivy that trailed from the side of the home down to the waters edge. It was one of the first estates to be built along the oceanfront. At the time it was built there was no road separating the home from the sea.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_w4hv08Vu1YhOT0tDS-IJcMG4lv3jcx9LmYIDeDt0kBGOHBdZWSw-7q39sCJNEc8mpfN09QdJdigv9uzslEduXHRZZrtxjEUPkimhD9CsEw2-Xad6uj5n72JLGO7vVRP6743LL1OM1RLIABGQ0xtJX-GNz4IR8uAQu3ewhYj4QS09_SEQQ3A-vUP0w/s5175/IMG_0855.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3370" data-original-width="5175" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_w4hv08Vu1YhOT0tDS-IJcMG4lv3jcx9LmYIDeDt0kBGOHBdZWSw-7q39sCJNEc8mpfN09QdJdigv9uzslEduXHRZZrtxjEUPkimhD9CsEw2-Xad6uj5n72JLGO7vVRP6743LL1OM1RLIABGQ0xtJX-GNz4IR8uAQu3ewhYj4QS09_SEQQ3A-vUP0w/w400-h260/IMG_0855.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Today this meticulously restored Victorian is a member of the Four Sisters Inns, one of a collection of independent small hotels. It offers guests a romantic get-away with its unparalleled location adjacent to the Monterey Bay Coastal Recreational Trail, and panoramic ocean views of Monterey Bay. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5MVh5Ne9xM3-FAJwwuoEh7rXUe1KZN9kEvtWNvwLUamL-xwpdxwtRbRJRUU6CNJoBJoYP8W8tH5Qw3TY8nlq4ao5ghuOU5c2VyUOV4fl-TUt2Ci-GuyNgAZqIUmvpdJPG0xxfYxE-MDsRCLUmK9Y2eFxSgTCS1iutAVRRAwnxOjFNXVGfJJkCAnUdg/s2973/IMG_8121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2429" data-original-width="2973" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5MVh5Ne9xM3-FAJwwuoEh7rXUe1KZN9kEvtWNvwLUamL-xwpdxwtRbRJRUU6CNJoBJoYP8W8tH5Qw3TY8nlq4ao5ghuOU5c2VyUOV4fl-TUt2Ci-GuyNgAZqIUmvpdJPG0xxfYxE-MDsRCLUmK9Y2eFxSgTCS1iutAVRRAwnxOjFNXVGfJJkCAnUdg/s320/IMG_8121.JPG" width="320" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Everett Pomeroy House 2018</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the next corner turn left onto 7th Street. To your right will be the Everett Pomeroy House, built in 1883 it goes by the name, <i>The Castle</i>. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Everett Pomeroy, a renowned author, composer and organist, purchased this lot in 1883 and originally constructed a tent cabin here as part of the Pacific Grove Retreat community. Later that year he boarded over it and as time went on he added to the structure, with</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> half-timbering and a crenelated battlement. It eventually became a reasonable facsimile of the Everett Pomeroy ancestral castle </span><span style="font-family: arial;">in South Devon, England, the Berry Pomeroy Castle. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19Xws7IN2MnBW9yEcVIA7vbJp-sxd4ZNuNNRbTZNg3nfSUeOmddV3vYpD2gG81mXoRRnsRdc9Y8kYULPgBrx2xGEezKrBhFBChuvTczCXs4UPHR78Oou9gAFO4wObo_giqlwBBDLcP-PlTVyjKYefCsrW1y6S0FwZ7P6le5dUAR7HvlShBHHPkzwuwA/s3736/IMG_0862.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3720" data-original-width="3736" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19Xws7IN2MnBW9yEcVIA7vbJp-sxd4ZNuNNRbTZNg3nfSUeOmddV3vYpD2gG81mXoRRnsRdc9Y8kYULPgBrx2xGEezKrBhFBChuvTczCXs4UPHR78Oou9gAFO4wObo_giqlwBBDLcP-PlTVyjKYefCsrW1y6S0FwZ7P6le5dUAR7HvlShBHHPkzwuwA/s320/IMG_0862.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">New Paint 2022</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue to the end of this block. To your left will be 312 Central Avenue. It was built in 1883 for Margaret Tennant. Margaret owned a number of the homes along 7th Street below Central.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmSzoOEfxwjQuG9s6GVXZ7EWqVKciJUm4c0WTcD1zw46pS0LdmbBReJ9vPh-NMuKNo7xu55zwMSkgIPmu28BBnuJOZt1rHuqNee8MgAJCctstnjvkady6sRR5gNgchKpuxi5PWL6TJjB1zYb_XlVH-PY1FQl8l-vn1m-VgSbI-GS6nDHshKfcuwHjEw/s4392/IMG_0873.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3112" data-original-width="4392" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmSzoOEfxwjQuG9s6GVXZ7EWqVKciJUm4c0WTcD1zw46pS0LdmbBReJ9vPh-NMuKNo7xu55zwMSkgIPmu28BBnuJOZt1rHuqNee8MgAJCctstnjvkady6sRR5gNgchKpuxi5PWL6TJjB1zYb_XlVH-PY1FQl8l-vn1m-VgSbI-GS6nDHshKfcuwHjEw/w400-h284/IMG_0873.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">312 Central Avenue (built 1883)</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As a memorial to her brother, John Tennant, Margaret built a retirement home for Methodists & Episcopalian Ministers in 1899. This building stood on Forest Avenue and Sinex, it was demolished in 1964. Today you will find another retirement home at this location, <a href="https://covia.org/canterbury-woods/" target="_blank">Canterbury Woods </a>. Margaret was also instrumental in the construction of St. Mary's by-the-Sea church. We will pass St. Mary's a bit later. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaeCcBpEUKjF6cX09erliRWaoYmJ0DlP9MToL8XDcVqNj_pkfLuuMjX2dKEPhy8lsDZXvqM6EtntIY5YFYWxQCFnJX_xaXWPfG3YLdOv8Nx1Sn7OxoUj_gS2z8mJHSAKUJSO8-Tnh_IvjWUifzuMWqniqah1AsIQLIdqZUHR5eHW1CGYBg3saB4TLSg/s5184/IMG_0871.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaeCcBpEUKjF6cX09erliRWaoYmJ0DlP9MToL8XDcVqNj_pkfLuuMjX2dKEPhy8lsDZXvqM6EtntIY5YFYWxQCFnJX_xaXWPfG3YLdOv8Nx1Sn7OxoUj_gS2z8mJHSAKUJSO8-Tnh_IvjWUifzuMWqniqah1AsIQLIdqZUHR5eHW1CGYBg3saB4TLSg/w400-h300/IMG_0871.JPG" width="400" /></a> <br /><span style="font-family: arial;">St. Angela Inn Bed and Breakfast</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">At the stop sign, continue across Central Avenue. To your right on the corner notice the <a href="https://www.oldstangelainn.com/" target="_blank">Old St. Angela Inn Bed and Breakfast</a> at 321 Central. This Cape Cod style home was built in 1910 for Roberta and Anne Littlehale. In 1928, Father Kerfs payed $10 for this property and used it as the rectory for the first Catholic Church in Pacific Grove, <a href="https://stangelabreachurch.org/" target="_blank">St. Angela's</a>. No longer a rectory, this became a bed & breakfast in 1983. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIwUzc6rCKEOrvKQZVw3DfZUSTlwLxwxY5OmCY9JvfYuNKzr1WuvvP3kbGgeBcffjiAlWZWKQVBeFkhUGhvRV8mf5f1avND4TWAmT5yrtnSDqyUUZyFaf4ZbxLbaFyK19_NymQK3Dw8PPQhHSH8TXAniM35aJwAlgvGZ_CUwxY1ylc2qyyb9kahlR_w/s3847/IMG_0885.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2033" data-original-width="3847" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIwUzc6rCKEOrvKQZVw3DfZUSTlwLxwxY5OmCY9JvfYuNKzr1WuvvP3kbGgeBcffjiAlWZWKQVBeFkhUGhvRV8mf5f1avND4TWAmT5yrtnSDqyUUZyFaf4ZbxLbaFyK19_NymQK3Dw8PPQhHSH8TXAniM35aJwAlgvGZ_CUwxY1ylc2qyyb9kahlR_w/w400-h211/IMG_0885.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z3iphJabFCqo7JSAX4Kd1_F7WREs3X7k4NhzI2O3iZE7IvmJQCV6sESZJwVgaJSxIvYO_WLzXGcr-ppWdwDfutXvC11AFbXQzQoHPPvudfYGh1OzDGNEvMDe_bEUMc34sFCWB_O2OtNF7ZggUZexKd3WZm3xPlNbCcYsTPyVjjgzWnk2Y4QiUT_Wfg/s1479/IMG_0886A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z3iphJabFCqo7JSAX4Kd1_F7WREs3X7k4NhzI2O3iZE7IvmJQCV6sESZJwVgaJSxIvYO_WLzXGcr-ppWdwDfutXvC11AFbXQzQoHPPvudfYGh1OzDGNEvMDe_bEUMc34sFCWB_O2OtNF7ZggUZexKd3WZm3xPlNbCcYsTPyVjjgzWnk2Y4QiUT_Wfg/s320/IMG_0886A.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue to the end of this block and turn right onto Lighthouse Avenue. Ahead on the corner of 9th and Lighthouse, notice the statue of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal on your right. This is the new rectory for St. Angela's which is coming up in the next block on your right. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsQeFEteFc6o99SPGi6PTdwNtqFb1-EwZ4bmCiSRY6W06vf-Grs9G9N6-vsgagb0KjXI2hHKjSJXxg7SpSCzeHAhLXrFhZ8xWUNVeA6t_HPpcJpTV3YsYAQ3DMMQ3dYydap_AosWiR4LBJy09g5Q2tn6Bm2eYXJ_IH06uD2zvmYvhjU2vVAOdmDF9cA/s5184/IMG_0890.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsQeFEteFc6o99SPGi6PTdwNtqFb1-EwZ4bmCiSRY6W06vf-Grs9G9N6-vsgagb0KjXI2hHKjSJXxg7SpSCzeHAhLXrFhZ8xWUNVeA6t_HPpcJpTV3YsYAQ3DMMQ3dYydap_AosWiR4LBJy09g5Q2tn6Bm2eYXJ_IH06uD2zvmYvhjU2vVAOdmDF9cA/s320/IMG_0890.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">St. Angela Merici Parish was established in 1928 by Father Kerfs. The original church was located next to the Old St. Angela Inn. By the 1950's the Catholic community of Pacific Grove grew out of this parish and was moved to this location on Lighthouse. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcRmYq9avJUT_LJVR0twc1xo0C_rtl6rCqu_JWuu_X_q3g2l7dPFiBcCsoVPdLzpnyWR4Lwzy31qzo2wuAvlnUlYHKojKJFGAF9sp2h6GgPBlVf7Wp9_owqsyOu-URb7Vxhmj3PONcpk1wtADU03ZPEy9yw9BgW16LQC94Gqf7xCjnzvw5oYoVzDqhQ/s3681/IMG_0891.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1769" data-original-width="3681" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcRmYq9avJUT_LJVR0twc1xo0C_rtl6rCqu_JWuu_X_q3g2l7dPFiBcCsoVPdLzpnyWR4Lwzy31qzo2wuAvlnUlYHKojKJFGAF9sp2h6GgPBlVf7Wp9_owqsyOu-URb7Vxhmj3PONcpk1wtADU03ZPEy9yw9BgW16LQC94Gqf7xCjnzvw5oYoVzDqhQ/w640-h308/IMG_0891.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Lighthouse and 10th</div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn right onto 10th. As you come to the end of the church parking lot, look for Ricketts Row and turn left. The street is unmarked. It is at the end of the church parking lot. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZKvBGrKSG4ckb-U-EGF3SBEM7EqK5JUFcTBBE8coNHeZt1wd8AV6iqh0zzgNkKVNJCym5NUkhE28xUDNdo70kSa4HR-DAoGtoJZDeEpkBMe7768EvyfzAyqOU6ueNpsePq78_kLOYV6Z-cvAvMF-BRgC5HTWZKtWnsn4an0EgH5tvLnOBN6xdJOgxA/s3908/IMG_0892.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2754" data-original-width="3908" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZKvBGrKSG4ckb-U-EGF3SBEM7EqK5JUFcTBBE8coNHeZt1wd8AV6iqh0zzgNkKVNJCym5NUkhE28xUDNdo70kSa4HR-DAoGtoJZDeEpkBMe7768EvyfzAyqOU6ueNpsePq78_kLOYV6Z-cvAvMF-BRgC5HTWZKtWnsn4an0EgH5tvLnOBN6xdJOgxA/s320/IMG_0892.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> Ricketts Row</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight down this narrow street. Stay on Ricketts Row and cross Monterey Avenue and continue on Ricketts Row. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVW06HmZy9_G5HeBbDAtGsneTrFugASk18R2XAlRL4lukNjV4r_Jik3uRS3JNhZHXBtUYorNwZWUlCLw28DKeShWlyZ1WYoM36FiPvgaai7LCBOqVmWt28UdDuSYUXoSQSQHAAbm6JcLv_7K9UrXveMCRFxD_JExoN5gMHd1RIlbqSSfTdtAzp_Jujww/s4608/IMG_7380.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVW06HmZy9_G5HeBbDAtGsneTrFugASk18R2XAlRL4lukNjV4r_Jik3uRS3JNhZHXBtUYorNwZWUlCLw28DKeShWlyZ1WYoM36FiPvgaai7LCBOqVmWt28UdDuSYUXoSQSQHAAbm6JcLv_7K9UrXveMCRFxD_JExoN5gMHd1RIlbqSSfTdtAzp_Jujww/s320/IMG_7380.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> 147 11th Street</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Coming up on your left, the red house with the shingle siding is 147 11th Street. John Steinbeck brought this home for his new bride Carol in the fall of 1930. The couple would live here until 1936. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwCJYePhDgwbvnqAZYe7rvGgwSIpWfmS9RVL5G-DtNpWpvsVKhtryymGMjXSTfWXHOEBE0QYpOHYegYSrn9-wDh6aEPmqClox8Y00v_B0KOVlm35-OgIBYK0e2AckcqflgKt8OWCM4XKZMx513SLBuJ0umcpClpkQKyCSrJuv6l4Nelx3JNhYvgnqVA/s4608/IMG_7381.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwCJYePhDgwbvnqAZYe7rvGgwSIpWfmS9RVL5G-DtNpWpvsVKhtryymGMjXSTfWXHOEBE0QYpOHYegYSrn9-wDh6aEPmqClox8Y00v_B0KOVlm35-OgIBYK0e2AckcqflgKt8OWCM4XKZMx513SLBuJ0umcpClpkQKyCSrJuv6l4Nelx3JNhYvgnqVA/s320/IMG_7381.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />2018</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">During this time he would write 4 novels: </span><i style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">The Pastures of Heaven</i><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">, </span><i style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">To a God Unknown</i><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">, </span><i style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">In Dubious Battle</i><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> and </span><i style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Tortilla Flat</i><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> which was considered Steinbeck's first big success. </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhbJLGOlEnDz9lICguh19QLr55MCDSj3S7x6FP58qrdXIPkAAzw7Yx1ZBsO5PKjLiw0TMuTgtYu2nYcp77f_mrpRtNRIPNh3M9JfE8Y-qGX6n5178wLBvC43Y95irHbBODPtU6M31Sv68He6q-8G-cTI8gIEktmcmTuHRmflrT_Ul3GOKCBGj-JGPzg/s4487/IMG_0903.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3569" data-original-width="4487" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhbJLGOlEnDz9lICguh19QLr55MCDSj3S7x6FP58qrdXIPkAAzw7Yx1ZBsO5PKjLiw0TMuTgtYu2nYcp77f_mrpRtNRIPNh3M9JfE8Y-qGX6n5178wLBvC43Y95irHbBODPtU6M31Sv68He6q-8G-cTI8gIEktmcmTuHRmflrT_Ul3GOKCBGj-JGPzg/s320/IMG_0903.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />2022</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn right on 11th, continue through Central Avenue all the way to the end of 11th. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvcIKRiF5sNaMDxWDC464Cy9pJyd3a1ouQleHWPAvQdgDvdMXxpK7JlMqPo__bc_ot9He5FyCbhJCOCKP644zBPtZqisJalBE2rWDi7lWIcDdeEXmgBFVBRHihiLQFKBMxTU1krGW2xWqP0iJE5p6hccsCNVKQ3h26KXsbT4oXSAGGnjCK5Yv1vSASg/s5184/IMG_0904.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvcIKRiF5sNaMDxWDC464Cy9pJyd3a1ouQleHWPAvQdgDvdMXxpK7JlMqPo__bc_ot9He5FyCbhJCOCKP644zBPtZqisJalBE2rWDi7lWIcDdeEXmgBFVBRHihiLQFKBMxTU1krGW2xWqP0iJE5p6hccsCNVKQ3h26KXsbT4oXSAGGnjCK5Yv1vSASg/s320/IMG_0904.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As you come to the stop sign at 11th and Ocean View, look to your right at the pair of whales in the park. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakSr3k5SyArElL2pqjRLAtjzIyHZ8f9DrMQ8bIjDnelARzoBGwupaUlpz7MMcSPgxFgqpWJgyaPGFiwUtZLa77ls7vH9u70vpvzLZRakK9iTiD1bWfqcVhjonwQt8t_mFwbjJasqmcusEYTWf5QlIn8jSmQdQqFkB3zorLuUjcyQgcj21MFxN7V_thQ/s5184/IMG_0897.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakSr3k5SyArElL2pqjRLAtjzIyHZ8f9DrMQ8bIjDnelARzoBGwupaUlpz7MMcSPgxFgqpWJgyaPGFiwUtZLa77ls7vH9u70vpvzLZRakK9iTiD1bWfqcVhjonwQt8t_mFwbjJasqmcusEYTWf5QlIn8jSmQdQqFkB3zorLuUjcyQgcj21MFxN7V_thQ/w640-h480/IMG_0897.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 2016 a huge windstorm hit the coast of Pacific Grove and heavily damaged two large cypress trees in Berwick Park. The city trimmed what remained of the trees for safely reasons, but left two very unattractive tree trunks. Local artist Jorge Rodriquez saw this as an opportunity to make something beautiful. A few months later these unsightly trunks had been transformed into two breaching whales with the base carved to resemble splashing ocean waves. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjHo0GodW3aQFtfgUFlvrrBlyjPgdUzh4BNmDnYViAkGCtkT2JrZdFhytSMLStMtE-C6FHW_Z0S7O5RmxN7tI9OgAKF0ZxEHJ3VQemApOiE8rg67f73XxA6Sb0WHEV7f2ywFyK0sGopVGphkma2970S1Hec1chINt8j3krW3Hg-X80fbaqq1SPreHKQ/s4690/IMG_0909.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2278" data-original-width="4690" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjHo0GodW3aQFtfgUFlvrrBlyjPgdUzh4BNmDnYViAkGCtkT2JrZdFhytSMLStMtE-C6FHW_Z0S7O5RmxN7tI9OgAKF0ZxEHJ3VQemApOiE8rg67f73XxA6Sb0WHEV7f2ywFyK0sGopVGphkma2970S1Hec1chINt8j3krW3Hg-X80fbaqq1SPreHKQ/w640-h310/IMG_0909.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Josephine Ebner House (1922)</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn left onto Ocean View Blvd. At the corner of Carmel Avenue look to your left for the Shingle-style home built in 1922 for Josephine Ebner. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">At the next corner turn left onto 12th Street. Continue to the stop sign at Central Avenue. Look across Central to your right at the Gothic-style church.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2LDeRemEiNQNjY92JWs45XMSFSGFQSXzi5b_gOmHn99Xb8-nVhBsvseKd_uxQUoYQNeteaOAM2FmdP3GRgj8sh6LaA_cvH81zkuQaifMZuEwFqQawYJArj4xuXpxnb5UW04eevt_WJc5WC2H_kJ-NGyPtM3Q50ldSwooPv4UGXldcXOh9t0FC40qog/s4651/IMG_0917.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3823" data-original-width="4651" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2LDeRemEiNQNjY92JWs45XMSFSGFQSXzi5b_gOmHn99Xb8-nVhBsvseKd_uxQUoYQNeteaOAM2FmdP3GRgj8sh6LaA_cvH81zkuQaifMZuEwFqQawYJArj4xuXpxnb5UW04eevt_WJc5WC2H_kJ-NGyPtM3Q50ldSwooPv4UGXldcXOh9t0FC40qog/w640-h526/IMG_0917.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is the first church in Pacific Grove, the Episcopal Church founded in 1887. Called St. Mary's-by-the-Sea it is modeled after a church in Bath, England. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay on 12th and cross Central. Turn right back onto Ricketts Row, and continue four blocks to Fountain Avenue. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbtL3OOVY9OBPmDNL37kbgqOV3PxzG5n1wcACaS5IoeMyc6d7-Ym6yxVELtcFp6rAh7EfCIyiUKXBydLfb6JSNmlk24YgVR-oeLMxSSUdOsUWfNBP8_i5DAeyu2395Vdu_MJ9gYPj-f0Ok3_K6pAmO_w0EPKS6PgsgRcj3Sg1Ik3Wbs92q8rTBB184w/s3912/IMG_7431.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3132" data-original-width="3912" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbtL3OOVY9OBPmDNL37kbgqOV3PxzG5n1wcACaS5IoeMyc6d7-Ym6yxVELtcFp6rAh7EfCIyiUKXBydLfb6JSNmlk24YgVR-oeLMxSSUdOsUWfNBP8_i5DAeyu2395Vdu_MJ9gYPj-f0Ok3_K6pAmO_w0EPKS6PgsgRcj3Sg1Ik3Wbs92q8rTBB184w/s320/IMG_7431.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To your left on the corner of Ricketts Row and Fountain Avenue is Kidwell's Paint. From 1923 to 1926, this was </span><span style="font-family: arial;">the site of Ed Ricketts and Galigher's first Pacific Biological Laboratories. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOL96j3hrIre_QB_qrkvdTKFNFAVGTvkapd1GKvIkTIm_huqpspWFwkFzDGha3tUOCN6ukLCQ06GizOwokwAi5n1z4X4psdc3yfDFRU8y6QJoRcyUTuqVgh-dcJMUfSaFj-d6wgrWfN85b5RZNkaIW7AgxfwQWa4kuYwx1Dg3hmCAdA56Al0jmaEFBA/s4840/IMG_0920.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3439" data-original-width="4840" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOL96j3hrIre_QB_qrkvdTKFNFAVGTvkapd1GKvIkTIm_huqpspWFwkFzDGha3tUOCN6ukLCQ06GizOwokwAi5n1z4X4psdc3yfDFRU8y6QJoRcyUTuqVgh-dcJMUfSaFj-d6wgrWfN85b5RZNkaIW7AgxfwQWa4kuYwx1Dg3hmCAdA56Al0jmaEFBA/w400-h284/IMG_0920.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Former site of Ed Ricketts Pacific Biological Laboratories</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The laboratories was forced to move when the building was slanted for demolition. A bronze plaque on the side of Kidwell's marks the location, and this street was renamed from High Street to Ricketts Row in 1994. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7NvpKG9k8nB-2R3owjLy4-UJ07N3uGKaop6u8fE3NJwQb5EyVNYhtOKIlVDJr-vkEk9RMK_BSp2O7oWHgovTbCVASoM12EYPeNhZTuZMvWCU6WXg-icaD-BBGLxhW04fgKCKSCiGe9-7IIMQTTodqiz7Z2bxxTuCLyE72NkURVI3Lx65Q5_U35ETsg/s3191/IMG_0922.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="3191" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7NvpKG9k8nB-2R3owjLy4-UJ07N3uGKaop6u8fE3NJwQb5EyVNYhtOKIlVDJr-vkEk9RMK_BSp2O7oWHgovTbCVASoM12EYPeNhZTuZMvWCU6WXg-icaD-BBGLxhW04fgKCKSCiGe9-7IIMQTTodqiz7Z2bxxTuCLyE72NkURVI3Lx65Q5_U35ETsg/w640-h534/IMG_0922.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn left onto Fountain Avenue then right onto Lighthouse Avenue. This is the central downtown area of Pacific Grove. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyb9M4L_NOXOBXiD1l6fTaXMM-IoSeMoun_hp4cTa-db9hWnM05_8KGWftN2iUisyR5u9LZxhxO3dIzGtKf83bww3Dtd2LK1HFOTQlyI0je8DDKH5xh4z60ttxOTI1-g5NP9lFXvncXQ6_OiNh_5D0UinLFOwSgc30kdUk7Aw5PyZ1jQ0waL2yia3J7w/s4608/IMG_7418.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyb9M4L_NOXOBXiD1l6fTaXMM-IoSeMoun_hp4cTa-db9hWnM05_8KGWftN2iUisyR5u9LZxhxO3dIzGtKf83bww3Dtd2LK1HFOTQlyI0je8DDKH5xh4z60ttxOTI1-g5NP9lFXvncXQ6_OiNh_5D0UinLFOwSgc30kdUk7Aw5PyZ1jQ0waL2yia3J7w/s320/IMG_7418.JPG" width="320" /></span></a><br />Holman's 2018 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On your right was the former location of Holman's Department Store and across the street to your left look for the colorful Victorian's which were built between 1893 and 1897.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jQw58FMC40JjRQgQ2UK6DzvtrE2v4u7l1VaanlzobO3ZPOTPFroqXD8Ptlf-LAAxXrj0ZyDW8JsM84Z-fF6RhjbtVCf-nlLhAEeyrPZK9fbi4-HI1MEgS1WiMx5Y9E7Xe2jXk_bHsPcXl57esh9Tp6A33eHUNdj1WewilOt_oRWskz2iT0wa2RwX8g/s4748/IMG_0930.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2885" data-original-width="4748" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jQw58FMC40JjRQgQ2UK6DzvtrE2v4u7l1VaanlzobO3ZPOTPFroqXD8Ptlf-LAAxXrj0ZyDW8JsM84Z-fF6RhjbtVCf-nlLhAEeyrPZK9fbi4-HI1MEgS1WiMx5Y9E7Xe2jXk_bHsPcXl57esh9Tp6A33eHUNdj1WewilOt_oRWskz2iT0wa2RwX8g/w640-h388/IMG_0930.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Rensselaer Luther Holman opened his first dry goods store in Pacific Grove in 1891. His son Wilford purchased this lot, here on Lighthouse, in 1918 and built Holman's Department Store. Holman's grew to become the largest independently owned and operated department store between Los Angeles and San Francisco, filling mail orders from around the world. It was also Wilford's idea to build the portion of Highway 68 from Pacific Grove over the hill to Carmel to make the department store more accessible to Carmelites.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-v3Jk2CmplGTHdUM0_cXCd_HAQB1YxrMvzFldE4axOsb5DaAFhHQHxH4V-SkT7w2iei4is12sAhyDxOTppIBB3uOn-BU1xrVfj21u-hFznjebyfnsg_F5B3M5xFhaI7IxNEn_czatj-CHfso2Vt4JQf5_ycLV1sp9SWT9WJlC_w7YNarOVGDVJOhnA/s5184/IMG_0932.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-v3Jk2CmplGTHdUM0_cXCd_HAQB1YxrMvzFldE4axOsb5DaAFhHQHxH4V-SkT7w2iei4is12sAhyDxOTppIBB3uOn-BU1xrVfj21u-hFznjebyfnsg_F5B3M5xFhaI7IxNEn_czatj-CHfso2Vt4JQf5_ycLV1sp9SWT9WJlC_w7YNarOVGDVJOhnA/s320/IMG_0932.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />Holeman's 2022</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The structure, now known as Holman's was converted into a multiuse building with townhouses upstairs and retail downstairs in 2016. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Victorian block across the street from Holman's started out as an Indian trading post, selling everything from seashells to barbed wire. On the corner, <a href="https://www.victoriancornerpg.com/" target="_blank">Aliotti's Victorian Corner</a> has been in the restaurant business since 1977. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight along Lighthouse, pass Grand and turn right onto Forest. Continue one block to the corner of Central and turn right. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAEtRYQZuKn3tHAyk-r-RfkBN56snxSI53mLYVws1AW_UGE9v6FnJ5S_1IRLS1gAp6HlssbRCgWo31jUz7zl6vvDCgYZi77dZTmqgRtAIhu42PjM0GXo7FAYA7cXssRpPQE1wkcfQyEYkUv4BHtxyL1XvTWsgGvAMwH_0H7lprC8mF0SJdkd1p2gomQ/s5184/IMG_0940.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAEtRYQZuKn3tHAyk-r-RfkBN56snxSI53mLYVws1AW_UGE9v6FnJ5S_1IRLS1gAp6HlssbRCgWo31jUz7zl6vvDCgYZi77dZTmqgRtAIhu42PjM0GXo7FAYA7cXssRpPQE1wkcfQyEYkUv4BHtxyL1XvTWsgGvAMwH_0H7lprC8mF0SJdkd1p2gomQ/w400-h300/IMG_0940.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On your right will be the <a href="https://www.pgmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History</a> and across the street Jewell Park. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICo-Z9Ghgll8V888nnQuoPtKG_HL_TkE0KImnVRyczn3ORy1a33zoYg-q_ELHTgYiNLMoOmWkj_omD4hvJ41Fr45UMsDVQywgxKLFWDQvpDpe2DrMD5XuZ3UtPLEeNz0z26C9T6iyt0KcY6OZFVt67EeJ5YPpBWtxqRl89ywZnaHMnmp5JYfNcsnFCA/s4608/IMG_7442.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICo-Z9Ghgll8V888nnQuoPtKG_HL_TkE0KImnVRyczn3ORy1a33zoYg-q_ELHTgYiNLMoOmWkj_omD4hvJ41Fr45UMsDVQywgxKLFWDQvpDpe2DrMD5XuZ3UtPLEeNz0z26C9T6iyt0KcY6OZFVt67EeJ5YPpBWtxqRl89ywZnaHMnmp5JYfNcsnFCA/s320/IMG_7442.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jewell Park was ground zero for the Pacific Grove Methodist Retreat in 1875. Many tent cabins were set up just across from the park. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History was established in 1883 when a group of individuals petitioned the Pacific Improvement Company for land to exhibit their natural specimens. A small structure was built on the site of the current museum to house those exhibits. In 1932, local philanthropist Lucy Chase funded the new building that stands here today. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Out in front of the museum notice the large sculpture. This is <i>Sandy the Gray Whale</i>. </span><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">This life-sized sculpture was completed in 1974 by artist Larry Foster. It was exhibited elsewhere before finding its forever home here at the Museum of Natural History in 1982. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3foMnugN9qThHcngKvFC6s9EfRojh7atxF18sJJlqpuy87ks9OgJKp7QJX4_Q0lqb5cpnncoPtEFFvBp2YJSsD5e8qetLpc2V_QelhDmfCmDjTDrqmPneDAz0MAmz4XaO7OCuIA8CSEMYGKMiQpl0J04WwpLIxjvJVkzRY9ILX-ZWlwmQkCtYlvPEA/s4520/IMG_0939.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="4520" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3foMnugN9qThHcngKvFC6s9EfRojh7atxF18sJJlqpuy87ks9OgJKp7QJX4_Q0lqb5cpnncoPtEFFvBp2YJSsD5e8qetLpc2V_QelhDmfCmDjTDrqmPneDAz0MAmz4XaO7OCuIA8CSEMYGKMiQpl0J04WwpLIxjvJVkzRY9ILX-ZWlwmQkCtYlvPEA/s320/IMG_0939.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sandy the gray whale sculpture</div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gray whales are actually born black in color, but as they age, barnacles and whitish scars give them a grey appearance. In place of a dorsal fin, common to most whales, grays have a series of bumps along their backs. They use their downturned snout and bodies to plow along the bottom of the ocean and filter out crustaceans, mollusks, and bristle worms through the baleen, or comb-like plates, in their mouth.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Grays migrate 12,000 miles round trip between feeding grounds in the Artic to breed in Baja. They are frequently spotted off Monterey coast as they travel north to south between December and February as well as on their return trip from Mexico between February and May.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDAwhk5hGnhq4-uFHDWmISFrP8U_T-mJiuY4fhxLJdX9J0xikzLP4Fp0zUUR3TOXujE_LskUONcN8ebPUUGvtA9GXjiailHGOaXr__IAdGSNsvHuRTtEf0U-sftT2GbiB-EPIUWge7oUWddSJwdLKRObd-x3RO-Kppnb9vRk1Ml78UG0hoKEIhqakMA/s3724/IMG_0938.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3139" data-original-width="3724" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDAwhk5hGnhq4-uFHDWmISFrP8U_T-mJiuY4fhxLJdX9J0xikzLP4Fp0zUUR3TOXujE_LskUONcN8ebPUUGvtA9GXjiailHGOaXr__IAdGSNsvHuRTtEf0U-sftT2GbiB-EPIUWge7oUWddSJwdLKRObd-x3RO-Kppnb9vRk1Ml78UG0hoKEIhqakMA/w640-h540/IMG_0938.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is one of the oldest natural history museums in the United States. It is open 10am to 4pm Wednesday through Sunday, and there is unlimited free parking on both sides of Jewell Park. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bCR7bPWC_Q_NH1Ez4eYDRracE5pjVoQcgqH-DuVv49ErQAEu_LVYwzAqdyWLH0qL8y34onKdPLE_wC94LrL7NYJK7bNRNvEkP2Fe36OCKsH1yMwsvabHMtPGy-LtOTlsmOFfiEx1-khB3hl6ozvY3W_8K-6SvA7rBTPBdF0k07mWIa0aFskjFKf2Dw/s5184/IMG_0943.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bCR7bPWC_Q_NH1Ez4eYDRracE5pjVoQcgqH-DuVv49ErQAEu_LVYwzAqdyWLH0qL8y34onKdPLE_wC94LrL7NYJK7bNRNvEkP2Fe36OCKsH1yMwsvabHMtPGy-LtOTlsmOFfiEx1-khB3hl6ozvY3W_8K-6SvA7rBTPBdF0k07mWIa0aFskjFKf2Dw/w640-h480/IMG_0943.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This museum has a rich diversity of interactive opportunities that educate visitors on California Central Coast's, flora, and fauna as well as historical artifacts. Ask about the Scavenger Hunt or Junior Naturalist program at the front desk. These activities are sure to keep children (and adults) engaged in this unique learning adventure. If time permits I highly recommend a stop at this museum. At the time of this writing, admission for adults is $8.95 and children 4 to 18, $5.95.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">The original museum also contained a library. The books for this library were moved one block to the Pacific Grove Public Library in 1908. When you have finished visiting the museum, c</span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">ontinue along Central. On your left you will pass the Pacific Grove Library. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCMkbhOBFmraR_nUqJdnYuj1j-KvW4dqsMOhtqFkyzEvm0OCzA47VomLFNYmE9Ud-qAWuoNHSJAV7ek9UHY-KB_3zmGPBGCe7yYBXOw76hOahSYGtP1oMVkPlcVthYbtz03w8RWV8oCBZAjwPMuLMx-5UvzYOJ0woGvczDMEwJipgB_xNlIfGlk2pgQ/s3126/IMG_7437.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1927" data-original-width="3126" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCMkbhOBFmraR_nUqJdnYuj1j-KvW4dqsMOhtqFkyzEvm0OCzA47VomLFNYmE9Ud-qAWuoNHSJAV7ek9UHY-KB_3zmGPBGCe7yYBXOw76hOahSYGtP1oMVkPlcVthYbtz03w8RWV8oCBZAjwPMuLMx-5UvzYOJ0woGvczDMEwJipgB_xNlIfGlk2pgQ/w400-h246/IMG_7437.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Poppins, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #495c75;">The Pacific Grove Library Association dates from 1886 when books were originally housed in the museum down the block. In the early 1900s the city of Pacific Grove obtained a Carnegie grant of </span><span face="Poppins, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #495c75;">$10,000, the Pacific Improvement Company donated the lot, McDougall Bros. designed the building and Harry Chivers and the Granite Rock Company completed the California Mission-style library in 1908. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn left onto 15th and continue straight to Ocean View. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">At Ocean View, turn left and drive along the coast. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Whgig5BTnCGID1KnFMK0l3CDL_IT7ySP-ejy4HqKt9RNPEL3gAA0-uT4MBVm_wUMatJ-nuJwIQsoR463YfB2MOldeFp9eAdS0XxM3uDrzc8u_2B9Stm7gJks1DZu-AWzONnPkc3pxTMCstZH3FailxAAiuTQ2ydLdaIqCSu6-BwIqW6l9067yziwjw/s4140/IMG_1112.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2758" data-original-width="4140" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Whgig5BTnCGID1KnFMK0l3CDL_IT7ySP-ejy4HqKt9RNPEL3gAA0-uT4MBVm_wUMatJ-nuJwIQsoR463YfB2MOldeFp9eAdS0XxM3uDrzc8u_2B9Stm7gJks1DZu-AWzONnPkc3pxTMCstZH3FailxAAiuTQ2ydLdaIqCSu6-BwIqW6l9067yziwjw/w640-h426/IMG_1112.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ahead and off to your right will be <a href="https://thesevengablesinn.com/" target="_blank">Seven Gables Inn</a>, it is the yellow Victorian. Also to your right and out to sea look for the rocky outlay of Lovers Point. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkRW4e-Otp31AcInxqEqJHUnOqvTsBm2b7ojv-rk2meyRz_PZOxayJ2-SOVSSTgk3t7ybifKtC23ttNmVGmePpb3s_fBB7npLFbPGmcyzLtlga-Omn9Tzg2hcqGp0f-XpjUL4wqV5adfQUKZiBcoSXy-Iq1XtV68QzhNzpLle-REpdnqQkge2D78T_Q/s4354/IMG_1117.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="3067" data-original-width="4354" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkRW4e-Otp31AcInxqEqJHUnOqvTsBm2b7ojv-rk2meyRz_PZOxayJ2-SOVSSTgk3t7ybifKtC23ttNmVGmePpb3s_fBB7npLFbPGmcyzLtlga-Omn9Tzg2hcqGp0f-XpjUL4wqV5adfQUKZiBcoSXy-Iq1XtV68QzhNzpLle-REpdnqQkge2D78T_Q/s320/IMG_1117.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the next corner look to your left to see the Seven Gables Inn. Built in 1886 it was one of several stately Victorian mansions located along the oceanfront. This property was purchased in 1982 by the Flatley family who reimagined the mansion as a luxury inn. Over the next few decades, the Flatley's purchased adjacent properties and grew the hotel into what you see today, a 25 room bed and breakfast. With its unobstructed ocean views, this hotel has repeatedly won awards for being one of the more romantic inns in America. </span></p></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxgmq63d5YSxkOw0kbScZWCn1lGosioyRk849eZ2LwK223CVEVaIZkm86WMM1zE8JdR_h0wfhK2rMzwd4W3YSCvCLHSFCw_tCZ0LaqP1ahRTfyHJZbwR7igZSymNi3EdDWHEUhFvPT9880djeHnop0sQ0E8hq-vk7gHev8s8lUC-6LFUECDCD71eCPA/s4608/IMG_1118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxgmq63d5YSxkOw0kbScZWCn1lGosioyRk849eZ2LwK223CVEVaIZkm86WMM1zE8JdR_h0wfhK2rMzwd4W3YSCvCLHSFCw_tCZ0LaqP1ahRTfyHJZbwR7igZSymNi3EdDWHEUhFvPT9880djeHnop0sQ0E8hq-vk7gHev8s8lUC-6LFUECDCD71eCPA/w640-h480/IMG_1118.JPG" width="640" /></span></a> <span style="font-family: arial;">Lovers Point </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue along Ocean View. To your right will be Lovers Point and the back of the Beach House Restaurant. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UW4ymsNs1cQ4jJTJaAQ-yvomtIUEahKgB9XnkweOmEgzipGtAsrJKsjbNfQBfZ-rexv0byiduf_ahNvjTG0OWJ82Q3i0GReBfe9M5uQO5NWZ8qSfYQ7_bgBhx5uJtlpSI0fMOnTXc227RaC7kQoqQ5kT-dq1YS47k5kWefkSt7ntGvAlH4tSYsYb_Q/s3810/IMG_1119A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2682" data-original-width="3810" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UW4ymsNs1cQ4jJTJaAQ-yvomtIUEahKgB9XnkweOmEgzipGtAsrJKsjbNfQBfZ-rexv0byiduf_ahNvjTG0OWJ82Q3i0GReBfe9M5uQO5NWZ8qSfYQ7_bgBhx5uJtlpSI0fMOnTXc227RaC7kQoqQ5kT-dq1YS47k5kWefkSt7ntGvAlH4tSYsYb_Q/w640-h450/IMG_1119A.jpg" width="640" /></span></a><br />Beach House Restaurant and Lovers Point Beach 2017<span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> </span></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #373a36; font-family: arial;">For over 100 years, Lovers Point Beach has been one of Pacific Grove's most popular spots for shoreline recreation. Surfers love its reliable waves, while kayakers find it a perfect launching spot from which to get out on Monterey Bay and view the coastline and native wildlife. Scuba divers frequent the kelp forests here to get a close-up view of its marine life. Lovers Point Beach is also the starting point for the infamous "Kelp Crawl" portion of the Triathlon at Pacific Grove. But this beach did not always look at it does today. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #373a36; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Let's go back to the time of the Pacific Grove Methodist Retreat. You may recall that in the 1800s the Retreat Association <span>forbade bathing nude, wearing immodest bathing attire, or passing through the streets of Pacific Grove to or from the beach without suitable covering. This ordinance led to the first bathhouse on this beach being built in 1875. It was described as "<i>nothing more than a little brown wooden shack with its large tank that held the cold saltwater from the Bay before it was pumped into individual tubs for bathers. This cramped, cold and decidedly inadequate bathhouse had a short life</i>." (2) A picture of this bathhouse is shown below. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1882 the Pacific Improvement Company constructed another bathhouse. This one had 22 dressing rooms and was described as "<i>conveniently placed in a small ravine on the verge of a beautiful little bay, whose sandy floor rivals in whiteness the marble of the Roman Baths</i>." (2) That bathhouse is shown in the picture below. It deteriorated to nothing more than a shell by 1891. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">John Lucas Birks leased the land from the Pacific Improvement Company in 1893 and built the third bathhouse on Lovers Point Beach. This one had 60 dressing rooms, and saltwater tubs with both hot and cold baths. But Birks made even more improvements, he blasted out the rocks near the bathhouse to make a larger beach and built a pier. Still the bathhouse quickly deteriorated to almost nothing more than a shack by 1900. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZ5gqkwXiSpWXnYmccysRgH28g9mHWwG3-IJS8wgUDq0F7Ux72UQ74Tf_LG-AL00tUJvhwoAKtCuDW2AGBkQiNKpNU_bhPKRrMQHB3MOSGD8U_HsynpepY-ba35uyM7fnDpbSTlbLJ7REDUaTj_J-ooiDP7cTqAonl4MXeocJO_aJvMq1DPsnpemb_g/s3576/IMG_0838.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1949" data-original-width="3576" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZ5gqkwXiSpWXnYmccysRgH28g9mHWwG3-IJS8wgUDq0F7Ux72UQ74Tf_LG-AL00tUJvhwoAKtCuDW2AGBkQiNKpNU_bhPKRrMQHB3MOSGD8U_HsynpepY-ba35uyM7fnDpbSTlbLJ7REDUaTj_J-ooiDP7cTqAonl4MXeocJO_aJvMq1DPsnpemb_g/w400-h217/IMG_0838.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1898 Nathaniel Sprague, one time a partner with John Birks, operated a number of glass-bottomed swan boats off Pacific Grove's waterfront. Attached fore and aft were swan heads that Sprague had carved. The boats were large enough to accommodate about 16 adults, seated on benches on either side of the thick plate-glass viewing area. The swan boats continued in operation until about 1972. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then came William Fielding Smith who acquired a deed to 665 feet of coastal frontage, in 1903. This deed required Smith to build a bathhouse, bathing pavilion, boat house and other resort amenities. Quite different from what the California Coastal Commission would allow today. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Smith opened his bathhouse July 1, 1904. This one had 180 dressing rooms, 25 private rooms with porcelain tubs, hot and cold showers, boat storage, a Box Ball Alley court, movie theater, public platform for dances, and a Japanese Tea House. The picture below shows the transformation Smith made to Lovers Beach and point. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Dr. Clarendon Atwood Foster acquired Smith's enterprise in 1913. Foster added a pool and waterslides, candy store, beach grill, shooting gallery and penny arcade. J. H. McDougall purchased the property from Foster in 1918 and held it until 1934. Unfortunately Foster was unable to maintain of the property during the Great Depression and the area fell into disrepair. The city of Pacific Grove paid $50,000 for the property in 1934, they demolished the old bathhouse and other structures and added a large outdoor saltwater pool was in 1935, a smaller version exits today. </span></div><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWjNxorZr-k9YIpEaHxQ0NjqPcGTO4NoiQ7fc5fGLHoYc1U9JHuv1WtMHlb_TzGlfehe82eupuUeI3PZB0zFfy5AWpf1N4Oad3hp8nZFv6Z_FWegK-OkKu0KonLCXBkUI-tgxLoBDg9pH6fHdSCvLuO66zzilVMGmd44SpbKdrAkGLlc2epIr1gGobw/s4548/IMG_1122%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2064" data-original-width="4548" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWjNxorZr-k9YIpEaHxQ0NjqPcGTO4NoiQ7fc5fGLHoYc1U9JHuv1WtMHlb_TzGlfehe82eupuUeI3PZB0zFfy5AWpf1N4Oad3hp8nZFv6Z_FWegK-OkKu0KonLCXBkUI-tgxLoBDg9pH6fHdSCvLuO66zzilVMGmd44SpbKdrAkGLlc2epIr1gGobw/w640-h290/IMG_1122%20a.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lovers Point Beach 2017<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">To you right watch for the southern part of Lovers Point Park. There are parking lots at both the southern </span><span style="font-family: arial;">and northern parts of this park. But at this location you will find The Grill, which is great for a quick snack. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_3MgwqUxO08dBvd4lXl6CuXKTo9rss6QN42lN0sn4V1rUYeZ-YNGMopJAtoybacdLFidtnOVVmE2o1UyWqoRLt8hN-G2int_yKY8Xva8Un-OWEVIYky_z7Sjn8Ma65LVIYJh_ON43by3aiCcO5kwF1Zq80WTsC9mIk2UCDgJXwhRKgpjGvZ7PZMEWQ/s3056/IMG_1123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2504" data-original-width="3056" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_3MgwqUxO08dBvd4lXl6CuXKTo9rss6QN42lN0sn4V1rUYeZ-YNGMopJAtoybacdLFidtnOVVmE2o1UyWqoRLt8hN-G2int_yKY8Xva8Un-OWEVIYky_z7Sjn8Ma65LVIYJh_ON43by3aiCcO5kwF1Zq80WTsC9mIk2UCDgJXwhRKgpjGvZ7PZMEWQ/w400-h328/IMG_1123.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Or rent a surrey from <a href="https://pacificgroveadventures.com/rentals/" target="_blank">Pacific Grove Adventures</a> and ride along the <br />Monterey Coastal Trail. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprgG5auureJ9x--JHdOcB8HmsVOXbG8Cr8YbvLC7fwfKxBUKg3LLw87Nn5lIduooQr8pSZ2WhF5sB-gVa9OGarxHUoPruNPjC7MNqaU0M42FFBbuQhYx1JoQMXZvw5L7h-fs46G71q7a5HWzZkkOy3WqoRjSrb1z40Sx47JDG-rViGl0ftWlotOMx5g/s4600/IMG_1128.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2479" data-original-width="4600" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprgG5auureJ9x--JHdOcB8HmsVOXbG8Cr8YbvLC7fwfKxBUKg3LLw87Nn5lIduooQr8pSZ2WhF5sB-gVa9OGarxHUoPruNPjC7MNqaU0M42FFBbuQhYx1JoQMXZvw5L7h-fs46G71q7a5HWzZkkOy3WqoRjSrb1z40Sx47JDG-rViGl0ftWlotOMx5g/w400-h215/IMG_1128.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the stop sign ahead, turn right to continue on Ocean View Blvd. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-IrIoTTtu5pMKNqrhgp3eB4qf_UdkSg_XLpuhSzxAQgD5rdHcm_jqaWF_IypA816gdW_Q_oPmBJC6VfWe9b0JE8V6GYA3lLezuhw_YK6VoE6UhYu3yW3GMouD4H1Qn7BfASnT_rrH-NgwHNGD6QI_Pos_subPXlpzil8eMZbsUcZ9vQNq1GRqfpYyQ/s4513/IMG_0953.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3145" data-original-width="4513" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-IrIoTTtu5pMKNqrhgp3eB4qf_UdkSg_XLpuhSzxAQgD5rdHcm_jqaWF_IypA816gdW_Q_oPmBJC6VfWe9b0JE8V6GYA3lLezuhw_YK6VoE6UhYu3yW3GMouD4H1Qn7BfASnT_rrH-NgwHNGD6QI_Pos_subPXlpzil8eMZbsUcZ9vQNq1GRqfpYyQ/s320/IMG_0953.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The entrance to the parking lot is on your right if you would like to stop and explore this portion of the beach area. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2_adMChETqWbTIphp_XmTKFT8XGxP4kncJW8Fmc1ZcLj11FQQHffNSiTa8nY-CW4UTr7klWxm5mFw4nkRpOf3ianh-0-e6wgTq-IgthCrAlLoVe88LQCH_4MeMAdBs5pXBKLCYEOz43vuwvQnpn8R7eXbErGEquM5hofwQeMVnjZ4XvFisp5d8t28A/s4831/IMG_0952.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="4831" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2_adMChETqWbTIphp_XmTKFT8XGxP4kncJW8Fmc1ZcLj11FQQHffNSiTa8nY-CW4UTr7klWxm5mFw4nkRpOf3ianh-0-e6wgTq-IgthCrAlLoVe88LQCH_4MeMAdBs5pXBKLCYEOz43vuwvQnpn8R7eXbErGEquM5hofwQeMVnjZ4XvFisp5d8t28A/s320/IMG_0952.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Otherwise continue straight. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QQGMSYNFKhA1GnvofMl8h1n8vXBAg1jhfgfokTveCFrapwLF2hVgagSuKENRplZhwvyRmwZrv_6XaT1lCYmhQecycZOXMBpjbQ_BrGV37bIHB0pELLXzt0TaX4pofzKhAv-5irFeqghbI8mnIqLvCNC057ZBNilD_PT31Y2a1T1YZbKM2Vez7sweeg/s5184/IMG_0956.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QQGMSYNFKhA1GnvofMl8h1n8vXBAg1jhfgfokTveCFrapwLF2hVgagSuKENRplZhwvyRmwZrv_6XaT1lCYmhQecycZOXMBpjbQ_BrGV37bIHB0pELLXzt0TaX4pofzKhAv-5irFeqghbI8mnIqLvCNC057ZBNilD_PT31Y2a1T1YZbKM2Vez7sweeg/w300-h400/IMG_0956.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">To your right will be the </span><a href="https://beachhousepg.com/" style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Beach House Restaurant</a><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> at Lovers Point.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> Hands down one of our favorite restaurants in Pacific Grove. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi516Tjco30Cel0rgNGcW74ojRIBhSBAS_VhDXyPUKO4DRvItFjPx8rne7q6NYhplrwUd_8MsrFRwYCLl-p7sVqtieMqn0ypfSdpmfXJNrZNw4d7DiT7E0csNaTaBVG2raE3N7AA13Cid-UmeuFCgN_F4lG2tKaVDDX_fWV_kxNxaAMHAQMpnLVFxtd5g/s4608/IMG_8157.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi516Tjco30Cel0rgNGcW74ojRIBhSBAS_VhDXyPUKO4DRvItFjPx8rne7q6NYhplrwUd_8MsrFRwYCLl-p7sVqtieMqn0ypfSdpmfXJNrZNw4d7DiT7E0csNaTaBVG2raE3N7AA13Cid-UmeuFCgN_F4lG2tKaVDDX_fWV_kxNxaAMHAQMpnLVFxtd5g/s320/IMG_8157.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue all the way to the parking lot ahead. This is northern parking lot for <a href="https://www.cityofpacificgrove.org/our_city/departments/recreation/parks_directory/lovers_point_park.php" target="_blank">Lovers Point Beach and Park</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVOJ69dMY-GlwbjzFv_7JfkO2XiSO2boZcPL7fCzw_E2Cfuwvvq--Y66xfVEZ6FpjfChRj3hWl7jhYhn8ozL4NfRNKZQtBXd-4pfTRe9_ZcDfJlrb4Iu-zHbsq-P9FF4XPdDFCgLj2LiCY0v9mD3z8nil2p9NpB4wowRDFcg9yLcPBacDssxf78M6ZA/s4152/IMG_0974.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2840" data-original-width="4152" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVOJ69dMY-GlwbjzFv_7JfkO2XiSO2boZcPL7fCzw_E2Cfuwvvq--Y66xfVEZ6FpjfChRj3hWl7jhYhn8ozL4NfRNKZQtBXd-4pfTRe9_ZcDfJlrb4Iu-zHbsq-P9FF4XPdDFCgLj2LiCY0v9mD3z8nil2p9NpB4wowRDFcg9yLcPBacDssxf78M6ZA/w400-h274/IMG_0974.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Time to get out and explore this area and enjoy the view. Parking is free. If there is a spot open take it! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-IurFtZ8FayYWLH5-tprYn21rnUAA_avSOtRA7YaTg0cEn7hV3Ddci8xOwy9W4uAQpMevDaTVuY_WysdKF80JdUjAQ2m3DhGPpx6GDPhiesT4OBhZBlPd98vvz727BlL377-ckxtxJBpNC4344rpdEMS0ogs1csbltvp5D3124KbgqMu1pwogsDJ-w/s3648/IMG_0850.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-IurFtZ8FayYWLH5-tprYn21rnUAA_avSOtRA7YaTg0cEn7hV3Ddci8xOwy9W4uAQpMevDaTVuY_WysdKF80JdUjAQ2m3DhGPpx6GDPhiesT4OBhZBlPd98vvz727BlL377-ckxtxJBpNC4344rpdEMS0ogs1csbltvp5D3124KbgqMu1pwogsDJ-w/s320/IMG_0850.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">According to local legend, this park was originally called "Lovers of Jesus Point," back during the time that Pacific Grove was a Methodist retreat camp.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaV1Upwml2xSUFb6x4jmB3yZ5PQVmsaNTJMWbXjisyDCCdVfqs-sdSsMiHDOFxYCmQeaGHK8xyJYDbH1OP0sDMDjlsGxScKdV_I20gFawh0wP2endcTj-5PWbDDKlKmtTuhqIw_P1zJk0zARbLTjmxHz44Bb_1KCOo_lbRfGhCxljaD_gFr6gG_US8DA/s4360/IMG_0961.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3216" data-original-width="4360" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaV1Upwml2xSUFb6x4jmB3yZ5PQVmsaNTJMWbXjisyDCCdVfqs-sdSsMiHDOFxYCmQeaGHK8xyJYDbH1OP0sDMDjlsGxScKdV_I20gFawh0wP2endcTj-5PWbDDKlKmtTuhqIw_P1zJk0zARbLTjmxHz44Bb_1KCOo_lbRfGhCxljaD_gFr6gG_US8DA/w640-h472/IMG_0961.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzvOieZOwsEdBENIyDvLAx_nZOh8vlKQ5WhLp5POmF8xPlajLQpIeiVDiuR3cdyVVkkpQa-z9lPpypNwxowaRR02zb00Z7_TPR_HxVqZuuP9iEoLonrsP3CXF-wCdcBGoZ7lkBli2ekKgh-8bX8wynqnXMBmGMwRvUUfhhPPsR1OtvWT2upaYK-6GJg/s5184/IMG_0962.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzvOieZOwsEdBENIyDvLAx_nZOh8vlKQ5WhLp5POmF8xPlajLQpIeiVDiuR3cdyVVkkpQa-z9lPpypNwxowaRR02zb00Z7_TPR_HxVqZuuP9iEoLonrsP3CXF-wCdcBGoZ7lkBli2ekKgh-8bX8wynqnXMBmGMwRvUUfhhPPsR1OtvWT2upaYK-6GJg/w640-h480/IMG_0962.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Currently this point has become one of Pacific Grove's best-loved spots for picnics, plein air painting, scenic photography and weddings. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3MQfx6cBpODR44b-fi-Bhu9URxggti6N-IYANckfdyjOxM7xQlFsiRq7c9ynzK6X0thUV6bE6wn0YW_P9ZLTGrCAK3i3e0aJ9eRvkqU1ZAQMtBlc4Bj7p0pXLEz4g_c4IyVdUkLY5q5eEi4gAeU1Wi05IbTxvqT94z62q4FtUWNK1AHbgREmlL06GQ/s4383/IMG_0965.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2986" data-original-width="4383" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3MQfx6cBpODR44b-fi-Bhu9URxggti6N-IYANckfdyjOxM7xQlFsiRq7c9ynzK6X0thUV6bE6wn0YW_P9ZLTGrCAK3i3e0aJ9eRvkqU1ZAQMtBlc4Bj7p0pXLEz4g_c4IyVdUkLY5q5eEi4gAeU1Wi05IbTxvqT94z62q4FtUWNK1AHbgREmlL06GQ/w400-h272/IMG_0965.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Locals can always be found lounging on the grass or climbing on the rocks. Just be very careful if you decide to explore the rocky outpoint. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Os_BxqtUcnAE0h9ObIbguP9tGLgKgWv-wAcBcP6ClVurF40vAYNZg7WVMwPfSfuZPuWNOhxCIPAaEuPTAVjDK6J3uwEQKUj8kTPLmeggP7-PEWmYCD1oJOzIHx-Qya0CS9Pu4jEkHAd80Dg9MQavfscF3FGFxixGUdrWBElC_hio0fOSWUkGOYgwJA/s4644/IMG_0966.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3596" data-original-width="4644" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Os_BxqtUcnAE0h9ObIbguP9tGLgKgWv-wAcBcP6ClVurF40vAYNZg7WVMwPfSfuZPuWNOhxCIPAaEuPTAVjDK6J3uwEQKUj8kTPLmeggP7-PEWmYCD1oJOzIHx-Qya0CS9Pu4jEkHAd80Dg9MQavfscF3FGFxixGUdrWBElC_hio0fOSWUkGOYgwJA/w640-h496/IMG_0966.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Scenes from both season 1 and 2 of the HBO miniseries <i>Big Little Lies</i>' staring Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley were filmed here at Lovers Point. During Season 2 crews of <i>Big Little Lies</i>' transformed this park with a gazebo and pergola that served as the Blissful Drip coffee shop during filming. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Once you have explored the area, turn around and follow Ocean View Blvd. back in the direction you came. Then turn right onto Jewell Avenue. Then turn </span><span style="font-family: arial;">left onto 19th Street. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnulWKvksCb1xpVUnyBnwUhJDdzV1b2j6UR_wRO8c0I8mLIk2FhqC3SRE402RGw3Wx3mP8M3WmA_IK83zJMpNtGvi734YAMBxt4M8XunFEtzbxET1-uZ4vN01pgReJfZjoIeeDKphFe3KFocOBlMLtirvxqtSj1vu6Vtyebx44sGrB2GmyCmYMv0hRw/s3690/IMG_0977.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2546" data-original-width="3690" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnulWKvksCb1xpVUnyBnwUhJDdzV1b2j6UR_wRO8c0I8mLIk2FhqC3SRE402RGw3Wx3mP8M3WmA_IK83zJMpNtGvi734YAMBxt4M8XunFEtzbxET1-uZ4vN01pgReJfZjoIeeDKphFe3KFocOBlMLtirvxqtSj1vu6Vtyebx44sGrB2GmyCmYMv0hRw/w400-h276/IMG_0977.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Jewell and 19th Street</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As you drive through these residential areas of Pacific Grove, you might notice small signs on the houses with a name and date. These list the year the home was built, a</span><span style="font-family: arial;">nd the person for whom it was built. M</span><span style="font-family: arial;">any date back to the late 1800's. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight on 19th and cross Union Street. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">On your left the yellow two-story with the lovely oak in front is the Elihu Beard House. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWydGMaLKVCotKVzexb2tdvt4s2uSN1F7vqAuCqRnP26KfCoPiW0qdyTVniR88LfKH6ORIRdwF0yrFUbH9qG-tPte_nG2NtatYXINovM87R_oFIDxXGGAs63-5um07QHd1cKCdgWcH_VBgtsBoB75wi8uQbmsBbb4ZJEuxIS-_lOTzz-NtNv9kyBhiw/s3859/IMG_0978.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2505" data-original-width="3859" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWydGMaLKVCotKVzexb2tdvt4s2uSN1F7vqAuCqRnP26KfCoPiW0qdyTVniR88LfKH6ORIRdwF0yrFUbH9qG-tPte_nG2NtatYXINovM87R_oFIDxXGGAs63-5um07QHd1cKCdgWcH_VBgtsBoB75wi8uQbmsBbb4ZJEuxIS-_lOTzz-NtNv9kyBhiw/w400-h260/IMG_0978.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Beard House 139 19th Avenue </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Located at 139 19th Avenue, this was built in 1880. Five generations of the Beard family have owned this home and kept it in pristine historic condition. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxGS5UQrGyyVYkkukCvqzFENs3xTp8vTJhofr6JfLl0y1zoZTwMuE71RdeesuLd2uJUH5X-gdferCexkrYQwcVQmPff4aHWB6lrrTVp53AP8wrDT4fFxc7ag3s5QAMwn-uWxsFvth2UzcR9D6EqBVtVyYuSvADUuMp-5TnKvNHC2DG_gb2d5MEO9JLA/s3879/IMG_0984.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3667" data-original-width="3879" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxGS5UQrGyyVYkkukCvqzFENs3xTp8vTJhofr6JfLl0y1zoZTwMuE71RdeesuLd2uJUH5X-gdferCexkrYQwcVQmPff4aHWB6lrrTVp53AP8wrDT4fFxc7ag3s5QAMwn-uWxsFvth2UzcR9D6EqBVtVyYuSvADUuMp-5TnKvNHC2DG_gb2d5MEO9JLA/s320/IMG_0984.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">150 19th Street</div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As you come to the stop sign at the corner look to your right at 150 19th Street. This green wooden home with pink trim is <i>Toad Hall</i>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisADhUBvEFtvnvvHQ9j4Z8PazSZXKh0Ed-iPhwS-ABrIirFqv1tRugEpzFZApKnMXm7ZbbetK77jt36NIsMUJJzN0tCx6iLmnlsV603zahLV2XYrBSDWpIcWJNnJz3-tT1-R31i6mSYWR762rp2to_acMLqNMqTC0UGc6z1WBEvzdDTFv90E96ZfBz2A/s5184/IMG_0983.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisADhUBvEFtvnvvHQ9j4Z8PazSZXKh0Ed-iPhwS-ABrIirFqv1tRugEpzFZApKnMXm7ZbbetK77jt36NIsMUJJzN0tCx6iLmnlsV603zahLV2XYrBSDWpIcWJNnJz3-tT1-R31i6mSYWR762rp2to_acMLqNMqTC0UGc6z1WBEvzdDTFv90E96ZfBz2A/w640-h480/IMG_0983.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Built in 1904 for Ms. Cornelia Pierce, the name comes from the owners love of the story <i>The Wind and the Willows</i>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70gc3vPGOLbn7DihEYFXSGPUlMRwufZya9SgpBdCcMSLpX69cASnjcJQfcHJtNSNRjvfwZ9QJ6NiORz3mE233G5KvHbE0bn-BQzVEKmW-TJwrmA4NTW0-7GysXRChXwMImAGY3nBpkXmhGifDlOXZm73QSUD1D8FH2g09MCprDcoU7FFw25X_956nSA/s4608/IMG_7358.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70gc3vPGOLbn7DihEYFXSGPUlMRwufZya9SgpBdCcMSLpX69cASnjcJQfcHJtNSNRjvfwZ9QJ6NiORz3mE233G5KvHbE0bn-BQzVEKmW-TJwrmA4NTW0-7GysXRChXwMImAGY3nBpkXmhGifDlOXZm73QSUD1D8FH2g09MCprDcoU7FFw25X_956nSA/w640-h480/IMG_7358.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />Centrella Hotel 2017</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn left onto Central. Continue two blocks to the stop sign at 17th Street. We are going to stay on Central, but take a look to your left. This is the Centrella Hotel a two-story Victorian constructed in 1892 as a boarding house. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Across the street from the Centrella is Chautauqua Hall. Built in 1881 as a permanent retreat center for the West Coast Headquarters of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, a Methodist education movement that started in Pacific Grove in 1879. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This four-year course which featured Sunday school teacher-training classes, musical programs and lectures, was one of the only opportunities for higher </span><span style="font-family: arial;">education in the days before colleges reached outside large population centers. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDga_jjDnh6mhC64XgJJoP78B1qiwNBK2SxAnpp3VUZd_IKCFGNwQ-xouVLvmpMprcNSiFRWg04m251LiuWP5QIFQEt_z7s80qK22Ak9V7gMW1TWZExEYg63mf5SqQ1yPsVUaer3H7292gPFzeXbBPLB-zVIL3p1aPyCpat5WGhvZKr0RF6zHbd3Lpg/s4608/IMG_7395.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDga_jjDnh6mhC64XgJJoP78B1qiwNBK2SxAnpp3VUZd_IKCFGNwQ-xouVLvmpMprcNSiFRWg04m251LiuWP5QIFQEt_z7s80qK22Ak9V7gMW1TWZExEYg63mf5SqQ1yPsVUaer3H7292gPFzeXbBPLB-zVIL3p1aPyCpat5WGhvZKr0RF6zHbd3Lpg/s320/IMG_7395.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For years, Chautauqua Hall served a variety of uses for the </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle. This continued well into the 20th century until more conventual opportunities for college education developed, then attendance to the </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> dropped off and finally discontinued. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcyyfY_dU3MejKkNTEa43q9xN4QI32yRVbtRVzXld4_gSRnr5LHwWS30upy3KEqPs2YE7ysBjdqQiQoXV101-XfnFm5nAHLn8Kg53tOMrdMQXYFvA3OF12nP6EzrXeIxOKbJKCT6VV87eXZpW81eLErFBdtFsXSjJ6LC7428sxPwmpPTH1GgkNgMNLw/s3563/IMG_7396.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="3563" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcyyfY_dU3MejKkNTEa43q9xN4QI32yRVbtRVzXld4_gSRnr5LHwWS30upy3KEqPs2YE7ysBjdqQiQoXV101-XfnFm5nAHLn8Kg53tOMrdMQXYFvA3OF12nP6EzrXeIxOKbJKCT6VV87eXZpW81eLErFBdtFsXSjJ6LC7428sxPwmpPTH1GgkNgMNLw/s320/IMG_7396.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Today this hall, which is a California State Historical Landmark, is used for classes, programs, concerts and dances put on by the city of Pacific Grove. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mO163bl-evqM2BvtnD30prXHXPh2y2Umo-j7XvZcSekhp0H1YKCB2hy_Oh5EDH-SnWmm83UMJrZiORjz1AenJtGj_fUijkU_D85QCmPCcmBspI4uaL9GKU37mvE1AXug-XN0gYm2EkTboPAhiebuIrSW1ge8svMYt0-EnzPj2rdvXD5bXSa1jvc1hg/s4608/IMG_7397.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mO163bl-evqM2BvtnD30prXHXPh2y2Umo-j7XvZcSekhp0H1YKCB2hy_Oh5EDH-SnWmm83UMJrZiORjz1AenJtGj_fUijkU_D85QCmPCcmBspI4uaL9GKU37mvE1AXug-XN0gYm2EkTboPAhiebuIrSW1ge8svMYt0-EnzPj2rdvXD5bXSa1jvc1hg/s320/IMG_7397.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue to the second stop sign. Across the street to your left will be the Pacific Grove Visitor Center, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsISVnefgpLGzhSX294pTLjng-4ajJ3kFDoiOPUxTMSfPm5nEjp6qOrI46Jrxqlf62ayd9kTnOV6YCsr-Y7Utrk1S_zh05bqMREw8IKj10fyJ_g4ZjJIU03vcD-WT0DL8cRcFsLGCUyfle-ZEGF6C56xxImeOf9SmOJMlhufBekegilVfE-4otpwDa9g/s4048/IMG_0937.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="4048" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsISVnefgpLGzhSX294pTLjng-4ajJ3kFDoiOPUxTMSfPm5nEjp6qOrI46Jrxqlf62ayd9kTnOV6YCsr-Y7Utrk1S_zh05bqMREw8IKj10fyJ_g4ZjJIU03vcD-WT0DL8cRcFsLGCUyfle-ZEGF6C56xxImeOf9SmOJMlhufBekegilVfE-4otpwDa9g/w640-h466/IMG_0937.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">and directly ahead of you the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FR0KE2XccmOptWxYXtppAT025G7W_UPFWXGnn6898-2yXtLYfRXxKgBTXtcFhY_l2NYBLRq5Ojp02vLQHMkZ_TxWSYzyH6rSqt8fOkY3COlYoLpRmlkCnfD423dsSn6CiA1AgLUP4fEEfHHvL4DOhdic3Xrh4jefoket710Gu3po75FRBy4F2xtGIA/s4999/IMG_0942.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3018" data-original-width="4999" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FR0KE2XccmOptWxYXtppAT025G7W_UPFWXGnn6898-2yXtLYfRXxKgBTXtcFhY_l2NYBLRq5Ojp02vLQHMkZ_TxWSYzyH6rSqt8fOkY3COlYoLpRmlkCnfD423dsSn6CiA1AgLUP4fEEfHHvL4DOhdic3Xrh4jefoket710Gu3po75FRBy4F2xtGIA/s320/IMG_0942.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn right onto Forest and pass by one of our favorite Mexican restaurants, <a href="https://www.peppersmexicalicafe.com/" target="_blank">Peppers Mexicali Cafe</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzycLECQbSnlXsGybeER05B2K0XDa5r3VwvRIZdBby_zxWB6AlkS-AGCtblsJggZfY9mvLJQyYIexnPm1DyAW-Soz1SLv8TvsWkIihQB2XA-mw26EUs6M5x1ornQJ6PuWkQ0-6UVTC2gGa5ZB1GbfMdO5JizIdjRjzZ4gow0I8nV1tA47Bcn47vWOtPQ/s3991/IMG_0990.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3451" data-original-width="3991" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzycLECQbSnlXsGybeER05B2K0XDa5r3VwvRIZdBby_zxWB6AlkS-AGCtblsJggZfY9mvLJQyYIexnPm1DyAW-Soz1SLv8TvsWkIihQB2XA-mw26EUs6M5x1ornQJ6PuWkQ0-6UVTC2gGa5ZB1GbfMdO5JizIdjRjzZ4gow0I8nV1tA47Bcn47vWOtPQ/s320/IMG_0990.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue to the end of the block. At the stop sign look to your left. This two-story Romanesque-style building with sandstone veneer was designed by Watsonville architect William H. Weeks and constructed by Thomas A. Work in 1904.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It originally opened in 1905 as the </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Pacific Grove branch of the Bank of Monterey. Today this is the home of </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Sotheby's International Realty.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLtk4GAZxZHPia09iBvXiq0V2I4dYvM-ZRzll6E951d_4KquLCgk6VLlUQvWCQPxRFfMjmFzqlHj0dJ7agDc-KKnAdSWa4TNFICEwe0YLVb5opgWVm36QpAct2ZggjAMNu1uHnulAhf_Rxnp1MoswCSjtDPvtuMiMENDm5f_MLqp5pjc6hg-gOmm0sA/s4204/IMG_0934.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4204" data-original-width="3797" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLtk4GAZxZHPia09iBvXiq0V2I4dYvM-ZRzll6E951d_4KquLCgk6VLlUQvWCQPxRFfMjmFzqlHj0dJ7agDc-KKnAdSWa4TNFICEwe0YLVb5opgWVm36QpAct2ZggjAMNu1uHnulAhf_Rxnp1MoswCSjtDPvtuMiMENDm5f_MLqp5pjc6hg-gOmm0sA/s320/IMG_0934.JPG" width="289" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn right onto Lighthouse and continue straight. In two blocks as you cross 18th Street, take a look to your left across the median. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-Pmv8fBj3Ofo9MdaG3gIR0IFyEl4bX8vj1hKg3snhSskVIZR9RwazrRPR4_dGQ_ctidtTh2NP57mcvigUr5mAMRyyVcxLIjLLz1Vzfe_b2I-V5B9ONkDd3joplb5ZgMqkNO3AF2jfF-vL7ygowAdfBkulDLIAIJeevpd417VC1FlJtcqWL14xMZz6w/s4230/IMG_0747.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3444" data-original-width="4230" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-Pmv8fBj3Ofo9MdaG3gIR0IFyEl4bX8vj1hKg3snhSskVIZR9RwazrRPR4_dGQ_ctidtTh2NP57mcvigUr5mAMRyyVcxLIjLLz1Vzfe_b2I-V5B9ONkDd3joplb5ZgMqkNO3AF2jfF-vL7ygowAdfBkulDLIAIJeevpd417VC1FlJtcqWL14xMZz6w/w640-h522/IMG_0747.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On the corner is a two-story with shingle siding Queen Anne Victorian. This is <a href="https://www.gosbyhouseinn.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwvZCZBhCiARIsAPXbajtwAowvVmC9I8cs6ZnqPxtUXTTMDlHCrlNeYngPxJpgOmu4odvwFOEaArsXEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Gosby House Inn</a> a charming bed and breakfast originally built in 1887. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Joseph F. Gosby was Pacific Grove's first shoemaker. He owned the Pioneer Boot and Shoe Store on Lighthouse. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpbsz-nGkrCX__88SRmVtTRugtPGmmylC7eMTwYznzVxeNhv4iGygO7avzjfD0_tPuHTd_3i93-DljoiQH79rERWSPlOkONr1sk49iFY7oFjRWb6XmgwiWpmKFOMOXBoeHftpTPwN0eZKHaN_KHhHlVqwGQJBOWsX4-33feWdtw_O54FR_qwv7ZyzDw/s3553/IMG_7417.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3553" data-original-width="3020" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpbsz-nGkrCX__88SRmVtTRugtPGmmylC7eMTwYznzVxeNhv4iGygO7avzjfD0_tPuHTd_3i93-DljoiQH79rERWSPlOkONr1sk49iFY7oFjRWb6XmgwiWpmKFOMOXBoeHftpTPwN0eZKHaN_KHhHlVqwGQJBOWsX4-33feWdtw_O54FR_qwv7ZyzDw/w544-h640/IMG_7417.JPG" width="544" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Next door on the other corner, also to your left is the Hart House. This Queen Anne style home was built in 1894 for Dr. Andrew Hart. He had his medical practice on the ground floor and his family lived upstairs. This is a nice example of Stick-Eastlake with the turret, arched entry and plenty of spindles and stick work. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight along Lighthouse, on your right you will pass the Pacific Grove Post Office. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdNwj6GqBJBs6pEHJy_Pltvcmfx5_HQSPnsQHWuGM2Z7QCr0FFsM__QH1XnvWdFE9wk8z1qoK07ZH81R8qu0Ef3Y0lsiQpwanJpA3zywRrvoVr4kq0FwCeu_woh-qwNTfRRKt1QexrGa5M-3RvD2fhs-MfO3FSVHjKq30bDI2T-FmdAdfVTgNtMR12Q/s4608/IMG_7414.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdNwj6GqBJBs6pEHJy_Pltvcmfx5_HQSPnsQHWuGM2Z7QCr0FFsM__QH1XnvWdFE9wk8z1qoK07ZH81R8qu0Ef3Y0lsiQpwanJpA3zywRrvoVr4kq0FwCeu_woh-qwNTfRRKt1QexrGa5M-3RvD2fhs-MfO3FSVHjKq30bDI2T-FmdAdfVTgNtMR12Q/w400-h300/IMG_7414.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b2b3c; font-family: arial;">The historic building was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. Inside there is an </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b2b3c; font-family: arial;">oil-on-canvas mural called </span><i style="color: #1b2b3c; font-family: arial;">Lovers’ Point. </i><span style="color: #1b2b3c; font-family: arial;">It is</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b2b3c; font-family: arial;"> shown in the pictures below. The work of Victor Arnautoff, it was part of the WPA New Deal project, funded by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The piece was installed in the lobby of the Pacific Grove post office in 1940. It is still viewable there today.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQz7VmQvNPHbbjrKA6QDbZi7jqzjFlB80da-g8XL_BVtzibDMevHE_VES6GToR1A5O9hClWKuB2RgW93JlDfiEVGvyQqIroxAnw3rABCHJfh5BqXKRwGmxyTg_-z6DR_yBLkwd6nBfqvdg7_8bDq89BqCYwmC2U1a3gvc0oEk-ufP7Eefm13IQVMetg/s4600/IMG_7410.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2852" data-original-width="4600" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQz7VmQvNPHbbjrKA6QDbZi7jqzjFlB80da-g8XL_BVtzibDMevHE_VES6GToR1A5O9hClWKuB2RgW93JlDfiEVGvyQqIroxAnw3rABCHJfh5BqXKRwGmxyTg_-z6DR_yBLkwd6nBfqvdg7_8bDq89BqCYwmC2U1a3gvc0oEk-ufP7Eefm13IQVMetg/s320/IMG_7410.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In front of the Post Office notice the bronze statue called <i>Butterfly Kids</i>, by Christopher Bell. <br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Z7rO-Rg5IMah2Pb1UxfzzGortGnhIHWBTPbQ86RLqZ2KRgzDRbSMPU7kWh8X8B2fP_Tp-4vXr_NP3crpQJXbnk48e1mOFukCeSaUEeyHNSs-oG15FXvYEl9oFOjyPsGvTRAkMcAgLg7D0QPX6J8au2gHrgVqn9WEqa6EJfQOstK-tSfBNBLiRFjo9g/s4608/IMG_7413.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Z7rO-Rg5IMah2Pb1UxfzzGortGnhIHWBTPbQ86RLqZ2KRgzDRbSMPU7kWh8X8B2fP_Tp-4vXr_NP3crpQJXbnk48e1mOFukCeSaUEeyHNSs-oG15FXvYEl9oFOjyPsGvTRAkMcAgLg7D0QPX6J8au2gHrgVqn9WEqa6EJfQOstK-tSfBNBLiRFjo9g/w480-h640/IMG_7413.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Pacific Grove is the self proclaimed Butterfly Capital of the world. Every year since 1939, on the first Saturday of October, Pacific Grove holds its annual Butterfly Parade. This celebrates the return of the Monarch butterfly to Pacific Grove for its annual wintering stop. We will be visiting the Monarch Sanctuary later on this tour. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In about half a mile turn left onto Ridge Road. We are on our way to the Monarch Grove Sanctuary. You should see a sign in the middle of Lighthouse pointing you straight ahead. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FaYDxPPJt5W0y-lZd4lGCNEVX20OnZT4VmJkUDQhNgRuR2lQwB8pXRUFpxUijPcDqcSp-Ex9KwiHB3EuuzkORXpoxMAPDb2Y-Y22I3S4p_VN5oiSm8jeevpkUayCiZnIrdc8-ghNa1Om-XBF0iqsPy0qPHLXTQTjk-jbSYb_vRcl9SfIWszfWZnr3A/s2975/IMG_0997.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2258" data-original-width="2975" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FaYDxPPJt5W0y-lZd4lGCNEVX20OnZT4VmJkUDQhNgRuR2lQwB8pXRUFpxUijPcDqcSp-Ex9KwiHB3EuuzkORXpoxMAPDb2Y-Y22I3S4p_VN5oiSm8jeevpkUayCiZnIrdc8-ghNa1Om-XBF0iqsPy0qPHLXTQTjk-jbSYb_vRcl9SfIWszfWZnr3A/s320/IMG_0997.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Once you pass the Pacific Grove Adult Education Center get ready to make the next left turn onto Ridge Road. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTSxucyXYW5F3Rz4D81N_JvmYP9MRls__urht5KlHHjR8Qyp5x9ZarG5BjvDkoXLHu1s7ANY4-D4eosqtxetefMAuiuRBjgi81b-Kw2LDKYZc40kzWmsVqAIy1mclWumP4sPCfeYI9E3eiVIoN5uOQlx9ynSmwJss5uhvm_7vb7vfsb3jauRkZVEdgA/s4384/IMG_1009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3112" data-original-width="4384" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTSxucyXYW5F3Rz4D81N_JvmYP9MRls__urht5KlHHjR8Qyp5x9ZarG5BjvDkoXLHu1s7ANY4-D4eosqtxetefMAuiuRBjgi81b-Kw2LDKYZc40kzWmsVqAIy1mclWumP4sPCfeYI9E3eiVIoN5uOQlx9ynSmwJss5uhvm_7vb7vfsb3jauRkZVEdgA/s320/IMG_1009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There will be sign on the corner that reads Monarch Grove Sanctuary. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsHI6mV6-avRgF1VS1tm4n5F3rOY3CAHT-0y8xXlbQqUrGzliW5TPWunAqlhaC_8Dn7RBNJK3tpA3B_iZoUlgKMwyT-XbrVHlQmzFYOwbZUPzdn_Tc551RL3UDOfv8KTITCj6uOXCn-SbeixxcVfRg4Kk70hipXTwZKZ4stQM5mWCe8XSobW34s1qCw/s2952/IMG_1010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="2952" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsHI6mV6-avRgF1VS1tm4n5F3rOY3CAHT-0y8xXlbQqUrGzliW5TPWunAqlhaC_8Dn7RBNJK3tpA3B_iZoUlgKMwyT-XbrVHlQmzFYOwbZUPzdn_Tc551RL3UDOfv8KTITCj6uOXCn-SbeixxcVfRg4Kk70hipXTwZKZ4stQM5mWCe8XSobW34s1qCw/s320/IMG_1010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Pass the Butterfly Grove Inn and park across the street in front of the red buildings which are part of the Pacific Grove Adult Education Center. </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HlYV9qCKNwUHc0cdN0Phu-RLWt75zSEb6B6Szd9hdRzgYP342C76JpF6wVu-VJAoUprolkjmsB4i5PTK2BV_d9p5rNKw_JpYCfSC_Mva-DIW3Sm4CcCFHY3669jPuTpXp2szCkhVoxmfFLEG7qQjWX0HHjK6lDBK4p3iaa59BgYaY6L0ZPWNPBjYyg/s4111/IMG_7526.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2611" data-original-width="4111" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HlYV9qCKNwUHc0cdN0Phu-RLWt75zSEb6B6Szd9hdRzgYP342C76JpF6wVu-VJAoUprolkjmsB4i5PTK2BV_d9p5rNKw_JpYCfSC_Mva-DIW3Sm4CcCFHY3669jPuTpXp2szCkhVoxmfFLEG7qQjWX0HHjK6lDBK4p3iaa59BgYaY6L0ZPWNPBjYyg/w400-h254/IMG_7526.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The entrance to the Monarch Grove Sanctuary is at the end of the driveway to the Butterfly Grove Inn. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIXKfuI_YYpFxiesWG078epw4QuJb9sDkJHgWlY3v0OeuoaM5s7y5dCgNYnZktCn3Jh0iGZGvUSMb73vMQ8Vx_GkRW_7zV6igI10VS48fDlBxznKrCEqQhKpw3qt7fzkXYvKI50_mY2A7mKG2wPzI7lreoPi-a8-fOU_hnch0qLfUp_tyZ4i94ys6dQ/s3507/IMG_7525.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3507" data-original-width="2993" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIXKfuI_YYpFxiesWG078epw4QuJb9sDkJHgWlY3v0OeuoaM5s7y5dCgNYnZktCn3Jh0iGZGvUSMb73vMQ8Vx_GkRW_7zV6igI10VS48fDlBxznKrCEqQhKpw3qt7fzkXYvKI50_mY2A7mKG2wPzI7lreoPi-a8-fOU_hnch0qLfUp_tyZ4i94ys6dQ/w341-h400/IMG_7525.JPG" width="341" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Monarch Butterfly spends its life between southern Canada and central Mexico. They are a tropical insect, and cannot survive in freezing temperatures. So they embark on an interesting migration traveling between 1,200 and 2,800 miles yearly.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Monarchs east of the Rocky Mountains spend the winter in the high mountains of central Mexico. Monarchs west of the Rockies migrate to California's central coast. One of those over wintering sites is here at the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcAVxpUsHndQfRKIUwLRsWL1QgnvdwO1ke70yC9zCmu6X3RxnDMvvPIghtj24QqNkkR6RZIbHF-T5N2fFhAeLvNAN7XgGvxHTvU0D-qMhFJ6u5ayJwgHHDMlM9wqkyGTiHDqlTIc99yxxdGE7JDc7y9L5RNTp-8VgSPJeCavKN6ZDwKgyjIVjOSUDew/s1580/IMG_1025%20mapA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1580" data-original-width="1278" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcAVxpUsHndQfRKIUwLRsWL1QgnvdwO1ke70yC9zCmu6X3RxnDMvvPIghtj24QqNkkR6RZIbHF-T5N2fFhAeLvNAN7XgGvxHTvU0D-qMhFJ6u5ayJwgHHDMlM9wqkyGTiHDqlTIc99yxxdGE7JDc7y9L5RNTp-8VgSPJeCavKN6ZDwKgyjIVjOSUDew/w518-h640/IMG_1025%20mapA.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Most migrating species, such as birds and whales, are the same individuals traveling their migration route to and from every year, but migrating Monarchs have never been to their destination before. Several generations of Monarchs will have lived and died since last year's butterflies departed. In the sanctuary, the Monarchs live up to 6 weeks, but a migrating adult can live up to 6 months giving them time to make the 1,200 mile journey. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdWLB2DjsyvtxGqNK0Asr_W7qV__0gxWKJoke1W_-FKLPcxBBxLfLNWNqaAGnpnyIjR_FgU7xSiNzjXJdyix307Z12eZKE-KwviNodl36D3CgHSIB34woqEo-G4_l6HYed-I6PJDDSYDUA4u8bXsIt828xfrUkrhDm3TQCqRN7Zp446OnGsjmhJKugA/s3920/IMG_1040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3700" data-original-width="3920" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdWLB2DjsyvtxGqNK0Asr_W7qV__0gxWKJoke1W_-FKLPcxBBxLfLNWNqaAGnpnyIjR_FgU7xSiNzjXJdyix307Z12eZKE-KwviNodl36D3CgHSIB34woqEo-G4_l6HYed-I6PJDDSYDUA4u8bXsIt828xfrUkrhDm3TQCqRN7Zp446OnGsjmhJKugA/w640-h604/IMG_1040.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1990 the citizens of Pacific Grove authorized the City to purchase this 2.4 acre grove as a permanent Monarch sanctuary. It has become one of the most important overwintering sites for western Monarch butterflies in California. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Monarch populations migrate in two directions, going south in the winter and returning north to breed and lay their eggs on milkweed plants in spring and summer. Every winter they return to the sanctuary. They can be found here from November through February. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZW_56P8v7rzUzfrOXg-L-jyMvRSiFAt6t8AUs8Ge20e_SibiTAKADBM_Zkpg-xAOk5oKLw5LJubrCjDdKbS7AODHilm1siRYTDNPzVZmJ_WZdXOiHtzpV7TujztUZj5NcqAUWsAw4VrWi1u2myt3w8-7ukt1jTqjygnnFCkfH_Kw8aEoLrXPeasmHw/s5184/IMG_1024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZW_56P8v7rzUzfrOXg-L-jyMvRSiFAt6t8AUs8Ge20e_SibiTAKADBM_Zkpg-xAOk5oKLw5LJubrCjDdKbS7AODHilm1siRYTDNPzVZmJ_WZdXOiHtzpV7TujztUZj5NcqAUWsAw4VrWi1u2myt3w8-7ukt1jTqjygnnFCkfH_Kw8aEoLrXPeasmHw/w640-h480/IMG_1024.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you happen to be here when the Monarchs are in the sanctuary, look high into the eucalyptus. They hang in clusters with their wings closed on the branches. They look like bunches of brown leaves. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyekvctTxQt9ptgUbrbJMlaKkW_9OWbCt1TG8U2dc2Xcmf_zdYXQj0C9Tq9KuTuV97qve--IbSp8nUtM03a6bxqQL1UlVeZGSbIjJGmku5OGloJiMmaYjZQxK5TE7X_VERxl94HE6nfCIqIV5EH9Xzybr0CKSkHVEqG-ZLCy6t7P74GzBBWe_haKP2vw/s5184/IMG_1030.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyekvctTxQt9ptgUbrbJMlaKkW_9OWbCt1TG8U2dc2Xcmf_zdYXQj0C9Tq9KuTuV97qve--IbSp8nUtM03a6bxqQL1UlVeZGSbIjJGmku5OGloJiMmaYjZQxK5TE7X_VERxl94HE6nfCIqIV5EH9Xzybr0CKSkHVEqG-ZLCy6t7P74GzBBWe_haKP2vw/w640-h480/IMG_1030.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In case you are wondering how to tell the difference between a female or male Monarch, here you go! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXannqrxyQMM9oIE-c10caMyqP7un_jg2Js3Bfo8XzH_lpW6zsBYGRgSdTz23fHVokhCXd7Iy5g1WISlE1w2_CalLm6bmuDa8Mo7UHhEY-LwS_97Q3smVWhREkm4TitzylMjl-sAZ7XWDNvNwOgbW16KJAqBm1da71omouJIdCanAaMpPteYoGVGWWQ/s5184/IMG_1033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXannqrxyQMM9oIE-c10caMyqP7un_jg2Js3Bfo8XzH_lpW6zsBYGRgSdTz23fHVokhCXd7Iy5g1WISlE1w2_CalLm6bmuDa8Mo7UHhEY-LwS_97Q3smVWhREkm4TitzylMjl-sAZ7XWDNvNwOgbW16KJAqBm1da71omouJIdCanAaMpPteYoGVGWWQ/w640-h480/IMG_1033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There is no fee to explore the sanctuary, but donations are gladly accepted. Take some time to explore the area. The best time to visit to view the butterflies - October through February. </span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">When you are finished, head back the way you came on Ridge Road and turn left back onto Lighthouse Avenue.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDaR6DNQzOobqfKNh1o124TYabb7usxZqlMRebit9sKL-7W4JInx_zYaU0UDeiGVnCT7nosSfaXIGHsv6o3G61dt5L0LPXH1TUM63SCO4PE2cSJXajYjebvbzH3MtXaQbTTbCzoAQv52KewEEUmiP4__LPUgMyGidu1ReV8mfzKIGr7FqhStn1Uo8kA/s2849/IMG_1045A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2849" data-original-width="2573" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDaR6DNQzOobqfKNh1o124TYabb7usxZqlMRebit9sKL-7W4JInx_zYaU0UDeiGVnCT7nosSfaXIGHsv6o3G61dt5L0LPXH1TUM63SCO4PE2cSJXajYjebvbzH3MtXaQbTTbCzoAQv52KewEEUmiP4__LPUgMyGidu1ReV8mfzKIGr7FqhStn1Uo8kA/w578-h640/IMG_1045A.jpg" width="578" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue about 1/2 mile then turn </span><span style="font-family: arial;">right at the Yield sign onto Asilomar Avenue. Follow the sign that point toward the Lighthouse. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYPj5iPGkIj94c3u9ArCr6XiLkHvtiYUEmPnWsvzhyU610E4jws620EKEyfUyj6neVZP9IR3RjlZKI3AI7rYsPmraGtWw1YnYeqVOFib36GHvVRNGN5abDTCPMbiHiMH4h3xFdF1RVhh0W1tq-HtE3VK6HJjeX_Zal5h2KqupW_TbRSEs492TOgFyNQ/s3418/IMG_7507.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3417" data-original-width="3418" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYPj5iPGkIj94c3u9ArCr6XiLkHvtiYUEmPnWsvzhyU610E4jws620EKEyfUyj6neVZP9IR3RjlZKI3AI7rYsPmraGtWw1YnYeqVOFib36GHvVRNGN5abDTCPMbiHiMH4h3xFdF1RVhh0W1tq-HtE3VK6HJjeX_Zal5h2KqupW_TbRSEs492TOgFyNQ/s320/IMG_7507.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>On your right will be the El Carmelo Cemetery. This cemetery has been a part of Pacific Grove's history since the 1800s. The oldest section has wooden markers. John Steinbeck's sisters Elizabeth Ainsworth and Esther Rogers as well as their husbands are buried there. </span><span face="Poppins, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #495c75;"> </span><span> Across the street from the entrance to the cemetery is the parking area for <a href="https://www.pointpinoslighthouse.org/" target="_blank">Point Pinos Lighthouse</a>. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVhDS6tpNBvjQghyUsQKNEidD6NixHk14g0yeaIOFXaJeoeRPMRURb9ijFdaDXuQI3SctXcrb_sI5wb3zIwzGXJnLEKPenQC5vRzPtHx8gqhWN-RbWjcsHkXjeVyFjRodcIcnuuCo628aru9gEBWyFcy6l5ND7fOB1p-VNvU9KrPrFv_sWTwalAXQ6g/s3264/IMG_1049.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3216" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVhDS6tpNBvjQghyUsQKNEidD6NixHk14g0yeaIOFXaJeoeRPMRURb9ijFdaDXuQI3SctXcrb_sI5wb3zIwzGXJnLEKPenQC5vRzPtHx8gqhWN-RbWjcsHkXjeVyFjRodcIcnuuCo628aru9gEBWyFcy6l5ND7fOB1p-VNvU9KrPrFv_sWTwalAXQ6g/s320/IMG_1049.JPG" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Park here in the parking lot and take some time to explore the lighthouse grounds and tour the lighthouse if they are open. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVl7kMtffSJhws6HuVRVetXJW38cE3-twnKSwZ-78ikgParLPlVC_jFDaODH2gVEj4Xqh9uUn2_0Z4qXbNjec6GEpV_c6yuOXmLNLWgeDRA__4vaj-pASNeltAr5cjWmTFeMedWaHcfkyAjyRHuIuXyaZWJUNL82hzBSACYhTJn1AovpAEQB1GG4PIg/s5184/IMG_1050.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVl7kMtffSJhws6HuVRVetXJW38cE3-twnKSwZ-78ikgParLPlVC_jFDaODH2gVEj4Xqh9uUn2_0Z4qXbNjec6GEpV_c6yuOXmLNLWgeDRA__4vaj-pASNeltAr5cjWmTFeMedWaHcfkyAjyRHuIuXyaZWJUNL82hzBSACYhTJn1AovpAEQB1GG4PIg/s320/IMG_1050.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> As of this writing the lighthouse is open Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 3pm.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcKwvM3TkpUv2PUo7x0wVJCIUqxL86TQxxJUxk3z-P7jZtw-NyCh2tTFABVNHNNmniwQeJYJWJlMjEqryg61N1sKXH6i7oxDTaDEFJ5oobvrXVLEdWC9ClUfTgFDDNzfZFsxsMgUw1nGimFEUUil09WpmFHrdF8GTtRDfLl8PvXj3-UP_nynYkxKa0w/s4089/IMG_1052.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3066" data-original-width="4089" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcKwvM3TkpUv2PUo7x0wVJCIUqxL86TQxxJUxk3z-P7jZtw-NyCh2tTFABVNHNNmniwQeJYJWJlMjEqryg61N1sKXH6i7oxDTaDEFJ5oobvrXVLEdWC9ClUfTgFDDNzfZFsxsMgUw1nGimFEUUil09WpmFHrdF8GTtRDfLl8PvXj3-UP_nynYkxKa0w/s320/IMG_1052.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> There is a $5 fee to tour building. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMudIeU8kU5Fb3ZRtsBiGDb8-MAqe84pbC9N2D9tfGSmxrBROHqxbCgpsMztWImYHmnrJtBdSuG0cLL-lEY6fP60ewtVe_vI8uVx2B7A_5PBPxKLfusIkbHFutfNpAiH-OWD87BbBan-9BU6CJIxDOyCpNarUBhRWL0dx5oy2tKuGO1VGkUY8sS9ISA/s2784/IMG_7510.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="2784" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMudIeU8kU5Fb3ZRtsBiGDb8-MAqe84pbC9N2D9tfGSmxrBROHqxbCgpsMztWImYHmnrJtBdSuG0cLL-lEY6fP60ewtVe_vI8uVx2B7A_5PBPxKLfusIkbHFutfNpAiH-OWD87BbBan-9BU6CJIxDOyCpNarUBhRWL0dx5oy2tKuGO1VGkUY8sS9ISA/s320/IMG_7510.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">When the United States acquired the Pacific Coast in 1848, there wasn't a single navigational aid from Mexico to Canada. During the 1850s, the Treasury Department constructed lighthouses for the safely of mariners. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwmgMECpzRyz0g9Odl5yWGUY45MtPIdd7Ddy4uZzvSTpPny-EmFstS2D82pbOc7a-shfoYELp46JcmfgQtZJt-nN45jXTguTUR7Pe_KQGhy4H8Oh6wpedMTGaFMpPnjshCz7lL1qe_7OUg7qApFg8s1ul7sUL7Cfe2R-MaxmBhhwSSKeEyNhvjFGezQ/s4608/IMG_7516.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwmgMECpzRyz0g9Odl5yWGUY45MtPIdd7Ddy4uZzvSTpPny-EmFstS2D82pbOc7a-shfoYELp46JcmfgQtZJt-nN45jXTguTUR7Pe_KQGhy4H8Oh6wpedMTGaFMpPnjshCz7lL1qe_7OUg7qApFg8s1ul7sUL7Cfe2R-MaxmBhhwSSKeEyNhvjFGezQ/w640-h480/IMG_7516.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Point Pinos Lighthouse is the oldest continually operating lighthouse on the West Coast and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The building, lenses and prisms in this lighthouse are all original and still an active aid to navigation. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">When you are finished, continue along Asilomar past the Pacific Grove Golf Links to the stop sign and turn right onto Ocean View. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjZSN9bhF-wabl3Q7sO-ym7b8RLe-qv8wtPCvRyEDSc7dbIlc-mn9giD2CHq4MOdHltZjt6ZmQwpCxJ83rschxN7yXj-kvD1zJ8lM7X_JUaRT9hHN-kzswzhYNYM76rMILdQYjF-Lc6obZV3iD7PEAahNwqSvTHnxv3f45ECDC4bUy3bfUwQSZ9Z7SA/s4578/IMG_1065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2802" data-original-width="4578" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjZSN9bhF-wabl3Q7sO-ym7b8RLe-qv8wtPCvRyEDSc7dbIlc-mn9giD2CHq4MOdHltZjt6ZmQwpCxJ83rschxN7yXj-kvD1zJ8lM7X_JUaRT9hHN-kzswzhYNYM76rMILdQYjF-Lc6obZV3iD7PEAahNwqSvTHnxv3f45ECDC4bUy3bfUwQSZ9Z7SA/w640-h392/IMG_1065.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight a few hundred yards and turn left into the turnout off Ocean View Avenue. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtZi_xMnoTk6ACrKwHcL6AlUBYgCaByEsB8jLr6xcFxnsblSlBTeuinuuwnkbB1PcYyGut4NRmWfNUVTRsmFtgwsNy-1sbbP6C2xW-gGiISanjuRekVaWxuanvWZruRZz4WfwUdrioVl8ClWuLt6qUs_8AX3EhhxvKF3ZqjpQ1WQnfhO1DuC6U8T0uQ/s5184/IMG_1067.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtZi_xMnoTk6ACrKwHcL6AlUBYgCaByEsB8jLr6xcFxnsblSlBTeuinuuwnkbB1PcYyGut4NRmWfNUVTRsmFtgwsNy-1sbbP6C2xW-gGiISanjuRekVaWxuanvWZruRZz4WfwUdrioVl8ClWuLt6qUs_8AX3EhhxvKF3ZqjpQ1WQnfhO1DuC6U8T0uQ/w640-h480/IMG_1067.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Park here to explore this area. Besides some incredible views you will also find a memorial to singer and song writer John Denver. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2Su9FWxyEwlKMlguZI2ZF0XcJBp2vi3enAoxCIP7PIOboeXep6qdFIk7gDVZjiz0hkgQ-CCLC7OzBbUV74nmM2n8dgT1cTGOZ6qSI6yzZE9odadXHnQM2zJF7TStGP5offJ88dPSWqnAP3IT5OBuUDaGvuwWE73mf53lwrYySwNvIArko7S07Xq7Ag/s4495/IMG_1072.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2854" data-original-width="4495" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2Su9FWxyEwlKMlguZI2ZF0XcJBp2vi3enAoxCIP7PIOboeXep6qdFIk7gDVZjiz0hkgQ-CCLC7OzBbUV74nmM2n8dgT1cTGOZ6qSI6yzZE9odadXHnQM2zJF7TStGP5offJ88dPSWqnAP3IT5OBuUDaGvuwWE73mf53lwrYySwNvIArko7S07Xq7Ag/w640-h406/IMG_1072.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On October 12, 1997, John Denver's experimental plane, a Rutan Long-EZ, crashed into the Monterey Bay near this site . Known for his songs "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Sunshine on My Shoulders" and "Rocky Mountain High," among others, John was 53 years old when this accident occurred. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">The following is an interesting YouTube of John Denver's life and his last flight. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="background-color: white; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 16px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="color: #414141; font-family: arial;">But for now, this is where I am leaving you. Until next time happy adventures! </span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="background-color: white; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 16px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="color: #414141; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="background-color: white; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 16px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="color: #414141; font-family: arial;">___</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="background-color: white; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 16px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><p style="color: #222222;">All pictures by L. A. Momboisse</p></span></div><center><br /></center><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Adventures of A Home Town Tourist http://www.blogger.com/profile/14250391828232138884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206555389724511740.post-19923828751134219812023-05-22T12:20:00.001-07:002023-05-22T12:20:17.637-07:00GPSmyCity Giveaway 1-year Free Subscription (This Week only 5/22/23 to 5/29/23) <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd5bsREoNtoFR3HPD-9Rh66nox7MBgqBshGupF14NDAokco453H0ZiFS7Q_EXLz7yhnLxruRzvcXoT-2N2Hs1MfrPdF744rWcwBbuBrZVaEWzAzJ30disGhmuXk1hq_853xcazHZr7SF-amndXbncBvqFwh3FI01n2PlgEDGXY8l8DF485r1Ql7e4Xwg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd5bsREoNtoFR3HPD-9Rh66nox7MBgqBshGupF14NDAokco453H0ZiFS7Q_EXLz7yhnLxruRzvcXoT-2N2Hs1MfrPdF744rWcwBbuBrZVaEWzAzJ30disGhmuXk1hq_853xcazHZr7SF-amndXbncBvqFwh3FI01n2PlgEDGXY8l8DF485r1Ql7e4Xwg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/">GPSmyCity</a> is best
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy Adventures! <o:p></o:p></p></div><p><br /></p>Adventures of A Home Town Tourist http://www.blogger.com/profile/14250391828232138884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206555389724511740.post-46916069986198069032022-12-18T14:38:00.003-08:002023-11-13T09:47:13.303-08:00Driving Tour 17-Mile Drive Pebble Beach California <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Interested in being your own tour guide? I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse" style="text-align: left;">VoiceMap</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">(Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/" style="text-align: left;">GPSmyCity</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">(</span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html" style="text-align: left;">Carmel</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html" style="text-align: left;">Monterey</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html" style="text-align: left;">Big Sur</a><span style="text-align: left;">, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/folsom-6551.html" target="_blank">Folsom</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/sacramento-603.html" target="_blank">Sacramento</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/boston-566.html" target="_blank">Boston</a>,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html" style="text-align: left;">Cinque Terre</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html" style="text-align: left;">Kotor Montenegro</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html" style="text-align: left;">Copenhagen</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/st-petersburg-518.html" target="_blank">St. Petersburg</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/helsinki-487.html" target="_blank">Helsinki</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/stockholm-525.html" target="_blank">Stockholm</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/tallinn-486.html" target="_blank">Estonia</a><span style="text-align: left;">). Happy Adventures!</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt159_ePBnTAkqRcTH1qotw8weGZbw0nbHtgrTO-MkzIJiplLV3RwyzfXglY6Z_nAtYURcy38nXgiR321QQ60LaF02PxAF4Hsx_tRVCkOZ9-4DoFYCJbJZvV7LA0J27EndFdxiDifVyc19YU21H6QaCrD_1T5SYyCd9HBy_tToKxR0kVx3yy5mZsC4HQ/s4879/IMG_2240.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="4879" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt159_ePBnTAkqRcTH1qotw8weGZbw0nbHtgrTO-MkzIJiplLV3RwyzfXglY6Z_nAtYURcy38nXgiR321QQ60LaF02PxAF4Hsx_tRVCkOZ9-4DoFYCJbJZvV7LA0J27EndFdxiDifVyc19YU21H6QaCrD_1T5SYyCd9HBy_tToKxR0kVx3yy5mZsC4HQ/w400-h216/IMG_2240.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Fan Shell Beach</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>If you are interested in this driving tour as an audio tour, our companion audio tour is available on <a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/monterey-peninsula/17-mile-drive-tour-a-guide-to-pebble-beach-s-historical-highlights" target="_blank">VoiceMap here</a>.</span><span> Our tours are listed under <a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/monterey-peninsula">Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea</a> and Santa Cruz. To use VoiceMap, you will need to download the VoiceMap app from </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/voicemap-gps-audio-guides/id852027939" target="_blank">Apple Store</a><span> or </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.voicemap.android" target="_blank">Google Play</a><span>. This app is free, there is a charge for the audio driving tour. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>+++</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: white;">On today’s driving tour we will follow one of the most scenic drives in the world, the 17-Mile Drive in Pebble Beach, where you will experience an enchanting world full of dramatic coastal cliffs, white sand beaches, iconic golf courses, and cypress forests. Along the way we will visit Bird Rock, Crocker Grove and the Lone Cypress. There will be many opportunities to get out and explore different areas from the Restless Sea at Point Joe, the boardwalk above the beach at Spanish Bay, or the 18th Green at Pebble Beach Golf Links. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">At the time of this writing, admission to 17-Mile Drive is $11.25 per vehicle. This price is not included in the cost of the VoiceMap audio tour, however the gate fee is reimbursable with a purchase of $35 or more at all Pebble Beach Resorts restaurants, excluding Pebble Beach Market. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">On this driving tour you'll have the chance to: <br /></span></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Learn the history of Pebble Beach<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Visit or drive by all 8 golf courses in Pebble Beach<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Explore the shops at the Inn at Spanish Bay and Pebble Beach Lodge<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Learn the history of the Crosby Clambake & its connection to the Pebble Beach AT&T Pro Am<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Visit the Iconic Lone Cypress<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Visit Crocker Grove and view the oldest Monterey cypress trees in existence<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />View some architecturally significant homes in Pebble Beach<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Observe wildlife at Bird Rock<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Learn the backstory of all the viewpoints we stop at in Pebble Beach<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Hear the story of the Pebble Beach Road Race<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Discover what Pebble Beach golf course is connected to writer Robert Louis Stevenson<br />And much more</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This tour covers approximately 23 miles. We will stop at a number of viewpoints along the way. If you take your time and get out at each of the stops on this tour, it will probably take you 3 to 4 hours to complete. Of course this will depend upon what your schedule includes such as, hiking, shopping or dining. If you prefer not to get out of your car at any of the viewpoints or golf courses, this tour may be completed in about 90 minutes to 2 hours. But this is your adventure, it is up to you where you stop and for how long you stop along the way. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21AX1TuNn5g7J9_R3HcDbHYHXnh70Um_g5IcDWEtmfnJV-iRHHfWuwRvZ7D2zHy03cka9SWh1TSRatlwXPwYHjmw7vxhu6gl7FTN2E3nsYJEtxLZ3fsRcTF1WY5U-6QB_9tlGXNgH2D87ZVdxlRinddrPWsUD9Nl_DeFwY65MLuZy-jGy9t-Dv2ZfBQ/s1032/A%20Whole%20Foods%20Parking%20Lot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="1032" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21AX1TuNn5g7J9_R3HcDbHYHXnh70Um_g5IcDWEtmfnJV-iRHHfWuwRvZ7D2zHy03cka9SWh1TSRatlwXPwYHjmw7vxhu6gl7FTN2E3nsYJEtxLZ3fsRcTF1WY5U-6QB_9tlGXNgH2D87ZVdxlRinddrPWsUD9Nl_DeFwY65MLuZy-jGy9t-Dv2ZfBQ/s320/A%20Whole%20Foods%20Parking%20Lot.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><br />Whole Foods Parking Lot</div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #697886; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">This tour begins in the parking lot outside the
Whole Foods Market located in the Del Monte Shopping Center in Monterey,
California. The address is 800 Del Monte
Center, Monterey. <br />
<br />Before we set out on our drive, I always think
it is important to have a little back history of the area we will be
exploring. Here is the pre-history of Pebble Beach to 1880. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6b1Y9wBWIf81vQDE_V4fNd_Zu6LWnkSealdfCeDiDNPSq-OsrGwdHNmilzeWTQxhGeCX3BPs9hgNV_z2cJPNfUfCRVWBRvaZB03ifz1vSC1UH8LAsyHEDxO4k1ET819zYw9ImbfIfpwUehuaCwlBEKwqp6Qlkm95n0LnTLxd__RDEc5Qhtw-sncEaeg/s4314/DSCF1880.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2906" data-original-width="4314" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6b1Y9wBWIf81vQDE_V4fNd_Zu6LWnkSealdfCeDiDNPSq-OsrGwdHNmilzeWTQxhGeCX3BPs9hgNV_z2cJPNfUfCRVWBRvaZB03ifz1vSC1UH8LAsyHEDxO4k1ET819zYw9ImbfIfpwUehuaCwlBEKwqp6Qlkm95n0LnTLxd__RDEc5Qhtw-sncEaeg/w640-h432/DSCF1880.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tile Monterey State Historic Park </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">NATIVE AMERICAN PERIOD PRE-1542</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Rumsien Native American’s settled this area thousands of years before Pebble Beach was developed. As they lived along the coast, their lives revolving around the seasons. They fished from the abundant harvest available along Carmel and Monterey Bay as well as the inland rivers. They gathered acorns, seeds and berries in the forests and hunted wild game.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BIIJhTiCrnSyE-oCr3IfDz0ZrdF0lOhpvCJ9l4AG6BqhYugulJH5S8ew2IY-l49fIFjdJbW5K5wuUXFEIMeLxAxnKy-MfIQS06RQW_iL1zV4Q_EKKUaWd17fie8jxjzcNvrJSEyY55AKAIHvsFcM9bLb-S5g2eBmEfozHLSI9vNfWVtpRpBq6fLSRw/s458/Bancroft%20IndiansA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="458" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BIIJhTiCrnSyE-oCr3IfDz0ZrdF0lOhpvCJ9l4AG6BqhYugulJH5S8ew2IY-l49fIFjdJbW5K5wuUXFEIMeLxAxnKy-MfIQS06RQW_iL1zV4Q_EKKUaWd17fie8jxjzcNvrJSEyY55AKAIHvsFcM9bLb-S5g2eBmEfozHLSI9vNfWVtpRpBq6fLSRw/s320/Bancroft%20IndiansA.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Native American Men Fishing <br />(Ludwid Choris - <a href="https://oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf2k40083f/?brand=oac4" target="_blank">UC Berkeley Bancroft Library</a>) </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><br /></div></span></span></div></div></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These peaceful people made their homes in dwellings of tule reeds and rushes and left behind deposits of arrowheads, scrapers, mortar and pestle fragments throughout the peninsula, some along the Pebble Beach coastline. The most prominent archeological deposits were left near Bird Rock and Dunes Road, Pescadero Point, and Stillwater Cove. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6c3OVBVzfmTUeAqjyuQTf0kliXqPM2UlY6L849A7u835HtG0k5s33xjly7PtLosBv8b9Jm9WpCJCbHnSDwKkFgEGFLgvgzffFHX56xUrLKFFS0H3llVBbA85TzD9QQTpgzUShhmhG3jdMLIBFjSj6o50T_6LCMuICy6Jm9-lEWYB37OBtqYBki4yRqg/s457/Bancroft%20IndiansB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="457" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6c3OVBVzfmTUeAqjyuQTf0kliXqPM2UlY6L849A7u835HtG0k5s33xjly7PtLosBv8b9Jm9WpCJCbHnSDwKkFgEGFLgvgzffFHX56xUrLKFFS0H3llVBbA85TzD9QQTpgzUShhmhG3jdMLIBFjSj6o50T_6LCMuICy6Jm9-lEWYB37OBtqYBki4yRqg/s320/Bancroft%20IndiansB.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a><br /><span>Native American Women Fancy Dress </span><br /><span>(Ludwid Choris -<a href="https://oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf2k40083f/?brand=oac4" target="_blank"><span> </span>UC Berkeley Bancroft Library</a>) </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>FIRST EUROPEANS 1542</b></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sailing under the Spanish crown, the first European to enter Monterey Bay was Portuguese explorer, Juan Rodrigues Cabrillo in 1542. As he passed Monterey Bay in mid November of that year, he named it Bahia de los Pinos or “Bay of the Pines.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: both; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDgzEjJysFwIJAWKOSqMHpo30fcDhvRS2TkyeQMgFTQfqwXUWgaPb2TywMdVG4K6ukVFSuX0_Cl6nXx5OYV9tj9AsqAAA4EVOieaFbVdqbebRkHHuo7xRiB68Ws8xBxBs_YvSPLwusP_KTbgd8Fmg9IU0ECCZHad10aBI2I46Q37I95hnOAqVZ89dYg/s320/Juan_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Cabrillo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDgzEjJysFwIJAWKOSqMHpo30fcDhvRS2TkyeQMgFTQfqwXUWgaPb2TywMdVG4K6ukVFSuX0_Cl6nXx5OYV9tj9AsqAAA4EVOieaFbVdqbebRkHHuo7xRiB68Ws8xBxBs_YvSPLwusP_KTbgd8Fmg9IU0ECCZHad10aBI2I46Q37I95hnOAqVZ89dYg/s1600/Juan_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Cabrillo.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: both; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;">1499 – 1543)<span> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Cabrillo" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span></span></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>SPANISH PERIOD to 1821</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>60 years later, commissioned by the Spanish Viceroy in Mexico, Sebastian </span>Vizcaino's fleet entered the bay December 16, 1602 and named it in honor of the Viceroy of New Spain, the Count of Monterrey. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSK2gAit5jb0XY8Ek4sg8JJoHwGvMemBtH2EDkqge7ETwb14WfN6BITNKLXZuv-eRdOFHG5yZyg4Z-vB1dpsW-KfbKkNrLSMe4AuqyEr57Tkd2sZhnfK88aojWWq21p7uLF7d4jEj2WHAqrSkV5JWj4CZmE2UOlCHNIFeL7yw4ibcoPzy_qZg2zwKIw/s400/Vizcaino.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="329" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSK2gAit5jb0XY8Ek4sg8JJoHwGvMemBtH2EDkqge7ETwb14WfN6BITNKLXZuv-eRdOFHG5yZyg4Z-vB1dpsW-KfbKkNrLSMe4AuqyEr57Tkd2sZhnfK88aojWWq21p7uLF7d4jEj2WHAqrSkV5JWj4CZmE2UOlCHNIFeL7yw4ibcoPzy_qZg2zwKIw/s320/Vizcaino.jpg" width="263" /></a><br />Sebastian Vizcaino (1548 - 1624) Wikipedia</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Besides discovering a bay teaming with fish, land filled with an abundance of wildlife, and trees suitable for making masts for ships, Vizcaino’s men discovered they were not alone. Someone was there before them. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0eFZY_fqNJDF5ggr1ywEriTIQ4b2vxXapgjbfATjJzEqabnHupswvxbDZbuuVcPy29p-JRL3u4DRIBAIn6OHIVplXyrbeCG_myemiLqrB51VY_JCLnR45qPRhSdi0ltjtxGiJys8v-k6HoXvEisNpF1557pfT3DMMFBBC7Ta2UJym7mZrF4BSkWJ2A/s4493/DSCF1916A%20Pacific%20House%20Museum%20Monterey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2810" data-original-width="4493" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0eFZY_fqNJDF5ggr1ywEriTIQ4b2vxXapgjbfATjJzEqabnHupswvxbDZbuuVcPy29p-JRL3u4DRIBAIn6OHIVplXyrbeCG_myemiLqrB51VY_JCLnR45qPRhSdi0ltjtxGiJys8v-k6HoXvEisNpF1557pfT3DMMFBBC7Ta2UJym7mZrF4BSkWJ2A/s320/DSCF1916A%20Pacific%20House%20Museum%20Monterey.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Pacific House Museum Monterey </span></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In <i>Spanish Voyages to the Northwest Coast in the Sixteenth Century</i>, Father Antonio de la Ascension's account of his experience on the Vizcaino expedition is summarized: “<i>The port is all surrounded by settlements of affable Indians of good disposition and well built, very willing to give what they have. They brought us some of the skins of bears, lions and deer. They use bows and arrows and have their own form of government. They were naked. They would have much pleasure in seeing us make a settlement here</i>.” </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Though Vizcaino recommended that Monterey be used as a port for Manila Galleons, the Spanish did not return to Monterey until 1769 when Gaspar de Portola was commissioned to colonize Alta California for Spain. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3R72cI5279z_01s7TWnbOd9-rlm_ercrjoCaBTcrm0iAvjYAA_Zfvc5PDDalYFUfUVzqm8squzckEOqmBfuCATKhodCfpS--gXqYtDZWgmjCqRPM_KRJXUEMg1v5XwRkRSXkUZWAC732QRUAsAFNWkptiI1AaNnJbGhK7AfU9nGHPOCQZ70Mq3zQW5Q/s3108/Monterey%20State%20Historic%20Park%20Spanish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2147" data-original-width="3108" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3R72cI5279z_01s7TWnbOd9-rlm_ercrjoCaBTcrm0iAvjYAA_Zfvc5PDDalYFUfUVzqm8squzckEOqmBfuCATKhodCfpS--gXqYtDZWgmjCqRPM_KRJXUEMg1v5XwRkRSXkUZWAC732QRUAsAFNWkptiI1AaNnJbGhK7AfU9nGHPOCQZ70Mq3zQW5Q/w640-h442/Monterey%20State%20Historic%20Park%20Spanish.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tile in patio Monterey State Historic Park </span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Portola would make two trips overland in search of Monterey Bay. The first one from July 1769 to January 1770 proved unsuccessful. Though diary entries by the exploring party reveal that they must have been near what is now called Cypress Point in Pebble Beach. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Fr. Zephyrin Engelhardt, who is known as the "Father of Mission History," complied extensive histories of the twenty-one Spanish mission in Alta California. In his book </span><span style="background-color: white;"><i>Mission San Carlos Borromeo</i></span><span style="background-color: white;"> he wrote "</span><i>Around October 2, 1769, Captain Rivera of the Portola Expedition with eight of his men marched southward along the shore of the bay. They crossed Point Pinos, and on the other side discovered...an arroyo flowing down from the mountains, well wooded...They had discovered Carmelo Bay and Carmelo River and Cypress Point.</i>" (2) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">But Portola did not recognize this as Monterey Bay and continued marching northward. On October 31 the expedition records that they arrived at what they recognized as San Francisco Bay. Realizing they must have passed Monterey, Portola's group retraced their steps and arrived back on the Monterey Peninsula November 28. But alas they again decided that this was not Monterey. After erecting two crosses to mark the spot, they returned to San Diego, arriving January 24, 1770. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6MwXRPqD26AZg4i6yR3wedSPC6JG1t36iL4TNZmGHpmH-NjHW6dr6TFlg4luKtbPhkzOgpS-Xra0gTDF-6CgwjufvjO3TyytyACf3X9CNaUTgDlnZ4XVsY_V-4E4PdOhrlBn5mvLVC6DO3nzVVadyJa-wgYMHhB31N2O-ETGrOhT-vtXBfU4avk4yQ/s1181/Map%20California%20early%20Fr.%20Palou.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="1181" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6MwXRPqD26AZg4i6yR3wedSPC6JG1t36iL4TNZmGHpmH-NjHW6dr6TFlg4luKtbPhkzOgpS-Xra0gTDF-6CgwjufvjO3TyytyACf3X9CNaUTgDlnZ4XVsY_V-4E4PdOhrlBn5mvLVC6DO3nzVVadyJa-wgYMHhB31N2O-ETGrOhT-vtXBfU4avk4yQ/w640-h468/Map%20California%20early%20Fr.%20Palou.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.hsrarebooks.com/detail/relacion-historica-de-la-vida-y-apostolicas-tareas-del-venerable-padre-fray-junipero-serra-y-de-las-misiones-que-fundo-en-la-california-septentrional-y-nuevos-establecimientos-de-monterey" target="_blank">Old and New California 1787</a><br /> </span></div><p></p><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If at first you don't succeed...(well you know the saying) Portola set out again from San Diego. Leaving on April 17, and following the same inland route, he arrived at Monterey Bay May 2, 1770.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUhVX52P4sZQ3dRB6JUUvwSMDwEYpJgQg8rCH-NPjUMnKNePBhUeN52sElV2yahG6iSl8ZoOUWGseqvThaX2xy3Fz-yQ2HVrsF65WZax9wHuIChuhGfWX-YOdfzCsESbXkV5e_jCQDv4GKupVBMZhW-Cz74d_IV2sBpxJQyJXNBXcNogtcb2OOaWjsg/s429/Map%20California%20early%20Fr.%20Palou%201783.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="429" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUhVX52P4sZQ3dRB6JUUvwSMDwEYpJgQg8rCH-NPjUMnKNePBhUeN52sElV2yahG6iSl8ZoOUWGseqvThaX2xy3Fz-yQ2HVrsF65WZax9wHuIChuhGfWX-YOdfzCsESbXkV5e_jCQDv4GKupVBMZhW-Cz74d_IV2sBpxJQyJXNBXcNogtcb2OOaWjsg/w400-h306/Map%20California%20early%20Fr.%20Palou%201783.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Close Up of Monterey Area Map 1787</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Presidio of Monterey was established June 3, 1770 and would serve as Spain’s initial military post in Alta California. On the same day, Fr. Junipero Serra founded the <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-royal-presidio-chapel-of-monterey.html" target="_blank">Royal Presidio Chapel San Carlos Cathedral</a>, inside the walls of the presidio. This would become California’s first Cathedral and its oldest continuously functioning house of worship in the State of California. Monterey was declared the capital of Alta California in 1775. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrqH3qY4oNuezrysQsu-R6I6WRhUvCFfofE_RGs_Mmupa_h9O_QZHY2woc2SEOJo8fDN-3Dm6gffo6uMUkHg-8AWkIs5jyDsW0QtEtKiBk5j8yi7dJQkkrKSSWbLbfFH0eqd_DEHGYtRRPsaP-WhFnNAhRCgiZh67lGeI-Wi_jQy_RPdQmHFZt-ylog/s3786/DSCF1881Mexican%20Period%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2593" data-original-width="3786" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrqH3qY4oNuezrysQsu-R6I6WRhUvCFfofE_RGs_Mmupa_h9O_QZHY2woc2SEOJo8fDN-3Dm6gffo6uMUkHg-8AWkIs5jyDsW0QtEtKiBk5j8yi7dJQkkrKSSWbLbfFH0eqd_DEHGYtRRPsaP-WhFnNAhRCgiZh67lGeI-Wi_jQy_RPdQmHFZt-ylog/w640-h438/DSCF1881Mexican%20Period%20.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Tile Monterey State Historic Park </span></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">MEXICAN RULE 1821-1846 </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After a decades long conflict, Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821. Under the terms of the treaty, all former Spanish territory in California was placed under Mexican jurisdiction and Monterey was established as the capital of the new Mexican Alta California territory. During the time of Mexican rule, the government redistributed the land of Alta California as large land grants to powerful local families, basically those who had won favor of Mexican officials during the bid for independence. These land grants became primarily cattle ranches with the cattle hides and tallow the basis of California’s economy under Mexican rule. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1836, Monterey resident Fabian Barretto was grated the Rancho El Pescadero (“Fisherman’s Ranch”) a 4,426 acre parcel that included ports of Del Monte Forest, Cypress Point and what is today Pebble Beach. In 1846, war broke out between Mexico and the United States. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywvN21d7066uiQ9w_5nsagvlAz_sD68CfVl2lM_4QsyY9fX7_cs1XLiEyCPSoNoPFDUjxwee0Sg5KlaK_5dFmMAwn-2CDU2SA6p2S3YaOXo2d5o88yTJiOzZ8gglxlE6mGfzqPMU_l0KtwjE_no-R-7SYIT2t7wKqfYioVUihhjM9QU0RFxHWheLZEA/s3664/DSCF1882.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2460" data-original-width="3664" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywvN21d7066uiQ9w_5nsagvlAz_sD68CfVl2lM_4QsyY9fX7_cs1XLiEyCPSoNoPFDUjxwee0Sg5KlaK_5dFmMAwn-2CDU2SA6p2S3YaOXo2d5o88yTJiOzZ8gglxlE6mGfzqPMU_l0KtwjE_no-R-7SYIT2t7wKqfYioVUihhjM9QU0RFxHWheLZEA/w640-h430/DSCF1882.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">AMERICAN RULE 1846 </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On July 7, 1846 <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2014/07/168th-sloat-landing-commemoration.html" target="_blank">Commodore John Sloat</a> peacefully captured Monterey and raised the American flag at Custom House Plaza. Mexico ceded California to the United States in 1848 and two years later on September 9, 1850 California became the 31<sup>st</sup> state of the Union. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">That same year Scottish businessman, David Jacks arrived in Monterey <span lang="EN-GB">and began purchasing land in the area. But it would be his involvement in the settlement of Mexican land claims in the new State of California that would lead to his becoming Monterey's dominant landowner.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbWAdAjXfnvJuZDipfLbdm28IWwWTfs7EkizBrZ0anFLUOAuT26S2B4u1f8jd0V8mXmOvLxFXUcDRbM2wBgBuBlX_65NgkvgK6pz7qCS9ippzA3Bs3lGo1KuUKVo9pCO1zDjpqrEqct2hbwzo5j1H4VO9LnRZUOTfa_xQ82X0Zcg5iDBN8m4sQR1TBw/s1002/Pescadero%20Ranchero%20David%20Jacks%201864.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1002" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbWAdAjXfnvJuZDipfLbdm28IWwWTfs7EkizBrZ0anFLUOAuT26S2B4u1f8jd0V8mXmOvLxFXUcDRbM2wBgBuBlX_65NgkvgK6pz7qCS9ippzA3Bs3lGo1KuUKVo9pCO1zDjpqrEqct2hbwzo5j1H4VO9LnRZUOTfa_xQ82X0Zcg5iDBN8m4sQR1TBw/w640-h461/Pescadero%20Ranchero%20David%20Jacks%201864.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Rancho El Pescadero confirmed to David Jacks 1864 (<a href="https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/13030/hb4199n89s/" target="_blank">Calisphere University of California</a>) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;">After California was admitted into the Union, land grant owners were required to authenticate their claims. This was a difficult task, many land grants ended up sold for pennies on the dollar. And David Jacks took full advantage of this opportunity.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghz-WLrrdPRGP_CvCiNUuKc8YwnxyJaLUeH9HAfQpw7kDK08z6sm_owpKdo3axpN_FlfGmcIhhBA_vWwG-qXDsh__12obbkgWOrHsEETuhTzJNY2PqAR03bFTMLUZl_IJOqrUFF5hPRKNxWOuLlj5-KPnWlEU-yVSX0mdoM_ye_u21MaQ6VE9OltQnvA/s383/David%20Jack%20330px-David_Jack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghz-WLrrdPRGP_CvCiNUuKc8YwnxyJaLUeH9HAfQpw7kDK08z6sm_owpKdo3axpN_FlfGmcIhhBA_vWwG-qXDsh__12obbkgWOrHsEETuhTzJNY2PqAR03bFTMLUZl_IJOqrUFF5hPRKNxWOuLlj5-KPnWlEU-yVSX0mdoM_ye_u21MaQ6VE9OltQnvA/s320/David%20Jack%20330px-David_Jack.jpg" width="276" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"> David Jacks 1822 - 1909 (Jack) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Jacks_(businessman)" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;">By 1864 Jacks had acquired Rancho El Pescadero and the majority of what would become Pebble Beach, from the vicinity of Bird Rock to Stillwater Cove. In 1864 he acquired the Punta de los Pinos Rancho which gave him the rest of the Pebble Beach north to Pacific Grove. </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
Alright that brings us to the edge of modern Pebble Beach history, so now it is
time to get going. <br />
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We will be exiting the Del Monte Shopping Center onto Munras Avenue making our
way to Highway 1. To exit this parking area you will be making two left turns at two stop signs. The first
will be between PetCo and RiteAid. So
with Whole Foods behind you, stay to the right along the perimeter of the
parking lot. When you get to the stop sign near PetCo turn left. Continue straight. At the next stop sign turn left again. Then use the left lane to turn left onto Munras Avenue. </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGvQxXomNWsL5d_M1twv3xhBAKGi-StXKSRggz9J5ZMPZA1ONGNSkuqOfXsPD0nHGKgh94bUrrYe0xrT0xjI3pYVvELZ2s54lCrl0biQ6HrRd6vq2BxuuinUnNUH9DAI5HfXgJbuq2LmSAeESzEXzNSA73YaG0uJKRgJdBbThoPNBEjYC5CWWPc0MfA/s1003/A%20Stay%20Right%20on%20Munras.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1003" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGvQxXomNWsL5d_M1twv3xhBAKGi-StXKSRggz9J5ZMPZA1ONGNSkuqOfXsPD0nHGKgh94bUrrYe0xrT0xjI3pYVvELZ2s54lCrl0biQ6HrRd6vq2BxuuinUnNUH9DAI5HfXgJbuq2LmSAeESzEXzNSA73YaG0uJKRgJdBbThoPNBEjYC5CWWPc0MfA/w400-h255/A%20Stay%20Right%20on%20Munras.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="text-align: left;">Stay in the middle lane. Continue through the next stop light and enter Highway 1 South.</span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03CFVq3Ko0CmYN5KX9qArEhzbFZVZ46-nRetc7C4p4zJ1yMQ8OahkZsbUp-uQQ50C_eJEYoHsPtGJoZgdoAQVE-gWGWWe7_VnOcwOfKz0s2Tiwk94AWfcWlRvzd4flAzDs68PrxXRegyUbcukzZg1srDAehULEiyXPyWZ-MozwFyayxK67EYDW-XhfQ/s831/A%20Exit%20399A%20Highway%2068%20West.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="831" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03CFVq3Ko0CmYN5KX9qArEhzbFZVZ46-nRetc7C4p4zJ1yMQ8OahkZsbUp-uQQ50C_eJEYoHsPtGJoZgdoAQVE-gWGWWe7_VnOcwOfKz0s2Tiwk94AWfcWlRvzd4flAzDs68PrxXRegyUbcukzZg1srDAehULEiyXPyWZ-MozwFyayxK67EYDW-XhfQ/s320/A%20Exit%20399A%20Highway%2068%20West.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />After you enter Highway 1 South, stay to the right and follow the sign to Pebble
Beach. Then take the first exit, 399A for Highway 68 West toward Pebble
Beach. On the exit ramp stay to the left following the signs for 17-Mile Drive Pebble Beach. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40uTKoKa7MlZY6-AggkrQUNaehBCo5Lo2hlSwpHWZdHSYBMySjNlcSYXxOdEtuzjjsiQllixL4TWAEEU8Aw_-3Zl82kaWoCU6jsANEYBIjGsC8ikMpoPFoaHwbViXbi_GPjzUSXi2DJBLMbWWTIKCKMF0v9KgHLiirvS84oaQaXUV_Kh7ss3vLV5IXQ/s859/A%20Enter%20round%20about.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="859" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40uTKoKa7MlZY6-AggkrQUNaehBCo5Lo2hlSwpHWZdHSYBMySjNlcSYXxOdEtuzjjsiQllixL4TWAEEU8Aw_-3Zl82kaWoCU6jsANEYBIjGsC8ikMpoPFoaHwbViXbi_GPjzUSXi2DJBLMbWWTIKCKMF0v9KgHLiirvS84oaQaXUV_Kh7ss3vLV5IXQ/s320/A%20Enter%20round%20about.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />
At the Yield enter the round-about. Stay to the right and exit the round-about on
Highway 1 South Pebble Beach 17-Mile Drive. Do not get back onto Highway 1 (as the car in the picture below is doing) but rather stay to the far right and follow the sign for 17-Mile Drive Pebble Beach.<br />
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Stay to the right at the Ranger Kiosk, pay your entrance fee, and get a map.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcznByTWEtm0aA5YHKsF_UCEpCdTELOaxunCiVZb8LjrNQlrfLKnNEHAULfQpBk5g4742sX-PfA2dpU2JLapL6Dp71Ps-W-KoWvLwfM7HGu0yQhDIotlCZuTgb1hMqurJWf7kHF2s3W09ulk0fUIPPYmY9XFvf6VQI1T0383-_NGCxsLXIZP5jMbTOA/s3212/IMG_1634Highway%201%20Gate.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2853" data-original-width="3212" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcznByTWEtm0aA5YHKsF_UCEpCdTELOaxunCiVZb8LjrNQlrfLKnNEHAULfQpBk5g4742sX-PfA2dpU2JLapL6Dp71Ps-W-KoWvLwfM7HGu0yQhDIotlCZuTgb1hMqurJWf7kHF2s3W09ulk0fUIPPYmY9XFvf6VQI1T0383-_NGCxsLXIZP5jMbTOA/w400-h355/IMG_1634Highway%201%20Gate.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">After the Guard Gate, take the first right and continue up
the hill along Sunridge Road. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEud77dwu4DGEK-pXAqs-vlGn80oiXJVFz4Kcun_9KLyysTGI9tGnzwAEhzznIKzj7ZIKPi-DHffZDMo7FkxJh5E2nc7oEsZuA9yOssJlKkBj2peBY1Xw_6SgO8DclvJGxWepmhwexf_Zuu4ocN1SbY5wtK9DeSkXlVvYWAO2YfSCeTp9824888EcZXQ/s2165/IMG_1638A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2165" data-original-width="2049" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEud77dwu4DGEK-pXAqs-vlGn80oiXJVFz4Kcun_9KLyysTGI9tGnzwAEhzznIKzj7ZIKPi-DHffZDMo7FkxJh5E2nc7oEsZuA9yOssJlKkBj2peBY1Xw_6SgO8DclvJGxWepmhwexf_Zuu4ocN1SbY5wtK9DeSkXlVvYWAO2YfSCeTp9824888EcZXQ/s320/IMG_1638A.jpg" width="303" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">We have entered the Del Monte Forest of Pebble Beach which is dominated by Monterey pine and cypress. </span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NKAWpmgazVz_D-6TX17-bRA-xX0VMOv4sLbFqQyOetV3kjLLos78E3yAmgha_bqk3CYr2B7nZVb0ngoyqyPcSAccgxcwVT1u11SFZeY9FAWVhfs6pbRRL3e1Bx5bOHnMsr2Fl5kInDa8Cz1R_7Ypscem_FSZwCuNsRr7-8SUtkyzgYYDRlA4hnxxYw/s5184/IMG_1643.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NKAWpmgazVz_D-6TX17-bRA-xX0VMOv4sLbFqQyOetV3kjLLos78E3yAmgha_bqk3CYr2B7nZVb0ngoyqyPcSAccgxcwVT1u11SFZeY9FAWVhfs6pbRRL3e1Bx5bOHnMsr2Fl5kInDa8Cz1R_7Ypscem_FSZwCuNsRr7-8SUtkyzgYYDRlA4hnxxYw/s320/IMG_1643.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdhLfDgTWuNjz6oLLV4n_pZijVrWOf3BG206me4-b_WMAlBSDebZS5nKm9XMYotbQtwR5dT62gKZg8Bm9DmeZ_iBO_zboyoHNHOUqQVaUxgRygiNk_lw0-hEjuqHb0PFXRKX9_4FnD_B82v1IOsCR2XQCpAeJZg7BfT4Y9PhwgtsRpfcuDJ-PdYS0mg/s4149/IMG_1648A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2825" data-original-width="4149" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdhLfDgTWuNjz6oLLV4n_pZijVrWOf3BG206me4-b_WMAlBSDebZS5nKm9XMYotbQtwR5dT62gKZg8Bm9DmeZ_iBO_zboyoHNHOUqQVaUxgRygiNk_lw0-hEjuqHb0PFXRKX9_4FnD_B82v1IOsCR2XQCpAeJZg7BfT4Y9PhwgtsRpfcuDJ-PdYS0mg/s320/IMG_1648A.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Right onto Scenic Drive</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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Turn right ahead onto Scenic Drive. Stay on this road as it circles around the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula.
Shortly, we will arrive at Stop 1 on the Pebble Beach Map you received at the entrance gate. Stop 1 is Shepherd's Knoll.</span><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yxo4CL1TB-Xo29VEZguQPUZuhYy4MXOG8ZrAQFelj6OUthMF3F-CFzciNo8X-DoJFPZR1_yWN94dIzHAhzue0uNcrAatLUV9yr09x6XOuY_MtqgN9mdZad2q7p3gt3u-bhBxmhno8TuybvUAGayQlpNZMIMGv4MSd8hVhECzyIkwbzTOYDAXPucv7w/s2969/IMG_1674.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2652" data-original-width="2969" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yxo4CL1TB-Xo29VEZguQPUZuhYy4MXOG8ZrAQFelj6OUthMF3F-CFzciNo8X-DoJFPZR1_yWN94dIzHAhzue0uNcrAatLUV9yr09x6XOuY_MtqgN9mdZad2q7p3gt3u-bhBxmhno8TuybvUAGayQlpNZMIMGv4MSd8hVhECzyIkwbzTOYDAXPucv7w/w400-h358/IMG_1674.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Interesting name, "Shepherd's Knoll," but you will not find any sheep here. This area was named after Abraham D. Shepard (completely different spelling) who was responsible for carving out this portion of the 17-Mile Drive in the upper forest of Pebble Beach. In 1927 a map complete with a cartoon shepherd and sheep marked the spot and the name stuck. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAu_WBGYVgDqLs67waH_naHUjZq_9phw-Y_zyPQpQ4nnTS51SCSi3EPwstgShOnQUveJFcjB2WQgJWJ30PeginnB3SQxvt544BokL_5ugcbqycX1Bppt4sqRwan8AK4S3wy_0U-5Reyy_YUYm42-moIljWwZtg9H5wIFq6XaAu7j_UxEI1Sl5WTLKHw/s500/PB%20GOlf%20Course%20Sheep.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="500" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAu_WBGYVgDqLs67waH_naHUjZq_9phw-Y_zyPQpQ4nnTS51SCSi3EPwstgShOnQUveJFcjB2WQgJWJ30PeginnB3SQxvt544BokL_5ugcbqycX1Bppt4sqRwan8AK4S3wy_0U-5Reyy_YUYm42-moIljWwZtg9H5wIFq6XaAu7j_UxEI1Sl5WTLKHw/w640-h454/PB%20GOlf%20Course%20Sheep.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Pebble Beach Golf Links with Sheep Grazing - Photo 1918 by L. S. Slevin</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div style="text-align: center;">(Monterey Free Library via <a href="https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/13030/c8xs5shz/" target="_blank">Calishere</a>) </div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">But at one time sheep did have a purpose in Pebble Beach. In 1919 flocks of sheep were used to keep the greens at the Pebble Beach Golf Links groomed. They were cheep labor, however they left behind hoof prints in the greens as well as their own form of fertilizer. After the golfers complained, lamb chops became a featured item on the Pebble Beach Lodge menu. </span></p></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5XEMxVQPoWcMacVLitrNRbJJJ05jwS9gz4Rqwo09LAHDkp1UJqvGBjd1lUSO4QCfI1KLIwr-1PQs_0DoexN0KMyqMPmJoxSftLjYgOTe5BgypodOGmmmf88nz8C48n2UoIG6g3jEH5RouEB7tmXEmdSZ1FjH9JdAQehxkh-FL_6Tat7QiM1dupZLpA/s5184/IMG_1679.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5XEMxVQPoWcMacVLitrNRbJJJ05jwS9gz4Rqwo09LAHDkp1UJqvGBjd1lUSO4QCfI1KLIwr-1PQs_0DoexN0KMyqMPmJoxSftLjYgOTe5BgypodOGmmmf88nz8C48n2UoIG6g3jEH5RouEB7tmXEmdSZ1FjH9JdAQehxkh-FL_6Tat7QiM1dupZLpA/w400-h300/IMG_1679.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If it is a clear day you may have a filtered view of Monterey Bay from this stop. But there are far better views at other stops along this driving tour. If you do get out of your car at any time along this tour remember to cover all your valuables, lock the doors, and take your keys. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdVRVzONNBfPJd1OvheP5p9xhY13ay5rXjZSmBFwtSsBrVCsrRK12N0wJ-3pOfY0a1akCUi6Z-SK3wB2IRWS54qorpmAsJ6v2ICKbZEA-Zsk_saTn2u3KW7cZiL0AN0J4DRMUfcz0NV4YmCIoo5XG_fqP25fdk1CtNVjGjoMka1HzFsAO2NE3HqqrGw/s5184/IMG_1680.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdVRVzONNBfPJd1OvheP5p9xhY13ay5rXjZSmBFwtSsBrVCsrRK12N0wJ-3pOfY0a1akCUi6Z-SK3wB2IRWS54qorpmAsJ6v2ICKbZEA-Zsk_saTn2u3KW7cZiL0AN0J4DRMUfcz0NV4YmCIoo5XG_fqP25fdk1CtNVjGjoMka1HzFsAO2NE3HqqrGw/w640-h480/IMG_1680.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our next stop is in 1.3 miles. Continue along Scenic Drive. Cross Skyline Forest Drive and continue along Scenic. This road will cross over Highway 68. Just past the bridge over Highway 68, stay to your right onto Los Altos Drive. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>As you drive I will continue with the history of Pebble Beach. We left off after businessman David Jacks sold the land that would become Pebble Beach to the Pacific Improvement Company, or PIC for short, in 1880. </span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The PIC was formed in 1878. By the 1880s it was one of the largest corporations in the Western United States, with subsidiary companies that conducted shipping, mining, land development, resort hotels and more. The PIC was an affiliate of the Southern Pacific Railroad which was owned by Leland Stanford, Collis Potter Huntington, Mark Hopkins and Charles Crocker (1822-1888). All big names in history, but Crocker is who we will focus on. </span></p><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdpncQkxxnq20UyiThjDXoeFGfG4JfukTDV_xRYGBl9sSMUyYB2i2U0FHnSY985mdzkQgsMAMguRSW4slVVCal6A0UaWNQLVPHgMgcIijAmERRZrCg8e9Ubdnp6652PWhoiBkzZSm7i_iwCwCnghfDm9BolJtQg8hmfAiWAf6qOj_zs5_xRYAEP1Flg/s1280/Original%20Hotel%20Del%20Monte.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1280" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdpncQkxxnq20UyiThjDXoeFGfG4JfukTDV_xRYGBl9sSMUyYB2i2U0FHnSY985mdzkQgsMAMguRSW4slVVCal6A0UaWNQLVPHgMgcIijAmERRZrCg8e9Ubdnp6652PWhoiBkzZSm7i_iwCwCnghfDm9BolJtQg8hmfAiWAf6qOj_zs5_xRYAEP1Flg/s320/Original%20Hotel%20Del%20Monte.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Hotel Del Monte 1883 Wikipedia </div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span>On June 3rd 1880, Charles Crocker established the Del Monte Hotel in Monterey under the PIC property division. This would be their first hotel. Skeptics called the project "Crocker's Folly" and predicted that it was fail. Beating the odds, the Del Monte became a favorite of the rich and famous, gaining and international reputation as the "Queen of American Watering Places," and "The most Elegant Seaside Resort in the World." </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQ1VNqlwYxC0rOgY4OtLE43iTR0GUDvdmvV0dilGrYpthPelQVd3ihgBErZ6swQjZ1HbthJ4fBsI6KcemxhckZ6ESL5Ty0KGXPBOX9Vp-AXfh6Y00XbgfEg6j_G0iPRQLuDpIQUCawZZLZV0lCNWajWGJJFYNMeFKuoWmkxRxTzCTTGPlpc9VHrUXlw/s668/Horse%20and%20carrage%2017%20mile%20drive.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="668" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQ1VNqlwYxC0rOgY4OtLE43iTR0GUDvdmvV0dilGrYpthPelQVd3ihgBErZ6swQjZ1HbthJ4fBsI6KcemxhckZ6ESL5Ty0KGXPBOX9Vp-AXfh6Y00XbgfEg6j_G0iPRQLuDpIQUCawZZLZV0lCNWajWGJJFYNMeFKuoWmkxRxTzCTTGPlpc9VHrUXlw/w400-h240/Horse%20and%20carrage%2017%20mile%20drive.png" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span>Crocker's 7,000-acre resort was named Del Monte Forest. It</span></span> featured a botanical garden, polo grounds, race track, golf course and a scenic carriage ride through the Del Monte Forest of Pebble Beach. For several years, this ride was called either the Scenic Drive or the 18 Mile Drive. The famous Lone Cypress tree, was the midway point on this excursion. Early in the 1900's as the automobile emerged, horsedrawn carriages and horseless carriages competed to take guests on this tour.</span></p></div><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />The PIC would own Pebble Beach from 1880 to 1919 when Samuel Finley Brown Morse and his company Del Monte Properties arrived on the scene. I will save that story for later. Continue along Scenic and watch for a sign for for Huckleberry Hill on your right. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSW4T02NqHmAh0OisJsHIJMF1A-Nftt0yzqN0eGVSFfxErS0e9gUJcqXrNStxjqv2x8TkpuzfAkV-HtQaMEKUG2hCJqfNefHoz4_Mvu5IIznoRO8MPgFQSdMvG5YNGk9sAcimbjCzt74RoM-acTxTyTsNzP8q01KkFGzgdyFmhb-3QTuRxZYqCBNeSA/s2075/IMG_1710Huckleberry%20Hill%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSW4T02NqHmAh0OisJsHIJMF1A-Nftt0yzqN0eGVSFfxErS0e9gUJcqXrNStxjqv2x8TkpuzfAkV-HtQaMEKUG2hCJqfNefHoz4_Mvu5IIznoRO8MPgFQSdMvG5YNGk9sAcimbjCzt74RoM-acTxTyTsNzP8q01KkFGzgdyFmhb-3QTuRxZYqCBNeSA/w395-h400/IMG_1710Huckleberry%20Hill%202048.jpg" width="395" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span>Pull into this viewpoint and park. </span></span>This is the second of 17 markers that correspond to the map you were given at the Pebble Beach Gate.<span> </span>It was named Huckleberry Hill after the abundance of native huckleberry bushes that abound in the area. It is also one of the highest elevations in the forest. On a clear day this stop offers filtered views of the bay.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJh_-Hl7C_O1fVg2NTLRawuied2IF366d8hzg2H3rr65UFPiHcxR45t4KRJ-iQ4LfXXJq_U9Jga29dDyKwmoEH1Bd7TXqmLJw_NzIzlFNrq_icnHxcLqHC_BOZcgxVnfRVzhBPed5zF1Z2fFW-JmoO-w_xrZ5wfZrGiC34b1zQmgi12Ek94xnyEexvA/s5184/IMG_1715.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJh_-Hl7C_O1fVg2NTLRawuied2IF366d8hzg2H3rr65UFPiHcxR45t4KRJ-iQ4LfXXJq_U9Jga29dDyKwmoEH1Bd7TXqmLJw_NzIzlFNrq_icnHxcLqHC_BOZcgxVnfRVzhBPed5zF1Z2fFW-JmoO-w_xrZ5wfZrGiC34b1zQmgi12Ek94xnyEexvA/w400-h300/IMG_1715.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A placard at this stop tells of Pebble Beach lore that the area was frequented by authors Robert Louis Stevenson and John Steinbeck. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If you want to get out of your car and explore this area, there are a few paths cut in between a thick growth of huckleberry. Some of the paths are a bit rutted and hard to navigate. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCmRQV0rfLaufSPsamLKyz1idtxVMPsIocv4XYM-NXsC5QHBZcryxVqaULDz_dzNoz5vnek80qO4zX52M9XH5vInTT_A9aBdMjUGTw6lqU1iKZGcdJ-qE-RBgnnwEyrbZ8wa9ikZMm00btezMK-0va7UfSbpiqPJEqugwePWWLncryZvMG7QwzG0pFg/s5184/IMG_1721.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCmRQV0rfLaufSPsamLKyz1idtxVMPsIocv4XYM-NXsC5QHBZcryxVqaULDz_dzNoz5vnek80qO4zX52M9XH5vInTT_A9aBdMjUGTw6lqU1iKZGcdJ-qE-RBgnnwEyrbZ8wa9ikZMm00btezMK-0va7UfSbpiqPJEqugwePWWLncryZvMG7QwzG0pFg/w400-h300/IMG_1721.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>From Huckleberry Hill, continue straight along Los Altos Drive this will turn into Costanilla Way. We are less than two miles from our next stop, <a href="https://poppyhillsgolf.com/" target="_blank">Poppy Hills Golf Course</a>. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO7-ypQIVQg_yomDfcL_p4790ty5l-sAYYrIVh-vxyv1pX8VdypxYEn2uiuncnsRu-llLKMwUcGUd_p3kL1dOFzy6Bx6estQTR_mKkbH5y3ns8nZAlhThblBvEzaA2Zm2w7pkO0sMLsAraDIH0VQmPtzewIL46x0n-AM--_oscE-UlSKsrMqgPGOyKQ/s2818/IMG_1732%20Continue%20Straight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2794" data-original-width="2818" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO7-ypQIVQg_yomDfcL_p4790ty5l-sAYYrIVh-vxyv1pX8VdypxYEn2uiuncnsRu-llLKMwUcGUd_p3kL1dOFzy6Bx6estQTR_mKkbH5y3ns8nZAlhThblBvEzaA2Zm2w7pkO0sMLsAraDIH0VQmPtzewIL46x0n-AM--_oscE-UlSKsrMqgPGOyKQ/s320/IMG_1732%20Continue%20Straight.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Pebble Beach is home to eight golf courses. All are 18-hole courses except for 9-hole Peter Hay. Pebble Beach Golf Links opened in 1919, Spyglass Hill in 1966, Poppy Hills in 1986, and The Links at Spanish Bay in 1987. These are all public courses. Cypress Point Club which opened in 1929 and the Monterey Peninsula Country Club's two courses, the Dunes Course opened in 1926 and the Shore Course in 1959 are private. We will be stopping at or driving by all courses on this tour. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityP_OQWimWK4IS8n3BEdRAIg87Wqs7T-8Db_qQoKgbe-GVWwWGTowPM3CZ2upHqb1XMlGOKNmtnDuxzKwJIhvs-BFjK5Ynd5EbfrWyRBT1RjZw_r9Il1P_HMHXVRMz1sES-AAVKpPAiCYnfR_jeZSh8Jw_WgLAGvysJzDhAOqw0lZkKRK8mZvsOiB_w/s4261/IMG_1736Resource%20Management.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2886" data-original-width="4261" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityP_OQWimWK4IS8n3BEdRAIg87Wqs7T-8Db_qQoKgbe-GVWwWGTowPM3CZ2upHqb1XMlGOKNmtnDuxzKwJIhvs-BFjK5Ynd5EbfrWyRBT1RjZw_r9Il1P_HMHXVRMz1sES-AAVKpPAiCYnfR_jeZSh8Jw_WgLAGvysJzDhAOqw0lZkKRK8mZvsOiB_w/w640-h434/IMG_1736Resource%20Management.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />On the road way the arrows will point to the left. Ignore this and turn right onto Ronda Road. Follow the sign toward Resource Management. <br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TGkENPJ8iw0NOzaTeKKWU7Z4A7x4mUopLD_YsXiywWwdsWMsoh58qRQafXCRzlPNB2mJjbtBukTAEFVwFB6SqFhqxUJHg3mZ3evsIgomahSm2qUmjtY2WJWeCx0H3t47VC4aEGX9wceM38FRxfZAZD3F9Wbiz4VtrGIhhwbqn2_O-o-m0q-66QskZQ/s1495/IMG_1745%20Right%20for%20Poppy%20Hills%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="1495" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TGkENPJ8iw0NOzaTeKKWU7Z4A7x4mUopLD_YsXiywWwdsWMsoh58qRQafXCRzlPNB2mJjbtBukTAEFVwFB6SqFhqxUJHg3mZ3evsIgomahSm2qUmjtY2WJWeCx0H3t47VC4aEGX9wceM38FRxfZAZD3F9Wbiz4VtrGIhhwbqn2_O-o-m0q-66QskZQ/w400-h320/IMG_1745%20Right%20for%20Poppy%20Hills%20.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Following the sign that points right toward Poppy Hills, slow, and turn right using the yield lane onto Sunridge Road. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4GCjF_XwU12D3nScjjqPTZohELiGmusL36tUmOGHNMebm1pLFZNHUVYi0ktAdYjypBvlz_PiCS3R-JWjTodaOm9lLbW59QquS6UHQAngS6VIqGs_welvF_DQyiBSPX0HpgQf0nvwNqgQMzzs8Q4fZKRcJfyX32sJLaO9HS09_PlJY3SxMvtStewYzA/s1495/IMG_1762%20Poppy%20Hills.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="1495" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4GCjF_XwU12D3nScjjqPTZohELiGmusL36tUmOGHNMebm1pLFZNHUVYi0ktAdYjypBvlz_PiCS3R-JWjTodaOm9lLbW59QquS6UHQAngS6VIqGs_welvF_DQyiBSPX0HpgQf0nvwNqgQMzzs8Q4fZKRcJfyX32sJLaO9HS09_PlJY3SxMvtStewYzA/w640-h512/IMG_1762%20Poppy%20Hills.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Follow this road to the left and it becomes Lopez Road. Turn left into the Poppy Hills Golf Course and park in the parking lot in front of the NCGA Golf Course Building. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1mcFYpPLLIkpsjWUSsPgzhN3AZs1htKtT5SMDhtHOooIL-A9g4roSv3cllr29sCghEpnGp2t1o8w5gKrtz6vX6SNmsNz35ojrRc1RCmt0sWX9Mk3Dg6112BjwOHojFRxCIKGQtfoD6QeJ8A7Tg7PsPLK8bZ4SOYlcTuiAotWuuULTzXZmzkVFg3iyg/s4736/IMG_1763Parking%20Poppy%20Hills%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3154" data-original-width="4736" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1mcFYpPLLIkpsjWUSsPgzhN3AZs1htKtT5SMDhtHOooIL-A9g4roSv3cllr29sCghEpnGp2t1o8w5gKrtz6vX6SNmsNz35ojrRc1RCmt0sWX9Mk3Dg6112BjwOHojFRxCIKGQtfoD6QeJ8A7Tg7PsPLK8bZ4SOYlcTuiAotWuuULTzXZmzkVFg3iyg/w400-h266/IMG_1763Parking%20Poppy%20Hills%20.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"> <br />The next important era in Pebble Beach history revolves around Samuel Finley Brown Morse. </span></span>Samuel Finley Brown Morse was born in Massachusetts and is a distant cousin to Samuel Morse the inventor of the telegraph and Morse Code. Morse attended Yale where he was the captain of the undefeated 1906 football team. In 1915, at the age of 30, he was hired by the PIC to liquidate many of their assets. Seeing value in these assets, Morse formed the Del Monte Properties Company in 1919 and purchased many of the holdings including the Hotel Del Monte, the Del Monte Lodge (now known as the Lodge at Pebble Beach) and Del Monte Forest. He </span>planned on using this land to develop a community within the forest centered around the Del Monte Lodge. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWzTrnRtjP4DMGZy7d72XHiACHCfiJRwYviDAMlf2bWQThiQNaF3GyKC-TKEWuu3DfvDXSzKcnK08M4hxrWoWYr2wRQcEw5qKLZH9Cm781p8pUcIazSXRg3ebdoJkIpZnXZ_ddgeE0FFQQreynAVlnUoGss8k-yQb0k-jyeslL-Jz7v10Vj1RIHNV8w/s448/Duke_of_Del_Monte.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="270" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWzTrnRtjP4DMGZy7d72XHiACHCfiJRwYviDAMlf2bWQThiQNaF3GyKC-TKEWuu3DfvDXSzKcnK08M4hxrWoWYr2wRQcEw5qKLZH9Cm781p8pUcIazSXRg3ebdoJkIpZnXZ_ddgeE0FFQQreynAVlnUoGss8k-yQb0k-jyeslL-Jz7v10Vj1RIHNV8w/s320/Duke_of_Del_Monte.jpg" width="193" /></a><br />Samuel Finley Brown Morse (1885-1969) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Finley_Brown_Morse" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Interested in conservation Morse banned needless land clearing and set aside greenbelts to be reserved for preservation of wildlife, forests, and coastline. He also set aside some of this land for a golf course and a housing subdivision. The first golf course would become the Pebble Beach Golf Links. Eventually he would set aside more land for more golf courses. One of those golf courses was Poppy Hills. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJkt4DytVYlmJcPgEyviQ2nIpsVNLEn5A32pHj5lU28in5Qgo7GYC-SwPPRq__DDeSNLVjjuu0Xv9VGAieCGuoOYD_efQENk89oCImEc9K3KbyKMDZAxj4XAvUFhTkGiuJMlJhplSAkZu-HeCWcQAkiapsryuwldu8syF72J7ui_KcriMM90NcgeOBw/s5184/IMG_1773.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJkt4DytVYlmJcPgEyviQ2nIpsVNLEn5A32pHj5lU28in5Qgo7GYC-SwPPRq__DDeSNLVjjuu0Xv9VGAieCGuoOYD_efQENk89oCImEc9K3KbyKMDZAxj4XAvUFhTkGiuJMlJhplSAkZu-HeCWcQAkiapsryuwldu8syF72J7ui_KcriMM90NcgeOBw/w400-h300/IMG_1773.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Poppy Hills</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Under the leadership of Samuel Morse, and the newly formed Del Monte Properties Company, Pebble Beach became known as a renowned recreational resort for the wealthy and earned the title of California Riviera. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX51jVrxBTBeXFf6SmN8OXgJ31tHc_kYOPNHkp7f2_TSSWHV20VEFurha2ii8UHGs0Ya_TGm0RIBBga_otwMxP3ZJDZ4-orXCZqQB5h4XIGaVPMwzuIDpbH-1TARUYnyHgzIhdlS2Dmk29UF_zHC1N8qYkh6Mkw0342mZvs1SC1h9JatFSp6PX56vYYw/s5184/IMG_1777.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX51jVrxBTBeXFf6SmN8OXgJ31tHc_kYOPNHkp7f2_TSSWHV20VEFurha2ii8UHGs0Ya_TGm0RIBBga_otwMxP3ZJDZ4-orXCZqQB5h4XIGaVPMwzuIDpbH-1TARUYnyHgzIhdlS2Dmk29UF_zHC1N8qYkh6Mkw0342mZvs1SC1h9JatFSp6PX56vYYw/w400-h300/IMG_1777.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Though Morse set aside this 164 acre parcel around Poppy Hills for a golf course in 1919, the site would not be developed until 1977 when the parcel was sold to the Northern California Golf Association, the NCGA. Robert Trent Jones Jr., who designed or remodeled more than 250 courses during his career would design the course. Poppy Hills opened in 1986, it is owned and operated by the NCGA, and from 1991 through 2009 it was part of the PGA Tour's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. It is the only course of the seven in Pebble Beach that plays exclusively in the forest. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThqBWjT98AQyigEDOIC1XHjrg48QhmyZ4_hIYby_5p_pNdWjkweM9NDQwazPC5jVlxY-G-_-RJMo4JS0E-h2-3m2TPuL1ScIHeFDQlZPD0HKMuIOFzDcZ_TeqYtMjKDDI-hSNq4xPtqtHyNdHZ_oorUTI5R4IJ2hqfDtAk0L-zVnKxs2CD3RFh_yLLQ/s5184/IMG_1772.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThqBWjT98AQyigEDOIC1XHjrg48QhmyZ4_hIYby_5p_pNdWjkweM9NDQwazPC5jVlxY-G-_-RJMo4JS0E-h2-3m2TPuL1ScIHeFDQlZPD0HKMuIOFzDcZ_TeqYtMjKDDI-hSNq4xPtqtHyNdHZ_oorUTI5R4IJ2hqfDtAk0L-zVnKxs2CD3RFh_yLLQ/w400-h300/IMG_1772.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In 2014 the course underwent a 13-month renovation facilitated by Robert Jones Jr. II Golf Course Architects. This group founded by Robert Jr. is run by his son Robert III. During the renovation the par was reduced from 72 to 71 but the yardage increased from 6,863 to 7,002.</span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrx11TMEJZYf-Ff7Oo7-4hEwGpKFVg17zMMLS8ILZRdR1thFQNd3qffwnIcWW9Iwm8t3RjalnrHiJGK7Pp4_Kb58Tujx9q6MJYfZ-1gH1j30pQldmqUJRetm36VWBRxQ0NPW2hA4ZaxsG2sx09Nnrv_QMizslN6cxg_kvbyQEfAHgCzz89vU6a8aRWA/s885/Poppy%20Hill%20Course.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="885" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrx11TMEJZYf-Ff7Oo7-4hEwGpKFVg17zMMLS8ILZRdR1thFQNd3qffwnIcWW9Iwm8t3RjalnrHiJGK7Pp4_Kb58Tujx9q6MJYfZ-1gH1j30pQldmqUJRetm36VWBRxQ0NPW2hA4ZaxsG2sx09Nnrv_QMizslN6cxg_kvbyQEfAHgCzz89vU6a8aRWA/w640-h272/Poppy%20Hill%20Course.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">ProVisualizer.com <a href="https://www.provisualizer.com/courses/poppyhills.php" target="_blank">Poppy Hills </a></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #3d3d3d;">The Jones group reinvented the course, restoring each hole to its natural elevation along the forest floor, rebuilding all 18 greens with bentgrass.</span><span style="color: #3d3d3d;"> </span><span style="color: #3d3d3d;">It is said to be the closest experience in golf to a round in a national park which each hole chiseled through the towering Monterey pines. It is recognized by Golf Digest’s Top 100 Courses You Can Play and enjoyed as by golfers of all abilities. If you would like to <a href="https://poppyhillsgolf.com/play-poppyhills/" target="_blank">play Poppy</a>, as of this writing NCGA member fees for a weekend round are $120, non-member fees are $300.</span><span style="color: #3d3d3d;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #3d3d3d;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuz_odU1LMeIa1-vf32FZNjAkrQRaAK7qocDCuKDThPC9zaDKBx3PI5sdmBAIQ8TJiZO-oWvGWWY214ZWHwr_7orkLoiscwbCUMbB0uTahZkGAtM7MxnN-D2JqBiy27WKkG-JpnrE-mGY76ykIBFJQ4zNTu1dq7uqclUkZDq4OkuJ1-2nzRuv0gGBefA/s5184/IMG_1768.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuz_odU1LMeIa1-vf32FZNjAkrQRaAK7qocDCuKDThPC9zaDKBx3PI5sdmBAIQ8TJiZO-oWvGWWY214ZWHwr_7orkLoiscwbCUMbB0uTahZkGAtM7MxnN-D2JqBiy27WKkG-JpnrE-mGY76ykIBFJQ4zNTu1dq7uqclUkZDq4OkuJ1-2nzRuv0gGBefA/w400-h300/IMG_1768.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Poppy Hills Snack Shack</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #3d3d3d;"><span>Take some time to explore the area around the club house. If you walk behind the club house you will find the tee for Hole 1 and the green for the 18th. </span></span>There is also a public restroom near the snack shack.<span style="color: #3d3d3d;"> You might also want to check out the restaurant here at Poppy Hills, </span><a href="https://poppyhillsgolf.com/pebble-beach-restaurants-porters/">Porter’s Grill & Pub</a><span style="color: #3d3d3d;">. You can't go wrong with their Monterey Bay Calamari with garlic and mustard seed aioli. You will also find the regular chili dog, shredded steak sandwich or cheeseburger. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYdw0jXzceUA6xzCVXHBLEq04omex994fKg_dyGdcoiqBlN2KVLHnbOO757X9e8xIRdbcOfwyqX0T9QlNoPpGv8BYseEN_qZx3U5ms5xONkLLXDBBer6oZ6QhA8aXr3mLDpWwKSR4KVIRzosyMQgGVbfHKp34OqCLb1BDPlivwYQIKgd1GK6NdUe8rA/s5184/IMG_1791.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYdw0jXzceUA6xzCVXHBLEq04omex994fKg_dyGdcoiqBlN2KVLHnbOO757X9e8xIRdbcOfwyqX0T9QlNoPpGv8BYseEN_qZx3U5ms5xONkLLXDBBer6oZ6QhA8aXr3mLDpWwKSR4KVIRzosyMQgGVbfHKp34OqCLb1BDPlivwYQIKgd1GK6NdUe8rA/w400-h300/IMG_1791.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Just as a reminder, a $35 receipt from dining at Porter's will not get you
reimbursement for your gate fee. Only dining at Pebble Beach Resort
restaurants, excluding Pebble Beach Market work toward gate fee reimbursement.
These will all be located at either the Inn at Spanish Bay or Pebble Beach
Lodge. I will remind you when we visit these resorts. </span></div><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">Once you are finished exploring the area around Poppy Hills, exit the parking lot and turn left back on to Lopez. </span></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFe-SkpqsNG_YUE43QU4FjpAYhOvRCZph2MHKmQrOHYftZwC482mVAbFBcniDiEd7juccbbXjGJju8aPrIe8txZiQOJwgBhxTzuCwsWl-LwMFti15sKVT6A79WGudnD9EmwMtiGfIVOv-nUdkQbOq64kBJPqLMbFMVeUKvAJggY7dpGhwZtIH7Juksg/s2216/IMG_1807.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="2216" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFe-SkpqsNG_YUE43QU4FjpAYhOvRCZph2MHKmQrOHYftZwC482mVAbFBcniDiEd7juccbbXjGJju8aPrIe8txZiQOJwgBhxTzuCwsWl-LwMFti15sKVT6A79WGudnD9EmwMtiGfIVOv-nUdkQbOq64kBJPqLMbFMVeUKvAJggY7dpGhwZtIH7Juksg/w400-h369/IMG_1807.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Red-dotted line</span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
Periodically on this drive, you will notice a red-dotted line in the center of
the highway. This let's you know that you are following the 17-Mile Drive. As we continue along this tour though, we will not always be on the
17-Mile Drive, so don't be concerned if you do not see that red-dotted line at
times on the highway. <br />
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Follow the sign pointing toward 17-Mile Drive and Spanish Bay. The Pebble Beach
Services District, which includes the Pebble Beach fire station, wastewater
management and forest conservancy department, will be on your left. <br />
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We are on our way to the Inn at Spanish Bay. On the way we will drive by the
Olivida Penas House, one of only two homes in Pebble Beach listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in Monterey County. Having served on the
Carmel Historic Resources Board where we had nearly 300 historic structures in
1-square mile, this seems odd. There are many homes built in the early 1920's
that could possibly qualify for this designation in Pebble Beach. </span></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXs62vwcZb4j6avffiGvMy1w_XzuhTeVwNR2CLjrq94ZymaV9LClBhleA00UoSHcTqRhSH2EHqKxMX2PPCZTUv2JYMmYSEsvmnX4xZsCX6aRhKELYd_2J5WlPjB6E5fGGfdphpPziZ61WtEf9klX782Awgeb7SYV3j3tv7qhL7xcgrdnQeI3h27doT2g/s3169/IMG_1820%20Turn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2663" data-original-width="3169" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXs62vwcZb4j6avffiGvMy1w_XzuhTeVwNR2CLjrq94ZymaV9LClBhleA00UoSHcTqRhSH2EHqKxMX2PPCZTUv2JYMmYSEsvmnX4xZsCX6aRhKELYd_2J5WlPjB6E5fGGfdphpPziZ61WtEf9klX782Awgeb7SYV3j3tv7qhL7xcgrdnQeI3h27doT2g/w400-h336/IMG_1820%20Turn.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn right onto Sloat Road<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
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At the stop sign ahead turn right onto Sloat Road. Follow the sign pointing to
17-Mile Drive, MPCC and Spanish Bay. </span></span>While you drive I will tell you a little more about the subdivision Morse planned for Pebble Beach. The pictures below are some of the homes that were built in Pebble Beach between 1910 and 1926. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JQsGctSDOgGrrr3S-nlaa_JCbqByIyLiUi826I-xyY2bBViFHfvr96KAVsXu_W8B0eJCbBUBaao6oEyV0FMpRCOCg9koYO_51DoNLZko-DJDcrYrOGHYBl2B7TJqBvM4kaS4VTDWW8y7m0Ppq7PgdoVW8ubajDu2_pHyQQYeMPuU-9nqCZtyHf8bxA/s464/Jorganson%20House%20Historic%20Context%20Statement.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="464" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JQsGctSDOgGrrr3S-nlaa_JCbqByIyLiUi826I-xyY2bBViFHfvr96KAVsXu_W8B0eJCbBUBaao6oEyV0FMpRCOCg9koYO_51DoNLZko-DJDcrYrOGHYBl2B7TJqBvM4kaS4VTDWW8y7m0Ppq7PgdoVW8ubajDu2_pHyQQYeMPuU-9nqCZtyHf8bxA/w400-h225/Jorganson%20House%20Historic%20Context%20Statement.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Chris Jorgensen House 1910<br />(P<a href="https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=37983" target="_blank">ebble Beach Historic Context Statement pg 65</a>)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As president of the Del Monte Property Company, Samuel Morse planned on turning Pebble Beach into a unique country club community catering to the rich and social elite. In 1924, he set aside 1,600 acres between Bird Rock and Point Joe, the coast, and the timberline, for his golf courses, 2,000 parcels for housing development, and undeveloped park land.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4S8qy6gokeTAb7DEBRkyNf7K7fzRLm0hiVy_8RMlSCqyBYWUb-Td9jC1IifM5vYgg-dHEdhxA75Du2WzLCGLfju886f3FsWu7TDk_PSyq54f2kzrD6LcAXocpT1JWpGz-M0qABP0k6nLWzn9tsoF7XXBwV_woU1CSsMYfmsDnf2_XYZsJO0kUhDFAzg/s352/House%20Historic%20Context%20Statementa.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="352" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4S8qy6gokeTAb7DEBRkyNf7K7fzRLm0hiVy_8RMlSCqyBYWUb-Td9jC1IifM5vYgg-dHEdhxA75Du2WzLCGLfju886f3FsWu7TDk_PSyq54f2kzrD6LcAXocpT1JWpGz-M0qABP0k6nLWzn9tsoF7XXBwV_woU1CSsMYfmsDnf2_XYZsJO0kUhDFAzg/s320/House%20Historic%20Context%20Statementa.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Charles Dillman House 1921<br />Designed by Lewis Hobart <br />(P<a href="https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=37983" target="_blank">ebble Beach Historic Context Statement pg </a>78)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In order to conserve the natural setting from over development Morse exercised near complete control over development of the area, including the establishment of architectural controls to ensure a harmonious blend of Mediterranean Revival style architecture. During the 1920s, 84 homes were built in Pebble Beach by some of California’s most promising architects.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgb2gwy4WJHOTFGG-snAJ-5KSVJjKAKvTo_jSBaJCi-SSF5UwZeb-_hYTGUoElSAHvCYAlxWfkt36vN4ZbSdwGE2nc4oSQKYVBtpfyRonBU4eKm7spMrt8hCMhBxNQN4XkgwWY2sFYvAy4vv9PlYCqiiYZgDUbLyJaDPFr1Akm_UykFXPmzv2y6VCGjw/s341/House%20Historic%20Context%20Statementab.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="341" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgb2gwy4WJHOTFGG-snAJ-5KSVJjKAKvTo_jSBaJCi-SSF5UwZeb-_hYTGUoElSAHvCYAlxWfkt36vN4ZbSdwGE2nc4oSQKYVBtpfyRonBU4eKm7spMrt8hCMhBxNQN4XkgwWY2sFYvAy4vv9PlYCqiiYZgDUbLyJaDPFr1Akm_UykFXPmzv2y6VCGjw/s320/House%20Historic%20Context%20Statementab.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Harriet Moores House 1921<br />Designed by Pierpont Walter and Davis<br />(P<a href="https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=37983" target="_blank">ebble Beach Historic Context Statement pg </a>78)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrtvozVUEGYyk_oNOhYHYkYFo49oY4xPgfttTLM566uaixgJkluhyYxbUssuFaOzXJA9K9Wl4Ao-eVXFq4oIsL1cOjBTAXqbFSI8Wkst0TsPZazTrdYf4uLQhdgAfjzR7Cri5X5SM1aU0Taelj3q6wfC9VTeIvwGmBgS3QozkO1XOnLdUSkeaWbAl3w/s5184/IMG_1849.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrtvozVUEGYyk_oNOhYHYkYFo49oY4xPgfttTLM566uaixgJkluhyYxbUssuFaOzXJA9K9Wl4Ao-eVXFq4oIsL1cOjBTAXqbFSI8Wkst0TsPZazTrdYf4uLQhdgAfjzR7Cri5X5SM1aU0Taelj3q6wfC9VTeIvwGmBgS3QozkO1XOnLdUSkeaWbAl3w/s320/IMG_1849.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />Olivida Penas 1926 <br />Designed by Frederick Reimers </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As you continue straight on Forest Lodge Road, slow and watch for Majella Road on your left. We are on our way for a drive by of Olivida Penas. This means forget sorrow in Spanish. Built in 1926 it was designed by architect Frederick Reimers in the style of a Mexican wayside inn. Considered an exemplary example of Mexican rural vernacular architecture, it is one of only two homes in Pebble Beach on the National Register of Historic Places. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBvrOL7Oued9yqWdkx0ZDrCd5MQXrQg03JX8sXTDZsmML5KdlzNZyRrbEBhn-2dxKsNlU6E-w5qbr7q29rItbt6dXC1OOvaYhhd40MAjayhgGwwVSXr_DjcSbw0xXx3sPyzYLP1ao9IqEPt_IaNYM45LI-Vshi7nM0jMSW1cfSTNzXttETgqVBtTJdQ/s5184/IMG_1841.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBvrOL7Oued9yqWdkx0ZDrCd5MQXrQg03JX8sXTDZsmML5KdlzNZyRrbEBhn-2dxKsNlU6E-w5qbr7q29rItbt6dXC1OOvaYhhd40MAjayhgGwwVSXr_DjcSbw0xXx3sPyzYLP1ao9IqEPt_IaNYM45LI-Vshi7nM0jMSW1cfSTNzXttETgqVBtTJdQ/w400-h300/IMG_1841.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Olivida Penas</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Turn left onto Majella Road. Olivida Penas is the first house at the corner behind the adobe wall. The address is 1061 Majella Road. </span>Just over the adobe and mission tile wall you can see the two parallel wings built in 1926 and styled after wayside inns found in Mexico. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnpTWuwbhSjSpExDrDDvuTgln109FCk40c4abY0zEC76PVVNai6GwoWr992Lhn9cW0MS_URO4_WEzR-aXd9sdOf2QWvDrMcbWfMr_Fcfnj0k_EV1uubbjKRm0hVPj6jVHixJAph87HUQVgSN8VK7mEDjBWB1-zaRhGhlskyFzhN4Bmx4BvqfQW-qVUg/s4851/IMG_1845OLIVIDA%20PENAS%20HOUSE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3223" data-original-width="4851" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnpTWuwbhSjSpExDrDDvuTgln109FCk40c4abY0zEC76PVVNai6GwoWr992Lhn9cW0MS_URO4_WEzR-aXd9sdOf2QWvDrMcbWfMr_Fcfnj0k_EV1uubbjKRm0hVPj6jVHixJAph87HUQVgSN8VK7mEDjBWB1-zaRhGhlskyFzhN4Bmx4BvqfQW-qVUg/w400-h266/IMG_1845OLIVIDA%20PENAS%20HOUSE.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Olivida Penas</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
Continue past Olivida Penas along Majella Road. This road was named after nearby Lake Majella.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GLGX9RIc8XD5dtXnsywzs-LDjlO5eWiP5x13hHoyaRoxP07bFXzCyLftsUQ2VPXodF1H6cC9M0wswlJN-3soCix9gePWTXh7CZbeg3NGSzjNWf5gHtkdKiBlt6toYOtzcWEBEt3Gac_V53DiWGJGcFPwGR1FqhnF5yKCvL9RfB0LnuaQrIXzFWEI8g/s1024/Lake%20Majilla%20Pebble%20Beach%20Calisphere.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1024" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GLGX9RIc8XD5dtXnsywzs-LDjlO5eWiP5x13hHoyaRoxP07bFXzCyLftsUQ2VPXodF1H6cC9M0wswlJN-3soCix9gePWTXh7CZbeg3NGSzjNWf5gHtkdKiBlt6toYOtzcWEBEt3Gac_V53DiWGJGcFPwGR1FqhnF5yKCvL9RfB0LnuaQrIXzFWEI8g/s320/Lake%20Majilla%20Pebble%20Beach%20Calisphere.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><span>Lake Majella, Pebble Beach (February 1911 -</span><br /><span>photograph L. S. Slevin - </span><a href="https://oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/c8jm27qr/?brand=oac4" target="_blank">Online Archive of California</a><span>)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">Around
1890 this lake,(it was more like a pond) supported a sand plant making high-grade quartz crystals. After
its closure, the Inn at Spanish Bay was built over the lake. The Inn at Spanish Bay is our next destination. </span></span> </span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidydBCeljPPqQXf5YePqDrt99gDcYr1zMkK_TbxAZwhnoDppXTKLl1mV0FhKtWYq-ll3bmHqBkR8EykGWNlKiq4wtFrxNfZ4p6jgWk3G80YPs5-Wv1FmlQdS_hxe9gClN8uInXGtA73XLAPZY5sbG2BMd7kcfYtlJnE_6O4VPAaLWVbiLECWDNwHfByA/s2639/IMG_1853%20Right%20on%2017-MIle%20Drive%20to%20Spanish%20Bay%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="2639" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidydBCeljPPqQXf5YePqDrt99gDcYr1zMkK_TbxAZwhnoDppXTKLl1mV0FhKtWYq-ll3bmHqBkR8EykGWNlKiq4wtFrxNfZ4p6jgWk3G80YPs5-Wv1FmlQdS_hxe9gClN8uInXGtA73XLAPZY5sbG2BMd7kcfYtlJnE_6O4VPAaLWVbiLECWDNwHfByA/w400-h285/IMG_1853%20Right%20on%2017-MIle%20Drive%20to%20Spanish%20Bay%20.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Turn right onto 17-Mile Drive</span></div></div><p></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
At the stop sign, turn right onto 17-Mile Drive. Then prepare to make a left into the Inn at Spanish Bay. <br />
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Follow the sign for Inn and Links at Spanish Bay. At the stop sign use the left
turn lane to turn left into the entrance of Inn at Spanish Bay. <br />
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Ahead you will see a covered stop for visitors to drop their golf bags. Turn
left here into the Self-Parking area (just as the car in the picture above is doing). Drive past the first two driveways on
your right. They are for Valet Parking. Turn right into the third driveway this
is for self-parking. Find a place to park and stop for a moment.</span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqrIcXhxeseofLWp3BuQiYL22tkSNRfgVIMq0ZdIeCM7qUNlYMc1aQNZUajM4KofFwk5fagxuvAGHeijeeWtBpglC7zPWwL1ut2sU3P3a6AeuGr6ZzLn3D1_VzpBRQwbmXJ4xaF0x6GQCSp-rwfeUKh_KqpMy_2yI9_6kRVlFahM56FH0I75Nj1-DTw/s3837/IMG_1866Self%20parking%20Spanish%20Bay.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3329" data-original-width="3837" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqrIcXhxeseofLWp3BuQiYL22tkSNRfgVIMq0ZdIeCM7qUNlYMc1aQNZUajM4KofFwk5fagxuvAGHeijeeWtBpglC7zPWwL1ut2sU3P3a6AeuGr6ZzLn3D1_VzpBRQwbmXJ4xaF0x6GQCSp-rwfeUKh_KqpMy_2yI9_6kRVlFahM56FH0I75Nj1-DTw/w400-h348/IMG_1866Self%20parking%20Spanish%20Bay.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>In the early 1980s, Robert Trent Jones Jr. (the same architect who designed Poppy Hills) was called on to design the golf course at Spanish Bay. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Jones teamed up with five-time British Open Champion Tom Watson and former USGA President Frank “Sandy” Tatum on the project, which would also include the Inn at Spanish Bay.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZOA0D3-ZO8DOCTtVD7Adig85h_zZ5sZbAJAd29boyWyQDm7Ejg-xtZg_7dL2Y1_y2m53s91Sjl-c4IUfuP3cqmIlb_qkBPI1TRd9g99oAfUvI2q3uAwkg2ofEhGEByMzBBA_w0c8E93Z-UPxYnqsBT88egFY3dnX4WCPv1psl5NoPKrmJmSBPbQFGA/s5184/IMG_1894.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZOA0D3-ZO8DOCTtVD7Adig85h_zZ5sZbAJAd29boyWyQDm7Ejg-xtZg_7dL2Y1_y2m53s91Sjl-c4IUfuP3cqmIlb_qkBPI1TRd9g99oAfUvI2q3uAwkg2ofEhGEByMzBBA_w0c8E93Z-UPxYnqsBT88egFY3dnX4WCPv1psl5NoPKrmJmSBPbQFGA/w400-h300/IMG_1894.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Green at Hole #2 Spanish Bay Golf Links</span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The links-style golf course, which snakes through the sand dunes, was developed and planned from the beginning to protect the native dunes habitat and recreate the natural dune area around the course. This endeavor was massive, requiring planting of more than 100,000 native species. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4g-CBoXrPW94WbSj_x5t7v0ezS_AbjHKlczi8mEXX0OG5wmpS3R-eeWMCu3Uhpvw-B12uEowH6lIhUh7pUFtMMWhiXS3lrtK3PBscTZrlwv6eCwec9FkKPhTa_jtyzc4T-ME3EOuO_4ngIdcvQKDqF9xK0ywnuRUfNbH6knO2hC0iL58HjbutV62SIA/s4657/IMG_1899a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3102" data-original-width="4657" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4g-CBoXrPW94WbSj_x5t7v0ezS_AbjHKlczi8mEXX0OG5wmpS3R-eeWMCu3Uhpvw-B12uEowH6lIhUh7pUFtMMWhiXS3lrtK3PBscTZrlwv6eCwec9FkKPhTa_jtyzc4T-ME3EOuO_4ngIdcvQKDqF9xK0ywnuRUfNbH6knO2hC0iL58HjbutV62SIA/w400-h266/IMG_1899a.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />Links at Spanish Bay </div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Links at Spanish Bay unveils some of the most spectacular seaside views in Pebble Beach. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1aQmIfaGpMjPU9xxSZgt4iWtMaj9UQC5TjQ1yo5-rN5JyMnRD1NOf3ba0GdiMLZRgetsJzVUF-M5oY-Ah981VFhb_iXfg1EKVKpAcfvZfRLBvm1WJ21gG3mBU5nFKiCoHssnj2u3eRCx3CvusjwmmbFf14aW6BfE5J8Z-n9AlHAqJ9J6MPT0XCaUTEQ/s2075/IMG_1885%20Inn%20at%20Spanish%20Bay%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1aQmIfaGpMjPU9xxSZgt4iWtMaj9UQC5TjQ1yo5-rN5JyMnRD1NOf3ba0GdiMLZRgetsJzVUF-M5oY-Ah981VFhb_iXfg1EKVKpAcfvZfRLBvm1WJ21gG3mBU5nFKiCoHssnj2u3eRCx3CvusjwmmbFf14aW6BfE5J8Z-n9AlHAqJ9J6MPT0XCaUTEQ/w395-h400/IMG_1885%20Inn%20at%20Spanish%20Bay%202048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Tom Watson played the inaugural round on November 5</span><sup style="background-color: white;">th</sup><span style="background-color: white;">, 1987. When he came off the course, after shooting a 67 on this par-72 course, he declared, “<i>It’s so much like Scotland, you can almost hear the bagpipes playing</i>.” Well with this a tradition was born. </span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 18.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 18.75pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmImK8V-W3UNzaO0vT8gNphdjTvFeWVWRoNp_IvRArSgQ5u47kFIG8VJJkuskone3O_oJRvwW4ASqPefy6nziPFdCmafjmAjI-yyZOK_-URtVigNHotO5xobwPdWBEac4x-PgxFY6OIpIRWdxFMDCOlaIlt3lbH6DcU0557_AvqVsloYLUfLTACopH0g/s640/DSC_1239%20Spanish%20Bay.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmImK8V-W3UNzaO0vT8gNphdjTvFeWVWRoNp_IvRArSgQ5u47kFIG8VJJkuskone3O_oJRvwW4ASqPefy6nziPFdCmafjmAjI-yyZOK_-URtVigNHotO5xobwPdWBEac4x-PgxFY6OIpIRWdxFMDCOlaIlt3lbH6DcU0557_AvqVsloYLUfLTACopH0g/s320/DSC_1239%20Spanish%20Bay.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />Firepit Inn at Spanish Bay </span></div><p></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 18.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 18.75pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Each evening at twilight, a bagpiper performance begins on the first tee at <a href="https://www.pebblebeach.com/golf/the-links-at-spanish-bay/" target="_blank">The Links at Spanish Bay</a> in front of <a href="https://www.pebblebeach.com/dining/sticks/">STICKS</a>, and finishes 45 minutes later at the <a href="https://www.pebblebeach.com/accommodations/the-inn-at-spanish-bay/" target="_blank">Inn and Spanish Bay</a> fire pits by the second green. We love to find a cozy spot by the fire pit, with drink in hand, and watch as the sunsets behind the bagpiper as he comes over the knoll. Amazing way to end a day.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 18.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 18.75pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oPizMCFk0rvZzAMCaOfWcxSnwF0kh3NIY2JpyxjPjpvgmz1jaJnfYg-ei0eiT--m7677clW_DZH6SLwlAZd_PE8rhpQJ3b2ZWstoU5qxMQvMpny922dt9UlUFDCJkYzAXzQQAUJdBQ-64BXFGq3C0_Yg76osd7nc1-BJtTHyorOo8gEZ__Tyhi84RA/s979/Spanish%20Bay%20Links%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="979" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oPizMCFk0rvZzAMCaOfWcxSnwF0kh3NIY2JpyxjPjpvgmz1jaJnfYg-ei0eiT--m7677clW_DZH6SLwlAZd_PE8rhpQJ3b2ZWstoU5qxMQvMpny922dt9UlUFDCJkYzAXzQQAUJdBQ-64BXFGq3C0_Yg76osd7nc1-BJtTHyorOo8gEZ__Tyhi84RA/w640-h253/Spanish%20Bay%20Links%20.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> ProVisualizer.com <a href="https://www.provisualizer.com/courses/thelinksatspanishbay.php" target="_blank">Spanish Bay</a><br /><span><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 18.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 18.75pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Green fees for Links and Spanish Bay at the time of this writing are $315 for a resort guest and $315 plus cart fee for Non-Resort Guest. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 18.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 18.75pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gjDY7ulbbgbeY4IFZ-k_X-yA-mNPb3R7hMTKBKvrjgCrRvUPTEV9h_-XEtsUYerKLmzEa-P02ZJywpleaeHv6LEQR1GImuReWeqxXAcBQy-k076n-aqIIhxCy5Q2NKqltB7mYUYKIIJkUPu55LGKabHynsYG6rWyATjxY_Nv4UcP1ZHhzisNPUjr0Q/s4090/IMG_1876.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2852" data-original-width="4090" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gjDY7ulbbgbeY4IFZ-k_X-yA-mNPb3R7hMTKBKvrjgCrRvUPTEV9h_-XEtsUYerKLmzEa-P02ZJywpleaeHv6LEQR1GImuReWeqxXAcBQy-k076n-aqIIhxCy5Q2NKqltB7mYUYKIIJkUPu55LGKabHynsYG6rWyATjxY_Nv4UcP1ZHhzisNPUjr0Q/w400-h279/IMG_1876.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Lobby Inn at Spanish Bay</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Take some time to explore the <a href="https://www.pebblebeach.com/activities-and-sightseeing/shopping/#tab-2" target="_blank">shops</a> and the lobby here at the Inn at Spanish Bay. If time permits have a drink or a snack on the patio by the fire pit. If you are really adventurous, take a stroll along the seaside boardwalk.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbgqeEWfq-dv4behi3j9o2cSroocjwS79OBNNFQFPzwSQtNoyVPRRDkVgGP4irkeZJEUq9y9XVqYSNsPJFkpmRRrTEz2eQpfVmIHOO-2gkTSQ6qcG0JffUpk2vIDhKhSdEt_tXSK-EO1BC-VZLa21L0GSc5GRn22OScZiZpntI6j61DsDnN3BRvE-aw/s4494/IMG_1898.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3223" data-original-width="4494" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbgqeEWfq-dv4behi3j9o2cSroocjwS79OBNNFQFPzwSQtNoyVPRRDkVgGP4irkeZJEUq9y9XVqYSNsPJFkpmRRrTEz2eQpfVmIHOO-2gkTSQ6qcG0JffUpk2vIDhKhSdEt_tXSK-EO1BC-VZLa21L0GSc5GRn22OScZiZpntI6j61DsDnN3BRvE-aw/s320/IMG_1898.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If a luxury meal is what you have in mind try <a href="https://www.pebblebeach.com/dining/roys-at-pebble-beach/" target="_blank">Roy's</a>, you won't be disappointed. Start your meal with the Lakanilau Roll filled with spicy Dungeness crab and topped with wagyu beef, or just go right to the Thai-style Rack of Lamb! R</span>emember to present the receipt for your Gate Fee to your server to get a reimbursement. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQdmxK0WXx0JuDW7CfB7pbirMRgU0J2aKUbGsXpKSooIk3CI4ZyVWowq83A2QQcaaVQpjHgKgjOFnyTydw3YdIRaVFPYSgLxWCFmOVxktBgwr4B2tZv3Gk1-bwQd0sL3FdYlB6cUTVnf_i5Kf5RoAgupOHNTB9QXZ50LDtWEE-k2_7VJw3V8xhBtaCw/s4351/IMG_1878.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3610" data-original-width="4351" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQdmxK0WXx0JuDW7CfB7pbirMRgU0J2aKUbGsXpKSooIk3CI4ZyVWowq83A2QQcaaVQpjHgKgjOFnyTydw3YdIRaVFPYSgLxWCFmOVxktBgwr4B2tZv3Gk1-bwQd0sL3FdYlB6cUTVnf_i5Kf5RoAgupOHNTB9QXZ50LDtWEE-k2_7VJw3V8xhBtaCw/s320/IMG_1878.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 18.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 18.75pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When you are ready to continue. Exit the Spanish Bay parking area the way your arrived and then you come to the entrance of the Inn at Spanish Bay turn right back onto the 17-Mile Drive. Our next stop is in 1 mile, the pullout for Spanish Bay viewpoint. </span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 18.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 18.75pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyiLi6xcm18OaojDrEfKVsnW8KHpK9ufGP86Wy1kqywcTLF-VQySPAAd0ElAIjrAMSGpqb6ro6HYllobmdYTavAIoBeGexNsjdTWgb2dAbbI0A-3-Z7JiW5Z9S0zTrZMlyPaDqX_vLqij9MCOnBnpyYWtlDvNi4bY_KRdTegQbU3JbHh2rlSE5a8ehg/s2075/IMG_1907%20LEave%20Spanish%20Bay%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyiLi6xcm18OaojDrEfKVsnW8KHpK9ufGP86Wy1kqywcTLF-VQySPAAd0ElAIjrAMSGpqb6ro6HYllobmdYTavAIoBeGexNsjdTWgb2dAbbI0A-3-Z7JiW5Z9S0zTrZMlyPaDqX_vLqij9MCOnBnpyYWtlDvNi4bY_KRdTegQbU3JbHh2rlSE5a8ehg/s320/IMG_1907%20LEave%20Spanish%20Bay%202048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div><p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">While you drive I will fill you in on the story of the Crosby Clambake. In 1937, Hollywood celebrity and avid golfer Bing Crosby decided to start his
own golf tournament. He brought his Hollywood buddies to the Rancho Santa Fe
Country Club near his home in San Diego. The goal, comradery, maybe some
shenanigans, and then when the tournament was over, have a clambake.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKd8gtnXkBA9xqRll-8nvwjkOgrJkC-xCTEMmpAk5zAJJC_H7_oUUEQ0IkxLYtj488jv__GNwn2BBWaWLyM2J6-E7NIbpCL4jLezrHkLElrjEFvyZ2Yes9KU4diUjahNeWP5WQp1JGDXD5eeZwIesq6L25d8DY3qEiM0zyfEgAAZIuBoTVGUHIOkh-hw/s2250/IMG_0620a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKd8gtnXkBA9xqRll-8nvwjkOgrJkC-xCTEMmpAk5zAJJC_H7_oUUEQ0IkxLYtj488jv__GNwn2BBWaWLyM2J6-E7NIbpCL4jLezrHkLElrjEFvyZ2Yes9KU4diUjahNeWP5WQp1JGDXD5eeZwIesq6L25d8DY3qEiM0zyfEgAAZIuBoTVGUHIOkh-hw/w261-h400/IMG_0620a.jpg" width="261" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bing Crosby and George Coleman at Cypress Point</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">15th Annual Clambake </span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Game and Gossip February 15, 1955</span></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The event
was an instant hit. In 1947, Crosby moved this tournament to the Monterey
Peninsula, where it was played at Cypress Point, The Dunes at Monterey
Peninsula Country Club and Pebble Beach. With Hollywood A-list stars like Jack
Lemon, Dean Martin, and Clint Eastwood, the Crosby Clambake drew large
galleries on the course as well as big television audiences. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPmdBwdwlBPF45ga3JPLQivv0mrGPTkXRXkdnHQ_UGiGxiZWZWn7oadH_slo2glvQ81eyK5SVOV1j58ptCCjgguQ4k38ezoIX31b8p67uXVdc7gV41JpxGtHuRGxnaJamO7raqHdvSp80luOOvxT0zD0X1hb7K1jNMxgsj2tai6O6w5ior7wc2Gux0w/s2520/IMG_0637%20Crosby%201951.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2199" data-original-width="2520" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPmdBwdwlBPF45ga3JPLQivv0mrGPTkXRXkdnHQ_UGiGxiZWZWn7oadH_slo2glvQ81eyK5SVOV1j58ptCCjgguQ4k38ezoIX31b8p67uXVdc7gV41JpxGtHuRGxnaJamO7raqHdvSp80luOOvxT0zD0X1hb7K1jNMxgsj2tai6O6w5ior7wc2Gux0w/w400-h349/IMG_0637%20Crosby%201951.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Gallery at the 18th green at Pebble Beach Crosby Clambake</div><div style="text-align: center;">Game and Gossip February 1951 </div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bing Crosby died in 1977 and the Clambake continued until 1985. AT&T became the sponsor for this annual tournament in 1986, which is one of the most exciting competitions on the PGA tour. The current courses on this tournament are Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, and Monterey Peninsula Country Club Shore Course. All tournament proceeds benefit local charities.</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpbc8C0MOymxPcZ3iHXCX0A9clP1wFGm7cs5jRX-2mmXDc_X06sTRiFzp4b7BTbZIfC_w1r5-dWJjPIdRdwrljWPZYt8crlHXGlbQg7FsBWDNYFGG-AfkXxwBFTBzSjg_XmGyTJYG22CqQkZEbDGvCvCVMLR_eDFb82UnkZ3C-qVqBHlgxzX1bpt4uA/s578/Huey%20Lewis%20and%20Clint%20Eastwood%20Celebrity%20Challenge%202016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="578" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpbc8C0MOymxPcZ3iHXCX0A9clP1wFGm7cs5jRX-2mmXDc_X06sTRiFzp4b7BTbZIfC_w1r5-dWJjPIdRdwrljWPZYt8crlHXGlbQg7FsBWDNYFGG-AfkXxwBFTBzSjg_XmGyTJYG22CqQkZEbDGvCvCVMLR_eDFb82UnkZ3C-qVqBHlgxzX1bpt4uA/w400-h274/Huey%20Lewis%20and%20Clint%20Eastwood%20Celebrity%20Challenge%202016.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Clint Eastwood 2016 Celebrity Challenge AT&T Pro-Am<br />and that is Huey Lewis on the left</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
Slow and turn right ahead following the sign pointing right toward 17-Mile
Drive and Beach and Picnic Areas.<br />
<br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspi7KhBcbglyHrOAQYA9DlapcVAeFxOvyKAXobBZ_bgcM9oTc7rxRggw1rUi-pGFVORoQDBd5W0PTaGqhSruOoNL_28oCA4zzD6wH-VbyTVZn5jNY8Tolz7CcyvgtcqbuOJnQt8_vXnZyubbOmAiT_HZvxnV5Cues-a8y2p2CLOJRERNUGoayyrI46w/s2825/IMG_1918%20TUrn%20right%20toward%20coast%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2825" data-original-width="2538" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspi7KhBcbglyHrOAQYA9DlapcVAeFxOvyKAXobBZ_bgcM9oTc7rxRggw1rUi-pGFVORoQDBd5W0PTaGqhSruOoNL_28oCA4zzD6wH-VbyTVZn5jNY8Tolz7CcyvgtcqbuOJnQt8_vXnZyubbOmAiT_HZvxnV5Cues-a8y2p2CLOJRERNUGoayyrI46w/w359-h400/IMG_1918%20TUrn%20right%20toward%20coast%20.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue toward the coast and slow and watch for the signs on your right to Beach and Spanish Bay. Turn right into the parking lot and park for a moment. </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiOhlPcsrXoM1bLUCh0_r7u85uPcPQFIZHvRuE76ZKsSB2FOcnkI5ZzpH34e4uVEoEhaCPPLBkgp6AhI0yt5PBKha9h3l2ILkmGbDr47u8eZPmjkDB7kWc1C2zxh5tBMEor9E6Dhj5PbtO9OnCMsk75YYrG95exh2bP6A832WQS4If1rEIU-pR0uN4g/s2075/IMG_1928%20Spanish%20Bay%20Stop%203%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiOhlPcsrXoM1bLUCh0_r7u85uPcPQFIZHvRuE76ZKsSB2FOcnkI5ZzpH34e4uVEoEhaCPPLBkgp6AhI0yt5PBKha9h3l2ILkmGbDr47u8eZPmjkDB7kWc1C2zxh5tBMEor9E6Dhj5PbtO9OnCMsk75YYrG95exh2bP6A832WQS4If1rEIU-pR0uN4g/w395-h400/IMG_1928%20Spanish%20Bay%20Stop%203%202048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Spanish Bay Beach is Stop 3 on your Pebble Beach map. It was named after the Spanish expedition headed by Gaspar de Portola. Portola and his men are said to have camped here in the winter of 1769. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">The name also comes from the Spanish galleons, which were ordered to stop here in Monterey Bay for 40 days between 1777 and 1794, as they traveled between Manila and Acapulco. The branchless trunks of the Monterey pine trees that dominated the coastline here were used to mend the masts of the galleons. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh79BsjWaUYPm-TGa-XFztYY6zD7z3EP75BZuInxxRnkbfgudKQ73_DiFEhfnWP8_foK7oEfDR6pwZdxgdMt8_nv2CgrMmAtFUujpkhDpktneA8KvMuWYIapkvElB5Hb9SIk70OioBUaaaOlcQlfuX2Pdj_G1xZHFQM0b_XMPtS-qGDIagS-CIn0vTmA/s906/spanish-galleon-firing-cannons-14771.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="906" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh79BsjWaUYPm-TGa-XFztYY6zD7z3EP75BZuInxxRnkbfgudKQ73_DiFEhfnWP8_foK7oEfDR6pwZdxgdMt8_nv2CgrMmAtFUujpkhDpktneA8KvMuWYIapkvElB5Hb9SIk70OioBUaaaOlcQlfuX2Pdj_G1xZHFQM0b_XMPtS-qGDIagS-CIn0vTmA/s320/spanish-galleon-firing-cannons-14771.png" width="320" /></a><br />Spanish Galleon by Cornelis Verbeeck<br /> (<a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14771/spanish-galleon-firing-cannons/" target="_blank">National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C</a>)</span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the end of this parking area there is a boardwalk path that leads back to the Inn at Spanish Bay. It meanders through the dunes along the beautiful coastline. If you are interested in exploring this area, I have put a map of the area below. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmmykbYF9wgtm39-YSGl7MvPOidRaK5I_oLrAzw_byoKHC-gIFn9fIcnJOLrtSjuZrUo4SHtboWNIiesvL2MNw-dFuVmEy8mQC6gxeqAcfrfV1cXruuAKwP217BK4u9jb09mEyQMR7W3hmIl5USbUwWurSkMi_PaNJT1yoXR63WG4hszNpFhrtXWwYQ/s964/A%20Map%20Spanish%20Bay%20Map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="964" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmmykbYF9wgtm39-YSGl7MvPOidRaK5I_oLrAzw_byoKHC-gIFn9fIcnJOLrtSjuZrUo4SHtboWNIiesvL2MNw-dFuVmEy8mQC6gxeqAcfrfV1cXruuAKwP217BK4u9jb09mEyQMR7W3hmIl5USbUwWurSkMi_PaNJT1yoXR63WG4hszNpFhrtXWwYQ/w640-h389/A%20Map%20Spanish%20Bay%20Map.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnl0B1eEF7pd68de-aPLYORxY3K9_C4vsjyTUglsVDtgVU0hs3-z4FgmUJt8g9AvApV6Z9U7HVQbUeWbnQMUzeKrpO1BmMU16drmA8K1wE6l_2tMa2hgkYFkdOcHfsCuGqnWp9ljKkXqfBVIgbI3VCa8g44FFSFxGG2heG-I4ibqeuI9VYRymkaI4Mgg/s5184/IMG_1932.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnl0B1eEF7pd68de-aPLYORxY3K9_C4vsjyTUglsVDtgVU0hs3-z4FgmUJt8g9AvApV6Z9U7HVQbUeWbnQMUzeKrpO1BmMU16drmA8K1wE6l_2tMa2hgkYFkdOcHfsCuGqnWp9ljKkXqfBVIgbI3VCa8g44FFSFxGG2heG-I4ibqeuI9VYRymkaI4Mgg/w640-h480/IMG_1932.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvNzSoLvHHiG8Fta1-BAuSLXx5fj20jVEocZ6MR7d9FS1gFr3mi0HMc9kj6YroQAn_Xp8hc5pG1RHJfE_BiOnMi6xONqBa9rgbnA5a7m5Uk74gaPxY0ZHEJbWvGxrAEBcZoDwe8uQo7gtvPkrDYUoJhXSgcx5UF3YandEiqb_BFpDH2iRyaORBbZz_A/s5184/IMG_1933.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvNzSoLvHHiG8Fta1-BAuSLXx5fj20jVEocZ6MR7d9FS1gFr3mi0HMc9kj6YroQAn_Xp8hc5pG1RHJfE_BiOnMi6xONqBa9rgbnA5a7m5Uk74gaPxY0ZHEJbWvGxrAEBcZoDwe8uQo7gtvPkrDYUoJhXSgcx5UF3YandEiqb_BFpDH2iRyaORBbZz_A/w400-h300/IMG_1933.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Boardwalk to Inn at Spanish Bay</div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17.12px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"></div></span></span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When you have finished exploring the area around Spanish Bay Beach, drive to the end of the parking lot, make a U-turn and drive back to the entrance. Then turn right back onto the 17-Mile Drive. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Continue straight. The ocean will be on your right and the Monterey Peninsula Country Club Dunes golf course will be on your left. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSi07Po-UeefXL3zJs2qW-NteZRAL4yn9fnLl8_8xSuzVOnlKzdymHG19b22CnNmslZfXiJVTkfvzpTQkeEZJU82rolT6D0YejQPNj668aZlyhE7JkaucIpt3DBAplnmDCgnkocGLjG7Mg4xx5oChi43oknP-VW9OMTNv2f5t92mKnMmhQzMBm11yACQ/s2028/IMG_1949%20Follow%20to%20Right%2017-Mile%20Drive.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="2028" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSi07Po-UeefXL3zJs2qW-NteZRAL4yn9fnLl8_8xSuzVOnlKzdymHG19b22CnNmslZfXiJVTkfvzpTQkeEZJU82rolT6D0YejQPNj668aZlyhE7JkaucIpt3DBAplnmDCgnkocGLjG7Mg4xx5oChi43oknP-VW9OMTNv2f5t92mKnMmhQzMBm11yACQ/w400-h290/IMG_1949%20Follow%20to%20Right%2017-Mile%20Drive.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Follow the arrows to the right to stay on 17-Mile Drive</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Watch for the sign for the Restless Sea Stop 4. Turn right into this parking area and park for a moment. We will be parking here to explore both the Restless Sea and Point Joe, stops 4 and 5 on your Pebble Beach map. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNW0_YL_yS5bpY8ohoMsT_tL0c3TwnOb7s5qRVOcccQVV8Gt-HfCpJeaCqbjAj22XrslLUOyG0CWbTPhoGhqjtt2t6ZD5yyyiM0EUfLOP598IDaN8PkPPkyFOmdkXpZL0ayE4ZKhpgSkQM3kphXbK1ZoQbJ-OWlF3FRDBZNQxYP7252rEYmAhNs4E5w/s2007/IMG_1952%20The%20Restless%20Sea%20Stop%204%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="2007" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNW0_YL_yS5bpY8ohoMsT_tL0c3TwnOb7s5qRVOcccQVV8Gt-HfCpJeaCqbjAj22XrslLUOyG0CWbTPhoGhqjtt2t6ZD5yyyiM0EUfLOP598IDaN8PkPPkyFOmdkXpZL0ayE4ZKhpgSkQM3kphXbK1ZoQbJ-OWlF3FRDBZNQxYP7252rEYmAhNs4E5w/w400-h353/IMG_1952%20The%20Restless%20Sea%20Stop%204%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Restless Sea is considered one of the most turbulent spots along this section of coastline. Why is the sea so restless here? <span style="background-color: white;">There is an interpretive plaque at this stop that helps to explain this phenomenon. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhbXx6RX3t5gcDYDJCZBG8MDQDm9yeKuhmnkGVg16_PkWiUEUYKyMUZWTEgzzJEmcfZgc5MmYxK56slTonRxD79axNUt4p7NmJlQrBRBTJPMyPEvSUp2IlkchrALGCyvU2d10CpDYO-IHVXqIrvqIG7BpMx46hB5nE8FBcltRLRU4pz5xsXLmF5Ir1w/s5184/IMG_1953.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhbXx6RX3t5gcDYDJCZBG8MDQDm9yeKuhmnkGVg16_PkWiUEUYKyMUZWTEgzzJEmcfZgc5MmYxK56slTonRxD79axNUt4p7NmJlQrBRBTJPMyPEvSUp2IlkchrALGCyvU2d10CpDYO-IHVXqIrvqIG7BpMx46hB5nE8FBcltRLRU4pz5xsXLmF5Ir1w/w400-h300/IMG_1953.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Some say ocean currents collide here to create the restless nature of the current. But it is more likely submerged rocks that cause the waves to break further from shore, making the sea look restless, hence the name of the stop. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYntiQtmuh2prDYDL8VBbZmGUl-mOOWGe5dah4IsQhjwkDGYhhxmEpcCvWHRoOYC2Piz4ZG9LMUG1aGIZAGX8uotF290fMWgtTmGyKfzi_UbS_OUj6ooWVwQlWizpbPyh7YUXw0BKd8og6yizNvuHYSLKSJho590e2QI_rB5NUhmj8-otzDMuB1QVjw/s3054/IMG_1959.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1669" data-original-width="3054" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYntiQtmuh2prDYDL8VBbZmGUl-mOOWGe5dah4IsQhjwkDGYhhxmEpcCvWHRoOYC2Piz4ZG9LMUG1aGIZAGX8uotF290fMWgtTmGyKfzi_UbS_OUj6ooWVwQlWizpbPyh7YUXw0BKd8og6yizNvuHYSLKSJho590e2QI_rB5NUhmj8-otzDMuB1QVjw/w400-h219/IMG_1959.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">Countless photographers, myself included, have attempted to capture the power of the waves as they crash against the rocks and coastline. But nothing quite compares to just standing here, physically watching the waves, feeling the ocean mist, and listening the roar of the surf. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Explore the area, but stay back from the waters edge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDQPtjPry_-trBFlYPiy6nZ_gSH_Oe3a6T0C-25GJO1o5QblNLiLViU5UrmbX3N82GJJnnzUAi__q52BU9U-5VczF0LF5v-3JF1vp4eBCc_knASO87zF-uDaNvup8SwodEzUov4I-nrfQ9CADSxy6T4Vqaq15IczXXOpHsaShNEgpit1ck6PD3nto9g/s2489/IMG_1970%20Point%20Joe%205%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="2489" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDQPtjPry_-trBFlYPiy6nZ_gSH_Oe3a6T0C-25GJO1o5QblNLiLViU5UrmbX3N82GJJnnzUAi__q52BU9U-5VczF0LF5v-3JF1vp4eBCc_knASO87zF-uDaNvup8SwodEzUov4I-nrfQ9CADSxy6T4Vqaq15IczXXOpHsaShNEgpit1ck6PD3nto9g/w400-h376/IMG_1970%20Point%20Joe%205%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
A short walking path connects the Restless Sea stop to Point Joe. Now you are probably wondering, who is Joe?
Well Joe lived in a driftwood home near this spot in the early 1900s, and made his living selling shells to anyone who happened by. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfBRx6pZBKoGWUHLKynu4_6n8xNCRwM5Mo8XDxX1Lzaac00JsDAOGmd0yhH_cXndqb77mfMXmyy8SZER98jmqlWe9OpDBAqX9NEDo4H7zpQiSpbrhjWd86pMFI45xKIzTDRZhV5R7oQ0YwT4Wwf6o_1C9UAqgEJLz8-yF5C64Gm9kF0_3znONI26E9Q/s600/stpaul_1896_arthur_bolton_photographer_600.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="600" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfBRx6pZBKoGWUHLKynu4_6n8xNCRwM5Mo8XDxX1Lzaac00JsDAOGmd0yhH_cXndqb77mfMXmyy8SZER98jmqlWe9OpDBAqX9NEDo4H7zpQiSpbrhjWd86pMFI45xKIzTDRZhV5R7oQ0YwT4Wwf6o_1C9UAqgEJLz8-yF5C64Gm9kF0_3znONI26E9Q/w640-h402/stpaul_1896_arthur_bolton_photographer_600.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Steamer <em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">St. Paul </em>stranded on the rocks at Point Joe (1896)</div><span><div style="text-align: center;"> (photograph by Arthur Bolton - <a href="https://montereybay.noaa.gov/maritime/shipwrecks/stpaul.html" target="_blank">Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary</a>)</div><div><br /></div></span></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">But Point Joe, being right off the Restless Sea, is also known for shipwrecks, when mariners mistook this area as the entrance to Monterey Bay and ended up crashing on the rocks. Heavy fog also made navigation problematic.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On August 8, 1896 the passenger cargo steamer <i>St. Paul</i> was enroute from San Simeon to San Francisco. Heavy fog forced her into the rocks. All passengers and crew were able to make it to shore on life boats but most of the cargo of grain, butter, cheese and cattle were lost at sea. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggR6T8f6gDkuShOZc-Ru6TmnZT18-cLhDqONscOnCPlGjP2qUh33Nk2jsglFEKzpmI0K7yk7S1-TCfAhQKucSrtQGm-OZl8SlGJvWXLNu2vMFSlATWZjHQ4Ky4GKOfNw6HXCgJ6rcTr_m3v9XVXA756J0o5eXwNKgDGMKhu7NtbbaW42_A5dOvLFZjdQ/s600/celia_robert_schwemmer_maritime_library_web.jpg" style="font-style: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="600" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggR6T8f6gDkuShOZc-Ru6TmnZT18-cLhDqONscOnCPlGjP2qUh33Nk2jsglFEKzpmI0K7yk7S1-TCfAhQKucSrtQGm-OZl8SlGJvWXLNu2vMFSlATWZjHQ4Ky4GKOfNw6HXCgJ6rcTr_m3v9XVXA756J0o5eXwNKgDGMKhu7NtbbaW42_A5dOvLFZjdQ/w400-h253/celia_robert_schwemmer_maritime_library_web.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">S.S. Celia</em><span> is stranded at Point Joe. Courtesy of Robert Schwemmer Maritime Library<br />(<a href="https://montereybay.noaa.gov/maritime/shipwrecks/celia.html" target="_blank">Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary</a>) </span><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">August 28, 1906 the <i>S.S. Celia</i> also succumbed to the fog. It was enroute from Santa Cruz to Monterey with 160,000 board feet of lumber. Passengers and crew took lifeboats, but the cargo and ship were a complete loss. Pieces of both the <i>St. Paul</i> and the <i>S.S. Celia</i> lie on the floor of the bay here and are frequently enjoyed by scuba divers. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
Today Point Joe overlooks the 14th tee on the Monterey Peninsula Country Club
Dunes course. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Across the street are the 13th and 15th hole of the Dunes course. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92qM6e1-4sI6lwoKAJ2Bg8bOOTaD9GuiDWPfBwR6AfMfc4i_n1608j1QtLchPIKeRGR9_Jdr3gTB5j7xq6Ba1iJKBKiVHstZmJ_KoNLd5PP9odmMQI0i3eI9C9v6M9_yYLEkw9tSjDVrk9gYG3IZlIlR2otscLsAPUpCoJK6pXht_jnrYGAV8ldeeWw/s534/Monterey%20Dunes%20Course.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="534" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92qM6e1-4sI6lwoKAJ2Bg8bOOTaD9GuiDWPfBwR6AfMfc4i_n1608j1QtLchPIKeRGR9_Jdr3gTB5j7xq6Ba1iJKBKiVHstZmJ_KoNLd5PP9odmMQI0i3eI9C9v6M9_yYLEkw9tSjDVrk9gYG3IZlIlR2otscLsAPUpCoJK6pXht_jnrYGAV8ldeeWw/w640-h476/Monterey%20Dunes%20Course.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />ProVisualizer.com <a href="https://www.provisualizer.com/courses/montereypeninsuladunes.php" target="_blank">Dunes </a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The <a href="https://www.mpccpb.org/" target="_blank">Monterey Peninsula Country Club</a> (MPCC) has two 18 hole golf courses in Pebble Beach, the Dunes and the Shore. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">On January 19, 1925 Samuel Morse set aside four hundred acres for the Monterey Peninsula Country Club. Morse was elected president of the club and a year later the MPCC opened the 18 hole Dunes golf course. It would be thirty-three more years before the MPCC opened their second planned golf course for this area, the Shore course. The land along the fairways of these courses was subdivided into lots of a quarter-acre to three acres. They were sold for $1,500 and included membership to the club. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #595857; text-align: center;">The Dunes course is longer and considered more difficult than the Shore course. The Dunes starts inland and weaves through the pine forest to the coast with hole #14 positioned on the edge of the Pacific tucked into granite boulders. </span> </span></p></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdF2WDrEfhbmb_t7pR4LwJnBRZY9J_9owAOOTlyy_JE_spcc39vrjKPTDCJ5dFujFdBdyAh5--Zh2qy30ffgKB5Co5LnfHIY7vEvddtgJ2uKVh731eyarWcK5S7UtpSMy_pTZZqvNRZKzkLmmuOZV4vaV3ebMLbeUCGn03rJJVHLbJP3LD5RWjowRHKA/s5184/IMG_1977.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdF2WDrEfhbmb_t7pR4LwJnBRZY9J_9owAOOTlyy_JE_spcc39vrjKPTDCJ5dFujFdBdyAh5--Zh2qy30ffgKB5Co5LnfHIY7vEvddtgJ2uKVh731eyarWcK5S7UtpSMy_pTZZqvNRZKzkLmmuOZV4vaV3ebMLbeUCGn03rJJVHLbJP3LD5RWjowRHKA/w400-h300/IMG_1977.JPG" width="400" /></span></a><br />#14th tee MPCC Dunes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>The MPCC courses are private courses, so you are not able to go past the sign for the tee, but you might get lucky and watch a member tee off. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndv3SBotyrcXge0rjKNvefipXHYrZQR1l18gLBRDW7NEp5x9-SKFg560lz3gYFebyPiMzTiuQ5NwV_pwaunE5EtnsV5sY6opDXpHl66i5CIqAgW6yEjHnYaqPaEoa9K7LglFp4kj1UB1EpMzH7K2Q33AdtcaGef-NESstR7MS_fGx5Jvccij3UOPQGw/s5184/IMG_1982.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndv3SBotyrcXge0rjKNvefipXHYrZQR1l18gLBRDW7NEp5x9-SKFg560lz3gYFebyPiMzTiuQ5NwV_pwaunE5EtnsV5sY6opDXpHl66i5CIqAgW6yEjHnYaqPaEoa9K7LglFp4kj1UB1EpMzH7K2Q33AdtcaGef-NESstR7MS_fGx5Jvccij3UOPQGw/s320/IMG_1982.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br />
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Take some time, if you like to get out of your car and explore both stops. Make
sure to look out to sea to the rocks where you will find the Brant's Cormorants
who like to hang out there.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HLHIkyqHqK4nW8ORGqjz4Pi8m0BIje9_VZ3CCg2GcRe1n09Vm0y9LEvKpP1uikmukbrgIIOIoW5a0GZq9zj78SoxY3lo62NW6R7hF-v4UlB9teYaXfGm06mOi36mZJCxNb48kKQLqbzt88JaGFUNgaGYFXUskFJlIL3vbnLlwKt7VjAyddX2iQ5J2A/s5184/IMG_1956.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HLHIkyqHqK4nW8ORGqjz4Pi8m0BIje9_VZ3CCg2GcRe1n09Vm0y9LEvKpP1uikmukbrgIIOIoW5a0GZq9zj78SoxY3lo62NW6R7hF-v4UlB9teYaXfGm06mOi36mZJCxNb48kKQLqbzt88JaGFUNgaGYFXUskFJlIL3vbnLlwKt7VjAyddX2iQ5J2A/s320/IMG_1956.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div>Also check out the informational panels that explain other interesting tidbits, like did you know that ice plant is non-native to the area? </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAoreXHdBlbq0l_y-L79nskNMTjVUKEx8ipgxHdPJBU_fEjANV2tCpUOwI7Jw8ey5ASt15A7-suQd7E2dKaTtXcl-Qft2oA1VnsF4Uid5vSEdQgoaANizh_GrVXstqvslPSzN5QGYHsNhY0iT4xwH_dskrKVF1KafmguBeg2zNHn4BO8RkPy9EDdQsg/s5184/IMG_1981.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAoreXHdBlbq0l_y-L79nskNMTjVUKEx8ipgxHdPJBU_fEjANV2tCpUOwI7Jw8ey5ASt15A7-suQd7E2dKaTtXcl-Qft2oA1VnsF4Uid5vSEdQgoaANizh_GrVXstqvslPSzN5QGYHsNhY0iT4xwH_dskrKVF1KafmguBeg2zNHn4BO8RkPy9EDdQsg/w400-h300/IMG_1981.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br />
When you are finished taking in the beauty of this stop, exit the parking area and turn right
back on to 17-Mile Drive. We are 1/2 mile from our next turn out, China
Rock. </span></span></div></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Chinese immigrants settled this area between 1850 and 1912. They came initially
to harvest abalone. The abalone rush of 1853 found over 500 Chinese fishermen
working the area. By 1856 they had removed much of the easy to harvest abalone.
While some Chinese families moved on, others stayed here on the coast
homesteading fishing villages. </span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0A6_ZphnxDs1qXS3Pw8k4mCuvutD5mQ4_muWMHJ4fMLc_fnRvBBPFnEu1sK3Hc5tav4EonNlPU7IEGfI3WcCi8hZKpFZtrJscxL8TGEcftYFFVMvC8b3985BleVT1RRXbrjN6F70iZEfg_T1rsdGRKyDvRAaNFZ6gXSgPjkeotI9GkcjyGcZWBlZ46A/s721/Chinese%20Jung%20family%20shell%20stand%20c%201890%20Stillwater%20Cove%20PB%20Historic%20Context.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="721" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0A6_ZphnxDs1qXS3Pw8k4mCuvutD5mQ4_muWMHJ4fMLc_fnRvBBPFnEu1sK3Hc5tav4EonNlPU7IEGfI3WcCi8hZKpFZtrJscxL8TGEcftYFFVMvC8b3985BleVT1RRXbrjN6F70iZEfg_T1rsdGRKyDvRAaNFZ6gXSgPjkeotI9GkcjyGcZWBlZ46A/w400-h249/Chinese%20Jung%20family%20shell%20stand%20c%201890%20Stillwater%20Cove%20PB%20Historic%20Context.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Jung family shell stand at Stillwater Cove c. 1890<br />(<a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/chinese-gold-the-chinese-in-the-monterey-bay-region_sandy-lydon/560375/item/18912333/?gclid=CjwKCAjwx7GYBhB7EiwA0d8oe3BBIdW9qZ2IPgqVkW6ki-Vx5DT1npoR2v5Aqkfg2XShX2PVQXqGhxoC-L0QAvD_BwE#idiq=18912333&edition=6604463" target="_blank">Chinese Gold: The Chinese in the Monterey Bay Region by Sandy Lydon</a>, page 145) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Those that stayed behind expanded their catch to rock fish, sharks, cod, halibut, mackerel and flounder. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4KrLS59-jnSkAUrZUMVVPswVNR9lgdY-vbGAFvFrnKOT7Ohp0JKpkphJey-dEir32owKNyxUTaYq82X-WzUwN-auMxUvAXoNKs9gm6s8Teh8z1t3pZl-BvlcVePzNxInu29FXFCGer230hxOXHFedwNAgfbO5RsnGhujioE_kOFYY2TGYN9lj-mF0A/s1079/Chinese%20fishing%20village%20Pescadero%20Point%201876%20PB%20Historic%20Context.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="1079" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4KrLS59-jnSkAUrZUMVVPswVNR9lgdY-vbGAFvFrnKOT7Ohp0JKpkphJey-dEir32owKNyxUTaYq82X-WzUwN-auMxUvAXoNKs9gm6s8Teh8z1t3pZl-BvlcVePzNxInu29FXFCGer230hxOXHFedwNAgfbO5RsnGhujioE_kOFYY2TGYN9lj-mF0A/w640-h268/Chinese%20fishing%20village%20Pescadero%20Point%201876%20PB%20Historic%20Context.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Detail of U.S. Coast Survey Map for Pescadero Point, 1876 with Chinese Fishery and house marked David Jacks. (Chinese Gold: The Chinese in the Monterey Bay Region by Sandy Lydon, page 143) </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The first documented Chinese fishing village in Pebble Beach was an 1868 lease signed between David Jacks and the China Hop Company. The lease stipulated the China Hop Company pay Jacks $6 and two dozen abalone monthly. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LqhhxdbhDKClQannCREhUplOVHVKYILpPhZR2WLrMX_HX8gsp1jHtMr7Yaotyot7nXNmegpzScNVV79B9PFIuE2J9zZCx-gMZMQfODNYEsuDPgrofmGNY-2n_7vydngzmixBmmeTw1H3sLXI0WyNCJRX1h8WjOvi_yx0qQP7nHtihWD2SysGszrUTw/s1073/Chinese%20fishing%20village%20Stillwater%20Cove%201890%20PB%20Historic%20Context.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="1073" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LqhhxdbhDKClQannCREhUplOVHVKYILpPhZR2WLrMX_HX8gsp1jHtMr7Yaotyot7nXNmegpzScNVV79B9PFIuE2J9zZCx-gMZMQfODNYEsuDPgrofmGNY-2n_7vydngzmixBmmeTw1H3sLXI0WyNCJRX1h8WjOvi_yx0qQP7nHtihWD2SysGszrUTw/w640-h294/Chinese%20fishing%20village%20Stillwater%20Cove%201890%20PB%20Historic%20Context.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Chinese Fishing Village along 17-Mile Drive near Stillwater Cove c. 1890 (Chinese Gold: The Chinese in the Monterey Bay Region by Sandy Lydon, page 144) </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Slow and watch for the China Rock sign. Turn right after the sign into the parking lot. This is stop number 6 on your Pebble Beach map. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-3Anhyd_UjGLjBUQIvsiD81svn7s75Eo3GlH8kNVkz-yfeGl8YoBnPmfr1S9FFzzahsroXfljUUtGsu7ug7mDeU0a84sASWe6jAOyymBjuq-yvBcKXFBIV4SCTTb-0KF35CBy86LCa_fKE0mCHSYwPHkbPmhdj8VQ-IuF6sxa0AsrxDbNuWCpMEJoA/s4344/IMG_1992%20China%20Rock%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3294" data-original-width="4344" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-3Anhyd_UjGLjBUQIvsiD81svn7s75Eo3GlH8kNVkz-yfeGl8YoBnPmfr1S9FFzzahsroXfljUUtGsu7ug7mDeU0a84sASWe6jAOyymBjuq-yvBcKXFBIV4SCTTb-0KF35CBy86LCa_fKE0mCHSYwPHkbPmhdj8VQ-IuF6sxa0AsrxDbNuWCpMEJoA/s320/IMG_1992%20China%20Rock%206.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At China Rock a small collection of Chinese families set up lean-to shelters which slanted into the rock. Smoke from their cooking fires can still be seen caked into the rock. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdd7bVUVjE_CSZWfsIlJDnQ91G6Jxdra0Und1wPRhDJkjAGS_u8uyEBcfKYepIC0jCnfqGAU4hfz3NwcsGLvBdqqeRDCi-5o8JfHKTBViIBqqihE-Cyy8yBoUIH2mY3jjlvOm5JyTSeEIqkDy6KMKQuoa6fKT0Ykp3FA2HuihDZu8A74iKY_1my51WrQ/s4657/IMG_2002China%20Rock%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3102" data-original-width="4657" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdd7bVUVjE_CSZWfsIlJDnQ91G6Jxdra0Und1wPRhDJkjAGS_u8uyEBcfKYepIC0jCnfqGAU4hfz3NwcsGLvBdqqeRDCi-5o8JfHKTBViIBqqihE-Cyy8yBoUIH2mY3jjlvOm5JyTSeEIqkDy6KMKQuoa6fKT0Ykp3FA2HuihDZu8A74iKY_1my51WrQ/s320/IMG_2002China%20Rock%20.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Across the road from this parking area is the 8th and 9th green of the Monterey<span style="color: #595857;"> Peninsula Country Club Shore Course. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #595857; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLmPKJlkZjpE-cY2B2MjLn_msa_8QmcLOedaOHJD1dZSJ0Ggcq-hhrRxZgOCXLOgnBKAUMCDg3PuCvhCctnO9xTvj0c3P5CN5OZnLOOyPj4-32VFCw3T8ZYyXclVXapMlAtVlWwuqMU1Ed3XSuHGc41WHMhpI5ZqYvViFDRHtNpDlx0nviiiWIPKhgw/s555/Monterey%20Shore%20Course.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="555" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLmPKJlkZjpE-cY2B2MjLn_msa_8QmcLOedaOHJD1dZSJ0Ggcq-hhrRxZgOCXLOgnBKAUMCDg3PuCvhCctnO9xTvj0c3P5CN5OZnLOOyPj4-32VFCw3T8ZYyXclVXapMlAtVlWwuqMU1Ed3XSuHGc41WHMhpI5ZqYvViFDRHtNpDlx0nviiiWIPKhgw/w640-h444/Monterey%20Shore%20Course.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #595857; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">ProVisualizer.com<span> </span><a href="https://www.provisualizer.com/courses/montereypeninsulashore.php" target="_blank">Shore</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Alright, it is time to get going again. Exit and turn right back on to 17-Mile Drive. You will be driving alongside the Shore Course. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIWsd9_ZKOotG5hl9vJIQfLy_8iXMn0RSk3Iz_A_GPE8Yd0Cjd81nXnd-UgZ3CikkMBrsekDwPmZuL026DTU_iBPUChBsJAGml0WQNXksRKZ0Vren8Zk1Er32D-QxdfOi8NGCOmAByOPRiIVj4OtIxryaKw4rm37AyfIwwLzLE8hhrkZZXM3hUUCsuA/s4920/IMG_2038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4920" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIWsd9_ZKOotG5hl9vJIQfLy_8iXMn0RSk3Iz_A_GPE8Yd0Cjd81nXnd-UgZ3CikkMBrsekDwPmZuL026DTU_iBPUChBsJAGml0WQNXksRKZ0Vren8Zk1Er32D-QxdfOi8NGCOmAByOPRiIVj4OtIxryaKw4rm37AyfIwwLzLE8hhrkZZXM3hUUCsuA/w400-h188/IMG_2038.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Shore Course was designed by Bob E. Baldock and Jack Neville in 1959. </span><span style="background-color: white;">In 2003, Mike Strantz was hired to redesign the course layout. He stated, "I<i> wanted to shape the course to sweep with the natural terrain - the rocks, the trees and grasses, the ocean. I dreamed that the course would appear to dance among the cypress trees on this coastline forever</i>." Those who play this course believe Strantz achieved his goal. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkEmGOQwSUxo5t6nXqBBSE5YUXw1tDqRnn_ELvjxgB4ZFQXGVR1rzaqFx35n6pxARYIUBRnVQvEwXNygpea-ht64B9_-3koUCCPKt9ZvEtH_Y3btmGJlcX7j_vdTQcw55Zs5Bcqx0gjcyK_bDjrhXQjuKTs9XATdO7PFSRqhBk-tODFqykwCAUxTUSQ/s5184/IMG_2065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkEmGOQwSUxo5t6nXqBBSE5YUXw1tDqRnn_ELvjxgB4ZFQXGVR1rzaqFx35n6pxARYIUBRnVQvEwXNygpea-ht64B9_-3koUCCPKt9ZvEtH_Y3btmGJlcX7j_vdTQcw55Zs5Bcqx0gjcyK_bDjrhXQjuKTs9XATdO7PFSRqhBk-tODFqykwCAUxTUSQ/w400-h300/IMG_2065.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">The MPCC Shore course will be one of the three exceptional courses where professionals and celebrities compete during the </span><a href="https://www.attpbgolf.com/tournament/" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank">AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am</a><span style="color: #222222;"> in 2023. Its </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">proximity to the open ocean means wind is a major factor when playing this course. The par-3 11th is the signature hole. It features an elevated tee that sits on a natural granite rock outcropping overlooking the green and costal vistas beyond.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtWel4SvFNL_5kZ4kuyYEphj-Jh0qtnH_GuRr-Q-KfByTI-BzS7yOoAdtOG0L70kLf--cWCEgFBDbWpu3Is7HuhBVVFXlxAzk0928rJFF_2Ni7_li3qD2Jrk5pXy5D1E1Q37p33fuJFDVJtiFUjmaNi47jRcqBChPrYhFwi5k643uxizFxxq26jQToQ/s5184/IMG_2052.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtWel4SvFNL_5kZ4kuyYEphj-Jh0qtnH_GuRr-Q-KfByTI-BzS7yOoAdtOG0L70kLf--cWCEgFBDbWpu3Is7HuhBVVFXlxAzk0928rJFF_2Ni7_li3qD2Jrk5pXy5D1E1Q37p33fuJFDVJtiFUjmaNi47jRcqBChPrYhFwi5k643uxizFxxq26jQToQ/s320/IMG_2052.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">11th (lower) tee MPCC Shore (along Ocean Road)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Slow and turn right into this unmarked turnout and park for a moment. Across the street from this turnout is Ocean Road. If you were to walk 1 mile up Ocean Road you would come to the tee for the signature hole of the MPCC Shore course, the par-3 11th. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hDDmaGNBoNU_h1hOpR255gkPC8zp2_AfsrckzdVN2hBmKe9AN7dVYZ7tbYjz4pxLaapSE19uQJ1CLclhw1cBdP-LKTfQCIzPWx3MBub7fk8OY8Fjdych6aSQz64JyZ3Q3rfey6WIewLmoW2tm9UO_v5w6hGvSJw5n9K3HUF3q2ATNieu9eY1WYTy-g/s4980/IMG_2053%20Golfer%20CLose%20Up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2058" data-original-width="4980" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hDDmaGNBoNU_h1hOpR255gkPC8zp2_AfsrckzdVN2hBmKe9AN7dVYZ7tbYjz4pxLaapSE19uQJ1CLclhw1cBdP-LKTfQCIzPWx3MBub7fk8OY8Fjdych6aSQz64JyZ3Q3rfey6WIewLmoW2tm9UO_v5w6hGvSJw5n9K3HUF3q2ATNieu9eY1WYTy-g/s320/IMG_2053%20Golfer%20CLose%20Up.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />Though the course is private, the street is public, so if you have any interest in visiting this area, this is the time to do it. Otherwise exit this turnout and turn right back onto 17-Mile Drive. Our next stop, Bird Rock, is in less than 1/4 mile. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxeYdT57ZWyFdwJiMkthjeRlL8Kraa0yKK15QH-CsWA767Z9JxB_Nh8K9TmF5QWeQH1CWMLgWK1EzLfbSRpPLcGJX9xc4irHddzecwYsA-yYdGSlWwKvFM4OMhJJdwiac_yrzKF-GbWPyNuImELojSU4Bs2I7PmOaD3dOfjKTr-W5V13fGDNOY08iLw/s2075/IMG_2059%207th%20Hole%20Shore%20Course%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxeYdT57ZWyFdwJiMkthjeRlL8Kraa0yKK15QH-CsWA767Z9JxB_Nh8K9TmF5QWeQH1CWMLgWK1EzLfbSRpPLcGJX9xc4irHddzecwYsA-yYdGSlWwKvFM4OMhJJdwiac_yrzKF-GbWPyNuImELojSU4Bs2I7PmOaD3dOfjKTr-W5V13fGDNOY08iLw/s320/IMG_2059%207th%20Hole%20Shore%20Course%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a><br />7th green MPCC Shore<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
<br />As you drive, the back nine of the MPCC Shore course will be on your left. Before this course was built this was a popular stop for equestrian hunt and steeplechase competitions. It also had a military purpose. During the early years of the Pebble Beach Golf Links, the grounds keepers had a difficult time keeping the grass well groomed. So they set up a trade with the 11th U.S. Cavalry division that was stationed at the Monterey Presidio from 1919 to 1940. The Cavalry allowed the grounds keepers to clean out the Presidio stables and use the manure to fertilize the turf. In exchange the Cavalry was allowed to use the beach along this stretch of coast as a riding and saber practice area. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz94_vF95PLEvGg-8cxCXi2GSW6-davHgjx8sqHci8UNHT9kBxPH4LLmGbPX0hcHF-iXFNP6yekAILWFWwSTlqxRREyB-_2Dqp0yabKcq8TdyRn53Ibc7HtL7aCFOPhWBIDUADBV_T81qzU1JNIDKOYzCkzoGCJJrJPPAiWy9Fp_inCfmvCFX0lZ_XNw/s2075/IMG_2076%20Bird%20Rock%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz94_vF95PLEvGg-8cxCXi2GSW6-davHgjx8sqHci8UNHT9kBxPH4LLmGbPX0hcHF-iXFNP6yekAILWFWwSTlqxRREyB-_2Dqp0yabKcq8TdyRn53Ibc7HtL7aCFOPhWBIDUADBV_T81qzU1JNIDKOYzCkzoGCJJrJPPAiWy9Fp_inCfmvCFX0lZ_XNw/s320/IMG_2076%20Bird%20Rock%202048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;">Slow and turn right into the Bird Rock Vista Point and park for a moment. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">This is number 7 on your Pebble Beach Map. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissk7p3ALXKBZprOcRTLEjllWf4KHgWAuKRTQ0s4S3nHv2Tomt0k4gC3WwY_xUG-NkC1DDxuKdlaWiSeeeohgh-74G1D1IjkvW9nH1ZpqIqLwFA9ZAzqalbm-fRcJQXbOG4zIXKLHkqK3CS7t9zvM_eGekBiIi2-LVpFac7NpERI7e2yeUZ25faTvHeg/s5184/IMG_2081.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissk7p3ALXKBZprOcRTLEjllWf4KHgWAuKRTQ0s4S3nHv2Tomt0k4gC3WwY_xUG-NkC1DDxuKdlaWiSeeeohgh-74G1D1IjkvW9nH1ZpqIqLwFA9ZAzqalbm-fRcJQXbOG4zIXKLHkqK3CS7t9zvM_eGekBiIi2-LVpFac7NpERI7e2yeUZ25faTvHeg/w400-h300/IMG_2081.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">As you exit your car to explore this stop you will probably be hit by the sound of the noisy sea lions that have taken to hanging out at this spot. The large rock off shore also attracts cormorants, gulls and pelicans. It may have a "snow-capped" look to it, that is bird excrement, or what is commonly known as bird poop. Up until the 1930s the poop was allowed to accumulate. And the birds loved it! Then someone in park maintenance got the bright idea to harvest the poop for fertilizer. </span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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<!--[endif]--></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiHxvPCG9_S2oeUIVfjJSAUAjhifkaVbX22_OWHqcHG5ZjloQUCrx-pdQvBRpQNUH4TCPwRC9X2kgsO969rF2OBREdmJPIYKijsCQODrH1ZMi5MYeKd-bp6RFijCQCp272W_TIDo6SJdPl5SKNFMBY9EVuE78WeleuRB5nMGwAYmKzY8b8kbXpOa-Vw/s1024/sealion.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1024" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiHxvPCG9_S2oeUIVfjJSAUAjhifkaVbX22_OWHqcHG5ZjloQUCrx-pdQvBRpQNUH4TCPwRC9X2kgsO969rF2OBREdmJPIYKijsCQODrH1ZMi5MYeKd-bp6RFijCQCp272W_TIDo6SJdPl5SKNFMBY9EVuE78WeleuRB5nMGwAYmKzY8b8kbXpOa-Vw/w400-h324/sealion.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Sea Lion (<a href="https://montereybay.noaa.gov/visitor/access/sealssealionsotters.html" target="_blank">Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary - Photo by Mike Baird</a>)</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">As soon as this harvesting began to happen on a regular basis, the sea lions, who had their own rock just south of here, began moving in. Now the birds and sea lions live harmoniously together, for the most part. </span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkXRG23QMJz8kO7JkJDkG2sDUs6h2ehqGq-a9aKz6iV5xNqcUhH8dkEYSH3iCtDtGwSTbOw_l93OmlTISjDVyry4VG7pLeHo-ErOZ5dBnI2qzRfSMYPYhwqwBUltWXbWU7OIO7KJxqzBEtzsx8LssAUu2cxvhnwTjOnAgQh7BeMoRIiI6eI1LiMgrdw/s5184/IMG_2082.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkXRG23QMJz8kO7JkJDkG2sDUs6h2ehqGq-a9aKz6iV5xNqcUhH8dkEYSH3iCtDtGwSTbOw_l93OmlTISjDVyry4VG7pLeHo-ErOZ5dBnI2qzRfSMYPYhwqwBUltWXbWU7OIO7KJxqzBEtzsx8LssAUu2cxvhnwTjOnAgQh7BeMoRIiI6eI1LiMgrdw/w400-h300/IMG_2082.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">During the spring the western gull and Brandt's Cormorant will build nests here. During the summer the Brown pelican will arrive and share space on the rock. In August and September those noisy male sea lions head back to the rock after mating season along the southern coast. Occasionally you might catch a glimpse of a sea otter. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLj_pZwgChF7kbmLAl4Z2d3SjygCb28fGN-YOqVHa6O_f8b5Ry_3hNAOuEe54G5sPLnivPFyQP5OljF5LfG677bRXQSj2dQnGqzmSZ1lhtbupMK9HriV2FHPHCT6sm6oYuRvrSC29EBi4EZhJRQqPMiaFxkrXUkPBQk8ZdERKQaVpO2SaxG5HtLddvQ/s3512/IMG_2097.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="3512" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLj_pZwgChF7kbmLAl4Z2d3SjygCb28fGN-YOqVHa6O_f8b5Ry_3hNAOuEe54G5sPLnivPFyQP5OljF5LfG677bRXQSj2dQnGqzmSZ1lhtbupMK9HriV2FHPHCT6sm6oYuRvrSC29EBi4EZhJRQqPMiaFxkrXUkPBQk8ZdERKQaVpO2SaxG5HtLddvQ/w400-h164/IMG_2097.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">From November through March, migrating grey whales will pass along this coast. Keep a sharp eye out for their flukes, commonly known as their tails, as they dive deep for food. From April to December the Humpback and Blue whales will migrate through these waters. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gCVqkjr80hSMQL6-oRvqBGObYmz5wLWRVoouEjfuOAQdTunVxtTKSXK9cVVtGs_sjjaQd-VoEgRvt5KsjZdlaX_zzU9x71nhthd-OmJjUc3MQVGsYYZdjv_NcIwA3B2p_XXoHgZL9YLXcIGHHymrVxjAYevUBIj3IGqMUBTmJok5wxDpnqrCmm7ZKQ/s2424/IMG_2101.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="2424" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gCVqkjr80hSMQL6-oRvqBGObYmz5wLWRVoouEjfuOAQdTunVxtTKSXK9cVVtGs_sjjaQd-VoEgRvt5KsjZdlaX_zzU9x71nhthd-OmJjUc3MQVGsYYZdjv_NcIwA3B2p_XXoHgZL9YLXcIGHHymrVxjAYevUBIj3IGqMUBTmJok5wxDpnqrCmm7ZKQ/s320/IMG_2101.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>Use the pay-telescopes here at this stop to get a close up view of the sea lions hoisting their 600 pound bodies up the side of Bird Rock for some sun. I find it an amazing feat. </span></span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTUncX2IE3fyxvheO5H1Jhu1d_ZwgU0yU1TT2XcX_E8P7rbPXVAy8VRO59dxug2Eete_fLoXpjgaZ5JX6GR66gNL0mXD1997D_TpXRy03-pUKHjEXRYSHb_BRTxhiDjaIlIcSYzBG36V4M4kcFyqsyJy1h9GB90SjnjC-BV5uwmwe0gEI_cI0aa-ZjA/s5184/IMG_2088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTUncX2IE3fyxvheO5H1Jhu1d_ZwgU0yU1TT2XcX_E8P7rbPXVAy8VRO59dxug2Eete_fLoXpjgaZ5JX6GR66gNL0mXD1997D_TpXRy03-pUKHjEXRYSHb_BRTxhiDjaIlIcSYzBG36V4M4kcFyqsyJy1h9GB90SjnjC-BV5uwmwe0gEI_cI0aa-ZjA/w400-h300/IMG_2088.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwNqaH0pf5lXZfZQnrY2LePHzKrqvnC-JaAAfaKM692rqF3cK7Exlc5NXISH6pgyeJz55cfLMNI4QNoVpxA8A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857;">As you exit this parking area turn right back onto the 17-Mile Drive. In less than .2 mile, make a right into the Seal Rock Vista Point, which is s</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">top 8 on your Pebble Beach
map.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5bvz2WU8zWIEmrTCpfhYNNFjER1QakKZ_8ITWcare3EX1zgPhOKewL4-9OENJclJdC_POd6IlxymKqdJGynFs-PG0dCPFQcxP4MkR76PNVJRWXN2Fgf4tyCtXPQzNvBqAV_YLwE2iku3Ygruf_JZYt3EOgLjSYcFhZCsqLgKqJaxtg3E-vMNZcbIEw/s5184/IMG_2116%20Seal%20Rock.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5bvz2WU8zWIEmrTCpfhYNNFjER1QakKZ_8ITWcare3EX1zgPhOKewL4-9OENJclJdC_POd6IlxymKqdJGynFs-PG0dCPFQcxP4MkR76PNVJRWXN2Fgf4tyCtXPQzNvBqAV_YLwE2iku3Ygruf_JZYt3EOgLjSYcFhZCsqLgKqJaxtg3E-vMNZcbIEw/s320/IMG_2116%20Seal%20Rock.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">As you look out to sea you will look over Seal Beach to Seal Rock. I don't find it nearly as exciting as Bird Rock. But if you are interested there is a wooden staircase down to the beach.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXP4rUclhLjCm7bHtCyhPH0WObXw5sks2q7G898aJnr100y0PGihsN7IuSFYotV9hoZVp7OJCLiSvoQCT-FyuaHBB2ZsRCFvc1PieRLGg5u7-dV9x9JxBDMGvD85CLShsmY5UEMJTFiWxEPW_KqDW-8xDHkykSO1UvisJrqR-pj8Cs6pdjeOnITEzyrQ/s5184/IMG_2111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXP4rUclhLjCm7bHtCyhPH0WObXw5sks2q7G898aJnr100y0PGihsN7IuSFYotV9hoZVp7OJCLiSvoQCT-FyuaHBB2ZsRCFvc1PieRLGg5u7-dV9x9JxBDMGvD85CLShsmY5UEMJTFiWxEPW_KqDW-8xDHkykSO1UvisJrqR-pj8Cs6pdjeOnITEzyrQ/s320/IMG_2111.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #595857;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857;">The reason I stopped you here is across the highway. Do you see the house in the distance with the multicolored roof? The picture below is a close up of the house. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAE8pC3y8I2SW592VTjg0UVhkYW8-czSA34AGmW5Z4nKhmvvikQxzt0YE604A_IhDiw0D3H4RuXZLu1YBgqQpB-bP65WK1nTktFrRjeIa7kNCCOgM4dRcep9ZJ00osbes1AFpusnQ72kB2T-nmDlncaQgCDvokTNW1E6lodepzE5bMmyd2vByeinzDMg/s1482/IMG_2134%20Gingerbread%20House%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="1482" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAE8pC3y8I2SW592VTjg0UVhkYW8-czSA34AGmW5Z4nKhmvvikQxzt0YE604A_IhDiw0D3H4RuXZLu1YBgqQpB-bP65WK1nTktFrRjeIa7kNCCOgM4dRcep9ZJ00osbes1AFpusnQ72kB2T-nmDlncaQgCDvokTNW1E6lodepzE5bMmyd2vByeinzDMg/s320/IMG_2134%20Gingerbread%20House%20.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">This is Casita de Lemos, but locals call it the Gingerbread House. It was built between 1941 and 1944 by Professor Pedro de Lemos in the Storybook-style. To my knowledge it is the only Storybook-style home in Pebble Beach, which is why it really stands out. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzkmVJVQ8ClpwdKg-7uFphCKvC9WP1UKYQvmqIO7L_da1Ju_wxYUnqqlkDUULRIkZJRa32ZbkzBJ_BtGg0lLNUMj-iQ6yRgtM4Be-zsh2erDVeEGmgDt0G1p1RQeEajUMez0miaNpVEqkTKi8ljPbdYN8GAeKDivdE8l1rvGCrvdGGCgWQr7hnO-WuQ/s5184/IMG_2138.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzkmVJVQ8ClpwdKg-7uFphCKvC9WP1UKYQvmqIO7L_da1Ju_wxYUnqqlkDUULRIkZJRa32ZbkzBJ_BtGg0lLNUMj-iQ6yRgtM4Be-zsh2erDVeEGmgDt0G1p1RQeEajUMez0miaNpVEqkTKi8ljPbdYN8GAeKDivdE8l1rvGCrvdGGCgWQr7hnO-WuQ/s320/IMG_2138.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">Lemos was a painter, architect, illustrator, lecturer and longtime director of the Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery, now known as the Stanford Art Gallery. Lemos never finished building his home and over the years it fell into disrepair. It was acquired by the Pebble Beach Company in 1991, and restored. That high-pitched roof may look like tile, but it is actually poured concrete, hand formed to create the appearance of individually colored tiles. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByHemEdcSI-8Wtf19nVrpTynPlUMXvOZFl71Yidym-1OUa4c8DR0bHLc_7CUdYKC7LlYeP36RHK63aAeHOe3m8zlC-7QoSPyqyi_1YX1ae_rnVUb32PNxsQl8JWjjw-YgSPvxR8dKFS2fQ0mad_bi5-3RCj2vG-PLs5w6AopDUxnmi7AB4Q1NnmtGZQ/s1080/Pedro_De_Lemos.jpg" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByHemEdcSI-8Wtf19nVrpTynPlUMXvOZFl71Yidym-1OUa4c8DR0bHLc_7CUdYKC7LlYeP36RHK63aAeHOe3m8zlC-7QoSPyqyi_1YX1ae_rnVUb32PNxsQl8JWjjw-YgSPvxR8dKFS2fQ0mad_bi5-3RCj2vG-PLs5w6AopDUxnmi7AB4Q1NnmtGZQ/s320/Pedro_De_Lemos.jpg" width="237" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857; font-family: arial;">Professor de Lemos (1882-1954)<br /> (Photograph by </span><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #54595d; font-family: arial; text-align: start;">Johan Hagemeyer - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Joseph_de_Lemos" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #595857;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857;">Lemos also has ties to Carmel-by-the-Sea. Besides being a founding member of the Carmel Art Association, Lemos designed the Storybook-style cottage on Dolores Street near 7th Avenue in 1929. He designed it after Carmel's iconic Tuck Box which resides next door. Over the years this little cottage next to the Tuck Box was used as a garden shop, jam shop, wine room, and today, well it is Carmel Groomers Pet Salon. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJj9mZA6cFRRqIm8D7cJWNUm7seEiXV8E8UUPDbLyRTfzYGgyar8tc-Sf7t5ll38gWrZmu8_6WzSWK0Y06zOvEShEk3l2oEw0RdCynI00SSdlMtlLuVwazhjBUNOe3-YEE7JkEokf59GaCL5Mu9d0JE4bJrJKA2IXXFGETVqKGeKT-JH5U1P4ldyz_fA/s5184/IMG_2143.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJj9mZA6cFRRqIm8D7cJWNUm7seEiXV8E8UUPDbLyRTfzYGgyar8tc-Sf7t5ll38gWrZmu8_6WzSWK0Y06zOvEShEk3l2oEw0RdCynI00SSdlMtlLuVwazhjBUNOe3-YEE7JkEokf59GaCL5Mu9d0JE4bJrJKA2IXXFGETVqKGeKT-JH5U1P4ldyz_fA/s320/IMG_2143.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #595857;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #595857;">If you are really adventurous and would like a closer look at the Gingerbread house, there is a boardwalk path directly across the highway from this parking area. Just be careful crossing the highway if you decide you want a closer look. </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
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When you are ready to continue, exit and turn right on to 17-Mile Drive then take
the second left onto Spyglass Hill Road. We are on our way to the Spyglass Hill
golf course. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #595857; font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMnDzqa-d-0ijLcf4Dr7nzY3sj3WqCq8ypUJEvh8DMN3AOrDHrZU0v7Gn4k_kFXCqX5c4AMS-gPw_BDm5IFBg5dly5JNWOZZUExNxo57JcMmAyDbM3wY0y57HG9PvjKnyskmgqPAX8B4caao_jpuyvJpxTGgnmDRs_GsVIm34CpGtwJF1U6n729gpGw/s5184/IMG_2163.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMnDzqa-d-0ijLcf4Dr7nzY3sj3WqCq8ypUJEvh8DMN3AOrDHrZU0v7Gn4k_kFXCqX5c4AMS-gPw_BDm5IFBg5dly5JNWOZZUExNxo57JcMmAyDbM3wY0y57HG9PvjKnyskmgqPAX8B4caao_jpuyvJpxTGgnmDRs_GsVIm34CpGtwJF1U6n729gpGw/s320/IMG_2163.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Spyglass Hill Golf Course</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMnDzqa-d-0ijLcf4Dr7nzY3sj3WqCq8ypUJEvh8DMN3AOrDHrZU0v7Gn4k_kFXCqX5c4AMS-gPw_BDm5IFBg5dly5JNWOZZUExNxo57JcMmAyDbM3wY0y57HG9PvjKnyskmgqPAX8B4caao_jpuyvJpxTGgnmDRs_GsVIm34CpGtwJF1U6n729gpGw/s5184/IMG_2163.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div></blockquote><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #595857; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #595857; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As you continue </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">along Spyglass Hill Road. You will be driving between the holes of the
Spyglass Hill front 9. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVwDglwrrcJQVO4tKI_81RMa6tVhI-_w2U73x3kHf5NVyCIocqF7PcVaFKEOoDxFANuXGKOBLaRyemzeEuOrlXagF7Othcv9QbxPMCBIxIe4a3qq_w70OrI_u0auE9T67XZoq7RmM4jrHkysPMvrIS9lyvc8FCk4nx3uF6H1bMt8_MFQZFrz0Yj6SZA/s721/Spyglass%20Hill%20Golf%20Course.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="721" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVwDglwrrcJQVO4tKI_81RMa6tVhI-_w2U73x3kHf5NVyCIocqF7PcVaFKEOoDxFANuXGKOBLaRyemzeEuOrlXagF7Othcv9QbxPMCBIxIe4a3qq_w70OrI_u0auE9T67XZoq7RmM4jrHkysPMvrIS9lyvc8FCk4nx3uF6H1bMt8_MFQZFrz0Yj6SZA/w640-h378/Spyglass%20Hill%20Golf%20Course.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">ProVisualizer.com <a href="https://www.provisualizer.com/courses/spyglasshill.php" target="_blank">Spyglass Hill </a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
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According to Pebble Beach lore, writer Robert Louis Stevenson traversed the
dunes that would years later become Spyglass Hills Golf course during his short
stay in Monterey. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaHMplRA1vomVgB-htDyNb5tYD9Xe1UyFFjjk7vCLlVDAbhiF57T4sUa0KmPNow4hEe8_NqrEBAKomzQu0ftFO-J3dYpAAoUHSoKPQsv3GIG9T-tL1dJfIkLtHkZtBPgWZQlDxb_xpw8NcR4rAikCAMy1dYTuXT_8jInxgRZQdUezqMdvpQNLVu2pag/s440/Robert_Louis_Stevenson_by_Henry_Walter_Barnett_bw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaHMplRA1vomVgB-htDyNb5tYD9Xe1UyFFjjk7vCLlVDAbhiF57T4sUa0KmPNow4hEe8_NqrEBAKomzQu0ftFO-J3dYpAAoUHSoKPQsv3GIG9T-tL1dJfIkLtHkZtBPgWZQlDxb_xpw8NcR4rAikCAMy1dYTuXT_8jInxgRZQdUezqMdvpQNLVu2pag/s320/Robert_Louis_Stevenson_by_Henry_Walter_Barnett_bw.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)<br />(Photo by Henry Walter Barnett 1893<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Louis_Stevenson" target="_blank"> Wikipedia</a>) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stevenson was born in 1850 in Edinburgh. He met Mrs. Fanny Osbourne in Paris in 1876, fell in love and followed her to Monterey in 1879 where she had gone to reconcile with her husband. Stevenson would eventually win the love of Fanny, but his total time in Monterey was only four months. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">It is said that the fog covered sand dunes inspired
him to write the novel <i>Treasure Island</i> in 1881. Whether this area was the muse
for Stevenson's novel or not, is still up for debate. But it makes for a nice
story.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbnc4qUlx8ZlKWDMB3XpCdvXE_OR3f-oC0iSJNsXIBy4l2O8G8ra2pDuNEOzPRnf8cV-Un3eQnmt4DLoZVE9dnicDGkv8zWKItZr5gv77QyYEcOUFUhkB6_8RbOSeeRhI4K6GSFl1DkCWpjsfWJEcxkquhXpOiAm0pKr4ikS-ee0uqEK14iQQVmulPw/s5184/IMG_2169%20Spyglass.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbnc4qUlx8ZlKWDMB3XpCdvXE_OR3f-oC0iSJNsXIBy4l2O8G8ra2pDuNEOzPRnf8cV-Un3eQnmt4DLoZVE9dnicDGkv8zWKItZr5gv77QyYEcOUFUhkB6_8RbOSeeRhI4K6GSFl1DkCWpjsfWJEcxkquhXpOiAm0pKr4ikS-ee0uqEK14iQQVmulPw/s320/IMG_2169%20Spyglass.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Turn left onto Stevenson Drive. Then make a right into the parking area for Spyglass Hill Golf course and park for a moment. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmm4I3mFdGKwEtRn3NDG5UWgqFmU661EBo0mGZpGBcBgPm4WOGeHwOpvsyV2GwrsBOjNyidnzRyWUs-X7iAmTxL696EuluISWVQL3C_vRLJRjwikVuRXi8bhkU7JZ4SMjthuiQEqGW1bMVCaYN1g3j8WvUjD6eZH37ZOX766CTuiu3mCuAzDq7yr0LsQ/s4438/IMG_2171%20Turn%20tword%20Spyglass%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2654" data-original-width="4438" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmm4I3mFdGKwEtRn3NDG5UWgqFmU661EBo0mGZpGBcBgPm4WOGeHwOpvsyV2GwrsBOjNyidnzRyWUs-X7iAmTxL696EuluISWVQL3C_vRLJRjwikVuRXi8bhkU7JZ4SMjthuiQEqGW1bMVCaYN1g3j8WvUjD6eZH37ZOX766CTuiu3mCuAzDq7yr0LsQ/s320/IMG_2171%20Turn%20tword%20Spyglass%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />This magnificent course was designed by British–American golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. in 1966. Jones Sr., was also the father of Jones Jr. who designed Poppy Hills and Spanish Bay. Jones, Sr. designed or re-designed more than 500 golf courses during the course of his career. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This course was originally called the Pebble Beach Pines Golf Club. Yet Samuel Morse was intrigued by the legend of Robert Louis Stevenson roaming the hills of these sandy dunes and renamed the course, Spyglass Hill. Many of the holes have also been named with a Treasure Island theme. On the front nine there are the Billy Bones, the Black Spot and the Blind Pew. On the back nine one will find the Captain Flint, Long John Silver, and the novels protagonist, Jim Hawkins. One year after Spyglass opened in 1966 it joined the rotation on the Crosby Pro-Am Clambake. It continues to be featured on the AT&T Pro-Am. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzKQK0TNHDKeWyTTM-VP3R-IsycVIA7iSR82Eyltjww4sOVPnNpsf6Q2qxyH2AA2ZuPbcEFBsnY3Q6Kbx793U6MEMLDAodm9v0F-6K3_9eTu49ZJ7X6YMwb65FrOGxBmDArNhZBvD6QvD9l0mq_Q4Iga7CutvG9p8CwjHTlx_PdEubOt5cMHINHtUGQ/s3266/IMG_2177%20Spyglass%2010th%20tee%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2552" data-original-width="3266" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzKQK0TNHDKeWyTTM-VP3R-IsycVIA7iSR82Eyltjww4sOVPnNpsf6Q2qxyH2AA2ZuPbcEFBsnY3Q6Kbx793U6MEMLDAodm9v0F-6K3_9eTu49ZJ7X6YMwb65FrOGxBmDArNhZBvD6QvD9l0mq_Q4Iga7CutvG9p8CwjHTlx_PdEubOt5cMHINHtUGQ/w400-h313/IMG_2177%20Spyglass%2010th%20tee%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
Take some time here if you like to explore the grounds. Behind the parking lot
you will find the 9th tee and <a href="https://www.pebblebeach.com/dining/spyglass-hill-grill/" target="_blank">Spyglass Grill</a>. Though it doesn't count toward
gate fee reimbursement, the BBQ Pulled Pork Bogey Hoagie or Eagle
Quarter-Pounder are both nice sharable snack options. <br />
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When you are ready we are going to return to 17-Mile Drive the way we arrived.
Exit the parking lot and turn left then make a quick right onto Spyglass Hill
Road, the same way you came in.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVj2nMejuBQHtbGueGcnHAEHjaF8NWWOiA4JJQ3JKeyL-XBJVrEEskgciP-TOl7SvJP6GKz1i9O7SUZD7LHEmMDOnVUdCwL2wTeM1q_p5Svt4yW9OS_MeW6xfU-y6Hy6IfyFAinnFRGscfrwfmGJLMp2mldZwZkmCKLrV_woeYCKnWoBx21TMgUfcjg/s2801/IMG_2192%20Back%20onto%2017-Mile.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="2801" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVj2nMejuBQHtbGueGcnHAEHjaF8NWWOiA4JJQ3JKeyL-XBJVrEEskgciP-TOl7SvJP6GKz1i9O7SUZD7LHEmMDOnVUdCwL2wTeM1q_p5Svt4yW9OS_MeW6xfU-y6Hy6IfyFAinnFRGscfrwfmGJLMp2mldZwZkmCKLrV_woeYCKnWoBx21TMgUfcjg/w400-h297/IMG_2192%20Back%20onto%2017-Mile.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: white;">At the stop sign ahead, turn left back onto the 17-Mile Drive. Once we are back on the 17-Mile Drive we will pass the Fan Shell House designed by Mark Mills in 1972. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Born in 1921, Mark Mills was an American architect who apprenticed for Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West from 1944 to 1948. It was here that Mills adapted Wright's ideas using free-form organic design. Mills came to Carmel in the 1950s to help with the construction of <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2014/07/carmel-heritage-society-house-and_10.html" target="_blank">Mrs. Clinton Walker's house</a> on Scenic. Mrs. Walker's house was the only home in Carmel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnCGpcQx6391SZv8kv5AmDf865--MAS7bhe-ADolaoXl6alQm_6LMA6CH4iW-_LJvaLozWl9dGWJiYoUJ4cJDxgnbRfp4nsMQ0kMGaytVtVAxvsPnm1_oSd5vrNSTZLZHYxnlWwX3YvlOXxBrRuUcsCdJ5G836AyX6A6FO33z6GDyINRVqqN49GQPeA/s1600/CIMG4547%20Frank%20Lloyd%20Wright.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="1600" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnCGpcQx6391SZv8kv5AmDf865--MAS7bhe-ADolaoXl6alQm_6LMA6CH4iW-_LJvaLozWl9dGWJiYoUJ4cJDxgnbRfp4nsMQ0kMGaytVtVAxvsPnm1_oSd5vrNSTZLZHYxnlWwX3YvlOXxBrRuUcsCdJ5G836AyX6A6FO33z6GDyINRVqqN49GQPeA/w640-h258/CIMG4547%20Frank%20Lloyd%20Wright.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Mrs. Clinton Walker House (Scenic Road, Carmel, CA - Frank Lloyd Wright) </div><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mrs. Walker was so impressed with Mills' work that she offered him the opportunity to plan and build two more houses in Carmel. They are both located side by side on <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2015/07/carmel-heritage-society-house-and_19.html" target="_blank">Mission Street</a>, near Rio Road. Mark Mills spent 52 years working in Carmel. He died in 2007.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcw1FAS1XKZcTA5j51KvEVC6yhddWYSLTtsfuzMhlOFEE41cN0sv5FqWhzZ1cxBeM0sO1FJGosM01yCB3onwkrb4XSiQpNC2jxEJaWr4Tl2Ab_1wvRtrtpLLpHd5WD2kTA11V5pH2l53SavzZQFZWkAxVV6IyTsFK7LTdtEHEuc4VNIBe1fGV43BkJdg/s640/Banyon%20Hideaway%20%20(123)%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="640" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcw1FAS1XKZcTA5j51KvEVC6yhddWYSLTtsfuzMhlOFEE41cN0sv5FqWhzZ1cxBeM0sO1FJGosM01yCB3onwkrb4XSiQpNC2jxEJaWr4Tl2Ab_1wvRtrtpLLpHd5WD2kTA11V5pH2l53SavzZQFZWkAxVV6IyTsFK7LTdtEHEuc4VNIBe1fGV43BkJdg/w400-h284/Banyon%20Hideaway%20%20(123)%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Banyan Hideaway (Mission Street, Carmel, CA - Mark Mills) </span></p></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">Watch on your left for the Fan Shell house. It features a distinctive scalloped roofline, similar to the lip of a seashell and floor to
ceiling windows. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9N31hUxZlEUVx3c_Oolk1O0Stje9X9iE_LSZcZLoQ4vY8lSKAW653sm4oIHnjae48Zz_w4a2omX0DzlWTMIUG5Jdf6w8EAZ6zRu4NdbHg2fnlDtBr5QxK4NAQd-DIjFkcMZcagthf4NFo4gxrbcjcEEzNjf4QOd0EvUrljdWNnKAooQT3hwMjC9rFw/s4657/IMG_2205Fan%20Shell%20House%20A%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3102" data-original-width="4657" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9N31hUxZlEUVx3c_Oolk1O0Stje9X9iE_LSZcZLoQ4vY8lSKAW653sm4oIHnjae48Zz_w4a2omX0DzlWTMIUG5Jdf6w8EAZ6zRu4NdbHg2fnlDtBr5QxK4NAQd-DIjFkcMZcagthf4NFo4gxrbcjcEEzNjf4QOd0EvUrljdWNnKAooQT3hwMjC9rFw/s320/IMG_2205Fan%20Shell%20House%20A%20.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Fan Shell House designed by Mark Mills </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After you pass the Fan Shell house, turn left onto Signal Hill Road. Continue to the end of the road. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCamEjWc6KmabfP-m4c_EQ0K_q55jPKAHvzDsHjqLB0Z50xfwV7jEInbJnVcVc8DuN83MUXTCmOp8uRJlDkL0S5E8RE94T5CykKw6MVOExkuFoI9GGE6epGcwBsw9m9HVSxPv6IsjxAcDzoBGw06ba8hNmPK05Veyo2g2S05GZPJYYbormBdeQJG8K2w/s2075/IMG_2210%20LEft%20onto%20Signal%20Drive2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCamEjWc6KmabfP-m4c_EQ0K_q55jPKAHvzDsHjqLB0Z50xfwV7jEInbJnVcVc8DuN83MUXTCmOp8uRJlDkL0S5E8RE94T5CykKw6MVOExkuFoI9GGE6epGcwBsw9m9HVSxPv6IsjxAcDzoBGw06ba8hNmPK05Veyo2g2S05GZPJYYbormBdeQJG8K2w/s320/IMG_2210%20LEft%20onto%20Signal%20Drive2048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div>We are on our way to view the Arthur Connell House at 1170 Signal Road. <br />The last time I was there in 2022 the address had been removed from the front of the house. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVZiM6hOFe3TVB_3q-xo1Q5LanKbXD6ORwpQH0Rubpi24MyoqURFwF042TWgJj0c1zy-9Ximr6S2VOgEHECp8ucW6jxQC_TOCl3g2EAOIb5cTA7NOpGPpJxO0k7k7L-MNwtTfuoaIMng9mCFOXh3RvZXAKcwG9d8B0CLepYUeI9feILCMgHX_ErUUkg/s3767/IMG_2213Neutra%20House%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3308" data-original-width="3767" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVZiM6hOFe3TVB_3q-xo1Q5LanKbXD6ORwpQH0Rubpi24MyoqURFwF042TWgJj0c1zy-9Ximr6S2VOgEHECp8ucW6jxQC_TOCl3g2EAOIb5cTA7NOpGPpJxO0k7k7L-MNwtTfuoaIMng9mCFOXh3RvZXAKcwG9d8B0CLepYUeI9feILCMgHX_ErUUkg/s320/IMG_2213Neutra%20House%20.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Connell house designed by Richard Neutra</div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Arthur Connell house was built in 1958 by architect Richard Neutra and is an extremely rare example of the International-style in Pebble Beach. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JomBioNi_BwQ2ri8HfxufKHxbPZP1TzjtB8Q3k5N7pWksrSg7RokeqDjvca8DuNDJxyCE-oRCfp_Dyrz9myohm_ePxvmdfaGsr9UdSo2QgtA4qHWkyzoIa9qB5UwthMzGMa5ljSwq-_ZcFtwu1lOI8RTcOJCprOTvHZJkP1UnUjAEJnAVSnyoOZ6Ow/s427/Richard_J._Neutra_holding_photograph_of_Beard_House.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JomBioNi_BwQ2ri8HfxufKHxbPZP1TzjtB8Q3k5N7pWksrSg7RokeqDjvca8DuNDJxyCE-oRCfp_Dyrz9myohm_ePxvmdfaGsr9UdSo2QgtA4qHWkyzoIa9qB5UwthMzGMa5ljSwq-_ZcFtwu1lOI8RTcOJCprOTvHZJkP1UnUjAEJnAVSnyoOZ6Ow/w309-h400/Richard_J._Neutra_holding_photograph_of_Beard_House.jpg" width="309" /></a><br />Richard Neutra (1892 - 1970) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Neutra" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Richard Neutra was an Austrian-American architect. He spent the majority of his career in Southern California and was considered an important modernist architect. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Neutra designed this home for commercial photographer Arthur Connell and his family. Connell was a good friend of Brett Weston, son of one of the masters of 20th century photography, Edward Weston. The Connell's were active in the Monterey Peninsula arts community for 15 years before selling the house and moving abroad. </span></p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOKfczsFOhcUF7IYyrMJe0J0c-B77jq6PJEWBa4h1jf4hQTOsVWdAPhnjwPaVszZK_RSR28qeN7bOEpzY-Cs1IlzvJryWfi5wy3Df-OII86cwV9xP1Vn2LBAJOcNMVDK2pSdnOOlMyg5nIuDxPomWm_tnqrMb9LZrgQBi1wnHPqbvOzSDhGkHzuvmig/s5184/IMG_2217.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOKfczsFOhcUF7IYyrMJe0J0c-B77jq6PJEWBa4h1jf4hQTOsVWdAPhnjwPaVszZK_RSR28qeN7bOEpzY-Cs1IlzvJryWfi5wy3Df-OII86cwV9xP1Vn2LBAJOcNMVDK2pSdnOOlMyg5nIuDxPomWm_tnqrMb9LZrgQBi1wnHPqbvOzSDhGkHzuvmig/s320/IMG_2217.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 2004 the home was purchased by Silicon Valley entrepreneur <span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;">Massy Mehdipur. Her plan was to tear down the house and built a bigger home. Then the fireworks started. Mehdipur, who </span>claimed that when she purchased the home, she did not know that it was designed by Neutra submitted plans for a demo and new construction, neighbors got up in arms, and historic preservationists became involved. Years went by, Mehdipur rented out the home and it fell into disrepair. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRF8o02OB9aaCHHzMjCQ9gtTqG6x3Qsq7LKqE1F17WpFYxjb5ZdZqkCdfbqJQsc4D6I69flCQEeNtFnnN9Nn-pTWP8S8tSj4JsGhLn4sMpm5ZFCw2Ak1u7TXZ9z1MSzsQr1Gub4sQFT9D5JEyEob0cS4TkLGhMGs4G4R-i2N2APgxQbe0NTyadshmEg/s4374/IMG_2223Neutra%20House.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3445" data-original-width="4374" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRF8o02OB9aaCHHzMjCQ9gtTqG6x3Qsq7LKqE1F17WpFYxjb5ZdZqkCdfbqJQsc4D6I69flCQEeNtFnnN9Nn-pTWP8S8tSj4JsGhLn4sMpm5ZFCw2Ak1u7TXZ9z1MSzsQr1Gub4sQFT9D5JEyEob0cS4TkLGhMGs4G4R-i2N2APgxQbe0NTyadshmEg/s320/IMG_2223Neutra%20House.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Mehdipur may have hoped that this would allow for her to demo the home, but alas this was not to be. A structural engineer hired by Mehdipour claimed that vandals must have sawed through the structural support and beams of the building making it unsalvageable. Monterey county required Mehdipur to shore up the building and hire a guard to protect it. In 2014 the home became the second property listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Pebble Beach. </span></p><p>In 2019 an environmental impact report concluded that the Neutra house should be restored as currently it is one of only thirteen of Neutra's twenty extant projects in Northern California that have retained some sort of architectural integrity. Today the jury is still out and the home remains in disrepair. If you would like to read more about this property and its Environmental Impact Analysis, <a href="https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=67954" target="_blank">visit this resource</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxp3NQ-6r3UtAAtxelwLiMYjnm-2Qo8oIo5sxa4iUhPeiUMATtXlw3JZiU4cLreo4qxl5GP6roZnJXGmF7t-AyDM3O6FyMHGtLD5f-73l9lza88WdijEkJvI96smXt5xpV0XrS9AWoOPkWzdMd5P5b67QZKJVdmLMMDSLl_cnwQeuaQjmiEeOsOG-Jg/s5184/IMG_2227.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxp3NQ-6r3UtAAtxelwLiMYjnm-2Qo8oIo5sxa4iUhPeiUMATtXlw3JZiU4cLreo4qxl5GP6roZnJXGmF7t-AyDM3O6FyMHGtLD5f-73l9lza88WdijEkJvI96smXt5xpV0XrS9AWoOPkWzdMd5P5b67QZKJVdmLMMDSLl_cnwQeuaQjmiEeOsOG-Jg/s320/IMG_2227.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />Back of the Fan Shell House</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Follow Signal Hill Road back to 17-Mile Drive and turn left. You will have a nice view of the back of the Fan Shell house. Our next stop is in less than a mile, Fanshell Overlook. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The last time I took this drive I happened by an equestrian tour being given by the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniDgjWD2FTxABG4zzGdFNIId5luEIc5Yf3p7tuh8IOd-Qn07BU7twcaRVsDUlLZqVL-MKzkRO0qlmEXChTO9p39uptBg_GPaoMUhoCEEOwgjEVNIDAW6w2vV2C0ILZbSODrWUbDRiApaoPfbKlEzNBGAgAd5RMvFS35LEcSqQS21PcjjGV5-kbjEk9g/s5184/IMG_2152.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniDgjWD2FTxABG4zzGdFNIId5luEIc5Yf3p7tuh8IOd-Qn07BU7twcaRVsDUlLZqVL-MKzkRO0qlmEXChTO9p39uptBg_GPaoMUhoCEEOwgjEVNIDAW6w2vV2C0ILZbSODrWUbDRiApaoPfbKlEzNBGAgAd5RMvFS35LEcSqQS21PcjjGV5-kbjEk9g/w640-h480/IMG_2152.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face="semplicitapro, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">With more than 27 miles of marked equestrian trails that run deep in the beautiful Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach Equestrian Center offers a memorable horseback riding experience. Including this one, near Fan Beach. We will be visiting the <a href="https://www.pebblebeach.com/equestrian-center/" target="_blank">Pebble Beach Equestrian Center</a> later on this tour. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBMKcCunvhQIa30wW5mFKssu1Z6_bCtEjDNY6UxaD3stVgYPVklwUjkRsT7xBekL4XSmXrDr4fsecUleYZr8QEOjp_OItFCGTw-CYD4OazHn07zMX1cX4hfH4p2sFgHwRsFdOXMF_cUi6qZShh_8lRaiuVVWz1X5BKlaDoHNLXlkwumLMKAHoPXDYIw/s5184/IMG_2153.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBMKcCunvhQIa30wW5mFKssu1Z6_bCtEjDNY6UxaD3stVgYPVklwUjkRsT7xBekL4XSmXrDr4fsecUleYZr8QEOjp_OItFCGTw-CYD4OazHn07zMX1cX4hfH4p2sFgHwRsFdOXMF_cUi6qZShh_8lRaiuVVWz1X5BKlaDoHNLXlkwumLMKAHoPXDYIw/w400-h300/IMG_2153.JPG" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">As you continue along the 17-Mile Drive, ahead and to your right is Fanshell Beach. This is an irresistible spot for harbor seals, who return here each spring from April to June for pupping season. If the seals are beached there will be a fence along the highway to keep people away. Straight ahead is the Cypress Point golf course. I will tell you more about the course later on the tour. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEbWE716bTYd3Ho25zC5I4d2UqOyybdkMhZhfalIY7SntsKGt6ggvH-zpezVwcrv-VjQ5NZTqTNlXqJBoksGTBlM1Dhzd-bMP3d5s5le3lMdedaHJrhetVqylsu2-t6FwpixR7wDLNHKqtZ5nlyspWSPVSnAi2hQ7X9JObb23HmNt3hmDaTftvqXUNw/s2075/IMG_2237%20FanShell%20Beach2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEbWE716bTYd3Ho25zC5I4d2UqOyybdkMhZhfalIY7SntsKGt6ggvH-zpezVwcrv-VjQ5NZTqTNlXqJBoksGTBlM1Dhzd-bMP3d5s5le3lMdedaHJrhetVqylsu2-t6FwpixR7wDLNHKqtZ5nlyspWSPVSnAi2hQ7X9JObb23HmNt3hmDaTftvqXUNw/w395-h400/IMG_2237%20FanShell%20Beach2048.jpg" width="395" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4S2nip2YzFjGcyWPV8rRwl4xWmNMqnlrAVbyX8eIXCRpda7l7mAPr2Eu0R4s_4XzgcmXeqhFYdy9B6T72T4DzxxINs7BKogSi7KOrwjpmCP5te8c5AehJRdv6yYzh7LZcaTZHojXp9-YCJuirdNHMJypZhXoI3Dhyfz2ch7h60bW8mJfKZ6KjIOrRSA/s4709/IMG_2271.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4709" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4S2nip2YzFjGcyWPV8rRwl4xWmNMqnlrAVbyX8eIXCRpda7l7mAPr2Eu0R4s_4XzgcmXeqhFYdy9B6T72T4DzxxINs7BKogSi7KOrwjpmCP5te8c5AehJRdv6yYzh7LZcaTZHojXp9-YCJuirdNHMJypZhXoI3Dhyfz2ch7h60bW8mJfKZ6KjIOrRSA/w400-h310/IMG_2271.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Fanshell Beach </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn right into the parking area for Fanshell Beach Overlook ahead on your right. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">This will be stop number 9 on your Pebble Beach map. </span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHmJD1agb9NUUIfvJXpaBodqHj4Hq5YZyimgcLQdKwlxVPafZSMabDAbcLq7Z2_M95lPron2r0gETNl_LrM21u1sl5HDSaRGcoem2Sxmqnr4rOq3M3Q1mmRCUGWd0yMODLNri8EExPuZW0H32JAiC2OgvZG_iFocC-DMTs7OJ7LrKtxIZRD8VvbnAOQ/s3279/IMG_2254%20FanShall%20OVerlook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2355" data-original-width="3279" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHmJD1agb9NUUIfvJXpaBodqHj4Hq5YZyimgcLQdKwlxVPafZSMabDAbcLq7Z2_M95lPron2r0gETNl_LrM21u1sl5HDSaRGcoem2Sxmqnr4rOq3M3Q1mmRCUGWd0yMODLNri8EExPuZW0H32JAiC2OgvZG_iFocC-DMTs7OJ7LrKtxIZRD8VvbnAOQ/w400-h288/IMG_2254%20FanShall%20OVerlook.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MEcth41NDIOhpJf1B6a945_qGCXZ68fX6osGe_rvmMZ6NwFjy0JGM4LMUy9NcFV8dU0bGJcCFPNukGgOGz_vxQNQ3zM45TbQq0JRYC9IOo0fv8EZijzTmHXJb8j4TwrXxETxA_BnVzErqbpQ1dh_25OyJTiW7RsPKODtxNLIpKmHY-Qp992AdTVa0A/s5184/IMG_2266.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MEcth41NDIOhpJf1B6a945_qGCXZ68fX6osGe_rvmMZ6NwFjy0JGM4LMUy9NcFV8dU0bGJcCFPNukGgOGz_vxQNQ3zM45TbQq0JRYC9IOo0fv8EZijzTmHXJb8j4TwrXxETxA_BnVzErqbpQ1dh_25OyJTiW7RsPKODtxNLIpKmHY-Qp992AdTVa0A/w400-h300/IMG_2266.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
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If you do arrive here during pupping season from April through June, this is
the best spot for observing the moms and their pups.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25CLgW46lg2hYxQkUVEv_3U3XOpcfszZMRyaiG1WGgY-2mzC-SosbQfFPEwlTuCvXrezljeKgcLz721oyCcTL4RuPhoOyw26g0vl1l590hDYPDOVgpZXsNbDMXyZ-TKaM-waScWDImclgpBtw6FpowwGvNPk0cOxyXolVZGDQewOGjDmGbM5PtjdDDQ/s1200/harborseal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="1200" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25CLgW46lg2hYxQkUVEv_3U3XOpcfszZMRyaiG1WGgY-2mzC-SosbQfFPEwlTuCvXrezljeKgcLz721oyCcTL4RuPhoOyw26g0vl1l590hDYPDOVgpZXsNbDMXyZ-TKaM-waScWDImclgpBtw6FpowwGvNPk0cOxyXolVZGDQewOGjDmGbM5PtjdDDQ/w400-h299/harborseal.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Harbor Seals (<a href="https://montereybay.noaa.gov/visitor/access/sealssealionsotters.html" target="_blank">Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary </a>- photo by Dan Linehan) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Harbor seals </span><span style="font-family: arial;">are one of
the most common marine mammals here in Monterey Bay. They have spotted coats in
a variety of shades ranging from silvery-gray to dark brown. They are smaller
than the California sea lions you saw at Bird Rock. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnAb4wiedrab_3IQ_VTz72zkYF7jGw2oWt-QFN9BGSDYJiALHq4NO8ZqcSPFYIlWZg2f0C1zggGxfLO2L9-DaropP-KsbgN6Mr7PVSrA6ijj8tFTEY-XB_sw4IPgQjlHamHLs3ZVpcOHPQj7bWnXcGucSjpyNbUJYl2GFXT3MqIV0khWbAVSOMnZYCA/s4861/IMG_2259.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2943" data-original-width="4861" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnAb4wiedrab_3IQ_VTz72zkYF7jGw2oWt-QFN9BGSDYJiALHq4NO8ZqcSPFYIlWZg2f0C1zggGxfLO2L9-DaropP-KsbgN6Mr7PVSrA6ijj8tFTEY-XB_sw4IPgQjlHamHLs3ZVpcOHPQj7bWnXcGucSjpyNbUJYl2GFXT3MqIV0khWbAVSOMnZYCA/w400-h243/IMG_2259.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Cove at Fanshell Beach </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">You might notice harbor seal pups all alone on the beach. They have not been
abandoned, their moms are out in the ocean foraging for food to sustain them
while nursing. Within three to four weeks of birth, the harbor seal pups are weaned
and are then left to fend for themselves. This is the most challenging time for
the new pup as they must learn to catch food for themselves, by going back and
forth to the sea. This enclosed cove gives them a pretty good chance of
survival. </span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
When you are finished taking in the view, exit and turn right back onto 17-Mile
Drive. You will be driving between holes of the </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Cypress Point Golf Course. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">This road is as far west at 17-Mile Drive will take us. It used to go out a bit farther around Cypress Point, but this is now the location of the par-3 No. 16 at Cypress Point. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbFN9Xn9J3hAMP7dWlEmI_XmcZxpWpOD3eMcaLhQ5SeYhunpZjz0Gbm6OvYR1E4bu4NhHeyJ7uzSTDUmRPzUOf5CO0cC8mJco4FRUnhAP_4chqDzfZINpjubp-1OyHRTSaE9M90t2uNfONev1g0e9ZHAY1m8lIFjIYCp3Wegn9tjTOsxSNYdHQwA1lg/s570/Cypress%20POint%20Golf%20Course.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="570" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbFN9Xn9J3hAMP7dWlEmI_XmcZxpWpOD3eMcaLhQ5SeYhunpZjz0Gbm6OvYR1E4bu4NhHeyJ7uzSTDUmRPzUOf5CO0cC8mJco4FRUnhAP_4chqDzfZINpjubp-1OyHRTSaE9M90t2uNfONev1g0e9ZHAY1m8lIFjIYCp3Wegn9tjTOsxSNYdHQwA1lg/w400-h278/Cypress%20POint%20Golf%20Course.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />ProVisualizer.com <a href="https://www.provisualizer.com/courses/cypresspoint.php" target="_blank">Cypress Point</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Yn512a4NHQUNEQRo3VJq0_BotB4ML5efC4Iu8RNV9nUBa5yBe760NuEUyoKGXTWO3ztjkxRJinznstdFNnXW8nBmMnr-oh3FPa3vie8VCRYUm4-sYKIGWRYFq26o6PdodTSGkQ_666ZZXnMqXscwET_MHWnUTlRWZfsp-za8ioAp3Z7aNKTIxwzBsw/s2075/IMG_2278%2015th%20cypress%20Point2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Yn512a4NHQUNEQRo3VJq0_BotB4ML5efC4Iu8RNV9nUBa5yBe760NuEUyoKGXTWO3ztjkxRJinznstdFNnXW8nBmMnr-oh3FPa3vie8VCRYUm4-sYKIGWRYFq26o6PdodTSGkQ_666ZZXnMqXscwET_MHWnUTlRWZfsp-za8ioAp3Z7aNKTIxwzBsw/w395-h400/IMG_2278%2015th%20cypress%20Point2048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Crosswalk leads to the last 4 holes on the Cypress Point course. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTv6b7uyp39sWp0Ec1GKriLtbklZyY9HFyG7xZy4ZHWDX4Q4mRkdlV_pr_MgwFCg4jrERus-CoPWKwol4joKaiBiKPiaIYUHIgnovdBOw7x_EEHULYaLzIqiAIGn4fqjPpFJcU7k8mvX0sOiUMMK79I2BnmvTHD8_0C_OAnH-5MspN1aYYuwyIYjqMKw/s5184/IMG_2280.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTv6b7uyp39sWp0Ec1GKriLtbklZyY9HFyG7xZy4ZHWDX4Q4mRkdlV_pr_MgwFCg4jrERus-CoPWKwol4joKaiBiKPiaIYUHIgnovdBOw7x_EEHULYaLzIqiAIGn4fqjPpFJcU7k8mvX0sOiUMMK79I2BnmvTHD8_0C_OAnH-5MspN1aYYuwyIYjqMKw/w400-h300/IMG_2280.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As you come around the point, the crosswalk ahead is for golfers on their way to one of the most famous holes on the course, sitting on the edge of the jagged Pacific coastline, the #15, a par-3, is only 143 yards. A short shot over a cove onto the green, puts you near the hole which is surrounded by 6 bunkers. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The following two photos by JoAnne Dost are available at <a href="https://www.gallerysur.com/collections/44379" target="_blank">Gallery Sur</a> on 6th Avenue in Carmel-by-the-Sea. We visit Gallery Sur on our VoiceMap <a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/monterey-peninsula/carmel-by-the-sea-s-bohemian-art-scene-a-guide-to-18-galleries-and-studios" target="_blank">Carmel-by-the-Sea's Bohemian Art Scene</a> walking tour. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO_5SzdP4kDrKS5yeqbl6z_fvz13556OPOVUFesYFO6rXb-FndRByOiGO_WMQKfcSC6fGXtjuDTqVdU156Ho0T8VmOcUltX0MgorxcDClTur9HE25IepLV1FuTU_Vz6k-db-OmctBTJ_ubSPVnN4vPW2F9VUbJ65UtwhIdAe8rR-g841ZJ_DpJGmM7Q/s1024/Gallery%20Sur%203015_814507xl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1024" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO_5SzdP4kDrKS5yeqbl6z_fvz13556OPOVUFesYFO6rXb-FndRByOiGO_WMQKfcSC6fGXtjuDTqVdU156Ho0T8VmOcUltX0MgorxcDClTur9HE25IepLV1FuTU_Vz6k-db-OmctBTJ_ubSPVnN4vPW2F9VUbJ65UtwhIdAe8rR-g841ZJ_DpJGmM7Q/w400-h314/Gallery%20Sur%203015_814507xl.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Cypress Point 15th Hole (Photo by <span style="text-align: left;">by JoAnne Dost)</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_F0KEriO9E4LR_vqLhOtHLwQ2pZrvgaQh20tSlHibH72JQeekPeHSZpBMAfRPtflqJSYkLyr74NAJIZRTW0OL2KPYNdsTgjn1Ed7lzknn7vsRiqJuFBC1Z--l-g36wXjJwOeojtqOaB0f-2B5tP_JHUl7JXQ9KgeNQxRtUFQ8-bUEa5cI4A6J09vIA/s800/Gallery%20Sur%203015_814506xl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="800" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_F0KEriO9E4LR_vqLhOtHLwQ2pZrvgaQh20tSlHibH72JQeekPeHSZpBMAfRPtflqJSYkLyr74NAJIZRTW0OL2KPYNdsTgjn1Ed7lzknn7vsRiqJuFBC1Z--l-g36wXjJwOeojtqOaB0f-2B5tP_JHUl7JXQ9KgeNQxRtUFQ8-bUEa5cI4A6J09vIA/w400-h334/Gallery%20Sur%203015_814506xl.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Cypress Point Holes 15, 16 and 17 (Photo by <span style="text-align: left;">by JoAnne Dost)</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue driving and up ahead watch for the tall hedge on your right. This hedge actually hides the tee shot for hole #1 at Cypress Point. Players drive their ball over the 17-Mile Drive to the hole 417 yards away. Just past the hedge you will get a glimpse of the club house to this private club. The driveway is also marked private. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-izCC0IgNU9OzlS2l8pPXwHZ9ErMaXICre-g6t2NR8FXJgpERIs6LsTH5ZfngZ102fz5Qc2bXhFtjwBMXJ6MiDtu9r0Cg0xBTxDiFsjZatOcDfNmSz5V3BX-Zeh-R_S4tJyvC97gQtem_NQV02PoeVFC-Yuvvkg9d4VaVmpmk2jvsA2RWNwT8w_OSOA/s4020/IMG_2289%20Hole%201%20Cypress%20POint%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2789" data-original-width="4020" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-izCC0IgNU9OzlS2l8pPXwHZ9ErMaXICre-g6t2NR8FXJgpERIs6LsTH5ZfngZ102fz5Qc2bXhFtjwBMXJ6MiDtu9r0Cg0xBTxDiFsjZatOcDfNmSz5V3BX-Zeh-R_S4tJyvC97gQtem_NQV02PoeVFC-Yuvvkg9d4VaVmpmk2jvsA2RWNwT8w_OSOA/w400-h278/IMG_2289%20Hole%201%20Cypress%20POint%20.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Hedge Covering Hole #1 tee Cypress Point </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Designed in 1928 by
Alister Mackenzie, the front nine meander through the coastal dunes into the
Del Monte forest then the back nine reemerges to the rocky coastline for some visually
stunning finishing holes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When asked about the
design of Cypress Point in 1932 Alister Mackenzie responded, “<i>I do not expect
anyone will ever have the opportunity of constructing another course like Cypress
Point as I do not suppose anywhere in the world is there such a glorious
combination of rocky coast, sandy dunes, pine woods, and cypress trees</i>.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cypress Point is
probably one of the most exclusive golf courses in the world, as it is virtually
impossible to play a round here unless you are invited by a member. I had the opportunity to watch the pros
play here during the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am until 1990 when Cypress Point was removed from tournament rotation. If you want to see every hole on this
course by drone, take at the look at the <a href="https://www.golfdigest.com/story/cypress-point-like-youve-never-seen-it-exclusive-drone-footage-of-all-18-holes">video
imbedded</a> in this article from Golf Digest, December 2021.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8U5vdWG9MUc3MmEpdFlWl3SL7DqtWt9qH6e_w63_W61sf3RdoAbc6pPbTo1Nz6SPtURgPmqpnDXZLYWM8Cs5q_iehbrVtHqna9p0sClxNuU1JICm_DjZUmFnPyPMhasmJqK2qGlMRJC_zTPwq067yhOACMSKVsX0bnPyRpqg2rNbuNcutbRguRpkm-A/s2075/IMG_2302%20Right%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8U5vdWG9MUc3MmEpdFlWl3SL7DqtWt9qH6e_w63_W61sf3RdoAbc6pPbTo1Nz6SPtURgPmqpnDXZLYWM8Cs5q_iehbrVtHqna9p0sClxNuU1JICm_DjZUmFnPyPMhasmJqK2qGlMRJC_zTPwq067yhOACMSKVsX0bnPyRpqg2rNbuNcutbRguRpkm-A/w395-h400/IMG_2302%20Right%202048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Just past the hedge you will see arrows in the road pointing right. Follow the road to the right to stay on the 17-Mile Drive. Continue through the majestic grove of Monterey cypress. These cypress trees are found naturally in only in two places. Here in Del Monte Forest and just south of Carmel in Point Lobos State Reserve. </span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">If you are interested in touring Point Lobos,<a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/monterey-peninsula/california-coast-driving-tour-from-carmel-by-the-sea-to-big-sur" target="_blank"> Our California Coast Driving Tour from Carmel and Point Lobos to Big Sur</a> is a great option.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These trees can live up to 300 years. Their gnarled shapes sculpted by the wind have been planted widely elsewhere, but they prefer the harsh conditions along this coast, especially the cool moist summers, and sea fog. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQp0VDcMEvZv--Hys-ce1TXWz_yKo8TzsEc22VIul4SI6WISS1GQN62vH-SeWihBgbliGQ8D-RdvxGgbOw8SR9hDpqOdkBJmHuYXX4Uo_W33gIYqB7VGRmuHHZ-JuFi8PX1Cel--DdFqJ_uEgXPeKSy2E_yfPHFajXRytySzXBSyn_S65wGGjIO7OLg/s4260/IMG_2315.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3373" data-original-width="4260" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQp0VDcMEvZv--Hys-ce1TXWz_yKo8TzsEc22VIul4SI6WISS1GQN62vH-SeWihBgbliGQ8D-RdvxGgbOw8SR9hDpqOdkBJmHuYXX4Uo_W33gIYqB7VGRmuHHZ-JuFi8PX1Cel--DdFqJ_uEgXPeKSy2E_yfPHFajXRytySzXBSyn_S65wGGjIO7OLg/w400-h316/IMG_2315.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br />
Continue slowly. Watch for a sign on
your right pointing right to Cypress Point Lookout. Then continue through a wooden
gate into a parking area. Cypress Point Lookout is stop 10 on your Pebble
Beach map. </span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmImaodnEDWzhtg_uGfhnzcRp16gy34B-lloj6qv60L5xLBU_64mqq8y8afnh0uZStAHCBl7cQdrFe7cLhO-4QGUBvqo5ILJ3HHOc5JUg40g-QSDD4PfVK3bhbzi2lg01MatoBFw2TWPTfAzULZqgt6zKostc9vl8SokdwnrN5QSOm13LP2vx565qZQ/s5184/IMG_2322.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmImaodnEDWzhtg_uGfhnzcRp16gy34B-lloj6qv60L5xLBU_64mqq8y8afnh0uZStAHCBl7cQdrFe7cLhO-4QGUBvqo5ILJ3HHOc5JUg40g-QSDD4PfVK3bhbzi2lg01MatoBFw2TWPTfAzULZqgt6zKostc9vl8SokdwnrN5QSOm13LP2vx565qZQ/s320/IMG_2322.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Take some time to enjoy the views up the coast here, they are spectacular. <br />Unfortunately views of Cypress Point Golf Course have been blocked off. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uq3w997IAVxOv28O9Bl-GAZA2rx7y7WJIu06TTp-hd3daa5kSpjmVwy2ZqqGjPISzsaiE0KvFzQfJq5akNY6mj-P3Vw2G-MSe-M6S5Bb7h1D3qV9d-u8jXO2HH7zOQwjW_FZpdx8yDX4ojXmS2OObVfBGDr1b3eU9ght5Lg8cPkVnpECEu767az7Jg/s2075/IMG_2327%20Cypress%20Point%20Lookout%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uq3w997IAVxOv28O9Bl-GAZA2rx7y7WJIu06TTp-hd3daa5kSpjmVwy2ZqqGjPISzsaiE0KvFzQfJq5akNY6mj-P3Vw2G-MSe-M6S5Bb7h1D3qV9d-u8jXO2HH7zOQwjW_FZpdx8yDX4ojXmS2OObVfBGDr1b3eU9ght5Lg8cPkVnpECEu767az7Jg/s320/IMG_2327%20Cypress%20Point%20Lookout%202048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
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When you are ready, exit the parking lot. Follow the road to the right to
return to the 17-Mile Drive. We are on our way to Crocker Grove, a 13 acre nature preserve. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRwmKPHtIgYPDNxIPtGwE_ottCOn6L5szwR1VniYK1kHarj_YzInWk9dWzU44XUJVzgzD1JyiiCEpZw3xVpGXKS2yj7_df9HVUA1bJ-gNX1KMfKfkklgc3AstNHVHCLSGjnhlVBelZjQQSDKJEO9c_xfqwpFVi0jS1xbxddQfC6WXiUwEWOUqtWXlaQ/s5184/IMG_2350.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRwmKPHtIgYPDNxIPtGwE_ottCOn6L5szwR1VniYK1kHarj_YzInWk9dWzU44XUJVzgzD1JyiiCEpZw3xVpGXKS2yj7_df9HVUA1bJ-gNX1KMfKfkklgc3AstNHVHCLSGjnhlVBelZjQQSDKJEO9c_xfqwpFVi0jS1xbxddQfC6WXiUwEWOUqtWXlaQ/w400-h300/IMG_2350.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
Ahead on your left is the parking area for Crocker Grove. Pull off into the parking area and stop for a moment. Crocker Grove is number 11 on the Pebble Beach map.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTnzxXlFjyIl5hHCndtFCgJ2oGL2yoURx0SO5EZalctiV15ww8MyVCQSVvtLtd7jFLkUaHR_rRcYMQ5wrNTtBpFjrAicrAP6skXrfJgjui2dCn25hCOd7R50KcFs9FL80iTYnlj3vJ7PCPNL8YoaFRRmz7ByNwVs_QHAxrlEsaLaUMciZq_RqaADafQ/s5184/IMG_2346%20Croker%20Grove.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTnzxXlFjyIl5hHCndtFCgJ2oGL2yoURx0SO5EZalctiV15ww8MyVCQSVvtLtd7jFLkUaHR_rRcYMQ5wrNTtBpFjrAicrAP6skXrfJgjui2dCn25hCOd7R50KcFs9FL80iTYnlj3vJ7PCPNL8YoaFRRmz7ByNwVs_QHAxrlEsaLaUMciZq_RqaADafQ/w400-h300/IMG_2346%20Croker%20Grove.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In this natural preserve you will find the largest Monterey cypress trees in existence. They are also the oldest, with some nearly 300 years old. This grove gets its name from Charles Crocker, the railroad baron who, as I stated before, was responsible for building the Hotel Del Monte as well as the original 17-Mile Drive in 1881. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1eAucASwpCT7SPPqMcCOicwpt-aKkpkr0UyOP-bTLwa1hz9NILCB22mRLmkeqKde8QCnnRqLHVkpIYfCAYe3nU_q88mtgTgqFRRJr3hj8HCx7XLM1izmWunoXiNcRfp_DVFfQQ6mXyUbfHkLu6U-t1V8n9UwyNjT5KXrbGnPohax2282pBLfZOampw/s2075/IMG_2351%20Crocker%20Grove%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1eAucASwpCT7SPPqMcCOicwpt-aKkpkr0UyOP-bTLwa1hz9NILCB22mRLmkeqKde8QCnnRqLHVkpIYfCAYe3nU_q88mtgTgqFRRJr3hj8HCx7XLM1izmWunoXiNcRfp_DVFfQQ6mXyUbfHkLu6U-t1V8n9UwyNjT5KXrbGnPohax2282pBLfZOampw/s320/IMG_2351%20Crocker%20Grove%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdt4ZBg1NEfx6EzzXncn7oZJQH376ey6qq74guKv1CoYJKPPUMWDPLnNUJ0-JeNKslq5cwHWx0EnJh-Gcn1wcWdmPs7AJvGImb5t2Utzu3sB4A3QNwE7TWY-sT9naI-tmJJ2cGF0oPfwBY5ifT6PaWtrl2gODGTpvGxocJAF_6mkOXlRooj3oOlqh1Q/s5184/IMG_2349.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdt4ZBg1NEfx6EzzXncn7oZJQH376ey6qq74guKv1CoYJKPPUMWDPLnNUJ0-JeNKslq5cwHWx0EnJh-Gcn1wcWdmPs7AJvGImb5t2Utzu3sB4A3QNwE7TWY-sT9naI-tmJJ2cGF0oPfwBY5ifT6PaWtrl2gODGTpvGxocJAF_6mkOXlRooj3oOlqh1Q/s320/IMG_2349.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
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Once you are ready to continue, carefully pull back out onto the highway and
continue in the direction you were previously headed. Our next stop is in less
than one mile, the iconic Lone Cypress.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIpuRec0wo-JiQySqJYaU7D4VrSith-tFpzh13Qkt3Q8b3cC3CU-JEO0Z4Cu4oN6MB4Cx78sLntcpD-Fo145hXZLe4cGfeB3tfDin0SqE7j7mDlrrwKanHNvl0Xthgp0P2EjBOsTlehmU4vvbDqYwnOdOv2gSnVV7-11YhQlO1zn0Mf7fV5k2h4mZRA/s396/17_mile_drive_cypress.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="396" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIpuRec0wo-JiQySqJYaU7D4VrSith-tFpzh13Qkt3Q8b3cC3CU-JEO0Z4Cu4oN6MB4Cx78sLntcpD-Fo145hXZLe4cGfeB3tfDin0SqE7j7mDlrrwKanHNvl0Xthgp0P2EjBOsTlehmU4vvbDqYwnOdOv2gSnVV7-11YhQlO1zn0Mf7fV5k2h4mZRA/s320/17_mile_drive_cypress.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />The Lone Cypress (2005) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Cypress" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
<br />Possibly the most recognized stop on this driving tour, and certainly the most
photographed, the Lone Cypress has survived on this rocky perch for more than
250 years. Though it has had a bit of help. In 1941 a retaining wall was
constructed around its base. In 1948 cables were installed to ensure its
upright position. In 1969, the tree was
fenced off to the public in order to protect its roots. In 1984, an unknown
arsonist attempted to set fire to the tree. The tree survived with minor fire
scarring. And in 2019 a wind storm took off one of its limbs. So it looks a bit
different than it did in the past, though it is no less impressive. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKUgDphaWgZt-VmnnwjXW3nZEuaDfXtit3hoaooh7EPL7xsLzxEPJv5o_yZtgjhCreQT8Y9DbazFRDYU5vBC_vv8alLE_w29_eYtsiT5CVYgqfWYXp_vGxyt6be0o6HppK3WjxAZyBZYIQOrqoexIIM-pOh7saQF--fdofqVcer1_N22T0XbwMU5n0g/s3880/IMG_2368%20Lone%20Cypress%20Parking%20.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3879" data-original-width="3880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKUgDphaWgZt-VmnnwjXW3nZEuaDfXtit3hoaooh7EPL7xsLzxEPJv5o_yZtgjhCreQT8Y9DbazFRDYU5vBC_vv8alLE_w29_eYtsiT5CVYgqfWYXp_vGxyt6be0o6HppK3WjxAZyBZYIQOrqoexIIM-pOh7saQF--fdofqVcer1_N22T0XbwMU5n0g/s320/IMG_2368%20Lone%20Cypress%20Parking%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Slow and pull into the parking area on your right for the Lone Cypress. The Lone Cypress is stop 12 on the Pebble Beach map. If you are interested, there is a set of stairs at this stop that will take you down closer to the tree. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGuxGxIhauo7Z-hFofsK8bkeG0YyUV4jMW4fkX8Uu7aqOWd14O6dzrXRpjKM14wGX0nfcgdjwkmCpxTMMEXFUd9_AlPIk6FP3tiNC-Pd_DsPYTbkK7YmrPDw34jYy_uYCStZEdpOELenexFZiBBQTjXXq-o-9W0LDjtCK6Lug2U84PJRUbWhu_ezUDg/s5184/IMG_2391.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGuxGxIhauo7Z-hFofsK8bkeG0YyUV4jMW4fkX8Uu7aqOWd14O6dzrXRpjKM14wGX0nfcgdjwkmCpxTMMEXFUd9_AlPIk6FP3tiNC-Pd_DsPYTbkK7YmrPDw34jYy_uYCStZEdpOELenexFZiBBQTjXXq-o-9W0LDjtCK6Lug2U84PJRUbWhu_ezUDg/s320/IMG_2391.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpDOdbhWmAPjGN4_vV871AjL5UwIkm0-EUEX-IUWrY-mvaicGDbAxitCHiH-98Yw_NsmVJeSc2J34cYhz3IwlSix46k-SI3q9k9YX4X5w_-GcoYYsoPIibL0xNcxV354CE_dlh9svnsNw317E46XQxgjs0PDGOZjQg8IBOMrXBc7TWC9k6r8FnWpwxg/s3909/IMG_2373%20Lone%20Cypress.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3384" data-original-width="3909" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpDOdbhWmAPjGN4_vV871AjL5UwIkm0-EUEX-IUWrY-mvaicGDbAxitCHiH-98Yw_NsmVJeSc2J34cYhz3IwlSix46k-SI3q9k9YX4X5w_-GcoYYsoPIibL0xNcxV354CE_dlh9svnsNw317E46XQxgjs0PDGOZjQg8IBOMrXBc7TWC9k6r8FnWpwxg/s320/IMG_2373%20Lone%20Cypress.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lwYzngpSzcq8FSxZG7oljhBgtWDeYB224tma0FOsjUcmFFEvz0E2htZNfapPywmSw0gS7rAOeaM8KLCaCOP2IcDtqZxeXVfHMbB6VdNRCrtfnGU-WG3DkNXQvo5sMC8JKmbKo4jt-3GVz9hLz2kW2qT5F5X0Vj2XqTV5nmjVSywn2QrEv7bG_P9NUw/s5184/IMG_2385.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lwYzngpSzcq8FSxZG7oljhBgtWDeYB224tma0FOsjUcmFFEvz0E2htZNfapPywmSw0gS7rAOeaM8KLCaCOP2IcDtqZxeXVfHMbB6VdNRCrtfnGU-WG3DkNXQvo5sMC8JKmbKo4jt-3GVz9hLz2kW2qT5F5X0Vj2XqTV5nmjVSywn2QrEv7bG_P9NUw/s320/IMG_2385.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBsrqMdbuiulaLJQcjySrZe605zKdHnrNf7rITT8sp5ZM8SugFkx7mky_UBgnTrHnSw7ScXFz6lz-LLtDvEXf0-3pHW62taOQnOPtyRfj_3qdZn1HvKFulHa1UfkszEA1J_MR5BuoDhMPnMNYjAevx64z9ALJ_L_9AL9dpJUx_sKyBtKGgSHuFuBpnw/s2075/IMG_2390%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBsrqMdbuiulaLJQcjySrZe605zKdHnrNf7rITT8sp5ZM8SugFkx7mky_UBgnTrHnSw7ScXFz6lz-LLtDvEXf0-3pHW62taOQnOPtyRfj_3qdZn1HvKFulHa1UfkszEA1J_MR5BuoDhMPnMNYjAevx64z9ALJ_L_9AL9dpJUx_sKyBtKGgSHuFuBpnw/s320/IMG_2390%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div></span></div></span><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue along the 17-Mile Drive. Over the course of the next 1/2 mile if you look off to your right you will get a glimpse of a few homes that were built on the edge of the cliff overlooking the ocean. Two of these were built in 1925. I will point them out. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTC42akyjxAAJRO7yjqkUqVxvTrCFzV3E5FwD6z36I1xFjdRLf-aZcIoaSTTXKKYH8059Po0-VQ14sHQzOHwu_NcN9UThClzttaTDham5sgh6t1AVblSKoxhnjaevBe5cdJ87LbWAmzXpea7INKe8mr12_q3dwFUosRQDWyaLYSd0WnoCg9AGcn66v5A/s675/Tobin%20Clark%20house%20being%20built.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="675" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTC42akyjxAAJRO7yjqkUqVxvTrCFzV3E5FwD6z36I1xFjdRLf-aZcIoaSTTXKKYH8059Po0-VQ14sHQzOHwu_NcN9UThClzttaTDham5sgh6t1AVblSKoxhnjaevBe5cdJ87LbWAmzXpea7INKe8mr12_q3dwFUosRQDWyaLYSd0WnoCg9AGcn66v5A/w400-h263/Tobin%20Clark%20house%20being%20built.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tobin Clark (Villa Felice) house under construction <br />(Monterey County Planning Department Collections)</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As you drive along this section, watch for the stone wall, this is 3252 17-Mile Drive. Over this wall you may get a glimpse of the Mediterranean Revival-style Villa Felice. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4AFKp3y0ow3QE18zkSgbijTybaV85SZho3CGLITMNcEqX37VjKyuF0VFcXxjYUrdNJM2XveCgC2JBG3iZ_HXOc1eoOWcDgLIRAGPHc8VCU38x5ZcstWp5u3SwL1gAj4GZJ4xy_cMp509adCg6euSoTr7ue5bZ0mJ8-CH4pDWoTwkXwHFF2ZabYXYKg/s5184/IMG_2413.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4AFKp3y0ow3QE18zkSgbijTybaV85SZho3CGLITMNcEqX37VjKyuF0VFcXxjYUrdNJM2XveCgC2JBG3iZ_HXOc1eoOWcDgLIRAGPHc8VCU38x5ZcstWp5u3SwL1gAj4GZJ4xy_cMp509adCg6euSoTr7ue5bZ0mJ8-CH4pDWoTwkXwHFF2ZabYXYKg/w300-h400/IMG_2413.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was designed by San Francisco architect firm Bakewell and Brown and built in 1925 for Celia Tobin (1875-1965) and her first husband, copper king heir Charles Clark (1871-1931). Celia's father was a San Francisco financier and founder of the Hibernia Bank. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kTxW_0ax6g_52L0lwqyI07B5FISaSf4aBgR0KPqQuVcxNCKipiDOnXplMD20Izfy6xWTAOUb7U5tqp0b07zs8QRTDwRhrtpFwpOWrpFho4olkrWomCHYsyBU4mNn8b0_b2u9tckNC3fIHGt6gzUf6cZARgRFFsqZ2RGEQOakbQ3npkIXfhRAnwaYvw/s466/Celia%20Tobin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kTxW_0ax6g_52L0lwqyI07B5FISaSf4aBgR0KPqQuVcxNCKipiDOnXplMD20Izfy6xWTAOUb7U5tqp0b07zs8QRTDwRhrtpFwpOWrpFho4olkrWomCHYsyBU4mNn8b0_b2u9tckNC3fIHGt6gzUf6cZARgRFFsqZ2RGEQOakbQ3npkIXfhRAnwaYvw/s320/Celia%20Tobin.jpg" width="172" /></a><br /><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12556719/celia-clark" target="_blank">Celia Tobin Clark</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikquWWJubo_51lwau5_RQuj-T5YSE15qFgGkMUmZj38c9dREeOFtTfSysjihHy8t11YtofOdHCPt6UhNUwTDrsBd7sKLG92ni68KH9HLWNzNAzAEsgKpfpzRTGRlxXvxsoJSRPvGPvms88Hk6kc8eoO-P2qY-vonJ6EyzLZlkAUTj7bqk-hf4eD0RwBA/s5184/IMG_2417.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikquWWJubo_51lwau5_RQuj-T5YSE15qFgGkMUmZj38c9dREeOFtTfSysjihHy8t11YtofOdHCPt6UhNUwTDrsBd7sKLG92ni68KH9HLWNzNAzAEsgKpfpzRTGRlxXvxsoJSRPvGPvms88Hk6kc8eoO-P2qY-vonJ6EyzLZlkAUTj7bqk-hf4eD0RwBA/s320/IMG_2417.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This home is currently (2022) undergoing renovations with a design by <a href="http://idg-inc.net/home/attachment/image-2/" target="_blank">Jun A. Sillano</a> and construction by Harvest Construction. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuCh0nqXgNXxhBCtRsCZYgAnoTb-kuhmp869CWxAfDrk9T_gFff-XfwyEejiarlKtwAGyXiRDUyazL_Ac8pyifwv2WT9LYwkor5QawIDO7-wafTWzb2ax7H2bfXzhTU-6gPFsWUgCAQdnto2eGjICgBHhlomPbVRSWWbgZpBVgeFPuE18aY9Ko350ww/s5184/IMG_2414.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuCh0nqXgNXxhBCtRsCZYgAnoTb-kuhmp869CWxAfDrk9T_gFff-XfwyEejiarlKtwAGyXiRDUyazL_Ac8pyifwv2WT9LYwkor5QawIDO7-wafTWzb2ax7H2bfXzhTU-6gPFsWUgCAQdnto2eGjICgBHhlomPbVRSWWbgZpBVgeFPuE18aY9Ko350ww/s320/IMG_2414.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLOqhfMmeHCNJobJE422b6ZrdmQS4s6oVCvo1bQmgDS-B-Y9J-0I2410VXsb5hvrLoTH8l03PzVPFXpIfb2m_lILsdXWYvxxUKgrmUjofFGRgnGkm_GTHnrCMYJt6yIVhKQkOtVepNJbEZHvQ_SMM_J3E-4qm-s8KoC3ac2Dr3kEvEHrdTaZLdTBEtg/s3264/IMG_2415%20Villa%20Felice.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2770" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLOqhfMmeHCNJobJE422b6ZrdmQS4s6oVCvo1bQmgDS-B-Y9J-0I2410VXsb5hvrLoTH8l03PzVPFXpIfb2m_lILsdXWYvxxUKgrmUjofFGRgnGkm_GTHnrCMYJt6yIVhKQkOtVepNJbEZHvQ_SMM_J3E-4qm-s8KoC3ac2Dr3kEvEHrdTaZLdTBEtg/s320/IMG_2415%20Villa%20Felice.jpg" width="272" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Next door is Villa Eden Del Mar. This Spanish Eclectic-style homes was also built in 1925. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZHajHRKyrqR_dIXxu7jEnUBjSk1Cn_v4aAP2ckFLujuLnfwZ7avwAse6D_U4kT3nwh--bfA8wcny4sgXwr4v2X93ZdRCPzvofGGc88KCRt6ZOUeNo072RtYuEzKTLYAr9TFfBAqZt_SsshHe-P7IUE4d-i1q5YthV6Nb_7CWvaZK-MNCGJKl7pmK0w/s4059/IMG_2431%203256%20Villa%20Eden.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2965" data-original-width="4059" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZHajHRKyrqR_dIXxu7jEnUBjSk1Cn_v4aAP2ckFLujuLnfwZ7avwAse6D_U4kT3nwh--bfA8wcny4sgXwr4v2X93ZdRCPzvofGGc88KCRt6ZOUeNo072RtYuEzKTLYAr9TFfBAqZt_SsshHe-P7IUE4d-i1q5YthV6Nb_7CWvaZK-MNCGJKl7pmK0w/w400-h293/IMG_2431%203256%20Villa%20Eden.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBn_Ldy7aDvoT87t7y34AMi4xSBi9JayubHUabI4MoPvfJDdM89VwP13iNtfeYEXVcO2x8sxxpjeRdxQEBYmYyxBvt7sXYHClTJBEQwPeL7CUuTYtR-tzTUXstOM_Br7Vo7qISj3aex-kgTUm98HRIttC8x3-6esSN2wX9inv1fEVmOfh1FUf-KiiEDQ/s5184/IMG_2432.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBn_Ldy7aDvoT87t7y34AMi4xSBi9JayubHUabI4MoPvfJDdM89VwP13iNtfeYEXVcO2x8sxxpjeRdxQEBYmYyxBvt7sXYHClTJBEQwPeL7CUuTYtR-tzTUXstOM_Br7Vo7qISj3aex-kgTUm98HRIttC8x3-6esSN2wX9inv1fEVmOfh1FUf-KiiEDQ/w400-h300/IMG_2432.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozqB-81oSNpt4CP_5z7H4NzbTuXXOqRiSzwbkVbtld_J4DzCobJ8ib2UR8yaWseLaCaOE8SNCp-FGymSV-lKjcJhq2B2KtuRdLblcDu0R00tEJzVJxWmy9ACjl3wWcJIy8Jp2kumydSisNfNRpdDl7IDxHQu-XDjXBNmiEg60ABVk0x4o3IxmdVicag/s5184/IMG_2435.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozqB-81oSNpt4CP_5z7H4NzbTuXXOqRiSzwbkVbtld_J4DzCobJ8ib2UR8yaWseLaCaOE8SNCp-FGymSV-lKjcJhq2B2KtuRdLblcDu0R00tEJzVJxWmy9ACjl3wWcJIy8Jp2kumydSisNfNRpdDl7IDxHQu-XDjXBNmiEg60ABVk0x4o3IxmdVicag/w300-h400/IMG_2435.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Behind the white stucco wall Villa Eden Del Mar is easily visible from the road. This white stucco Spanish eclectic-style home with tile roof was designed by architect George Washington Smith. It was a gift from gold mining entrepreneur William Bowers Bourn II to his daughter Maud Bowers Bourn and son-in-law Arthur Rose Vincent. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As you continue driving, stay to the right. When the road forks veer right to stay on 17-Mile Drive. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IhXQqDw9udoUSXrHIV7zLHvsdCQZ-Z0E2FvvVghFoTKAWKYIcqkEEL_Y-oEz1R_PxuKauJUEtWowoCQGKO6C9uC3yKLNqIiAt9tR8xN9WwEckiiaNWIvhwyYt_7yAL3g060i05K8v7JQLxPTguW2byw-ybDldd9I-vA3AZy0XcYVcH5L7BHTESJ-bQ/s3893/IMG_2451Crocker%20Irwin%20Mansion%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3893" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IhXQqDw9udoUSXrHIV7zLHvsdCQZ-Z0E2FvvVghFoTKAWKYIcqkEEL_Y-oEz1R_PxuKauJUEtWowoCQGKO6C9uC3yKLNqIiAt9tR8xN9WwEckiiaNWIvhwyYt_7yAL3g060i05K8v7JQLxPTguW2byw-ybDldd9I-vA3AZy0XcYVcH5L7BHTESJ-bQ/s320/IMG_2451Crocker%20Irwin%20Mansion%20.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Gate for Crocker-Irwin Mansion</span></div><p></p></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Right before you get to the next stop, Ghost Tree, you will pass a stone wall with a wooden gate. This is 3283 17-Mile Drive and the location of the historic Crocker-Irwin Mansion. Designed by Santa Barbara architect George Washington Smith and completed in 1929, this Byzantine-style home was built for Helene Irwin (1887-1966). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This home is also commonly called the Crocker Mansion, yet no Crocker actually ever lived in the home. Let me explain. Helene Irwin was the daughter of William G. Irwin (1843-1914) who made his fortune in sugar. In fact at one time William owned the entire island of Lanai. In 1909 he sold his empire in Hawaii and moved the family to San Francisco. It was here that Helene met Charles Templeton Crocker (1884-1948). Templeton was the eldest son of Charles Frederick Crocker (1854-1897) and grandson of, you guessed it, Charles Crocker (1822-1888). Templeton also happened to be a classmate of Samuel Morse at Yale in 1905, so there are a lot of Pebble Beach connections here. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Helene and Templeton married in 1911. Both had significant financial assets on their own. But it was Helene who purchased the lot </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">in 1923 for $20,000. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">With this new community being developed in Del Monte Forest for the rich and famous, Helene and Templeton wanted to be a part of it. They held a big party at the site of their new property just north of Pescadero Point in 1926 to lay the cornerstone. The couple then went back to their home in Hillsborough, while three dozen craftsmen labored on every detail of their palatial coastal estate. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNV3kApJpKVW2XlsJUPE0YZprEx1lTV7YL7eJARvCRysT1i25_KRFlaZ7T87MxjL4kFnbfHLVX3R_ZonS-9GTPOiFREFUAZ3TQIeT9MRvB7raXVdiD7L893asbdghoJYSyYyIVyfsOVBfPpIz31_XE1W9kQ8j9cfV1X768XkZX0Zv-N-sK8pXpTVYTxg/s353/Crocker%20Mansion%20A.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="328" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNV3kApJpKVW2XlsJUPE0YZprEx1lTV7YL7eJARvCRysT1i25_KRFlaZ7T87MxjL4kFnbfHLVX3R_ZonS-9GTPOiFREFUAZ3TQIeT9MRvB7raXVdiD7L893asbdghoJYSyYyIVyfsOVBfPpIz31_XE1W9kQ8j9cfV1X768XkZX0Zv-N-sK8pXpTVYTxg/w371-h400/Crocker%20Mansion%20A.png" width="371" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Crocker-Irwin Mansion (<a href="https://dmfpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dmf_origins6_crocker_mansion.pdf" target="_blank">Del Monte Forest New 2012</a>)<br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Helene and Templeton's romance waned and they divorced in 1928. Helene traveled to the east coast and met Paul I. Fagan (1893 - 1960). Paul was a successful import and export entrepreneur. Helene and Paul fell in love and married March 15, 1929. After the newlyweds returned to California, they purchased a home in Hillsborough and lived there while they waited for their Pebble Beach getaway to be finished later that year. The total price tag on Helene and Paul's castle in Pebble, $2.1 million. So you see no Crocker actually ever lived in the home when it was completed. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAth0xVv1dgrKITJuejOHZawElH4iISZIMKuwHowUasMIPnyaZJpfLchD3Z18QmSaPpUdO3PTqiSVd8h_bzvWFjWD5gUBLT_IicuKuysUK4_YOt1lvy0C87VNZsoJTy8LNYt8-psfu3lwUiIyY20EXrj5vOlpIZkKUzICRwOt1aBjPhyxU_ZnukNcDrg/s5184/IMG_2480.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAth0xVv1dgrKITJuejOHZawElH4iISZIMKuwHowUasMIPnyaZJpfLchD3Z18QmSaPpUdO3PTqiSVd8h_bzvWFjWD5gUBLT_IicuKuysUK4_YOt1lvy0C87VNZsoJTy8LNYt8-psfu3lwUiIyY20EXrj5vOlpIZkKUzICRwOt1aBjPhyxU_ZnukNcDrg/s320/IMG_2480.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6akeOIsVcTFla_YYQld4KvH0wcSGaFx4cCnfCoVcw9_fjo4dmAPrcreQb36Dfsy4HDIu5CYt5j5Nv6Ty56pMkCeho3t15e-SKAZtGTyWSk4O2WRWH22cJTDCFdJI1uLvReSmC_NA9_nOrPKZVNUhPQMfpOVBcwEVdRjfSIKtXswT8K0KQ0eCnR8Mbw/s5184/IMG_2457.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6akeOIsVcTFla_YYQld4KvH0wcSGaFx4cCnfCoVcw9_fjo4dmAPrcreQb36Dfsy4HDIu5CYt5j5Nv6Ty56pMkCeho3t15e-SKAZtGTyWSk4O2WRWH22cJTDCFdJI1uLvReSmC_NA9_nOrPKZVNUhPQMfpOVBcwEVdRjfSIKtXswT8K0KQ0eCnR8Mbw/s320/IMG_2457.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />Cypress "Ghost Tree"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Just after the gate to this mansion is the parking area for Ghost Tree at Pescadero Point. This will be stop 13 on your Pebble Beach map. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Pescadero Point, which was a frequent fishing location for the Ramsien Native American's, was named by the Spanish explorers Pescadero which means fishing place. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_xYU5B_d0Zvta6WrsaRwhICn6E0EWINFFkp18cV4MG3V7gAlvU18sa2gqRTNA5YUKH7j8kZXw2qYnX9HMmDoXxL2Dzpl1afPNBVu2B8g054XNaHsps_5h0auvJjZvF0K1QcIvQHnkB9nSfPmFpJjuCLyWiPpuxg-R92Y9YNF6dqgBUqJKzazp0rkAQ/s5184/IMG_2456.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_xYU5B_d0Zvta6WrsaRwhICn6E0EWINFFkp18cV4MG3V7gAlvU18sa2gqRTNA5YUKH7j8kZXw2qYnX9HMmDoXxL2Dzpl1afPNBVu2B8g054XNaHsps_5h0auvJjZvF0K1QcIvQHnkB9nSfPmFpJjuCLyWiPpuxg-R92Y9YNF6dqgBUqJKzazp0rkAQ/s320/IMG_2456.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Walk over to the Ghost Tree, the trunk has been bleached white from the wind. From this area you should be able to get a glimpse of the Crocker Irwin Mansion. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9ZjlJKwZIvIaxmVLaK77S5GKxDmd9d8dGIcSSMw6Kja9sh9jXtDNBRKQda8zYuCpiOH2f6XVQ8P6MG8ylLRmTyOgZSDGpsN4cksrFrbxl0nv76cxamY921JGN4YipXc2WYLZcAV9-gQ6ZNWIPJAPQJSxXdwe9hHOb5bcqhswzE_4bVTki6tO36oWhg/s5184/IMG_2462.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9ZjlJKwZIvIaxmVLaK77S5GKxDmd9d8dGIcSSMw6Kja9sh9jXtDNBRKQda8zYuCpiOH2f6XVQ8P6MG8ylLRmTyOgZSDGpsN4cksrFrbxl0nv76cxamY921JGN4YipXc2WYLZcAV9-gQ6ZNWIPJAPQJSxXdwe9hHOb5bcqhswzE_4bVTki6tO36oWhg/w400-h300/IMG_2462.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnHom2wsxNNtej1N24ncpojoAUGIIuWT6X40mf7YhsWa1ll7gKXDl2a4Cd6JR2BRnDScSa1NdsLjJQXmk412xEN5bfD1Pc2SaMfbRVOFmV88xqRBUngHSS3N6nbOOslAhiKhV2LqAlBLOxzWw8sSvbaU0UKZmHu39Q8bRjG1V2YEkZNRpJ4TQvo9kIg/s2075/IMG_2464%20Ghost%20Tree%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnHom2wsxNNtej1N24ncpojoAUGIIuWT6X40mf7YhsWa1ll7gKXDl2a4Cd6JR2BRnDScSa1NdsLjJQXmk412xEN5bfD1Pc2SaMfbRVOFmV88xqRBUngHSS3N6nbOOslAhiKhV2LqAlBLOxzWw8sSvbaU0UKZmHu39Q8bRjG1V2YEkZNRpJ4TQvo9kIg/w395-h400/IMG_2464%20Ghost%20Tree%202048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Walking back over to the over side of this stop, or Pescadero Point, look south to see views of Carmel Bay, Stillwater Cove, and Point Lobos. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAy1PwfnVz5mzC5FZUVBDBcwDQSDGbcqugRSuVDjbZ-He5BjWGSt-hO8bSshxzMKIwGyob72e7XAzkGDHoOmtEzD4YHdd67gR_oOzN_WX9nUkngrFBECkIhLpq7K6DM8bGUglcI6QkOXP3lq5byuaepcO_l3_aDWOE4xxXzF_C8BdHgOhLhT7QpJP0A/s5184/IMG_2476.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAy1PwfnVz5mzC5FZUVBDBcwDQSDGbcqugRSuVDjbZ-He5BjWGSt-hO8bSshxzMKIwGyob72e7XAzkGDHoOmtEzD4YHdd67gR_oOzN_WX9nUkngrFBECkIhLpq7K6DM8bGUglcI6QkOXP3lq5byuaepcO_l3_aDWOE4xxXzF_C8BdHgOhLhT7QpJP0A/w400-h300/IMG_2476.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgX0yAuoQcd9Cpmv2Qq1hmEKLR0niOUjwSQPU_hbBUUwy7X-1Z92Sim3XMoO7HNi70gYTxTvJIARqmRv8nIrnCCIIYpHTly-KHnoaNMepGmZXSpl8c-XPEM0_2Aklwbh1B35pdewU8NP2k6pE6b6cucZGTrUF5xOcRdq4QEq5NUjqc9TgFKmRWqVubw/s5184/IMG_2477.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgX0yAuoQcd9Cpmv2Qq1hmEKLR0niOUjwSQPU_hbBUUwy7X-1Z92Sim3XMoO7HNi70gYTxTvJIARqmRv8nIrnCCIIYpHTly-KHnoaNMepGmZXSpl8c-XPEM0_2Aklwbh1B35pdewU8NP2k6pE6b6cucZGTrUF5xOcRdq4QEq5NUjqc9TgFKmRWqVubw/w400-h300/IMG_2477.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Alight, our next stop is in less than 1 mile, The Pebble Beach Equestrian Center. As you drive, I will tell you the story of the Del Monte Trophy, an auto road race held from 1950 to 1956 in Pebble Beach. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpep_psdkEGK-BrXu9FpWCKgZaWQWPUrpF0PjouiMonodaRdxIec1A5o4U_UAjkgMlpr395a41PmqOb2coQkObjmz1PrUQh-3Q4LoJ1U9Vp6JL7NLSDL3UFtOALdwXndU15efmfbQFJFaeTvqKoOR7dcXaFm7PFvAdrqHsvAVPdjCuldAjjxh9v1pbrw/s3362/IMG_0659%20Road%20Race.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2174" data-original-width="3362" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpep_psdkEGK-BrXu9FpWCKgZaWQWPUrpF0PjouiMonodaRdxIec1A5o4U_UAjkgMlpr395a41PmqOb2coQkObjmz1PrUQh-3Q4LoJ1U9Vp6JL7NLSDL3UFtOALdwXndU15efmfbQFJFaeTvqKoOR7dcXaFm7PFvAdrqHsvAVPdjCuldAjjxh9v1pbrw/w400-h259/IMG_0659%20Road%20Race.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1953 Road Race (Game and Gossip March 1954)</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">This race,
paired with a car show called the Concourse d'Elegance, was managed by the
Sports Car Club of America. The route traveled 2.1 miles on paved and dirt
sections of road around the Equestrian Center. In the Del Monte Trophy road race, the Jaguar XK120 faced off with the Aardvark, Morgan Roadster, and Ferrari Sport Spider on the twisty narrow roads, through tall Cypress trees, and around sharp hair-pin turns. During the Del Monte Trophy race, accidents were scarce and relatively uneventful. Until 1956 when Ernie McAfee fatally slammed his Ferrari into a cypress tree. Although the Concourse car show event continues to this day, this was the end of the Del Monte Trophy race.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tETuh_NPj-x0JZk6o-y1aSrmMD_x_UqxB8IDCs6PHAxpMheANShF74h8yKWqFV9VXZIsNJ-KngrmUFcQeqSrft4dqcLXBeRFHapSUAi6catHEFmfd49BbVFTJTOxmZ1xOlowIwinx-oU9jZkkaw6K7WicsCKeFiqZHB0AHlLrVkNUCcpfr9PvAQWgQ/s2075/IMG_2831%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tETuh_NPj-x0JZk6o-y1aSrmMD_x_UqxB8IDCs6PHAxpMheANShF74h8yKWqFV9VXZIsNJ-KngrmUFcQeqSrft4dqcLXBeRFHapSUAi6catHEFmfd49BbVFTJTOxmZ1xOlowIwinx-oU9jZkkaw6K7WicsCKeFiqZHB0AHlLrVkNUCcpfr9PvAQWgQ/w395-h400/IMG_2831%202048.jpg" width="395" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">Continue along the 17-Mile Drive, at the stop sign, do not follow the arrows to the right, but <br />instead continue straight across the intersection onto Stevenson Drive. Continue along Stevenson and at the stop sign, veer left onto Alva Lane. Then continue along Alva.</span></span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bOfGlAD3yHtIMAqFDGxalUceNwmZ1q1PRQ_vXSuPmEL1ZVBAgWJW_DPYjH9DdoxoEBUS6Ytt257v18cYr1sRUQ_25Ge-o9x6wdqu2d-CgW1CwxERoqatT_hQ6MCyrhSqLK_SeOu8Ecj-PsNDdFPjZfobucgiYrnmSWh75DBSgZo-lnLJdH0kRrbS0A/s2971/IMG_2839%20Alva%20Lane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2940" data-original-width="2971" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bOfGlAD3yHtIMAqFDGxalUceNwmZ1q1PRQ_vXSuPmEL1ZVBAgWJW_DPYjH9DdoxoEBUS6Ytt257v18cYr1sRUQ_25Ge-o9x6wdqu2d-CgW1CwxERoqatT_hQ6MCyrhSqLK_SeOu8Ecj-PsNDdFPjZfobucgiYrnmSWh75DBSgZo-lnLJdH0kRrbS0A/w400-h396/IMG_2839%20Alva%20Lane.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
<br />At the next stop sign, turn right onto Portola Road. As you drive the Equestrian
Center grounds will be to your left. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGcbz-P1S6gmfAxuuEzjfU970GkS24lcLTWGUuvzIR5dZ9lqwy56ezzDa9YP8G4_PNf-TrOLHGxjaBgxJJFD9GyAD_K9bfQ2JJJBohGylt7zCUGsJ-ddVMAr4f0iRv1R-sbBiIkxIonKs2Zs_uwtuY2eQQTDDW0boB6K4Og-FIoZNtV3TPTfL4lErBw/s3138/IMG_2841%20Right%20on%20Portola.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2385" data-original-width="3138" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGcbz-P1S6gmfAxuuEzjfU970GkS24lcLTWGUuvzIR5dZ9lqwy56ezzDa9YP8G4_PNf-TrOLHGxjaBgxJJFD9GyAD_K9bfQ2JJJBohGylt7zCUGsJ-ddVMAr4f0iRv1R-sbBiIkxIonKs2Zs_uwtuY2eQQTDDW0boB6K4Og-FIoZNtV3TPTfL4lErBw/s320/IMG_2841%20Right%20on%20Portola.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEae_c4m3SvO_Q4aAZGTqLeaPL7mBo_MnP0M-xXLhUIE-T5yHa_ktp27FwZ2sMM1fAa7ZWhNzN3Cl8UCoi-hGTkfNya_jsVcBoBgL-JrE6jzD9dZuNo5nMA7Ov6ZOE5szx4eQOAXm9L3SSiptuN1WUPpIXy-L9xhvgXVr41N2Fudo3Qnk7FhgHW633A/s2075/IMG_2869%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEae_c4m3SvO_Q4aAZGTqLeaPL7mBo_MnP0M-xXLhUIE-T5yHa_ktp27FwZ2sMM1fAa7ZWhNzN3Cl8UCoi-hGTkfNya_jsVcBoBgL-JrE6jzD9dZuNo5nMA7Ov6ZOE5szx4eQOAXm9L3SSiptuN1WUPpIXy-L9xhvgXVr41N2Fudo3Qnk7FhgHW633A/s320/IMG_2869%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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Turn left into the Equestrian Center parking lot and park out in front of the barn. There is a welcome sign in front. This is stop 21 on your Pebble Beach map. </span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8L1x2_2PcVdkEGA-FmGNTXsXiDwr-uaiY07grfe6nIOUNwla94BF_3xmXZCkubjtRgH1l9wtBdi9cgFXgC76ARFhX3PTIqN4kXUXrfILafgloWivvlA7UElLBXFCZX3gVKNZYOkSnDaYBVnjfIlcBLVtI3n9q_GAtwRzK6bz0VDrvtSBEHb93bItTw/s4869/IMG_2858.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3394" data-original-width="4869" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8L1x2_2PcVdkEGA-FmGNTXsXiDwr-uaiY07grfe6nIOUNwla94BF_3xmXZCkubjtRgH1l9wtBdi9cgFXgC76ARFhX3PTIqN4kXUXrfILafgloWivvlA7UElLBXFCZX3gVKNZYOkSnDaYBVnjfIlcBLVtI3n9q_GAtwRzK6bz0VDrvtSBEHb93bItTw/s320/IMG_2858.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWj99iIfxQjJNiK_nUk_11APckhTSM9MHFz4U6kszblwS3On7R487dg9cW7NUDRZI-z06gHIxoWiIhegp5AzybyS7CHdRMSfaXmJpJCVS9vbOfv2R_G17cLSnQJwu5ifzFGSdXMEGjpLwMmyyGhby0W3EovhKE1p9R85USL2UUvSGC8tHmoW7zk0vntw/s5184/IMG_2859.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWj99iIfxQjJNiK_nUk_11APckhTSM9MHFz4U6kszblwS3On7R487dg9cW7NUDRZI-z06gHIxoWiIhegp5AzybyS7CHdRMSfaXmJpJCVS9vbOfv2R_G17cLSnQJwu5ifzFGSdXMEGjpLwMmyyGhby0W3EovhKE1p9R85USL2UUvSGC8tHmoW7zk0vntw/s320/IMG_2859.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 1920, Samuel Morse cleared a field near the Equestrian Center for an airstrip to be used by his resort visitors. Many of the early Pebble Beach residents were into the newest fad, aviation, and flew their own small planes. At the same time there was a growing number of homeowners who needed boarding stables for their horses. In 1924, Morse had a small stable built near the airfield. <br /><br />The airfield is gone but the equestrian center has grown. There are currently about 90 horses at the stables, with half being privately owned and the others used for lessons and trail excursions. If you are interested in <a href="https://www.pebblebeach.com/equestrian-center/" target="_blank">taking one of these guided tours</a>, you may choose a coast or forest ride, or create your own adventure. Tours range from $50 to $300. </div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYDNpdvXSHorxf0ifQ02YtJyW69KS1qHlVuxUEXnhwRK8Za32f8Dw75qoxx5YEueLDx6n71x2-viK09opemx1fWir1Pvi-ZvEwjNxPQKjqBSSjl58yFZQX3cYn0v3Kjl7u2VNJgAA-dLtrk7N50OSvlzIeky8vPbIhTOMH6M2XwT8oJ7lr9jM7n0lhg/s5184/IMG_2867.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYDNpdvXSHorxf0ifQ02YtJyW69KS1qHlVuxUEXnhwRK8Za32f8Dw75qoxx5YEueLDx6n71x2-viK09opemx1fWir1Pvi-ZvEwjNxPQKjqBSSjl58yFZQX3cYn0v3Kjl7u2VNJgAA-dLtrk7N50OSvlzIeky8vPbIhTOMH6M2XwT8oJ7lr9jM7n0lhg/w400-h300/IMG_2867.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
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You will need to have a reservation to explore the grounds here at the
Equestrian Center. So when you are ready, exit the parking area and turn left
back onto Portola Road. To your right is the Peter Hay 9-hole golf course.</span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrmNOEylcS50SOE9pQlmgV7eA_gZ5J4mGgugwuyKNmdGHW7FD2IKte3yD4s-arDo29Un3MjPkE9D4jZD7uAXFMy2lWkpXJ5IghOZc-P3ndVEzwh0upDu6SyhcD0mudyayVm5JQ5ttsgESdAAkNL56duycI9DEGar45YfXbCN_v9Drgs_pHEyn6UuJ6w/s640/IMG_2041PBFW.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrmNOEylcS50SOE9pQlmgV7eA_gZ5J4mGgugwuyKNmdGHW7FD2IKte3yD4s-arDo29Un3MjPkE9D4jZD7uAXFMy2lWkpXJ5IghOZc-P3ndVEzwh0upDu6SyhcD0mudyayVm5JQ5ttsgESdAAkNL56duycI9DEGar45YfXbCN_v9Drgs_pHEyn6UuJ6w/s320/IMG_2041PBFW.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">For 12 years, the area to your left was the site of the <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2016/04/9th-annual-pebble-beach-food-and-wine_28.html?m=0" target="_blank">Lexus Grand Tasting Tent for Pebble Beach Food and Wine</a> a premier epicurean event. Canceled in 2020 due to COVID and has not returned.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> We had the opportunity to cover this event in 2017. It was an experience we will not soon forget. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZc0Cm-AdiYe_bAkXDo2GI5gGCpC32ZIeWgFEtFDjnPN7aEJCaQ0STE9XtiPt2E0PwJ0p1f1xK89kEK6v4NAo8AucH_ncZkv-X13WJyU96JCUXZ_Lsn_xfiLm54F97vSmNzu1LklL8pYB2BktPbF2oqgO4TmHhOnqpvoGkSRmaiiUMp3W9AgZxgsOlFw/s1600/ADSCF0299%20guy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1600" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZc0Cm-AdiYe_bAkXDo2GI5gGCpC32ZIeWgFEtFDjnPN7aEJCaQ0STE9XtiPt2E0PwJ0p1f1xK89kEK6v4NAo8AucH_ncZkv-X13WJyU96JCUXZ_Lsn_xfiLm54F97vSmNzu1LklL8pYB2BktPbF2oqgO4TmHhOnqpvoGkSRmaiiUMp3W9AgZxgsOlFw/s320/ADSCF0299%20guy.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">GuyFieri (Hunt & Ryde Wines) and his winemaker Guy Davis (Davis Family Vineyards)</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMNq0L76AJNk04urGWfS0xKpvl09xY5MGDiAE7rYKElb4R934MWMxH0dPy525L-ijGjx556XGorOvV64alRoMYEoYDa3wF5jfWRcR2-JjKAqeIipITmz5htzhfSI0M-RfASz461nIbGjK5jPm8nuD51Rmg5Js7G_hLGSO8udqsDcOIhKRpM6MWicYCg/s640/DSC_0624%20PBFW.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMNq0L76AJNk04urGWfS0xKpvl09xY5MGDiAE7rYKElb4R934MWMxH0dPy525L-ijGjx556XGorOvV64alRoMYEoYDa3wF5jfWRcR2-JjKAqeIipITmz5htzhfSI0M-RfASz461nIbGjK5jPm8nuD51Rmg5Js7G_hLGSO8udqsDcOIhKRpM6MWicYCg/s320/DSC_0624%20PBFW.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="text-align: left;">Zacapa Signature Old Fashioned</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREnehItDObP9R1y16VZzVZmPDZPB3nFGbTR77tYTpu1eWylvqP8cERUa4ncdAY1-i1zWRhFRt1WwveDgGecJBKSYZlhc3RpEf96nzsflf4YJ6Vio0uwC8SV4icXkhQgXCwMa9Goy_uamJ5XBW6WEnV1NXM-rxoYggT6u3Le-LAkffjfrAYwA4U6f1GA/s640/DSC_1227A%20Spanish%20Bay.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="640" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREnehItDObP9R1y16VZzVZmPDZPB3nFGbTR77tYTpu1eWylvqP8cERUa4ncdAY1-i1zWRhFRt1WwveDgGecJBKSYZlhc3RpEf96nzsflf4YJ6Vio0uwC8SV4icXkhQgXCwMa9Goy_uamJ5XBW6WEnV1NXM-rxoYggT6u3Le-LAkffjfrAYwA4U6f1GA/s320/DSC_1227A%20Spanish%20Bay.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Glass of bubbly as the sun sets over Inn at Spanish Bay at PBFW 2017</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>At the stop sign, turn right to stay on Portola Road. We are on our way to the Pebble Beach Golf Academy & Practice Facility which opened in 2014. Up ahead make the next right (this is Ondulado Road but it is not marked), then make an immediate right into the Golf Academy Driveway. </span>The outdoor driving range is reserved for Pebble Beach resort guests, but the indoor instruction studios are open to the public. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlB4S7cUYm1hxgant93xNZClPm3hb11DK9Br7U4-9hIQqMQYcSUyOGMHYri8K7u20ub665Pqa_7DsHg8OqC99VVea_d2iB2vJ2yzZGGb_XOxXd6PPS52NQ9msbZTYds0qV8tB7FWyNpjFWswe3ELeNuWVlg6AODkHzWscm2mt2a2uzjRdtaLQwS7C4Q/s5184/IMG_2883.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlB4S7cUYm1hxgant93xNZClPm3hb11DK9Br7U4-9hIQqMQYcSUyOGMHYri8K7u20ub665Pqa_7DsHg8OqC99VVea_d2iB2vJ2yzZGGb_XOxXd6PPS52NQ9msbZTYds0qV8tB7FWyNpjFWswe3ELeNuWVlg6AODkHzWscm2mt2a2uzjRdtaLQwS7C4Q/w400-h300/IMG_2883.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIc71TI4MGLmm60wUdJzQrYGUszpQZuNwRPB6MeQabPo7Md3_sJ0Tu0-WIJJD3hfa4qoEzAGnPd0FGpBsHzbdUzaObdfittPeLCzAkGwrRWZSqnTxJvqIFCKviFqFn2S1zkCMi6eCLZIgstsXu1_r8ciHVEPMV80JN4CG486n7lTjiO1Ki6T_WoQ5VqA/s5184/IMG_2886.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIc71TI4MGLmm60wUdJzQrYGUszpQZuNwRPB6MeQabPo7Md3_sJ0Tu0-WIJJD3hfa4qoEzAGnPd0FGpBsHzbdUzaObdfittPeLCzAkGwrRWZSqnTxJvqIFCKviFqFn2S1zkCMi6eCLZIgstsXu1_r8ciHVEPMV80JN4CG486n7lTjiO1Ki6T_WoQ5VqA/w400-h300/IMG_2886.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlqo2gxSriFArWKMP8lSIVMA2ncDJz2e6kN0wr-IWAgMkMr4jAATSpup_JLVANR1sA6-cEKo34naps2mPGAXXMJGulJ8eOH8hX57syyroN4hNuSf9xaUx2Doo4HDkNAwFOz8cc5Wy6kqjvoqdyoGPT_ElMtRTN5CieqhL6Hacc3Wd6d9WhViREK1-Jw/s2075/IMG_2884%20Momentum%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlqo2gxSriFArWKMP8lSIVMA2ncDJz2e6kN0wr-IWAgMkMr4jAATSpup_JLVANR1sA6-cEKo34naps2mPGAXXMJGulJ8eOH8hX57syyroN4hNuSf9xaUx2Doo4HDkNAwFOz8cc5Wy6kqjvoqdyoGPT_ElMtRTN5CieqhL6Hacc3Wd6d9WhViREK1-Jw/w395-h400/IMG_2884%20Momentum%202048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br />Park for a moment in this parking lot at the Pebble Beach Golf Academy. Take notice of the bronze statue at the entrance to the lot. This 15-foot bronze encompasses the energy of the golf swing. Titled <i>Momentum</i>, it was created by Richard MacDonald in 2000 for the U.S. Open that was held at the Pebble Beach Golf Links that year. MacDonald is considered by many to be the world’s preeminent living figurative sculpture artist. The statue is inscribed with the first 100 winners of the U.S. Open, culminating with the victory of Tiger Woods in 2000. Tiger would go on to win the U.S. Open two more times, once in 2002 and again in 2008. <br /></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbdC9WHcX9xOFN0h3xyI5un8ZyFOq7l6-F7YpQmqt4OrNuuo1qr8fe7Qy7a6WjzJLvsGS0VpFFaHKgXBCusfioOqh0BKzhIW2afl1i4J0Sj1WT2PShjfbrNyj_5J-EYqWxA1Gkj_icxKScw7JJwirRKL_tCiXKy01fJU7iR0EhiTefIc_Z1XK1pFj1g/s5184/IMG_2887.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbdC9WHcX9xOFN0h3xyI5un8ZyFOq7l6-F7YpQmqt4OrNuuo1qr8fe7Qy7a6WjzJLvsGS0VpFFaHKgXBCusfioOqh0BKzhIW2afl1i4J0Sj1WT2PShjfbrNyj_5J-EYqWxA1Gkj_icxKScw7JJwirRKL_tCiXKy01fJU7iR0EhiTefIc_Z1XK1pFj1g/s320/IMG_2887.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciz2FknW0JDIUGiz1JebK8F2ykdGWj0MIzdNWDwg2Dp-9hAbl0YIWVGq6lrZYzK1_sTiAl2o45Qju61yt5UqL8tCw-Ct--twG1CE66Z-KnNX5so3RonQKBT9PKh9GnIHEMWWx-MN375kB0xODernU0dQGNP1Yj9OcvRRDVxVLI_PUZ8jsoSmuybqbDw/s5184/IMG_2888.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciz2FknW0JDIUGiz1JebK8F2ykdGWj0MIzdNWDwg2Dp-9hAbl0YIWVGq6lrZYzK1_sTiAl2o45Qju61yt5UqL8tCw-Ct--twG1CE66Z-KnNX5so3RonQKBT9PKh9GnIHEMWWx-MN375kB0xODernU0dQGNP1Yj9OcvRRDVxVLI_PUZ8jsoSmuybqbDw/s320/IMG_2888.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There are three instructional studios open to the public at the Golf Academy. One is geared to help improve your putting skills, another to perfectly fit your clubs, and lastly one uses state-of-the-art technology to analyze your full swing for a better long game. If you are interested in making an appointment for any of these instructional opportunities, just pop into the lobby, someone will be happy to assist you with a reservation.<br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VTjlnALkhUkCDanSyVoTsxKDut8_kVhggz34kWyPImm9WAXutaBxbo3cymvgu_HcLDl3xx7kKV2hB_CODszyTdxhkkdJvVtbuik0O3jRVKPktlCFOWTK72zM_tMx5T-ROctOfEg4QwtS8E9eirAExNeW9rY76VakPqWReWStDCK1468N2pRz93SobA/s5184/IMG_2892.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VTjlnALkhUkCDanSyVoTsxKDut8_kVhggz34kWyPImm9WAXutaBxbo3cymvgu_HcLDl3xx7kKV2hB_CODszyTdxhkkdJvVtbuik0O3jRVKPktlCFOWTK72zM_tMx5T-ROctOfEg4QwtS8E9eirAExNeW9rY76VakPqWReWStDCK1468N2pRz93SobA/s320/IMG_2892.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />Outdoor Range </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Time to continue through this circular driveway, exit and turn back onto Ondulado Road. Then turn left at the next corner onto Stevenson Drive. We are on our way to the
Pebble Beach Resort and Golf Links. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />At the stop sign turn left onto Alva Lane. Then left onto Cypress Drive and left into the Pebble Beach Market Parking lot. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkctuKg9U9BzNhEKFtDJ6WfQfepG3Br8dkjO3GJ1d-tYgZ92aCmg-s193La98jCfV_jvZhDP2KRQPJ4eUKdzz1phnaQrBQUicEpD5unXsQPA070xBbr0pFId2V1mD3jTe80fszyW8hGJDi6hBNIO6oJ9x9iyH99m1Tm7NYq576wyFc3_OLSCRX7F4tQ/s4236/IMG_2907%20pebble%20Beach%20Market.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3738" data-original-width="4236" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkctuKg9U9BzNhEKFtDJ6WfQfepG3Br8dkjO3GJ1d-tYgZ92aCmg-s193La98jCfV_jvZhDP2KRQPJ4eUKdzz1phnaQrBQUicEpD5unXsQPA070xBbr0pFId2V1mD3jTe80fszyW8hGJDi6hBNIO6oJ9x9iyH99m1Tm7NYq576wyFc3_OLSCRX7F4tQ/w400-h353/IMG_2907%20pebble%20Beach%20Market.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;">Park here near the Pebble Beach Market. We will be using this as home base for
visiting the Pebble Beach Lodge, Visitors Center, and Golf Links, which are
stops 14 and 15 on your Pebble Beach map.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">If this parking lot is full there is additional parking behind the market and
near the Visitor Center. Before you get out and explore this area, take a look at the map below.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mblGqprjZeUMmKhZGhSHlAghD2BJYvGH5jybwmGKMGtuz2ssY-0alpqFqiw1uah2s2Bxqe0BEXsbRHtv06GCWjyfijHnE8tnTOdWKos25Yyt362zg1CsdOCxNJ5IfI9ng9HAtCJryDJS1iFFTqxLYT52XtBV1ns1ljeCIoMBPCND-pBTRCkB-rA6Lg/s710/A%20Map%20of%20Pebble%20Beach%20Links%20Map%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="710" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mblGqprjZeUMmKhZGhSHlAghD2BJYvGH5jybwmGKMGtuz2ssY-0alpqFqiw1uah2s2Bxqe0BEXsbRHtv06GCWjyfijHnE8tnTOdWKos25Yyt362zg1CsdOCxNJ5IfI9ng9HAtCJryDJS1iFFTqxLYT52XtBV1ns1ljeCIoMBPCND-pBTRCkB-rA6Lg/w400-h330/A%20Map%20of%20Pebble%20Beach%20Links%20Map%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">#1 is the Pebble Beach Market with parking
between the market and the post office.
The first place you will want to visit is #2 on this map, the Pebble
Beach Visitor Center.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDBN8VyQygBQk3psf6eVL9BGV0rDf54jGm28rsTyuAZyA6t8_wjhucvfVgz9jB-W7qV0rehSDd09m_Uby5OxFmeBbloQ6vX_X6wEcJnyAY0L7UeTEvz_vIIhjhif93PQNxeoUHVY6k8cMvxU69tWIEbSmxNwNMMo0fUb1Ny3-UDvLp8h1cPhZtot_pw/s5184/IMG_2488.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDBN8VyQygBQk3psf6eVL9BGV0rDf54jGm28rsTyuAZyA6t8_wjhucvfVgz9jB-W7qV0rehSDd09m_Uby5OxFmeBbloQ6vX_X6wEcJnyAY0L7UeTEvz_vIIhjhif93PQNxeoUHVY6k8cMvxU69tWIEbSmxNwNMMo0fUb1Ny3-UDvLp8h1cPhZtot_pw/w400-h300/IMG_2488.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOxnQ9XAW_mX5xqfaJieK_SW38IlTBP70TOQscALZEY9vtyABr750XasH-XJBD8JHf1bSbMyY0d_rCUEx8qUxD_wS1jVwzZ5Dl-BbX2oGhTLB4AxfybPXnTYGaiT9DXqAw1bGRQs_FsY6jmFncI1Vvgkx0NmpBPUy9OPvfk94LuSsq4ia1UNeKBmXqw/s5184/IMG_2490.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOxnQ9XAW_mX5xqfaJieK_SW38IlTBP70TOQscALZEY9vtyABr750XasH-XJBD8JHf1bSbMyY0d_rCUEx8qUxD_wS1jVwzZ5Dl-BbX2oGhTLB4AxfybPXnTYGaiT9DXqAw1bGRQs_FsY6jmFncI1Vvgkx0NmpBPUy9OPvfk94LuSsq4ia1UNeKBmXqw/w300-h400/IMG_2490.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At this center you will learn the rich history of Pebble Beach from its early days as a simple stopping point on a scenic carriage ride, to its emergence as the Golf Capital of the World. There is a public restroom at the Visitor Center a well as one near the Pebble Beach shops. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQceqz5SRIJeT086PZ39K3f8HM77Ek-5ew2PJclBm9FtRqEOaAPaHCoSIcOuqU7RAicJSUGvXmq0xceURH-v42nwokYO4J6pYzOM4OCMcPlQahbVGrVqKIbe09uSKC3w6oS2VSnUIUcHEZLTd8dI_ssILYcTNRx8ckJPyxr8nVQCxQV5YiZhn0svvyrg/s5184/IMG_2492.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQceqz5SRIJeT086PZ39K3f8HM77Ek-5ew2PJclBm9FtRqEOaAPaHCoSIcOuqU7RAicJSUGvXmq0xceURH-v42nwokYO4J6pYzOM4OCMcPlQahbVGrVqKIbe09uSKC3w6oS2VSnUIUcHEZLTd8dI_ssILYcTNRx8ckJPyxr8nVQCxQV5YiZhn0svvyrg/w300-h400/IMG_2492.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42fsbzEIEqTVxbhrCJ8Wrximn7IpnxT2QQMbhPSsAUjdhW-P3iuf40rgglqmxuGWe1FJdEVYw28WNki4zPCs2QLXATRtSGY2gqgXWv7Hg0YGc9DCmgW3pUPgle-GiqCGeAkzS_BrLmSpfLm7dz3W4iQGRCLPa_Y7wmS71Wm0oqlB3He6Kn6HEGsaG1w/s5184/IMG_2512.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42fsbzEIEqTVxbhrCJ8Wrximn7IpnxT2QQMbhPSsAUjdhW-P3iuf40rgglqmxuGWe1FJdEVYw28WNki4zPCs2QLXATRtSGY2gqgXWv7Hg0YGc9DCmgW3pUPgle-GiqCGeAkzS_BrLmSpfLm7dz3W4iQGRCLPa_Y7wmS71Wm0oqlB3He6Kn6HEGsaG1w/s320/IMG_2512.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEetY-ydiDjxuTEbZdM-dNx29BEL98KxP8EECMfsgdw1PZuW87rGw9LB2-15YbeHCpcvi_ROg6vkw5mF9fSY2J3jsmTpVJ0LTKhDOoBPdel5SYX4heaRJB8uEF_sMkXvH5-4UKrfRVUt6OLQY8ecZk7w_L3XBPp6uA0yTCn364bFrQN9mtvMWgKiESg/s5184/IMG_2539.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEetY-ydiDjxuTEbZdM-dNx29BEL98KxP8EECMfsgdw1PZuW87rGw9LB2-15YbeHCpcvi_ROg6vkw5mF9fSY2J3jsmTpVJ0LTKhDOoBPdel5SYX4heaRJB8uEF_sMkXvH5-4UKrfRVUt6OLQY8ecZk7w_L3XBPp6uA0yTCn364bFrQN9mtvMWgKiESg/s320/IMG_2539.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">From here cross the street to #3 on this map which is the Pebble Beach Lodge,
shops and numerous world class restaurants.
A dining tab of $35 at any of these will validate reimbursement of your
Pebble Beach gate fees. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwz3ii1wrAYC26qtc2-GYZ_WrzuoPN4Wv3DIu0sIyiyx_F1NAJNrIvViHABb-rylOxG0wxv-j6MLOS8WooWmmdK04M7_-SCPVaOyhAOIfxgi_OnTseYpZRPCeEVabxmNvqWs2y4RNHxxaPZ7ASOB_wXj1f8LEnpK4dOLLAd7Y2A9zeFhskur3ZCqoleQ/s5184/IMG_2936.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwz3ii1wrAYC26qtc2-GYZ_WrzuoPN4Wv3DIu0sIyiyx_F1NAJNrIvViHABb-rylOxG0wxv-j6MLOS8WooWmmdK04M7_-SCPVaOyhAOIfxgi_OnTseYpZRPCeEVabxmNvqWs2y4RNHxxaPZ7ASOB_wXj1f8LEnpK4dOLLAd7Y2A9zeFhskur3ZCqoleQ/w300-h400/IMG_2936.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eUO7BWGC2Gb4SDr6VG1TbGusVcwXOEZIlczP0yl0UFnwWTJnbx_hijeuqxKPLZ-xiaZ4Otrni7pA8p9xf9VzvAnD2U_4KlgsG4r9EuP1cIly1TUu7DwfbU874H44lb8h0646y04m_WwLQjCah_Tc5Qtc9dmE-dZG4GK_oZNtxL9OkMK4kkVkVyIR2w/s5184/IMG_2941.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eUO7BWGC2Gb4SDr6VG1TbGusVcwXOEZIlczP0yl0UFnwWTJnbx_hijeuqxKPLZ-xiaZ4Otrni7pA8p9xf9VzvAnD2U_4KlgsG4r9EuP1cIly1TUu7DwfbU874H44lb8h0646y04m_WwLQjCah_Tc5Qtc9dmE-dZG4GK_oZNtxL9OkMK4kkVkVyIR2w/w300-h400/IMG_2941.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">Samuel Morse contracted Jack Neville and Douglas Grant to design the golf course at Pebble Beach in 1916. This course was ready for trail play in April 1918. At the same time, the 17-Mile Drive was moved to be entirely inside the gates of Pebble Beach. Tolls were set at .25 cents for motorcycles and 2-3 seat autos and .50 cents for 4 - 6 seat autos. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvU2hwnmeCCXvWPJ2j6Cvl0LCR51LBS64pJrsiu98nTLLt0rRmzjpCPYmHtk3TAngXyGVJ-Pko6hVhokqPi69XDAY-3awtv1D25RgRTLgdA5LsoZRI1yJezq_hEA9r1e4ow4CH1eEcgpSlS0CGA6tgnjLL_sf0yHHvob3mZOMRjzhbBsqu6Lulfjejg/s5184/IMG_2942.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvU2hwnmeCCXvWPJ2j6Cvl0LCR51LBS64pJrsiu98nTLLt0rRmzjpCPYmHtk3TAngXyGVJ-Pko6hVhokqPi69XDAY-3awtv1D25RgRTLgdA5LsoZRI1yJezq_hEA9r1e4ow4CH1eEcgpSlS0CGA6tgnjLL_sf0yHHvob3mZOMRjzhbBsqu6Lulfjejg/w300-h400/IMG_2942.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bust of Samuel Morse</div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span>In his book <i>Pebble Beach Golf Links: The Official History</i>, author Neal Hotelling writes: "<i>The rocky coastline in 1916 was also scattered with sand dunes. To some extent these could be incorporated as bunkers, but some adaptation was necessary. However, the coastal meadow was for the most part absent of trees so visualization of the terrain was not a problem. The existing terrain, in fact, formed the focus of the design. Not only did they not have to clear, they did minimal grading during the construction of the course. The most difficult challenge was the installation of an underground irrigation system that would help maintain the course from tee to green during the long dry periods between the winter rains...Pebble Beach became the first championship course in the country to be constructed with underground irrigation from tee to green</i>." (3)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNhe7tU2kc8BgzJloU4bjsxZVhukeQ2wI3BDBQJOFcqsjR6UOzZUxLoysaBjjPDuh2br7qZXDIL9P78-PTPc79k4qLPd8sJ1nEqC5ke95q2gK9jBRVby60F61H74WT7_vzVNVd3T6rW_JmR-5ocuwDk-vUtWjP_WnzEAAa75jciOW-jog8e9p_pMw_w/s545/Pebble%20Beach%20Golf%20Map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="545" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNhe7tU2kc8BgzJloU4bjsxZVhukeQ2wI3BDBQJOFcqsjR6UOzZUxLoysaBjjPDuh2br7qZXDIL9P78-PTPc79k4qLPd8sJ1nEqC5ke95q2gK9jBRVby60F61H74WT7_vzVNVd3T6rW_JmR-5ocuwDk-vUtWjP_WnzEAAa75jciOW-jog8e9p_pMw_w/w640-h414/Pebble%20Beach%20Golf%20Map.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />ProVisualizer.com <a href="https://www.provisualizer.com/courses/pebblebeach.php" target="_blank">Pebble </a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span>Pebble Beach Golf Course is open to the public. At the time of this writing the fee for a non-resort guest is $645. If you are a resort guest the green fee is $595. If you don't have time to play a round, you can go down to the first hole and watch the golfers tee off, or head down to the lawn behind the 18th green and catch them finishing up their day. <br /><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPiNbFz39-ERMNJO1xYGrpRen170o_Ig_7lQb-cxqSELz9YUiTnp2EdDBd6nKqSlMrppjyWmN8vGb95Sq2e2ttlma4xSOQRYZuAXlp8NCaBIa1Of5yRJphU0FMzo0-LFfIeKNcCmkWQmIwKZaiDrIMOiZJcHq0WV4NXgdbKdcGq6YuWtCAhAAF_VQoA/s5184/IMG_2935.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPiNbFz39-ERMNJO1xYGrpRen170o_Ig_7lQb-cxqSELz9YUiTnp2EdDBd6nKqSlMrppjyWmN8vGb95Sq2e2ttlma4xSOQRYZuAXlp8NCaBIa1Of5yRJphU0FMzo0-LFfIeKNcCmkWQmIwKZaiDrIMOiZJcHq0WV4NXgdbKdcGq6YuWtCAhAAF_VQoA/w400-h300/IMG_2935.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Practice Green front of Lodge</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxVec7zSt8kCKnIFJvfJ3HIJQ-h9CodLD37ABjqfCl7fCRntMo0DxkB3itoNLO7giV_QI20oICl9gsLgsUSHnzqQNcQIs7Nn-W_-YHMJ7cebxwmnazR03SqDxxJQoIkNgrvXT_EUgAWVd6s7KIOhXiXZBZvdNwdoWXAlaewbBUwpLr1XIWCtq0jP3YA/s5184/IMG_2943.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxVec7zSt8kCKnIFJvfJ3HIJQ-h9CodLD37ABjqfCl7fCRntMo0DxkB3itoNLO7giV_QI20oICl9gsLgsUSHnzqQNcQIs7Nn-W_-YHMJ7cebxwmnazR03SqDxxJQoIkNgrvXT_EUgAWVd6s7KIOhXiXZBZvdNwdoWXAlaewbBUwpLr1XIWCtq0jP3YA/w400-h300/IMG_2943.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Lodge at Pebble Beach dates to 1908 when San Mateo architect Lewis P. Hobart was hired by the PIC to design the building. The rustic log-cabin style was built of timbers cut from the nearby forest and opened in 1909. Its main purpose was to serve meals to travelers taking the carriage ride along the 17-Mile Drive. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-q3sJPS5ppWv2Khm5KM0LiAn_d6CAbJlTl1BltvcLUG_L2-t_aftH_ujfhF_niQf4k0E0Wtya2CFI_WHDDJYcWOOOzg7TR6TUTcp8gyY9aMXQ9G7HxP4on7WXEFDXEjdOGq_EPTRmDxQdavS2L-P5xwHnX7HEQnnJIynCd2hppSgfnmuPi5syxSBlw/s500/PB%20Lodge%20with%20cars%20and%20horses.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="500" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-q3sJPS5ppWv2Khm5KM0LiAn_d6CAbJlTl1BltvcLUG_L2-t_aftH_ujfhF_niQf4k0E0Wtya2CFI_WHDDJYcWOOOzg7TR6TUTcp8gyY9aMXQ9G7HxP4on7WXEFDXEjdOGq_EPTRmDxQdavS2L-P5xwHnX7HEQnnJIynCd2hppSgfnmuPi5syxSBlw/w640-h440/PB%20Lodge%20with%20cars%20and%20horses.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Pebble Beach Lodge, c 1908 (Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley via <a href="https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/13030/c8t151rg/" target="_blank">Calisphere</a>)</div><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 21.7pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctOqyg6GZ3_I-QQcF-lk05TKXY7FG9AlbiPaWMZgOnAkzVzr8UhMk4ivzRbRxZZwJz-ZXtl7SdWZYVH8cGbcKXdPqdww2IVm95FFPCKmJ4CjUkn7Zd7Sk_kQ9W1GgUL78awGi2a5rDIIPd1xectNwTRDtBmBq9MFl2S7lj2Nc6TGd8mIjSe0TbX-ddQ/s1061/PB%20Lodge%20log.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="1061" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctOqyg6GZ3_I-QQcF-lk05TKXY7FG9AlbiPaWMZgOnAkzVzr8UhMk4ivzRbRxZZwJz-ZXtl7SdWZYVH8cGbcKXdPqdww2IVm95FFPCKmJ4CjUkn7Zd7Sk_kQ9W1GgUL78awGi2a5rDIIPd1xectNwTRDtBmBq9MFl2S7lj2Nc6TGd8mIjSe0TbX-ddQ/w640-h282/PB%20Lodge%20log.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Pebble Beach Lodge, c 1912 (Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley via <a href="https://calisphere.org/item/f7cc68981370a04c2c14a32016cbe424/" target="_blank">Calisphere</a>)</div><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrYPVv4iSqNJvNyBN1Mf3o_8kDok0cbGewUHuXsACyhrJpm087xDFwPLxsDIyv4d1na3ITXGahCYae8b8S2UkrTIKHN0C7aBjSBDyTyDbJv7DxS_KZcHX8jl6SkuCs_v1GEfFA0rZwMuUWi60JnutjMrnvkd3Jdj7oIYCoi8nosccssrGH_BLYktpWA/s610/Lodge%20at%20Pebble%20Beach%20Berkely%20LIbrary.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="610" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrYPVv4iSqNJvNyBN1Mf3o_8kDok0cbGewUHuXsACyhrJpm087xDFwPLxsDIyv4d1na3ITXGahCYae8b8S2UkrTIKHN0C7aBjSBDyTyDbJv7DxS_KZcHX8jl6SkuCs_v1GEfFA0rZwMuUWi60JnutjMrnvkd3Jdj7oIYCoi8nosccssrGH_BLYktpWA/s320/Lodge%20at%20Pebble%20Beach%20Berkely%20LIbrary.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Lodge at Pebble Beach c 1915 (<a href="https://digicoll.lib.berkeley.edu/record/201839?ln=en#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&r=0&xywh=-167%2C-277%2C3324%2C2507" target="_blank">Berkeley Library Digital Collection</a>) </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In December 1917 the lodge burned to the ground. Its replacement didn't open until 1919, when Hobart worked with architect Clarence A. Tantau to create a luxurious multi-story hotel with a Roman plunge pool. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxceazCe8wZbHQJ-7pESu9jar1DjH-dN9bslNZARsmLLtmx0Si6dWroqQPzpYHT6DGl7uwqpfexR_fWvqysjFIzoggUVBpV9c6l04-f3pI-MvdeNL4byGk6H1w6TXFMPr9ResXcEw1ni5Y_XbN1_hZ2OSZK8E6NEyWJT3xbhxliv2JTT9IcEJSLMD13g/s709/PB%20Lodge%201919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="709" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxceazCe8wZbHQJ-7pESu9jar1DjH-dN9bslNZARsmLLtmx0Si6dWroqQPzpYHT6DGl7uwqpfexR_fWvqysjFIzoggUVBpV9c6l04-f3pI-MvdeNL4byGk6H1w6TXFMPr9ResXcEw1ni5Y_XbN1_hZ2OSZK8E6NEyWJT3xbhxliv2JTT9IcEJSLMD13g/w640-h390/PB%20Lodge%201919.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Pebble Beach Lodge c. 1920 (<a href="https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/21198/zz0002p0b9/" target="_blank">Calisphere</a>) <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Be sure to take some time to visit this area, enjoy a drink, appetizer or a
special meal. When you visit the Lodge,
make sure to take the stairs off the hotel lobby down to The Bench restaurant. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h7KZeOY4WlyTMUCjta_aGY-G2rqVQznRPQraAL96y3s1dYxhUwvkFmWR-FCCmKFfxyQMiJmAbNI6tpVD5ZuK_yO-Ykh2Z3s1UPZPhYVeWGbow6cBohrpej0vsoNefI8hTSsq-jpzAHh1T0k8WuIeu6BILpD316yv4V4XCZmw5FsG4S5sLX8Io_Kkog/s5184/IMG_2917.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h7KZeOY4WlyTMUCjta_aGY-G2rqVQznRPQraAL96y3s1dYxhUwvkFmWR-FCCmKFfxyQMiJmAbNI6tpVD5ZuK_yO-Ykh2Z3s1UPZPhYVeWGbow6cBohrpej0vsoNefI8hTSsq-jpzAHh1T0k8WuIeu6BILpD316yv4V4XCZmw5FsG4S5sLX8Io_Kkog/s320/IMG_2917.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcjORE_4h0GVmx4Qj3G_j3tSqp3HiaCHGREJTPGDSt_NXt-P0NtYw2XWbDZNYmN7tdHiJt_roIV12wHEyDbMbAp9wkiOvi5HYt7qsh1_iboj3BawuM8frfWXyyJUnbFOAbdnCuWOcmA6BZnpbC0s7YrnepTNqGolLEZmaRa8cD7ie-KyTSZyc4pv6BA/s5184/IMG_2922.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcjORE_4h0GVmx4Qj3G_j3tSqp3HiaCHGREJTPGDSt_NXt-P0NtYw2XWbDZNYmN7tdHiJt_roIV12wHEyDbMbAp9wkiOvi5HYt7qsh1_iboj3BawuM8frfWXyyJUnbFOAbdnCuWOcmA6BZnpbC0s7YrnepTNqGolLEZmaRa8cD7ie-KyTSZyc4pv6BA/s320/IMG_2922.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div>The walkway around the patio of the Bench is open to the public and will take you out to the 18th green and stunning bay views. This is sacred ground for golfers but is also a place which will generate lifelong memories for any visitor. Maybe a nice background for a Christmas Card?</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirg71r1HBc6Ms69-jHnDlaCXCcgf2i4Obd6j0vUlb2cimZpCdVLVByRNsOb5eSpOObNJahYO0vTW7RlahASSb5Hw46SxzIcslcoJANJ_D74-nKBPa8D_7LNwwCxaU3V_RfJB2Y6_oInrS6X8oQu7w7WJ4yPuc5NFh6T9sjMkssV0cl_-WiF0pTNSiIQg/s5184/IMG_2923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirg71r1HBc6Ms69-jHnDlaCXCcgf2i4Obd6j0vUlb2cimZpCdVLVByRNsOb5eSpOObNJahYO0vTW7RlahASSb5Hw46SxzIcslcoJANJ_D74-nKBPa8D_7LNwwCxaU3V_RfJB2Y6_oInrS6X8oQu7w7WJ4yPuc5NFh6T9sjMkssV0cl_-WiF0pTNSiIQg/s320/IMG_2923.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGFduH2Ffz2D0XbC0wezSlwZaPAHhv2UAnrkl9H5HExG-0Y8UqYlYwh5hR_QQxq03G80VlXfKCWycJNxGMt1e3kIfkftE4mhDeXDMTYcZKuQDgykEhpmVo7OI-eDzt3sHuohDeWqwzrxTrpAHguMGNesz886QylbTVthBNIgF9q276O5H8tbfxW5iKg/s5184/IMG_2924.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGFduH2Ffz2D0XbC0wezSlwZaPAHhv2UAnrkl9H5HExG-0Y8UqYlYwh5hR_QQxq03G80VlXfKCWycJNxGMt1e3kIfkftE4mhDeXDMTYcZKuQDgykEhpmVo7OI-eDzt3sHuohDeWqwzrxTrpAHguMGNesz886QylbTVthBNIgF9q276O5H8tbfxW5iKg/s320/IMG_2924.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When you are ready exit the parking area and turn left onto Cypress Drive. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJRWMNvVgCHp8BAcJ7WuJIn7atxJHTu5vN4_o1vSxlYXgk5eUUuplLJvaJNDh46aAz2rU76WsvXLWNTQLxHTukaY6_W6Y59bhSjFvab2UmyY0eQkgkxyejjH40HEHyfKiRFXuosGH-XHtO-23FQoaJqdrN6kKXyF6TcQrd5EmWtyW7vOmHF9yNu8--g/s5184/IMG_2961.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJRWMNvVgCHp8BAcJ7WuJIn7atxJHTu5vN4_o1vSxlYXgk5eUUuplLJvaJNDh46aAz2rU76WsvXLWNTQLxHTukaY6_W6Y59bhSjFvab2UmyY0eQkgkxyejjH40HEHyfKiRFXuosGH-XHtO-23FQoaJqdrN6kKXyF6TcQrd5EmWtyW7vOmHF9yNu8--g/s320/IMG_2961.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Coming up on your left is the Peter Hay 9-hole course, designed by professional
golfer Peter Hay in 1957 and redesigned in 2021 by Tiger Woods. Here all skill
levels may enjoy a round of golf together. Current green fees are $65. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibR_0Pu37tePEaTBv91L7ktk35czpM5_QNOrMfXknNhDpKhZA7RyQtxaRGjeCPPz4v-MLQ7xGRWmbOcvgSceqqk-HmPfNxVXXJDv-kwimfgpPaqILGXDcB8P7bF8aBseN0_QN6z_XXzGSgV959LbNcvok_B1u_cI4-Kly9H-HOA8-YauWKuFyRt58QQw/s2075/IMG_2959The%20Hay%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibR_0Pu37tePEaTBv91L7ktk35czpM5_QNOrMfXknNhDpKhZA7RyQtxaRGjeCPPz4v-MLQ7xGRWmbOcvgSceqqk-HmPfNxVXXJDv-kwimfgpPaqILGXDcB8P7bF8aBseN0_QN6z_XXzGSgV959LbNcvok_B1u_cI4-Kly9H-HOA8-YauWKuFyRt58QQw/s320/IMG_2959The%20Hay%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a><br />Hay Place Restaurant at The Hay</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />Veer to your right and follow arrow pointing right toward Highway 1 and Carmel. At the stop sign turn right to continue along 17-Mile Drive. <br /><br />In less than one mile we will be turning right and heading toward the coast for one last stop, a coastal viewpoint for Stillwater Cove. Before we get there, we will be driving between Holes 2 and 3 of the Pebble Beach Golf Links, past the Pebble Beach Tennis courts and by Casa Palermo Inn and Spa. Casa Palermo was originally built around 1927 as a private residence off the 1st Hole of the Pebble Beach Golf Links. Today this Mediterranean-style villa is a luxury hotel and spa.<br /><br /><br />Follow the signs for Casa Palermo and Coastal Access. Then turn right ahead. The sign will read Hotel Guests, Casa Palermo, The Lodge and Coastal Access. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Continue straight about 1/2 mile. This part of the road is a 15 mile per hour zone as you are on resort property. On your right and left will be holes for the Pebble Beach Golf Links. You may also notice a number of luxury estates built on the golf course. Some of these, such as Casa Palermo date back to the 1920's. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGksAO7Wi0-6vETpXJ_22gpLgBvMY8OXUQzrMLlAwB4_fj89LYD4gPMvCHmaPKMoSw6dkRomboKWGRbHF1kCnFqMTR9ZEvGMhSg48M6-zwm-CTzVSm4NN0VWC2VIr9bonfYOPUM2j8eCmqC_f810vgavbzXbk4hkErN5Px1zAtT6TMQP8NZgsN5Qp9wg/s1872/IMG_2985%20mansions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="1775" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGksAO7Wi0-6vETpXJ_22gpLgBvMY8OXUQzrMLlAwB4_fj89LYD4gPMvCHmaPKMoSw6dkRomboKWGRbHF1kCnFqMTR9ZEvGMhSg48M6-zwm-CTzVSm4NN0VWC2VIr9bonfYOPUM2j8eCmqC_f810vgavbzXbk4hkErN5Px1zAtT6TMQP8NZgsN5Qp9wg/w379-h400/IMG_2985%20mansions.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><br />Just past the Guard Shack you will come to Casa Palermo Inn and Spa. We are on our way to our last stop, the Coastal Access near Stillwater Cove, where you will have views of holes 17 and 18 of Pebble Beach Golf Links as well as stunning bay views. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WlQgBQ0U7wneHqq5UiLv3GqhhATkpylbWQKHkuhJc1BAH7RLVQmRzEKBXrsbm3GMqTAr4SUlIc9kSqrYZXX-5awz8x2KUSKncgSc9K0VfwLv-0phQKdcn1HzG7ZdAqWED3AX2tCmB4oY24euFdq1-sqs4deN99WK6HH-SMumLqEmivSn5CqxUUView/s5184/IMG_2993%20Spa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WlQgBQ0U7wneHqq5UiLv3GqhhATkpylbWQKHkuhJc1BAH7RLVQmRzEKBXrsbm3GMqTAr4SUlIc9kSqrYZXX-5awz8x2KUSKncgSc9K0VfwLv-0phQKdcn1HzG7ZdAqWED3AX2tCmB4oY24euFdq1-sqs4deN99WK6HH-SMumLqEmivSn5CqxUUView/w400-h300/IMG_2993%20Spa.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Casa Palermo Spa</div><br /><br />At the stop sign, turn left onto Cypress Drive toward the Coastal Access and Beach Club. Continue for .2 miles, past driveways to private residences. Before you enter the Tennis and Beach Club, which is private and for members only, turn right into a parking area. There will be a high hedge on one side of this narrow lot. This is the parking for coastal access. Turn right into this narrow lot and park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindSa38lH3bKCTQwDU0mAjoODqyUzzXbEtPvK4gSwBQqnnyw2wxdPFV5296BA7M2MDYx6CB3kggKxbIkorNf8nIoMILCaetTmUHs61fFX-25jTVSk0dXD3bfMNAQ_j1xgsTiKEWb6SCMARaXXK5PIbrbCSSvDKES4HZN_uXNW1jIDhTb2c9SCodGa3pw/s5184/IMG_3017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindSa38lH3bKCTQwDU0mAjoODqyUzzXbEtPvK4gSwBQqnnyw2wxdPFV5296BA7M2MDYx6CB3kggKxbIkorNf8nIoMILCaetTmUHs61fFX-25jTVSk0dXD3bfMNAQ_j1xgsTiKEWb6SCMARaXXK5PIbrbCSSvDKES4HZN_uXNW1jIDhTb2c9SCodGa3pw/s320/IMG_3017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you like, get out of your car here. You will be rewarded with stunning views of the 18th tee, Stillwater Cove as well as Point Lobos in the distance.<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOi95TsKBrZncxkuExMDcdPSvGcHzwsOPp2J6WbesZmi5ssPQTfYXpJNXKaChuHd_-toX_YYaKKwal02xine1KX2m36r2dQfpzyHphyib0Yc4DP6joz-RXXx_HeGMkko6Rhjdf2_EAC8sgY5V965xoywarH11nVIKIT0feC9o5Jhdc7S1cVXpv6YXNw/s5184/IMG_3002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOi95TsKBrZncxkuExMDcdPSvGcHzwsOPp2J6WbesZmi5ssPQTfYXpJNXKaChuHd_-toX_YYaKKwal02xine1KX2m36r2dQfpzyHphyib0Yc4DP6joz-RXXx_HeGMkko6Rhjdf2_EAC8sgY5V965xoywarH11nVIKIT0feC9o5Jhdc7S1cVXpv6YXNw/w640-h480/IMG_3002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6jAXnAmbq_WQ7yF-9_WOaIDr6FlKaVDmePGM4pj1d6QrQKjH9DdTYTIz13p4ZrtkjFh9e0mveHCQD15g1dh6VPhXGn4i6dX_v9SgU5vaoywESRq3es2lgXkg6tIONBU6sHELDCmw3mZWHKWvU1ysonafjFZidRaUe82FwCxkMRVUZV90qcQOI1gMRg/s5184/IMG_3003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6jAXnAmbq_WQ7yF-9_WOaIDr6FlKaVDmePGM4pj1d6QrQKjH9DdTYTIz13p4ZrtkjFh9e0mveHCQD15g1dh6VPhXGn4i6dX_v9SgU5vaoywESRq3es2lgXkg6tIONBU6sHELDCmw3mZWHKWvU1ysonafjFZidRaUe82FwCxkMRVUZV90qcQOI1gMRg/w640-h480/IMG_3003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
Once you are finished, drive to the end of this narrow lot and make a U-turn and
take the very narrow road back to the road you came in on. Turn left and proceed back in the direction
from which you arrived. <br /><br />
At the stop sign turn right back onto Palermo Way as we make our way back to
the 17-Mile Drive. We are about 1 mile for the Carmel Gate of Pebble Beach. <br /><br />
While you drive I will finish the story of the history of Pebble Beach. <br />
<br />
Samuel Morse died in 1969. In 1977, his Del Monte Properties Company was
reincorporated as the Pebble Beach Corporation. Twentieth Century-Fox used its
profits from its film Star Wars to buy the Pebble Beach Corporation in 1979. In
1981, American industrialists, Marvin Davis purchased Twentieth Century-Fox
which included the Pebble Beach Corporation. In 1990 Davis sold the Pebble
Beach Company to Japanese businessman,
Minoru Isutani, who later sold the company to the Taiheiyo Golf Club in 1992. <br />
<br />
In 1999, former Major League Baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth assembled a
high-powered group of investors to take Pebble Beach permanently off the
market. This group included actor and director Clint Eastwood, the late, great
Arnold Palmer, and a former United Airlines chief executive, Richard Ferris.
Together, they amassed an $820 million offer, which was lower than the other
figures offered for the land. It was accepted! Over the years, this ownership
group has sold limited partnership interests, with the explicit understanding
that the Pebble Beach Company would never again be sold to another ownership
group. <br />
<br />Alright that brings up to present day Pebble Beach. Follow the road to the right toward Carmel and continue past the Carmel Gate. We are on our way to Carmel-by-the Sea where we end this driving tour.<br />
<br />At the stop sign turn right onto San Antonio toward Ocean Avenue and
Carmel-by-the-Sea. When you come to the end of this block you may turn right to visit Carmel Beach
or left to drive up Ocean Avenue and visit downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea. We have
<a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse" target="_blank">VoiceMap walking tours for both areas listed under Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea</a>. <br /><br />
Until next time, Happy Adventures! <br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">+++<br />Pictures and video are by L.A. Momboisse unless listed otherwise. </span></div></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></span></div><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 21.7pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>(1) Antonio de la Ascension and Henry R Wagner, “Spanish Voyages to the Northwest Coast in the Sixteenth Century.
Chapter XI: Father Antonio de la Ascension’s Account of the Voyage of Sebastian Vizcaino,” in California Historical
Society Quarterly 7, no. 4 (December 1928): 358.</span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 21.7pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(2) Mission San Carlos Borromeo by Fr Zephyrin Engelhardt page 15</span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 21.7pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>(3) Pebble Beach Golf Links: The Official History by Neal Hotelling page 35 - 36.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 21.7pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 21.7pt;"><br /></p><p></p></div></div>Adventures of A Home Town Tourist http://www.blogger.com/profile/14250391828232138884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206555389724511740.post-88979674973317641152022-12-01T13:37:00.025-08:002023-05-30T09:32:44.710-07:00Carmel-by-the-Sea’s Bohemian Art Scene: A Guide to 20 Galleries and Studios<p>Interested in being your own tour guide? I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with <a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse">VoiceMap</a> (Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/">GPSmyCity</a> (<a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html">Carmel</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html">Monterey</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html">Big Sur</a>, Folsom, Sacramento, Pacific Grove, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html#google_vignette">Cinque Terre</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html">Kotor Montenegro</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html">Copenhagen</a>). Happy Adventures!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIJxzqf6L6ytW2s2D4ofZDfVRtQU60wgM3tzw_tqLe57VMESyTywZuOvGCPbsP2EY8Ex-0H84pHDXokrO-fPyanpo9WXOHY2HM1OpwmxtgRfDlfDNlSr98AG4kcHcE9c6Ee-mCYckqV3ylIdckkPKQZeopmPxtL0hbFhw2NEBMIZv7yba_u5uIknVKQ/s4025/IMG_1935.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2684" data-original-width="4025" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIJxzqf6L6ytW2s2D4ofZDfVRtQU60wgM3tzw_tqLe57VMESyTywZuOvGCPbsP2EY8Ex-0H84pHDXokrO-fPyanpo9WXOHY2HM1OpwmxtgRfDlfDNlSr98AG4kcHcE9c6Ee-mCYckqV3ylIdckkPKQZeopmPxtL0hbFhw2NEBMIZv7yba_u5uIknVKQ/s320/IMG_1935.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Joaquin Turner Gallery</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>If you are interested in this walking tour as an audio tour, our companion audio tour is available here on </span><a href="https://voicemap.me/authors/lynn-momboisse" target="_blank">VoiceMap</a><span>. Tours are listed under <a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/monterey-peninsula">Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea</a> and Santa Cruz. To use VoiceMap, you will need to download the VoiceMap app from </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/voicemap-gps-audio-guides/id852027939" target="_blank">Apple Store</a><span> or </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.voicemap.android" target="_blank">Google Play</a><span>. This app is free, there is a charge for the audio driving tour. </span></span></p><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">On this walking tour you'll have the chance to: <br /><span face=""avenir next", Avenir, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #697886;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span face=""avenir next", Avenir, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">• Visit the Doud Arcade and the Carmel Art Association<br /></span></span><span face=""avenir next", Avenir, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">• Listen to stories about some of Carmel’s earliest Bohemian artists</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">• Learn how Carmel became an artist’s colony<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />• Watch local artists at work in their studios (during their business hours only)<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />• Visit 20 art galleries and studios including Aaron Chang Gallery, Bennett Sculpture, Dawson Cole Gallery, Delia Bradford Studio, Gallery North, Joaquin Turner Gallery, Mary Titus Gallery, Winfield Gallery, and Zantman Art Galleries<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />• View and learn about the history behind Carmel’s public art including the Valentine, Carmel Post Office’s public art, the Carmel Shell Mural, Rain sculpture, and the Bill Bates Mural</p></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Happy Adventures and enjoy the tour! </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">****</span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">This tour begins in front of Cypress Inn on the east side of Lincoln Street, between Ocean Avenue and 7the Avenue, Carmel-By-The-Sea. It is a collaboration between me and my VoiceMap partner Dale Byrne. Dale lives in Carmel and is the founder of <a href="https://www.carmelcares.org/" target="_blank">Carmel Cares</a>, a non-profit dedicated to keeping Carmel beautiful, safe and inviting. We both encourage mindful behavior for locals and tourists to protect his incredible part of the world. </span><span>You will find our catalog of walking and driving tours at </span><span><a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse" target="_blank">VoiceMap</a>. </span></span><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Alright, it is time to get started. </span></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> ***</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWdOu1uicgfqFDd9T7QeIzkaaay7FfcHPhG00IJaMMwdcNCIvGM4QQ1xPlUZ1suD7bMhW4sbpcJv5mFghhXOl4hkURnqj-lYuPES1JIFdggkTUSMrTfxYzWnkucRWKpqZSoLPGnZQGghmAOpxvkbGrP20Ry7N2rZXxZfaGCPzzcKZQQU0qVjS5xZiGg/s4385/IMG_2577%20Cypress%20Inn%20Entrance.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4385" data-original-width="3622" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWdOu1uicgfqFDd9T7QeIzkaaay7FfcHPhG00IJaMMwdcNCIvGM4QQ1xPlUZ1suD7bMhW4sbpcJv5mFghhXOl4hkURnqj-lYuPES1JIFdggkTUSMrTfxYzWnkucRWKpqZSoLPGnZQGghmAOpxvkbGrP20Ry7N2rZXxZfaGCPzzcKZQQU0qVjS5xZiGg/w330-h400/IMG_2577%20Cypress%20Inn%20Entrance.jpg" width="330" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>You should be standing just to the left of
the front entrance of the Cypress Inn. It is on the east side of Lincoln Street, near the corner
of 7th Avenue. </span><br />
<br /><span>Back at the turn of the 20th century, Carmel’s small population was dominated
by artists.</span><span> The pristine beauty of the
surroundings, and the free-thinking nature of the early bohemian community made
Carmel a natural place in which to develop an artistic voice.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAg0dUUl03KE1ClvLXJiTuGRZjL0pchkg_I9fBZQ2pCkZ6nGWh3AdgQfUWIMLRRL4vJYGJ1DsslN7Yl97ymvmjZAY3iDy9hbw49G_og0udJlgfs-vO3IDDZ15cgEV3hKLWedoB0CslmpEVA11C02xcTaCaNarBs44vCLpplem3LfjKNqsuvrgrb4YpA/s2048/DSC_01282048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="2048" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAg0dUUl03KE1ClvLXJiTuGRZjL0pchkg_I9fBZQ2pCkZ6nGWh3AdgQfUWIMLRRL4vJYGJ1DsslN7Yl97ymvmjZAY3iDy9hbw49G_og0udJlgfs-vO3IDDZ15cgEV3hKLWedoB0CslmpEVA11C02xcTaCaNarBs44vCLpplem3LfjKNqsuvrgrb4YpA/s320/DSC_01282048.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>In fact it was
reported in 1910 that over 60% of the homes in Carmel were owned by individuals
pursuing a life in the arts.</span><span> Over a
century later, Carmel is still filled with artists and their galleries. This
walking tour of Carmel-by-the-Sea’s art galleries was designed to immerse
visitors and residents in Carmel’s art culture.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_Yr5-aDmVyb55BA0Dt8bJu36s51H3oDPZ4iyyfcV5YjjZrzF7uux3R1zTwc8RNUPpVc0MAaVElfvTvr8pZzu4BduMz5JVWqXKmTzEc7bl78pPxqe7bkTc7wTNhgWn02a5oooYmAGMSjM88RM3sN65Lfdp7d8uxOa0GkIFRtORCBOF0wccSKVllF3PQ/s3264/IMG_1875.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_Yr5-aDmVyb55BA0Dt8bJu36s51H3oDPZ4iyyfcV5YjjZrzF7uux3R1zTwc8RNUPpVc0MAaVElfvTvr8pZzu4BduMz5JVWqXKmTzEc7bl78pPxqe7bkTc7wTNhgWn02a5oooYmAGMSjM88RM3sN65Lfdp7d8uxOa0GkIFRtORCBOF0wccSKVllF3PQ/s320/IMG_1875.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>As we
wind our way through the charming courtyards of Carmel's historic downtown, you
will hear stories about its early artist colony, and early bohemian
artists.</span><span> You will also have the
opportunity to meet a number of Carmel’s current artists, if they are in
studio, learn what inspires them and view their art. Many of Carmel's galleries
have limited open hours. Some are by reservation only. You will see the most
current hours posted on the doors of each gallery.</span><span> This tour is a bit over one mile long and
will take about two hours if you stop in the galleries.</span><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RJgDE-tn5JW4yVOB2jFxC2a-1g4e6BFCaBsD8izZ5Yb7UvzsuM9GpmSe1ftC35I18stQWQdmG5RPPJTHC1iNs0_mv9WZugP2N_YwlT--Fi8MMpfLORvRQ-qAL_tas35tqQZ1wiBPvFDNyE2UKB3VQ0e7c--ckLq5b8IT-_OhvYd60dcLrOowwaZtMg/s2612/IMG_3097%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2612" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RJgDE-tn5JW4yVOB2jFxC2a-1g4e6BFCaBsD8izZ5Yb7UvzsuM9GpmSe1ftC35I18stQWQdmG5RPPJTHC1iNs0_mv9WZugP2N_YwlT--Fi8MMpfLORvRQ-qAL_tas35tqQZ1wiBPvFDNyE2UKB3VQ0e7c--ckLq5b8IT-_OhvYd60dcLrOowwaZtMg/s320/IMG_3097%202048.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
<br /><span>
When we walk by or stop at any gallery on this tour, please feel free to go
inside if the door is open.</span><span> Carmel
artists love to share their work with visitors and locals.</span><span> If you see something in a gallery window that
is of interest to you and the gallery is closed,</span><span> call the contact number artists leave on
their front door.</span><span> Our artists would love
to hear from you and are happy to set up a time to show you their art.</span><span> </span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> ***<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Now let me call your attention to the Cypress Inn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoAVJSUHJcrWwZAyrRBDH1XO82zr8SC4qBJ5b5Iu1BBwUSYaijlRkHouyI0R-5SnVjUDK0ecVIRvYyH0bKsI8Ip37NKb5jwD48nu5u6WPlj7-mwoH2ttkPpfGBW2nqjab4c31DCPwoT8j9O9QGgFqrUtlT7s0migxCy7nJ_0djyzxQSNTDZewfo-ucQ/s5184/IMG_2578.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoAVJSUHJcrWwZAyrRBDH1XO82zr8SC4qBJ5b5Iu1BBwUSYaijlRkHouyI0R-5SnVjUDK0ecVIRvYyH0bKsI8Ip37NKb5jwD48nu5u6WPlj7-mwoH2ttkPpfGBW2nqjab4c31DCPwoT8j9O9QGgFqrUtlT7s0migxCy7nJ_0djyzxQSNTDZewfo-ucQ/s320/IMG_2578.JPG" width="240" /></a><br /><span><br />
</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>The lot where this hotel now stands was the
location of the home studio of one of Carmel's earliest watercolor artists,
Sydney Yard.</span><span> Mr. Yard purchased this lot
in 1908 and hired Carmel architect <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2014/05/first-murphy-house-home-of-carmel.html" target="_blank">M. J. Murphy</a> to build his home.</span><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmTmKAsBxzrBf5d2lIPr5m5Zc8qYtYEZ9AZQ9_FqJhgLgotOAyNzs-3ah6WJMPyjw9TuHXHkkue98pFEbfTcFCBeLWlPHxg5TyF342NrrrhE1JtmOHSpGsaGxeEf4634QPfAjSRMkV6EeGSR6zD3HUEzimOjJnrZc64S27fReBuaK9mLMsdSrxOgoUA/s470/yard_landscape-wit-sheep600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="470" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmTmKAsBxzrBf5d2lIPr5m5Zc8qYtYEZ9AZQ9_FqJhgLgotOAyNzs-3ah6WJMPyjw9TuHXHkkue98pFEbfTcFCBeLWlPHxg5TyF342NrrrhE1JtmOHSpGsaGxeEf4634QPfAjSRMkV6EeGSR6zD3HUEzimOjJnrZc64S27fReBuaK9mLMsdSrxOgoUA/s320/yard_landscape-wit-sheep600.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"> Landscape with Sheep by Sydney Yard - Sydney Yard </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://sydneyyard.wordpress.com/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Tonalist</span></a></span><br /></span><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>After Yard’s death, in 1909, another early
Carmel artist moved into the property, Mary DeNeale Morgan. Mary, along with
her sister-in-law artist Charlotte Bodwell Morgan, were two of the founding
members of the Carmel Art Association.</span><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPptm-6kgM_DAYbv_zE2vdPW5goN3mKYdhEcq4e9U14uLVBt1mML2QB3UiwQuDHw37ce3E0QDpIn3KmKINGC0Bg9QDTvlgdeBmYkPkD8WVHLJAP50tXjkqlaukHI-bcPVAS8SIUdJfyGOcKXnxaMyVvqwnbuhL51l1aRRhJ3Ohf85a-wjsDQwQWpMAQ/s279/StM_Morgan_Mary_DeNeale_Photo_Mid.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="204" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPptm-6kgM_DAYbv_zE2vdPW5goN3mKYdhEcq4e9U14uLVBt1mML2QB3UiwQuDHw37ce3E0QDpIn3KmKINGC0Bg9QDTvlgdeBmYkPkD8WVHLJAP50tXjkqlaukHI-bcPVAS8SIUdJfyGOcKXnxaMyVvqwnbuhL51l1aRRhJ3Ohf85a-wjsDQwQWpMAQ/s1600/StM_Morgan_Mary_DeNeale_Photo_Mid.jpg" width="204" /></span></a><br />Mary DeNeale Morgan (Bodega Bay Heritage <a href="http://www.bodegabayheritagegallery.com/BBH_Gallery_Monthly_Sep_10.htm#HearstMuseum" target="_blank">Gallery</a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>You will learn more about this association later on our tour.</span><span> The art studio remained in the possession of
the Morgan family until around 1998 when it was purchased by Cypress Inn
Investors. At that time the studio was torn down and replaced by what is now
the new wing of the Cypress Inn.</span><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQF1QI5FVqn3vXahC2oPJ5BjnFLJ9ENvpdCSyutJf-tVnqirDzodlTSAQGNIXuNr0yUZ7NY06CL1Qw4F34eMzb8o99aIhsZ_mEwg1godpvbC1o5gI4SHeIzcg5Yof-dmatBd9UifuKlYEEiH45XOytjKPLhU4YDbHTrwTFc_aeZ5-G-GMIonMrsZzSCw/s1264/Morgan%20Building%20%20(2)%20lot%2016%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="1264" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQF1QI5FVqn3vXahC2oPJ5BjnFLJ9ENvpdCSyutJf-tVnqirDzodlTSAQGNIXuNr0yUZ7NY06CL1Qw4F34eMzb8o99aIhsZ_mEwg1godpvbC1o5gI4SHeIzcg5Yof-dmatBd9UifuKlYEEiH45XOytjKPLhU4YDbHTrwTFc_aeZ5-G-GMIonMrsZzSCw/w400-h260/Morgan%20Building%20%20(2)%20lot%2016%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">Black and white photo of Morgan Building 1993 Historic Content
Statement, <br />Carmel Historic Survey - courtesy of Carmel City Hall Building
Records</span><br /></span><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
<br /><span>
The main portion of the Cypress Inn, where the front entrance and lobby are
located, was built in 1927 for Dr. Rudolph Kocher, one of Carmel's medical
physicians.</span><span> It was designed by Oakland
architect firm Blaine & Olsen in the Spanish Colonial Revival style to
match the doctors medical office located just to the east of this building.
Possibly looking for some sort of investment property,</span><span> Dr. Kocher opened this as the La Ribera Hotel
in 1929, and except for a short time during the Depression, it has served as a
hotel ever since.</span><span> </span></span><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span><span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcCcXw8OLnqWqUegZXfL391T0fqimUGwdHyYk4DDrK9muOI8JVbniv6bvzdGgkEJ0wKkYEG87P05ozEM6a-2VhGqVaepLfujB1OUuYlyZ1oHk7SPBZ3vMORgmUzlYDuK3t4VYo_MiYG51GlrqjXQ7PTgUjrLtDc9dfdM2jsr66EyUke_JRA-8e04e4g/s1246/75%20Blk%20La%20Ribera%20Hotel%20Cypress%20Inn%20%20(3)%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1246" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcCcXw8OLnqWqUegZXfL391T0fqimUGwdHyYk4DDrK9muOI8JVbniv6bvzdGgkEJ0wKkYEG87P05ozEM6a-2VhGqVaepLfujB1OUuYlyZ1oHk7SPBZ3vMORgmUzlYDuK3t4VYo_MiYG51GlrqjXQ7PTgUjrLtDc9dfdM2jsr66EyUke_JRA-8e04e4g/w400-h241/75%20Blk%20La%20Ribera%20Hotel%20Cypress%20Inn%20%20(3)%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span>La Ribera Hotel c. 1929 - Harrison Memorial History Library</span></span></div><span><br /></span></div>
<span><div style="text-align: left;"><span>In 1985, real-estate developer Denny LeVett and the late actress Doris Day
purchased the hotel.</span><span> Ms. Day had just
one non-negotiable condition.</span><span> The hotel
must welcome pets.</span><span> After renovations, it
was opened as the Cypress Inn, Carmel’s first pet-friendly hotel.</span><span> This would forever cement Carmel’s reputation
as a dog-friendly destination and with its 4 pm “Yappy Hour”, it is now
considered one of the most pet-friendly</span><span>
hotels in the world.</span><span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoF5oUvrQ3jU2cvxsRlsWcmyL-geezl93PEaXML1mogU-Z3d_q5swd4jD0MjZdVYBN8IwP51epJtFVZ1zJY1gbLcwLEBrN1qlEeJ4yosuCkrHJEpVh_GgcUZhiqmEYGDPYgTkCMgZH3Zk_NNVzBa1UheuqmFZF_MF6nwYLkoVF7tgj9mmPseqlmxl4g/s400/Poddle%20Day%202014%20%20(14).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="400" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoF5oUvrQ3jU2cvxsRlsWcmyL-geezl93PEaXML1mogU-Z3d_q5swd4jD0MjZdVYBN8IwP51epJtFVZ1zJY1gbLcwLEBrN1qlEeJ4yosuCkrHJEpVh_GgcUZhiqmEYGDPYgTkCMgZH3Zk_NNVzBa1UheuqmFZF_MF6nwYLkoVF7tgj9mmPseqlmxl4g/s320/Poddle%20Day%202014%20%20(14).JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><span>Terry's Lounge Yappy Hour </span></div></div></span>
<br /><span>Now take a
look across the street at the garden area to the left of the Church of the Wayfarer.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span><span lang="EN-GB"><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTL-860KmaxAn_vcNy-9FWSn7-UQKRCpxZBAgniepLSu3WNQodomIRXObsooSeQesUgthSVMrMQQNDljpbXvcQlehQYXJE_spSHXx-Q9d7IHK6o8hWuyFPZQo_aM1gzXs4Qo26ZL84xb9R2MxZty0DNNVnBNSlNmIfc_lxSrm21DzHDMHwpqYgdcVBw/s5184/IMG_2587%20Church%20of%20Wayfarer%20Garden.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTL-860KmaxAn_vcNy-9FWSn7-UQKRCpxZBAgniepLSu3WNQodomIRXObsooSeQesUgthSVMrMQQNDljpbXvcQlehQYXJE_spSHXx-Q9d7IHK6o8hWuyFPZQo_aM1gzXs4Qo26ZL84xb9R2MxZty0DNNVnBNSlNmIfc_lxSrm21DzHDMHwpqYgdcVBw/s320/IMG_2587%20Church%20of%20Wayfarer%20Garden.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>That is where we are headed.</span><span> With the entrance to the Cypress Inn on your left, walk to the corner of 7th, turn right and carefully cross Lincoln Street.</span><span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg6LyAyVKJsrwzbysnPLGdB6PeC98b4BOoWi-OH8CsGXF29kFtIh9501soeMuoIEBNeJqtA3b8FqnKVVCElM1kvhDeN-Stq0C_4VYY6BhUkqDLVp72-OFGOGGcKx8OnNTrDSR4D8ctx902n2rVH-SieHNAt-cTpxMv6jEftDn2jrJfE7Kk7W2JmAgMA/s640/Church%20of%20the%20Wayfareraa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg6LyAyVKJsrwzbysnPLGdB6PeC98b4BOoWi-OH8CsGXF29kFtIh9501soeMuoIEBNeJqtA3b8FqnKVVCElM1kvhDeN-Stq0C_4VYY6BhUkqDLVp72-OFGOGGcKx8OnNTrDSR4D8ctx902n2rVH-SieHNAt-cTpxMv6jEftDn2jrJfE7Kk7W2JmAgMA/s320/Church%20of%20the%20Wayfareraa.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div>
<span>After crossing the street, turn right and continue straight on Lincoln past the
<a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2016/07/carmel-heritage-society-centennial-year.html" target="_blank">Church of the Wayfarer</a> Garden. Our first stop will be the <a href="http://kevinmilligangallery.com/" target="_blank">Kevin MilliganGallery</a>.</span><span> </span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYs7O0HoHbVgIVwAzWE4weImo_VmrXz_ScUxHRNDA_y1S8Lcuk2xg2ccY4-HI7sl3ZftwTlmhHcLCRHsHVMN9YI-ayeLyJN31nuW2E8ElDxg03KrPacl3DT_eeNLJByEd90euEarGnUeECxK9Z-2Zmoo6ZP4mHgR-bk3URACPtRdtdWl0gcvn8ljfhuw/s626/kevin%20Milligan%20Gallery%20Pic.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="626" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYs7O0HoHbVgIVwAzWE4weImo_VmrXz_ScUxHRNDA_y1S8Lcuk2xg2ccY4-HI7sl3ZftwTlmhHcLCRHsHVMN9YI-ayeLyJN31nuW2E8ElDxg03KrPacl3DT_eeNLJByEd90euEarGnUeECxK9Z-2Zmoo6ZP4mHgR-bk3URACPtRdtdWl0gcvn8ljfhuw/s320/kevin%20Milligan%20Gallery%20Pic.png" width="320" /></a><br />Kevin in his gallery - <a href="http://visiv.cc/clients/K14-KM4/artists.html" target="_blank">Kevin Milligan website</a><br /><br /></div></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Kevin's gallery presents the work of a talented eclectic group of artists working in sculpture, photography, ceramic, painting, and mixed media.</span><span> Kevin's paintings depict the California Coast from Big Sur to Mendocino.</span><span> Kevin’s first book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mendocino-painted-pictorial-Milligan-comprehensive/dp/188657104X" target="_blank"><i>Mendocino: A Painted Pictorial</i></a> was selected by the Chief Curator of American Art for the Smithsonian Portrait Gallery of Literature.</span><span> </span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHx9vJrrzqz25_StwaNjMqtRDMal98rq-TQfG4ro-JsSML5NHaVDsjGkC8wD7DjgQhNX2gSl0uPwLkh5b8GR3THXJGujmtsNIF27fUba91uOwW3Ic7oDU0p7k0H2RUfwIt4sfFGVUjbGLcX2rt8wQHNZ5s9QRwohHgH99ov5AyKCB8h-qI-UjEC90fww/s2560/Kevin%20MIlligan%20Book.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2221" data-original-width="2560" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHx9vJrrzqz25_StwaNjMqtRDMal98rq-TQfG4ro-JsSML5NHaVDsjGkC8wD7DjgQhNX2gSl0uPwLkh5b8GR3THXJGujmtsNIF27fUba91uOwW3Ic7oDU0p7k0H2RUfwIt4sfFGVUjbGLcX2rt8wQHNZ5s9QRwohHgH99ov5AyKCB8h-qI-UjEC90fww/s320/Kevin%20MIlligan%20Book.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Stop in front of the Kevin Milligan Gallery while we hear from Kevin about his passion for painting. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">“<i>The quality of light is crucial, that is one of my passions, is to describe the quality of light and space. The only way to achieve that, the best way to achieve that, I think, is to work on site and try to figure out the midtone colors. It’s the one weakness of photography is the capture of the midtone. Photography captures textual minutia and fleeting atmospheric perspective, or atmospheric qualities like fog, that we have a lot around here. But I have been known to paint four paintings in a day. That is kind of my record, where I can’t do more than four. But I’ll switch and do a circuit where I will do a morning, a mid-day scene, a late afternoon, and an evening scene, when the sun is out a long time in the middle of the year. I’m consistent to a light pattern just like a cinematographer, or other artists might look for shadow patterns, it is very crucial in painting. So I am figuring that out with each painting. It is a fun part of the creative process to make those selections</i>.”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoNmH9lWTnIaFn-oarlH1jN6xvil5F0As7tmnT6NucXegT8p2U1AbPxqIB3qiLLEPpcX1dbW7l4XBEsLDJdi3M_ljgJNdNq447uGXa2YEtoXw4x90hezUN2ZRaoAqWq4JfXMJr0RIEqR_PC3kUSTY3gWnKO0CJ5Z-c-M9WkAL7E2KddthyeTJkEKl-A/s3898/IMG_2590%20Kevin%20Milligan%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3898" data-original-width="3145" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoNmH9lWTnIaFn-oarlH1jN6xvil5F0As7tmnT6NucXegT8p2U1AbPxqIB3qiLLEPpcX1dbW7l4XBEsLDJdi3M_ljgJNdNq447uGXa2YEtoXw4x90hezUN2ZRaoAqWq4JfXMJr0RIEqR_PC3kUSTY3gWnKO0CJ5Z-c-M9WkAL7E2KddthyeTJkEKl-A/w323-h400/IMG_2590%20Kevin%20Milligan%20.jpg" width="323" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Besides his paintings, Kevin has published two books, his second <i><a href="https://www.nepenthe.com/books/big-sur-to-mendocino" target="_blank">Big Sur to Mendocino</a></i>, is an extensive collection of 114 color plates of his paintings made along the California Coast over a 22 year period.</span><span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLtH9I-wcs_IjpXYxPaYMPFIhTKV4OmSsOSeJicsANPZiaUOwncSd1t5klBGNl8U7ACzs6EASh-7OoyZ5hrTHo0Q_DNBkAnps-Bd1HWvDBADwa2jPQtXJv3lN3X1sM0el1fw7pTIRXOzFUE6DfCVLyGehyGCJYYhWl-Qc6vvx3I74ljFZFTqvsR8RbA/s480/Kevin%20bs_mendo_cover_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="447" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLtH9I-wcs_IjpXYxPaYMPFIhTKV4OmSsOSeJicsANPZiaUOwncSd1t5klBGNl8U7ACzs6EASh-7OoyZ5hrTHo0Q_DNBkAnps-Bd1HWvDBADwa2jPQtXJv3lN3X1sM0el1fw7pTIRXOzFUE6DfCVLyGehyGCJYYhWl-Qc6vvx3I74ljFZFTqvsR8RbA/s320/Kevin%20bs_mendo_cover_2.jpg" width="298" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>This book is a treasure chest of stories and paintings and iconic moments that commemorate and illuminate one of the most scenic regions of the world. If Kevin's gallery is open feel free to step inside and observe the art up close.</span></span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoA087Rt--LxCUxYMABLagrwgaNQTUcgX_vlvzkORith9HYs9hh2x1ft_ZC60ttovI9t3SwTN5tXyS8ZjTpjGvzWu0TYm7CNZ0-G1QVlET9KoQq-srWEgyychRzDQOFHJZZIS8Oa55WCbrcCo1QXMuv-OzBFiPkaBB145wnvK-_EVB4oZLvqI6lm7Jg/s4654/IMG_2594A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3588" data-original-width="4654" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoA087Rt--LxCUxYMABLagrwgaNQTUcgX_vlvzkORith9HYs9hh2x1ft_ZC60ttovI9t3SwTN5tXyS8ZjTpjGvzWu0TYm7CNZ0-G1QVlET9KoQq-srWEgyychRzDQOFHJZZIS8Oa55WCbrcCo1QXMuv-OzBFiPkaBB145wnvK-_EVB4oZLvqI6lm7Jg/s320/IMG_2594A.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>When you have finished visiting the Kevin Milligan Gallery, continue walking along Lincoln toward Ocean while I begin the story of Carmel’s artist colony.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6iM7sRMC2yIJYGe5ztSssApi20aUQEJZa2CcjUys37qm7UvLn_HiPJ03-f93gXof0FH_hUXUn4vh1VuIWPN2VNIAmrgJaDs1Gr7pfP6OaT-R06nOuPMHBbW2dQiDQG0D3y1cYnn3iFmfMkIppLM_ZkSy7XQyk-3V86hXozZn_SwTLcpQqUOWx48aGg/s560/Arnold%20Genthe%20Earthquake.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="560" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6iM7sRMC2yIJYGe5ztSssApi20aUQEJZa2CcjUys37qm7UvLn_HiPJ03-f93gXof0FH_hUXUn4vh1VuIWPN2VNIAmrgJaDs1Gr7pfP6OaT-R06nOuPMHBbW2dQiDQG0D3y1cYnn3iFmfMkIppLM_ZkSy7XQyk-3V86hXozZn_SwTLcpQqUOWx48aGg/w640-h370/Arnold%20Genthe%20Earthquake.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">San Francisco Earthquake and fire 1906 photograph Arnold Genthe <br /><a href="https://www.loc.gov/resource/agc.7a10067/" target="_blank">Library of Congress </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span>
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake had a significant influence on population
growth in Carmel.</span><span> Many San Francisco
artists, including photographer Arnold Genthe watched their homes, art
collections and dreams burn in the fires that followed the earthquake.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieilkPSRWpnn-mGSIxd4J9fWd4aFGodQc3Lo5SyZKm2TrH6nCwHuEAkiNI4K9g7_07ujAHM_sGRGHBUlL21hkBCS9jbPQM7x8jitC3BP-men5XGxIgMWcuBRniXoWFbj6OkJFLrqOQvldV94dKO8rrW0-dmmbaiji30156-E0VNFiMnA-WXDgIr0cDhg/s404/Arnold%20Genthe%20photo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="404" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieilkPSRWpnn-mGSIxd4J9fWd4aFGodQc3Lo5SyZKm2TrH6nCwHuEAkiNI4K9g7_07ujAHM_sGRGHBUlL21hkBCS9jbPQM7x8jitC3BP-men5XGxIgMWcuBRniXoWFbj6OkJFLrqOQvldV94dKO8rrW0-dmmbaiji30156-E0VNFiMnA-WXDgIr0cDhg/s320/Arnold%20Genthe%20photo.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><ul aria-labelledby="item-title" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; padding-left: 0px; text-align: start;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25rem; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Self Portrait Arnold Genthe - <a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/2018720588/" target="_blank">Library of Congress </a></span></li></ul></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>
Genthe took advantage of Carmel lots selling for $5 down.</span><span> Many other San Francisco artists did as
well.</span><span> And with that Carmel's art colony
began.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyc5jtsAwOBLLs6YlXKpGbQjzVkXhSvPlLs1QSR5-qXJzVVSa0YcuTPvrLAvBSdLllzdmYSeicYwrrHe7IP6H2rVAQtdObnavrp73fT02-eGLzJ6-dCEuF56O1tpiEDLx6zo3Cv9XmPtQWKol0NdJZ5UW2iNH7agj2i6nUv7AOhPaXDfBBE9srlt5kLQ/s1600/Genthe%20House.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="1600" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyc5jtsAwOBLLs6YlXKpGbQjzVkXhSvPlLs1QSR5-qXJzVVSa0YcuTPvrLAvBSdLllzdmYSeicYwrrHe7IP6H2rVAQtdObnavrp73fT02-eGLzJ6-dCEuF56O1tpiEDLx6zo3Cv9XmPtQWKol0NdJZ5UW2iNH7agj2i6nUv7AOhPaXDfBBE9srlt5kLQ/s320/Genthe%20House.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span>Arnold Genthe lived in Carmel from 1905 to around 1911 in a house on El Camino Real near 11th Avenue. I have placed a picture of it above. During the early 1900's that wide porch had a lovely view of Carmel Beach. On that porch Genthe </span></span><span style="color: #393939;"> hosted many a party with other early Carmel Bohemians such as George Sterling, Jack London, Mary Austin, Robinson and Una Jeffers. This house had a cement cellar where Genthe first experimented with color film processing. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #393939; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #393939; font-family: arial;">If you are interested in viewing this home in person, our VoiceMap <a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/monterey-peninsula/carmel-by-the-sea-scenic-road-walking-tour" target="_blank">Carmel-by-the-Sea: Scenic Road Walking Tour</a> takes you by this house and other historic homes. </span></div><div><span style="color: #393939; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>Our next stop is Aaron Chang's Gallery. When you come to the corner of Lincoln and Ocean Avenue, turn right and carefully cross Lincoln. Continue walking straight
along Ocean Avenue Carmel’s main street.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9BFbkoRXRumxpnKF9vyBZB2EBjDH1Xzt5IrcosbjFKntkVSEPbmhFdTVna8IqYof5J1ZP2sJb0h8oMODuSxnU3dEGIUVOVJJSRd6VE0Zy9kNnBITOluJ6xeVXWsM96UDNEQIcd-PdazWMyMMZdTS6Znwv1DfQVR6T-kjhlaa0tInw_fJASix6wCtYA/s4082/IMG_2599.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4082" data-original-width="3491" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9BFbkoRXRumxpnKF9vyBZB2EBjDH1Xzt5IrcosbjFKntkVSEPbmhFdTVna8IqYof5J1ZP2sJb0h8oMODuSxnU3dEGIUVOVJJSRd6VE0Zy9kNnBITOluJ6xeVXWsM96UDNEQIcd-PdazWMyMMZdTS6Znwv1DfQVR6T-kjhlaa0tInw_fJASix6wCtYA/s320/IMG_2599.JPG" width="274" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>Stop for a moment in front of the <a href="https://aaronchang.com/?_gl=1%2Ahyzzcy%2A_gcl_aw%2AR0NMLjE2Njk3NTI0MjUuQ2owS0NRaUEtSmFjQmhDMEFSSXNBSXh5YnlPSl9xY0s0UjRIVkhSTENsMU1yb2d3LUZ4Rk8xc2hkWFpvdzZSZ19sY0poQXZvb2ZOaUt4Y2FBZ2czRUFMd193Y0I.&_ga=2.60259757.1694688036.1669752425-1570419604.1668116140&_gac=1.123165817.1669752425.Cj0KCQiA-JacBhC0ARIsAIxybyOJ_qcK4R4HVHRLCl1Mrogw-FxFO1shdXZow6Rg_lcJhAvoofNiKxcaAgg3EALw_wcB" target="_blank">Aaron Chang Gallery</a> and enjoy the display of
art in his window.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHRisL5rXxtXkaAJNBqcXEvlE0xye2KrwC83896uA3KyC8154hVozVBBUiCaawQdzCgU6dm3HEj3o-r1gBkMPmcHRmKr0VctXTJRO0Of8ArCZlSGbcYoHJnDnJpxV791JT_Aig93xqGynsuSULfgISn4Cr1rINLtuOEe6xggjqzmfUzRzT1-SBg2V1g/s5184/IMG_2602.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHRisL5rXxtXkaAJNBqcXEvlE0xye2KrwC83896uA3KyC8154hVozVBBUiCaawQdzCgU6dm3HEj3o-r1gBkMPmcHRmKr0VctXTJRO0Of8ArCZlSGbcYoHJnDnJpxV791JT_Aig93xqGynsuSULfgISn4Cr1rINLtuOEe6xggjqzmfUzRzT1-SBg2V1g/s320/IMG_2602.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
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With three decades of experience and over 37 covers for Surfing magazine,
internationally acclaimed surf and ocean photographer Aaron Chang worked his
way to the pinnacle of the surfing photography world, redefining the sport of
modern surfing through his lens.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoYEr8vCCYy9AS5S7l5qMyCyH-yvBW4ZJkLnG_gRuUzLPZf9P3P6r1YpP0L3znXO5hLBG5ZDM0aSxK66rreZR-zidBEtgpzQDFsAFFZsitgKErBvwQ-wY0kffKbIG2ASgTMeoRD-OH1Vp6K1ADMzrUtK8mu-pDf3zajdAxA9lDkojiWMt0kr31RIgGg/s480/aaron-chang-about-timeline-img3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="480" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoYEr8vCCYy9AS5S7l5qMyCyH-yvBW4ZJkLnG_gRuUzLPZf9P3P6r1YpP0L3znXO5hLBG5ZDM0aSxK66rreZR-zidBEtgpzQDFsAFFZsitgKErBvwQ-wY0kffKbIG2ASgTMeoRD-OH1Vp6K1ADMzrUtK8mu-pDf3zajdAxA9lDkojiWMt0kr31RIgGg/s320/aaron-chang-about-timeline-img3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Covers from Aaron Chang<a href="https://aaronchang.com/about/" target="_blank"> website </a></div><a href="https://aaronchang.com/about/" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>Chang’s
images celebrate the unique character of the beaches, landscapes and wildlife
around Carmel.</span><span> All of his work is
available in custom sizes to transform the character of any commercial or
residential space. </span><span>If his gallery is open, I always stop in to view these amazing pieces up
close.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSv_DitydmArPiFkjjOxqSaWlXO8D_FXgPmaWFWLZL9o75mfErrFPrhZd-6oKw5Z-StCq-FVmgOp51SfkxncGgVb_FG4gXXbrvarAFteLdn0Ykcu71wZRzdGzJonOat0CqGjoMMaSi1UaSCuInpDZoN9UyhVAkMH4_DFkjtjrGZ4PVeL6aLfsMildmgQ/s640/IMG_6050AARON%20CHANGE.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="640" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSv_DitydmArPiFkjjOxqSaWlXO8D_FXgPmaWFWLZL9o75mfErrFPrhZd-6oKw5Z-StCq-FVmgOp51SfkxncGgVb_FG4gXXbrvarAFteLdn0Ykcu71wZRzdGzJonOat0CqGjoMMaSi1UaSCuInpDZoN9UyhVAkMH4_DFkjtjrGZ4PVeL6aLfsMildmgQ/s320/IMG_6050AARON%20CHANGE.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
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With the gallery on your right, continue on Ocean Avenue, past the Carmel Bakery. Once you get to the corner, turn left and cross </span><span>Ocean Avenue. Continue walking along Dolores to the end of this block while I tell you about another early Carmel artist, Francis John McComas. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfBvcmRHUbvjKmfsK2xMWSd-zlK2bMZLbCCNT0JXuPoVJpI1NMzqOkpnDrXN_rgm8poSAzCi2tXBfgdcFrKbqZsw04durZG7lbyQU9MGLcV8YVljW48MIC1ic9UKgWozUHIJTeFu6sr6dgpRK2VO1o6-Id0w2Zbxw1rzTPdOQxHzdvAocsWdVP44ebQ/s984/800px-Francis_John_McComas%20%20Wikipedia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfBvcmRHUbvjKmfsK2xMWSd-zlK2bMZLbCCNT0JXuPoVJpI1NMzqOkpnDrXN_rgm8poSAzCi2tXBfgdcFrKbqZsw04durZG7lbyQU9MGLcV8YVljW48MIC1ic9UKgWozUHIJTeFu6sr6dgpRK2VO1o6-Id0w2Zbxw1rzTPdOQxHzdvAocsWdVP44ebQ/s320/800px-Francis_John_McComas%20%20Wikipedia.jpg" width="260" /></a><br />Francis John McComas (1875-1938) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_McComas_(painter)" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /><span>Landscape artist Francis John McComas was drawn to the pristine natural beauty of Carmel in 1912. </span><span> Upon viewing
the Big Sur coastline with its jagged rocky cliffs and churning seas, McComas
coined the phrase, “<i>the greatest meeting of land and water in the world</i>.” In
1924, Francis was commissioned to paint a mural of Monterey Peninsula on the
wall of the Hotel Del Monte. </span><br />
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlWzJspRtlljTfCoJgAGsA2D-a2AVKNOYz4JqLInYQOfjnceDrs9UkizJq5eWKraemTpyAK91P2xnrxikzrR7VhtZwQ-P3SdhKyDJDV93o37NqIFwWP8fc3pxwimHhSIKIGMvCoY-WBaIo2mw7Al5eJbsiE0mGoynxSgmuMZqPW6hGwk76EbiaIfXvA/s1189/francismccomas.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="935" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlWzJspRtlljTfCoJgAGsA2D-a2AVKNOYz4JqLInYQOfjnceDrs9UkizJq5eWKraemTpyAK91P2xnrxikzrR7VhtZwQ-P3SdhKyDJDV93o37NqIFwWP8fc3pxwimHhSIKIGMvCoY-WBaIo2mw7Al5eJbsiE0mGoynxSgmuMZqPW6hGwk76EbiaIfXvA/w315-h400/francismccomas.png" width="315" /></a><br />McComas Mural<a href="https://library.nps.edu/hotel-del-monte" target="_blank"> Naval Postgraduate School Dudely Knox Library </a></div>
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One evening while driving home through Pacific Grove, after imbibing at a local
bar, Francis was arrested and put in the drunk tank overnight.</span><span> He was so mad that the next day he painted
Pacific Grove off of the mural.</span><span> Today
this mural may be seen on the wall of the Naval Postgraduate School.</span><span> Pacific Grove remains conspicuously absent
from the map.</span><span> </span><br />
<br /><span>Our next stop is Gallery Sur. At the corner of Dolores and 6th, turn left and continue walking along 6th Avenue. </span></span><span>Watch for the grey sign for <a href="https://www.gallerysur.com/" target="_blank">Gallery Sur</a> up ahead. Stop in front of their display window.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;">
<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2gCg07RkZuVFtr2WmQWyTaBWubhMkQyhNGtGcJndpb2mAekOeKn-C_y6JmHF9vK1EbFB013WTm5FN6LP0fZvgTRFV_lyaXdRYSv-IgHXdJet1CaBuC9n5mAPSxD0MSZVvlUHRtyunsV7mEB4H9ZqumY65bGPwjVr857DU85XDFoi7gDYHEaBmHviyw/s5184/IMG_2608.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2gCg07RkZuVFtr2WmQWyTaBWubhMkQyhNGtGcJndpb2mAekOeKn-C_y6JmHF9vK1EbFB013WTm5FN6LP0fZvgTRFV_lyaXdRYSv-IgHXdJet1CaBuC9n5mAPSxD0MSZVvlUHRtyunsV7mEB4H9ZqumY65bGPwjVr857DU85XDFoi7gDYHEaBmHviyw/s320/IMG_2608.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>Gallery Sur was established in 1990 and specializes in large dramatic fine art color photography of Carmel and the Big Sur coastline.</span><span> The photograph in the front window of the Point Sur Lighthouse is by David Potigian.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RxoYRkcvDgMLae7heLJIu3aRFLfjitnmzQfXyQOqj9hmUsnxow68KtGnJejL1zGDtaCjd09xZTgDk-p629KOacBVhTW_qvXQhFVWGBaBOvaUYA7LhgxVLsXwYKWaid1bsMgGgLGFgPnEketeZ-Zyty_cXN8avPv8cBdU8qVm5A5ypsvAk1EKUlRXAA/s5184/IMG_2611.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RxoYRkcvDgMLae7heLJIu3aRFLfjitnmzQfXyQOqj9hmUsnxow68KtGnJejL1zGDtaCjd09xZTgDk-p629KOacBVhTW_qvXQhFVWGBaBOvaUYA7LhgxVLsXwYKWaid1bsMgGgLGFgPnEketeZ-Zyty_cXN8avPv8cBdU8qVm5A5ypsvAk1EKUlRXAA/w400-h300/IMG_2611.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span>For the golfers, Gallery Sur also has an <a href="https://www.gallerysur.com/page/1493/golf-photography" target="_blank">extensive collection</a> of Pebble Beach and Cypress Point golf course prints. You will also find a unique c</span><span>ollection of <a href="https://www.gallerysur.com/page/873/shona-stone-sculpture" target="_blank">Shona stone sculpture</a> from Zimbabwe.</span><span> </span></div></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbYx9tGyHU_opUcLyRS_an_hOIjqkQPnDajTOKS4d5LWwgGnOp4fTbvfYW9t2YADnHd1qQ8FSBgVjBj0_-CGCruS39gRiXNI706KAOZFjfMUEZbDLSFA5Fm47wLOqbmDor8-o6RSDqAGXBJF-g74m6FZ06vnUALKH0AIDJrhaAzw0crHGOi8fzkNu2Q/s4934/IMG_2609.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3261" data-original-width="4934" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbYx9tGyHU_opUcLyRS_an_hOIjqkQPnDajTOKS4d5LWwgGnOp4fTbvfYW9t2YADnHd1qQ8FSBgVjBj0_-CGCruS39gRiXNI706KAOZFjfMUEZbDLSFA5Fm47wLOqbmDor8-o6RSDqAGXBJF-g74m6FZ06vnUALKH0AIDJrhaAzw0crHGOi8fzkNu2Q/w400-h264/IMG_2609.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span><br /></span></div>
<span> </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span>From Gallery Sur, continue two doors down to </span><a href="https://www.galeriepleinaire.com/" target="_blank">Galerie Plein Aire</a><span>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGrL0dnTWuXJw-OZg3Fk-iimCYFMYlAB71GJJxM8WJ9g7A10DFuQlmSdFc7CjnCJNI2Y4rWzQhqHCS4aTe4br4dbnQUCRoE1vziakwI1mSvM98Fp6kVNZB3RhydAuFxBJ96H_1g8_0cIU29-CGNEss0dJD3bUE5YBidrwM6ih2lB2r2ERGl2zKfeqIw/s5184/IMG_2614.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGrL0dnTWuXJw-OZg3Fk-iimCYFMYlAB71GJJxM8WJ9g7A10DFuQlmSdFc7CjnCJNI2Y4rWzQhqHCS4aTe4br4dbnQUCRoE1vziakwI1mSvM98Fp6kVNZB3RhydAuFxBJ96H_1g8_0cIU29-CGNEss0dJD3bUE5YBidrwM6ih2lB2r2ERGl2zKfeqIw/s320/IMG_2614.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHTneJJHLsi0-XTQ9Gm5yUeqSvkmgAEi9xRz77BfkDPnIDj62nIAwVQCOfP0rCT6WoIWStJE2NehYEJdJdvpVcMzram0GjZ8PUYMl4MiEpcVqqaVg4ylk5dgSgjgG0peFOOU_SruyqPC9LYLX10hTrs6_fhOcwZCwwHLsIjRkRZpNvmA3ssr88BlXiA/s5184/IMG_2618.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHTneJJHLsi0-XTQ9Gm5yUeqSvkmgAEi9xRz77BfkDPnIDj62nIAwVQCOfP0rCT6WoIWStJE2NehYEJdJdvpVcMzram0GjZ8PUYMl4MiEpcVqqaVg4ylk5dgSgjgG0peFOOU_SruyqPC9LYLX10hTrs6_fhOcwZCwwHLsIjRkRZpNvmA3ssr88BlXiA/s320/IMG_2618.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span>This gallery features work of husband-and-wife team Jeff Daniel Smith and
Cyndra Bradford.</span><span> </span></span><span>Their focus is on
impressionistic landscape oil paintings.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81qAGPfO2ozlUZ6kPwt5Kmt3M5kh7USRuSyy3WMplb8PNi36IclKd_9rGuq3xoiE9y6dDLcKJX5saeTDkin-IwA7RdWaYf3IPVcKW-YnNDPWXRGHW-e3OHaoKWst_BzvpbOST0butKfgYpG-5ghaOxbUlGKGNm080eHY0OXitLNE7ITeP0BQ0aD5IZw/s550/Jeff%20Gallery%20Plein%20Aire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="412" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81qAGPfO2ozlUZ6kPwt5Kmt3M5kh7USRuSyy3WMplb8PNi36IclKd_9rGuq3xoiE9y6dDLcKJX5saeTDkin-IwA7RdWaYf3IPVcKW-YnNDPWXRGHW-e3OHaoKWst_BzvpbOST0butKfgYpG-5ghaOxbUlGKGNm080eHY0OXitLNE7ITeP0BQ0aD5IZw/w150-h200/Jeff%20Gallery%20Plein%20Aire.jpg" width="150" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPaJhhMFw8Wxcqp88X8NJ1ySOUOO63MW2UjGAlN-w_Xboq-IaSB1jT3ydqKC5SbLLO22Kh1_BOKCxJlMg0HLs9oJKyiXVeLhT82N0LSOW_-w3sD2NWwbnIqk2w99vlMrB9ffpXkaoZglFNDTFchXVOK8mY0FV2f8QTGLjfkFJ_OgklnlIMZ9ilbTijA/s550/Cyndra%20Bradford.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="550" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPaJhhMFw8Wxcqp88X8NJ1ySOUOO63MW2UjGAlN-w_Xboq-IaSB1jT3ydqKC5SbLLO22Kh1_BOKCxJlMg0HLs9oJKyiXVeLhT82N0LSOW_-w3sD2NWwbnIqk2w99vlMrB9ffpXkaoZglFNDTFchXVOK8mY0FV2f8QTGLjfkFJ_OgklnlIMZ9ilbTijA/w200-h200/Cyndra%20Bradford.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Jeff Daniel Smith and Cyndra Bradford (<span><span style="text-align: left;">Gallery Plein Aire</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.galeriepleinaire.com/about" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">website </a>)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5KR0RiVOLySIwVwqSH1KUBlFyJdMKRimubK-dO-v6Nt9KiXtaryNneGcKX9vjsWFsiDO-cvH9PnFowUgVhFTmDusxyeRGMslOJ5rREuJeNxjpIFZSZLIc7wR1ExlLZh7scwp3cySAX7oIr0wZSDliqv7G3fYW0PK67YIlN5mEWwB-rjSXNwSILCtHg/s5184/IMG_2616.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5KR0RiVOLySIwVwqSH1KUBlFyJdMKRimubK-dO-v6Nt9KiXtaryNneGcKX9vjsWFsiDO-cvH9PnFowUgVhFTmDusxyeRGMslOJ5rREuJeNxjpIFZSZLIc7wR1ExlLZh7scwp3cySAX7oIr0wZSDliqv7G3fYW0PK67YIlN5mEWwB-rjSXNwSILCtHg/s320/IMG_2616.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jeff finds his inspiration in the beauty that is California, be it in the rolling hills, dotted with oaks, the glistening bay or a group of young pines reaching for the sky. </span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHmD19Lph_Zk26C27vD6ivcey1WZvLxWAYsPdmkknH0MKdts6wF5ECGq3bJuQrcsc3FNIJGrrcCO3VAtYfxOj3PhNYjB6n3Z_U1DYiA_yT4ZiAwM5cANunyKK-mFgocBqMFYArXoqgbeTv7cR7ecOyjRnWo3gOYFDRRmYiBzBP0ZguElRLYafL09ZrQ/s5184/IMG_2622.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHmD19Lph_Zk26C27vD6ivcey1WZvLxWAYsPdmkknH0MKdts6wF5ECGq3bJuQrcsc3FNIJGrrcCO3VAtYfxOj3PhNYjB6n3Z_U1DYiA_yT4ZiAwM5cANunyKK-mFgocBqMFYArXoqgbeTv7cR7ecOyjRnWo3gOYFDRRmYiBzBP0ZguElRLYafL09ZrQ/s320/IMG_2622.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Cyndra paints with oils and palette knife. Painting Alla prima 'painting without fear' to capture the immediacy of the moment. </span><span>Cyndra is the sister of another artist we will visit on this tour, Delia
Bradford.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOg98kwRub1CRxawkRFGLlrxucT8nS8qf_GKiMjebFj5uxZ7A0nH2p2HimLea0NGA31Wu4nw5xMZVJT2xJKPeW7bnraviuy0bzuv8ZAuuuNAOoyq0kTaNi0HvzltJiuR3I2ncg84IYNiKxgGkCWFM4lq_du-kxRZlpiM9iAb3IdWhImMwax14dthnKA/s3942/IMG_2624%20Valentine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2910" data-original-width="3942" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOg98kwRub1CRxawkRFGLlrxucT8nS8qf_GKiMjebFj5uxZ7A0nH2p2HimLea0NGA31Wu4nw5xMZVJT2xJKPeW7bnraviuy0bzuv8ZAuuuNAOoyq0kTaNi0HvzltJiuR3I2ncg84IYNiKxgGkCWFM4lq_du-kxRZlpiM9iAb3IdWhImMwax14dthnKA/w640-h472/IMG_2624%20Valentine.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;">Continue along 6th Avenue to the corner. <span>Stop here at the corner and look diagonally to your right across the street, where </span><span>you will find a couple sitting on a bench. They are </span><span>Mr. and Mrs. Valentine. Captured in bronze they have been sitting here since 1994. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cross Lincoln Street then turn right and cross 6th Avenue and stop when you get to the Valentine's. <br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTG3NF4LAXyaGxRsG_X3bgamAXUvEL9sKf2me0svhhE0bEK8_TrxNpck4Mhb4tl0YFfZa-y7QA1M1y_6n6KNq-W4m7QlRUwjVi_1n5jhrSLd1q7sj8BVfekju_aCrDQum_yNJgycN_bHoGzvTxzZi_FcmZyWk7nwe5bjDvWOIsh-hbTJ-ziU8qkHL_A/s5184/IMG_2628.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTG3NF4LAXyaGxRsG_X3bgamAXUvEL9sKf2me0svhhE0bEK8_TrxNpck4Mhb4tl0YFfZa-y7QA1M1y_6n6KNq-W4m7QlRUwjVi_1n5jhrSLd1q7sj8BVfekju_aCrDQum_yNJgycN_bHoGzvTxzZi_FcmZyWk7nwe5bjDvWOIsh-hbTJ-ziU8qkHL_A/w400-h300/IMG_2628.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>This bronze sculpture figure by George Wayne Lundeen was purchased by the City of Carmel for $40,000 and installed here in First Murphy Park in 1994.</span><span> It is just one of Carmel's public art pieces. We will see others along this walk. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ThpJJmncsnMqYK_t3IVprIuGs95r-iwgpHkQfAmlsMIVSdtoANDU8qRKXK25zkFFtszoEl5ptFVFbvt6SEAMCSa6eSAbCWWNfJFxAsYJkhiTxYDpzUI3oLN5RmEtNgkgRjTJQFslDrVe0U80_WM6Zeh6N7PWrmTg3ZMYDmEq5cdNzT5zl0c61c311w/s1600/Valentine%20a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ThpJJmncsnMqYK_t3IVprIuGs95r-iwgpHkQfAmlsMIVSdtoANDU8qRKXK25zkFFtszoEl5ptFVFbvt6SEAMCSa6eSAbCWWNfJFxAsYJkhiTxYDpzUI3oLN5RmEtNgkgRjTJQFslDrVe0U80_WM6Zeh6N7PWrmTg3ZMYDmEq5cdNzT5zl0c61c311w/s320/Valentine%20a.JPG" width="296" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2014/05/carmel-heritage-society-history.html" target="_blank">First Murphy Park</a>, which wraps around the south side of the historic <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2014/05/first-murphy-house-home-of-carmel.html" target="_blank">First Murphy House</a>, was designed by the architectural firm Hall & Rock and completed in 1993.</span><span> The design consists of large boulders, benches, and meandering paths surrounded by native drought-tolerant plants.</span><span> </span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiI2FrRessRkp9dCxW-pw7qAgOSrVyVw407ymUGeyjW9qvtls6_e69tbHwtgOyrsl8KKmEBg6z1tJOyH5LtumORorRWCFbMt94jAWZgKTsaMukrZC-7KsSHk-W-vH7pWilipQMoSB8uvR4qYOEIWzfITW3blpIgBpUEB0rJAMbi7JxofH1DBITv5G7dg/s1600/first%20murphy%20park%20a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiI2FrRessRkp9dCxW-pw7qAgOSrVyVw407ymUGeyjW9qvtls6_e69tbHwtgOyrsl8KKmEBg6z1tJOyH5LtumORorRWCFbMt94jAWZgKTsaMukrZC-7KsSHk-W-vH7pWilipQMoSB8uvR4qYOEIWzfITW3blpIgBpUEB0rJAMbi7JxofH1DBITv5G7dg/s320/first%20murphy%20park%20a.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Look just past the park to the white one-story wood house with the brick fire place, this is the historic First Murphy House.</span><span> This was built in 1902 by 17 year old M. J. Murphy.</span><span> He built it for his mother and sister.</span><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIxrOReCEv3bd_VIlu2EeA0Xe3R4D5XfoJu2i6GcMaeTyLg0MdH3-fXTQku4BVAJr9Tb5yiyQa9vRD3qI833GV-VbIQdh5JtI6rY2Jqy4C1r8FwQDnTkP0ZYZCk_WgkMAoyif-JKWoiT41yKDr1Jc6kHv3SeaKMqSIAJ_FVKD0r7SCyoKq5a1y54-5w/s5184/IMG_2633.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIxrOReCEv3bd_VIlu2EeA0Xe3R4D5XfoJu2i6GcMaeTyLg0MdH3-fXTQku4BVAJr9Tb5yiyQa9vRD3qI833GV-VbIQdh5JtI6rY2Jqy4C1r8FwQDnTkP0ZYZCk_WgkMAoyif-JKWoiT41yKDr1Jc6kHv3SeaKMqSIAJ_FVKD0r7SCyoKq5a1y54-5w/s320/IMG_2633.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Over the years First Murphy House has been moved twice and was even set for demolition.</span><span> In 1992 it was moved to this location and historically restored by local architect Brian Congleton.</span><span> You may learn more about M. J. Murphy, who went on to build hundreds of homes in Carmel,</span><span> on our VoiceMap <a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/monterey-peninsula/off-the-beaten-path-walking-tour-of-carmel-by-the-sea" target="_blank">Carmel-by-the-Sea Off theBeaten Path Walking Tour</a>.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMAiVoiMlKgoS8X9Ll4vt79VJq_DwUB1uEV-0LajJMb2X1-u4cAZ6i4cfsr7HOo0BjKcuJLibKXkzj6PmlAUU5DsyN1sg_wAFhQ4idMjwyT6eQb066yo9jFU0PKYXiHD3g6uQtrj6nCW2qamEq6-mVqEIPdKAUDDa1z4Jm-lN5ALvW3uzitCfI4NmYg/s1600/Firs%20murphy%20house.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="1600" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMAiVoiMlKgoS8X9Ll4vt79VJq_DwUB1uEV-0LajJMb2X1-u4cAZ6i4cfsr7HOo0BjKcuJLibKXkzj6PmlAUU5DsyN1sg_wAFhQ4idMjwyT6eQb066yo9jFU0PKYXiHD3g6uQtrj6nCW2qamEq6-mVqEIPdKAUDDa1z4Jm-lN5ALvW3uzitCfI4NmYg/s320/Firs%20murphy%20house.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>Today First Murphy House is the home of <a href="https://www.carmelheritage.org/" target="_blank">Carmel Heritage Society</a>, a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect, preserve, and promote the cultural heritage of the community of Carmel-by-the-Sea. It is open periodically when docents are available.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Now </span><span>with the statue behind you, cross Lincoln Street and continue straight on
6th Avenue.</span><span> Our next stop is <a href="https://www.carmel.dawsoncolefineart.com/" target="_blank">Dawson Cole Fine Art</a>. It will be on your left at the corner of Lincoln and 6th Avenue. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhod4VV6WrJ3aT4hzDVbB0DrM3ehG0046_SyrUqBOiy-dLCBZVwwM3rAY3yY6tfQyFyG6E-VeqOFN1nxWqGCuHV_h6fU5ApQLEkvtv1W1cr51jvqj-Kk0i2cA8ZMADGwlhiwqMNcrwn1LyjYT2Smg0hXu1Y2mHrP_lxWyP73Q6LmOaHetHaDHzmFAOs_w/s4747/IMG_2638%20Dawson%20Cole.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4747" data-original-width="3430" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhod4VV6WrJ3aT4hzDVbB0DrM3ehG0046_SyrUqBOiy-dLCBZVwwM3rAY3yY6tfQyFyG6E-VeqOFN1nxWqGCuHV_h6fU5ApQLEkvtv1W1cr51jvqj-Kk0i2cA8ZMADGwlhiwqMNcrwn1LyjYT2Smg0hXu1Y2mHrP_lxWyP73Q6LmOaHetHaDHzmFAOs_w/w289-h400/IMG_2638%20Dawson%20Cole.jpg" width="289" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;">
<br /><span>This gallery features the
work of world-renowned figurative sculptor Richard MacDonald. MacDonald is a
leading advocate of the neo-figurative movement in the arts, and he is known
for his ability to capture live models while they are in motion, depicting
performers and dancers at the peak of their performance.</span><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #333333; empty-cells: show; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; width: 850px;"><tbody style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 850px;"><img class="fr-fic fr-dib" data-cmsimageid="2401226" data-cmsimageobj="[object Object]" data-isnew="1" data-success="true" data-uri="public://original/Richard Macdonald - Spires ExhibitionPI.jpg" src="https://cdn.incollect.com/sites/default/files/custom/Richard%20Macdonald%20-%20Spires%20ExhibitionPI.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: transparent; display: block; float: none; height: auto; margin: 5px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: top;" /></td></tr><tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 850px;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: dimgrey; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Richard MacDonald Spires Exhibition (<a href="https://www.incollect.com/articles/the-joy-of-movement-comes-alive-in-sculpture-by-richard-macdonald">Incollect</a>)<br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLiG0gtF3QOJcLqNyBvJ0AICUUG8jxj6WPxvdDGTmFY5Blg14ZqFGS6AIRSPnHeZouyNWFhjCBe3oAecon43rIEFlDvG7qKGfQKNNlj9iqTiT08rH13oXMgfF6QwpkUVdQxu4Op1GHRj4yJ2awGYLEs_vPoEIOLLbnLT3Quaco_SoEZIAdQwl2xqHzA/s2100/RM%20and%20Steven%20Mcrae,%20Principal%20Dancer%20Royal%20Ballet%20LondonPI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="2100" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLiG0gtF3QOJcLqNyBvJ0AICUUG8jxj6WPxvdDGTmFY5Blg14ZqFGS6AIRSPnHeZouyNWFhjCBe3oAecon43rIEFlDvG7qKGfQKNNlj9iqTiT08rH13oXMgfF6QwpkUVdQxu4Op1GHRj4yJ2awGYLEs_vPoEIOLLbnLT3Quaco_SoEZIAdQwl2xqHzA/w640-h421/RM%20and%20Steven%20Mcrae,%20Principal%20Dancer%20Royal%20Ballet%20LondonPI.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Richard MacDonald working with Steven Mcrae, Principal Dancer Royal Ballet London <span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey;">(</span><a href="https://www.incollect.com/articles/the-joy-of-movement-comes-alive-in-sculpture-by-richard-macdonald" style="background-color: white;">Incollect</a><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: dimgrey;">)</span><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>The Dawson Cole Fine Art gallery, which opened in 1993, is
located in the same place MacDonald launched his career over 25 years ago. If
this is open I highly recommend a visit.</span><span>
MacDonald also has one of his pieces on display at the Carmel Plaza.</span><span> We will visit this later on this tour.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2l5rbRGEglkKF65DZ7QpYcc7qvObcJgm4D7E-5oN-iMtMX7kcoDWL7ajJGj9Uv5SJBk6itOlLgX39dtbTjyNqelkOXv7SV2_lye87dGwD5i7skpBectCnfVe_DHKKWD0uq9-zWD8LZiONJptaDBV2ZW9t6PqgNdPtuFxz0OdtjioMarCMALiaMu208g/s4152/IMG_2641.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4152" data-original-width="2168" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2l5rbRGEglkKF65DZ7QpYcc7qvObcJgm4D7E-5oN-iMtMX7kcoDWL7ajJGj9Uv5SJBk6itOlLgX39dtbTjyNqelkOXv7SV2_lye87dGwD5i7skpBectCnfVe_DHKKWD0uq9-zWD8LZiONJptaDBV2ZW9t6PqgNdPtuFxz0OdtjioMarCMALiaMu208g/w209-h400/IMG_2641.JPG" width="209" /></a><br /><i>Aurora</i> by Richard MacDonald (2014)</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>With the Dawson Cole Gallery on your left continue straight along 6th.</span><span> Our next stop is the <a href="https://www.westongallery.com/" target="_blank">Weston Gallery</a> up
ahead.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yG98wEvvb36sNC_wvtszKpLy8Yvd9C4wcCfbrCIhkCxoEzW-eTilPsr86KPluiHq8dJYAOn-jwij0-eP2ir5q9jcMCH8FvkYCWmbbDkgHvw_NDU1JxXGb3zzwXdg2-1b9M3qgn1tbb5RTWoaroG4xxGa9ZffXKcJEEKjKMMqr3BLlwON9g5Qbrfggg/s3956/IMG_2643%20Weston%20Gallery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3818" data-original-width="3956" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yG98wEvvb36sNC_wvtszKpLy8Yvd9C4wcCfbrCIhkCxoEzW-eTilPsr86KPluiHq8dJYAOn-jwij0-eP2ir5q9jcMCH8FvkYCWmbbDkgHvw_NDU1JxXGb3zzwXdg2-1b9M3qgn1tbb5RTWoaroG4xxGa9ZffXKcJEEKjKMMqr3BLlwON9g5Qbrfggg/s320/IMG_2643%20Weston%20Gallery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>The Weston Gallery, which is currently only open by appointment, features </span><span>the vintage and contemporary photography of Edward
Weston, Ansel Adams and Morley Baer.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ibqCQd_EG6AnMLbXDG4EfW81PK19l3XqCs2_VcbQK4HDHf8FkK54imrz-L8kCHFYe8QDq-tcmWegqiJcBad3CaB9STnae6s3jDZLVbWstWol47Mw8kXq79DhWZ4ziMh86CxRpuCdYek7b30C9vViBOnVv-rBmnAwEv0Lo3PnZZR_zmPPTixarhTQOQ/s810/Ansel_Adams_and_camera.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ibqCQd_EG6AnMLbXDG4EfW81PK19l3XqCs2_VcbQK4HDHf8FkK54imrz-L8kCHFYe8QDq-tcmWegqiJcBad3CaB9STnae6s3jDZLVbWstWol47Mw8kXq79DhWZ4ziMh86CxRpuCdYek7b30C9vViBOnVv-rBmnAwEv0Lo3PnZZR_zmPPTixarhTQOQ/s320/Ansel_Adams_and_camera.jpg" width="253" /></a><br />Ansel Adams (1902 - 1984) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansel_Adams" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>
Ansel Adams was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist.</span><span> He is known for his black-and-white
photographs of the American West.</span><span> The
United States Department of Interior contracted Ansel to photograph the
National Parks. For his work, which helped expand the National Park system, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQHVe52LVp3YcNjK-abIQzDYT7IDyyY6FTonLAKuoT7Z1dwq3gKdADpZVWfJpTU9bVFWqztU_9SW2ef6jZns7Nui9WSi2AnRzlz2lmo8xt5Dxg5CvNXUxf_h1QuVwWR50Rcnx8sxrtJxz507FejNb9UeMv0kI9T2Rez6wQR48-AK93IBtINsMXEQY-w/s365/Ansel-adams-monolith-the-face-of-half-dome.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="272" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQHVe52LVp3YcNjK-abIQzDYT7IDyyY6FTonLAKuoT7Z1dwq3gKdADpZVWfJpTU9bVFWqztU_9SW2ef6jZns7Nui9WSi2AnRzlz2lmo8xt5Dxg5CvNXUxf_h1QuVwWR50Rcnx8sxrtJxz507FejNb9UeMv0kI9T2Rez6wQR48-AK93IBtINsMXEQY-w/w298-h400/Ansel-adams-monolith-the-face-of-half-dome.jpg" width="298" /></a><br />"Monolith" Face of Half Dome, Yosemite (1927) Wikipedia</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span>Morley Baer was an American photographer and teacher at the San Francisco Art Institute.</span><span> He is know for his photographs of San Francisco's Painted Ladies Victorian houses as well as California landscapes and seascapes. </span></span>After viewing an exhibition of Edward Weston in Chicago in 1939, he was inspired to make a pilgrimage to Carmel. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KEidJoFKpKNjRjcKKrDWL127iuqvyoe9X0tun7fnrHnA0smVW9nioUOe_AsTtHvOADgQzLKkim3zKfSGj7Sdb3x9DReJVetjQVmyDmTMaGICzm3ZM1yZjsUyZTcnp7d6tzu8Hv9jScMdSPriX0OdbYuAhowaoVuDaQ9qNxudkWQnD3wlFVrZgR-njA/s1042/-Baer_by_Bill_Baxter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KEidJoFKpKNjRjcKKrDWL127iuqvyoe9X0tun7fnrHnA0smVW9nioUOe_AsTtHvOADgQzLKkim3zKfSGj7Sdb3x9DReJVetjQVmyDmTMaGICzm3ZM1yZjsUyZTcnp7d6tzu8Hv9jScMdSPriX0OdbYuAhowaoVuDaQ9qNxudkWQnD3wlFVrZgR-njA/s320/-Baer_by_Bill_Baxter.jpg" width="246" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Morley Baer (1916 - 1995) Portrait by Bill Baxter <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morley_Baer" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span>
<br /></span>Ten years later Baer had settled in Carmel and
working with his Ansco view camera photographing the central coast’s natural scene. He became a close personal friend of Edward
Weston’s and spent many a day at Weston’s home on Wildcat Hill in the Carmel
Highlands. Baer was also one of the
original founders of Friends of Photography (now known as the <a href="https://photography.org/" target="_blank">Center for Photographic Art</a>) along with Ansel Adams and Brett
Weston at the Sunset Center in Carmel. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-m3DvR-6KX3bopaQhN1KBZik7nuvAHSUE7XzHmDRZort0LVJxQDJvirCunT6Nq3a1kfcAWNkvs-26V50_B1qD_hjxhFgq7JcJKx8lNDsRv26-WBrAHdEniJr-V2uXaNAntC1iU01uuT3-IoNnbmp7HUy42U3F9MI-lCEuOCIdFaOUAd6G64rk48R-w/s1002/Baer%20800px-MB_by_DF,_Early_90s.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-m3DvR-6KX3bopaQhN1KBZik7nuvAHSUE7XzHmDRZort0LVJxQDJvirCunT6Nq3a1kfcAWNkvs-26V50_B1qD_hjxhFgq7JcJKx8lNDsRv26-WBrAHdEniJr-V2uXaNAntC1iU01uuT3-IoNnbmp7HUy42U3F9MI-lCEuOCIdFaOUAd6G64rk48R-w/w319-h400/Baer%20800px-MB_by_DF,_Early_90s.jpg" width="319" /></a><br />Morley Baer with his Ansco Camera (Photograph David Fullagar) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morley_Baer" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span>Edward Weston has been called "one
of the most innovative and influential American photographers, and one of the
masters of 20th century photography."</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdkVnuAwU_S-tSk_siACPlEpdKVLi1hSGypysqa3j9LO3EItjHY0i69802sHCFafFhG_Um97GUmF451lgDxfGXeXKFR2ak6lGFVHrPSSWeDxllFt3nfnoqvVyka9T3osIKStm3gwq7YByvPQi8HhD-5yFxSjv4kAxVIA6DpksHE53eIW1L5sjkBWWHg/s424/Weston%20Young_Edward_Weston_with_a_camera.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdkVnuAwU_S-tSk_siACPlEpdKVLi1hSGypysqa3j9LO3EItjHY0i69802sHCFafFhG_Um97GUmF451lgDxfGXeXKFR2ak6lGFVHrPSSWeDxllFt3nfnoqvVyka9T3osIKStm3gwq7YByvPQi8HhD-5yFxSjv4kAxVIA6DpksHE53eIW1L5sjkBWWHg/w283-h400/Weston%20Young_Edward_Weston_with_a_camera.jpg" width="283" /></a></div>Edward Weston c. 1915 (1886- 1958) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Weston" target="_blank">Wikipedia <br /></a><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Over the course of his 40-year
career Weston photographed an increasingly expansive set of subjects, including
landscapes, still-life's, nudes, and portraits.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDzc4FqMsweR9QYJe9_91ddvUNpLxnNscpxlTh8idjhSoacs57fYIlweu91bnLxJNgABpU7U23SmIyCEfFoT_u1fNzUkTcfL__L878WzNVVdgqY8VtXi47ZeitgW1HsknYQfgpT-v8M4mDDQ3IYSfLVoXPh3euk4IcJYLG7zcnqE81zfyu1w9YKMROQ/s3273/IMG_2644%20close.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3144" data-original-width="3273" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDzc4FqMsweR9QYJe9_91ddvUNpLxnNscpxlTh8idjhSoacs57fYIlweu91bnLxJNgABpU7U23SmIyCEfFoT_u1fNzUkTcfL__L878WzNVVdgqY8VtXi47ZeitgW1HsknYQfgpT-v8M4mDDQ3IYSfLVoXPh3euk4IcJYLG7zcnqE81zfyu1w9YKMROQ/s320/IMG_2644%20close.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>
The Weston Gallery was established in 1975 by Maggi Weston and is currently
owned and operated by Matthew Weston, Edward’s grandson, and his wife
Davi.</span><span> </span><br />
<span> </span><br /><span>
Continue walking to the corner. </span><span>At the corner turn left and continue straight on Dolores.</span><span> Stop when you get to <a href="https://jenniferperlmuttergallery.com/" target="_blank">Jennifer PerlimutterGallery</a>.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsverHeuCiN6KvSeY73izc1p0-Nezv_vzsrElOtQZHNmTOcbpiBH8TdQgg35cDzPTCnFA5w46sTwq9iyjm_BYsJEUBd1jBm6C56RsPIoyFkLQrmcZrvBe9CpJhTGe-iclly16UGzw06uFd3nhbK17ADUCmmF2jyZbgZKp6NsFFiOqlvPo7zXcCgJNZvw/s2000/Jennfer%20gallery-exterior-e1655930937606.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1025" data-original-width="2000" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsverHeuCiN6KvSeY73izc1p0-Nezv_vzsrElOtQZHNmTOcbpiBH8TdQgg35cDzPTCnFA5w46sTwq9iyjm_BYsJEUBd1jBm6C56RsPIoyFkLQrmcZrvBe9CpJhTGe-iclly16UGzw06uFd3nhbK17ADUCmmF2jyZbgZKp6NsFFiOqlvPo7zXcCgJNZvw/w640-h328/Jennfer%20gallery-exterior-e1655930937606.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery (<a href="https://jenniferperlmuttergallery.com/" target="_blank">from website</a>) <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>Jennifer's career began with gilding, paint, and other media. She produced
high-end furniture with layered finishes, much of this work has been featured
in the Los Angeles Pacific Design Center, and in the homes of celebrities and
art collectors worldwide. By 2001, Jennifer devoted herself to fine art,
exploring metal leaf, watercolor, acrylics, and oils, and ultimately found her
niche in mixed media on wood and canvas.</span><span>
But let's let Jennifer tell you a bit about her passion for her art.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjMZhidK_7NC5bvlE0OCPdeN8BlmxWo-YwXNgZXEV-T6uw3u7M1DfcPLVnSXQwrhwnwoDpbnHkZqvJLztC48xVYf34jlifFWc8G864VVh7FiaFZMqVxO1H0jSzXMjMakvhrjThoTbW8tFD-bhMoX9hT4Pr6qQ_SgUG4uDnKyXy5I-8kIJEI9SeAmB9Q/s2000/jennifer-perlmutter-gallery-carmel-california.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="2000" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjMZhidK_7NC5bvlE0OCPdeN8BlmxWo-YwXNgZXEV-T6uw3u7M1DfcPLVnSXQwrhwnwoDpbnHkZqvJLztC48xVYf34jlifFWc8G864VVh7FiaFZMqVxO1H0jSzXMjMakvhrjThoTbW8tFD-bhMoX9hT4Pr6qQ_SgUG4uDnKyXy5I-8kIJEI9SeAmB9Q/w640-h326/jennifer-perlmutter-gallery-carmel-california.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Jennifer Perlmutter (<a href="https://jenniferperlmuttergallery.com/" target="_blank">from website</a>) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span></span>
<span>
“<i>Welcome to the Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery.</i></span><i><span>
I believe there is something bigger than the material world working with
me and this connection is the life force in all art.</span><span> The act of painting and expressing my self
through art is honoring this connection.</span><span>
When you engage with the art openly, you will feel it too.</span><span> My passion is to paint from the “inside out”
using mixed media and collage because this process brings out my truest
self.</span></i><span><i> I paint the richness within and
the emotions of a complicated, layered world</i>.”</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5nCmvR1nuYnie1M7OGlr9t9tZ8DserSCDLu_l-_wG-m1lDBWmoVGQ7I1RJmRoJ798LQNMQYRPDm88SQiG_XNZm0iH4ijwvIyPHO58wossf1pf2I4OZgOYek4Gur4XZPRmJvmX9RjUDGLgbu4MjlNQ0NPhUjM6woT-aL8SDq805elqarNj6gCe5bP1A/s3719/Bennett%20Sculpture%20IMG_1942.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2715" data-original-width="3719" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5nCmvR1nuYnie1M7OGlr9t9tZ8DserSCDLu_l-_wG-m1lDBWmoVGQ7I1RJmRoJ798LQNMQYRPDm88SQiG_XNZm0iH4ijwvIyPHO58wossf1pf2I4OZgOYek4Gur4XZPRmJvmX9RjUDGLgbu4MjlNQ0NPhUjM6woT-aL8SDq805elqarNj6gCe5bP1A/w640-h468/Bennett%20Sculpture%20IMG_1942.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<span>Now continue next door to <a href="https://www.bennettsculpturecarmel.com/" target="_blank">Bennett Sculpture Gallery</a>. It will be just to the
left of the Su Vecino Courtyard sign.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mcLNMqtJm9EyPU5Dc1lZ0jYej9YSvOi9yrjEFHtEvhCFo4tpVqk3_2lutvsaWX6LbYPtfj-MjjsvkmHP0l1s9JzmJDpFfNekTNS7fd7YQvtdvZvLz4nP1O9S1gy9MsQPXh3Bc5w7YKJSG30iNKCwsVsDX8Ph9ZUUup0YOu5DLDyuEiDKm7FRRmqHtA/s3820/Bennett%20Sculpture%20IMG_1931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2745" data-original-width="3820" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mcLNMqtJm9EyPU5Dc1lZ0jYej9YSvOi9yrjEFHtEvhCFo4tpVqk3_2lutvsaWX6LbYPtfj-MjjsvkmHP0l1s9JzmJDpFfNekTNS7fd7YQvtdvZvLz4nP1O9S1gy9MsQPXh3Bc5w7YKJSG30iNKCwsVsDX8Ph9ZUUup0YOu5DLDyuEiDKm7FRRmqHtA/w640-h460/Bennett%20Sculpture%20IMG_1931.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>This courtyard grew up around the terrace of Su Vecino’s Mexican restaurant that opened here in the 1950’s.</span><span> For a while, the serape worn by Clint Eastwood in <i>The Good, the Bad and the Ugly</i> found its home here.</span><span> It was later known as Jack London Square and featured a namesake restaurant pub.</span><span> Though Su Vecino’s and Jack London’s are gone, along with the serape, Cultura restaurant which, is located in the center of this square, has taken their place.</span><span> This courtyard is also home to two galleries on this tour, Bennett Sculpture and Joaquin Turner Gallery.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLJVVQ58bKCaxdXZmvChlMWwOM67VNMUQSsMsFItBOiqaS10PiLvIiC95DuqWpgwzTfYZVb8rvd_H2b2kgyOAjJziErooMHfsuXw6Ll7BEToFRmPuubqpk26kPnsGGO8-ZURO2EI2QcWtVd5nV-7OzA8IuwHP-Y70u4zfMyG-f3fgPE9K0vvmVmffow/s3709/Bennett%20Sculpture%20IMG_1937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2894" data-original-width="3709" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLJVVQ58bKCaxdXZmvChlMWwOM67VNMUQSsMsFItBOiqaS10PiLvIiC95DuqWpgwzTfYZVb8rvd_H2b2kgyOAjJziErooMHfsuXw6Ll7BEToFRmPuubqpk26kPnsGGO8-ZURO2EI2QcWtVd5nV-7OzA8IuwHP-Y70u4zfMyG-f3fgPE9K0vvmVmffow/w640-h500/Bennett%20Sculpture%20IMG_1937.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Bennett Sculpture was created by world-renowned sculptors Bob and Tom Bennett, identical twins who shared a singular artistic vision.</span><span> Their work is unmistakable: brilliant forms designed in light, sculpted by hand, and cast in bronze.</span><span> They began their career in 1969 welding wire sculptures in the back of a gas station they owned.</span><span> In the 1970’s they built a foundry and by the late 1980’s had opened a span of art galleries, one in Carmel. Though their work was widely collected, the Bennett’s closed the foundry and the galleries in the 1990’s.</span><span> Bob passed away in 2003 and Tom in 2016.</span><span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQNFIvehjazApMHp77P7qu7ZmQ84eThdCY-YNzbTbq5w_FCPYgWhcFGh-g61I07l5m166x5U7hV5rlnmZUwpxehwDhNdt1SPHcaZK8F3a2U1ycza935dxWB-fnd-jSltT-q51GAw7onNbmlNN1kuP1PTj4lr53qrue7cfIZ1tfDGwUbfkfRjkuCv-iQ/s1700/bennett-art-carmel-c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1700" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQNFIvehjazApMHp77P7qu7ZmQ84eThdCY-YNzbTbq5w_FCPYgWhcFGh-g61I07l5m166x5U7hV5rlnmZUwpxehwDhNdt1SPHcaZK8F3a2U1ycza935dxWB-fnd-jSltT-q51GAw7onNbmlNN1kuP1PTj4lr53qrue7cfIZ1tfDGwUbfkfRjkuCv-iQ/w640-h480/bennett-art-carmel-c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span><br /></span></div><br /><span>In 2012 the original Bennett Sculpture Carmel sign was located and touched up.</span><span> It now appears over the door of this new gallery, where Terrie Bennett, Tom’s daughter and Ashley Bennett-Stoddard, Bob’s daughter, continue the Bennett legacy.</span><span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZKEzRDo7uGh9DdsbZwsXhyDwDjUKsDjBD4X7D5vOtAEU5y81kZGOdhlYOZNbZx_O1Ok7bKFX4KMem2LpOlJAnFfZ56-jvjRW5NIh-JSHVOqGHQu7swMYr3qTHsgzvz-CwbvXc2DHIpvdCIjWHdhcpVSmGBpHgpF_jYUG42xHCL825nUcyHFuXbt9eQ/s4032/IMG_1939.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZKEzRDo7uGh9DdsbZwsXhyDwDjUKsDjBD4X7D5vOtAEU5y81kZGOdhlYOZNbZx_O1Ok7bKFX4KMem2LpOlJAnFfZ56-jvjRW5NIh-JSHVOqGHQu7swMYr3qTHsgzvz-CwbvXc2DHIpvdCIjWHdhcpVSmGBpHgpF_jYUG42xHCL825nUcyHFuXbt9eQ/w480-h640/IMG_1939.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Ashley Bennett-Stoddard</span></div><br /><span>Ashley is a sculptor and a painter.</span><span> The passion, or inspiration behind her work is color, nature, the human spirit, and community.</span><span> She uses bright colors to create large-scale projects.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>After you have visited the Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery and Bennett Sculpture, enter the Su Vecino Courtyard and continue to Joaquin Turner Gallery. It will be on your right in the courtyard. </span></div></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUS-bui-lGxWfgWHyFcBsDagfeTBmUIpjIys_ehOnnzlbJV4Ki01COGMvlWI0wqn5PXk2dqWt4i_LpM8aU8u0jaT0AtGlu5xnrmjo-h_1z9pQ4Kx_dDOoaDVCnIrCzZ1MBrkNVsAqSkKsjOAa0MPpMzA6dL1R5uZUNoMbNON_UN7mxrpQZppRvNtOTpQ/s4032/IMG_1933.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUS-bui-lGxWfgWHyFcBsDagfeTBmUIpjIys_ehOnnzlbJV4Ki01COGMvlWI0wqn5PXk2dqWt4i_LpM8aU8u0jaT0AtGlu5xnrmjo-h_1z9pQ4Kx_dDOoaDVCnIrCzZ1MBrkNVsAqSkKsjOAa0MPpMzA6dL1R5uZUNoMbNON_UN7mxrpQZppRvNtOTpQ/s320/IMG_1933.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;">
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Stop here in front of the <a href="http://www.joaquinturner.com/" target="_blank">Joaquin Turner Gallery</a>.</span><span> Before I tell you a bit more about this
artist, I will let Joaquin introduce himself.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6HmvtnDEODyvjgwFav87WF4ZC0aUCLgnab_xJPm76VZ8wgHGcweDitSQoGlOutfxtqFuR0pElBQhszze7MGqc_fNwf6P4bW7b9dE78uGq_OFKswj6g2jx5aQCwTr4Ol6NIVgKzMKHU2Q8A21WirkjUeDshAG7_UNJ89gCfU4vtjgAtalrCf0vcL6dg/s701/Jouquin%20Turner%2065565432_1073711312828753_857491642280574976_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="701" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6HmvtnDEODyvjgwFav87WF4ZC0aUCLgnab_xJPm76VZ8wgHGcweDitSQoGlOutfxtqFuR0pElBQhszze7MGqc_fNwf6P4bW7b9dE78uGq_OFKswj6g2jx5aQCwTr4Ol6NIVgKzMKHU2Q8A21WirkjUeDshAG7_UNJ89gCfU4vtjgAtalrCf0vcL6dg/w640-h466/Jouquin%20Turner%2065565432_1073711312828753_857491642280574976_n.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Joaquin Turner member artist Carmel Art Association</div>
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“<i>Hi my name is Joaquin Turner and I am a local artist here in Carmel and I
paint in the tonalist tradition. I am very influenced by the European Old
Masters and the French Barbizon school of painting. A lot of the early
California artists, especially the early Monterey and Carmel artists, painted
in the tonalist </i></span><i><span>style. This mysterious and moody aesthetic really speaks to me and I am trying
to continue that tradition in my own little way.</span></i><span><i> I feel it is a perfect style to capture the
landscape of our area.</i>”</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVuhM1bv86R8GaGp32hCdUReFmQSpdoKV2LKnzzuZcK4hn5a4BRg5YfaFTR5EygUKfOV39rBZYGTE_i7mZ-yfaKtFDLPK--NWWDKxRg_yNXwYueevL4knzpJ_LUahpfJJC-Va8PxBJT_z4G85rmy1pulvp_5zaeLNBaAFwwKFWqEf1TCpLVHgzYV8hg/s4025/IMG_1935.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2684" data-original-width="4025" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVuhM1bv86R8GaGp32hCdUReFmQSpdoKV2LKnzzuZcK4hn5a4BRg5YfaFTR5EygUKfOV39rBZYGTE_i7mZ-yfaKtFDLPK--NWWDKxRg_yNXwYueevL4knzpJ_LUahpfJJC-Va8PxBJT_z4G85rmy1pulvp_5zaeLNBaAFwwKFWqEf1TCpLVHgzYV8hg/w640-h426/IMG_1935.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
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Joaquin was born among the gnarled cypress trees and windswept dunes of Fort
Ord. As a young child his father’s military career took the family to Europe.
It was there that Joaquin was introduced to the world’s greatest art museums,
he became deeply inspired by the Old Masters and studied their </span><span>techniques in painting classes in Germany. Upon his father’s retirement, the
family moved back to the Monterey Peninsula, Joaquin finished high school in
Pacific Grove and, as a teenager, discovered the works of the early Monterey
Peninsula artists. Inspired by the uniqueness of their landscapes, he set out
to share his own impressions of the area's unparalleled beauty.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSVfU1V-GA28J9_cbNczNqZ5A3_Z_-k7k544mXhSrModzUD_9J8cC1Ka8CtcNIRHZa8Pcxy-S8FJnxd4MrJefBdOinpCieUnr_NPKnD6jR9b-RtdJe8m9z1tCUx3cETOjQuuQ0RdCi0UzCg9tYjOr5NaqyL1QJaHhxcM6E17J2n_Hy6Xc-oHYt1pZ5Q/s654/joaquinphoto.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="654" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSVfU1V-GA28J9_cbNczNqZ5A3_Z_-k7k544mXhSrModzUD_9J8cC1Ka8CtcNIRHZa8Pcxy-S8FJnxd4MrJefBdOinpCieUnr_NPKnD6jR9b-RtdJe8m9z1tCUx3cETOjQuuQ0RdCi0UzCg9tYjOr5NaqyL1QJaHhxcM6E17J2n_Hy6Xc-oHYt1pZ5Q/w640-h318/joaquinphoto.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Joaquin at work (<a href="http://www.joaquinturner.com/" target="_blank">gallery website</a>)</div><br /><span>
Joaquin’s gallery is designed and decorated to give visitors the feeling of
stepping back 100 years to the days of the city’s fledgling bohemian art scene
when local artists welcomed the public into their creative dwellings. His
gallery features not only his original work, but also those of important Early
California artists, including William Ritschel, Mary DeNeale Morgan, Charles
Rollo Peters, and William Keith.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7BmzuxN6uTszxZIPCeYtewXVKcr0inRosAqLtsDny7cAIH5eDJCrqbnaEEmoBNWJ8DsZCr0ASuJKuEMM6NSa25GZK6xLPPbdzSvE2op-r5dJUAxv9aEnQwR4ryE0kpPOxM5Cl5ROx8NWzW_29M3KnHngvU8jmY52LjT634gu1U8KPCRc9WHhvEW4Qg/s439/galleryshot1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="439" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7BmzuxN6uTszxZIPCeYtewXVKcr0inRosAqLtsDny7cAIH5eDJCrqbnaEEmoBNWJ8DsZCr0ASuJKuEMM6NSa25GZK6xLPPbdzSvE2op-r5dJUAxv9aEnQwR4ryE0kpPOxM5Cl5ROx8NWzW_29M3KnHngvU8jmY52LjT634gu1U8KPCRc9WHhvEW4Qg/w400-h320/galleryshot1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">(<a href="http://www.joaquinturner.com/" target="_blank">gallery website</a>)<br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;">
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When Joaquin or his wife are in the gallery and studio they are always so happy
to visit. Joaquin is usually in Thursday through Monday from noon to 5 pm.</span><br />
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Once you have enjoyed your visit to this gallery, exit and turn left to leave
the Su Vecino Courtyard. Then turn left back onto Dolores.</span><span> Our next stop are the stone steps in front of the
<a href="https://carmelart.org/" target="_blank">Carmel Art Association.</a></span><span><a href="https://carmelart.org/" target="_blank"> </a></span><br />
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This is Carmel's oldest art gallery.</span><span> It
was founded in 1927 and features the work of more than 100 professional local
artists.</span><span> The historic building provides
exhibition space for its members’ works and displays a wide variety of styles
and media that change every month. Many of its early members were among the
great early California artists we introduce you to on this walking tour,
including Mary DeNeale Morgan, Percy Gray, Francis McComas and E. Charlton
Fortune.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KKCXrTDAqtG_tBMldvl4JL1bZqHBo6k6n4p7e-TtUyWzswWWAjDcIbDFeW49pA_yWLRQj5ek9n7MSt8_qlAYmazyVh0SPHqYB1VSi5zRg_01rvLlRWiN06eISkd4zECnAr3CDVz0HSqp7o4m2rbKGtoYHLBKtLNWt-6eqzSp4vcR65sna_7CNViupg/s640/Carmel%20Art%20Associationaa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="640" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KKCXrTDAqtG_tBMldvl4JL1bZqHBo6k6n4p7e-TtUyWzswWWAjDcIbDFeW49pA_yWLRQj5ek9n7MSt8_qlAYmazyVh0SPHqYB1VSi5zRg_01rvLlRWiN06eISkd4zECnAr3CDVz0HSqp7o4m2rbKGtoYHLBKtLNWt-6eqzSp4vcR65sna_7CNViupg/w400-h231/Carmel%20Art%20Associationaa.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
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Continue up the steps to the sculpture garden and stop there for a moment while
I tell you the story behind this historic building and organization. </span><br />
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On August 8, 1927, a group of 19 artists met at the home of artists Josephine Culbertson
and Ida Johnson to establish an association for the advancement of art among
Carmel’s growing artist community.</span><span> A
month later, the Carmel Art Association was founded. At first they rented a
room in the Seven Arts building a few blocks away on the corner of Ocean Avenue
and Lincoln for $30 a month, but lost that lease during the Great Depression in
1929. </span><br />
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Now, as happens many times with our old-time Bohemians, the story gets a little
somber. Artist, poet, writer, and actor Ira “Rem” Remson lived with his wife,
Carmel’s flaxen haired beauty, Yodi, in a cottage right here on this
property. Yodi liked to socialize, Rem did not. In 1928, Yodi left Rem for
another man and Rem never recovered from the loss. </span><br />
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On Thanksgiving that year, Rem invited several friends for dinner. When they
arrived, they found Rem hanging from the beam in what is now the Beardsley Room
of the Carmel Art Association. In 1933, the Carmel Art Association took up
residence in Rem and Yodi’s former house.</span><span>
The Carmel Art Association is composed of local artists who are selected
by their peers, and is considered one of the oldest operating non-profit artist
cooperatives in the United States.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHfwSV0WK_GcgVstGcZLJ8M4RUX2inDbW1og-RJb4GCt1XlsYv-Uv0ugnHCvaMHnlu2bYsHQXVfxu_V3Eh5X_SBZohX8YUKpccR4pJnA2O7xP_NVlDaN54AF7dJ78foJLWHgoY8n7lpW5cCHqlRq3hT8DM8aKHqgfQbAqdaKxSDU0CxcX0jh9FGJSKQ/s1440/Carmel%20Art%20Association%20242321787_4737185676328589_5039207556296303505_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHfwSV0WK_GcgVstGcZLJ8M4RUX2inDbW1og-RJb4GCt1XlsYv-Uv0ugnHCvaMHnlu2bYsHQXVfxu_V3Eh5X_SBZohX8YUKpccR4pJnA2O7xP_NVlDaN54AF7dJ78foJLWHgoY8n7lpW5cCHqlRq3hT8DM8aKHqgfQbAqdaKxSDU0CxcX0jh9FGJSKQ/w640-h640/Carmel%20Art%20Association%20242321787_4737185676328589_5039207556296303505_n.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Carmel Art Association (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/carmelartassociation/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>)<br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
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The association, which opens at 10am Thursday through Monday, exists to provide its members not
only with a permanent art gallery, but to advance knowledge and interest in the
Carmel art scene. If the gallery is open you might want to ask at the front
desk the location of the Beardsley Room.</span><span> </span><span>After you have perused the gallery, descend the stairs, turn left and continue
walking to the corner.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvec5bZgtzpgvqVP4VHALKedDEF9vqJr59G58syNcf4dGSTxwSAZ1erPB6Q1RIRpgJNGvZ9Mn4NJavop8A8yK3OY1PJFI4JyhihkzMKu-DUOmnr6FSbllH6gdiQWN81XCQ9GQ0FX_CIwbyU01EvU7TlUo1_Izl7T3PxtNm8zSXsGKeFvlv_lTq77NSA/s990/The%20Pit%20602449ae42fa8.image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="990" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvec5bZgtzpgvqVP4VHALKedDEF9vqJr59G58syNcf4dGSTxwSAZ1erPB6Q1RIRpgJNGvZ9Mn4NJavop8A8yK3OY1PJFI4JyhihkzMKu-DUOmnr6FSbllH6gdiQWN81XCQ9GQ0FX_CIwbyU01EvU7TlUo1_Izl7T3PxtNm8zSXsGKeFvlv_lTq77NSA/w640-h480/The%20Pit%20602449ae42fa8.image.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />The Pit (2.12.21 <a href="https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/local_news/monaco-billionaire-who-left-his-heart-in-carmel-is-poised-to-bring-new-development-to/article_10276efa-6be3-11eb-9613-1bb5fc3d2a2e.html" target="_blank">Monterey County Weekly</a>) </span></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>
As you walk to the corner on your left is what residents call “The Pit.”</span><span> This massive hole has been empty since 2018
when two buildings at this site were demolished to make way for a multi-use
development that came to a halt due to lack of financing.</span><span> Monaco businessman Patrice Pastor purchased
this property in March of 2020 for $9 million and has sent several designs to
the Carmel Planning Department. Someday one of the designs might be accepted.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span><span>At the corner of 5th and Dolores, carefully cross 5th and continue walking to the Carmel Post Office. If the lobby is open, go in and look around. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglY7lIdSjOglgdA8GWU1eHndoaoy3KlvKBvW_yVnPemPN8vww5TECJV4rb8zK9S6YtegDsQJFwX8wxqqp2uyWYcNHA6g266ZLYvwQ2Ts2bWW32cqlK-8vKB8S_Y0lvcjLXSKP1t0Tp3xE8F3nDJ-v4G2W0FIcOcLNJMgL7qZAaXO916dR9pr2JghLbPg/s640/Post%20Office%20Carmel%20%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="640" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglY7lIdSjOglgdA8GWU1eHndoaoy3KlvKBvW_yVnPemPN8vww5TECJV4rb8zK9S6YtegDsQJFwX8wxqqp2uyWYcNHA6g266ZLYvwQ2Ts2bWW32cqlK-8vKB8S_Y0lvcjLXSKP1t0Tp3xE8F3nDJ-v4G2W0FIcOcLNJMgL7qZAaXO916dR9pr2JghLbPg/w400-h256/Post%20Office%20Carmel%20%20(6).jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;">Otherwise just peek through the glass and look up high on the lobby walls. There you will find some posters of cartoons, that are very humorous but also quite accurately illustrate life in Carmel. These are by the late and beloved Carmel resident Bill Bates who, for 36 years, worked as a cartoonist for our local newspaper, the Carmel Pine Cone. You can pick up a Pine Cone around town or read it online. Take a look at the Editorial page where you will find the Best of Bates cartoon.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPihhPyDNT5hc7-hotaAl5XUsXp4tIMN8ufbEZ0Z2k7-KOJgaIC5fFV1ejDlCi_sf83n-wXUhBeiGjlu029vOJyRfUKKIGveG5v0DiURy2hOxVSamdZGxQgqHvwYBItiGHS3er2jmAi6dtSpSWIFoO--heLqHYXRRu8D42wIQdWuHbu2T1XgtL8OzNw/s640/Post%20Office%20Carmel%20%20(3)A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="640" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPihhPyDNT5hc7-hotaAl5XUsXp4tIMN8ufbEZ0Z2k7-KOJgaIC5fFV1ejDlCi_sf83n-wXUhBeiGjlu029vOJyRfUKKIGveG5v0DiURy2hOxVSamdZGxQgqHvwYBItiGHS3er2jmAi6dtSpSWIFoO--heLqHYXRRu8D42wIQdWuHbu2T1XgtL8OzNw/w640-h490/Post%20Office%20Carmel%20%20(3)A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span>Bates wasn't the only cartoonist to call Carmel home.</span><span> I will tell you more about the others later on this tour.</span><span> </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IaV8mJeviqnpmR64F5SfQBvd-cd_F3f0mujDEygsFti8uCwc3WZYYJdgPOVnsnqQUi8vS-XvTX1Ert3iCvBqWcyFxwatux9Etuo72DN2jD7jbi31X18JDMqO_38T8nA8wOTLAMeRQHfFKwRmAhF4U8aixxJmoQGg2kTe0cSTiyyZ2uVu_U1_yHrsAw/s640/Post%20officeACIMG6474.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="447" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IaV8mJeviqnpmR64F5SfQBvd-cd_F3f0mujDEygsFti8uCwc3WZYYJdgPOVnsnqQUi8vS-XvTX1Ert3iCvBqWcyFxwatux9Etuo72DN2jD7jbi31X18JDMqO_38T8nA8wOTLAMeRQHfFKwRmAhF4U8aixxJmoQGg2kTe0cSTiyyZ2uVu_U1_yHrsAw/w280-h400/Post%20officeACIMG6474.jpg" width="280" /></a><br />Bill Bates Cartoon</div></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>
From the Post Office, walk back to the corner of Dolores and 5th and turn
left.</span><span> Continue straight along Dolores.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wROkymcHINQukML2Ijja8j6CnvqLUaePdXbxCN5Q304m4VWimuBsIaxzJarAV0jTUDqWn8HAaAYMhTm8aKuTMJIfNUALzbfuoQV7Z5QpcgZn1Ke87AfWBsmO3_m9IhXxB48AD_2jQ6IwPUQxE431d5PpObmqJem0Zw-iCJ0NcC_i6JRTumGjZJW9aw/s3498/IMG_2657%20TOro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3498" data-original-width="3486" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wROkymcHINQukML2Ijja8j6CnvqLUaePdXbxCN5Q304m4VWimuBsIaxzJarAV0jTUDqWn8HAaAYMhTm8aKuTMJIfNUALzbfuoQV7Z5QpcgZn1Ke87AfWBsmO3_m9IhXxB48AD_2jQ6IwPUQxE431d5PpObmqJem0Zw-iCJ0NcC_i6JRTumGjZJW9aw/w399-h400/IMG_2657%20TOro.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<span> </span><span>After you pass Gallerie Amsterdam turn left before the Toro Restaurant into the
courtyard.</span><span> And c</span><span>ontinue to the back of the courtyard to the <a href="https://www.kathysharpestudio.com/" target="_blank">Kathy Sharpe Gallery</a>.</span><span> Here gallery will be on your right, it is the one with the red Dutch door. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PYbRurd9O-EcZUcOjafDnViNEfqiuww6fnJI_MxK39YZiNwadamXtwT2kF1-qAfUsE-1TDyrtJsmAPgBZ4diHWU5fh_Lci_CBrXHQF6FmY37e0QwrRyHN4vBmRH6QWFvPpZT-b9e2SfUAZKBLuUak3CK-2Igfi3RbYfShyWnH-VrBLPda114OJa0Cg/s3624/IMG_2661%20Kathey%20Sharpe%20Gallery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3544" data-original-width="3624" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PYbRurd9O-EcZUcOjafDnViNEfqiuww6fnJI_MxK39YZiNwadamXtwT2kF1-qAfUsE-1TDyrtJsmAPgBZ4diHWU5fh_Lci_CBrXHQF6FmY37e0QwrRyHN4vBmRH6QWFvPpZT-b9e2SfUAZKBLuUak3CK-2Igfi3RbYfShyWnH-VrBLPda114OJa0Cg/w400-h391/IMG_2661%20Kathey%20Sharpe%20Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span>
Kathy has an interesting pedigree.</span><span> Her
grandfather was a costume designer for the Vienna Opera and her cousin a well-known
cartoonist and accomplished watercolorist.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnM8Lwgom7n3HuGQU8lPRL2zPbDZJqAs9Ew7mBfp3khLj8Ax9crNPb4PUJkFHj6HsVUa-x0_T85VN5NJ3r0FKqNs5QLKF0uDpP_w8HR3v_Wg1v8RWFmljxbt1DgU_wDcXjEaPzfoc98t_uTu7QeW0udgrJoVRncd-iawJ6wU_6NeC1-XUcfQ1plGVGbQ/s378/Kathy%20Sharpe%20about_artist_carousel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="378" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnM8Lwgom7n3HuGQU8lPRL2zPbDZJqAs9Ew7mBfp3khLj8Ax9crNPb4PUJkFHj6HsVUa-x0_T85VN5NJ3r0FKqNs5QLKF0uDpP_w8HR3v_Wg1v8RWFmljxbt1DgU_wDcXjEaPzfoc98t_uTu7QeW0udgrJoVRncd-iawJ6wU_6NeC1-XUcfQ1plGVGbQ/w400-h384/Kathy%20Sharpe%20about_artist_carousel.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Kathy Sharpe in her gallery when the door was blue (<a href="https://www.kathysharpestudio.com/about" target="_blank">website</a>) <br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>Kathy, who is primarily an oil painter, took up watercolor in 1990 while
traveling in Europe when her husband received the Nobel Prize in Economics.</span><span> She has had thirty, one-person shows, been
included in forty juried shows, her work is included in private collections
around the world, and sold by Gump's, Nordstrom and Nieman Marcus.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rMZTqdisvql5WXT1MU_s5puOsbNiWf4wfn8icfxgHo6tLhCUBpnPKWyiSj2leXIFqhby0vj_w4sKmEqD6Wu95r5UcDCPHMVn0PXmsroOteRjTYD8VTuwlp-QTslLPDmbO29dWAetO3ubDTXjiUzGqpze6ZlurfC3zyeFyFs0_WPgGBCfH8s7Q9mLDw/s2048/552%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1968" data-original-width="2048" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rMZTqdisvql5WXT1MU_s5puOsbNiWf4wfn8icfxgHo6tLhCUBpnPKWyiSj2leXIFqhby0vj_w4sKmEqD6Wu95r5UcDCPHMVn0PXmsroOteRjTYD8VTuwlp-QTslLPDmbO29dWAetO3ubDTXjiUzGqpze6ZlurfC3zyeFyFs0_WPgGBCfH8s7Q9mLDw/w400-h385/552%202048.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>
Her gallery is “Open by Chance”</span><span> which
means rarely, or by appointment.</span><span> If you
happen by and her door is open make sure you go in and enjoy her vibrant
art.</span><span> Otherwise just take a peek through
the window, the colors pop off the walls!</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyg15VV1DQNUJChvb6W2ezlZLwpiKZ4mGRBNN_ZXexpd06jI_PNMrURxLdCtPHiCBgG0Xf_VtS9nNciUabzGRjrfvDeq_lOaLA5hGLrmXUryVG7yEBRD3dkzp3PcUyyb1tM90V_tMmH-2imud-XBPposZc_lcALk2_f-yAy7bETknGzN4zavqP8rnLQ/s4904/IMG_2662.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3285" data-original-width="4904" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyg15VV1DQNUJChvb6W2ezlZLwpiKZ4mGRBNN_ZXexpd06jI_PNMrURxLdCtPHiCBgG0Xf_VtS9nNciUabzGRjrfvDeq_lOaLA5hGLrmXUryVG7yEBRD3dkzp3PcUyyb1tM90V_tMmH-2imud-XBPposZc_lcALk2_f-yAy7bETknGzN4zavqP8rnLQ/w400-h268/IMG_2662.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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Now turn around and exit the courtyard the way you arrived and turn left on
Dolores.</span><span> Our next stop is just a few
doors down Dolores, <a href="https://marytitusart.com/" target="_blank">Mary Titus Gallery</a>.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAiGxWzgEphZBJ75TovmAI3kgXPAGyRzVdbSbgRIP5n1jnjMK2JB_gOmnhFz4erpJCRHa1vz00vco5HQz76cFsSAaWJiu0Q1N_t6di95d2drr3whW1ETpBfC-6P0xkmIUjhhchyp6_fwcJOtMyCludC-3WIyd7CETyn7K4jX1OfcplAVO6pz-ZPWR2w/s2075/IMG_1943%20Mary%20Titus%20_%20Johnny%20Apodaca%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAiGxWzgEphZBJ75TovmAI3kgXPAGyRzVdbSbgRIP5n1jnjMK2JB_gOmnhFz4erpJCRHa1vz00vco5HQz76cFsSAaWJiu0Q1N_t6di95d2drr3whW1ETpBfC-6P0xkmIUjhhchyp6_fwcJOtMyCludC-3WIyd7CETyn7K4jX1OfcplAVO6pz-ZPWR2w/w395-h400/IMG_1943%20Mary%20Titus%20_%20Johnny%20Apodaca%202048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span><br /><span>
Mary recently relocated to this storefront so currently there is not sign out
in front.</span><span> You will see her sign in the
window. It reads Mary Titus Gallery Studio.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3U4CwHAa0Dud5ZPGC56q9AtW774UBOli3Zv8x02p0FiYt0NhYfqqujkE-qAK9Vrxq2SvnFK9J7bVKMyF0817sVB3wbFTavcVMALeeLkKPU9ekbKo0McgEMLrtczHP1YSGLlOu00-rAcvoFuwKlSF3J7Ly_wpWDp7LZ67qxthAuZ3l1uh-d6nF3J-UQ/s4032/IMG_1948.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3U4CwHAa0Dud5ZPGC56q9AtW774UBOli3Zv8x02p0FiYt0NhYfqqujkE-qAK9Vrxq2SvnFK9J7bVKMyF0817sVB3wbFTavcVMALeeLkKPU9ekbKo0McgEMLrtczHP1YSGLlOu00-rAcvoFuwKlSF3J7Ly_wpWDp7LZ67qxthAuZ3l1uh-d6nF3J-UQ/w400-h300/IMG_1948.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>Mary was born in Florida in 1950 and moved to Carmel in 1983. She has shown in many galleries, is collected by people all over the world and won many awards.</span><span> Her art has taken her on many adventures around the world.</span><span> One time she joined a group of Scientist and Oceanographers on a research ship in Alpha Helix, Alaska.</span><span> Another time she taught a painting workshop in Saudi Arabia for a Princess.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eSFSigfTJSLBartgoSQK8WoLiqqHnZhmq79N2_YT2lYi4gIkWpKnWA7ciNaKydrnJ0Ab5HBH7IG9GvZOgR-mYWVW0ot8Nz39CEQvNge8XObQ1CspgVY7RGQs-oMetdUH6TeKABHmEjJoIeKgrlv0wROfcubBqo2vIKjgV37NtYmwxcXigZdrhILEYg/s4032/IMG_1955.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eSFSigfTJSLBartgoSQK8WoLiqqHnZhmq79N2_YT2lYi4gIkWpKnWA7ciNaKydrnJ0Ab5HBH7IG9GvZOgR-mYWVW0ot8Nz39CEQvNge8XObQ1CspgVY7RGQs-oMetdUH6TeKABHmEjJoIeKgrlv0wROfcubBqo2vIKjgV37NtYmwxcXigZdrhILEYg/w400-h300/IMG_1955.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;">
<br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>Mary also gives private art lessons and her
art may be commissioned in any size or medium.</span><span>
At the time of this recording she is concentrating on her one-of-a-kind
pieces which are unique and colorful. Her gallery opens daily around 10:30am.
Whenever she is in studio I always make a point to stop in and watch her at
work!</span><br />
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With Mary's gallery to your left continue straight and walk to the corner of Dolores and 6th. Carefully cross 6th Avenue, turn left and continue along 6th. Our next stop is <a href="https://www.deliabradford.com/" target="_blank">Delia Bradford Fine Arts</a>.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span>
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<span>Up ahead, do you notice the unique sign shaped as a painters palette with the
name Delia?</span><span> Stop in front of it.</span><span> This is the art studio of Delia
Bradford.</span><span> Actually unique might be
redundant, as all the store front signs in Carmel must be distinctive to their
commercial establishment and approved by the City.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhemmKXiBrfSHk5R4p0gNxrZpaN9FLzpYNeCfMGuhOnknh0BGmScIgzyY3nmstfCi6hM2_MK6tBnNdM76Xmhv6DRRp1BhAPEcxB85SETWbDiOdzkRWnhfMtzgD6-vWhO9EHVY-HPDn3Tq0ptM9KNCvAElQ-HsgVRNj9_mh4U4DZZ8272glXndKvIE0Q/s5184/IMG_2688.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhemmKXiBrfSHk5R4p0gNxrZpaN9FLzpYNeCfMGuhOnknh0BGmScIgzyY3nmstfCi6hM2_MK6tBnNdM76Xmhv6DRRp1BhAPEcxB85SETWbDiOdzkRWnhfMtzgD6-vWhO9EHVY-HPDn3Tq0ptM9KNCvAElQ-HsgVRNj9_mh4U4DZZ8272glXndKvIE0Q/w400-h300/IMG_2688.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
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Delia Bradford grew up in Big Sur and is the daughter of two professional
artists and the sister of Cyndra Bradford of Gallery Plein Aire we visited
earlier. But why don't we let Delia tell her own story.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFgq_xXijkQJaoKkTRmU9LEjeplJj67mc3D-uvR6Nf8OZXYz3JceDWn9gwtmpx67KyCWkbWX5for-X_Kyd_VkdIV8DhTo-3JBvWh5i20oEmJpP_h4H6COykgvm9VW0U3DfLZeS_Djrz4k8h-QP7WLkjUsAT5fbEJWf_6Clr0dY0TiCUjnrZsm0vxy7w/s640/Delia%20Bradford%2079860638_10157159155938583_7749859750774308864_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFgq_xXijkQJaoKkTRmU9LEjeplJj67mc3D-uvR6Nf8OZXYz3JceDWn9gwtmpx67KyCWkbWX5for-X_Kyd_VkdIV8DhTo-3JBvWh5i20oEmJpP_h4H6COykgvm9VW0U3DfLZeS_Djrz4k8h-QP7WLkjUsAT5fbEJWf_6Clr0dY0TiCUjnrZsm0vxy7w/w320-h400/Delia%20Bradford%2079860638_10157159155938583_7749859750774308864_n.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Delia Bradford (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/visitcarmel/posts/meet-delia-bradford-the-owner-of-the-delia-bradford-fine-arts-studio-and-gallery/10157159156383583/" target="_blank">Visit Carmel Facebook</a>) </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
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"<i>Hi I’m Delia Bradford. My artistic inspiration comes from growing up in
Big Sur.</i></span><i><span> As a small child, every morning
when I woke up, I was met with a beautiful landscape of land, sky and sea.</span><span> I wanted to preserve these moments of beauty
on paper and canvas.</span><span> My style is impressionist
and my passion is painting plein air. Both of my parents were artists and they
were really stingy with their use of paint.</span></i><span><i>
I rebelled and use a lot of paint. I love color and am influenced by the
French Impressionists and Early California Impressionists</i>.”</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEYcffjp9vptw7Xo_U_5tgHDcXNmKTxad7bWGYpD_Bj1F7gHROwo0g-3rhAc_mNAXxNRXFe6j-a9hAORG6pHjXyVDo103t5vyFqAWlfb_HyUMwKJyZl-bGT2GZJdDy4g8_MfEKFSLK-00dQhXIJ2kPABvFk23MwAqu2ZIvRR6y7sDozpjfyqhgTdbaA/s3873/IMG_2691.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2912" data-original-width="3873" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEYcffjp9vptw7Xo_U_5tgHDcXNmKTxad7bWGYpD_Bj1F7gHROwo0g-3rhAc_mNAXxNRXFe6j-a9hAORG6pHjXyVDo103t5vyFqAWlfb_HyUMwKJyZl-bGT2GZJdDy4g8_MfEKFSLK-00dQhXIJ2kPABvFk23MwAqu2ZIvRR6y7sDozpjfyqhgTdbaA/w400-h301/IMG_2691.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
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When she is in studio she can be found wearing her painter’s apron that is
covered with thick vibrant multi-colored layers of acrylic paint.</span><span> When her artist studio door is open I always
stop in to see what she is working on.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVq5-uIEgigTibiTIqaF7GTYmT_eiPxFrbkMyHadFDOVnFQRNpPabNv9dm-5ZjGVANofrmcmMRDlK_Ukxy5H4sFKYV6zwAI0LcCxvJ3QCGufv88tJP7S6E5hVFB27uwFrdp2zmo9PF6msMMRhYyRuor-NMJp1I8U1FaaN5RF8J5JKgLrRT5dalB5Nixg/s5184/IMG_2687.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVq5-uIEgigTibiTIqaF7GTYmT_eiPxFrbkMyHadFDOVnFQRNpPabNv9dm-5ZjGVANofrmcmMRDlK_Ukxy5H4sFKYV6zwAI0LcCxvJ3QCGufv88tJP7S6E5hVFB27uwFrdp2zmo9PF6msMMRhYyRuor-NMJp1I8U1FaaN5RF8J5JKgLrRT5dalB5Nixg/w400-h300/IMG_2687.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Cooke's Cove</i> Delia Bradford<br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
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With Delia's gallery on your right, continue straight on 6th Avenue.</span><span> </span><span>As you walk, I will tell you about another early artist E. Charlton Fortune. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1I-ydw2m9QW1z4yTaayU2-aXIM0ZhMJ62eTjd6tkEc96AtrXB7tCbg5eE9zIffweLoKZFpWfV3c_m1ebHiiyj7_uI5vigCqIfpxD59UyVGDO-0_WX6bTGj9W82JiutIsWMjpikoNPE7mAuJQC4wCP-rqEcSPaPvUk4i-PFYL2S03bjIP1YTtNc46WCQ/s900/Fortune%2030n51bffwl_Fortune_in_her_studio_Portsmouth_HR_Fortune_PMCA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="900" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1I-ydw2m9QW1z4yTaayU2-aXIM0ZhMJ62eTjd6tkEc96AtrXB7tCbg5eE9zIffweLoKZFpWfV3c_m1ebHiiyj7_uI5vigCqIfpxD59UyVGDO-0_WX6bTGj9W82JiutIsWMjpikoNPE7mAuJQC4wCP-rqEcSPaPvUk4i-PFYL2S03bjIP1YTtNc46WCQ/w400-h313/Fortune%2030n51bffwl_Fortune_in_her_studio_Portsmouth_HR_Fortune_PMCA.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />E. Charlton Fortune in her studio in Rhode Island (<a href="https://angelusnews.com/voices/e-charlton-fortune-at-the-pasadena-museum-of-california-art/" target="_blank">Angelus</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;">She opened a gallery in Monterey in 1931 and became one of the most sought-after
women painters in the West. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VJsqDOh92QfMFkgFr6YT8opfPNCxcQkquDNzixVOA77lWzgPQYkcB9ThjiEThQF0HTQrxH1gzsv_j3qaOqU4V7iVRASGy_pqf271B920I_G1A_dY-P6fIyO9Tl8tReZDwo1Pq56cnhzOjl_OGKgtWhNFoMnleDEKIAz44d-cPaQi7LdyQQWr4geoEg/s800/Christ_Meets_His_Mother.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="800" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VJsqDOh92QfMFkgFr6YT8opfPNCxcQkquDNzixVOA77lWzgPQYkcB9ThjiEThQF0HTQrxH1gzsv_j3qaOqU4V7iVRASGy_pqf271B920I_G1A_dY-P6fIyO9Tl8tReZDwo1Pq56cnhzOjl_OGKgtWhNFoMnleDEKIAz44d-cPaQi7LdyQQWr4geoEg/w400-h376/Christ_Meets_His_Mother.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />E. Charlton Fortune <i>Christ Meets His Mother </i><a href="https://www.crockerart.org/press/crocker-to-open-largest-show-of-e-charlton-fortunes-work-ever-assembled-this-january" target="_blank">(Crocker Art Museum)</a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>In 1928 she received a commission to decorate St.
Angela’s Catholic Church in Pacific Grove with liturgical art, for which she
won an award from Pope Pius XII.</span><span> </span><br />
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTULOSEDQ7h3X-Fr5YixASVPGj-PmVMxI3inUSpGvLBF90jMz_AmwHVdmeUIu4eL7G3maDZOxOk7j48mpKkgcM4nFt7qbQrkJsngMsqVYJ8fZtJUswc3RbuZqbNzlUzddwK_xVvv7v4ZK7Kn7TK2HEWgjyWXyqA8uWbS0GdZyj8o4Vpfj3c1zy9gsfA/s2075/IMG_2692%20Cross%20Street%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTULOSEDQ7h3X-Fr5YixASVPGj-PmVMxI3inUSpGvLBF90jMz_AmwHVdmeUIu4eL7G3maDZOxOk7j48mpKkgcM4nFt7qbQrkJsngMsqVYJ8fZtJUswc3RbuZqbNzlUzddwK_xVvv7v4ZK7Kn7TK2HEWgjyWXyqA8uWbS0GdZyj8o4Vpfj3c1zy9gsfA/w395-h400/IMG_2692%20Cross%20Street%202048.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span>Continue walking. When you get to the corner, turn left onto San Carlos and cross 6th Avenue. Continue walking
along San Carlos Street. While you walk I will tell you about a number of other cartoonists who called Carmel home. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzfU7aDLR_VBuqlaVQZTBIovocrFOScCIx1vOGcsYlae8zaaopAZ9DxMfROnX9DyQWjwqEeidnSowADAyDhOhVtgIg_pG-LrKBLXTohd3kHcp8P6LbdBfefWSX8OUNmcMcnt8dwe8zuBfRJ8inpVXBYRekb2d0ypxxuO3et9VJZ2EB9v5DVipRBSM_A/s2075/Hank%20Ketchem%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzfU7aDLR_VBuqlaVQZTBIovocrFOScCIx1vOGcsYlae8zaaopAZ9DxMfROnX9DyQWjwqEeidnSowADAyDhOhVtgIg_pG-LrKBLXTohd3kHcp8P6LbdBfefWSX8OUNmcMcnt8dwe8zuBfRJ8inpVXBYRekb2d0ypxxuO3et9VJZ2EB9v5DVipRBSM_A/s320/Hank%20Ketchem%202048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Hank Ketcham (1920 - 2001 <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5860976/hank-ketcham" target="_blank">find a grave</a>)<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>Hank Ketcham, the creator of the
"Dennis the Menace" comic strip, lived in Carmel off and on over the
course of his life.</span><span> He was known for
leaving his orders at the Carmel Milk shrine in comic form.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LusGXUh48d53RnvmOMaIANi38cR5dZ1cgFB7d9-fEExEOkYtpZ9OwJGoKBBdJX1wUan_gSPByYsJL_DknQeZxtZ8l-L6yFz9-gMYvu3Z22m5XwmdrgXxfjALyusK_uHT6TI3DPGdYEEfB8_bTRGsRjk0Lw0E0KKC5MHmhHh9GZSF2bH2-6tSYx34UQ/s373/Rocky%20and%2060560608_128816717304.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LusGXUh48d53RnvmOMaIANi38cR5dZ1cgFB7d9-fEExEOkYtpZ9OwJGoKBBdJX1wUan_gSPByYsJL_DknQeZxtZ8l-L6yFz9-gMYvu3Z22m5XwmdrgXxfjALyusK_uHT6TI3DPGdYEEfB8_bTRGsRjk0Lw0E0KKC5MHmhHh9GZSF2bH2-6tSYx34UQ/w268-h400/Rocky%20and%2060560608_128816717304.jpg" width="268" /></a><br />Alex Anderson (1920 - 2010 <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60560608/alexander-anderson" target="_blank">find a grave</a>) </div></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>Alex Anderson, the creator of "Rocky and
Bullwinkle", spent his golden years living near Carmel. And Gus Arriola
the creator of the widely syndicated cartoon strip "Gordo" was also a
resident.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfaEgCpUdtJXhW_VzFPnqZyBXMwKdGWuqUD6UlBVLATzS-phCSiXNuxhm7CEjc9PrWgOE7nU6LFz_IVu-8Ps6JTwhY-U-m3JFEG5Bj-euKwqC_QcLK9jM2wVF0xAyBfHk6d5becXl1fu-6auJex36_HgyVSG5DMx9YDzPyQNpa-LL-KOusj2vJanucg/s430/Gus_Arriola,_1949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfaEgCpUdtJXhW_VzFPnqZyBXMwKdGWuqUD6UlBVLATzS-phCSiXNuxhm7CEjc9PrWgOE7nU6LFz_IVu-8Ps6JTwhY-U-m3JFEG5Bj-euKwqC_QcLK9jM2wVF0xAyBfHk6d5becXl1fu-6auJex36_HgyVSG5DMx9YDzPyQNpa-LL-KOusj2vJanucg/w308-h400/Gus_Arriola,_1949.jpg" width="308" /></a><br />Gus Arriola 1949 (1917-2008) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Arriola" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></div><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;">These three along with Bill
Bates would come together periodically at a local Carmel coffee shop to share
stories and reminisce. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0RZ7GGWaDydvMcatMHkWmEZI4VFD-0y1iFhizafuP0I6dm8v_ayYsYEczregVo5wqzLUcSnqB4PGqbn1whuZd5aQLCYSTxPZP7QpOHs5wVbqbNKyg50jHl5wC-Mrs6FfefLyhRuKM6vgJfFL7UBZvM7sRTEhN5PCQ5D8erjcI1HeHbZienXyzYIWaw/s640/Eastwood%20IMG_5929.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="640" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0RZ7GGWaDydvMcatMHkWmEZI4VFD-0y1iFhizafuP0I6dm8v_ayYsYEczregVo5wqzLUcSnqB4PGqbn1whuZd5aQLCYSTxPZP7QpOHs5wVbqbNKyg50jHl5wC-Mrs6FfefLyhRuKM6vgJfFL7UBZvM7sRTEhN5PCQ5D8erjcI1HeHbZienXyzYIWaw/w400-h236/Eastwood%20IMG_5929.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Keep going straight along San Carlos and keep a watch out for the Hogs’s Breath Inn up ahead. There is a wooden boar head out in front. For many years this was owned by actor and former Carmel mayor Clint Eastwood. Though Clint no longer owns the Hog's Breath Inn, he does however own the <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2014/04/carmel-mission-ranch.html" target="_blank">Mission Ranch</a> at the end of town on Dolores. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>When you come to the corner of San Carlos and 5th, tu</span><span>rn right and carefully cross San Carlos Street.</span><span> You will pass the Shell gas station. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqdUhqBGic6sXIr0ywC3rtyXzHQFiVJKt5vqtD-CjkdzdwXCxwP3N4Q35womeRk5wvk0V1puy6ja6my4U2SU-Hdethw-AC7Vy34t816_ChfbfMPStP9bJGzM44L_v_gt6xG7kFZhSg4Reol9j9IdintLA0cvoKANoDAUXPs9eFx18eZl9FnEBjxuVaQ/s640/Shell%20IMG_5934.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="640" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqdUhqBGic6sXIr0ywC3rtyXzHQFiVJKt5vqtD-CjkdzdwXCxwP3N4Q35womeRk5wvk0V1puy6ja6my4U2SU-Hdethw-AC7Vy34t816_ChfbfMPStP9bJGzM44L_v_gt6xG7kFZhSg4Reol9j9IdintLA0cvoKANoDAUXPs9eFx18eZl9FnEBjxuVaQ/w400-h274/Shell%20IMG_5934.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This Shell station is one of only two gas stations in the village. Notice the uniqueness of this station's design which includes Japanese pergolas and a decorative concrete seashell sign. The is the result of the Carmel Planning Commission's insistence that a "manufactured service station" never be built in Carmel. </span></div></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhom05hYsCjkXu-_NUi5LXJchJk7OhSBPSgoVK2NLhRHFVioF1o-7LXNYh1_4FuUxhLJZJTVolCx_vdAorS4t_LtFTz_pnBlHAFJpPniSR-jEk8Pl6ZELVwPjukKkICFJT4KM2rrKc-agZ_yZnBHYAmOr5boDRvlt87grAXtaexF6UpCPteGyZHki2FFA/s295/Saul_Alinsky.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="219" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhom05hYsCjkXu-_NUi5LXJchJk7OhSBPSgoVK2NLhRHFVioF1o-7LXNYh1_4FuUxhLJZJTVolCx_vdAorS4t_LtFTz_pnBlHAFJpPniSR-jEk8Pl6ZELVwPjukKkICFJT4KM2rrKc-agZ_yZnBHYAmOr5boDRvlt87grAXtaexF6UpCPteGyZHki2FFA/s1600/Saul_Alinsky.jpg" width="219" /></a><br />Saul Alinsky (1909 - 1972) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Alinsky" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>
<span>This particular corner in Carmel is also the location where community activist and author Saul Alinsky died of a heart attack on June 12, 1972 after running an errand downtown.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2dQyGAlL3SZUFiGF0nH3rSDk1fNesSJeTfzeHVatEtnfzJaWdt7xWqEUdZV3z23rkLn88femawV0e6WQbj2t-h-6VqEWDqwlwQpmkdHiLRrGh4JTN62aifuKCjhFnRs6thG6m48dvazokzVsA_2NbjPRS0ORqqaMWLA16evZ7uZxCd3t2jZ6JGAh6Q/s170/Percey%20Gray%20download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="170" data-original-width="125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2dQyGAlL3SZUFiGF0nH3rSDk1fNesSJeTfzeHVatEtnfzJaWdt7xWqEUdZV3z23rkLn88femawV0e6WQbj2t-h-6VqEWDqwlwQpmkdHiLRrGh4JTN62aifuKCjhFnRs6thG6m48dvazokzVsA_2NbjPRS0ORqqaMWLA16evZ7uZxCd3t2jZ6JGAh6Q/w235-h320/Percey%20Gray%20download.jpg" width="235" /></a><br />Percy Gray (1869 - 1952) <a href="https://percygrayfineart.com/percygraybiography" target="_blank">Fine Art Site</a></div> </span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>
Continue straight on 5th while I tell you about another local artist, Percy
Gray.</span><span> Born in 1869, Percy studied art at
the San Francisco School of Design.</span><span> He
was a master watercolorist, and was best known for his landscapes.</span><span> Throughout his career, he had studios in New
York, San Francisco, and Monterey.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01f1JAW4gvs8wrY2L8L5Z1ZxM56LPNmXCURhBURYuuaKRv7TkbWRG6UDzwF1Mxolsp4mNQzKUoFBKjywJQ49U0M00q74SYPUuaeoC6boI94TcRyNhm_0Y8WIY81tlbbWwokBFfLxiV_Vg4En0zf5QsehTC3UEL6whfk64IJtSfhU8oafr4r10p2fhug/s200/percy-gray-poppies-and-lupine,-pt.-lobos-from-the-mission-fields.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="156" data-original-width="200" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01f1JAW4gvs8wrY2L8L5Z1ZxM56LPNmXCURhBURYuuaKRv7TkbWRG6UDzwF1Mxolsp4mNQzKUoFBKjywJQ49U0M00q74SYPUuaeoC6boI94TcRyNhm_0Y8WIY81tlbbWwokBFfLxiV_Vg4En0zf5QsehTC3UEL6whfk64IJtSfhU8oafr4r10p2fhug/w320-h250/percy-gray-poppies-and-lupine,-pt.-lobos-from-the-mission-fields.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Poppies and Lupine Pt. Lobos</i> (<a href="https://www.artnet.com/artists/percy-gray/" target="_blank">Percy Gray 1925</a>)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
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Gray's art was considered conservative in form.</span><span>
He was a member of the Society for Sanity in Art, an organization of
conservatives fighting against modern art.</span><span> </span><span>In 1922, Percy married Leone Phillips and they moved to Carmel where he was
active in Carmel’s early artist colony and a member of the Carmel Art
Association.</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgO9GpWzo8Y4bwPleO28LQnhcbWbKMwd5ktlfq6Pqk5ap7aR4L2SWRHr-X4DRT-3jfKokZulKBQogW96RG14iHJoPQjKkSawYQ36PIYSzvzYW-8Pskkw_34cacbcAJ7Maau4wJGz_repz18MeI4HPWduD924a5LfwQGiLeKlKBY7Uz1NHrSoKtzA-Bw/s4032/IMG_1913.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgO9GpWzo8Y4bwPleO28LQnhcbWbKMwd5ktlfq6Pqk5ap7aR4L2SWRHr-X4DRT-3jfKokZulKBQogW96RG14iHJoPQjKkSawYQ36PIYSzvzYW-8Pskkw_34cacbcAJ7Maau4wJGz_repz18MeI4HPWduD924a5LfwQGiLeKlKBY7Uz1NHrSoKtzA-Bw/w300-h400/IMG_1913.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></div>
<span>At the corner, turn right and continue straight on Mission Street.</span><span> Our next stop will be in the courtyard of the
Mission Patio Shops, where we will visit <a href="https://www.scottjacobsgallery.com/" target="_blank">Scott Jacobs Fine Art</a>. His studio is at the back of the courtyard. </span><br />
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Scott’s inspiration is the miracle of life and his art is traditional yet
contemporary.</span><span> It has been been described
as “bold, figurative art”.</span><span> He gained
worldwide fame after releasing his fine art portrait of Senator Barack Obama,
entitled <i>Someday has Come</i>, during his campaign for President in 2008.</span><span> Subsequently, he painted a portrait of
comedian-actor Bill Murray entitled <i>There’s Always Hope</i>.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Gh8dJk4DHF1X64L-u6KyQ4LHQGvQGpgjPbVToU6CB4XA95q_femAq-ioeHGCW7rXy2RPIeTMVP7W-asMgHudFrDAvb0I_rtURhFXzoHpxU-xU4N9iE-tYt_1-pqmmh3t920e_gCKUQWx8saQheiLQE9-E-MMvcnUBdUSF_WEu-55Uucx8In5ClQFjQ/s3913/IMG_1919.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2641" data-original-width="3913" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Gh8dJk4DHF1X64L-u6KyQ4LHQGvQGpgjPbVToU6CB4XA95q_femAq-ioeHGCW7rXy2RPIeTMVP7W-asMgHudFrDAvb0I_rtURhFXzoHpxU-xU4N9iE-tYt_1-pqmmh3t920e_gCKUQWx8saQheiLQE9-E-MMvcnUBdUSF_WEu-55Uucx8In5ClQFjQ/w400-h270/IMG_1919.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
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Take some time to enjoy Scott’s work.</span><span>
Then exit the courtyard the way you arrived and turn right back onto
Mission Street.</span><span> Our next stop is <a href="https://www.travishallfineart.com/" target="_blank">TravisHall Fine Art</a>.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvD5FvO5Wg353tdxYkqs-WpDtZYvxoFbaz9Z3gsTwhjYWxB-WJwCOxypy7d9T_cMW5CibHiIChbqHqZJdDg_lZ80USwU7o88xiQRzsslOZShJDNSTMryUXJX_xOcFixa964GHvxAE2tv7cq8AOlF8oYLiQTsAIGHU5u5cxeJ6hkQWSwE76f24kgDmlfg/s2075/IMG_2700%20Travis%20Fine%20Art%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvD5FvO5Wg353tdxYkqs-WpDtZYvxoFbaz9Z3gsTwhjYWxB-WJwCOxypy7d9T_cMW5CibHiIChbqHqZJdDg_lZ80USwU7o88xiQRzsslOZShJDNSTMryUXJX_xOcFixa964GHvxAE2tv7cq8AOlF8oYLiQTsAIGHU5u5cxeJ6hkQWSwE76f24kgDmlfg/s320/IMG_2700%20Travis%20Fine%20Art%202048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;">
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Early in his career as an artist, Travis moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico.</span><span> It was here that he developed a love for
landscape and devoted his time to painting and learning his technique.</span><span> In 2002 he was hailed as one of the 21 top
artists under the age of 31 in the country by Southwest Art magazine.</span><span> In 2003, using a technique that was pioneered
by renowned artist and friend Susan Sales, Travis introduced a line of
contemporary abstract paintings that incorporate this technique, a subtle
layering of bold luminous colors with a smooth glass-like finish. His gallery also features contemporary artist Ann Artz and Stephanie Paige. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>From the Travis Hall Fine Art gallery continue walking on Mission Street toward Ocean Avenue. Carefully cross 6th Avenue. Our next stop is another piece of Carmel public art, the <i>Carmel Shell</i> mural. <br /></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgCELuJo_TEK0GvGLwXM0-a__55EGbyajV7Wma2hGjfASQ8t8qhCVilaxvhoBfXMTRe1kuHDoXKZcaNidR0ZaLLGjLriyEeZxoE3yibEOg87C7rLgXV6160cgt6PQp5NUl8SLx7Yj27r2FtfyiC5XfyVc8CwKcTu9aFAPbcnN62jJ_lwEZYFSpn347g/s5184/IMG_2708.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgCELuJo_TEK0GvGLwXM0-a__55EGbyajV7Wma2hGjfASQ8t8qhCVilaxvhoBfXMTRe1kuHDoXKZcaNidR0ZaLLGjLriyEeZxoE3yibEOg87C7rLgXV6160cgt6PQp5NUl8SLx7Yj27r2FtfyiC5XfyVc8CwKcTu9aFAPbcnN62jJ_lwEZYFSpn347g/w400-h300/IMG_2708.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span>100 years ago, artists learned of Carmel-by-the-Sea by word-of-mouth, today
Carmel’s quaint village is spread far and wide on the internet.</span><span> The <i>Carmel Shell</i> mural was created
by local artist Marie-Clare Treseder Gorham in 2020.</span><span> It is a perfect backdrop for your social
media post on Instagram or Facebook.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIclvIxCQ0LeQce1T407rGHdgc3piX9yBhK_Kt2P-Hp1dLWNJ8INcZJY4Ni3zNiV1Hsr3dXI0wJBdAJXykO3DbcZjghi47UrTOdbPrXYrjJDi0vfPl2ZiEVVigEDdMJ0VhthBZlkptDnvaw61UR0vhc5iaN3PHw-QrC7DV-YFzQptKzpyBWG5YoEY0Tg/s5184/IMG_2712.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIclvIxCQ0LeQce1T407rGHdgc3piX9yBhK_Kt2P-Hp1dLWNJ8INcZJY4Ni3zNiV1Hsr3dXI0wJBdAJXykO3DbcZjghi47UrTOdbPrXYrjJDi0vfPl2ZiEVVigEDdMJ0VhthBZlkptDnvaw61UR0vhc5iaN3PHw-QrC7DV-YFzQptKzpyBWG5YoEY0Tg/s320/IMG_2712.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;">
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Gorham is a Carmel-based folk artist who incorporates medieval themes and iconography
in her work that reflects the style of the California Arts and Crafts movement.
Her great-grandfather was William S. Rice, one of the masters of the movement. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZKlZsOqJaX9hjQ6kazg7deXhKnQIQyxHzBHUeoESgh3iHKcXcrTN7DNAZ6FUh_iZgrDRkKJ2J43GVmCgxh8KtBNpWjNjaklVmUT2yNiGn9UNhxgQQJ_eOm_NY5DIwhh4RhpfkaT-dUxK6yhtS2yC7YXnpmkTpgYs_m_RDuvW-AqF2NgfRHV8yjgK7A/s533/Mary%20Claire%205ee0237597d9b.image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZKlZsOqJaX9hjQ6kazg7deXhKnQIQyxHzBHUeoESgh3iHKcXcrTN7DNAZ6FUh_iZgrDRkKJ2J43GVmCgxh8KtBNpWjNjaklVmUT2yNiGn9UNhxgQQJ_eOm_NY5DIwhh4RhpfkaT-dUxK6yhtS2yC7YXnpmkTpgYs_m_RDuvW-AqF2NgfRHV8yjgK7A/s320/Mary%20Claire%205ee0237597d9b.image.jpg" width="180" /></a><br /> Marie Clare at work (<a href="https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/blogs/arts_culture_blog/carmel-shell-mural-unveiled-to-honor-villages-history-as-an-artists-colony/article_b055dd60-aaa2-11ea-9b6d-7397020c72f4.html" target="_blank">Monterey County Weekly</a>) <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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Marie-Clare finds her inspiration from ambling strolls throughout</span><span> town and the local landscape and sea that
surrounds it.</span><span> Next to the shell she has
painted an “artist inspiration map” which details the historic and artistic
points from around the village that inspired her to paint this shell crest. </span><br />
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Continue walking to the corner of Ocean Avenue and Mission Street.</span><span> </span><span>At the corner stop for a moment and look diagonally to your left across the
street.</span><span> That is the Carmel Plaza and it
is our next stop.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6pjf-fpWkaVZFGWjzCDELtrJ8LI_8uptuNk5U_C-LRJnHQbVqeu60ra1PjDVhmSBvgJvnbBn4ZCFgGLhZUlE8Z2lSfg5kb4Ug91hSrihi9mw7AR6Kgo7SgeM8KGiD-275Iv4DN9A_JpUN5svzqwbn03fNH1zn4zIzg9MoOS8l4OaB2Qh9mPZMPiuCw/s2075/IMG_2715%20Ocean%20and%20Mission%20Carmel%20Plaza2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6pjf-fpWkaVZFGWjzCDELtrJ8LI_8uptuNk5U_C-LRJnHQbVqeu60ra1PjDVhmSBvgJvnbBn4ZCFgGLhZUlE8Z2lSfg5kb4Ug91hSrihi9mw7AR6Kgo7SgeM8KGiD-275Iv4DN9A_JpUN5svzqwbn03fNH1zn4zIzg9MoOS8l4OaB2Qh9mPZMPiuCw/s320/IMG_2715%20Ocean%20and%20Mission%20Carmel%20Plaza2048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>
Okay turn to your left and carefully cross Mission Street toward Devendorf
Park.</span><span> </span><span>When you get to the other side, turn right and carefully cross Ocean
Avenue.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCwKnnNsplp-fEh_ZFxYwq2uB095BgdSu87wjrTZJwvEQFNhFRfsCky57VKkNmAax-9_naN5ujH5UJLEgl4veyak84oyFNCn-4QlCePHZlTpYqpUkXfSVKJkoeLPhH38fIr8r7v-BNnIzB_VbO3bQR7tX5KbRTx3Z37nNSl2HnXgkUlJK65nM1jO4KQ/s5184/IMG_2769.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCwKnnNsplp-fEh_ZFxYwq2uB095BgdSu87wjrTZJwvEQFNhFRfsCky57VKkNmAax-9_naN5ujH5UJLEgl4veyak84oyFNCn-4QlCePHZlTpYqpUkXfSVKJkoeLPhH38fIr8r7v-BNnIzB_VbO3bQR7tX5KbRTx3Z37nNSl2HnXgkUlJK65nM1jO4KQ/w400-h300/IMG_2769.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>You should be in </span><span>front of Tiffany & Co.</span><span> Turn to your left and walk to the end of this
building. Here you will find a fountain, shopping center directory, and a bronze statue. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2B76BQKzTtTLMr3P_tD61E9zuB8gfTampIHcmMCOps7Y84hf7-vY8hJh2RtrCG89YwUYJqnbXbtr12ZnG44NpUN4lKOM-TACwJtudxXDAcOGGagrGkclTUgQWB2xRJKP_auSrHmY0A1WKNvwYUMuL60hehzx8awsgZwJtdQaQcVwzwjnFw8L5SRE10g/s5184/IMG_2771%20Carmel%20Plaza%20Rain.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2B76BQKzTtTLMr3P_tD61E9zuB8gfTampIHcmMCOps7Y84hf7-vY8hJh2RtrCG89YwUYJqnbXbtr12ZnG44NpUN4lKOM-TACwJtudxXDAcOGGagrGkclTUgQWB2xRJKP_auSrHmY0A1WKNvwYUMuL60hehzx8awsgZwJtdQaQcVwzwjnFw8L5SRE10g/w640-h480/IMG_2771%20Carmel%20Plaza%20Rain.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>This statue titled <i>Rain</i> was created </span><span>by world-famous contemporary figurative
artist, Richard MacDonald. We visited his studio earlier on this tour.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrDY3ax061itq5tYZHlQM2BkDbeDLHBxDOMvOteM7DpgIc2OfmFZ1MyWKvCK1RTnBEuICkiOiFlGRrdJWMs7jxlTsZwTcRz9ppkUePOSlE6umc834mvXoZ0rALhAJ8VhJ0h9iMoIrau89af-sZVoa9nAS54b6AprWQ95dWKEvrXG5cPzCum2RgzmNEg/s5184/IMG_2773.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrDY3ax061itq5tYZHlQM2BkDbeDLHBxDOMvOteM7DpgIc2OfmFZ1MyWKvCK1RTnBEuICkiOiFlGRrdJWMs7jxlTsZwTcRz9ppkUePOSlE6umc834mvXoZ0rALhAJ8VhJ0h9iMoIrau89af-sZVoa9nAS54b6AprWQ95dWKEvrXG5cPzCum2RgzmNEg/w400-h300/IMG_2773.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
<br /><span>This location is also the 2nd floor entrance to Carmel Plaza.</span><span> If you are so inclined you might want to
explore this shopping plaza, it is filled with unique retails stores,
restaurants, and wine rooms. The Carmel Visitor Center is on this level and
there is a restroom at the back of the plaza on the third floor.</span><span> </span><br />
<br /><span>When you are ready to continue with this walking tour, </span><span>turn around and walk back to the corner by
Tiffany. Then</span><span> carefully cross Mission Street.</span><span> </span><span>After crossing the street, turn to your left and continue straight on
Mission.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>To your right you will pass Mad Dogs and Englishmen bike store which stocks the world's finest bikes.</span><span> It also offers unforgettable cycling experiences in some of the most magical destinations on Earth, that would be Carmel-by-the-Sea.</span><span> </span><br /><br /><span>Next on your right is Mission Bistro restaurant, specializing in meats and seafood, here you will truly get a taste of the best of what Carmel has to offer.</span><span> </span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidODwS6VSPb_rv4mwMjXqysZzna4_D1A0nHzlw_KKxZ8Ba_-6LlIzTBsAG8coQtSad8WWn2YsRwK8vGqPbw-ejuNLJdkZ5DDcX2nW8VipIEc8EZjOK5TOgkaYoSJW1UWLBQJVtEa1wBRY_7w1_TjbnALV8mTi0JZ8pfZkdIlV7Bx6qbT0n7wTED4OjlQ/s2075/IMG_2717%20Patricia%20Quinn%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidODwS6VSPb_rv4mwMjXqysZzna4_D1A0nHzlw_KKxZ8Ba_-6LlIzTBsAG8coQtSad8WWn2YsRwK8vGqPbw-ejuNLJdkZ5DDcX2nW8VipIEc8EZjOK5TOgkaYoSJW1UWLBQJVtEa1wBRY_7w1_TjbnALV8mTi0JZ8pfZkdIlV7Bx6qbT0n7wTED4OjlQ/s320/IMG_2717%20Patricia%20Quinn%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Our next stop is <a href="https://www.patriciaqualls.com/" target="_blank">Patricia Qualls Gallery </a>in Redwood Court. <span>Patricia began her working career as a clinical psychologist, but after taking an intuitive painting class, she began painting every day after work.</span><span> Eventually transitioning over time to a full-time artist.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKIuc_x_wbzHlqcH8hd_hej7Bh5tRbzvFTmdoi1szgGAagM6MfMhu9aWli1cLTZXm8N25uVglzuzL1f_6ZixLeBRHliquBMwIkkuJH73rfb8wIMp1ybY5tNGH6IlQsapWtJHBtTT-qzjaUhNaRLcTP3zCiBheEQH_guncdn3S0jmU4YJrDCYoppmvOA/s5184/IMG_2718.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKIuc_x_wbzHlqcH8hd_hej7Bh5tRbzvFTmdoi1szgGAagM6MfMhu9aWli1cLTZXm8N25uVglzuzL1f_6ZixLeBRHliquBMwIkkuJH73rfb8wIMp1ybY5tNGH6IlQsapWtJHBtTT-qzjaUhNaRLcTP3zCiBheEQH_guncdn3S0jmU4YJrDCYoppmvOA/w400-h300/IMG_2718.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>Contemporary artist Patricia’s philosophy can be described as one of experimentation and unencumbered expression.</span><span> Most of her paintings begin with a base layer of thick white paint.</span><span> Then listening to the energy of each unique piece of art, Patricia adds layer upon layer of color with powerful brush strokes in fluid motions until each piece speaks its completion. Patricia strongly believes in the freedom of expression, and that by unblocking internal restraints one can relinquish the creative comparisons and competition that limit our own expression.</span><span> </span></span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51WmQpiqPyZ89TRFP9p8mNM827r3QPdJh5zMYIa-yI1gfH4ZavuQOeimwzk6hrZuzu2PD7ubbvtQnbBQPo8G8xDIGDKZuJOGGSDJeLMrayy7u1dMgBrYON92Y-Piaa0LMRWgpPLhDme9YVIZOAFfceN5aoqQMQbNiPZTF7lvO0RXQAdOa-tCNaC5zxg/s4032/IMG_1903.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51WmQpiqPyZ89TRFP9p8mNM827r3QPdJh5zMYIa-yI1gfH4ZavuQOeimwzk6hrZuzu2PD7ubbvtQnbBQPo8G8xDIGDKZuJOGGSDJeLMrayy7u1dMgBrYON92Y-Piaa0LMRWgpPLhDme9YVIZOAFfceN5aoqQMQbNiPZTF7lvO0RXQAdOa-tCNaC5zxg/w400-h300/IMG_1903.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>With Patrician Qualls Gallery on your right, continue walking straight.</span><span> Our next stop is the Court of the Fountains.</span><span> </span><span>Turn right into this court and walk to the back of the courtyard toward the copper-roofed gazebo.</span><span> This is <a href="https://lisasstudio.com/" target="_blank">Lisa's Studio</a> and our next stop.</span><br /><span> </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxtQJuHUElkzk9knDZ28SOunuAe7JgcZX9VIbeQVlKcfO7xFm8hoECys5J1DfhQ4cbCqaJehVcJs5cyPBCujQ0JljTK3L-2rfja4Bpq-fRawTzESn6kWKbeBtvJMn0Eh4pjf_8hxpGh4xWpfUDGlhXUB-6AMphx9ReWqcn6yzLtmaAd2Ci-AuRFI8yg/s2075/IMG_2721%20Court%20of%20the%20Fountains%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxtQJuHUElkzk9knDZ28SOunuAe7JgcZX9VIbeQVlKcfO7xFm8hoECys5J1DfhQ4cbCqaJehVcJs5cyPBCujQ0JljTK3L-2rfja4Bpq-fRawTzESn6kWKbeBtvJMn0Eh4pjf_8hxpGh4xWpfUDGlhXUB-6AMphx9ReWqcn6yzLtmaAd2Ci-AuRFI8yg/s320/IMG_2721%20Court%20of%20the%20Fountains%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>Court of the Fountains, another one of Carmel’s charming courtyards, lies behind Anton & Michel restaurant.</span><span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB97k9uxbDa31eh-RDDxXSYOLn-Y0cmonbmWvMIDDi2L_9PpREHK-cQUpbssipLtKIeH6gbI1T6PtwrXOdQpso4F28OQFsxBA41LnEOOleYRtfqOUh-YOrGQvsqGbTvZ52ksUoO_x8QUzWOiIqLYa0V9ZhTOayVnawcr50m6HqGQV9GoZU2teq7zLDJg/s400/AIMG_4628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="400" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB97k9uxbDa31eh-RDDxXSYOLn-Y0cmonbmWvMIDDi2L_9PpREHK-cQUpbssipLtKIeH6gbI1T6PtwrXOdQpso4F28OQFsxBA41LnEOOleYRtfqOUh-YOrGQvsqGbTvZ52ksUoO_x8QUzWOiIqLYa0V9ZhTOayVnawcr50m6HqGQV9GoZU2teq7zLDJg/w400-h291/AIMG_4628.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfEFhwf1RtRYQxb6G6WVfuNDFnSEJg8STHt9BS1mk1UyTncBfKjuxU_ldTq6waQLH9HNp9vD3CThJ06lI_hI10M9ujupP2TCu4frR_HivQDpCx6B7QffdIUVkOQeLN0OTvW2YKpX_MxYrwZe4is86XTN0BiVYx_fZNmuVVdcoyHysDynZ_V7Geb77lA/s400/Poddle%20Day%202014%20%20(7).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="400" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfEFhwf1RtRYQxb6G6WVfuNDFnSEJg8STHt9BS1mk1UyTncBfKjuxU_ldTq6waQLH9HNp9vD3CThJ06lI_hI10M9ujupP2TCu4frR_HivQDpCx6B7QffdIUVkOQeLN0OTvW2YKpX_MxYrwZe4is86XTN0BiVYx_fZNmuVVdcoyHysDynZ_V7Geb77lA/w400-h288/Poddle%20Day%202014%20%20(7).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>Originally this site was M. J. Murphy’s lumber yard. But today it contains a tranquil pool with fountains, an old-fashioned barber shop, wine room and Lisa’s Studio.</span><span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3gwpgOdZyWGB4yYSS8huVUPxjTfTbj2iJ96dS_DUcGmaIL_cehZqfqotc06ad4zLNjnD39KmRRqtX31jEHuUuC77SjnfKxAM9HJ_-L9ODz0yO5w6WkMYpw34bJM_zFF29LiRsgtwuUXCUzh6Cy-4YInrv8JyS78VHEEpCgbPaoCuT4e4zA6qTJ51eA/s4032/IMG_1891.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3gwpgOdZyWGB4yYSS8huVUPxjTfTbj2iJ96dS_DUcGmaIL_cehZqfqotc06ad4zLNjnD39KmRRqtX31jEHuUuC77SjnfKxAM9HJ_-L9ODz0yO5w6WkMYpw34bJM_zFF29LiRsgtwuUXCUzh6Cy-4YInrv8JyS78VHEEpCgbPaoCuT4e4zA6qTJ51eA/w640-h480/IMG_1891.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>
Lisa was born in England, raised in Canada and has lived and painted throughout
the world.</span><span> She is famous for her
souvenir “Carmel Treasure Map”, one might say it is the first of its kind since
Jo Mora’s cartes of the 1940’s.</span><span> But let’s have Lisa tell you about her passion for art.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-p79RJiiVg_ZadSTkIGrLrdGWKK_WtQsugL2RkczlowOnCNRkEcfuIJn17wx1GdpTcs0vLkCt4olFzhwvjRFfNJoLjdG-6ig48qwXxTtSbSpDB1wvdYJ1ESI8jT_o6LnSGhCkWQ9duDaU9-_DxtkR18UxHctUf1T7NXnveJzEeQ7Cv0EN4Wt0Em2DA/s3024/IMG_1893.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-p79RJiiVg_ZadSTkIGrLrdGWKK_WtQsugL2RkczlowOnCNRkEcfuIJn17wx1GdpTcs0vLkCt4olFzhwvjRFfNJoLjdG-6ig48qwXxTtSbSpDB1wvdYJ1ESI8jT_o6LnSGhCkWQ9duDaU9-_DxtkR18UxHctUf1T7NXnveJzEeQ7Cv0EN4Wt0Em2DA/s320/IMG_1893.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>“<i>Hi, I’m Lisa Bryan and welcome to my gazebo studio.</i></span><i><span> From a very young age I have always loved to paint animals and, as you cane see in my studio that passion continues today.</span><span> But, when I first came to Carmel 40 years ago, this Village and the many unique buildings in it became my muse.</span><span> This unique place screamed at me to paint every nook and cranny and I did just that in Sketches of Carmel.</span><span> I then created the Treasure Map from those images and later a series of puzzles.</span></i><span><i> You can use my map to find great places to shop and eat and then treasure it for years to come as a keepsake!</i>”</span><span> </span><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSas2DPNy4VsQOzFxoflUtQ86YDkFKnWnHvsjsB3nrKCseaAXJcU9vLJbNbulsYLnGqLzoCKTHtWqPMzgTKdDY1KmZ7X3meqh4yfLpYNuTNlSqI9RWKWVMXyq31TrGBfF-vwLysNMjXZb4MhSVwBNahXae1I4IwqAXv-yZ3UzXMIQRQjmU8eIiedvK_w/s3024/IMG_1900.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSas2DPNy4VsQOzFxoflUtQ86YDkFKnWnHvsjsB3nrKCseaAXJcU9vLJbNbulsYLnGqLzoCKTHtWqPMzgTKdDY1KmZ7X3meqh4yfLpYNuTNlSqI9RWKWVMXyq31TrGBfF-vwLysNMjXZb4MhSVwBNahXae1I4IwqAXv-yZ3UzXMIQRQjmU8eIiedvK_w/w640-h640/IMG_1900.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><span>
Lisa is comfortable with oils, watercolors, and mixed media. And by the way I
am a big fan of Lisa's Carmel puzzles, I own all of them!</span><span> If her door is open, go inside and see what
she is working on.</span><span> </span><br />
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When you are finished, exit her studio and turn right. Walk past the beautiful
pool and fountain.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvdHy3oHSM2cSmGeRtSL7WQ8UC-tBPDuh2AxDIE1zNeJ1iS5EQ-ftxpiP2g6UKiscoMYhrmeVTKeIgS9E7AJQLfHFxrY-HqTCYC-z1N2BGfpJ76Eu1mZZ57IOEX_-X3sQ9gjR2Rea7ygxUNPzZU04BuzifECp9keQzTOYVc9C4b7J0nQLqj4yRuzrcA/s5184/IMG_2726.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvdHy3oHSM2cSmGeRtSL7WQ8UC-tBPDuh2AxDIE1zNeJ1iS5EQ-ftxpiP2g6UKiscoMYhrmeVTKeIgS9E7AJQLfHFxrY-HqTCYC-z1N2BGfpJ76Eu1mZZ57IOEX_-X3sQ9gjR2Rea7ygxUNPzZU04BuzifECp9keQzTOYVc9C4b7J0nQLqj4yRuzrcA/s320/IMG_2726.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Continue straight past the second gazebo and exit the courtyard through the gate and down the stairs. </span><span>When you get to the street, turn right and keep walking to the corner.</span><span> </span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuivlzKtWdR_5FQKxfGBrZ-zIs7gBwzOSV5zn165DHdJE7qZ2UZsngmnBtAkYj9kdstHqfS-xuW-TxBBKoeJxywIrDQRC5a0pTx0qMGH6Nnx4qjuxFvwAtnxWhCBZNZl8SEDsdrMjMLC1HM8ugMH3Y-oOwepkg6q_CePK-L_VwESHeao6W71IcxsjmA/s2075/IMG_2727%20Exit%20Court%20of%20the%20Fountains%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuivlzKtWdR_5FQKxfGBrZ-zIs7gBwzOSV5zn165DHdJE7qZ2UZsngmnBtAkYj9kdstHqfS-xuW-TxBBKoeJxywIrDQRC5a0pTx0qMGH6Nnx4qjuxFvwAtnxWhCBZNZl8SEDsdrMjMLC1HM8ugMH3Y-oOwepkg6q_CePK-L_VwESHeao6W71IcxsjmA/s320/IMG_2727%20Exit%20Court%20of%20the%20Fountains%202048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>
At the corner turn right and continue straight on San Carlos toward Ocean
Avenue.</span><span> Our next stop is the large mural
on the wall just past Nielson's Market.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9WfDFQdSu1lWNkl-emDPr7f4nYSqshj-ERclh693DoU76lASNAR0TfCWlK_MmY639SKX3jBxleQFOd5DPEfv2WJY3EZJZ-MGl-kOGf2aPznkCe_nICJcF8SX3_eznho5n_ZXsyo5Hxl-k_Ioi1-sFD6qBL4FnGdaeK_tKbFQ9ROYcQatjJqtwW57GQ/s5184/IMG_2733.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9WfDFQdSu1lWNkl-emDPr7f4nYSqshj-ERclh693DoU76lASNAR0TfCWlK_MmY639SKX3jBxleQFOd5DPEfv2WJY3EZJZ-MGl-kOGf2aPznkCe_nICJcF8SX3_eznho5n_ZXsyo5Hxl-k_Ioi1-sFD6qBL4FnGdaeK_tKbFQ9ROYcQatjJqtwW57GQ/w400-h300/IMG_2733.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><span>Just past Nielsen Brothers Market, which is a great place to pick up a snack if you are so inclined, look for the huge mural of Carmel. Stop and take a look at it.</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMF8kYL_nxCxp8887y9IjbcAxqlzT3B9AAhMOETlCoT5uGfmK6Mh4Hl05bKTSSW16zt6qOmfCtZcVaib8zXqMjvn3WeWsJ20XtD1hIocBfvUjwJ-wRm7MY5IPYZ10HTo0gYw82LR6YwbM7kK95uHojT4mHUVDrsNaCpM1ueJAshcQmUMxJ9Hx61G_jxg/s2075/IMG_2735%20Bill%20Bates%20Mural%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMF8kYL_nxCxp8887y9IjbcAxqlzT3B9AAhMOETlCoT5uGfmK6Mh4Hl05bKTSSW16zt6qOmfCtZcVaib8zXqMjvn3WeWsJ20XtD1hIocBfvUjwJ-wRm7MY5IPYZ10HTo0gYw82LR6YwbM7kK95uHojT4mHUVDrsNaCpM1ueJAshcQmUMxJ9Hx61G_jxg/s320/IMG_2735%20Bill%20Bates%20Mural%202048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><span>
The mural was created by cartoonist Bill Bates, and Carol Minou in the 1980s,
it is a humorous light-hearted view of Carmel. You saw some of Bill's cartoons
in the Post Office earlier on this tour.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq3nxcxxO8aArmJaOloP2A2dCvmlv7iFtoxcNQ1hBTVzOpFaKX0Oc90f6lKLmqnIZYKSdy_Ijakgp_QZBXagHYfPT5C4UZpn6IeTuwawPMEtYzZlSwMgbvrNU-BuguLtAp5nJTiXSVvEv0tzTlIcmOUYvskYb1gHt7unMSa74CHZbuvtQ5tSoxdmEGw/s5184/IMG_2736.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq3nxcxxO8aArmJaOloP2A2dCvmlv7iFtoxcNQ1hBTVzOpFaKX0Oc90f6lKLmqnIZYKSdy_Ijakgp_QZBXagHYfPT5C4UZpn6IeTuwawPMEtYzZlSwMgbvrNU-BuguLtAp5nJTiXSVvEv0tzTlIcmOUYvskYb1gHt7unMSa74CHZbuvtQ5tSoxdmEGw/w400-h300/IMG_2736.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
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Sadly this mural is in need of a restoration as the paint is chipping heavily
in many places. But if you are interested in a poster of this work, it is sold
inside Nielsen Market.</span><span> My VoiceMap partner Dale Byrnes is raising money through <a href="https://www.carmelcares.org/" target="_blank">Carmel Cares</a> to restore this treasure. </span><br />
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Continue walking along San Carlos. Our next stop will be Zantman's
Gallery.</span><span> It is just past the Well's
Fargo Bank.</span><span> </span><br />
<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulFPwYGF-rJz1iCEg_Z2PfXovxWec3zqxnDLT16sMEH-fSWp5DstdA6a30PGoAxJjUhvDi8XUXPuNQeRIxuivshOKvDaxXMAojKdnFNtzr58PGHhKGbuMu0VEriALIYRuoyGJ3PLbNiRKl4Bu6AM-DZskIiqpIicpAB1YvlnvtK-UZkIG0tDh1dCOfw/s5184/IMG_2758.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulFPwYGF-rJz1iCEg_Z2PfXovxWec3zqxnDLT16sMEH-fSWp5DstdA6a30PGoAxJjUhvDi8XUXPuNQeRIxuivshOKvDaxXMAojKdnFNtzr58PGHhKGbuMu0VEriALIYRuoyGJ3PLbNiRKl4Bu6AM-DZskIiqpIicpAB1YvlnvtK-UZkIG0tDh1dCOfw/w300-h400/IMG_2758.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span>Johan and Gertrude Zantman launched this enterprise in 1959.</span><span> It is one of Carmel's oldest commercial galleries celebrating over 60 years of being in business.</span><span> </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZpbbKfajPd3y9su06kn7MAVoAxQx_Jab1JCAO2PqidG73zmeinPhtLcMCNEXbntXboua7mtTUaaGYPW69QwjwGr0MgZyXfJYqAihk86uICrjTkMZOIvTS7emUEtJrukVNjdzW5-EcJ-OL7JefxMq5M-Lvo1leKlZrNyf2FotoDrH5FzVcUCftR73IA/s2075/IMG_2760Zantman%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZpbbKfajPd3y9su06kn7MAVoAxQx_Jab1JCAO2PqidG73zmeinPhtLcMCNEXbntXboua7mtTUaaGYPW69QwjwGr0MgZyXfJYqAihk86uICrjTkMZOIvTS7emUEtJrukVNjdzW5-EcJ-OL7JefxMq5M-Lvo1leKlZrNyf2FotoDrH5FzVcUCftR73IA/w395-h400/IMG_2760Zantman%202048.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span>The third owners of this gallery, William and Kimberly Yant are thankful to the legacy the Zantman's began, and intend to continue to provide the same quality and customer service that their clients have come to know for the last 6 decades. The Yant's showcase new and aspiring artists, as well as notable artists already at the forefront of the contemporary art scene.</span><span> </span><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7c9g-nsPCR5qxrq-b2zAtpxw6x44yblG8C628KyyBdswo95m7tgWdUtaWJ5Nx5YeiFr4ywDhNT4JWQzJrnUFAhbTgnm8pe47_fafPOUWNg1s5BV_npm1BuyxSC1lHn94zi-kJ0h_FyrlQKzX2LHUebDDATeRICXUaAcdvLGBJB0nflN5rcTINd0Hkw/s5184/IMG_2763.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7c9g-nsPCR5qxrq-b2zAtpxw6x44yblG8C628KyyBdswo95m7tgWdUtaWJ5Nx5YeiFr4ywDhNT4JWQzJrnUFAhbTgnm8pe47_fafPOUWNg1s5BV_npm1BuyxSC1lHn94zi-kJ0h_FyrlQKzX2LHUebDDATeRICXUaAcdvLGBJB0nflN5rcTINd0Hkw/w400-h300/IMG_2763.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjouqfBYVzD3DEmqoKX33M1PL9tksebi3WE7FABnmXlxuCJ-1NeQ2EPZURX1J961jNromjy6nf5nZUxMjmCUkKiykgo4ev6dGGQPnDQkSIxSiDz2ehIuCfaoZfVLYWILpj6MjAleQSXo5fAU2MBxB-BZMT7n22ry4YTJAOGybn7GKtEh8edrzo8cuoYg/s4440/IMG_2762a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2689" data-original-width="4440" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjouqfBYVzD3DEmqoKX33M1PL9tksebi3WE7FABnmXlxuCJ-1NeQ2EPZURX1J961jNromjy6nf5nZUxMjmCUkKiykgo4ev6dGGQPnDQkSIxSiDz2ehIuCfaoZfVLYWILpj6MjAleQSXo5fAU2MBxB-BZMT7n22ry4YTJAOGybn7GKtEh8edrzo8cuoYg/w400-h243/IMG_2762a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div>
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With the Zantman Gallery on your right, continue walking to the corner.</span><span> </span><span>Stop for a moment at the corner and take a look straight ahead at the Memorial
Arch.</span><span> It is in the center median of
Ocean Avenue.</span><span> </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTZtjV1sdwMT2699TDaKo1xMQKQxbd8Btvg006WWdSm1u8EW6piA-wo4LZqoxDuoFSnaiXO_JYcNVfAr1AzzY7lxf1wLvTZsee9i-jWRz9xtL_G7QJlpf6suV1PtJqqSToLCi1gDNVdvXgnvxKdWeNYEN35WU9oHmqbq15m5ENT3LSaqhuxbpDTJSNA/s2075/IMG_2768%20Memorial%20Arch%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTZtjV1sdwMT2699TDaKo1xMQKQxbd8Btvg006WWdSm1u8EW6piA-wo4LZqoxDuoFSnaiXO_JYcNVfAr1AzzY7lxf1wLvTZsee9i-jWRz9xtL_G7QJlpf6suV1PtJqqSToLCi1gDNVdvXgnvxKdWeNYEN35WU9oHmqbq15m5ENT3LSaqhuxbpDTJSNA/w632-h640/IMG_2768%20Memorial%20Arch%202048.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> </span></div><span>This arch was designed in 1919 by renowned architect and Carmel resident
Charles Sumner Greene. It was completed on Veterans Day in 1921 and dedicated
"In honor of those who served and in memory of those who died."</span><span> The Memorial Arch is maintained by Carmel's
American Legion Post 512.</span><br />
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Before the Memorial Arch was erected here, this was the location of the town
water trough where early residents had to come to get their drinking water
before a water system was installed in the village.</span><br />
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Alright let's continue, turn to your left and carefully cross San Carlos
Street.</span><span> Once on the other side of the
street, turn left and continue straight down the other side of San Carlos.</span><span> </span><span>Our next stop is the colorful mural</span><span> on the wall outside the back entrance to the
Doud Crafts Studio.</span><span> It will be on your
right.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EcEBmJLSev4V04Dij_RZ3_PI6KFmMgYX-VpDr4U5Okve9-WG_igsokiggvdY2Nuz0AZVvDPNWurCKE3TIOOleYMzT5bnVb0SyDBn9kFKGDv8rCCSOfwXlWbU91dD-VnEd9GG3AHyJLMICVAwwI0PzaldxZQ8t1NlTRwnSPjwVW-KGH8F-zFvaYzyPA/s2432/IMG_3932.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="2432" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EcEBmJLSev4V04Dij_RZ3_PI6KFmMgYX-VpDr4U5Okve9-WG_igsokiggvdY2Nuz0AZVvDPNWurCKE3TIOOleYMzT5bnVb0SyDBn9kFKGDv8rCCSOfwXlWbU91dD-VnEd9GG3AHyJLMICVAwwI0PzaldxZQ8t1NlTRwnSPjwVW-KGH8F-zFvaYzyPA/w640-h480/IMG_3932.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> Titled <i>California Del Norte via El Camino Real</i>, it was painted in 1955 by Mary Miller Klepich and depicts historic figures from pre-statehood California.</span><span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwvB2xTih3dcP8AGDDyvgTvmLTag98VzBULV48xKUODtQNJEwZmoic4L9OCypngp-4V2fscob7pnVHMffP0G-hUDPZUJLrKk82q1TP7TtF5-BSqj1HpY3vgzFjHdZpj9ldbDBU5ojoxE930B71n3KQ3KxyehQ5don9H4QMZNPL2xNewVCBThttAVHDw/s5184/IMG_2742.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwvB2xTih3dcP8AGDDyvgTvmLTag98VzBULV48xKUODtQNJEwZmoic4L9OCypngp-4V2fscob7pnVHMffP0G-hUDPZUJLrKk82q1TP7TtF5-BSqj1HpY3vgzFjHdZpj9ldbDBU5ojoxE930B71n3KQ3KxyehQ5don9H4QMZNPL2xNewVCBThttAVHDw/w300-h400/IMG_2742.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Now look to the right of the mural and the entrance to the Doud Crafts Studio.</span><span> It is under the medal awning.</span><span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfLejt1my9lUHihSFbT7XqRJgPNOBIroWW1hx7w7g9LnbvqArpuQxqEo5d4BeBPnsfZPUasIwnXlp1B5e9CHyMmMu4yxNrwAm3q81e7048RHiK_fSZnDUtxeLIyizRJGJknW89euXhLdAKnZxTXOACuR54p6LrHGlCVsdO9U_OcEGD1d-Vn0dvgz6_Q/s3843/IMG_2743Doud%20Arcade%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3843" data-original-width="3623" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfLejt1my9lUHihSFbT7XqRJgPNOBIroWW1hx7w7g9LnbvqArpuQxqEo5d4BeBPnsfZPUasIwnXlp1B5e9CHyMmMu4yxNrwAm3q81e7048RHiK_fSZnDUtxeLIyizRJGJknW89euXhLdAKnZxTXOACuR54p6LrHGlCVsdO9U_OcEGD1d-Vn0dvgz6_Q/s320/IMG_2743Doud%20Arcade%20.jpg" width="302" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Enter the studio and walk past the Carmel Belle counter to the back wall where you will find <a href="https://robinsjewelrycarmel.com/Home_Page.html" target="_blank">Robin's Jewelry</a>.</span><span> This is our next stop.</span><span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>This covered arcade shopping mall was completed in 1961.</span><span> The rear of this mall, where you are standing now, was the Carmel Craft Center dedicated to local craftsman.</span><span> At that time, you would have found small studios for sculpting, printing, ceramics, and my favorite, glass blowing.</span><span> Today you will find everything from socks, candles, hats, lamps, Christmas decorations, Turkish rugs, and Robin's Jewelry.</span><span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3yp1du1NuKZnDH601UkP7LV5KEX_s6B6QQXFuci-u4zmVQvu6ruh6VzKPiNkfOaUTKXQF0FrBHBcux8S5DNW8lCIV6f67XIxvTZ-k6tA3UfSURNU2med3v_O6QTEyAb1lcXXE0AN7lW-uhP3NceCEePRU7f6T-ssL16wJTHyRe40TyyKqEBHdk86CQ/s2075/IMG_2744%20Robins%20Jewlery%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3yp1du1NuKZnDH601UkP7LV5KEX_s6B6QQXFuci-u4zmVQvu6ruh6VzKPiNkfOaUTKXQF0FrBHBcux8S5DNW8lCIV6f67XIxvTZ-k6tA3UfSURNU2med3v_O6QTEyAb1lcXXE0AN7lW-uhP3NceCEePRU7f6T-ssL16wJTHyRe40TyyKqEBHdk86CQ/s320/IMG_2744%20Robins%20Jewlery%202048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><span>Robin is a Carmel native and never dreamed that she would open a jewelry studio in her hometown.</span><span> But after 12 years at the Mid Valley Shopping Center in Carmel Valley, Robin moved her studio here to the Doud Arcade in April 2022.</span><span> Robin is excited to tell you more about her art.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispicnwloIcZahZJcXVP46ISi_qMq4NzHVD2HQux_t9IHFIv_iRDdZLsm5i7TRLlIlpdB81t8CX0spEBst7pYOyJCykJjMf7H9nVEBaiiOd-T8CB82ncQOIQ0BeArMjDt_zC_6Atz6TBXRL1LLnHwre85xMX5hRIoTK8atXSYLEbGX33Ir6cQjmUxx1A/s4658/IMG_2754.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3733" data-original-width="4658" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispicnwloIcZahZJcXVP46ISi_qMq4NzHVD2HQux_t9IHFIv_iRDdZLsm5i7TRLlIlpdB81t8CX0spEBst7pYOyJCykJjMf7H9nVEBaiiOd-T8CB82ncQOIQ0BeArMjDt_zC_6Atz6TBXRL1LLnHwre85xMX5hRIoTK8atXSYLEbGX33Ir6cQjmUxx1A/w400-h320/IMG_2754.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span><br /><span>“<i>My name is Robin Mahoney. I created Robin’s Jewelry as a place to express my creativity as a landlocked mermaid making jewelry out of what washed up in the tide.</i></span><i><span> This Organic Bling uses materials like beach glass and semi-precious stones, usually set in sterling silver and many times having a surprise on the back.</span><span> Working with my apprentice Keeza, each creation is hand-made here and is a true piece of Carmel-by-the-Sea.</span></i><span><i> We also make a unique, hand-made magic wand that we include with every purchase! If the door is open, come one in, we would love to show you around</i>.”</span><span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHYzDQLLcmgLZmr1VIqpOn1Vb1-8MZ00-kEVcs8_bloGYcQDXq-OX_L_uDh9Ys1Ecy_heGi_zKtVqSAm2NsAYiDu59LaY0piEgdKhKWvx8DWXXI08DlSYFEbnDPxcLk5KjZpirpGjpLYFYkYmFc7vG0cQEOYgZ-6Le_qiUTVidAwKvRjXxPpem30_9Q/s4175/Robin%20Jewelry%20IMG_2752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4175" data-original-width="3879" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHYzDQLLcmgLZmr1VIqpOn1Vb1-8MZ00-kEVcs8_bloGYcQDXq-OX_L_uDh9Ys1Ecy_heGi_zKtVqSAm2NsAYiDu59LaY0piEgdKhKWvx8DWXXI08DlSYFEbnDPxcLk5KjZpirpGjpLYFYkYmFc7vG0cQEOYgZ-6Le_qiUTVidAwKvRjXxPpem30_9Q/w371-h400/Robin%20Jewelry%20IMG_2752.jpg" width="371" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>Robin creates that magic wand right in front of your eyes in about 32 seconds.</span><span> I know, I’ve timed her!</span><br /><br /><span>After you visit Robin's studio exit and turn left walk past the sock and candle shops, Kris Kringle of Carmel, and out onto Ocean Avenue. Turn left on Ocean Avenue.</span><span> </span></span></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcWj9U7fnv3cJ3FZ9_RTK6WblnFrGm_nnJaFiNqHSk4i8b8jktiurCpjg5hOfCUFQzVHWIw4Ho6NfZL3f5si6nzRKdDQ_53GtsDGDbrRxTCuS196HsntPzCG5LLnkXVG3F4k8in-k_a83afGCcGLSUkZO6b-mfcgexnKBmOtWBFDYO2G14KW9Mge2Aw/s2075/IMG_2778%20Exit%20Doud2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcWj9U7fnv3cJ3FZ9_RTK6WblnFrGm_nnJaFiNqHSk4i8b8jktiurCpjg5hOfCUFQzVHWIw4Ho6NfZL3f5si6nzRKdDQ_53GtsDGDbrRxTCuS196HsntPzCG5LLnkXVG3F4k8in-k_a83afGCcGLSUkZO6b-mfcgexnKBmOtWBFDYO2G14KW9Mge2Aw/s320/IMG_2778%20Exit%20Doud2048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span>Exit the Doud onto Ocean Avenue and turn left.</span><span> Then t</span></span><span>urn left into the Las Tiendas Building patio, it is a white stucco building.</span><span> </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhw8i0bgioqtoTUYP0pQRh-OHnUGweCxOzEnvftVeaSUmqrJ2B78SragIdnkSd2gSdVjF42flJc9WhGBBzFhAAzltOhjfLSXyJfjEcw74_Y_s-yzQjis70CqVBGrsErF2bgJSDuVss0Qc__6dd-QQlzWxjAP6nWRhhURXQeLnQ3-9vGWshpbCmozFJA/s2075/IMG_2783%20Las%20Tiendas%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhw8i0bgioqtoTUYP0pQRh-OHnUGweCxOzEnvftVeaSUmqrJ2B78SragIdnkSd2gSdVjF42flJc9WhGBBzFhAAzltOhjfLSXyJfjEcw74_Y_s-yzQjis70CqVBGrsErF2bgJSDuVss0Qc__6dd-QQlzWxjAP6nWRhhURXQeLnQ3-9vGWshpbCmozFJA/s320/IMG_2783%20Las%20Tiendas%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_jbj2P5kO0fbeVWCfe4gDAyvRjR75S4rXhukl5OxPP6QxiwcxRhrmJA-MGOk_UwuEMX7yIWWhive-sXkPhmlifVzgB55cqtnTpKorBdM9LuADssBfPja3ARq9VFJBls8Zf8Dac19mH4aZpXEUmEjkWIEjfwsA3VcmaG9hQoaUzZyVzbgf2q9d9dCyQ/s2075/DSC_0118Las%20Tiendas2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_jbj2P5kO0fbeVWCfe4gDAyvRjR75S4rXhukl5OxPP6QxiwcxRhrmJA-MGOk_UwuEMX7yIWWhive-sXkPhmlifVzgB55cqtnTpKorBdM9LuADssBfPja3ARq9VFJBls8Zf8Dac19mH4aZpXEUmEjkWIEjfwsA3VcmaG9hQoaUzZyVzbgf2q9d9dCyQ/s320/DSC_0118Las%20Tiendas2048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>The Las Tiendas was built in 1930 by M.J. Murphy. Continue past the Carmel Coffee House to the end of the courtyard. Our next stop is <a href="http://www.robinwinfield.com/" target="_blank">Robin Winfield’s Gallery</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VP0TpA64OVoCtrjTKEwZwEHhUFdhGxw62AAyxdV5ORqbjyQDn8UIm88wuEchSNx5eBOP_siGKyLqV7KYPq5Q2NJuOO3lug7jAgh2q4-ulT_T1xnGfvxs9LUBdYjdhtnyP1SLWaX6dt5qNi_AHmwDeKnCWKduq1t-JlP22EAVlMdBRCOmLWB6Cz_vzg/s5184/IMG_2787.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VP0TpA64OVoCtrjTKEwZwEHhUFdhGxw62AAyxdV5ORqbjyQDn8UIm88wuEchSNx5eBOP_siGKyLqV7KYPq5Q2NJuOO3lug7jAgh2q4-ulT_T1xnGfvxs9LUBdYjdhtnyP1SLWaX6dt5qNi_AHmwDeKnCWKduq1t-JlP22EAVlMdBRCOmLWB6Cz_vzg/w480-h640/IMG_2787.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>Stop here for a moment in front of Robin’s gallery while she introduces herself.</span><br /><br /><span> “<i>Hi, I’m Robin Winfield. As a photographer, I am drawn to the beauty of the symmetry in architecture, the perfection of the man-made, and its dichotomy. Often my central focus is on “the doorway”.</i></span><i><span> Most of the doorways I choose to photograph are closed, leaving the viewer to create the world beyond. When describing my work and the process I use, two words come to mind: structure and balance.</span><span> In structuring a piece, I begin with a realistic focus – the photograph – and use this as a vehicle to express a mood or an aspect of the human condition.</span></i><span><i> I personally invite you to my studio</i>."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNytdChUlEVyme7DafjzkKouqgAgNXxdS_8n1qtAV61WbWXKybIDr1YGIdiqlelHepguJmL0UgMQWa4TMai9l8C7awl62Idg9TragRtMwxGJtxNo-6AA7mKFVm9hr8lvG3GDjFwdTRqH1ThJtecuBwyqFfVoKs_PtPCe6tcKyIRSMoAhHNlXxvxNrVGg/s640/Robin%20Windield%20Studio%20%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNytdChUlEVyme7DafjzkKouqgAgNXxdS_8n1qtAV61WbWXKybIDr1YGIdiqlelHepguJmL0UgMQWa4TMai9l8C7awl62Idg9TragRtMwxGJtxNo-6AA7mKFVm9hr8lvG3GDjFwdTRqH1ThJtecuBwyqFfVoKs_PtPCe6tcKyIRSMoAhHNlXxvxNrVGg/s320/Robin%20Windield%20Studio%20%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span>Robin’s gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 11:00 a.m. and Sunday at noon.</span><span> I always make a point of stopping in if her door is open.</span><span> </span><span> When you are finished, exit and turn left then make an immediate right into the alleyway.</span><span> </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOhkJExJ4lKgr8Z7nK9LqoYtrfrrI6U6ufiFRb66f0LOX9nY32T1SSDV8OzV_C_BxcOF0BMOJis2sCbsv5tCxj8pGEAbA1jXGvWsJf7B2H-8OpWuXOdDhjTJ7EYfM3YzKCT_Y1r9myLsZ0A7r3D_3jsQ8wgAtaI0xJrrUuK4QPOt4wy19qLkicrWvkA/s2075/IMG_2789%20Alley%20to%20DOlores%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOhkJExJ4lKgr8Z7nK9LqoYtrfrrI6U6ufiFRb66f0LOX9nY32T1SSDV8OzV_C_BxcOF0BMOJis2sCbsv5tCxj8pGEAbA1jXGvWsJf7B2H-8OpWuXOdDhjTJ7EYfM3YzKCT_Y1r9myLsZ0A7r3D_3jsQ8wgAtaI0xJrrUuK4QPOt4wy19qLkicrWvkA/s320/IMG_2789%20Alley%20to%20DOlores%20.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>Continue through the alley, past the outdoor seating area for Mulligan’s.</span><span> When you come to Dolores, the street ahead of
you, turn left.</span><span> Our next stop is <a href="https://www.gallerynorthcarmel.com/" target="_blank">GalleryNorth</a>. It will be just past the entrance to Mulligan's Public House.</span><br />
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dn2ldHbmWCt72IeG6y4UGvVLaWDLLrEuu3hS81vN6fxd3BOf589k97ZaBpDkfWbj_sMf_zhu5XYWFUAFpAcJTTSeyFCI1a_6M7BDFiPZCkj7Z18DP6iR1sLmcwxnN-mKcrmxwhIUFpE0tj1BNBT8MflqRTt7AKUUnjJbnJMfam8s3Ry0OPZ2ZllKZw/s4970/IMG_2793.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4970" data-original-width="3393" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dn2ldHbmWCt72IeG6y4UGvVLaWDLLrEuu3hS81vN6fxd3BOf589k97ZaBpDkfWbj_sMf_zhu5XYWFUAFpAcJTTSeyFCI1a_6M7BDFiPZCkj7Z18DP6iR1sLmcwxnN-mKcrmxwhIUFpE0tj1BNBT8MflqRTt7AKUUnjJbnJMfam8s3Ry0OPZ2ZllKZw/w436-h640/IMG_2793.JPG" width="436" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>Located in the heart of Carmel, Gallery North was founded in 2004 by artist Barbara Kreitman. The art you will find in the Gallery North range from emerging to mid-career artists, most of whom live and work in the Monterey Bay Area.</span><span> This gallery emphasizes an exciting and growing presence of non-objective and figurative abstract artwork.</span><span> </span><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeXsspG5FFUxKXmFkpCD5f2bLGXeMux5Y9JgorNed2NUaWzYOsKILRdZpYUkOxHP74LFcutZJ0qCECJU3yphQIwx-EIG1jLoOOOINcQ6SfxeOgV5_famB73IGry0949beWlpF9ySpXn7eA0DTj8ZEFu2zyZVks5T88R4bvkLuJXdod8njqHGaLR5TMw/s2075/IMG_2794%20Gallery%20North%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeXsspG5FFUxKXmFkpCD5f2bLGXeMux5Y9JgorNed2NUaWzYOsKILRdZpYUkOxHP74LFcutZJ0qCECJU3yphQIwx-EIG1jLoOOOINcQ6SfxeOgV5_famB73IGry0949beWlpF9ySpXn7eA0DTj8ZEFu2zyZVks5T88R4bvkLuJXdod8njqHGaLR5TMw/s320/IMG_2794%20Gallery%20North%202048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><div><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">From Gallery North continue along Dolores in the direction you were headed. </div></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCl04FgOtmCIZlsNgXfxctDvxyS0R3-jCxuRobZlUPL4vR-MOzGFEFknY3s_7QbvAOZba96UGbUi3uTPZ-VyHhvFZnvHLb5gQO82LSRgaMR16lN-NPJEzOEw-I3OTG3jBXRpyhSrhw2T020DigzXIoH0o7dWmQEuWFgWLQ_vJK_pPO5YpmpUbyvvYJvA/s398/Downtown157%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="398" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCl04FgOtmCIZlsNgXfxctDvxyS0R3-jCxuRobZlUPL4vR-MOzGFEFknY3s_7QbvAOZba96UGbUi3uTPZ-VyHhvFZnvHLb5gQO82LSRgaMR16lN-NPJEzOEw-I3OTG3jBXRpyhSrhw2T020DigzXIoH0o7dWmQEuWFgWLQ_vJK_pPO5YpmpUbyvvYJvA/w400-h169/Downtown157%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Our next stop is </span><a href="https://www.winfieldgallery.com/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Winfield Galley</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> and </span><a href="http://www.lepecellars.com/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Lepe Cellars</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. </span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX14__Ge4W6K-RVkJZo_erAgM8j9LJ1Kih5mZWJT-fv4FxM4yVRKaQc7rHeSg7KlBHi3kwRrI1Ss2aWoQrbHCYezHPk8-7dCenGgsWzqSvkdzgfBZMA_nCy_IoxWMKo2_kbvm-8ZfuQjfFPdgn1mxiXq4MDEfN6tOuGXhR8tA2RFORsPk6RxH-5cyo7g/s2075/IMG_2798%20Winfield%20Gallery%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX14__Ge4W6K-RVkJZo_erAgM8j9LJ1Kih5mZWJT-fv4FxM4yVRKaQc7rHeSg7KlBHi3kwRrI1Ss2aWoQrbHCYezHPk8-7dCenGgsWzqSvkdzgfBZMA_nCy_IoxWMKo2_kbvm-8ZfuQjfFPdgn1mxiXq4MDEfN6tOuGXhR8tA2RFORsPk6RxH-5cyo7g/s320/IMG_2798%20Winfield%20Gallery%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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This is the last gallery we will visit on this tour and it resides in the
historic Tudor Revival De Yoe Building.</span><span>
It was built and designed by M. J. Murphy in 1924 and was home to the Denny-Watrous
art Gallery until 1927 when it became the home of Carmel’s newspaper The Pine
Cone.</span><span> The newspaper resided here until
the end of World War II.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVHm4YvKDdv5qbEP13CsiIE-iATByATMw2_H8wV5iORbc0OwI8h7cKtw3kp9cf15a0aRhy3Hxec6vgR_1_UP-0kQOphNqByFJmY3f-qOKmvsAHzawL5QkkLd3YY27gXKo8xikpEvHDlwKJWihB_65I6pXuEeJhwGqMuXGjQwKSWu4XZlQIrH83GZB-w/s1120/Winfield2021_32@2x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="994" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVHm4YvKDdv5qbEP13CsiIE-iATByATMw2_H8wV5iORbc0OwI8h7cKtw3kp9cf15a0aRhy3Hxec6vgR_1_UP-0kQOphNqByFJmY3f-qOKmvsAHzawL5QkkLd3YY27gXKo8xikpEvHDlwKJWihB_65I6pXuEeJhwGqMuXGjQwKSWu4XZlQIrH83GZB-w/s320/Winfield2021_32@2x.jpg" width="284" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Christopher Winfield (<a href="https://www.winfieldgallery.com/gallery" target="_blank">Gallery website</a>)<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>
Today this is the location of Christopher Winfield’s art gallery. Christopher,
who is Robin Winfield's brother, founded this gallery in 1989.</span><span> As gallery director, Christopher has created
a comfortable and inviting contemporary art space with a rather eclectic mix.
His principal focus is the representation of contemporary art by established,
mid-career, and emerging artists whose diverse practices include painting,
drawing, sculpture, ceramics, and photography. You make take a 360 tour of this gallery on <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@36.5543192,-121.922528,3a,75y,123.95h,88.23t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipP6ilO7DaKH2x5glYs5RtBffQe711D34puoQWD1!2e10!3e12!7i8188!8i4094" target="_blank">google maps here</a>.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObRCxDeTApm52inLyFXkPbLPXID0IbKlcvYX82uKTyZps5DzkoqokvV6w2WAWlN39ua3RcK7_A1H59yvOLGpXzATOqQmZSoSv9lPAo0StxnZGkLkETA86bZj8dlcTG2t8UFwh3tOHio0zGTGMkWI2H1_H4qm8rjaA0owQzgAOesOpUMuuCfjmn72sQw/s3285/IMG_2800%20Lepe%20Cellers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3012" data-original-width="3285" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObRCxDeTApm52inLyFXkPbLPXID0IbKlcvYX82uKTyZps5DzkoqokvV6w2WAWlN39ua3RcK7_A1H59yvOLGpXzATOqQmZSoSv9lPAo0StxnZGkLkETA86bZj8dlcTG2t8UFwh3tOHio0zGTGMkWI2H1_H4qm8rjaA0owQzgAOesOpUMuuCfjmn72sQw/w640-h586/IMG_2800%20Lepe%20Cellers.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>
This is also home to Lepe Cellars Tasting Room. After studying viticulture at
California Polytechnic State University, Miguel Lepe began his career working
for various well respected wineries across California's Central Coast and South
America. Today he showcases his own with the best of Monterey County wines. A
nice way to finish off a day visiting art galleries in Carmel would be with a tasting
of Lepe wine, don't you think?</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhan8vMHDL7ZNazWtNqELlEdFuW2Wy2knKOxpQxM-wgTZ00mg7R3sM88_wUY0ArYLqdJFZwP19rdltMeOJm-j0sDH_FAcsnCnGmrQ85L1zV6UatenVbiyUj6WYzW-RGlroHWT0x55m5fePSmME9m6XvRyfvZVdMuOE9VmHPbfXxZsTI_bMwFIa5nMc4Zw/s640/El%20Paseo%20Building%20Little%20Napoli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="640" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhan8vMHDL7ZNazWtNqELlEdFuW2Wy2knKOxpQxM-wgTZ00mg7R3sM88_wUY0ArYLqdJFZwP19rdltMeOJm-j0sDH_FAcsnCnGmrQ85L1zV6UatenVbiyUj6WYzW-RGlroHWT0x55m5fePSmME9m6XvRyfvZVdMuOE9VmHPbfXxZsTI_bMwFIa5nMc4Zw/w640-h312/El%20Paseo%20Building%20Little%20Napoli.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
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When you are finished visiting the Winfield Gallery, exit and turn left. Our
next stop is the El Paseo Courtyard & Passageway. It will be after the </span><span>Tuck Box and the Little Napoli restaurant. The name will be over the
courtyard entry.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Uv7L8QqZU0SuuPjScQZz1BmHVCRTibgan6g5foYg40SMeedQuaG5j31wFbjFG7ygibcx6eowFDtyHb8vuP-HJ1lFJ88fh4y6LcnEu3mWLJDTB0rkJg2gKJpeENyPIfof99C5Y2xZRZO3Z2upKBbLdZZz8hByqr1Gux_hpuAjSkUWnNNgopunDEJr8w/s5184/IMG_2803.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Uv7L8QqZU0SuuPjScQZz1BmHVCRTibgan6g5foYg40SMeedQuaG5j31wFbjFG7ygibcx6eowFDtyHb8vuP-HJ1lFJ88fh4y6LcnEu3mWLJDTB0rkJg2gKJpeENyPIfof99C5Y2xZRZO3Z2upKBbLdZZz8hByqr1Gux_hpuAjSkUWnNNgopunDEJr8w/w300-h400/IMG_2803.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
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You might notice that this building is similar in style to the Cypress Inn,
where we began this tour.</span><span> It is also
similar to La Bicyclette the restaurant on the corner across the street.</span><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6l0xod4kRp3dNzMzwDZrl4zQ5LunZy-kKr8k4H0QkXH9WNleNAQs-t6lLdQFemltdkhSpnPvdK_Cc0d8Sfkjio_fb5cPHdznBv_mzUFEHMpqQMl2_GazSRRpLfIYJt3wdMb__WzpxKcRt4RJ_LMKG2iCIKc219fWY4YFXvxA1BXV4_UdCjpIY50AUw/s640/IMG_6702.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="640" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6l0xod4kRp3dNzMzwDZrl4zQ5LunZy-kKr8k4H0QkXH9WNleNAQs-t6lLdQFemltdkhSpnPvdK_Cc0d8Sfkjio_fb5cPHdznBv_mzUFEHMpqQMl2_GazSRRpLfIYJt3wdMb__WzpxKcRt4RJ_LMKG2iCIKc219fWY4YFXvxA1BXV4_UdCjpIY50AUw/w400-h205/IMG_6702.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span>There is reason for that.</span><span> All three buildings were designed by the same
architect, Blaine and Olsen, in the Spanish Colonial style between 1927 and
1929. </span><br />
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Before we end our tour I want to tell you a bit about one more early Carmel
artist, Jo Mora.</span><span> </span><span>Jo is the son of a classically trained Catalonian sculptor and was born in
Uruguay in 1876.</span><span> His family moved to the
east coast where Jo spent his young years attending several art schools and
working as an illustrator and cartoonist.</span><span>
He is also famous for his cartes, which are illustrated maps.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEF7KuEd5-rjnrIxhwYqcrHYHeuzm9_QZQgwQPv0VcYrmxjTKmK8jP0_NJpLomgL__rUP4SG4LfPHMKgiZkNdxxH16bc5liM15pUTPeOv6_v7i-pYoUPciCksRyrko9RbJbOYr9Dz4M2O6s7Izq6sKo5xqjEngp7CYzUYBShMcTzjiyM9LuKNcgB-iA/s399/Mora%20MG_2009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="399" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEF7KuEd5-rjnrIxhwYqcrHYHeuzm9_QZQgwQPv0VcYrmxjTKmK8jP0_NJpLomgL__rUP4SG4LfPHMKgiZkNdxxH16bc5liM15pUTPeOv6_v7i-pYoUPciCksRyrko9RbJbOYr9Dz4M2O6s7Izq6sKo5xqjEngp7CYzUYBShMcTzjiyM9LuKNcgB-iA/w400-h368/Mora%20MG_2009.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Serra Cenotaph Carmel Mission </span></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span>
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In 1921 Jo moved to Carmel-by-the-Sea and remained working in the area for the
rest of his life. He was an artist-historian, sculptor, painter, photographer,
illustrator, author, and muralist.</span><span> His
most important commission was the creation of the monumental bronze and
travertine cenotaph for Father Junipero Serra located at the Carmel
Mission.</span><span> One other work by Jo Mora may
be found in Carmel.</span><span> The <i>El Paseo</i>
sculpture, a colorful pair of early Californios was sculpted out of terra cotta
is located at the back of the El Paseo Courtyard. </span><span>Enter the courtyard.</span><span> The entrance is
between Little Napoli and Vino Napoli. Continue walking to the back of the
courtyard to view this sculpture.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span><span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnKJoYZWfLg10dhQEg1g-qU_7nAUc8mWzqpvcgkvuNpHCdG3WRVU9ZHbi5D5_6khgHwRpQ0RZWhzt-nrDKneGSEljL3qUCk0L5DNXGhXBhgtqnxwQ7CmjUPcGOjsvbwcwnol_kkqtp1MCuCy6AJbbYLyaQ-fPLTB9C26oYzvERq7ehDx21LQSM0PnxA/s2075/IMG_2809%20Jo%20Mora2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnKJoYZWfLg10dhQEg1g-qU_7nAUc8mWzqpvcgkvuNpHCdG3WRVU9ZHbi5D5_6khgHwRpQ0RZWhzt-nrDKneGSEljL3qUCk0L5DNXGhXBhgtqnxwQ7CmjUPcGOjsvbwcwnol_kkqtp1MCuCy6AJbbYLyaQ-fPLTB9C26oYzvERq7ehDx21LQSM0PnxA/s320/IMG_2809%20Jo%20Mora2048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div>
<br /><br /><span>Alright we are on our way back to the Cypress Inn where we began this tour. At the corner of Dolores and 7th, turn right and carefully cross Dolores toward La Bicyclette.
Continue straight on 7th.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYHp-8e5kY8R0vR8DK-6lfYIFgHq_DSDF_H4ejtElXp8oATNV8bocpH-PKEtfMNn1mAlmn6AfX4cv2RoxxqfHfAYDlswimjm0BAki02U7OkVNqaFGYmQXHQ1rOrwn4u_S8nskYl3JS32UehDiV4WXPMDUztMOT6CEAGyE7sgNakmNYDLsO6qxv9AoyQ/s640/IMG_6062bicy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="640" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYHp-8e5kY8R0vR8DK-6lfYIFgHq_DSDF_H4ejtElXp8oATNV8bocpH-PKEtfMNn1mAlmn6AfX4cv2RoxxqfHfAYDlswimjm0BAki02U7OkVNqaFGYmQXHQ1rOrwn4u_S8nskYl3JS32UehDiV4WXPMDUztMOT6CEAGyE7sgNakmNYDLsO6qxv9AoyQ/s320/IMG_6062bicy.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span>Up ahead on your right you will see a sign that reads Terry’s Lounge Cypress Inn.</span><span> It will be near an iron fence.</span><span> Take a look inside the fence and to the right to see a mural of </span></span><span>Charlie Chaplin. Charlie is featured inside a pink heart.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFmWrVtBay7L23dS06YYLW2K-A8G-Y8zu0uh8409RoA4sz2DAjJRfnohZB64nEknuopt_8u9Dao-VALoeKtGLyddaq83Z-XND_wWVooFB-tgK8RI3-6f6xywFQRTPW00O1uTkQqC08zKIPCvn_r8LtpwnN35Za6etxoUDAuQSGzEyK9rYf3Ug8bTJSCA/s640/IMG_6529Terrys.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="414" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFmWrVtBay7L23dS06YYLW2K-A8G-Y8zu0uh8409RoA4sz2DAjJRfnohZB64nEknuopt_8u9Dao-VALoeKtGLyddaq83Z-XND_wWVooFB-tgK8RI3-6f6xywFQRTPW00O1uTkQqC08zKIPCvn_r8LtpwnN35Za6etxoUDAuQSGzEyK9rYf3Ug8bTJSCA/w259-h400/IMG_6529Terrys.JPG" width="259" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span></span><br /></span><span>He was a
regular visitor to Carmel during the 1930’s.</span><span>
This mural was painted by a French-born street artist Mr. Brainwash in
2010. Right next to the mural is the patio of Terry’s Lounge, named after Doris
Day’s son, producer and songwriter Terry Melcher, and is a great place to stop
for refreshment.</span><span> Happy hour is 4 pm to 6
pm Sunday through Thursday.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;">
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Well this is where I will be leaving you.</span><span>
We hope you have enjoyed your visit to Carmel-by-the-Sea and some of its
art galleries.</span><span> </span><span> Until next time, Happy
Adventures!</span><span> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaU2MRic16qcNzMEDWeUpUkVHLQYeYWRmZiOPS7QZgwAFQJg3rqnVLBP0Jyf7IoQwh6VrjzI5BDFKTyIWu6s8HvTD6hlmJ0v_2blSTzO8dTh4W4BiSH5QHV1W-vwPNAlDRcvMSZjKq63yaxdEBwADyfSwSFcpFqur0BlKS2gQxAmXQ9EtQ_xyTSoFKA/s2048/IMG_3099%202048.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1243" data-original-width="2048" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaU2MRic16qcNzMEDWeUpUkVHLQYeYWRmZiOPS7QZgwAFQJg3rqnVLBP0Jyf7IoQwh6VrjzI5BDFKTyIWu6s8HvTD6hlmJ0v_2blSTzO8dTh4W4BiSH5QHV1W-vwPNAlDRcvMSZjKq63yaxdEBwADyfSwSFcpFqur0BlKS2gQxAmXQ9EtQ_xyTSoFKA/s320/IMG_3099%202048.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial;"><span></span><span>+++<br /></span>
<span> </span><br />Pictures by L. A. Momboisse unless noted by the picture in the body of the blog<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse" style="text-align: left;">VoiceMap</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">(Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/" style="text-align: left;">GPSmyCity</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">(</span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html" style="text-align: left;">Carmel</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html" style="text-align: left;">Monterey</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html" style="text-align: left;">Big Sur</a><span style="text-align: left;">, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/folsom-6551.html" target="_blank">Folsom</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/sacramento-603.html" target="_blank">Sacramento</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/boston-566.html" target="_blank">Boston</a>,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html" style="text-align: left;">Cinque Terre</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html" style="text-align: left;">Kotor Montenegro</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html" style="text-align: left;">Copenhagen</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/st-petersburg-518.html" target="_blank">St. Petersburg</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/helsinki-487.html" target="_blank">Helsinki</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/stockholm-525.html" target="_blank">Stockholm</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/tallinn-486.html" target="_blank">Estonia</a><span style="text-align: left;">). Happy Adventures!</span> </div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKe1Pf3wl_OyhbdkHRmpiWzxsTd3hVZ0xGL4fu0mM1T3b1o8yf9tdBWck2dPVX3jVEncg5TBH1KLBybo3iDi2nfmL3fUVCC1dcKGu9zAqz1SGLSZEahcACxir4Cj9rDFaB5m69qjzT3iashZCvddW4wQiJ8UAp0IGSzY1JYzkvGSWNgPENzxML7DpIg/s4200/IMG_0822.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2264" data-original-width="4200" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKe1Pf3wl_OyhbdkHRmpiWzxsTd3hVZ0xGL4fu0mM1T3b1o8yf9tdBWck2dPVX3jVEncg5TBH1KLBybo3iDi2nfmL3fUVCC1dcKGu9zAqz1SGLSZEahcACxir4Cj9rDFaB5m69qjzT3iashZCvddW4wQiJ8UAp0IGSzY1JYzkvGSWNgPENzxML7DpIg/w400-h215/IMG_0822.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We start our tour in the parking lot of the CVS parking lot at 686 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. Park here for a moment while I tell you about this tour. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct4aVHLQ7bEcTog0mTf4bNBkgGCMpAe__ne8LQ9biHaRWu1XxpYeVeVsiNnBrXuykG318VGOP9iZFu9C4990Ip-0G-WFGwPDck4z8ZqXEjnlueIh6V4Tc2B0WoxhccJQfwrGpYSKQIZj5FkbtamSO8v8Bz5y4SBHvfDs2NyUlzZIvVAPHKeVruRY9HQ/s4152/IMG_0754.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4152" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct4aVHLQ7bEcTog0mTf4bNBkgGCMpAe__ne8LQ9biHaRWu1XxpYeVeVsiNnBrXuykG318VGOP9iZFu9C4990Ip-0G-WFGwPDck4z8ZqXEjnlueIh6V4Tc2B0WoxhccJQfwrGpYSKQIZj5FkbtamSO8v8Bz5y4SBHvfDs2NyUlzZIvVAPHKeVruRY9HQ/s320/IMG_0754.JPG" width="320" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">CVS Pharmacy 686 Lighthouse Avenue, Monterey</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On this tour we will explore Pacific Grove, New Monterey, and Asilomar. Along the way you will view some of the homes of John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts and learn about their connection to Pacific Grove and Monterey. As we zigzag through the lives of John and Ed and through the streets of Pacific Grove, you will also have the opportunity to visit the Pacific Grove </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Museum of Natural History, Chautauqua Hall, Monarch Habitat Sanctuary, Lovers Point, Point Pinos Lighthouse, and Asilomar Conference Grounds. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Along the way I will explain the history of the area, interject some stories about some of the people who lived here and point out interesting places to explore. But as always, this is your adventure, so make the most of it! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRi4l-iNGOoZCbkh-5SUQTpf9I5hXEmXTcFwZpmOPK1Iqd7TzRJp83iFVGG-WzXXOWZGDy473xMUZgQ0G6d8G-UW6EsvVF0EeetOgtAsYmzYavcUewer6EU4PSG5vf-A8MZlD6dkBYhNYs-48CSqPY8PXOrOjJc-wGPuu33I1ZhEz0RBOQLzy9KNHHiw/s1473/Sardine%20Factory%20with%20boat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1473" data-original-width="1473" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRi4l-iNGOoZCbkh-5SUQTpf9I5hXEmXTcFwZpmOPK1Iqd7TzRJp83iFVGG-WzXXOWZGDy473xMUZgQ0G6d8G-UW6EsvVF0EeetOgtAsYmzYavcUewer6EU4PSG5vf-A8MZlD6dkBYhNYs-48CSqPY8PXOrOjJc-wGPuu33I1ZhEz0RBOQLzy9KNHHiw/s320/Sardine%20Factory%20with%20boat.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Before we set off, let me tell you about the <a href="https://sardinefactory.com/" target="_blank">Sardine Factory</a>. We will be passing it early on our driving tour. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt667y581JuglWIVDDpwfSzXmt4WzGZw7evMPZNdff2lECLCaHh_bZoK1blOTZKVBH9kfNlxKmuy1R5nv4O13SxAnQeY-hjPFTAGC_cxi_KSZXcoinrmHzQ-57UDYu2Fm8QPdVSLGMiq-e4uXfr7YLNaxhtd3G-A3_U0-yB6pirmAWsE2CHti7BmZdDg/s750/5bc7da8fb7d4e.image%20Monterey%20County%20Weekly%20photo%20NicCoury.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="750" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt667y581JuglWIVDDpwfSzXmt4WzGZw7evMPZNdff2lECLCaHh_bZoK1blOTZKVBH9kfNlxKmuy1R5nv4O13SxAnQeY-hjPFTAGC_cxi_KSZXcoinrmHzQ-57UDYu2Fm8QPdVSLGMiq-e4uXfr7YLNaxhtd3G-A3_U0-yB6pirmAWsE2CHti7BmZdDg/s320/5bc7da8fb7d4e.image%20Monterey%20County%20Weekly%20photo%20NicCoury.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">The Sardine Factory - founded by Bert Cutino, left, and Ted Balestreri, right, pictured in the restaurant’s conservatory - celebrating its 50th birthday October 2018 (Monterey County Weekly, photo by Nic Coury)</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1968 restaurant managers Ted Balestrei and Bert Cutino saw great potential in this, at the time, run-down industrial area on the other-side-of-the-tracks and opened their restaurant The Sardine Factory. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOea0QNuf89uGi_yupVrsJ6LbBPvpCL7fw-x7CQ1WkFR-jAQdQvBe7zI6SR1bCDrJPYyq3wDKmkT1a8LFeSEWzAMaalp-gE7z3ME6mZpiVMyDwaHQ9LPdC5WN2b7AGGQytgaBEwW6Vxwbif73dIIcbOh-ppZHHS86ZUrn69DU7hGCN_wKMoTmvuDMyYg/s1600/IMG_2934%20Play%20Misty%20For%20Me.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="1600" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOea0QNuf89uGi_yupVrsJ6LbBPvpCL7fw-x7CQ1WkFR-jAQdQvBe7zI6SR1bCDrJPYyq3wDKmkT1a8LFeSEWzAMaalp-gE7z3ME6mZpiVMyDwaHQ9LPdC5WN2b7AGGQytgaBEwW6Vxwbif73dIIcbOh-ppZHHS86ZUrn69DU7hGCN_wKMoTmvuDMyYg/s320/IMG_2934%20Play%20Misty%20For%20Me.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">Clint Eastwood and Jessica Walter at the Sardine Factory Bar in a scene from the 1971 movie</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><i>Play Misty for Me </i>(</span><a href="https://rtrlocations.blogspot.com/2018/11/play-misty-for-me-1971.html" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #bf8b38; outline: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">From Reel to Real Movie and TV Filming Locations</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">) </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Other's saw potential in this area as well. In 1971, actor Clint Eastwood chose the bar at the Sardine Factory for several scenes from his movie <i>Play Misty for Me</i>, and for over 50 years, celebrities from all over the world have frequented its dining room. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1976, after operating the Sardine Factory for a few years, Ted and Bert partnered with Harry Davidian and George Zarounian to form the Foursome Development Company. This eventually became the Cannery Row Company which was the driving force behind the purchase of the crumbled remains of the abandoned canneries that lined the streets of Cannery Row in the 1970s. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90mDS-LYwwHE_Re49d2UHijnPf8GW8P30NWtl7H1e26Xt8C19vpO2DUeiWXnO0STYwggfyIU16I0MdJaOFNtJGr8nx5eZdXppUeaVc2THpRyk537wo8qJwjdiiJk0VWt9Dv7HZ2ScJnloYNxZT5VXoM_I-XC7JWeF8gJCVaG3ETmWFXaKl28VJBHTJg/s640/Del%20Mar%20%E2%80%93%20Fire,%201951%20%5BMonterey%20Fire%20Department%5D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="640" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90mDS-LYwwHE_Re49d2UHijnPf8GW8P30NWtl7H1e26Xt8C19vpO2DUeiWXnO0STYwggfyIU16I0MdJaOFNtJGr8nx5eZdXppUeaVc2THpRyk537wo8qJwjdiiJk0VWt9Dv7HZ2ScJnloYNxZT5VXoM_I-XC7JWeF8gJCVaG3ETmWFXaKl28VJBHTJg/s320/Del%20Mar%20%E2%80%93%20Fire,%201951%20%5BMonterey%20Fire%20Department%5D.png" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">Westgate-Sun Harbor Canning Company warehouse burns 1951<br /> ( Monterey Fire Department) </span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">One by one, the Foursome Development Company purchased the properties, and one by one they restored burned out and dilapidated structures into what you will see along the oceanfront today - world class hotels, wine rooms, restaurants, shopping, and the world famous Monterey Bay Aquarium. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLHC1zvhfGnOL-2vnNJPnz-d0OaGCy1LFci3Py4_9xu7PZyn70liHNZCaf8MstGAkogI2p0w0xOatxAwMY2FuHf_jXgPIC-3SaMLGd7ZH5kumLY_vD9HcvtCTYSc4N9NEiWeVOiO6s6BTx9mCNcGMDvqTDJ8bQUnlwWgu66s8mZMQLyATPhJPw_aTBw/s2048/12-Cannery-Row-Walking-Tour-Public-Coastal-Access-InterContinental-Hotel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLHC1zvhfGnOL-2vnNJPnz-d0OaGCy1LFci3Py4_9xu7PZyn70liHNZCaf8MstGAkogI2p0w0xOatxAwMY2FuHf_jXgPIC-3SaMLGd7ZH5kumLY_vD9HcvtCTYSc4N9NEiWeVOiO6s6BTx9mCNcGMDvqTDJ8bQUnlwWgu66s8mZMQLyATPhJPw_aTBw/w400-h300/12-Cannery-Row-Walking-Tour-Public-Coastal-Access-InterContinental-Hotel.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />InterContinental Hotel Monterey </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Alright it is time to get going, exit the parking lot and turn right onto Prescott Avenue. Continue through the first traffic light. On your left you will pass the Sardine Factory. It will be the building with the Monterey clipper boat out in front. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Continue two more blocks to the stop sign at Cannery Row. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">At this stop sign if you look straight ahead you will see a bronze bust of John Steinbeck. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQmajMtGHAxBJW8JPVzJj7MKg3z2SPefsvLmHS1AnNwyXP12NIJ2u1PGSgFZXeahdNDAF3aZbq8D1_mWbzIvwGOGKYtsIhydEUN10s4H7-X9-KJ_KF3CHYqZSxdc56cn6x0dZSMMvImDmrs8WGaK5J2vybXTOdziOW7PZfohWp0cFGAaEtUhZtQyg3Q/s2730/07-Cannery-Row-Walking-Tour-Bust-Of-John-Steinbeck.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2730" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQmajMtGHAxBJW8JPVzJj7MKg3z2SPefsvLmHS1AnNwyXP12NIJ2u1PGSgFZXeahdNDAF3aZbq8D1_mWbzIvwGOGKYtsIhydEUN10s4H7-X9-KJ_KF3CHYqZSxdc56cn6x0dZSMMvImDmrs8WGaK5J2vybXTOdziOW7PZfohWp0cFGAaEtUhZtQyg3Q/w300-h400/07-Cannery-Row-Walking-Tour-Bust-Of-John-Steinbeck.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">John was born in 1902 in Salinas, California. With much of his 33 literary works set in central California, he is a beloved local author. The plaque on the bust is a portion of the opening paragraph from his 1945 novel </span><i style="background-color: white;">Cannery Row</i><span style="background-color: white;">. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">It reads: </span><span style="background-color: white;">“<i>Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream. Cannery Row is the gathered and scattered, tin and iron and rust and splintered wood, chipped pavement and weedy lots and junk heaps, sardine canneries of corrugated iron, honky tonks, restaurants and whore houses, and little crowded groceries, and laboratories and flophouses</i>.” </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Dki9nFMedEv4VZjpGZl3xCkcAzAEpvmeGWqAKoiy-9sL8gpii1LSpaPGvPt501zBOrza5Hq35CF3Qw_VsUd3YTWFiLvQc0ncmpVZZlFXTRR6CDBMpo8cY2YaFPvzaa5NCTA61UgyezYItGK3UIVC83E4yoRysP1Rqi5N8LzK6H80MaMdx3GocIuxyg/s4648/IMG_0766.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3528" data-original-width="4648" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Dki9nFMedEv4VZjpGZl3xCkcAzAEpvmeGWqAKoiy-9sL8gpii1LSpaPGvPt501zBOrza5Hq35CF3Qw_VsUd3YTWFiLvQc0ncmpVZZlFXTRR6CDBMpo8cY2YaFPvzaa5NCTA61UgyezYItGK3UIVC83E4yoRysP1Rqi5N8LzK6H80MaMdx3GocIuxyg/w640-h486/IMG_0766.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Behind John's bronze bust you will be able to see the Cannery Row Monument. </span><span style="background-color: white;">This large work which features the main characters of John Steinbeck's novel <i>Cannery Row</i>, Ed 'Doc' Ricketts and Madam Flora Woods, is the work of figurative sculpture artist <a href="http://www.stevenwhytestudios.com/" target="_blank">Steven Whyte</a> (his studio is actually in the Carmel Barnyard not Carmel-by-the-Sea as his website states). </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSjOJJcpdAVlFAiFWOtmOjn6JJBAV3Y1shO2OxK75HycD0CwYPVn4EX8zDSgKaeemoPkOqBcIV8rFa7IeZh1QbEZy-rsU6YbwBc9FKW6p3Xztu4IMeyOLIPvUBJOarMokym55jiTiqpYj4ZMJAYMAN-g7V82O1D4RH-686R-pb4b89JcU0YbY8geqGA/s2048/03-Cannery-Row-Walking-Tour-Steinbeck-Plaza.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1595" data-original-width="2048" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSjOJJcpdAVlFAiFWOtmOjn6JJBAV3Y1shO2OxK75HycD0CwYPVn4EX8zDSgKaeemoPkOqBcIV8rFa7IeZh1QbEZy-rsU6YbwBc9FKW6p3Xztu4IMeyOLIPvUBJOarMokym55jiTiqpYj4ZMJAYMAN-g7V82O1D4RH-686R-pb4b89JcU0YbY8geqGA/w400-h311/03-Cannery-Row-Walking-Tour-Steinbeck-Plaza.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">If you are interested in an in-depth history and tour of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row check out my <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2020/02/monterey-california-historic-cannery.html" target="_blank">blog post here</a>. I also have an entire VoiceMap audio driving tour devoted to this subject. You may find that <a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/monterey-peninsula/monterey-california-historic-cannery-row-and-john-steinbeck-walking-tour" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqEknzcf0Zn1Q0qd0tAmhkMkVb2vMxrARBQtRIWVXH2r4ANZQH7jOF8NS3xTebT4Qprd9h4_pUli7veRE_jqcFRjwv8Uiha38wPE8cCWbaXRiEP9yyuWa9XL3ifJeUrojO_a1r20ZMdkv9GWnPk2-LZkLw4jCZj37jQ8WOJa441nWtVJfFRltjKx4Jg/s2048/09-Cannery-Row-Walking-Tour-Monterey-Canning-Company.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1336" data-original-width="2048" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqEknzcf0Zn1Q0qd0tAmhkMkVb2vMxrARBQtRIWVXH2r4ANZQH7jOF8NS3xTebT4Qprd9h4_pUli7veRE_jqcFRjwv8Uiha38wPE8cCWbaXRiEP9yyuWa9XL3ifJeUrojO_a1r20ZMdkv9GWnPk2-LZkLw4jCZj37jQ8WOJa441nWtVJfFRltjKx4Jg/w640-h418/09-Cannery-Row-Walking-Tour-Monterey-Canning-Company.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></p><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Turn left onto Cannery Row. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">This street, originally called Ocean View Avenue, was renamed Cannery Row in 1958 in honor of John Steinbeck's novel <i>Cannery Row</i>. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the time though the street was in a state of complete disrepair, the burned out buildings were vandalized over the years after the collapse of the sardine industry in the 1940s. Revitalization would not begin until the 1970's with the Cannery Row Development Company. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Q27vuQhOtbMZO84e_WF3RVzxnGEBQsWpkSbTsjXJF7gxk9wAC8BFeIDmvYoxrABoP6Cmv-udazrFYOsTFhvuQhAjy9MW9FQXEpWcW0QSiMvwSqTvxq6CuYQ6vLr6nk2kLWK_k0KhDo63GcAi12ztmGvSl4OUXe-0XvZgYSbEVBBDbyhjmYyd-V7njQ/s4357/IMG_0763.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3132" data-original-width="4357" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Q27vuQhOtbMZO84e_WF3RVzxnGEBQsWpkSbTsjXJF7gxk9wAC8BFeIDmvYoxrABoP6Cmv-udazrFYOsTFhvuQhAjy9MW9FQXEpWcW0QSiMvwSqTvxq6CuYQ6vLr6nk2kLWK_k0KhDo63GcAi12ztmGvSl4OUXe-0XvZgYSbEVBBDbyhjmYyd-V7njQ/w400-h288/IMG_0763.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Continue straight and pass under two elevated crossovers. These crossovers connect the coast to the land side of Cannery Row. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLxVXz04N7E0b2JCShY40CsbeCQFKI4k2UjXdmQy-XWMjp4YumVHpX8uaymgLET3h1JgjIStkkuasAiWnFE0aqWV8yzZIR0_M4IUB_1xpL0_VGYH8_0pHEw-6eFk5ie53QlaFkMIfJZIrVCuu15sZ7tRxJ_uxk2zOs04YjhY4Gps-IXCWeHOcKWbpTA/s4663/IMG_0770.JPG" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3354" data-original-width="4663" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLxVXz04N7E0b2JCShY40CsbeCQFKI4k2UjXdmQy-XWMjp4YumVHpX8uaymgLET3h1JgjIStkkuasAiWnFE0aqWV8yzZIR0_M4IUB_1xpL0_VGYH8_0pHEw-6eFk5ie53QlaFkMIfJZIrVCuu15sZ7tRxJ_uxk2zOs04YjhY4Gps-IXCWeHOcKWbpTA/w640-h460/IMG_0770.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">They date back to the district's sardine-canning days when conveyor belts transported </span><span>round metal cans filled with fish, boxed and labeled for distribution, to railroad cars.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbJWKx_cOH5f8f47ZTQUiCeiZukP8K8FGnU7tbvvd53Pfo9AWTam8asa_gjgofDtgICa4KikJrgN1QyRxZjmGuRRQRIUNFWoeep2xuPn-A6z7HLvR9dThfFHTuOqwz6woYATrqIHFYUHczxadfywZKjb1pd6YLHfBFd8Kd04RTt2KFxDW8T3_PANiog/s400/il_570xN.140280132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbJWKx_cOH5f8f47ZTQUiCeiZukP8K8FGnU7tbvvd53Pfo9AWTam8asa_gjgofDtgICa4KikJrgN1QyRxZjmGuRRQRIUNFWoeep2xuPn-A6z7HLvR9dThfFHTuOqwz6woYATrqIHFYUHczxadfywZKjb1pd6YLHfBFd8Kd04RTt2KFxDW8T3_PANiog/w640-h480/il_570xN.140280132.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Crossovers in the middle of Cannery Row, 1940s (</span><a href="https://www.santacruztrains.com/2016/12/cannery-row-carmel-canning-company.html" target="_blank">Santa Cruz Trains</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRi9ir4EzvXtWijRD4TEmlpkVM26eDCc_fyYqCMGx92Ai-IPhgAANlrt_l_DxzL6J4UpVzICIgey7aRCgV0wtA3JVSfYTF6XeKitrNQyuQFemOi0cDstwzSa8ZqhanxPlg8W7i5hnezC5jqNUq4gz7CN5rSlmx3lTxjhnGzNOW-HgL-gwjDT2BvKygLw/s4583/IMG_0772.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2831" data-original-width="4583" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRi9ir4EzvXtWijRD4TEmlpkVM26eDCc_fyYqCMGx92Ai-IPhgAANlrt_l_DxzL6J4UpVzICIgey7aRCgV0wtA3JVSfYTF6XeKitrNQyuQFemOi0cDstwzSa8ZqhanxPlg8W7i5hnezC5jqNUq4gz7CN5rSlmx3lTxjhnGzNOW-HgL-gwjDT2BvKygLw/w640-h396/IMG_0772.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">After you pass the Intercontinental Hotel and under the second elevated crossover, look to your right. Here you will see a ramshackle wooden one-story cabin. It looks kind of out of place as it sits wedged between two former sardine canneries. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkZ8Lp9mjPvnB9V9zFoLTJwEmF-UGXN6f7irjur4M8iaiwKIZT9Cz_Un3gE-FiaaRUsnExxycx_WbKWhBgcZs-l_lHBOY_Ht8_8bRvSFBKoSJp5JJ7l7vv8WnijrsqLPzMcgaIbBvjPvZPuck4QpfiwOZl6lMrTHYRMD40TDTIFYNSkIBcRnoyNOXaA/s4337/IMG_0774.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3491" data-original-width="4337" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkZ8Lp9mjPvnB9V9zFoLTJwEmF-UGXN6f7irjur4M8iaiwKIZT9Cz_Un3gE-FiaaRUsnExxycx_WbKWhBgcZs-l_lHBOY_Ht8_8bRvSFBKoSJp5JJ7l7vv8WnijrsqLPzMcgaIbBvjPvZPuck4QpfiwOZl6lMrTHYRMD40TDTIFYNSkIBcRnoyNOXaA/w400-h323/IMG_0774.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Ed Ricketts Biological Laboratories (2022)</span><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><p></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">This was the location of Ed Ricketts Pacific Biological Laboratories. John Steinbeck would fictionalize Ed as Doc and his Pacific Biological Laboratories as the Western Biological Laboratories in his novel <i>Cannery Row</i>. <!--[endif]--></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Ed was born in Chicago in 1897. After serving in the Army Medical Corp in 1917, he studied zoology at the University of Chicago, but dropped out before earning his degree. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEK-HzC_f5mYYx6U5aJkz4xxG-ZvJsMcF4_qB7x7Cod8PVb52KlVoit0x52LBTRC80uWx1a89RWMLgB5FYSiFArtTAiUka2P1FnpovbauJCftlqxULUXc2tvg6ZJZTegor6aIyx513BjhR4S794uIXSDX4yXxfjciuSr0aARPUJqXoys8jOq9d2iBI1g/s623/3-Ed+Ricketts-1945-Photo+by+Peter+Stackpole-The+Sibbett+Group.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="623" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEK-HzC_f5mYYx6U5aJkz4xxG-ZvJsMcF4_qB7x7Cod8PVb52KlVoit0x52LBTRC80uWx1a89RWMLgB5FYSiFArtTAiUka2P1FnpovbauJCftlqxULUXc2tvg6ZJZTegor6aIyx513BjhR4S794uIXSDX4yXxfjciuSr0aARPUJqXoys8jOq9d2iBI1g/s320/3-Ed+Ricketts-1945-Photo+by+Peter+Stackpole-The+Sibbett+Group.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Ed Ricketts in his laboratory<br /> (California History Room Monterey Public Library) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>In 1922, he married Nan, and a year later, along with their son Ed Jr., they moved to California. Ed and college friend Albert Galigher set up a business called the Pacific Biological Laboratories. This was a biological supply house that preserved sea anemones, starfish and mollusks that were pulled from the tide pools along Monterey Bay. Biological Laboratories provided these specimens in the form of microscope slides, to universities, museums and research institutions.</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FzDfzt9OpxeJMq59-adVT-K0etuCEBptddAfVPOKC3dnqtylxxQLLCBtPY6szkZWWgrRFVewPBpZ_XMmDHVEPoGRQ8-TMW9B5eOk1e46puuZeR9uGFdwSw83Tf2DBehO1VLe75NBwPCvs9RuOcxtfctt0x87hbGgdtyqMxXShEp9_3f52b6lTIDHvA/s681/4-Ed+Ricketts_Monterey_Mus+and+Cultural+Arts-Squid-Screen+Capture-The+Sibbett+Group.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FzDfzt9OpxeJMq59-adVT-K0etuCEBptddAfVPOKC3dnqtylxxQLLCBtPY6szkZWWgrRFVewPBpZ_XMmDHVEPoGRQ8-TMW9B5eOk1e46puuZeR9uGFdwSw83Tf2DBehO1VLe75NBwPCvs9RuOcxtfctt0x87hbGgdtyqMxXShEp9_3f52b6lTIDHvA/s320/4-Ed+Ricketts_Monterey_Mus+and+Cultural+Arts-Squid-Screen+Capture-The+Sibbett+Group.jpg" width="248" /></a><br />Ed Ricketts with Squid Specimen <br />(California History Room Monterey Public Library) </span></div><p></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />
Originally located in Pacific Grove, the lab was moved to this location on
Cannery Row in 1930 when Ricketts became the sole owner. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">As a result of his
marital problems with Nan, Pacific Biological Laboratories also became his
home. We will be driving by the location of Ed's original laboratory later on this tour. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQ9bBYOqTA9o3VQpbSb6CBlJ-lgDERiE4eVtQupEvMJ8X2xecWYxvPSb-sZn3GUV5S6-3EZwnn7UhFEGLPJc6mK_3T3gtQq5tADOYoewh1QWTC7NqhfoJH9FDqGgL7M0kFR8YxIBv1KDPM_dNvQqXBY0qHSBSSNBMp4ZWjuB99X2nK4EUzT4djjIP4Q/s960/800px-John-Steinbeck-1939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQ9bBYOqTA9o3VQpbSb6CBlJ-lgDERiE4eVtQupEvMJ8X2xecWYxvPSb-sZn3GUV5S6-3EZwnn7UhFEGLPJc6mK_3T3gtQq5tADOYoewh1QWTC7NqhfoJH9FDqGgL7M0kFR8YxIBv1KDPM_dNvQqXBY0qHSBSSNBMp4ZWjuB99X2nK4EUzT4djjIP4Q/s320/800px-John-Steinbeck-1939.jpg" width="267" /></a><br />John Steinbeck (1939 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
John Steinbeck was introduced to Ed by John's wife Carol who worked at the lab, and
John spent quite a bit of time there. He was greatly influenced by Ed and
even wrote a non-fiction book about him called <i>The Log from the Sea of Cortez</i>. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3M_I5RHxDd0-pNm7HRf7uNXx8ihKRFJUcs9fu7P9vV5Skb5Lb2JMHRtQAAqwqFL6P4fkO0GK1Bab5I8lZKpdRrxMZukZGdz_BTMVyP9inPeP_nhtOlR6MT_NJZx0SlyLk5p-KqYyWFM6OiNCAQ-EpDZM1CBCp2ykoyAR7vWcqYPcg04QoDVAC_CXeWg/s2432/IMG_5587.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="2432" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3M_I5RHxDd0-pNm7HRf7uNXx8ihKRFJUcs9fu7P9vV5Skb5Lb2JMHRtQAAqwqFL6P4fkO0GK1Bab5I8lZKpdRrxMZukZGdz_BTMVyP9inPeP_nhtOlR6MT_NJZx0SlyLk5p-KqYyWFM6OiNCAQ-EpDZM1CBCp2ykoyAR7vWcqYPcg04QoDVAC_CXeWg/w640-h480/IMG_5587.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Ed Ricketts "backyard" where here kept some of his specimens<br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />
Ed Ricketts is known for his work called <i>Between Pacific Tides. </i>This study of
intertidal ecology, is considered to be the most complete intertidal record of the
west coast of North America, and still a seminal marine biology text today. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Chasing the low tide at night Ed would leave the lab in his old
Packard, head to the coast and load his car with all kinds of animals and
marine life. Back in his yard, he used concrete containers to separate
and store the larger animals like sharks, rays and octopus.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCIu6vHF-EG8BHv6e77ZJ2Xmib81oezQjwmL9arLSx3AlY_nyo5zMir7iA9Q7_4QjtKzZGa6AGctpwJ5d6PsiDIjsrWO_cxvVBsphJWDtw-fIZL1ec9b3PHzbRea1uSZiTFEZ4Ivb1x0QwOp0_3gj6O21SfM_-NPuNPiDXJFSMqIeFZIg-t5JRey69A/s640/HPF-8020%203-11-45%20PBL-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="532" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCIu6vHF-EG8BHv6e77ZJ2Xmib81oezQjwmL9arLSx3AlY_nyo5zMir7iA9Q7_4QjtKzZGa6AGctpwJ5d6PsiDIjsrWO_cxvVBsphJWDtw-fIZL1ec9b3PHzbRea1uSZiTFEZ4Ivb1x0QwOp0_3gj6O21SfM_-NPuNPiDXJFSMqIeFZIg-t5JRey69A/s320/HPF-8020%203-11-45%20PBL-2.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://monterey.org/city_facilities/museums/discover_museums/pacific_biological_laboratories.php" target="_blank">California History Room Monterey Public Library </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ed Ricketts Biological Laboratories (c. 1940s)</div></span></div><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
Ed employed the residents of Cannery Row to find various specimens that he needed to fill orders, paying five cents each for frogs. He also bought butterflies, crayfish and cats. <br /><br />Looking at the historic pictures of Ed's Biological Laboratories above, the downstairs housed Ricketts lab and garage. The upstairs was where he lived for 18 years. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />
Since the mid 1950’s this building has served as a meeting place for a men's
group. The group purchased the building in 1956 and, in 1994, it was added to
the National Register of Historic places. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">The structure is now owned by the
city of Monterey and can be visited four times a year when the nonprofit
Cannery Row Foundation leads public tours. I highly recommend going on one of these tours. But if you are unable to find the time, the video below was made during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the laboratory was closed for tours. </span></p><center><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pCQOsQCTzTQ" title="YouTube video player" width="460"></iframe> </span></center><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />
<!--[endif]--></span><p></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Across the street from Ed's laboratory was </span><span style="font-family: arial;">originally a vacant lot. Today you will find a historic reproduction of a series of typical shack homes that would have been used by cannery workers. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rSx-PK28RsAjwwQIG_1xNjAapO5SyU5z51uCdpQoK1nyydw-RefvThSUlC3bDYBtkpWlNOBid5tQMHcgI5zSWCffAdLKZ31EYAiyxTpRojNvWG_Dpxj6ad6_5XE1qEvl5elT-nQGVtKHqlVrueUpmDMrPWCm4vLdz1li9AHGGxhk1zY0Z0NJX8em_A/s4167/IMG_0775.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3230" data-original-width="4167" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rSx-PK28RsAjwwQIG_1xNjAapO5SyU5z51uCdpQoK1nyydw-RefvThSUlC3bDYBtkpWlNOBid5tQMHcgI5zSWCffAdLKZ31EYAiyxTpRojNvWG_Dpxj6ad6_5XE1qEvl5elT-nQGVtKHqlVrueUpmDMrPWCm4vLdz1li9AHGGxhk1zY0Z0NJX8em_A/s320/IMG_0775.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">During the heyday of the canneries, this vacant lot was where cannery workers would hangout, smoke cigarettes and converse with their countrymen while waiting for their cannery whistle to call them to work.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioY6v0vy1Kp_rzVxLI5WAl4R-iFMYKsPbjE5P9Hh6cYpdfpInol3SyR7F00h99iaZmSkSO80deX5T_PbJZ7Fobcjl-QJBh9lJ6tJCHK-LJ4HSZ6XNgk9hZgBIQGzjow2YdQld1jBPb2-e6PuJEFg30RIL1-7bERf4d9UPhcOTrb7WhJfKHazJuQvMQRA/s1595/IMG_5595A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1595" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioY6v0vy1Kp_rzVxLI5WAl4R-iFMYKsPbjE5P9Hh6cYpdfpInol3SyR7F00h99iaZmSkSO80deX5T_PbJZ7Fobcjl-QJBh9lJ6tJCHK-LJ4HSZ6XNgk9hZgBIQGzjow2YdQld1jBPb2-e6PuJEFg30RIL1-7bERf4d9UPhcOTrb7WhJfKHazJuQvMQRA/s320/IMG_5595A.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Each cannery had a distinct whistle and every worker knew their unique call. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-eu3LRK2-99WVgl921Bo0TvwQnJ19K1wKH2pGD2sbM3vFV8EqP6OMk8LFY8K0WVQqoKlbY9BCdKd4MzIA0o7Uusla3bSPRLKQbZlaW6L3a3vVLZTvUJIkhAqv6bcFMXeeXcJ7Zw-__kLiyLF5A-8SqBt4IiPj8phEE-AqIF1curYOErLuoz2SPF8oA/s1497/From%20Monterey%20Waterfront%20(5)AAAA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1497" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-eu3LRK2-99WVgl921Bo0TvwQnJ19K1wKH2pGD2sbM3vFV8EqP6OMk8LFY8K0WVQqoKlbY9BCdKd4MzIA0o7Uusla3bSPRLKQbZlaW6L3a3vVLZTvUJIkhAqv6bcFMXeeXcJ7Zw-__kLiyLF5A-8SqBt4IiPj8phEE-AqIF1curYOErLuoz2SPF8oA/s320/From%20Monterey%20Waterfront%20(5)AAAA.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cannery Workers on Break <br />(Fred Harbick photograph, Colton Hall Museum, City of Monterey) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCKNF0P3QSZKDccEEfLoNf7wuXpoPhKYyNkOe2xYLtKzTR_Ezn0F9X0LchFf6PWoHFgSnO_EVRkzhUfnlQNpC7RpLggdBb-Oje6p5LRolaJjjwv5duz9JyX-h7bpOiY1HcfTYaQ_295UQBUGf33Vp_51bfscC4PDYlJy4Bnlt91V-gvp7XB9hAwHqZw/s640/IMG_5688.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="640" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCKNF0P3QSZKDccEEfLoNf7wuXpoPhKYyNkOe2xYLtKzTR_Ezn0F9X0LchFf6PWoHFgSnO_EVRkzhUfnlQNpC7RpLggdBb-Oje6p5LRolaJjjwv5duz9JyX-h7bpOiY1HcfTYaQ_295UQBUGf33Vp_51bfscC4PDYlJy4Bnlt91V-gvp7XB9hAwHqZw/s320/IMG_5688.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cannery Workers on Break (Mural by <a href="http://www.johncerneymurals.com/" target="_blank">John Cerney</a>) </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Wearing rubber boots and standing in cold water, the men and women who worked in the canneries along the row made 25 cents an hour in 1936. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8h0GeEHKQYFZtfMcmcDCa1R7fiRLVW_YggW5TyUMy07oWzxnuZzvl0-uH73NgXE4J0dNa11TQ10RQFCpWYi3xpNdaln5tsSZ4cER0RDPWLZJCDooJRAXyx4se-EhQPZ3ZxQMb-V2NXaPXnmtPAFdzg08CFioB3s8AZQ61bwQ4H7SOpVQHdKRYehe-_A/s1996/From%20Monterey%20Waterfront%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1996" data-original-width="1551" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8h0GeEHKQYFZtfMcmcDCa1R7fiRLVW_YggW5TyUMy07oWzxnuZzvl0-uH73NgXE4J0dNa11TQ10RQFCpWYi3xpNdaln5tsSZ4cER0RDPWLZJCDooJRAXyx4se-EhQPZ3ZxQMb-V2NXaPXnmtPAFdzg08CFioB3s8AZQ61bwQ4H7SOpVQHdKRYehe-_A/w498-h640/From%20Monterey%20Waterfront%20(3).jpg" width="498" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">California Packing Corporation packing line c. 1949<br /><span style="text-align: left;">(Photo by George Robinson, California History Room, Monterey Public Library) </span></span></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The work was smelly and dirty, but it was work. Usually the men operated and maintained the machinery while the women worked on the packing lines, filling Cannery Row’s trademark one-pound oval cans with sardines or salmon.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgaB-DJtJh43I9ncZUzuhyQj1Gwwcq_2W05wjeSG8BTbxNFoZfgt4H-XuH5gCOW9mO8knUY61oEvncpXOV6mVCIfmREYC5jSIQsPK9LwW2RJI-r2iowyuBG29Gy9lLlT7BdvnTKV4hJjhkGN99jb2WhQsRwlTbFbNhmRnj4QkdwV2mTIMJwiEiSHMfw/s437/b3_4846c1c1-f720-0574-5159b0570f974a08.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="437" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgaB-DJtJh43I9ncZUzuhyQj1Gwwcq_2W05wjeSG8BTbxNFoZfgt4H-XuH5gCOW9mO8knUY61oEvncpXOV6mVCIfmREYC5jSIQsPK9LwW2RJI-r2iowyuBG29Gy9lLlT7BdvnTKV4hJjhkGN99jb2WhQsRwlTbFbNhmRnj4QkdwV2mTIMJwiEiSHMfw/s320/b3_4846c1c1-f720-0574-5159b0570f974a08.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Though the canneries prospered through WWII, the peak season from that era was from 1941 to 1942. That season, canneries
packed over 250,000 tons of fish. After 1945, the industry’s capacity to
harvest was outdistanced by the sardine’s ability to reproduce. Workers were
laid off and canneries began to close. When Ed Ricketts was asked in 1947 where
all the sardines had gone, he replied, “<i>there’re in cans</i>.”</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOCDE8KGUaPKvYqiI8mzgS-Tn8k9kZCup48PbmY6ktbiqIHAoR3zBN6HEQ5tg-fjSOQvNxRAfgQoowUdDHN9J6s1Ldgt-7ZYEyONeOpcdd9Z2zIHySm94RX6wqRVd0pHnl0MO84cRKMGNf19pZNouIHXXBDtUxvGOsGv3-d3jzUu9J3yApVAMyNDccA/s2559/IMG_4889.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2166" data-original-width="2559" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOCDE8KGUaPKvYqiI8mzgS-Tn8k9kZCup48PbmY6ktbiqIHAoR3zBN6HEQ5tg-fjSOQvNxRAfgQoowUdDHN9J6s1Ldgt-7ZYEyONeOpcdd9Z2zIHySm94RX6wqRVd0pHnl0MO84cRKMGNf19pZNouIHXXBDtUxvGOsGv3-d3jzUu9J3yApVAMyNDccA/s320/IMG_4889.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Just past Ed's Lab is a grey cement building. This is the beginning of the structure that houses the <a href="https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/" target="_blank">Monterey Bay Aquarium</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97BNJohev2ZkPMwcMVMllW2QDFL6EK4YPno11zHieGEqIHAn9IiRQSt9HgUfghLQ2dL7Mp7fPnGh2MO_E8pTJ5rtOCbc5GMuXOm8xPd9Rzm9cedjXln1a_XHhyWLM9GQ5gaiQO8DzYi0yFpD27QwHTfEPHeZXjeCwAq2NjPgfaXaV1yR1KaDXxoOjvQ/s4266/IMG_0779.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3002" data-original-width="4266" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97BNJohev2ZkPMwcMVMllW2QDFL6EK4YPno11zHieGEqIHAn9IiRQSt9HgUfghLQ2dL7Mp7fPnGh2MO_E8pTJ5rtOCbc5GMuXOm8xPd9Rzm9cedjXln1a_XHhyWLM9GQ5gaiQO8DzYi0yFpD27QwHTfEPHeZXjeCwAq2NjPgfaXaV1yR1KaDXxoOjvQ/s320/IMG_0779.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">This building was o<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">riginally the location of the Sea Pride Packing Corporation,
a company which was entirely owned and operated by Japanese-Americans. Some of
its top products were abalone, filleted and kippered sardines as well as tuna
and mackerel. In 1926 and 1930, the facility was severely damaged by fire.</span></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
Sea Pride was rebuilt after the fire and the grey corrugated warehouse
diagonally to your right across the street was added for cannery storage and
access to the Southern Pacific Railroad Monterey Branch tracks, which were
behind the warehouse. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Sea Pride sold their operation to Atlantic Coast Fisheries in 1945 which continued to run until the 1950’s. In 1980, the abandoned cannery burned to the ground.</span><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">The original warehouse, however survived, and today it is used
as retail space. As of the date we made this recording, it is the home of
Crepes on the Row. <br />
<br /><br /></span></span><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6phLyIX0QD6O4FDCndW71cjhNTFo_3Hl42ZKwy8pBr5QqL6-MhjqrFJSKNbpf9fSQM3hH2wQLrDsBO12TOREvhf95LaYGAQGwdM3MpZVdLWROPGCL3pFwa-0F7_Is59PB5dJl7jhjh44pzTWleV0345-Op9h2l_5DZ7aq6RUJwJp1Fk9EL9ObXmPZbQ/s4263/IMG_0783.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4263" data-original-width="3254" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6phLyIX0QD6O4FDCndW71cjhNTFo_3Hl42ZKwy8pBr5QqL6-MhjqrFJSKNbpf9fSQM3hH2wQLrDsBO12TOREvhf95LaYGAQGwdM3MpZVdLWROPGCL3pFwa-0F7_Is59PB5dJl7jhjh44pzTWleV0345-Op9h2l_5DZ7aq6RUJwJp1Fk9EL9ObXmPZbQ/w305-h400/IMG_0783.JPG" width="305" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">In 1916, Knut Hovden opened a cannery on the site of the main portion of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This cannery would become the largest on the row. In 1973 following the collapse of the sardine fishery, Hovden's began to can squid. They finally closed there operation in 1973. Five years later a group of marine scientists, local residents and members of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation formed the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation and in 1984 the Aquarium opened its doors to visitors. Over 10,000 on the first day! </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">In 1996, the Monterey Bay Aquarium opened its largest exhibit, the million-gallon <a href="https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/visit/exhibits/open-sea" target="_blank">Open Sea Exhibit</a>. This showcases a community of tunas, sardines, hammerhead sharks, sea turtles, sunfish and more. The Aquarium was also the location of various
episodes of the HBO Miniseries, <i>Big Little Lies</i>. You can read more about the episodes that featured the Aquarium <a href="https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/stories/big-little-lies" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9ZoAMjN1SZBzwSQm-faK6WLJQzKmKx47PQJtBFlqEDCRuzMdIly_IEdFFeHJA0-BAWK8Yvfz94HyHkb7L8rrWivTyPMFFMi5hlBZRFZC4E98-zf1Hb663EPb0IxoeyTDkWOjJz3KgGr746udNd2wB2FkbrSLYBIOvGWKVBbVIE9e0AKNVsiTp36qCQ/s2206/IMG_5633%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2206" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9ZoAMjN1SZBzwSQm-faK6WLJQzKmKx47PQJtBFlqEDCRuzMdIly_IEdFFeHJA0-BAWK8Yvfz94HyHkb7L8rrWivTyPMFFMi5hlBZRFZC4E98-zf1Hb663EPb0IxoeyTDkWOjJz3KgGr746udNd2wB2FkbrSLYBIOvGWKVBbVIE9e0AKNVsiTp36qCQ/s320/IMG_5633%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%;">
<br />Turn left in front of the Aquarium and continue on David Street. Continue through the next three traffic signals and at the stop sign turn right onto Pine Street. </span></span><p></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%;">Pine becomes Spruce Avenue. Stay to the right and at the stop turn right onto Eardley Avenue. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzau-zklD3SZaLsp2yfhxtZI70ScKow4xcftQsNjnKALuSFpOoXOk-u1iFYxQ6D8mXl3Hhffku3oXsFqcGafqtlsYqpGSGB2k_aaQ0OIZMMTNm1eoh-KHYOnv7sMntaXJWO5qsVEYEl9PmkhVlsDID3nZkNlK7D89F4dfrXwifdAOPusbUAtdI3XB5g/s3168/IMG_7468%20425%20Eardley%20Steinbeck%20Writers%20Cottage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3168" data-original-width="3168" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzau-zklD3SZaLsp2yfhxtZI70ScKow4xcftQsNjnKALuSFpOoXOk-u1iFYxQ6D8mXl3Hhffku3oXsFqcGafqtlsYqpGSGB2k_aaQ0OIZMMTNm1eoh-KHYOnv7sMntaXJWO5qsVEYEl9PmkhVlsDID3nZkNlK7D89F4dfrXwifdAOPusbUAtdI3XB5g/s320/IMG_7468%20425%20Eardley%20Steinbeck%20Writers%20Cottage.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">(421 Eardley in 2017)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The vernacular style residence, second from the corner, is 421 Eardley. At one time this was the Steinbeck Writer's Cottage. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5oJ66XfoUoxGJzyXSzTCtJGpveLPZ9Me9emgRtNgFM1qm1htPVd1wgvFpEArziKk0MR-M5QkmqDe_BEukfeenFiko5f22__lp3d7cAesTgem9Vu2BKgpqYrYtis1K-Uz7myszNKgdT8_2-AHzD1IbBkjwj0k7nNaF9WUArJe-ROX8SWOnNEPgwq2Vg/s3449/IMG_7469%20425%20Eardley%20Steinbeck%20Writers%20Cottage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3449" data-original-width="3449" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5oJ66XfoUoxGJzyXSzTCtJGpveLPZ9Me9emgRtNgFM1qm1htPVd1wgvFpEArziKk0MR-M5QkmqDe_BEukfeenFiko5f22__lp3d7cAesTgem9Vu2BKgpqYrYtis1K-Uz7myszNKgdT8_2-AHzD1IbBkjwj0k7nNaF9WUArJe-ROX8SWOnNEPgwq2Vg/s320/IMG_7469%20425%20Eardley%20Steinbeck%20Writers%20Cottage.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">They recently cut back the hedge. Here are some pictures from 2022. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdT87kG-3MIpKtStYtQTK4K0ZMgu4kTpXlFtPyLEQ5WTud6o_x9T8UddtVI84NzRndUNi1V-K-6MllZpE52yiEsqmzpX8csOCvugRrxO1oAT0Y9mjEUsqIxxrkEBRDZcDEjhu0oYWOVr3wq22yPaGEhplJxVyW2UazxvOPFDdkkUIAE6LuRvSdpY79JA/s4423/IMG_0793.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3160" data-original-width="4423" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdT87kG-3MIpKtStYtQTK4K0ZMgu4kTpXlFtPyLEQ5WTud6o_x9T8UddtVI84NzRndUNi1V-K-6MllZpE52yiEsqmzpX8csOCvugRrxO1oAT0Y9mjEUsqIxxrkEBRDZcDEjhu0oYWOVr3wq22yPaGEhplJxVyW2UazxvOPFDdkkUIAE6LuRvSdpY79JA/s320/IMG_0793.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(421 Eardley in 2022)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">John and Carol Steinbeck purchased this cottage in 1941 and lived here after they returned from the scientific expedition they made with Ed Ricketts to the Sea of Cortez. It was in this cottage that John and Ed collaborated on their book, <i>Sea of Cortez</i>. It was also at this time that John met Gwendolyn Conger which led to Carol and John separating. Sending John to live with his sister in her guest house on Asilomar Blvd. We will see this guest house near the end of this driving tour. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qcBW1X_hGiRs273qVcXR6Y0Dy-hF3FfrTuXi8HQE9uTcdnEEJlfQ8JrkEaP-E4hwEi3WJS3kgkWJB99vbgDe3A-0P9ZMHve7r7dBuP0e9x6YhLQilGsVqFM6hRoQplS0tVMvzz-m7sUh0waaahBtMmHnKL99kMFFL-vWekVmMZ_E6sGqaFvRYGtc-Q/s3231/IMG_7470%20425%20Eardley%20Steinbeck%20Writers%20Cottage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3231" data-original-width="3231" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qcBW1X_hGiRs273qVcXR6Y0Dy-hF3FfrTuXi8HQE9uTcdnEEJlfQ8JrkEaP-E4hwEi3WJS3kgkWJB99vbgDe3A-0P9ZMHve7r7dBuP0e9x6YhLQilGsVqFM6hRoQplS0tVMvzz-m7sUh0waaahBtMmHnKL99kMFFL-vWekVmMZ_E6sGqaFvRYGtc-Q/s320/IMG_7470%20425%20Eardley%20Steinbeck%20Writers%20Cottage.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight four blocks then turn left onto Laurel Avenue. In three blocks watch for the First Baptist Church, located at 246 Laurel Avenue. It will be on your right. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8ex9ZpWLIiVkDU7YKpWSsrL__zqkngL2kHQvzcRG6vHprGtjoGKqDuZ-44cVRiztwaYRzKFH29TtA-mXIxtvJlIbKMj3Y_0R4Xmxr_GiK6zoifk8ztAabr15HoGHEGnBEpVt3URhVsjpl5e0tvN1dpoShrD0qN9GiKxe8IZDNhrRmw3qHap1EONhDg/s4608/IMG_7466.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2418" data-original-width="4608" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8ex9ZpWLIiVkDU7YKpWSsrL__zqkngL2kHQvzcRG6vHprGtjoGKqDuZ-44cVRiztwaYRzKFH29TtA-mXIxtvJlIbKMj3Y_0R4Xmxr_GiK6zoifk8ztAabr15HoGHEGnBEpVt3URhVsjpl5e0tvN1dpoShrD0qN9GiKxe8IZDNhrRmw3qHap1EONhDg/w640-h336/IMG_7466.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove was built in 1909 and the Monterey Peninsula Branch of the NAACP was founded here in 1932 by Reverend Wellington Smith Sr. the churches pastor. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight on Laurel for two blocks. Then look to your right on the corner of 6th Street for the two-story Queen Anne Victorian.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEW-j0D6tPc_rQTbq6rvN4DgAI2TCv6ZkWVvMx0IWYs2Yp9YrK5QYxInNGox2626czjgnUkjjyBr0rJ_RpyPySR2fIdH1CY45r8t989IKr_PLufzlx8Qgujt0_MVFNV2x-4VnBn3NFgMFU0Gcbdf8xSjVbHx-x7NmdSDwjUEDNV6nedyht0SsiwJ8-Q/s3327/IMG_0801.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2841" data-original-width="3327" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEW-j0D6tPc_rQTbq6rvN4DgAI2TCv6ZkWVvMx0IWYs2Yp9YrK5QYxInNGox2626czjgnUkjjyBr0rJ_RpyPySR2fIdH1CY45r8t989IKr_PLufzlx8Qgujt0_MVFNV2x-4VnBn3NFgMFU0Gcbdf8xSjVbHx-x7NmdSDwjUEDNV6nedyht0SsiwJ8-Q/w400-h341/IMG_0801.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">230 6th Street (Dr. Oliver Smith Trimmer House)</div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Located at 230 6th Street this was built in 1893 for Dr. Oliver Smith Trimmer, a surgeon and also the first mayor of Pacific Grove. It is a perfect example of Stick - Eastlake detailing with turret towers and arched entryway. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghx1MpONZI5nRUGhzVrwzRR2nY0KRfsqXDoUkiPbIb4Ib1kb4_OLkuIrtrQUVu-CrsyO43rfj_nfYFjWPO-tBRQ9HNh5vA2neefRelkPjkU7ESo8kYUZCL--hwF4XSeFPEqvIj-SWFLB1qavwJjy8epLF5i0qUpKKTDWfeiMWN1eLXUnB-5gq424iG4Q/s2476/Trimmer%20House%20230%206th%20PG%20book.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2476" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghx1MpONZI5nRUGhzVrwzRR2nY0KRfsqXDoUkiPbIb4Ib1kb4_OLkuIrtrQUVu-CrsyO43rfj_nfYFjWPO-tBRQ9HNh5vA2neefRelkPjkU7ESo8kYUZCL--hwF4XSeFPEqvIj-SWFLB1qavwJjy8epLF5i0qUpKKTDWfeiMWN1eLXUnB-5gq424iG4Q/s320/Trimmer%20House%20230%206th%20PG%20book.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Dr. Trimmer House c. 1900</div><div style="text-align: center;"> (Photo by C. K. Tuttle - Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History) </div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMokDQGzr6Dfx72eKe96Q1wOkDUMoXwUibQqz1pZ_wiEE5IfqKtfQ4CHVJhWsLG93XF3VssyrGhNqXbovKoGEeJJZI_wXG4D9kpa5p72gf438qcOsGsg69yylRWLWK25q-44W_oJgNkaJcSyyi47AxI67F7l7Svf-QQkCklJOjnrkgIfXhBWEpegGQNg/s5087/IMG_0802.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3375" data-original-width="5087" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMokDQGzr6Dfx72eKe96Q1wOkDUMoXwUibQqz1pZ_wiEE5IfqKtfQ4CHVJhWsLG93XF3VssyrGhNqXbovKoGEeJJZI_wXG4D9kpa5p72gf438qcOsGsg69yylRWLWK25q-44W_oJgNkaJcSyyi47AxI67F7l7Svf-QQkCklJOjnrkgIfXhBWEpegGQNg/w400-h265/IMG_0802.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Dr. Trimmer moved to Pacific Grove in 1888 from Salinas where he had a very successful medical practice. He had intended to retire, but instead purchased the Heintz Drug Store in Pacific Grove. Reputed to be a clandestine whisky saloon, this store was operated by Dr. Trimmer's nieces' husband, Charles K. Tuttle for decades. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxB9qHc6E9y1AQtqT4jTTRYxqa_6iApCM6bHAbk6AIhF_qijclI6eUTVW9z_wSSGjcdESiwxVyeJVRJ9IFh-FMTqmwOz6xMt9mAfji6W_8yjhVD7zKg8AXOukqwXc8cxlbHWgIY6E-m5E_Zz8X8CGHkN-JL6dTy5wWno3iRjnm1B7aVgNVKDplH3lKJg/s2106/Tuttle%20Drugs%20PG%20book%2066.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1386" data-original-width="2106" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxB9qHc6E9y1AQtqT4jTTRYxqa_6iApCM6bHAbk6AIhF_qijclI6eUTVW9z_wSSGjcdESiwxVyeJVRJ9IFh-FMTqmwOz6xMt9mAfji6W_8yjhVD7zKg8AXOukqwXc8cxlbHWgIY6E-m5E_Zz8X8CGHkN-JL6dTy5wWno3iRjnm1B7aVgNVKDplH3lKJg/w400-h264/Tuttle%20Drugs%20PG%20book%2066.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Tuttle Drug Store 1901 (500 block of Lighthouse - <br />Photo by C. K. Tuttle - Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeIWRKFvqyloldTMtc8tZqbCC9Y9uJSJN29pwOU81JsoXd74azrGhI5rxCi7dl4IY34HzQVL1ln3pv0Ejm6r4qKKwAIB32YECuog6Darxh0x1iGUx9vM-fwn5wWFbSQ64t8TxX8vWRbFmw2GZedO08oqGO23llDy9i98ClzoNC4QO5Fun-XarqCgs5Q/s1672/IMG_0931%20Drug%20store.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="1259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeIWRKFvqyloldTMtc8tZqbCC9Y9uJSJN29pwOU81JsoXd74azrGhI5rxCi7dl4IY34HzQVL1ln3pv0Ejm6r4qKKwAIB32YECuog6Darxh0x1iGUx9vM-fwn5wWFbSQ64t8TxX8vWRbFmw2GZedO08oqGO23llDy9i98ClzoNC4QO5Fun-XarqCgs5Q/s320/IMG_0931%20Drug%20store.jpg" width="241" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Marita's Boutique (551 Lighthouse, Pacific Grove) </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Today, this is the location of <a href="http://www.maritaspacificgrove.com/" target="_blank">Marita's Boutique</a>. You can see a picture above taken in 2022. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight and turn right onto 8th Street, and continue to the end of the block.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcpGqJOy4xpGWX-stCxTCKxLood1njzqkyd8uMYx3_RoHF6Lf_F3b0N0hlfGJXr22gQEYh4pm-fr9q5I4tIPu6t1Pn0iZ1pNS_ZF5rHkpBQ8BKfm6zqnQM77eycPp9rhBniT87dV7Q0xffXnuvj1cEDpc1W1rZDWfGcbUFlUuXV-uk8pWpnOWCFp75w/s2216/IMG_0803.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2216" data-original-width="2200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcpGqJOy4xpGWX-stCxTCKxLood1njzqkyd8uMYx3_RoHF6Lf_F3b0N0hlfGJXr22gQEYh4pm-fr9q5I4tIPu6t1Pn0iZ1pNS_ZF5rHkpBQ8BKfm6zqnQM77eycPp9rhBniT87dV7Q0xffXnuvj1cEDpc1W1rZDWfGcbUFlUuXV-uk8pWpnOWCFp75w/w398-h400/IMG_0803.JPG" width="398" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">8th and Laurel</div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the end of 8th, look to your right at the white two-story wooden house. The address of this house is 331 Lighthouse Avenue. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">This home was built in 1910. In 1926 it became Ed Ricketts family's second home in Pacific Grove.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5f8XeadiS5IMCQ8SdNe6FdQVR43SwBrXhzaRcmMdyTnIU8xkGcAlQK17FlNSOTnmmFHi7JagSiF0Wn61X3c-4JZr-7PYNivEl0h9Xh1oE96xPRGx0WshFhDVdNzFWDkiTSx0I8NsDYIXr_hcEUNhb2OeQVUQh4bLZ_ax2YbJfRA5oHNCawr0o0zzFOQ/s4203/IMG_7453.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3237" data-original-width="4203" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5f8XeadiS5IMCQ8SdNe6FdQVR43SwBrXhzaRcmMdyTnIU8xkGcAlQK17FlNSOTnmmFHi7JagSiF0Wn61X3c-4JZr-7PYNivEl0h9Xh1oE96xPRGx0WshFhDVdNzFWDkiTSx0I8NsDYIXr_hcEUNhb2OeQVUQh4bLZ_ax2YbJfRA5oHNCawr0o0zzFOQ/s320/IMG_7453.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">331 Lighthouse Avenue (cross street 8th)</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">They would reside at this location until 1930. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Nan gave birth to Cornelia their third child when the Ricketts lived here, and it was a short walk to Ed's first lab on Fountain Street. At least for a short time. The city would demolish the building containing Ed's lab on Fountain Street later in 1926 forcing him to move his business to the wooden structure on Cannery Row that we viewed earlier on this tour. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstnnExny1do_JKON9Pfsc-uupVwUxBL4NSZY8TyphhB-rMIsCec9Ld57e8mvoOVZ4mN6vmOjtvkJ1FHeMlW7mC25oGfXp0Zs7uB8IZZaKIi_b5F5VCUUuee7ZwE1eb900JV5w3iCGjj4UALAD_UL8xtSOGENl4qT6AehSV-YT30Kra0wI8lhiFm_DJA/s3456/IMG_7452%20Ricketts%20on%208th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2414" data-original-width="3456" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstnnExny1do_JKON9Pfsc-uupVwUxBL4NSZY8TyphhB-rMIsCec9Ld57e8mvoOVZ4mN6vmOjtvkJ1FHeMlW7mC25oGfXp0Zs7uB8IZZaKIi_b5F5VCUUuee7ZwE1eb900JV5w3iCGjj4UALAD_UL8xtSOGENl4qT6AehSV-YT30Kra0wI8lhiFm_DJA/s320/IMG_7452%20Ricketts%20on%208th.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the stop sign, turn right onto Lighthouse and continue four blocks to 4th Avenue. Turn right onto 4th. </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Midway down the block look for one-story cottage where the chimney cuts through the center two windows. It will be on your left. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaZY82u5culfXmI5huyKlza4AxY5CUgIAeYx3ozgsZoVb105dpY7vS-lVXijJEmXcOomRqjzBGp-r3ZxCaKju6s6estQAHHti8tgMB_CK7D_F6Qc-zNY1Wk0Y0r2clv9niSx3c-_cDgS70wt7SB5d35XzuhGngrS5rHnb4cQ_SbKiAjmjksL2RAHv3g/s4977/IMG_0815.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3491" data-original-width="4977" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaZY82u5culfXmI5huyKlza4AxY5CUgIAeYx3ozgsZoVb105dpY7vS-lVXijJEmXcOomRqjzBGp-r3ZxCaKju6s6estQAHHti8tgMB_CK7D_F6Qc-zNY1Wk0Y0r2clv9niSx3c-_cDgS70wt7SB5d35XzuhGngrS5rHnb4cQ_SbKiAjmjksL2RAHv3g/s320/IMG_0815.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">219 4th Street (Joseph Campbell House) </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is 219 4th Street. At one time the home of Joseph Campbell, author and expert in mythology. Campbell was born in New York in 1904, he received his Bachelors in English literature from Columbia University in 1925 and his Masters in medieval literature in 1927.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1932 Campbell was introduced to John and Carol Steinbeck, poet Robin Jeffers, as well as Ed Rickett's. Campbell's house was next door to Ed Rickett's third residence in Pacific Grove. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Campbell's time living next to Ricketts was a pivotal period in his life: "<i>It was Ed who was especially important to me...and from our long talks about biology, I eventually came up with one of my basic viewpoints: that myth is a function of biology; a manifestation of the human imagination stirred by the energies of the organs of the body operating against one another. In other words, myth is as fundamental to us as our capacity to speak and think and dream</i>." (1) </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aS141NcwINYXkpzKHC3KJ6If6yHmveql9VgSIJi6TP_9SrEcvcFJZR5TIMGbV-eXDT_IXmV60DMaatyqx1pdI9e5B83-TxC740x-HlEGi58DKQCON-VEJUnPFR6qrWismlphAlauN6yBbnHkFIpAoY_dSf2c-GZPYUgGpNmyjCGH_krM-Y5cJ1kfCg/s470/Joseph_Campbell_(cropped)%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aS141NcwINYXkpzKHC3KJ6If6yHmveql9VgSIJi6TP_9SrEcvcFJZR5TIMGbV-eXDT_IXmV60DMaatyqx1pdI9e5B83-TxC740x-HlEGi58DKQCON-VEJUnPFR6qrWismlphAlauN6yBbnHkFIpAoY_dSf2c-GZPYUgGpNmyjCGH_krM-Y5cJ1kfCg/s320/Joseph_Campbell_(cropped)%20(1).png" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Joseph Campbell (1970s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>) <br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1934, Campbell moved to New York where he taught Literature at Sarah Lawrence College. He is best known for his work, T<i>he Hero with a Thousand Faces</i> (1949). His philosophy has been summarized by the phrase: "<i>Follow your bliss</i>," and his work is credited with influencing George Lucas's Star Wars saga. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9So9fu0yP3PhetkVhIo_84Q305ky3iEXDlrCeXQbCuAA7O7bznaMPVYSyn-H21mSMTPAFzbVca9BSD-w3T-LBNSL_agJWFFRzyr2acE71_RXk5nWCanzvn1Zsor9opMWMMb_UW_xLhfK6B0pvIwPjGJ3PPKBUw4bmiEdOjYyDvmzgwxPDS2DuaE1Ig/s5184/IMG_0818.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9So9fu0yP3PhetkVhIo_84Q305ky3iEXDlrCeXQbCuAA7O7bznaMPVYSyn-H21mSMTPAFzbVca9BSD-w3T-LBNSL_agJWFFRzyr2acE71_RXk5nWCanzvn1Zsor9opMWMMb_UW_xLhfK6B0pvIwPjGJ3PPKBUw4bmiEdOjYyDvmzgwxPDS2DuaE1Ig/s320/IMG_0818.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> 221 4th (Ed Ricketts 3rd residence in Pacific Grove) <br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue to the house next door, also on your left. The address on the gate is 221. This one-story home has a red brick chimney and oriel window. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mHO5VW_lh-_w3fJ6HtCisekgi7jKzzUHqn6xPr8zqalZWnGEYvUtfSWY8efZeCepeMv7jdvtIIR1aCDZBteRI80l1TDGV5UEVaJklHjAPKL5NVbqu_rwf6b_J6fs0W0ZjEQbLzBe0x07IOpteIzQSQcHPFrC2Gik4aDRToBGiaR6NxBA_q4aPc2V9g/s3784/IMG_0817.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3768" data-original-width="3784" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mHO5VW_lh-_w3fJ6HtCisekgi7jKzzUHqn6xPr8zqalZWnGEYvUtfSWY8efZeCepeMv7jdvtIIR1aCDZBteRI80l1TDGV5UEVaJklHjAPKL5NVbqu_rwf6b_J6fs0W0ZjEQbLzBe0x07IOpteIzQSQcHPFrC2Gik4aDRToBGiaR6NxBA_q4aPc2V9g/s320/IMG_0817.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This was Ed Ricketts third home in Pacific Grove. He purchased this in 1930 for his family. His wife Nan wrote in her memoir that they made numerous improvements to their comfortable home. But marital problems would force Ed from this home and into his laboratory on Cannery Row. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yoJq3TWcHJ2eIlVXRmU1jdxzKLOY0P_u6j-ygVrm3Q78SQMtcvpLJCSYCiVQ78n9pVw3KEti4BcbFLFeEeVVDM10bUwz3kAmy7ZbR4weU2Nz6wXUlyebzuzS4SK0woBxXyxkczd_99sRGUtfa8mGCuUhtoKIq5OoM7nIH_QshyvZuIaF_b5VzQ5B0Q/s4488/IMG_0819.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3706" data-original-width="4488" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yoJq3TWcHJ2eIlVXRmU1jdxzKLOY0P_u6j-ygVrm3Q78SQMtcvpLJCSYCiVQ78n9pVw3KEti4BcbFLFeEeVVDM10bUwz3kAmy7ZbR4weU2Nz6wXUlyebzuzS4SK0woBxXyxkczd_99sRGUtfa8mGCuUhtoKIq5OoM7nIH_QshyvZuIaF_b5VzQ5B0Q/s320/IMG_0819.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn left back onto Laurel, pass the First Baptist Church again and continue straight four blocks. At the stop sign turn left back onto Eardley. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgrMLUQ9lyL0Kl69iv8fZdsqEYGeJl6rrBSAul4z1BrZsPz62lMx8PR4osjnUu0sDI35eIyaR1QVGogHo1cEKnuIgGBJhtLxusc-yFcfjcPBN-DgB_-hNThzJ9vXm0glka-YMpvLXmuaaYC8nw-SsSXy9C5ZNpsQuPRcPta4IHn00ZxH_RTrNkfWuFw/s5175/IMG_0821.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2783" data-original-width="5175" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgrMLUQ9lyL0Kl69iv8fZdsqEYGeJl6rrBSAul4z1BrZsPz62lMx8PR4osjnUu0sDI35eIyaR1QVGogHo1cEKnuIgGBJhtLxusc-yFcfjcPBN-DgB_-hNThzJ9vXm0glka-YMpvLXmuaaYC8nw-SsSXy9C5ZNpsQuPRcPta4IHn00ZxH_RTrNkfWuFw/s320/IMG_0821.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Back of First Baptist Church</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue through the stop sign to the yield sign. Then turn left onto Lighthouse Avenue. In two blocks, turn right onto 2nd Street. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPKkdMsxOVzS2K6jLKNgTazChmbzhcvqhbUlALip4kugrQE8Bw1nYdcwDrGZee82tr1Qd4w1zyDngjGSZ3_VpbuqzmSVC6WWsZjOSPLpz5BLw4CTMgOCZWcHRJEIwrarGobrNoONvtZqO85Snb927eOxCgxHiiDHKLuP8iFwaOkghlTBJIQp_6etmFw/s3825/IMG_0823.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="3825" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPKkdMsxOVzS2K6jLKNgTazChmbzhcvqhbUlALip4kugrQE8Bw1nYdcwDrGZee82tr1Qd4w1zyDngjGSZ3_VpbuqzmSVC6WWsZjOSPLpz5BLw4CTMgOCZWcHRJEIwrarGobrNoONvtZqO85Snb927eOxCgxHiiDHKLuP8iFwaOkghlTBJIQp_6etmFw/s320/IMG_0823.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lighthouse and 2nd </span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">At the "t" turn left onto Evans Avenue. Stay to the right and at the stop sign turn right onto Central. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On your right on the corner at 225 Central, is a three-story Italianate-style Victorian. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdizokKPuj_tLY7MAJmnAgVlJL4wXRLTRi2FMCY6xeWhPDVzcsf56DOJpiW6TEy5oky05BN2GY6hwLxdkJBjnvMRmywW0xLiJwdjaL6inGcO-kK87Kl-Yrdj4FIbUlouxKi-PB5Go0Nlj2yAp7VPGxZP-hC4jL3YOZ567YfXnX1MIcAC-vgJ2_dvFdg/s3777/IMG_0829.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2909" data-original-width="3777" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdizokKPuj_tLY7MAJmnAgVlJL4wXRLTRi2FMCY6xeWhPDVzcsf56DOJpiW6TEy5oky05BN2GY6hwLxdkJBjnvMRmywW0xLiJwdjaL6inGcO-kK87Kl-Yrdj4FIbUlouxKi-PB5Go0Nlj2yAp7VPGxZP-hC4jL3YOZ567YfXnX1MIcAC-vgJ2_dvFdg/w640-h492/IMG_0829.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This home was built in 1884 for State Senator <a href="https://www.lodinews.com/features/vintage_lodi/article_af5cc028-a9c3-11e2-89ca-001a4bcf887a.html" target="_blank">Benjamin F. Langford</a>. Back in the 1880s Pacific Grove was surrounded by a fence. There was one gate and it was locked early in the evening. Langford was well known for arriving at the gate after it was locked and taking an axe to the lock so that he could get to his home. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPv7ozop7at_HxrXw14RCgFjxnyn_vwS1VJr4cX0GzYJFpHAj3xenVbjQ3QdBoooyHv4uifbhzyqPT_BHQAbvEf0XCbp4l--DnBJacgGi4HZl_3eE2Vy8jb8lJ9eRY9nblh4NgCyKGnySyZW9CCivp6HkVql5YHnvBQE1oGwqcnFq3crU8cmw1SNnUA/s2279/IMG_0776%20Langford%20House%20PB%20Book.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1899" data-original-width="2279" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPv7ozop7at_HxrXw14RCgFjxnyn_vwS1VJr4cX0GzYJFpHAj3xenVbjQ3QdBoooyHv4uifbhzyqPT_BHQAbvEf0XCbp4l--DnBJacgGi4HZl_3eE2Vy8jb8lJ9eRY9nblh4NgCyKGnySyZW9CCivp6HkVql5YHnvBQE1oGwqcnFq3crU8cmw1SNnUA/s320/IMG_0776%20Langford%20House%20PB%20Book.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Langford House c. 1890 (Heritage Society of Pacific Grove) </span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You might be wondering why there was a fence around Pacific Grove at one time. Well that is an interesting story. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The history of the town of Pacific Grove begins in 1874 when Reverend J. W. Ross a Methodist minister visited the area and decided it would be a perfect place for a west coast Methodist Retreat. This retreat was patterned after the New York Chautauqua Assembly Center organized by Methodist minister John Heyl Vincent and businessman Lewis Miller on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in New York. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1875 David Jacks and the Pacific Improvement Company provided the land for the Pacific Grove Methodist Retreat. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Initially, it was the founders intention that this would be an encampment of tents, not houses. And that they would only be up for a few weeks during the summer than taken down and stored in Chautauqua Hall. But just a year later, the area proved so popular that lots were sold for $50, 1/2 down and the balance due within one year. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNM3hVN1unLrCElxUB-cEPh-L0v-Dd7G5Ivb-v1ssMjMNt-XlkO--wEQC_kSk-jrQOTVY2gkPSBX8CJgWbEVrgv3tl-U7tGotvDDI8kERTA6bXFqhFa7kzKFWi6UQXCZOOiNWIT5dV1D13hHK6j8gIyZ-TFLiBLhBuNffhd7kqjUG3fNuC3SVWVaTVNg/s2304/IMG_0780%20PG%20book%201890.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1609" data-original-width="2304" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNM3hVN1unLrCElxUB-cEPh-L0v-Dd7G5Ivb-v1ssMjMNt-XlkO--wEQC_kSk-jrQOTVY2gkPSBX8CJgWbEVrgv3tl-U7tGotvDDI8kERTA6bXFqhFa7kzKFWi6UQXCZOOiNWIT5dV1D13hHK6j8gIyZ-TFLiBLhBuNffhd7kqjUG3fNuC3SVWVaTVNg/w640-h446/IMG_0780%20PG%20book%201890.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Pacific Grove's Tent City c. 1890</div><div style="text-align: center;"> (Photo by C.W. J. Johnson - Heritage Society of Pacific Grove) </div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSchdOMKKdlYfrPP7ZnKJ16Hiw9jXlEag4uo5pIkrQXE981hRqqZS7AA59yTbSSz6W8X-IACCiFO1IDObscYBBpX9LA_NmhZwmvksz9LO4KuKwM1-PktTV5MUAyf3G8_uYKH72wzXb89afM8pLzWUKv-zRfmse3oLTzZV8I-pKRwNXxYwVg23X5vJA3w/s4482/IMG_7206.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="4482" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSchdOMKKdlYfrPP7ZnKJ16Hiw9jXlEag4uo5pIkrQXE981hRqqZS7AA59yTbSSz6W8X-IACCiFO1IDObscYBBpX9LA_NmhZwmvksz9LO4KuKwM1-PktTV5MUAyf3G8_uYKH72wzXb89afM8pLzWUKv-zRfmse3oLTzZV8I-pKRwNXxYwVg23X5vJA3w/w640-h320/IMG_7206.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />Portion of the Pacific Grove Mural along the Coastal Trail</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1883 Pacific Grove Methodist Retreat published its rules and regulations. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">The following were prohibited within the fenced environment of the retreat area: intoxicating beverages, gambling, dancing, profanity, fast buggy riding, bathing at the beach without costume, dirty outhouses, firearms, and smoking in or near buildings. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcErh65463XrFoXnDwT0uR-yG_S6gHXBKc_V9Id4qSDD3vK1Kel2jQgLBBsMHZVNoSxhuNUt8pmmPTj8QEYcEAywUbMyxlHNT0f0na0rhjTw6rDKLefD-gH2mokOvZgrOhQPYYiO2RzEhbbiCS-Czu2uLkt0Obn0o-oVR0SNzMHHYjXgp9HRP5xTcDSg/s2081/IMG_0779%20Pacific%20Grove%20Retreat%20PB%20Book.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1691" data-original-width="2081" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcErh65463XrFoXnDwT0uR-yG_S6gHXBKc_V9Id4qSDD3vK1Kel2jQgLBBsMHZVNoSxhuNUt8pmmPTj8QEYcEAywUbMyxlHNT0f0na0rhjTw6rDKLefD-gH2mokOvZgrOhQPYYiO2RzEhbbiCS-Czu2uLkt0Obn0o-oVR0SNzMHHYjXgp9HRP5xTcDSg/w400-h325/IMG_0779%20Pacific%20Grove%20Retreat%20PB%20Book.gif" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Pacific Grove Retreat c. 1880</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Photo by C.W. J. Johnson - Pacific Grove Public Library)</div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A curfew was passed in 1885 making it unlawful for those under 18 years old to be out after 8pm in the winter and 9pm in the summer. To help attendees adhere to the rules, a fence was erected around the entire retreat area. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJ5PIf2X-0SwYM11b_CO9uEeyogD3GGGwGDr_7ICn3Z2hxMcBLDo85JQyodAAfa4UJ3MHECWDrHZHobWM2wJwGXTSC2GXZqTWtNeoNoSnI8S8NEM7XXEZqGRmcWKA7BRMGufFDzDaDhJx5CdPLI2kfQEpkDWdYO8RHEPddaLB6klf8K7JirbbNCpcAQ/s1843/IMG_0781%20pg%20bood%20page%2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1843" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJ5PIf2X-0SwYM11b_CO9uEeyogD3GGGwGDr_7ICn3Z2hxMcBLDo85JQyodAAfa4UJ3MHECWDrHZHobWM2wJwGXTSC2GXZqTWtNeoNoSnI8S8NEM7XXEZqGRmcWKA7BRMGufFDzDaDhJx5CdPLI2kfQEpkDWdYO8RHEPddaLB6klf8K7JirbbNCpcAQ/w640-h476/IMG_0781%20pg%20bood%20page%2039.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Tent cottages lined with redwood siding c. 1882</div><div style="text-align: center;"> (<span>Photo by C.W. J. Johnson - Heritage Society of Pacific Grove)</span> </div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">By 1889 Pacific Grove already had 1300 permanent residents. It was incorporated as a city and the majority of the tent houses had been lined on the outside with a single wall of redwood. <span> </span></span></p></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Though the curfew bell sounded nightly until 1912, it was largely ignored after the first few years. The fence, or at least portions of it, remained until the 1930s.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IcfWudanWx5fLwaBbWJGxfbSlMpFanG0ELUPodjnFoGpZqXmD-ShaDs-CNmjLSvOKAHtrQX1Anv0I7HU174pIBJHKR9FaZ6rbj7gXO4InZYZbGVjUpijI7dAPejkgmlad8YQcAH7NqQAaSaTChIjJsr7YsB_M4fVtivua9l6jaAWzH_2MFuLLne_DQ/s3784/IMG_0832.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3784" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IcfWudanWx5fLwaBbWJGxfbSlMpFanG0ELUPodjnFoGpZqXmD-ShaDs-CNmjLSvOKAHtrQX1Anv0I7HU174pIBJHKR9FaZ6rbj7gXO4InZYZbGVjUpijI7dAPejkgmlad8YQcAH7NqQAaSaTChIjJsr7YsB_M4fVtivua9l6jaAWzH_2MFuLLne_DQ/w400-h345/IMG_0832.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">222 Central Avenue </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Alright, lets continue with the driving tour. From Central Avenue, make an immediate left on to 2nd Street. The house to your left on the corner at 222 Central Avenue was originally built in 1907. From 1915 to 1918, this was the home of John Steinbeck's maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Hamilton.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhtkHmCXn4bD-kFffEp7SfcTd5uokyIAWHF6pOSbGxiNciHj2nBE66Hq2nTPB5_-2y2fwRRuiUpiFMza4tEMc2VY6_k8Er0xGFZQLP6siJRkVpnl8AXYSw9HhZLF6GvRWj-o8bB1KczbFFKobpRtgg4rood8tClScDw8vhJOMLvIk_gzGDh7vTurdkQ/s5184/IMG_0835.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhtkHmCXn4bD-kFffEp7SfcTd5uokyIAWHF6pOSbGxiNciHj2nBE66Hq2nTPB5_-2y2fwRRuiUpiFMza4tEMc2VY6_k8Er0xGFZQLP6siJRkVpnl8AXYSw9HhZLF6GvRWj-o8bB1KczbFFKobpRtgg4rood8tClScDw8vhJOMLvIk_gzGDh7vTurdkQ/w400-h300/IMG_0835.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Lena Dinsmore House from 2nd Street </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight to the end of 2nd. The last home on your right (The address is actually 104 1st Street) is a brown-shingled structure, officially known as the Lena Dinsmore House. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI5b7SP76QUt842Uc8S7Hexpp56oVzFwY6_cJoHgMovIAw0o1-Qylbx1L0OXb70D1htVy2Yp8WigaRuUhcLVn-IxiSvWsQ_ev5Rh1Y-W2iPii7t6ymU_axpcrp8ZhezY4C7fUliETjJ_StWqfEpQoIS4D2-S-_Vzuo5aCUzery1noySJoLDY_zU_8dg/s2175/IMG_4679.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1444" data-original-width="2175" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI5b7SP76QUt842Uc8S7Hexpp56oVzFwY6_cJoHgMovIAw0o1-Qylbx1L0OXb70D1htVy2Yp8WigaRuUhcLVn-IxiSvWsQ_ev5Rh1Y-W2iPii7t6ymU_axpcrp8ZhezY4C7fUliETjJ_StWqfEpQoIS4D2-S-_Vzuo5aCUzery1noySJoLDY_zU_8dg/w400-h265/IMG_4679.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZCMb5wRJrhzekd2oavYSaStl4DqumkxUoA7sfFnNMnuLu8NbkraYtzEEoYxaghdUdka38SryK5Q9R6FqK6vEaCk3yqrRn5SIy7RcSw3X4_yXyIgXS2fkvaF-rAT_SkPmC07sCYUuN-cYutok7qO0Fy7Uxcc4vnmWn7fmahxh60p1-jblv_gKfYOvVQ/s5184/IMG_0842.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZCMb5wRJrhzekd2oavYSaStl4DqumkxUoA7sfFnNMnuLu8NbkraYtzEEoYxaghdUdka38SryK5Q9R6FqK6vEaCk3yqrRn5SIy7RcSw3X4_yXyIgXS2fkvaF-rAT_SkPmC07sCYUuN-cYutok7qO0Fy7Uxcc4vnmWn7fmahxh60p1-jblv_gKfYOvVQ/w400-h300/IMG_0842.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />From 1st Street</p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This was designed by Julia Morgan in 1914 and construction was completed in 1916. It is the only home in Pacific Grove designed by Morgan. She took on this job while working on her award winning project at the nearby Asilomar Conference Grounds, where we end our driving tour. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Zxx30ui5oBl3HTrsEXpaHNwjdMB61cqE9w6cchH8V6ZY7yN5k9aE3Dkk4PjmC9RLdz7Epnsb8hFwwa554egAsDEzqWCrsQMPvfrliQOhxMty8zdATzFYcI2LtsrqSx9FBbfhvweQBBLAdZ1JNJRys8UvpcmVeclZkc-PtQlevqYLswky0cmq7Df5GQ/s240/Julia_Morgan%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="190" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Zxx30ui5oBl3HTrsEXpaHNwjdMB61cqE9w6cchH8V6ZY7yN5k9aE3Dkk4PjmC9RLdz7Epnsb8hFwwa554egAsDEzqWCrsQMPvfrliQOhxMty8zdATzFYcI2LtsrqSx9FBbfhvweQBBLAdZ1JNJRys8UvpcmVeclZkc-PtQlevqYLswky0cmq7Df5GQ/s1600/Julia_Morgan%20(1).jpg" width="190" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Julia Morgan 1926 (Wikipedia) <br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Morgan was one of the United States' first female architects, she was most known for Hearst Castle in San Simeon. Morgan designed over 700 structures, many of which were homes and churches and most were in the Bay Area. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After the stop sign, carefully cross through 1st Street and at the stop turn left onto Ocean View Blvd. Follow the sign that reads Scenic Drive and points left. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlUcq3JY-Fm0U6cLX59P3WHoR4pD8c9AQ0UtjeSQ357sDeHQmr9jbdXpxJ-H2M8bi-6lDGhgUB_wPf2rBDU9wVQb0R00dpXWxi7ABLcR-1dxdv0dCFFlaHe94kbkCYR2Fd3sFTWt4AGAFv2mFyoGB9tZ_vTyVj97l9PUpbIW4kYKv4eKQgRfD-8NrJA/s4657/IMG_0852.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3491" data-original-width="4657" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlUcq3JY-Fm0U6cLX59P3WHoR4pD8c9AQ0UtjeSQ357sDeHQmr9jbdXpxJ-H2M8bi-6lDGhgUB_wPf2rBDU9wVQb0R00dpXWxi7ABLcR-1dxdv0dCFFlaHe94kbkCYR2Fd3sFTWt4AGAFv2mFyoGB9tZ_vTyVj97l9PUpbIW4kYKv4eKQgRfD-8NrJA/s320/IMG_0852.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Martine Inn</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Just past 3rd Street watch for the three-story <a href="https://www.martineinn.com/" target="_blank">Martine Inn</a>. Don Martine purchased this rundown property in 1972. After conducting a total renovation he furnished the property with authentic period antiques from the 1800s to 1920s. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiDiOrZdlXlcetKUfQNofSb7cUGvUH-HZNt6POL3j2JfmK2grc8nidJb8UstNhgfwcNEzB-n3UGNqCeBkrziPu2Umx82ipbQGgICgdX8XoWZ6HBozI8pt5TlRkN_XBS2DQrtoUqcZp45l9zoxVDzTAHl3uYomo_7LtMVpcEaJ26N7iYy4zzGQGyjMjQ/s4139/IMG_0850.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3103" data-original-width="4139" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiDiOrZdlXlcetKUfQNofSb7cUGvUH-HZNt6POL3j2JfmK2grc8nidJb8UstNhgfwcNEzB-n3UGNqCeBkrziPu2Umx82ipbQGgICgdX8XoWZ6HBozI8pt5TlRkN_XBS2DQrtoUqcZp45l9zoxVDzTAHl3uYomo_7LtMVpcEaJ26N7iYy4zzGQGyjMjQ/w640-h480/IMG_0850.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This bed and breakfast overlooks the Monterey Bay. Many of the rooms have wood-burning fireplaces and ocean views. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWykB5ZrRj6EuY10wCaJ_mTw-OfPnzibzR41noEkkm_X64DQI2mZGfUVtl5cyoLbQBRkza8-X1N6Kq0h4e-V8T1Jgz6BfFqk0La0OoSM43zW6irhSB1SyM9WRJaDP7ghPQushFRRCuEIzTxVsEdoQ90ajo_BPT6XXEvYBwG6ct65FSx3T1JEwmZ6QULQ/s3648/IMG_0802.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWykB5ZrRj6EuY10wCaJ_mTw-OfPnzibzR41noEkkm_X64DQI2mZGfUVtl5cyoLbQBRkza8-X1N6Kq0h4e-V8T1Jgz6BfFqk0La0OoSM43zW6irhSB1SyM9WRJaDP7ghPQushFRRCuEIzTxVsEdoQ90ajo_BPT6XXEvYBwG6ct65FSx3T1JEwmZ6QULQ/w640-h480/IMG_0802.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On the next corner look for the <a href="https://www.greengablesinnpg.com/" target="_blank">Green Gables Inn</a>, which was built in 1888 for William Lacy in the Stick-Eastlake Victorian style it was originally named Ivy Terrace Hall for the large amounts of ivy that trailed from the side of the home down to the waters edge. It was one of the first estates to be built along the oceanfront. At the time it was built there was no road separating the home from the sea.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_w4hv08Vu1YhOT0tDS-IJcMG4lv3jcx9LmYIDeDt0kBGOHBdZWSw-7q39sCJNEc8mpfN09QdJdigv9uzslEduXHRZZrtxjEUPkimhD9CsEw2-Xad6uj5n72JLGO7vVRP6743LL1OM1RLIABGQ0xtJX-GNz4IR8uAQu3ewhYj4QS09_SEQQ3A-vUP0w/s5175/IMG_0855.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3370" data-original-width="5175" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_w4hv08Vu1YhOT0tDS-IJcMG4lv3jcx9LmYIDeDt0kBGOHBdZWSw-7q39sCJNEc8mpfN09QdJdigv9uzslEduXHRZZrtxjEUPkimhD9CsEw2-Xad6uj5n72JLGO7vVRP6743LL1OM1RLIABGQ0xtJX-GNz4IR8uAQu3ewhYj4QS09_SEQQ3A-vUP0w/w400-h260/IMG_0855.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Today this meticulously restored Victorian is a member of the Four Sisters Inns, one of a collection of independent small hotels. It offers guests a romantic get-away with its unparalleled location adjacent to the Monterey Bay Coastal Recreational Trail, and panoramic ocean views of Monterey Bay. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5MVh5Ne9xM3-FAJwwuoEh7rXUe1KZN9kEvtWNvwLUamL-xwpdxwtRbRJRUU6CNJoBJoYP8W8tH5Qw3TY8nlq4ao5ghuOU5c2VyUOV4fl-TUt2Ci-GuyNgAZqIUmvpdJPG0xxfYxE-MDsRCLUmK9Y2eFxSgTCS1iutAVRRAwnxOjFNXVGfJJkCAnUdg/s2973/IMG_8121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2429" data-original-width="2973" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5MVh5Ne9xM3-FAJwwuoEh7rXUe1KZN9kEvtWNvwLUamL-xwpdxwtRbRJRUU6CNJoBJoYP8W8tH5Qw3TY8nlq4ao5ghuOU5c2VyUOV4fl-TUt2Ci-GuyNgAZqIUmvpdJPG0xxfYxE-MDsRCLUmK9Y2eFxSgTCS1iutAVRRAwnxOjFNXVGfJJkCAnUdg/s320/IMG_8121.JPG" width="320" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Everett Pomeroy House 2018</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the next corner turn left onto 7th Street. To your right will be the Everett Pomeroy House, built in 1883 it goes by the name, <i>The Castle</i>. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Everett Pomeroy, a renowned author, composer and organist, purchased this lot in 1883 and originally constructed a tent cabin here as part of the Pacific Grove Retreat community. Later that year he boarded over it and as time went on he added to the structure, with</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> half-timbering and a crenelated battlement. It eventually became a reasonable facsimile of the Everett Pomeroy ancestral castle </span><span style="font-family: arial;">in South Devon, England, the Berry Pomeroy Castle. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19Xws7IN2MnBW9yEcVIA7vbJp-sxd4ZNuNNRbTZNg3nfSUeOmddV3vYpD2gG81mXoRRnsRdc9Y8kYULPgBrx2xGEezKrBhFBChuvTczCXs4UPHR78Oou9gAFO4wObo_giqlwBBDLcP-PlTVyjKYefCsrW1y6S0FwZ7P6le5dUAR7HvlShBHHPkzwuwA/s3736/IMG_0862.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3720" data-original-width="3736" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19Xws7IN2MnBW9yEcVIA7vbJp-sxd4ZNuNNRbTZNg3nfSUeOmddV3vYpD2gG81mXoRRnsRdc9Y8kYULPgBrx2xGEezKrBhFBChuvTczCXs4UPHR78Oou9gAFO4wObo_giqlwBBDLcP-PlTVyjKYefCsrW1y6S0FwZ7P6le5dUAR7HvlShBHHPkzwuwA/s320/IMG_0862.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">New Paint 2022</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue to the end of this block. To your left will be 312 Central Avenue. It was built in 1883 for Margaret Tennant. Margaret owned a number of the homes along 7th Street below Central.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmSzoOEfxwjQuG9s6GVXZ7EWqVKciJUm4c0WTcD1zw46pS0LdmbBReJ9vPh-NMuKNo7xu55zwMSkgIPmu28BBnuJOZt1rHuqNee8MgAJCctstnjvkady6sRR5gNgchKpuxi5PWL6TJjB1zYb_XlVH-PY1FQl8l-vn1m-VgSbI-GS6nDHshKfcuwHjEw/s4392/IMG_0873.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3112" data-original-width="4392" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmSzoOEfxwjQuG9s6GVXZ7EWqVKciJUm4c0WTcD1zw46pS0LdmbBReJ9vPh-NMuKNo7xu55zwMSkgIPmu28BBnuJOZt1rHuqNee8MgAJCctstnjvkady6sRR5gNgchKpuxi5PWL6TJjB1zYb_XlVH-PY1FQl8l-vn1m-VgSbI-GS6nDHshKfcuwHjEw/w400-h284/IMG_0873.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">312 Central Avenue (built 1883)</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As a memorial to her brother, John Tennant, Margaret built a retirement home for Methodists & Episcopalian Ministers in 1899. This building stood on Forest Avenue and Sinex, it was demolished in 1964. Today you will find another retirement home at this location, <a href="https://covia.org/canterbury-woods/" target="_blank">Canterbury Woods </a>. Margaret was also instrumental in the construction of St. Mary's by-the-Sea church. We will pass St. Mary's a bit later. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaeCcBpEUKjF6cX09erliRWaoYmJ0DlP9MToL8XDcVqNj_pkfLuuMjX2dKEPhy8lsDZXvqM6EtntIY5YFYWxQCFnJX_xaXWPfG3YLdOv8Nx1Sn7OxoUj_gS2z8mJHSAKUJSO8-Tnh_IvjWUifzuMWqniqah1AsIQLIdqZUHR5eHW1CGYBg3saB4TLSg/s5184/IMG_0871.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaeCcBpEUKjF6cX09erliRWaoYmJ0DlP9MToL8XDcVqNj_pkfLuuMjX2dKEPhy8lsDZXvqM6EtntIY5YFYWxQCFnJX_xaXWPfG3YLdOv8Nx1Sn7OxoUj_gS2z8mJHSAKUJSO8-Tnh_IvjWUifzuMWqniqah1AsIQLIdqZUHR5eHW1CGYBg3saB4TLSg/w400-h300/IMG_0871.JPG" width="400" /></a> <br /><span style="font-family: arial;">St. Angela Inn Bed and Breakfast</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">At the stop sign, continue across Central Avenue. To your right on the corner notice the <a href="https://www.oldstangelainn.com/" target="_blank">Old St. Angela Inn Bed and Breakfast</a> at 321 Central. This Cape Cod style home was built in 1910 for Roberta and Anne Littlehale. In 1928, Father Kerfs payed $10 for this property and used it as the rectory for the first Catholic Church in Pacific Grove, <a href="https://stangelabreachurch.org/" target="_blank">St. Angela's</a>. No longer a rectory, this became a bed & breakfast in 1983. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIwUzc6rCKEOrvKQZVw3DfZUSTlwLxwxY5OmCY9JvfYuNKzr1WuvvP3kbGgeBcffjiAlWZWKQVBeFkhUGhvRV8mf5f1avND4TWAmT5yrtnSDqyUUZyFaf4ZbxLbaFyK19_NymQK3Dw8PPQhHSH8TXAniM35aJwAlgvGZ_CUwxY1ylc2qyyb9kahlR_w/s3847/IMG_0885.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2033" data-original-width="3847" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIwUzc6rCKEOrvKQZVw3DfZUSTlwLxwxY5OmCY9JvfYuNKzr1WuvvP3kbGgeBcffjiAlWZWKQVBeFkhUGhvRV8mf5f1avND4TWAmT5yrtnSDqyUUZyFaf4ZbxLbaFyK19_NymQK3Dw8PPQhHSH8TXAniM35aJwAlgvGZ_CUwxY1ylc2qyyb9kahlR_w/w400-h211/IMG_0885.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z3iphJabFCqo7JSAX4Kd1_F7WREs3X7k4NhzI2O3iZE7IvmJQCV6sESZJwVgaJSxIvYO_WLzXGcr-ppWdwDfutXvC11AFbXQzQoHPPvudfYGh1OzDGNEvMDe_bEUMc34sFCWB_O2OtNF7ZggUZexKd3WZm3xPlNbCcYsTPyVjjgzWnk2Y4QiUT_Wfg/s1479/IMG_0886A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z3iphJabFCqo7JSAX4Kd1_F7WREs3X7k4NhzI2O3iZE7IvmJQCV6sESZJwVgaJSxIvYO_WLzXGcr-ppWdwDfutXvC11AFbXQzQoHPPvudfYGh1OzDGNEvMDe_bEUMc34sFCWB_O2OtNF7ZggUZexKd3WZm3xPlNbCcYsTPyVjjgzWnk2Y4QiUT_Wfg/s320/IMG_0886A.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue to the end of this block and turn right onto Lighthouse Avenue. Ahead on the corner of 9th and Lighthouse, notice the statue of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal on your right. This is the new rectory for St. Angela's which is coming up in the next block on your right. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsQeFEteFc6o99SPGi6PTdwNtqFb1-EwZ4bmCiSRY6W06vf-Grs9G9N6-vsgagb0KjXI2hHKjSJXxg7SpSCzeHAhLXrFhZ8xWUNVeA6t_HPpcJpTV3YsYAQ3DMMQ3dYydap_AosWiR4LBJy09g5Q2tn6Bm2eYXJ_IH06uD2zvmYvhjU2vVAOdmDF9cA/s5184/IMG_0890.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsQeFEteFc6o99SPGi6PTdwNtqFb1-EwZ4bmCiSRY6W06vf-Grs9G9N6-vsgagb0KjXI2hHKjSJXxg7SpSCzeHAhLXrFhZ8xWUNVeA6t_HPpcJpTV3YsYAQ3DMMQ3dYydap_AosWiR4LBJy09g5Q2tn6Bm2eYXJ_IH06uD2zvmYvhjU2vVAOdmDF9cA/s320/IMG_0890.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">St. Angela Merici Parish was established in 1928 by Father Kerfs. The original church was located next to the Old St. Angela Inn. By the 1950's the Catholic community of Pacific Grove grew out of this parish and was moved to this location on Lighthouse. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcRmYq9avJUT_LJVR0twc1xo0C_rtl6rCqu_JWuu_X_q3g2l7dPFiBcCsoVPdLzpnyWR4Lwzy31qzo2wuAvlnUlYHKojKJFGAF9sp2h6GgPBlVf7Wp9_owqsyOu-URb7Vxhmj3PONcpk1wtADU03ZPEy9yw9BgW16LQC94Gqf7xCjnzvw5oYoVzDqhQ/s3681/IMG_0891.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1769" data-original-width="3681" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcRmYq9avJUT_LJVR0twc1xo0C_rtl6rCqu_JWuu_X_q3g2l7dPFiBcCsoVPdLzpnyWR4Lwzy31qzo2wuAvlnUlYHKojKJFGAF9sp2h6GgPBlVf7Wp9_owqsyOu-URb7Vxhmj3PONcpk1wtADU03ZPEy9yw9BgW16LQC94Gqf7xCjnzvw5oYoVzDqhQ/w640-h308/IMG_0891.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Lighthouse and 10th</div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn right onto 10th. As you come to the end of the church parking lot, look for Ricketts Row and turn left. The street is unmarked. It is at the end of the church parking lot. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZKvBGrKSG4ckb-U-EGF3SBEM7EqK5JUFcTBBE8coNHeZt1wd8AV6iqh0zzgNkKVNJCym5NUkhE28xUDNdo70kSa4HR-DAoGtoJZDeEpkBMe7768EvyfzAyqOU6ueNpsePq78_kLOYV6Z-cvAvMF-BRgC5HTWZKtWnsn4an0EgH5tvLnOBN6xdJOgxA/s3908/IMG_0892.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2754" data-original-width="3908" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZKvBGrKSG4ckb-U-EGF3SBEM7EqK5JUFcTBBE8coNHeZt1wd8AV6iqh0zzgNkKVNJCym5NUkhE28xUDNdo70kSa4HR-DAoGtoJZDeEpkBMe7768EvyfzAyqOU6ueNpsePq78_kLOYV6Z-cvAvMF-BRgC5HTWZKtWnsn4an0EgH5tvLnOBN6xdJOgxA/s320/IMG_0892.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> Ricketts Row</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight down this narrow street. Stay on Ricketts Row and cross Monterey Avenue and continue on Ricketts Row. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVW06HmZy9_G5HeBbDAtGsneTrFugASk18R2XAlRL4lukNjV4r_Jik3uRS3JNhZHXBtUYorNwZWUlCLw28DKeShWlyZ1WYoM36FiPvgaai7LCBOqVmWt28UdDuSYUXoSQSQHAAbm6JcLv_7K9UrXveMCRFxD_JExoN5gMHd1RIlbqSSfTdtAzp_Jujww/s4608/IMG_7380.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVW06HmZy9_G5HeBbDAtGsneTrFugASk18R2XAlRL4lukNjV4r_Jik3uRS3JNhZHXBtUYorNwZWUlCLw28DKeShWlyZ1WYoM36FiPvgaai7LCBOqVmWt28UdDuSYUXoSQSQHAAbm6JcLv_7K9UrXveMCRFxD_JExoN5gMHd1RIlbqSSfTdtAzp_Jujww/s320/IMG_7380.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> 147 11th Street</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Coming up on your left, the red house with the shingle siding is 147 11th Street. John Steinbeck brought this home for his new bride Carol in the fall of 1930. The couple would live here until 1936. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwCJYePhDgwbvnqAZYe7rvGgwSIpWfmS9RVL5G-DtNpWpvsVKhtryymGMjXSTfWXHOEBE0QYpOHYegYSrn9-wDh6aEPmqClox8Y00v_B0KOVlm35-OgIBYK0e2AckcqflgKt8OWCM4XKZMx513SLBuJ0umcpClpkQKyCSrJuv6l4Nelx3JNhYvgnqVA/s4608/IMG_7381.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwCJYePhDgwbvnqAZYe7rvGgwSIpWfmS9RVL5G-DtNpWpvsVKhtryymGMjXSTfWXHOEBE0QYpOHYegYSrn9-wDh6aEPmqClox8Y00v_B0KOVlm35-OgIBYK0e2AckcqflgKt8OWCM4XKZMx513SLBuJ0umcpClpkQKyCSrJuv6l4Nelx3JNhYvgnqVA/s320/IMG_7381.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />2018</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">During this time he would write 4 novels: </span><i style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">The Pastures of Heaven</i><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">, </span><i style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">To a God Unknown</i><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">, </span><i style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">In Dubious Battle</i><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> and </span><i style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Tortilla Flat</i><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> which was considered Steinbeck's first big success. </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhbJLGOlEnDz9lICguh19QLr55MCDSj3S7x6FP58qrdXIPkAAzw7Yx1ZBsO5PKjLiw0TMuTgtYu2nYcp77f_mrpRtNRIPNh3M9JfE8Y-qGX6n5178wLBvC43Y95irHbBODPtU6M31Sv68He6q-8G-cTI8gIEktmcmTuHRmflrT_Ul3GOKCBGj-JGPzg/s4487/IMG_0903.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3569" data-original-width="4487" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhbJLGOlEnDz9lICguh19QLr55MCDSj3S7x6FP58qrdXIPkAAzw7Yx1ZBsO5PKjLiw0TMuTgtYu2nYcp77f_mrpRtNRIPNh3M9JfE8Y-qGX6n5178wLBvC43Y95irHbBODPtU6M31Sv68He6q-8G-cTI8gIEktmcmTuHRmflrT_Ul3GOKCBGj-JGPzg/s320/IMG_0903.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />2022</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn right on 11th, continue through Central Avenue all the way to the end of 11th. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvcIKRiF5sNaMDxWDC464Cy9pJyd3a1ouQleHWPAvQdgDvdMXxpK7JlMqPo__bc_ot9He5FyCbhJCOCKP644zBPtZqisJalBE2rWDi7lWIcDdeEXmgBFVBRHihiLQFKBMxTU1krGW2xWqP0iJE5p6hccsCNVKQ3h26KXsbT4oXSAGGnjCK5Yv1vSASg/s5184/IMG_0904.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvcIKRiF5sNaMDxWDC464Cy9pJyd3a1ouQleHWPAvQdgDvdMXxpK7JlMqPo__bc_ot9He5FyCbhJCOCKP644zBPtZqisJalBE2rWDi7lWIcDdeEXmgBFVBRHihiLQFKBMxTU1krGW2xWqP0iJE5p6hccsCNVKQ3h26KXsbT4oXSAGGnjCK5Yv1vSASg/s320/IMG_0904.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As you come to the stop sign at 11th and Ocean View, look to your right at the pair of whales in the park. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakSr3k5SyArElL2pqjRLAtjzIyHZ8f9DrMQ8bIjDnelARzoBGwupaUlpz7MMcSPgxFgqpWJgyaPGFiwUtZLa77ls7vH9u70vpvzLZRakK9iTiD1bWfqcVhjonwQt8t_mFwbjJasqmcusEYTWf5QlIn8jSmQdQqFkB3zorLuUjcyQgcj21MFxN7V_thQ/s5184/IMG_0897.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakSr3k5SyArElL2pqjRLAtjzIyHZ8f9DrMQ8bIjDnelARzoBGwupaUlpz7MMcSPgxFgqpWJgyaPGFiwUtZLa77ls7vH9u70vpvzLZRakK9iTiD1bWfqcVhjonwQt8t_mFwbjJasqmcusEYTWf5QlIn8jSmQdQqFkB3zorLuUjcyQgcj21MFxN7V_thQ/w640-h480/IMG_0897.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 2016 a huge windstorm hit the coast of Pacific Grove and heavily damaged two large cypress trees in Berwick Park. The city trimmed what remained of the trees for safely reasons, but left two very unattractive tree trunks. Local artist Jorge Rodriquez saw this as an opportunity to make something beautiful. A few months later these unsightly trunks had been transformed into two breaching whales with the base carved to resemble splashing ocean waves. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjHo0GodW3aQFtfgUFlvrrBlyjPgdUzh4BNmDnYViAkGCtkT2JrZdFhytSMLStMtE-C6FHW_Z0S7O5RmxN7tI9OgAKF0ZxEHJ3VQemApOiE8rg67f73XxA6Sb0WHEV7f2ywFyK0sGopVGphkma2970S1Hec1chINt8j3krW3Hg-X80fbaqq1SPreHKQ/s4690/IMG_0909.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2278" data-original-width="4690" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjHo0GodW3aQFtfgUFlvrrBlyjPgdUzh4BNmDnYViAkGCtkT2JrZdFhytSMLStMtE-C6FHW_Z0S7O5RmxN7tI9OgAKF0ZxEHJ3VQemApOiE8rg67f73XxA6Sb0WHEV7f2ywFyK0sGopVGphkma2970S1Hec1chINt8j3krW3Hg-X80fbaqq1SPreHKQ/w640-h310/IMG_0909.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Josephine Ebner House (1922)</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn left onto Ocean View Blvd. At the corner of Carmel Avenue look to your left for the Shingle-style home built in 1922 for Josephine Ebner. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">At the next corner turn left onto 12th Street. Continue to the stop sign at Central Avenue. Look across Central to your right at the Gothic-style church.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2LDeRemEiNQNjY92JWs45XMSFSGFQSXzi5b_gOmHn99Xb8-nVhBsvseKd_uxQUoYQNeteaOAM2FmdP3GRgj8sh6LaA_cvH81zkuQaifMZuEwFqQawYJArj4xuXpxnb5UW04eevt_WJc5WC2H_kJ-NGyPtM3Q50ldSwooPv4UGXldcXOh9t0FC40qog/s4651/IMG_0917.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3823" data-original-width="4651" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2LDeRemEiNQNjY92JWs45XMSFSGFQSXzi5b_gOmHn99Xb8-nVhBsvseKd_uxQUoYQNeteaOAM2FmdP3GRgj8sh6LaA_cvH81zkuQaifMZuEwFqQawYJArj4xuXpxnb5UW04eevt_WJc5WC2H_kJ-NGyPtM3Q50ldSwooPv4UGXldcXOh9t0FC40qog/w640-h526/IMG_0917.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is the first church in Pacific Grove, the Episcopal Church founded in 1887. Called St. Mary's-by-the-Sea it is modeled after a church in Bath, England. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPuPHlsqTIkFuhMheFf8Ul-k1B3o7eXODOU7ErRcDWc7ooAEA7d21LmYQ3HNNSDzVmHmVNIeR9kbYis3Gon_4JdrOEDsgswCTBFCzVe8TvVnUzNVPO8QidiyIA2cThb5lGkGM8ro5b0t3UF7QHZ7PBQfUNJmfBDaQz_nafZrUes43P2GPV5Po1UmJgA/s1914/IMG_0787.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="1517" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPuPHlsqTIkFuhMheFf8Ul-k1B3o7eXODOU7ErRcDWc7ooAEA7d21LmYQ3HNNSDzVmHmVNIeR9kbYis3Gon_4JdrOEDsgswCTBFCzVe8TvVnUzNVPO8QidiyIA2cThb5lGkGM8ro5b0t3UF7QHZ7PBQfUNJmfBDaQz_nafZrUes43P2GPV5Po1UmJgA/s320/IMG_0787.jpg" width="254" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mary's-by-the-Sea c. 1888<br /> (Heritage Society of Pacific Grove) </span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay on 12th and cross Central. Turn right back onto Ricketts Row, and continue four blocks to Fountain Avenue. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbtL3OOVY9OBPmDNL37kbgqOV3PxzG5n1wcACaS5IoeMyc6d7-Ym6yxVELtcFp6rAh7EfCIyiUKXBydLfb6JSNmlk24YgVR-oeLMxSSUdOsUWfNBP8_i5DAeyu2395Vdu_MJ9gYPj-f0Ok3_K6pAmO_w0EPKS6PgsgRcj3Sg1Ik3Wbs92q8rTBB184w/s3912/IMG_7431.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3132" data-original-width="3912" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbtL3OOVY9OBPmDNL37kbgqOV3PxzG5n1wcACaS5IoeMyc6d7-Ym6yxVELtcFp6rAh7EfCIyiUKXBydLfb6JSNmlk24YgVR-oeLMxSSUdOsUWfNBP8_i5DAeyu2395Vdu_MJ9gYPj-f0Ok3_K6pAmO_w0EPKS6PgsgRcj3Sg1Ik3Wbs92q8rTBB184w/s320/IMG_7431.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To your left on the corner of Ricketts Row and Fountain Avenue is Kidwell's Paint. From 1923 to 1926, this was </span><span style="font-family: arial;">the site of Ed Ricketts and Galigher's first Pacific Biological Laboratories. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOL96j3hrIre_QB_qrkvdTKFNFAVGTvkapd1GKvIkTIm_huqpspWFwkFzDGha3tUOCN6ukLCQ06GizOwokwAi5n1z4X4psdc3yfDFRU8y6QJoRcyUTuqVgh-dcJMUfSaFj-d6wgrWfN85b5RZNkaIW7AgxfwQWa4kuYwx1Dg3hmCAdA56Al0jmaEFBA/s4840/IMG_0920.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3439" data-original-width="4840" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOL96j3hrIre_QB_qrkvdTKFNFAVGTvkapd1GKvIkTIm_huqpspWFwkFzDGha3tUOCN6ukLCQ06GizOwokwAi5n1z4X4psdc3yfDFRU8y6QJoRcyUTuqVgh-dcJMUfSaFj-d6wgrWfN85b5RZNkaIW7AgxfwQWa4kuYwx1Dg3hmCAdA56Al0jmaEFBA/w400-h284/IMG_0920.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Former site of Ed Ricketts Pacific Biological Laboratories</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The laboratories was forced to move when the building was slanted for demolition. A bronze plaque on the side of Kidwell's marks the location, and this street was renamed from High Street to Ricketts Row in 1994. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7NvpKG9k8nB-2R3owjLy4-UJ07N3uGKaop6u8fE3NJwQb5EyVNYhtOKIlVDJr-vkEk9RMK_BSp2O7oWHgovTbCVASoM12EYPeNhZTuZMvWCU6WXg-icaD-BBGLxhW04fgKCKSCiGe9-7IIMQTTodqiz7Z2bxxTuCLyE72NkURVI3Lx65Q5_U35ETsg/s3191/IMG_0922.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="3191" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7NvpKG9k8nB-2R3owjLy4-UJ07N3uGKaop6u8fE3NJwQb5EyVNYhtOKIlVDJr-vkEk9RMK_BSp2O7oWHgovTbCVASoM12EYPeNhZTuZMvWCU6WXg-icaD-BBGLxhW04fgKCKSCiGe9-7IIMQTTodqiz7Z2bxxTuCLyE72NkURVI3Lx65Q5_U35ETsg/w640-h534/IMG_0922.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn left onto Fountain Avenue then right onto Lighthouse Avenue. This is the central downtown area of Pacific Grove. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyb9M4L_NOXOBXiD1l6fTaXMM-IoSeMoun_hp4cTa-db9hWnM05_8KGWftN2iUisyR5u9LZxhxO3dIzGtKf83bww3Dtd2LK1HFOTQlyI0je8DDKH5xh4z60ttxOTI1-g5NP9lFXvncXQ6_OiNh_5D0UinLFOwSgc30kdUk7Aw5PyZ1jQ0waL2yia3J7w/s4608/IMG_7418.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyb9M4L_NOXOBXiD1l6fTaXMM-IoSeMoun_hp4cTa-db9hWnM05_8KGWftN2iUisyR5u9LZxhxO3dIzGtKf83bww3Dtd2LK1HFOTQlyI0je8DDKH5xh4z60ttxOTI1-g5NP9lFXvncXQ6_OiNh_5D0UinLFOwSgc30kdUk7Aw5PyZ1jQ0waL2yia3J7w/s320/IMG_7418.JPG" width="320" /></span></a><br />Holman's 2018 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On your right was the former location of Holman's Department Store and across the street to your left look for the colorful Victorian's which were built between 1893 and 1897.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jQw58FMC40JjRQgQ2UK6DzvtrE2v4u7l1VaanlzobO3ZPOTPFroqXD8Ptlf-LAAxXrj0ZyDW8JsM84Z-fF6RhjbtVCf-nlLhAEeyrPZK9fbi4-HI1MEgS1WiMx5Y9E7Xe2jXk_bHsPcXl57esh9Tp6A33eHUNdj1WewilOt_oRWskz2iT0wa2RwX8g/s4748/IMG_0930.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2885" data-original-width="4748" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jQw58FMC40JjRQgQ2UK6DzvtrE2v4u7l1VaanlzobO3ZPOTPFroqXD8Ptlf-LAAxXrj0ZyDW8JsM84Z-fF6RhjbtVCf-nlLhAEeyrPZK9fbi4-HI1MEgS1WiMx5Y9E7Xe2jXk_bHsPcXl57esh9Tp6A33eHUNdj1WewilOt_oRWskz2iT0wa2RwX8g/w640-h388/IMG_0930.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Rensselaer Luther Holman opened his first dry goods store in Pacific Grove in 1891. His son Wilford purchased this lot, here on Lighthouse, in 1918 and built Holman's Department Store. Holman's grew to become the largest independently owned and operated department store between Los Angeles and San Francisco, filling mail orders from around the world. It was also Wilford's idea to build the portion of Highway 68 from Pacific Grove over the hill to Carmel to make the department store more accessible to Carmelites.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-v3Jk2CmplGTHdUM0_cXCd_HAQB1YxrMvzFldE4axOsb5DaAFhHQHxH4V-SkT7w2iei4is12sAhyDxOTppIBB3uOn-BU1xrVfj21u-hFznjebyfnsg_F5B3M5xFhaI7IxNEn_czatj-CHfso2Vt4JQf5_ycLV1sp9SWT9WJlC_w7YNarOVGDVJOhnA/s5184/IMG_0932.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-v3Jk2CmplGTHdUM0_cXCd_HAQB1YxrMvzFldE4axOsb5DaAFhHQHxH4V-SkT7w2iei4is12sAhyDxOTppIBB3uOn-BU1xrVfj21u-hFznjebyfnsg_F5B3M5xFhaI7IxNEn_czatj-CHfso2Vt4JQf5_ycLV1sp9SWT9WJlC_w7YNarOVGDVJOhnA/s320/IMG_0932.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />Holeman's 2022</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The structure, now known as Holman's was converted into a multiuse building with townhouses upstairs and retail downstairs in 2016. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Victorian block across the street from Holman's started out as an Indian trading post, selling everything from seashells to barbed wire. On the corner, <a href="https://www.victoriancornerpg.com/" target="_blank">Aliotti's Victorian Corner</a> has been in the restaurant business since 1977. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight along Lighthouse, pass Grand and turn right onto Forest. Continue one block to the corner of Central and turn right. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAEtRYQZuKn3tHAyk-r-RfkBN56snxSI53mLYVws1AW_UGE9v6FnJ5S_1IRLS1gAp6HlssbRCgWo31jUz7zl6vvDCgYZi77dZTmqgRtAIhu42PjM0GXo7FAYA7cXssRpPQE1wkcfQyEYkUv4BHtxyL1XvTWsgGvAMwH_0H7lprC8mF0SJdkd1p2gomQ/s5184/IMG_0940.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAEtRYQZuKn3tHAyk-r-RfkBN56snxSI53mLYVws1AW_UGE9v6FnJ5S_1IRLS1gAp6HlssbRCgWo31jUz7zl6vvDCgYZi77dZTmqgRtAIhu42PjM0GXo7FAYA7cXssRpPQE1wkcfQyEYkUv4BHtxyL1XvTWsgGvAMwH_0H7lprC8mF0SJdkd1p2gomQ/w400-h300/IMG_0940.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On your right will be the <a href="https://www.pgmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History</a> and across the street Jewell Park. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICo-Z9Ghgll8V888nnQuoPtKG_HL_TkE0KImnVRyczn3ORy1a33zoYg-q_ELHTgYiNLMoOmWkj_omD4hvJ41Fr45UMsDVQywgxKLFWDQvpDpe2DrMD5XuZ3UtPLEeNz0z26C9T6iyt0KcY6OZFVt67EeJ5YPpBWtxqRl89ywZnaHMnmp5JYfNcsnFCA/s4608/IMG_7442.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICo-Z9Ghgll8V888nnQuoPtKG_HL_TkE0KImnVRyczn3ORy1a33zoYg-q_ELHTgYiNLMoOmWkj_omD4hvJ41Fr45UMsDVQywgxKLFWDQvpDpe2DrMD5XuZ3UtPLEeNz0z26C9T6iyt0KcY6OZFVt67EeJ5YPpBWtxqRl89ywZnaHMnmp5JYfNcsnFCA/s320/IMG_7442.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jewell Park was ground zero for the Pacific Grove Methodist Retreat in 1875. Many tent cabins were set up just across from the park. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19fJH2I0mFfhVMc7xDRpHmR7_7ZB1-ekGNdYBOCqREwm2L7OIbanULbTyh8qUH3SZaLP_BPB7bQK_kIJnYbRrGXZW4ErwROgZNGb1sAF3dwF_idxbZuF3PVYzVeinjfn8OZvRCMEKOLZRDgXdr_upwmb4JvH5R2_Xx6N5BF_mM5vhqw6FdXqWiboJhA/s1672/IMG_0783%20PG%20book%201878.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="1267" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19fJH2I0mFfhVMc7xDRpHmR7_7ZB1-ekGNdYBOCqREwm2L7OIbanULbTyh8qUH3SZaLP_BPB7bQK_kIJnYbRrGXZW4ErwROgZNGb1sAF3dwF_idxbZuF3PVYzVeinjfn8OZvRCMEKOLZRDgXdr_upwmb4JvH5R2_Xx6N5BF_mM5vhqw6FdXqWiboJhA/s320/IMG_0783%20PG%20book%201878.jpg" width="242" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Preacher's Stand at Jewell Park c. 1878 (Photo by C. W. J. Johnson - <br />Pat Hathaway Collection - Monterey County Historical Society) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History was established in 1883 when a group of individuals petitioned the Pacific Improvement Company for land to exhibit their natural specimens. A small structure was built on the site of the current museum to house those exhibits. In 1932, local philanthropist Lucy Chase funded the new building that stands here today. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Out in front of the museum notice the large sculpture. This is <i>Sandy the Gray Whale</i>. </span><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">This life-sized sculpture was completed in 1974 by artist Larry Foster. It was exhibited elsewhere before finding its forever home here at the Museum of Natural History in 1982. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3foMnugN9qThHcngKvFC6s9EfRojh7atxF18sJJlqpuy87ks9OgJKp7QJX4_Q0lqb5cpnncoPtEFFvBp2YJSsD5e8qetLpc2V_QelhDmfCmDjTDrqmPneDAz0MAmz4XaO7OCuIA8CSEMYGKMiQpl0J04WwpLIxjvJVkzRY9ILX-ZWlwmQkCtYlvPEA/s4520/IMG_0939.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="4520" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3foMnugN9qThHcngKvFC6s9EfRojh7atxF18sJJlqpuy87ks9OgJKp7QJX4_Q0lqb5cpnncoPtEFFvBp2YJSsD5e8qetLpc2V_QelhDmfCmDjTDrqmPneDAz0MAmz4XaO7OCuIA8CSEMYGKMiQpl0J04WwpLIxjvJVkzRY9ILX-ZWlwmQkCtYlvPEA/s320/IMG_0939.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sandy the gray whale sculpture</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gray whales are actually born black in color, but as they
age, barnacles and whitish scars give them a grey appearance. In place of a dorsal fin, common to most
whales, grays have a series of bumps along their backs. They use their downturned snout and bodies to
plow along the bottom of the ocean and filter out crustaceans, mollusks, and
bristle worms through the baleen, or comb-like plates, in their mouth.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkywngIWROtoTSqPcYSIVVDpY_9AOYYsqDNnyGfBys0B5Q2q1eBz0vbLp3c30Q_iJF3w3tJEeMFfXjjpVk8URUFz7eJZXygS9cdWzMW6ZjZgyHiVQqt4CpU6kg6dQy-O2Eq4L-VjME-15iDOjnu8sh1-MLDqgvigamYIuE5axeaSmYafuCt9xVeoVyg/s1500/Eschrichtius_robustus1%20grey%20whale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="1500" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkywngIWROtoTSqPcYSIVVDpY_9AOYYsqDNnyGfBys0B5Q2q1eBz0vbLp3c30Q_iJF3w3tJEeMFfXjjpVk8URUFz7eJZXygS9cdWzMW6ZjZgyHiVQqt4CpU6kg6dQy-O2Eq4L-VjME-15iDOjnu8sh1-MLDqgvigamYIuE5axeaSmYafuCt9xVeoVyg/w640-h228/Eschrichtius_robustus1%20grey%20whale.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: arial;">Charles Melville Scammon's 1874 illustration of a gray whale (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_whale" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</span></span></p><p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Grays migrate 12,000 miles round trip between feeding
grounds in the Artic to breed in Baja.
They are frequently spotted off Monterey coast as they travel north to
south between December and February as well as on their return trip from Mexico
between February and May.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDAwhk5hGnhq4-uFHDWmISFrP8U_T-mJiuY4fhxLJdX9J0xikzLP4Fp0zUUR3TOXujE_LskUONcN8ebPUUGvtA9GXjiailHGOaXr__IAdGSNsvHuRTtEf0U-sftT2GbiB-EPIUWge7oUWddSJwdLKRObd-x3RO-Kppnb9vRk1Ml78UG0hoKEIhqakMA/s3724/IMG_0938.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3139" data-original-width="3724" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDAwhk5hGnhq4-uFHDWmISFrP8U_T-mJiuY4fhxLJdX9J0xikzLP4Fp0zUUR3TOXujE_LskUONcN8ebPUUGvtA9GXjiailHGOaXr__IAdGSNsvHuRTtEf0U-sftT2GbiB-EPIUWge7oUWddSJwdLKRObd-x3RO-Kppnb9vRk1Ml78UG0hoKEIhqakMA/w640-h540/IMG_0938.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is one of the oldest natural history museums in the United States. It is open 10am to 4pm Wednesday through Sunday, and there is unlimited free parking on both sides of Jewell Park. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bCR7bPWC_Q_NH1Ez4eYDRracE5pjVoQcgqH-DuVv49ErQAEu_LVYwzAqdyWLH0qL8y34onKdPLE_wC94LrL7NYJK7bNRNvEkP2Fe36OCKsH1yMwsvabHMtPGy-LtOTlsmOFfiEx1-khB3hl6ozvY3W_8K-6SvA7rBTPBdF0k07mWIa0aFskjFKf2Dw/s5184/IMG_0943.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bCR7bPWC_Q_NH1Ez4eYDRracE5pjVoQcgqH-DuVv49ErQAEu_LVYwzAqdyWLH0qL8y34onKdPLE_wC94LrL7NYJK7bNRNvEkP2Fe36OCKsH1yMwsvabHMtPGy-LtOTlsmOFfiEx1-khB3hl6ozvY3W_8K-6SvA7rBTPBdF0k07mWIa0aFskjFKf2Dw/w640-h480/IMG_0943.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This museum has a rich diversity of interactive opportunities that educate visitors on California Central Coast's, flora, and fauna as well as historical artifacts. Ask about the Scavenger Hunt or Junior Naturalist program at the front desk. These activities are sure to keep children (and adults) engaged in this unique learning adventure. If time permits I highly recommend a stop at this museum. At the time of this writing, admission for adults is $8.95 and children 4 to 18, $5.95.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATwaT1QwvHL9jysD0T5nSNzIK0tLfqHImjSxXtbvOg12xqZV5tnzjk4oIDQzRMDnp0Gl0Hs5NHQ3yEu4vM52XbAZZdJaG5uONYvIEZG5SgYd9LJYO8OD5UJCM98hpb_Gt4BO4U7-EaYZs6CE-xEP8wHCo-8w6ESaYZ9DlpL37eYTdvYncIWoX4WTO-w/s2953/IMG_0791%20PG%20BOOK%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="2953" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATwaT1QwvHL9jysD0T5nSNzIK0tLfqHImjSxXtbvOg12xqZV5tnzjk4oIDQzRMDnp0Gl0Hs5NHQ3yEu4vM52XbAZZdJaG5uONYvIEZG5SgYd9LJYO8OD5UJCM98hpb_Gt4BO4U7-EaYZs6CE-xEP8wHCo-8w6ESaYZ9DlpL37eYTdvYncIWoX4WTO-w/w640-h378/IMG_0791%20PG%20BOOK%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History c. 1935 </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The original museum also contained a library. The books for this library were moved one block to the Pacific Grove Public Library in 1908. When you have finished visiting the museum, c</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ontinue along Central. On your left you will pass the Pacific Grove Library. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCMkbhOBFmraR_nUqJdnYuj1j-KvW4dqsMOhtqFkyzEvm0OCzA47VomLFNYmE9Ud-qAWuoNHSJAV7ek9UHY-KB_3zmGPBGCe7yYBXOw76hOahSYGtP1oMVkPlcVthYbtz03w8RWV8oCBZAjwPMuLMx-5UvzYOJ0woGvczDMEwJipgB_xNlIfGlk2pgQ/s3126/IMG_7437.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1927" data-original-width="3126" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCMkbhOBFmraR_nUqJdnYuj1j-KvW4dqsMOhtqFkyzEvm0OCzA47VomLFNYmE9Ud-qAWuoNHSJAV7ek9UHY-KB_3zmGPBGCe7yYBXOw76hOahSYGtP1oMVkPlcVthYbtz03w8RWV8oCBZAjwPMuLMx-5UvzYOJ0woGvczDMEwJipgB_xNlIfGlk2pgQ/w400-h246/IMG_7437.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Poppins, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #495c75;">The Pacific Grove Library Association dates from 1886 when books were originally housed in the museum down the block. In the early 1900s the city of Pacific Grove obtained a Carnegie grant of </span><span face="Poppins, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #495c75;">$10,000, the Pacific Improvement Company donated the lot, McDougall Bros. designed the building and Harry Chivers and the Granite Rock Company completed the California Mission-style library in 1908. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn left onto 15th and continue straight to Ocean View. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">At Ocean View, turn left and drive along the coast. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Whgig5BTnCGID1KnFMK0l3CDL_IT7ySP-ejy4HqKt9RNPEL3gAA0-uT4MBVm_wUMatJ-nuJwIQsoR463YfB2MOldeFp9eAdS0XxM3uDrzc8u_2B9Stm7gJks1DZu-AWzONnPkc3pxTMCstZH3FailxAAiuTQ2ydLdaIqCSu6-BwIqW6l9067yziwjw/s4140/IMG_1112.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2758" data-original-width="4140" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Whgig5BTnCGID1KnFMK0l3CDL_IT7ySP-ejy4HqKt9RNPEL3gAA0-uT4MBVm_wUMatJ-nuJwIQsoR463YfB2MOldeFp9eAdS0XxM3uDrzc8u_2B9Stm7gJks1DZu-AWzONnPkc3pxTMCstZH3FailxAAiuTQ2ydLdaIqCSu6-BwIqW6l9067yziwjw/w640-h426/IMG_1112.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ahead and off to your right will be <a href="https://thesevengablesinn.com/" target="_blank">Seven Gables Inn</a>, it is the yellow Victorian. Also to your right and out to sea look for the rocky outlay of Lovers Point. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkRW4e-Otp31AcInxqEqJHUnOqvTsBm2b7ojv-rk2meyRz_PZOxayJ2-SOVSSTgk3t7ybifKtC23ttNmVGmePpb3s_fBB7npLFbPGmcyzLtlga-Omn9Tzg2hcqGp0f-XpjUL4wqV5adfQUKZiBcoSXy-Iq1XtV68QzhNzpLle-REpdnqQkge2D78T_Q/s4354/IMG_1117.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="3067" data-original-width="4354" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkRW4e-Otp31AcInxqEqJHUnOqvTsBm2b7ojv-rk2meyRz_PZOxayJ2-SOVSSTgk3t7ybifKtC23ttNmVGmePpb3s_fBB7npLFbPGmcyzLtlga-Omn9Tzg2hcqGp0f-XpjUL4wqV5adfQUKZiBcoSXy-Iq1XtV68QzhNzpLle-REpdnqQkge2D78T_Q/s320/IMG_1117.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the next corner look to your left to see the Seven Gables Inn. Built in 1886 it was one of several stately Victorian mansions located along the oceanfront. This property was purchased in 1982 by the Flatley family who reimagined the mansion as a luxury inn. Over the next few decades, the Flatley's purchased adjacent properties and grew the hotel into what you see today, a 25 room bed and breakfast. With its unobstructed ocean views, this hotel has repeatedly won awards for being one of the more romantic inns in America. </span></p></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxgmq63d5YSxkOw0kbScZWCn1lGosioyRk849eZ2LwK223CVEVaIZkm86WMM1zE8JdR_h0wfhK2rMzwd4W3YSCvCLHSFCw_tCZ0LaqP1ahRTfyHJZbwR7igZSymNi3EdDWHEUhFvPT9880djeHnop0sQ0E8hq-vk7gHev8s8lUC-6LFUECDCD71eCPA/s4608/IMG_1118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxgmq63d5YSxkOw0kbScZWCn1lGosioyRk849eZ2LwK223CVEVaIZkm86WMM1zE8JdR_h0wfhK2rMzwd4W3YSCvCLHSFCw_tCZ0LaqP1ahRTfyHJZbwR7igZSymNi3EdDWHEUhFvPT9880djeHnop0sQ0E8hq-vk7gHev8s8lUC-6LFUECDCD71eCPA/w640-h480/IMG_1118.JPG" width="640" /></span></a> <span style="font-family: arial;">Lovers Point </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue along Ocean View. To your right will be Lovers Point and the back of the Beach House Restaurant. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UW4ymsNs1cQ4jJTJaAQ-yvomtIUEahKgB9XnkweOmEgzipGtAsrJKsjbNfQBfZ-rexv0byiduf_ahNvjTG0OWJ82Q3i0GReBfe9M5uQO5NWZ8qSfYQ7_bgBhx5uJtlpSI0fMOnTXc227RaC7kQoqQ5kT-dq1YS47k5kWefkSt7ntGvAlH4tSYsYb_Q/s3810/IMG_1119A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2682" data-original-width="3810" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UW4ymsNs1cQ4jJTJaAQ-yvomtIUEahKgB9XnkweOmEgzipGtAsrJKsjbNfQBfZ-rexv0byiduf_ahNvjTG0OWJ82Q3i0GReBfe9M5uQO5NWZ8qSfYQ7_bgBhx5uJtlpSI0fMOnTXc227RaC7kQoqQ5kT-dq1YS47k5kWefkSt7ntGvAlH4tSYsYb_Q/w640-h450/IMG_1119A.jpg" width="640" /></span></a><br />Beach House Restaurant and Lovers Point Beach 2017<span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> </span></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #373a36; font-family: arial;">For over 100 years, Lovers Point Beach has been one of Pacific Grove's most popular spots for shoreline recreation. Surfers love its reliable waves, while kayakers find it a perfect launching spot from which to get out on Monterey Bay and view the coastline and native wildlife. Scuba divers frequent the kelp forests here to get a close-up view of its marine life. Lovers Point Beach is also the starting point for the infamous "Kelp Crawl" portion of the Triathlon at Pacific Grove. But this beach did not always look at it does today. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #373a36; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Let's go back to the time of the Pacific Grove Methodist Retreat. You may recall that in the 1800s the Retreat Association <span>forbade bathing nude, wearing immodest bathing attire, or passing through the streets of Pacific Grove to or from the beach without suitable covering. This ordinance led to the first bathhouse on this beach being built in 1875. It was described as "<i>nothing more than a little brown wooden shack with its large tank that held the cold saltwater from the Bay before it was pumped into individual tubs for bathers. This cramped, cold and decidedly inadequate bathhouse had a short life</i>." (2) A picture of this bathhouse is shown below. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_E3gwgFM7IzvaUWYrQLdCTHL_sC57bUA_rCY72ARqfOE2ry4hDdQxXPbJyCRaJgx7Pjh-tp2-wCNY-uQV28cEdNbbm0jFI1bGAZal817BuGt40JVzhE46-oMz619EUoLo7b0Ob2Sq4LYW4cCXHzG3H1od78_xyMpSois9belaG_HhXWgE7i800wgLA/s620/Board%20and%20Batten%20Summer%202021%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="620" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_E3gwgFM7IzvaUWYrQLdCTHL_sC57bUA_rCY72ARqfOE2ry4hDdQxXPbJyCRaJgx7Pjh-tp2-wCNY-uQV28cEdNbbm0jFI1bGAZal817BuGt40JVzhE46-oMz619EUoLo7b0Ob2Sq4LYW4cCXHzG3H1od78_xyMpSois9belaG_HhXWgE7i800wgLA/w400-h308/Board%20and%20Batten%20Summer%202021%20a.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">First bathhouse on Lovers Point 1875<br /> (<a href="https://pacificgroveheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/BB-Summer-2021-web-REV-8-19-2021-Final-Final.pdf" target="_blank">Board and Batten Summer 2021</a>)<br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1882 the Pacific Improvement Company constructed another bathhouse. This one had 22 dressing rooms and was described as "<i>conveniently placed in a small ravine on the verge of a beautiful little bay, whose sandy floor rivals in whiteness the marble of the Roman Baths</i>." (2) That bathhouse is shown in the picture below. It deteriorated to nothing more than a shell by 1891. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiEMQw3YVPu_lhtK-IiWxxMBcDcRpKeEwRfVy-N2iDp5MEvmN665R-XWc-ttgiTbGgW-IuOtlPB0IEqYFCGNuO0llPvqKNYUVOToyNmXQLDngRPA7JWwxrVfPWs2muKBYpEqsNQelXOU9Yi5nVg5kj7GdyVLqSUpoiM7ztTJy92LYSUPIH0f6TQtFtw/s2152/IMG_0784%20PG%20BOOK.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="2152" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiEMQw3YVPu_lhtK-IiWxxMBcDcRpKeEwRfVy-N2iDp5MEvmN665R-XWc-ttgiTbGgW-IuOtlPB0IEqYFCGNuO0llPvqKNYUVOToyNmXQLDngRPA7JWwxrVfPWs2muKBYpEqsNQelXOU9Yi5nVg5kj7GdyVLqSUpoiM7ztTJy92LYSUPIH0f6TQtFtw/w400-h221/IMG_0784%20PG%20BOOK.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Lovers Point Beach Pacific Grove c. 1882 <br />(Photo Carlton Watkins - Monterey History and Art Association) </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">John Lucas Birks leased the land from the Pacific Improvement Company in 1893 and built the third bathhouse on Lovers Point Beach. This one had 60 dressing rooms, and saltwater tubs with both hot and cold baths. But Birks made even more improvements, he blasted out the rocks near the bathhouse to make a larger beach and built a pier. Still the bathhouse quickly deteriorated to almost nothing more than a shack by 1900. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZ5gqkwXiSpWXnYmccysRgH28g9mHWwG3-IJS8wgUDq0F7Ux72UQ74Tf_LG-AL00tUJvhwoAKtCuDW2AGBkQiNKpNU_bhPKRrMQHB3MOSGD8U_HsynpepY-ba35uyM7fnDpbSTlbLJ7REDUaTj_J-ooiDP7cTqAonl4MXeocJO_aJvMq1DPsnpemb_g/s3576/IMG_0838.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1949" data-original-width="3576" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZ5gqkwXiSpWXnYmccysRgH28g9mHWwG3-IJS8wgUDq0F7Ux72UQ74Tf_LG-AL00tUJvhwoAKtCuDW2AGBkQiNKpNU_bhPKRrMQHB3MOSGD8U_HsynpepY-ba35uyM7fnDpbSTlbLJ7REDUaTj_J-ooiDP7cTqAonl4MXeocJO_aJvMq1DPsnpemb_g/w400-h217/IMG_0838.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1898 Nathaniel Sprague, one time a partner with John Birks, operated a number of glass-bottomed swan boats off Pacific Grove's waterfront. Attached fore and aft were swan heads that Sprague had carved. The boats were large enough to accommodate about 16 adults, seated on benches on either side of the thick plate-glass viewing area. The swan boats continued in operation until about 1972. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpX6siQG8QK7IEu5MF--tcuFy8KGZjxFy3aBb06laNdWi3zLmQjvH-bMiPrJpR_7cSDsl_8yzWoi0zMUIhyq-KhHqKSflEH8_Z_2R0zRXkxsbS1xkwbpAUNYYDFf7B9bwOYKv9MAw367phbUkBNIPTw2d4GOFfDInI4Is-kHcebjH7Bk99Lg9nebUHw/s2133/IMG_0789%20PG%20book.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1341" data-original-width="2133" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpX6siQG8QK7IEu5MF--tcuFy8KGZjxFy3aBb06laNdWi3zLmQjvH-bMiPrJpR_7cSDsl_8yzWoi0zMUIhyq-KhHqKSflEH8_Z_2R0zRXkxsbS1xkwbpAUNYYDFf7B9bwOYKv9MAw367phbUkBNIPTw2d4GOFfDInI4Is-kHcebjH7Bk99Lg9nebUHw/w640-h402/IMG_0789%20PG%20book.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lovers Point c. 1907 (Photo by C.K. Tuttle - <br />Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then came William Fielding Smith who acquired a deed to 665 feet of coastal frontage, in 1903. This deed required Smith to build a bathhouse, bathing pavilion, boat house and other resort amenities. Quite different from what the California Coastal Commission would allow today. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Smith opened his bathhouse July 1, 1904. This one had 180 dressing rooms, 25 private rooms with porcelain tubs, hot and cold showers, boat storage, a Box Ball Alley court, movie theater, public platform for dances, and a Japanese Tea House. The picture below shows the transformation Smith made to Lovers Beach and point. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iybT88xY1HeCuglFHZZ4aWgEVkqFFwoZxbEkF9jB2PiwuUOpnlmn588HIzm0ggUtrfHP6eREdenXoz6JewZd9XjcptT0l9t2DkszxeG2WrSxi5u9TmfuS-rEymspB5ZgKs_c_I1L-4c32QktD4MBKFHjHcH9opqQvYbSpO3utuBdjH4SwNoVcSFpzg/s1188/Lovers%20point%20large%20pano.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="1188" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iybT88xY1HeCuglFHZZ4aWgEVkqFFwoZxbEkF9jB2PiwuUOpnlmn588HIzm0ggUtrfHP6eREdenXoz6JewZd9XjcptT0l9t2DkszxeG2WrSxi5u9TmfuS-rEymspB5ZgKs_c_I1L-4c32QktD4MBKFHjHcH9opqQvYbSpO3utuBdjH4SwNoVcSFpzg/w640-h110/Lovers%20point%20large%20pano.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">William Fielding Bathhouse and Tea House at Lovers Point c. 1910 <br />(<a href="https://pacificgroveheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/BB-Summer-2021-web-REV-8-19-2021-Final-Final.pdf" target="_blank">Board and Batten Summer 2021</a><span>)</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Dr. Clarendon Atwood Foster acquired Smith's enterprise in 1913. Foster added a pool and waterslides, candy store, beach grill, shooting gallery and penny arcade. J. H. McDougall purchased the property from Foster in 1918 and held it until 1934. Unfortunately Foster was unable to maintain of the property during the Great Depression and the area fell into disrepair. The city of Pacific Grove paid $50,000 for the property in 1934, they demolished the old bathhouse and other structures and added a large outdoor saltwater pool was in 1935, a smaller version exits today. </span></div><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWjNxorZr-k9YIpEaHxQ0NjqPcGTO4NoiQ7fc5fGLHoYc1U9JHuv1WtMHlb_TzGlfehe82eupuUeI3PZB0zFfy5AWpf1N4Oad3hp8nZFv6Z_FWegK-OkKu0KonLCXBkUI-tgxLoBDg9pH6fHdSCvLuO66zzilVMGmd44SpbKdrAkGLlc2epIr1gGobw/s4548/IMG_1122%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2064" data-original-width="4548" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWjNxorZr-k9YIpEaHxQ0NjqPcGTO4NoiQ7fc5fGLHoYc1U9JHuv1WtMHlb_TzGlfehe82eupuUeI3PZB0zFfy5AWpf1N4Oad3hp8nZFv6Z_FWegK-OkKu0KonLCXBkUI-tgxLoBDg9pH6fHdSCvLuO66zzilVMGmd44SpbKdrAkGLlc2epIr1gGobw/w640-h290/IMG_1122%20a.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lovers Point Beach 2017<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">To you right watch for the southern part of Lovers Point Park. There are parking lots at both the southern </span><span style="font-family: arial;">and northern parts of this park. But at this location you will find The Grill, which is great for a quick snack. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_3MgwqUxO08dBvd4lXl6CuXKTo9rss6QN42lN0sn4V1rUYeZ-YNGMopJAtoybacdLFidtnOVVmE2o1UyWqoRLt8hN-G2int_yKY8Xva8Un-OWEVIYky_z7Sjn8Ma65LVIYJh_ON43by3aiCcO5kwF1Zq80WTsC9mIk2UCDgJXwhRKgpjGvZ7PZMEWQ/s3056/IMG_1123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2504" data-original-width="3056" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_3MgwqUxO08dBvd4lXl6CuXKTo9rss6QN42lN0sn4V1rUYeZ-YNGMopJAtoybacdLFidtnOVVmE2o1UyWqoRLt8hN-G2int_yKY8Xva8Un-OWEVIYky_z7Sjn8Ma65LVIYJh_ON43by3aiCcO5kwF1Zq80WTsC9mIk2UCDgJXwhRKgpjGvZ7PZMEWQ/w400-h328/IMG_1123.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Or rent a surrey from <a href="https://pacificgroveadventures.com/rentals/" target="_blank">Pacific Grove Adventures</a> and ride along the <br />Monterey Coastal Trail. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprgG5auureJ9x--JHdOcB8HmsVOXbG8Cr8YbvLC7fwfKxBUKg3LLw87Nn5lIduooQr8pSZ2WhF5sB-gVa9OGarxHUoPruNPjC7MNqaU0M42FFBbuQhYx1JoQMXZvw5L7h-fs46G71q7a5HWzZkkOy3WqoRjSrb1z40Sx47JDG-rViGl0ftWlotOMx5g/s4600/IMG_1128.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2479" data-original-width="4600" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprgG5auureJ9x--JHdOcB8HmsVOXbG8Cr8YbvLC7fwfKxBUKg3LLw87Nn5lIduooQr8pSZ2WhF5sB-gVa9OGarxHUoPruNPjC7MNqaU0M42FFBbuQhYx1JoQMXZvw5L7h-fs46G71q7a5HWzZkkOy3WqoRjSrb1z40Sx47JDG-rViGl0ftWlotOMx5g/w400-h215/IMG_1128.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the stop sign ahead, turn right to continue on Ocean View Blvd. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-IrIoTTtu5pMKNqrhgp3eB4qf_UdkSg_XLpuhSzxAQgD5rdHcm_jqaWF_IypA816gdW_Q_oPmBJC6VfWe9b0JE8V6GYA3lLezuhw_YK6VoE6UhYu3yW3GMouD4H1Qn7BfASnT_rrH-NgwHNGD6QI_Pos_subPXlpzil8eMZbsUcZ9vQNq1GRqfpYyQ/s4513/IMG_0953.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3145" data-original-width="4513" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-IrIoTTtu5pMKNqrhgp3eB4qf_UdkSg_XLpuhSzxAQgD5rdHcm_jqaWF_IypA816gdW_Q_oPmBJC6VfWe9b0JE8V6GYA3lLezuhw_YK6VoE6UhYu3yW3GMouD4H1Qn7BfASnT_rrH-NgwHNGD6QI_Pos_subPXlpzil8eMZbsUcZ9vQNq1GRqfpYyQ/s320/IMG_0953.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The entrance to the parking lot is on your right if you would like to stop and explore this portion of the beach area. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2_adMChETqWbTIphp_XmTKFT8XGxP4kncJW8Fmc1ZcLj11FQQHffNSiTa8nY-CW4UTr7klWxm5mFw4nkRpOf3ianh-0-e6wgTq-IgthCrAlLoVe88LQCH_4MeMAdBs5pXBKLCYEOz43vuwvQnpn8R7eXbErGEquM5hofwQeMVnjZ4XvFisp5d8t28A/s4831/IMG_0952.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="4831" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2_adMChETqWbTIphp_XmTKFT8XGxP4kncJW8Fmc1ZcLj11FQQHffNSiTa8nY-CW4UTr7klWxm5mFw4nkRpOf3ianh-0-e6wgTq-IgthCrAlLoVe88LQCH_4MeMAdBs5pXBKLCYEOz43vuwvQnpn8R7eXbErGEquM5hofwQeMVnjZ4XvFisp5d8t28A/s320/IMG_0952.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Otherwise continue straight. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QQGMSYNFKhA1GnvofMl8h1n8vXBAg1jhfgfokTveCFrapwLF2hVgagSuKENRplZhwvyRmwZrv_6XaT1lCYmhQecycZOXMBpjbQ_BrGV37bIHB0pELLXzt0TaX4pofzKhAv-5irFeqghbI8mnIqLvCNC057ZBNilD_PT31Y2a1T1YZbKM2Vez7sweeg/s5184/IMG_0956.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QQGMSYNFKhA1GnvofMl8h1n8vXBAg1jhfgfokTveCFrapwLF2hVgagSuKENRplZhwvyRmwZrv_6XaT1lCYmhQecycZOXMBpjbQ_BrGV37bIHB0pELLXzt0TaX4pofzKhAv-5irFeqghbI8mnIqLvCNC057ZBNilD_PT31Y2a1T1YZbKM2Vez7sweeg/w300-h400/IMG_0956.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">To your right will be the </span><a href="https://beachhousepg.com/" style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Beach House Restaurant</a><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> at Lovers Point.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> Hands down one of our favorite restaurants in Pacific Grove. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi516Tjco30Cel0rgNGcW74ojRIBhSBAS_VhDXyPUKO4DRvItFjPx8rne7q6NYhplrwUd_8MsrFRwYCLl-p7sVqtieMqn0ypfSdpmfXJNrZNw4d7DiT7E0csNaTaBVG2raE3N7AA13Cid-UmeuFCgN_F4lG2tKaVDDX_fWV_kxNxaAMHAQMpnLVFxtd5g/s4608/IMG_8157.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi516Tjco30Cel0rgNGcW74ojRIBhSBAS_VhDXyPUKO4DRvItFjPx8rne7q6NYhplrwUd_8MsrFRwYCLl-p7sVqtieMqn0ypfSdpmfXJNrZNw4d7DiT7E0csNaTaBVG2raE3N7AA13Cid-UmeuFCgN_F4lG2tKaVDDX_fWV_kxNxaAMHAQMpnLVFxtd5g/s320/IMG_8157.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue all the way to the parking lot ahead. This is northern parking lot for <a href="https://www.cityofpacificgrove.org/our_city/departments/recreation/parks_directory/lovers_point_park.php" target="_blank">Lovers Point Beach and Park</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVOJ69dMY-GlwbjzFv_7JfkO2XiSO2boZcPL7fCzw_E2Cfuwvvq--Y66xfVEZ6FpjfChRj3hWl7jhYhn8ozL4NfRNKZQtBXd-4pfTRe9_ZcDfJlrb4Iu-zHbsq-P9FF4XPdDFCgLj2LiCY0v9mD3z8nil2p9NpB4wowRDFcg9yLcPBacDssxf78M6ZA/s4152/IMG_0974.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2840" data-original-width="4152" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVOJ69dMY-GlwbjzFv_7JfkO2XiSO2boZcPL7fCzw_E2Cfuwvvq--Y66xfVEZ6FpjfChRj3hWl7jhYhn8ozL4NfRNKZQtBXd-4pfTRe9_ZcDfJlrb4Iu-zHbsq-P9FF4XPdDFCgLj2LiCY0v9mD3z8nil2p9NpB4wowRDFcg9yLcPBacDssxf78M6ZA/w400-h274/IMG_0974.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Time to get out and explore this area and enjoy the view. Parking is free. If there is a spot open take it! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-IurFtZ8FayYWLH5-tprYn21rnUAA_avSOtRA7YaTg0cEn7hV3Ddci8xOwy9W4uAQpMevDaTVuY_WysdKF80JdUjAQ2m3DhGPpx6GDPhiesT4OBhZBlPd98vvz727BlL377-ckxtxJBpNC4344rpdEMS0ogs1csbltvp5D3124KbgqMu1pwogsDJ-w/s3648/IMG_0850.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-IurFtZ8FayYWLH5-tprYn21rnUAA_avSOtRA7YaTg0cEn7hV3Ddci8xOwy9W4uAQpMevDaTVuY_WysdKF80JdUjAQ2m3DhGPpx6GDPhiesT4OBhZBlPd98vvz727BlL377-ckxtxJBpNC4344rpdEMS0ogs1csbltvp5D3124KbgqMu1pwogsDJ-w/s320/IMG_0850.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">According to local legend, this park was originally called "Lovers of Jesus Point," back during the time that Pacific Grove was a Methodist retreat camp.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaV1Upwml2xSUFb6x4jmB3yZ5PQVmsaNTJMWbXjisyDCCdVfqs-sdSsMiHDOFxYCmQeaGHK8xyJYDbH1OP0sDMDjlsGxScKdV_I20gFawh0wP2endcTj-5PWbDDKlKmtTuhqIw_P1zJk0zARbLTjmxHz44Bb_1KCOo_lbRfGhCxljaD_gFr6gG_US8DA/s4360/IMG_0961.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3216" data-original-width="4360" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaV1Upwml2xSUFb6x4jmB3yZ5PQVmsaNTJMWbXjisyDCCdVfqs-sdSsMiHDOFxYCmQeaGHK8xyJYDbH1OP0sDMDjlsGxScKdV_I20gFawh0wP2endcTj-5PWbDDKlKmtTuhqIw_P1zJk0zARbLTjmxHz44Bb_1KCOo_lbRfGhCxljaD_gFr6gG_US8DA/w640-h472/IMG_0961.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzvOieZOwsEdBENIyDvLAx_nZOh8vlKQ5WhLp5POmF8xPlajLQpIeiVDiuR3cdyVVkkpQa-z9lPpypNwxowaRR02zb00Z7_TPR_HxVqZuuP9iEoLonrsP3CXF-wCdcBGoZ7lkBli2ekKgh-8bX8wynqnXMBmGMwRvUUfhhPPsR1OtvWT2upaYK-6GJg/s5184/IMG_0962.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzvOieZOwsEdBENIyDvLAx_nZOh8vlKQ5WhLp5POmF8xPlajLQpIeiVDiuR3cdyVVkkpQa-z9lPpypNwxowaRR02zb00Z7_TPR_HxVqZuuP9iEoLonrsP3CXF-wCdcBGoZ7lkBli2ekKgh-8bX8wynqnXMBmGMwRvUUfhhPPsR1OtvWT2upaYK-6GJg/w640-h480/IMG_0962.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Currently this point has become one of Pacific Grove's best-loved spots for picnics, plein air painting, scenic photography and weddings. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3MQfx6cBpODR44b-fi-Bhu9URxggti6N-IYANckfdyjOxM7xQlFsiRq7c9ynzK6X0thUV6bE6wn0YW_P9ZLTGrCAK3i3e0aJ9eRvkqU1ZAQMtBlc4Bj7p0pXLEz4g_c4IyVdUkLY5q5eEi4gAeU1Wi05IbTxvqT94z62q4FtUWNK1AHbgREmlL06GQ/s4383/IMG_0965.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2986" data-original-width="4383" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3MQfx6cBpODR44b-fi-Bhu9URxggti6N-IYANckfdyjOxM7xQlFsiRq7c9ynzK6X0thUV6bE6wn0YW_P9ZLTGrCAK3i3e0aJ9eRvkqU1ZAQMtBlc4Bj7p0pXLEz4g_c4IyVdUkLY5q5eEi4gAeU1Wi05IbTxvqT94z62q4FtUWNK1AHbgREmlL06GQ/w400-h272/IMG_0965.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Locals can always be found lounging on the grass or climbing on the rocks. Just be very careful if you decide to explore the rocky outpoint. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Os_BxqtUcnAE0h9ObIbguP9tGLgKgWv-wAcBcP6ClVurF40vAYNZg7WVMwPfSfuZPuWNOhxCIPAaEuPTAVjDK6J3uwEQKUj8kTPLmeggP7-PEWmYCD1oJOzIHx-Qya0CS9Pu4jEkHAd80Dg9MQavfscF3FGFxixGUdrWBElC_hio0fOSWUkGOYgwJA/s4644/IMG_0966.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3596" data-original-width="4644" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Os_BxqtUcnAE0h9ObIbguP9tGLgKgWv-wAcBcP6ClVurF40vAYNZg7WVMwPfSfuZPuWNOhxCIPAaEuPTAVjDK6J3uwEQKUj8kTPLmeggP7-PEWmYCD1oJOzIHx-Qya0CS9Pu4jEkHAd80Dg9MQavfscF3FGFxixGUdrWBElC_hio0fOSWUkGOYgwJA/w640-h496/IMG_0966.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Scenes from both season 1 and 2 of the HBO miniseries <i>Big Little Lies</i>' staring Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley were filmed here at Lovers Point. During Season 2 crews of <i>Big Little Lies</i>' transformed this park with a gazebo and pergola that served as the Blissful Drip coffee shop during filming. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Once you have explored the area, turn around and follow Ocean View Blvd. back in the direction you came. Then turn right onto Jewell Avenue. Then turn </span><span style="font-family: arial;">left onto 19th Street. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnulWKvksCb1xpVUnyBnwUhJDdzV1b2j6UR_wRO8c0I8mLIk2FhqC3SRE402RGw3Wx3mP8M3WmA_IK83zJMpNtGvi734YAMBxt4M8XunFEtzbxET1-uZ4vN01pgReJfZjoIeeDKphFe3KFocOBlMLtirvxqtSj1vu6Vtyebx44sGrB2GmyCmYMv0hRw/s3690/IMG_0977.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2546" data-original-width="3690" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnulWKvksCb1xpVUnyBnwUhJDdzV1b2j6UR_wRO8c0I8mLIk2FhqC3SRE402RGw3Wx3mP8M3WmA_IK83zJMpNtGvi734YAMBxt4M8XunFEtzbxET1-uZ4vN01pgReJfZjoIeeDKphFe3KFocOBlMLtirvxqtSj1vu6Vtyebx44sGrB2GmyCmYMv0hRw/w400-h276/IMG_0977.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Jewell and 19th Street</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As you drive through these residential areas of Pacific Grove, you might notice small signs on the houses with a name and date. These list the year the home was built, a</span><span style="font-family: arial;">nd the person for whom it was built. M</span><span style="font-family: arial;">any date back to the late 1800's. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight on 19th and cross Union Street. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">On your left the yellow two-story with the lovely oak in front is the Elihu Beard House. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWydGMaLKVCotKVzexb2tdvt4s2uSN1F7vqAuCqRnP26KfCoPiW0qdyTVniR88LfKH6ORIRdwF0yrFUbH9qG-tPte_nG2NtatYXINovM87R_oFIDxXGGAs63-5um07QHd1cKCdgWcH_VBgtsBoB75wi8uQbmsBbb4ZJEuxIS-_lOTzz-NtNv9kyBhiw/s3859/IMG_0978.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2505" data-original-width="3859" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWydGMaLKVCotKVzexb2tdvt4s2uSN1F7vqAuCqRnP26KfCoPiW0qdyTVniR88LfKH6ORIRdwF0yrFUbH9qG-tPte_nG2NtatYXINovM87R_oFIDxXGGAs63-5um07QHd1cKCdgWcH_VBgtsBoB75wi8uQbmsBbb4ZJEuxIS-_lOTzz-NtNv9kyBhiw/w400-h260/IMG_0978.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Beard House 139 19th Avenue </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Located at 139 19th Avenue, this was built in 1880. Five generations of the Beard family have owned this home and kept it in pristine historic condition. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxGS5UQrGyyVYkkukCvqzFENs3xTp8vTJhofr6JfLl0y1zoZTwMuE71RdeesuLd2uJUH5X-gdferCexkrYQwcVQmPff4aHWB6lrrTVp53AP8wrDT4fFxc7ag3s5QAMwn-uWxsFvth2UzcR9D6EqBVtVyYuSvADUuMp-5TnKvNHC2DG_gb2d5MEO9JLA/s3879/IMG_0984.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3667" data-original-width="3879" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxGS5UQrGyyVYkkukCvqzFENs3xTp8vTJhofr6JfLl0y1zoZTwMuE71RdeesuLd2uJUH5X-gdferCexkrYQwcVQmPff4aHWB6lrrTVp53AP8wrDT4fFxc7ag3s5QAMwn-uWxsFvth2UzcR9D6EqBVtVyYuSvADUuMp-5TnKvNHC2DG_gb2d5MEO9JLA/s320/IMG_0984.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">150 19th Street</div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As you come to the stop sign at the corner look to your right at 150 19th Street. This green wooden home with pink trim is <i>Toad Hall</i>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisADhUBvEFtvnvvHQ9j4Z8PazSZXKh0Ed-iPhwS-ABrIirFqv1tRugEpzFZApKnMXm7ZbbetK77jt36NIsMUJJzN0tCx6iLmnlsV603zahLV2XYrBSDWpIcWJNnJz3-tT1-R31i6mSYWR762rp2to_acMLqNMqTC0UGc6z1WBEvzdDTFv90E96ZfBz2A/s5184/IMG_0983.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisADhUBvEFtvnvvHQ9j4Z8PazSZXKh0Ed-iPhwS-ABrIirFqv1tRugEpzFZApKnMXm7ZbbetK77jt36NIsMUJJzN0tCx6iLmnlsV603zahLV2XYrBSDWpIcWJNnJz3-tT1-R31i6mSYWR762rp2to_acMLqNMqTC0UGc6z1WBEvzdDTFv90E96ZfBz2A/w640-h480/IMG_0983.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Built in 1904 for Ms. Cornelia Pierce, the name comes from the owners love of the story <i>The Wind and the Willows</i>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70gc3vPGOLbn7DihEYFXSGPUlMRwufZya9SgpBdCcMSLpX69cASnjcJQfcHJtNSNRjvfwZ9QJ6NiORz3mE233G5KvHbE0bn-BQzVEKmW-TJwrmA4NTW0-7GysXRChXwMImAGY3nBpkXmhGifDlOXZm73QSUD1D8FH2g09MCprDcoU7FFw25X_956nSA/s4608/IMG_7358.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70gc3vPGOLbn7DihEYFXSGPUlMRwufZya9SgpBdCcMSLpX69cASnjcJQfcHJtNSNRjvfwZ9QJ6NiORz3mE233G5KvHbE0bn-BQzVEKmW-TJwrmA4NTW0-7GysXRChXwMImAGY3nBpkXmhGifDlOXZm73QSUD1D8FH2g09MCprDcoU7FFw25X_956nSA/w640-h480/IMG_7358.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />Centrella Hotel 2017</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn left onto Central. Continue two blocks to the stop sign at 17th Street. We are going to stay on Central, but take a look to your left. This is the Centrella Hotel a two-story Victorian constructed in 1892 as a boarding house. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8HEIqgcetMA8Xy1B-NC7syCC_rD5Pw8anHQ0s9vdVoGdrxfkKFg_Sg4BFhvhEzTb3uYXr5ehv4jTQlgB7a2th7KL9Tt-BDAKl-vDhEWrWDp7eQgjEZUxnLOywVYbjwFG-MoOPwS3LXHecFuA6EniAW9hqqeuAAoB5-KkNmxVhL5-yQfsFs2bUt9KrA/s2190/IMG_0797%20pg%20book.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="2190" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8HEIqgcetMA8Xy1B-NC7syCC_rD5Pw8anHQ0s9vdVoGdrxfkKFg_Sg4BFhvhEzTb3uYXr5ehv4jTQlgB7a2th7KL9Tt-BDAKl-vDhEWrWDp7eQgjEZUxnLOywVYbjwFG-MoOPwS3LXHecFuA6EniAW9hqqeuAAoB5-KkNmxVhL5-yQfsFs2bUt9KrA/w640-h404/IMG_0797%20pg%20book.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Centrella Hotel c. 1914 (Pat Hathaway Collection<br /> - Monterey County Historical Society)</div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Across the street from the Centrella is Chautauqua Hall. Built in 1881 as a permanent retreat center for the West Coast Headquarters of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, a Methodist education movement that started in Pacific Grove in 1879. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This four-year course which featured Sunday school teacher-training classes, musical programs and lectures, was one of the only opportunities for higher </span><span style="font-family: arial;">education in the days before colleges reached outside large population centers. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDga_jjDnh6mhC64XgJJoP78B1qiwNBK2SxAnpp3VUZd_IKCFGNwQ-xouVLvmpMprcNSiFRWg04m251LiuWP5QIFQEt_z7s80qK22Ak9V7gMW1TWZExEYg63mf5SqQ1yPsVUaer3H7292gPFzeXbBPLB-zVIL3p1aPyCpat5WGhvZKr0RF6zHbd3Lpg/s4608/IMG_7395.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDga_jjDnh6mhC64XgJJoP78B1qiwNBK2SxAnpp3VUZd_IKCFGNwQ-xouVLvmpMprcNSiFRWg04m251LiuWP5QIFQEt_z7s80qK22Ak9V7gMW1TWZExEYg63mf5SqQ1yPsVUaer3H7292gPFzeXbBPLB-zVIL3p1aPyCpat5WGhvZKr0RF6zHbd3Lpg/s320/IMG_7395.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For years, Chautauqua Hall served a variety of uses for the </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle. This continued well into the 20th century until more conventual opportunities for college education developed, then attendance to the </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> dropped off and finally discontinued. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcyyfY_dU3MejKkNTEa43q9xN4QI32yRVbtRVzXld4_gSRnr5LHwWS30upy3KEqPs2YE7ysBjdqQiQoXV101-XfnFm5nAHLn8Kg53tOMrdMQXYFvA3OF12nP6EzrXeIxOKbJKCT6VV87eXZpW81eLErFBdtFsXSjJ6LC7428sxPwmpPTH1GgkNgMNLw/s3563/IMG_7396.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="3563" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcyyfY_dU3MejKkNTEa43q9xN4QI32yRVbtRVzXld4_gSRnr5LHwWS30upy3KEqPs2YE7ysBjdqQiQoXV101-XfnFm5nAHLn8Kg53tOMrdMQXYFvA3OF12nP6EzrXeIxOKbJKCT6VV87eXZpW81eLErFBdtFsXSjJ6LC7428sxPwmpPTH1GgkNgMNLw/s320/IMG_7396.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Today this hall, which is a California State Historical Landmark, is used for classes, programs, concerts and dances put on by the city of Pacific Grove. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mO163bl-evqM2BvtnD30prXHXPh2y2Umo-j7XvZcSekhp0H1YKCB2hy_Oh5EDH-SnWmm83UMJrZiORjz1AenJtGj_fUijkU_D85QCmPCcmBspI4uaL9GKU37mvE1AXug-XN0gYm2EkTboPAhiebuIrSW1ge8svMYt0-EnzPj2rdvXD5bXSa1jvc1hg/s4608/IMG_7397.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mO163bl-evqM2BvtnD30prXHXPh2y2Umo-j7XvZcSekhp0H1YKCB2hy_Oh5EDH-SnWmm83UMJrZiORjz1AenJtGj_fUijkU_D85QCmPCcmBspI4uaL9GKU37mvE1AXug-XN0gYm2EkTboPAhiebuIrSW1ge8svMYt0-EnzPj2rdvXD5bXSa1jvc1hg/s320/IMG_7397.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue to the second stop sign. Across the street to your left will be the Pacific Grove Visitor Center, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsISVnefgpLGzhSX294pTLjng-4ajJ3kFDoiOPUxTMSfPm5nEjp6qOrI46Jrxqlf62ayd9kTnOV6YCsr-Y7Utrk1S_zh05bqMREw8IKj10fyJ_g4ZjJIU03vcD-WT0DL8cRcFsLGCUyfle-ZEGF6C56xxImeOf9SmOJMlhufBekegilVfE-4otpwDa9g/s4048/IMG_0937.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="4048" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsISVnefgpLGzhSX294pTLjng-4ajJ3kFDoiOPUxTMSfPm5nEjp6qOrI46Jrxqlf62ayd9kTnOV6YCsr-Y7Utrk1S_zh05bqMREw8IKj10fyJ_g4ZjJIU03vcD-WT0DL8cRcFsLGCUyfle-ZEGF6C56xxImeOf9SmOJMlhufBekegilVfE-4otpwDa9g/w640-h466/IMG_0937.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">and directly ahead of you the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FR0KE2XccmOptWxYXtppAT025G7W_UPFWXGnn6898-2yXtLYfRXxKgBTXtcFhY_l2NYBLRq5Ojp02vLQHMkZ_TxWSYzyH6rSqt8fOkY3COlYoLpRmlkCnfD423dsSn6CiA1AgLUP4fEEfHHvL4DOhdic3Xrh4jefoket710Gu3po75FRBy4F2xtGIA/s4999/IMG_0942.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3018" data-original-width="4999" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FR0KE2XccmOptWxYXtppAT025G7W_UPFWXGnn6898-2yXtLYfRXxKgBTXtcFhY_l2NYBLRq5Ojp02vLQHMkZ_TxWSYzyH6rSqt8fOkY3COlYoLpRmlkCnfD423dsSn6CiA1AgLUP4fEEfHHvL4DOhdic3Xrh4jefoket710Gu3po75FRBy4F2xtGIA/s320/IMG_0942.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn right onto Forest and pass by one of our favorite Mexican restaurants, <a href="https://www.peppersmexicalicafe.com/" target="_blank">Peppers Mexicali Cafe</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzycLECQbSnlXsGybeER05B2K0XDa5r3VwvRIZdBby_zxWB6AlkS-AGCtblsJggZfY9mvLJQyYIexnPm1DyAW-Soz1SLv8TvsWkIihQB2XA-mw26EUs6M5x1ornQJ6PuWkQ0-6UVTC2gGa5ZB1GbfMdO5JizIdjRjzZ4gow0I8nV1tA47Bcn47vWOtPQ/s3991/IMG_0990.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3451" data-original-width="3991" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzycLECQbSnlXsGybeER05B2K0XDa5r3VwvRIZdBby_zxWB6AlkS-AGCtblsJggZfY9mvLJQyYIexnPm1DyAW-Soz1SLv8TvsWkIihQB2XA-mw26EUs6M5x1ornQJ6PuWkQ0-6UVTC2gGa5ZB1GbfMdO5JizIdjRjzZ4gow0I8nV1tA47Bcn47vWOtPQ/s320/IMG_0990.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue to the end of the block. At the stop sign look to your left. This two-story Romanesque-style building with sandstone veneer was designed by Watsonville architect William H. Weeks and constructed by Thomas A. Work in 1904.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS39C_i0t5f9yfODpWW6WzCfOj11PHHHW11iLt-CXJ9dnxywJxPjBjSuuW87H1JpPoU28QIN8q4io-vSr7Z54oQpiuyTGnaL-w-csZMGXBj4PiccJbwby2EbzJCyx2nYIIpdEpvg8IjIQ5e1jCZJbjG4uEmCaYIbdg_60ORuA-uKTznuoC82-5VNFVbw/s1859/IMG_0798%20PG%20book%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="1859" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS39C_i0t5f9yfODpWW6WzCfOj11PHHHW11iLt-CXJ9dnxywJxPjBjSuuW87H1JpPoU28QIN8q4io-vSr7Z54oQpiuyTGnaL-w-csZMGXBj4PiccJbwby2EbzJCyx2nYIIpdEpvg8IjIQ5e1jCZJbjG4uEmCaYIbdg_60ORuA-uKTznuoC82-5VNFVbw/w640-h370/IMG_0798%20PG%20book%20.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Bank of Pacific Grove c. 1904<br />(Photo by C.K. Tuttle - Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History) <span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It originally opened in 1905 as the </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Pacific Grove branch of the Bank of Monterey. Today this is the home of </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Sotheby's International Realty.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLtk4GAZxZHPia09iBvXiq0V2I4dYvM-ZRzll6E951d_4KquLCgk6VLlUQvWCQPxRFfMjmFzqlHj0dJ7agDc-KKnAdSWa4TNFICEwe0YLVb5opgWVm36QpAct2ZggjAMNu1uHnulAhf_Rxnp1MoswCSjtDPvtuMiMENDm5f_MLqp5pjc6hg-gOmm0sA/s4204/IMG_0934.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4204" data-original-width="3797" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLtk4GAZxZHPia09iBvXiq0V2I4dYvM-ZRzll6E951d_4KquLCgk6VLlUQvWCQPxRFfMjmFzqlHj0dJ7agDc-KKnAdSWa4TNFICEwe0YLVb5opgWVm36QpAct2ZggjAMNu1uHnulAhf_Rxnp1MoswCSjtDPvtuMiMENDm5f_MLqp5pjc6hg-gOmm0sA/s320/IMG_0934.JPG" width="289" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn right onto Lighthouse and continue straight. In two blocks as you cross 18th Street, take a look to your left across the median. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-Pmv8fBj3Ofo9MdaG3gIR0IFyEl4bX8vj1hKg3snhSskVIZR9RwazrRPR4_dGQ_ctidtTh2NP57mcvigUr5mAMRyyVcxLIjLLz1Vzfe_b2I-V5B9ONkDd3joplb5ZgMqkNO3AF2jfF-vL7ygowAdfBkulDLIAIJeevpd417VC1FlJtcqWL14xMZz6w/s4230/IMG_0747.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3444" data-original-width="4230" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-Pmv8fBj3Ofo9MdaG3gIR0IFyEl4bX8vj1hKg3snhSskVIZR9RwazrRPR4_dGQ_ctidtTh2NP57mcvigUr5mAMRyyVcxLIjLLz1Vzfe_b2I-V5B9ONkDd3joplb5ZgMqkNO3AF2jfF-vL7ygowAdfBkulDLIAIJeevpd417VC1FlJtcqWL14xMZz6w/w640-h522/IMG_0747.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On the corner is a two-story with shingle siding Queen Anne Victorian. This is <a href="https://www.gosbyhouseinn.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwvZCZBhCiARIsAPXbajtwAowvVmC9I8cs6ZnqPxtUXTTMDlHCrlNeYngPxJpgOmu4odvwFOEaArsXEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Gosby House Inn</a> a charming bed and breakfast originally built in 1887. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Joseph F. Gosby was Pacific Grove's first shoemaker. He owned the Pioneer Boot and Shoe Store on Lighthouse. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpbsz-nGkrCX__88SRmVtTRugtPGmmylC7eMTwYznzVxeNhv4iGygO7avzjfD0_tPuHTd_3i93-DljoiQH79rERWSPlOkONr1sk49iFY7oFjRWb6XmgwiWpmKFOMOXBoeHftpTPwN0eZKHaN_KHhHlVqwGQJBOWsX4-33feWdtw_O54FR_qwv7ZyzDw/s3553/IMG_7417.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3553" data-original-width="3020" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpbsz-nGkrCX__88SRmVtTRugtPGmmylC7eMTwYznzVxeNhv4iGygO7avzjfD0_tPuHTd_3i93-DljoiQH79rERWSPlOkONr1sk49iFY7oFjRWb6XmgwiWpmKFOMOXBoeHftpTPwN0eZKHaN_KHhHlVqwGQJBOWsX4-33feWdtw_O54FR_qwv7ZyzDw/w544-h640/IMG_7417.JPG" width="544" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Next door on the other corner, also to your left is the Hart House. This Queen Anne style home was built in 1894 for Dr. Andrew Hart. He had his medical practice on the ground floor and his family lived upstairs. This is a nice example of Stick-Eastlake with the turret, arched entry and plenty of spindles and stick work. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight along Lighthouse, on your right you will pass the Pacific Grove Post Office. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdNwj6GqBJBs6pEHJy_Pltvcmfx5_HQSPnsQHWuGM2Z7QCr0FFsM__QH1XnvWdFE9wk8z1qoK07ZH81R8qu0Ef3Y0lsiQpwanJpA3zywRrvoVr4kq0FwCeu_woh-qwNTfRRKt1QexrGa5M-3RvD2fhs-MfO3FSVHjKq30bDI2T-FmdAdfVTgNtMR12Q/s4608/IMG_7414.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdNwj6GqBJBs6pEHJy_Pltvcmfx5_HQSPnsQHWuGM2Z7QCr0FFsM__QH1XnvWdFE9wk8z1qoK07ZH81R8qu0Ef3Y0lsiQpwanJpA3zywRrvoVr4kq0FwCeu_woh-qwNTfRRKt1QexrGa5M-3RvD2fhs-MfO3FSVHjKq30bDI2T-FmdAdfVTgNtMR12Q/w400-h300/IMG_7414.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b2b3c; font-family: arial;">The historic building was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. Inside there is an </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b2b3c; font-family: arial;">oil-on-canvas mural called </span><i style="color: #1b2b3c; font-family: arial;">Lovers’ Point. </i><span style="color: #1b2b3c; font-family: arial;">It is</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1b2b3c; font-family: arial;"> shown in the pictures below. The work of Victor Arnautoff, it was part of the WPA New Deal project, funded by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The piece was installed in the lobby of the Pacific Grove post office in 1940. It is still viewable there today.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQz7VmQvNPHbbjrKA6QDbZi7jqzjFlB80da-g8XL_BVtzibDMevHE_VES6GToR1A5O9hClWKuB2RgW93JlDfiEVGvyQqIroxAnw3rABCHJfh5BqXKRwGmxyTg_-z6DR_yBLkwd6nBfqvdg7_8bDq89BqCYwmC2U1a3gvc0oEk-ufP7Eefm13IQVMetg/s4600/IMG_7410.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2852" data-original-width="4600" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQz7VmQvNPHbbjrKA6QDbZi7jqzjFlB80da-g8XL_BVtzibDMevHE_VES6GToR1A5O9hClWKuB2RgW93JlDfiEVGvyQqIroxAnw3rABCHJfh5BqXKRwGmxyTg_-z6DR_yBLkwd6nBfqvdg7_8bDq89BqCYwmC2U1a3gvc0oEk-ufP7Eefm13IQVMetg/s320/IMG_7410.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In front of the Post Office notice the bronze statue called <i>Butterfly Kids</i>, by Christopher Bell. <br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Z7rO-Rg5IMah2Pb1UxfzzGortGnhIHWBTPbQ86RLqZ2KRgzDRbSMPU7kWh8X8B2fP_Tp-4vXr_NP3crpQJXbnk48e1mOFukCeSaUEeyHNSs-oG15FXvYEl9oFOjyPsGvTRAkMcAgLg7D0QPX6J8au2gHrgVqn9WEqa6EJfQOstK-tSfBNBLiRFjo9g/s4608/IMG_7413.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Z7rO-Rg5IMah2Pb1UxfzzGortGnhIHWBTPbQ86RLqZ2KRgzDRbSMPU7kWh8X8B2fP_Tp-4vXr_NP3crpQJXbnk48e1mOFukCeSaUEeyHNSs-oG15FXvYEl9oFOjyPsGvTRAkMcAgLg7D0QPX6J8au2gHrgVqn9WEqa6EJfQOstK-tSfBNBLiRFjo9g/w480-h640/IMG_7413.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pacific Grove is the self proclaimed Butterfly Capital of the world. Every year since 1939, on the first Saturday of October, Pacific Grove holds its annual Butterfly Parade. This celebrates the return of the Monarch butterfly to Pacific Grove for its annual wintering stop. We will be visiting the Monarch Sanctuary later on this tour. </span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><center><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cHxQXShlVmk" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </span></center> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In about half a mile turn left onto Ridge Road. We are on our way to the Monarch Grove Sanctuary. You should see a sign in the middle of Lighthouse pointing you straight ahead. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FaYDxPPJt5W0y-lZd4lGCNEVX20OnZT4VmJkUDQhNgRuR2lQwB8pXRUFpxUijPcDqcSp-Ex9KwiHB3EuuzkORXpoxMAPDb2Y-Y22I3S4p_VN5oiSm8jeevpkUayCiZnIrdc8-ghNa1Om-XBF0iqsPy0qPHLXTQTjk-jbSYb_vRcl9SfIWszfWZnr3A/s2975/IMG_0997.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2258" data-original-width="2975" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FaYDxPPJt5W0y-lZd4lGCNEVX20OnZT4VmJkUDQhNgRuR2lQwB8pXRUFpxUijPcDqcSp-Ex9KwiHB3EuuzkORXpoxMAPDb2Y-Y22I3S4p_VN5oiSm8jeevpkUayCiZnIrdc8-ghNa1Om-XBF0iqsPy0qPHLXTQTjk-jbSYb_vRcl9SfIWszfWZnr3A/s320/IMG_0997.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Once you pass the Pacific Grove Adult Education Center get ready to make the next left turn onto Ridge Road. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTSxucyXYW5F3Rz4D81N_JvmYP9MRls__urht5KlHHjR8Qyp5x9ZarG5BjvDkoXLHu1s7ANY4-D4eosqtxetefMAuiuRBjgi81b-Kw2LDKYZc40kzWmsVqAIy1mclWumP4sPCfeYI9E3eiVIoN5uOQlx9ynSmwJss5uhvm_7vb7vfsb3jauRkZVEdgA/s4384/IMG_1009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3112" data-original-width="4384" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTSxucyXYW5F3Rz4D81N_JvmYP9MRls__urht5KlHHjR8Qyp5x9ZarG5BjvDkoXLHu1s7ANY4-D4eosqtxetefMAuiuRBjgi81b-Kw2LDKYZc40kzWmsVqAIy1mclWumP4sPCfeYI9E3eiVIoN5uOQlx9ynSmwJss5uhvm_7vb7vfsb3jauRkZVEdgA/s320/IMG_1009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There will be sign on the corner that reads Monarch Grove Sanctuary. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsHI6mV6-avRgF1VS1tm4n5F3rOY3CAHT-0y8xXlbQqUrGzliW5TPWunAqlhaC_8Dn7RBNJK3tpA3B_iZoUlgKMwyT-XbrVHlQmzFYOwbZUPzdn_Tc551RL3UDOfv8KTITCj6uOXCn-SbeixxcVfRg4Kk70hipXTwZKZ4stQM5mWCe8XSobW34s1qCw/s2952/IMG_1010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="2952" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsHI6mV6-avRgF1VS1tm4n5F3rOY3CAHT-0y8xXlbQqUrGzliW5TPWunAqlhaC_8Dn7RBNJK3tpA3B_iZoUlgKMwyT-XbrVHlQmzFYOwbZUPzdn_Tc551RL3UDOfv8KTITCj6uOXCn-SbeixxcVfRg4Kk70hipXTwZKZ4stQM5mWCe8XSobW34s1qCw/s320/IMG_1010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pass the Butterfly Grove Inn and park across the street in front of the red buildings which are part of the Pacific Grove Adult Education Center. </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HlYV9qCKNwUHc0cdN0Phu-RLWt75zSEb6B6Szd9hdRzgYP342C76JpF6wVu-VJAoUprolkjmsB4i5PTK2BV_d9p5rNKw_JpYCfSC_Mva-DIW3Sm4CcCFHY3669jPuTpXp2szCkhVoxmfFLEG7qQjWX0HHjK6lDBK4p3iaa59BgYaY6L0ZPWNPBjYyg/s4111/IMG_7526.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2611" data-original-width="4111" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HlYV9qCKNwUHc0cdN0Phu-RLWt75zSEb6B6Szd9hdRzgYP342C76JpF6wVu-VJAoUprolkjmsB4i5PTK2BV_d9p5rNKw_JpYCfSC_Mva-DIW3Sm4CcCFHY3669jPuTpXp2szCkhVoxmfFLEG7qQjWX0HHjK6lDBK4p3iaa59BgYaY6L0ZPWNPBjYyg/w400-h254/IMG_7526.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The entrance to the Monarch Grove Sanctuary is at the end of the driveway to the Butterfly Grove Inn. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIXKfuI_YYpFxiesWG078epw4QuJb9sDkJHgWlY3v0OeuoaM5s7y5dCgNYnZktCn3Jh0iGZGvUSMb73vMQ8Vx_GkRW_7zV6igI10VS48fDlBxznKrCEqQhKpw3qt7fzkXYvKI50_mY2A7mKG2wPzI7lreoPi-a8-fOU_hnch0qLfUp_tyZ4i94ys6dQ/s3507/IMG_7525.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3507" data-original-width="2993" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIXKfuI_YYpFxiesWG078epw4QuJb9sDkJHgWlY3v0OeuoaM5s7y5dCgNYnZktCn3Jh0iGZGvUSMb73vMQ8Vx_GkRW_7zV6igI10VS48fDlBxznKrCEqQhKpw3qt7fzkXYvKI50_mY2A7mKG2wPzI7lreoPi-a8-fOU_hnch0qLfUp_tyZ4i94ys6dQ/w341-h400/IMG_7525.JPG" width="341" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Monarch Butterfly spends its life between southern Canada and central Mexico. They are a tropical insect, and cannot survive in freezing temperatures. So they embark on an interesting migration traveling between 1,200 and 2,800 miles yearly.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Monarchs east of the Rocky Mountains spend the winter in the high mountains of central Mexico. Monarchs west of the Rockies migrate to California's central coast. One of those over wintering sites is here at the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcAVxpUsHndQfRKIUwLRsWL1QgnvdwO1ke70yC9zCmu6X3RxnDMvvPIghtj24QqNkkR6RZIbHF-T5N2fFhAeLvNAN7XgGvxHTvU0D-qMhFJ6u5ayJwgHHDMlM9wqkyGTiHDqlTIc99yxxdGE7JDc7y9L5RNTp-8VgSPJeCavKN6ZDwKgyjIVjOSUDew/s1580/IMG_1025%20mapA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1580" data-original-width="1278" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcAVxpUsHndQfRKIUwLRsWL1QgnvdwO1ke70yC9zCmu6X3RxnDMvvPIghtj24QqNkkR6RZIbHF-T5N2fFhAeLvNAN7XgGvxHTvU0D-qMhFJ6u5ayJwgHHDMlM9wqkyGTiHDqlTIc99yxxdGE7JDc7y9L5RNTp-8VgSPJeCavKN6ZDwKgyjIVjOSUDew/w518-h640/IMG_1025%20mapA.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Most migrating species, such as birds and whales, are the same individuals traveling their migration route to and from every year, but migrating Monarchs have never been to their destination before. Several generations of Monarchs will have lived and died since last year's butterflies departed. In the sanctuary, the Monarchs live up to 6 weeks, but a migrating adult can live up to 6 months giving them time to make the 1,200 mile journey. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdWLB2DjsyvtxGqNK0Asr_W7qV__0gxWKJoke1W_-FKLPcxBBxLfLNWNqaAGnpnyIjR_FgU7xSiNzjXJdyix307Z12eZKE-KwviNodl36D3CgHSIB34woqEo-G4_l6HYed-I6PJDDSYDUA4u8bXsIt828xfrUkrhDm3TQCqRN7Zp446OnGsjmhJKugA/s3920/IMG_1040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3700" data-original-width="3920" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdWLB2DjsyvtxGqNK0Asr_W7qV__0gxWKJoke1W_-FKLPcxBBxLfLNWNqaAGnpnyIjR_FgU7xSiNzjXJdyix307Z12eZKE-KwviNodl36D3CgHSIB34woqEo-G4_l6HYed-I6PJDDSYDUA4u8bXsIt828xfrUkrhDm3TQCqRN7Zp446OnGsjmhJKugA/w640-h604/IMG_1040.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1990 the citizens of Pacific Grove authorized the City to purchase this 2.4 acre grove as a permanent Monarch sanctuary. It has become one of the most important overwintering sites for
western Monarch butterflies in California. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Monarch populations migrate in two directions, going south in the winter and returning north to breed and lay their eggs on milkweed plants in spring and summer. Every winter they return to the sanctuary.
They can be found here from November through February. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZW_56P8v7rzUzfrOXg-L-jyMvRSiFAt6t8AUs8Ge20e_SibiTAKADBM_Zkpg-xAOk5oKLw5LJubrCjDdKbS7AODHilm1siRYTDNPzVZmJ_WZdXOiHtzpV7TujztUZj5NcqAUWsAw4VrWi1u2myt3w8-7ukt1jTqjygnnFCkfH_Kw8aEoLrXPeasmHw/s5184/IMG_1024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZW_56P8v7rzUzfrOXg-L-jyMvRSiFAt6t8AUs8Ge20e_SibiTAKADBM_Zkpg-xAOk5oKLw5LJubrCjDdKbS7AODHilm1siRYTDNPzVZmJ_WZdXOiHtzpV7TujztUZj5NcqAUWsAw4VrWi1u2myt3w8-7ukt1jTqjygnnFCkfH_Kw8aEoLrXPeasmHw/w640-h480/IMG_1024.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you happen to be here when the Monarchs are in the sanctuary, look high into the eucalyptus. They hang in clusters with their wings closed on the branches. They look like bunches of brown leaves. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyekvctTxQt9ptgUbrbJMlaKkW_9OWbCt1TG8U2dc2Xcmf_zdYXQj0C9Tq9KuTuV97qve--IbSp8nUtM03a6bxqQL1UlVeZGSbIjJGmku5OGloJiMmaYjZQxK5TE7X_VERxl94HE6nfCIqIV5EH9Xzybr0CKSkHVEqG-ZLCy6t7P74GzBBWe_haKP2vw/s5184/IMG_1030.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyekvctTxQt9ptgUbrbJMlaKkW_9OWbCt1TG8U2dc2Xcmf_zdYXQj0C9Tq9KuTuV97qve--IbSp8nUtM03a6bxqQL1UlVeZGSbIjJGmku5OGloJiMmaYjZQxK5TE7X_VERxl94HE6nfCIqIV5EH9Xzybr0CKSkHVEqG-ZLCy6t7P74GzBBWe_haKP2vw/w640-h480/IMG_1030.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In case you are wondering how to tell the difference between a female or male Monarch, here you go! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXannqrxyQMM9oIE-c10caMyqP7un_jg2Js3Bfo8XzH_lpW6zsBYGRgSdTz23fHVokhCXd7Iy5g1WISlE1w2_CalLm6bmuDa8Mo7UHhEY-LwS_97Q3smVWhREkm4TitzylMjl-sAZ7XWDNvNwOgbW16KJAqBm1da71omouJIdCanAaMpPteYoGVGWWQ/s5184/IMG_1033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXannqrxyQMM9oIE-c10caMyqP7un_jg2Js3Bfo8XzH_lpW6zsBYGRgSdTz23fHVokhCXd7Iy5g1WISlE1w2_CalLm6bmuDa8Mo7UHhEY-LwS_97Q3smVWhREkm4TitzylMjl-sAZ7XWDNvNwOgbW16KJAqBm1da71omouJIdCanAaMpPteYoGVGWWQ/w640-h480/IMG_1033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There is no fee to explore the sanctuary, but donations are gladly accepted. Take some time to explore the area. The best time to visit to view the butterflies - October through February. </span></p><center><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/S_not_gB9Ew" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></span></center><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br />When you are finished, head back the way you came on Ridge Road and turn left back onto Lighthouse Avenue.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDaR6DNQzOobqfKNh1o124TYabb7usxZqlMRebit9sKL-7W4JInx_zYaU0UDeiGVnCT7nosSfaXIGHsv6o3G61dt5L0LPXH1TUM63SCO4PE2cSJXajYjebvbzH3MtXaQbTTbCzoAQv52KewEEUmiP4__LPUgMyGidu1ReV8mfzKIGr7FqhStn1Uo8kA/s2849/IMG_1045A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2849" data-original-width="2573" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDaR6DNQzOobqfKNh1o124TYabb7usxZqlMRebit9sKL-7W4JInx_zYaU0UDeiGVnCT7nosSfaXIGHsv6o3G61dt5L0LPXH1TUM63SCO4PE2cSJXajYjebvbzH3MtXaQbTTbCzoAQv52KewEEUmiP4__LPUgMyGidu1ReV8mfzKIGr7FqhStn1Uo8kA/w578-h640/IMG_1045A.jpg" width="578" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue about 1/2 mile then turn </span><span style="font-family: arial;">right at the Yield sign onto Asilomar Avenue. Follow the sign that point toward the Lighthouse. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYPj5iPGkIj94c3u9ArCr6XiLkHvtiYUEmPnWsvzhyU610E4jws620EKEyfUyj6neVZP9IR3RjlZKI3AI7rYsPmraGtWw1YnYeqVOFib36GHvVRNGN5abDTCPMbiHiMH4h3xFdF1RVhh0W1tq-HtE3VK6HJjeX_Zal5h2KqupW_TbRSEs492TOgFyNQ/s3418/IMG_7507.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3417" data-original-width="3418" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYPj5iPGkIj94c3u9ArCr6XiLkHvtiYUEmPnWsvzhyU610E4jws620EKEyfUyj6neVZP9IR3RjlZKI3AI7rYsPmraGtWw1YnYeqVOFib36GHvVRNGN5abDTCPMbiHiMH4h3xFdF1RVhh0W1tq-HtE3VK6HJjeX_Zal5h2KqupW_TbRSEs492TOgFyNQ/s320/IMG_7507.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>On your right will be the El Carmelo Cemetery. This cemetery has been a part of Pacific Grove's history since the 1800s. The oldest section has wooden markers. John Steinbeck's sisters Elizabeth Ainsworth and Esther Rogers as well as their husbands are buried there. </span><span face="Poppins, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #495c75;"> </span><span> Across the street from the entrance to the cemetery is the parking area for <a href="https://www.pointpinoslighthouse.org/" target="_blank">Point Pinos Lighthouse</a>. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVhDS6tpNBvjQghyUsQKNEidD6NixHk14g0yeaIOFXaJeoeRPMRURb9ijFdaDXuQI3SctXcrb_sI5wb3zIwzGXJnLEKPenQC5vRzPtHx8gqhWN-RbWjcsHkXjeVyFjRodcIcnuuCo628aru9gEBWyFcy6l5ND7fOB1p-VNvU9KrPrFv_sWTwalAXQ6g/s3264/IMG_1049.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3216" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVhDS6tpNBvjQghyUsQKNEidD6NixHk14g0yeaIOFXaJeoeRPMRURb9ijFdaDXuQI3SctXcrb_sI5wb3zIwzGXJnLEKPenQC5vRzPtHx8gqhWN-RbWjcsHkXjeVyFjRodcIcnuuCo628aru9gEBWyFcy6l5ND7fOB1p-VNvU9KrPrFv_sWTwalAXQ6g/s320/IMG_1049.JPG" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Park here in the parking lot and take some time to explore the lighthouse grounds and tour the lighthouse if they are open. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVl7kMtffSJhws6HuVRVetXJW38cE3-twnKSwZ-78ikgParLPlVC_jFDaODH2gVEj4Xqh9uUn2_0Z4qXbNjec6GEpV_c6yuOXmLNLWgeDRA__4vaj-pASNeltAr5cjWmTFeMedWaHcfkyAjyRHuIuXyaZWJUNL82hzBSACYhTJn1AovpAEQB1GG4PIg/s5184/IMG_1050.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVl7kMtffSJhws6HuVRVetXJW38cE3-twnKSwZ-78ikgParLPlVC_jFDaODH2gVEj4Xqh9uUn2_0Z4qXbNjec6GEpV_c6yuOXmLNLWgeDRA__4vaj-pASNeltAr5cjWmTFeMedWaHcfkyAjyRHuIuXyaZWJUNL82hzBSACYhTJn1AovpAEQB1GG4PIg/s320/IMG_1050.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> As of this writing the lighthouse is open Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 3pm.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcKwvM3TkpUv2PUo7x0wVJCIUqxL86TQxxJUxk3z-P7jZtw-NyCh2tTFABVNHNNmniwQeJYJWJlMjEqryg61N1sKXH6i7oxDTaDEFJ5oobvrXVLEdWC9ClUfTgFDDNzfZFsxsMgUw1nGimFEUUil09WpmFHrdF8GTtRDfLl8PvXj3-UP_nynYkxKa0w/s4089/IMG_1052.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3066" data-original-width="4089" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcKwvM3TkpUv2PUo7x0wVJCIUqxL86TQxxJUxk3z-P7jZtw-NyCh2tTFABVNHNNmniwQeJYJWJlMjEqryg61N1sKXH6i7oxDTaDEFJ5oobvrXVLEdWC9ClUfTgFDDNzfZFsxsMgUw1nGimFEUUil09WpmFHrdF8GTtRDfLl8PvXj3-UP_nynYkxKa0w/s320/IMG_1052.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> There is a $5 fee to tour building. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMudIeU8kU5Fb3ZRtsBiGDb8-MAqe84pbC9N2D9tfGSmxrBROHqxbCgpsMztWImYHmnrJtBdSuG0cLL-lEY6fP60ewtVe_vI8uVx2B7A_5PBPxKLfusIkbHFutfNpAiH-OWD87BbBan-9BU6CJIxDOyCpNarUBhRWL0dx5oy2tKuGO1VGkUY8sS9ISA/s2784/IMG_7510.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="2784" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMudIeU8kU5Fb3ZRtsBiGDb8-MAqe84pbC9N2D9tfGSmxrBROHqxbCgpsMztWImYHmnrJtBdSuG0cLL-lEY6fP60ewtVe_vI8uVx2B7A_5PBPxKLfusIkbHFutfNpAiH-OWD87BbBan-9BU6CJIxDOyCpNarUBhRWL0dx5oy2tKuGO1VGkUY8sS9ISA/s320/IMG_7510.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">When the United States acquired the Pacific Coast in 1848, there wasn't a single navigational aid from Mexico to Canada. During the 1850s, the Treasury Department constructed lighthouses for the safely of mariners. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwmgMECpzRyz0g9Odl5yWGUY45MtPIdd7Ddy4uZzvSTpPny-EmFstS2D82pbOc7a-shfoYELp46JcmfgQtZJt-nN45jXTguTUR7Pe_KQGhy4H8Oh6wpedMTGaFMpPnjshCz7lL1qe_7OUg7qApFg8s1ul7sUL7Cfe2R-MaxmBhhwSSKeEyNhvjFGezQ/s4608/IMG_7516.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwmgMECpzRyz0g9Odl5yWGUY45MtPIdd7Ddy4uZzvSTpPny-EmFstS2D82pbOc7a-shfoYELp46JcmfgQtZJt-nN45jXTguTUR7Pe_KQGhy4H8Oh6wpedMTGaFMpPnjshCz7lL1qe_7OUg7qApFg8s1ul7sUL7Cfe2R-MaxmBhhwSSKeEyNhvjFGezQ/w640-h480/IMG_7516.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Point Pinos Lighthouse is the oldest continually operating lighthouse on the West Coast and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The building, lenses and prisms in this lighthouse are all original and still an active aid to navigation. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you do not have time, or the lighthouse isn't open when you stop by, take a look at this very informative video.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><center> <span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AXKSbw1ooaI" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></span></center><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">When you are finished, continue along Asilomar past the Pacific Grove Golf Links to the stop sign and turn right onto Ocean View. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjZSN9bhF-wabl3Q7sO-ym7b8RLe-qv8wtPCvRyEDSc7dbIlc-mn9giD2CHq4MOdHltZjt6ZmQwpCxJ83rschxN7yXj-kvD1zJ8lM7X_JUaRT9hHN-kzswzhYNYM76rMILdQYjF-Lc6obZV3iD7PEAahNwqSvTHnxv3f45ECDC4bUy3bfUwQSZ9Z7SA/s4578/IMG_1065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2802" data-original-width="4578" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjZSN9bhF-wabl3Q7sO-ym7b8RLe-qv8wtPCvRyEDSc7dbIlc-mn9giD2CHq4MOdHltZjt6ZmQwpCxJ83rschxN7yXj-kvD1zJ8lM7X_JUaRT9hHN-kzswzhYNYM76rMILdQYjF-Lc6obZV3iD7PEAahNwqSvTHnxv3f45ECDC4bUy3bfUwQSZ9Z7SA/w640-h392/IMG_1065.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight a few hundred yards and turn left into the turnout off Ocean View Avenue. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtZi_xMnoTk6ACrKwHcL6AlUBYgCaByEsB8jLr6xcFxnsblSlBTeuinuuwnkbB1PcYyGut4NRmWfNUVTRsmFtgwsNy-1sbbP6C2xW-gGiISanjuRekVaWxuanvWZruRZz4WfwUdrioVl8ClWuLt6qUs_8AX3EhhxvKF3ZqjpQ1WQnfhO1DuC6U8T0uQ/s5184/IMG_1067.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtZi_xMnoTk6ACrKwHcL6AlUBYgCaByEsB8jLr6xcFxnsblSlBTeuinuuwnkbB1PcYyGut4NRmWfNUVTRsmFtgwsNy-1sbbP6C2xW-gGiISanjuRekVaWxuanvWZruRZz4WfwUdrioVl8ClWuLt6qUs_8AX3EhhxvKF3ZqjpQ1WQnfhO1DuC6U8T0uQ/w640-h480/IMG_1067.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Park here to explore this area. Besides some incredible views you will also find a memorial to singer and song writer John Denver. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2Su9FWxyEwlKMlguZI2ZF0XcJBp2vi3enAoxCIP7PIOboeXep6qdFIk7gDVZjiz0hkgQ-CCLC7OzBbUV74nmM2n8dgT1cTGOZ6qSI6yzZE9odadXHnQM2zJF7TStGP5offJ88dPSWqnAP3IT5OBuUDaGvuwWE73mf53lwrYySwNvIArko7S07Xq7Ag/s4495/IMG_1072.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2854" data-original-width="4495" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2Su9FWxyEwlKMlguZI2ZF0XcJBp2vi3enAoxCIP7PIOboeXep6qdFIk7gDVZjiz0hkgQ-CCLC7OzBbUV74nmM2n8dgT1cTGOZ6qSI6yzZE9odadXHnQM2zJF7TStGP5offJ88dPSWqnAP3IT5OBuUDaGvuwWE73mf53lwrYySwNvIArko7S07Xq7Ag/w640-h406/IMG_1072.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On October 12, 1997, John Denver's experimental plane, a Rutan Long-EZ, crashed into the Monterey Bay near this site . Known for his songs "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Sunshine on My Shoulders" and "Rocky Mountain High," among others, John was 53 years old when this accident occurred. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">The following is an interesting YouTube of John Denver's life and his last flight. </span></p> <center><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/33e4EjnGj5Q" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </center>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Once you are finished exit the turn out and turn right back on to Ocean View Blvd. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">On your left you will pass Crespi Pond. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqNTLPxFZZzTryjD4rdTXUVWMFc96SLF64XSI1oMaFMKk9dUOrYN0WlgzpCff4t2gF14EBaki7eWf4p0eVOf5pqgrda52AM9uerCbYIOZft0OqOfE3IZD7YFRisrlt4ONOZUVtvfW08qa8i_7KJPDGWqByE7h4VHYPuXXt2COdjY2BhD7RL_w_DBWkQ/s5184/IMG_1080.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqNTLPxFZZzTryjD4rdTXUVWMFc96SLF64XSI1oMaFMKk9dUOrYN0WlgzpCff4t2gF14EBaki7eWf4p0eVOf5pqgrda52AM9uerCbYIOZft0OqOfE3IZD7YFRisrlt4ONOZUVtvfW08qa8i_7KJPDGWqByE7h4VHYPuXXt2COdjY2BhD7RL_w_DBWkQ/w640-h480/IMG_1080.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Currently part of the Pacific Grove Golf Links, it was here in the vicinity of this pond in December of 1769
that Fr. Juan Crespi erected a cross marker.
Fr. Crespi, a Catholic priest and historian, accompanied Gaspar de
Portola on an expedition that year to rediscover the Port of Monterey, mapped
out by Sebastian Vizcaino in 1602.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5u62c9e1mP0aRQIArv8GwnJdsazQeiXH0dQr2Vw0t6T0r3rosnkrNeB3sBi-MWc71WugnhAWXiQcFaKo7d9tQdGToyy2dBXZGl9HyJe3Xs_vRizepx4stUZCiMXZtVzg01Nwg_KGb_zWnGg8X4vUb_jJCeB-JoxhYEO5siwJTxSHslmlE9Fv-S343A/s600/Vizcaino_1602.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="600" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5u62c9e1mP0aRQIArv8GwnJdsazQeiXH0dQr2Vw0t6T0r3rosnkrNeB3sBi-MWc71WugnhAWXiQcFaKo7d9tQdGToyy2dBXZGl9HyJe3Xs_vRizepx4stUZCiMXZtVzg01Nwg_KGb_zWnGg8X4vUb_jJCeB-JoxhYEO5siwJTxSHslmlE9Fv-S343A/w640-h450/Vizcaino_1602.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Map of what would become the California coast by Friar Antonio de la Ascension 1602 - <a href="https://www.islapedia.com/index.php?title=VIZCAINO,_Sebastian" target="_blank">Islapedia</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The earliest Spanish maps from the 16th century show a continuous coastline (shown above). Carmelite friar, Antonio de la Ascensíon, who accompanied Sebastian Vizcaíno on his West Coast expedition of 1602-03, drew a map depicting California as an island around 1620. It is said that Spain knew it wasn't an island, but it was politically expedient for others to think it was. They weren't going to share what they knew with everybody else. Ah, politics, nothing has changed. </span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Using Vizcaino's map, the Portola Expedition left San Diego in
July 1769. By the end of October, they
reached Monterey Bay but failed to recognize it as the port Vizcaino had
described 167 years earlier. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Portola writes “<i>The 1<sup>st</sup> of October we proceeded for
an hour which brought us near the mouth of the river. Here the expedition remained for five days to
explore the circuit made by the mountains.
We all agreed that undoubtedly, we would find the Port of Monterey.</i>” (3)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">But they didn't agree that they had found the Port of Monterey. Fr. Crespi writes they camped
within a league and a half of the river’s mouth, “<i>shortly afterwards, the
commander and myself accompanied by five soldiers went to examine the beach. We ascended a little hill…from the summit
beheld a grand Ensenada or open bay and we conjectured that it was the one
which Cabrera Bueno places between Point Ano Nuevo and Point Pino de Monterey;
for we saw the latter covered with tall pines so that near it must be found the
Port of Monterey.</i>” (4) After agreeing that they had not found the bay, they pushed onto San Francisco Bay. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Portola writes in October 1769: “<i>The 31<sup>st</sup>, we travelled for two
hours on a very bad road up the slopes of a very high mountain. We halted on the summit…Having seen some
small islands a point of land, and a bay we decided that we were in the
neighborhood of the Port of San Francisco</i>.”
(5)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>On November 11</span><sup>th</sup><span> the Portola
Expedition, having believed that they missed Monterey Bay, began to retrace
their trek back toward the open bay with the tall pines they had passed earlier.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On November 26 the party had
again reached the Monterey Peninsula. Portola writes: “<i>The 26th, we proceeded
for two hours and a half to the foot of the Sierra de Santa Lucia…Here Captain
Fernando de Rivera set out to explore this range…he reported that he had not found
the Port of Monterey.</i>" (6) Still not recognizing this bay as the one they were
indeed looking for, and almost out of provisions, the expedition decided to
return to San Diego. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><span style="background: white; color: #202122; line-height: 107%;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgyAGa30M36XCCrJtL1EBlCKSd5V3-2SDE_gcan05bUMH5o9tnt5hkdVCc6w_mVPxeH2q-iR3i8Zgi9LCt8IUw5VZ6JQU_aSog2Bu-2kKZXt80joZ3l497A5Bd49mZKKir4X1DhFz35RZwwUVOm2MCH01gVaY1glCvDF8vi4ahVRlRkrY-1vePSFs1g/s640/Carmel%20Middle%20Beach%20Back%20to%20Crespi%20Cross%20April%2012%2010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="640" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgyAGa30M36XCCrJtL1EBlCKSd5V3-2SDE_gcan05bUMH5o9tnt5hkdVCc6w_mVPxeH2q-iR3i8Zgi9LCt8IUw5VZ6JQU_aSog2Bu-2kKZXt80joZ3l497A5Bd49mZKKir4X1DhFz35RZwwUVOm2MCH01gVaY1glCvDF8vi4ahVRlRkrY-1vePSFs1g/w640-h382/Carmel%20Middle%20Beach%20Back%20to%20Crespi%20Cross%20April%2012%2010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Before doing so Portola ordered Fr. Crespi and some of the men to erect two crosses where passing ships could see them. "<i>They planted two crosses, one near </i></span><a href="https://adventuresofahometowntourist.wordpress.com/category/crespi-cross/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank"><i>Carmel River</i></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><i> and the other on the bay shore</i>." (7) The pictures below are of a replica of the cross at Carmel River. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycvAjunrsz_90Rr3zjGDS7_M4x6UQWLyF4ugpj1onDklamcz1FRQhza4vKxaALzc3m5k4anN_ho0Od_LMSSTe16bf3xN3aKiW4diMWwqI7siBM-bWZaJuX88T8EMkt8fwlFVVnFQxRFonNLaEk3vDuFrrELJp264h2455GC8o9PNqGwRLrKLjYF3tnA/s1276/3f035-cross7.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1276" data-original-width="988" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycvAjunrsz_90Rr3zjGDS7_M4x6UQWLyF4ugpj1onDklamcz1FRQhza4vKxaALzc3m5k4anN_ho0Od_LMSSTe16bf3xN3aKiW4diMWwqI7siBM-bWZaJuX88T8EMkt8fwlFVVnFQxRFonNLaEk3vDuFrrELJp264h2455GC8o9PNqGwRLrKLjYF3tnA/w496-h640/3f035-cross7.webp" width="496" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPBhv_iT3S39zFBALP3GQLEQNiH36_sUYkisVfIZ4kZQGjS34RjWUL5sTxCem48QGCRSzFC-88er8So2jgd61knC_U7PW0oR7eQdz2E-2yKwZCjpFOS27u9j6p-9KVbDyIMUJoEpaVDZhPvvmAy37It4Kkui3y0dQjhD138yNW6iy00DQp4Jl3eKPjA/s320/Carmel%20River%20State%20Beach%20%20From%20Ribera%20April%2012%207.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPBhv_iT3S39zFBALP3GQLEQNiH36_sUYkisVfIZ4kZQGjS34RjWUL5sTxCem48QGCRSzFC-88er8So2jgd61knC_U7PW0oR7eQdz2E-2yKwZCjpFOS27u9j6p-9KVbDyIMUJoEpaVDZhPvvmAy37It4Kkui3y0dQjhD138yNW6iy00DQp4Jl3eKPjA/w640-h480/Carmel%20River%20State%20Beach%20%20From%20Ribera%20April%2012%207.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock at Crespi Cross Carmel River</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial;">Portola confirmed the location in his
journal, “</span><i style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial;">The 10<sup>th</sup> of December 1769 it is having been decided that
the expedition should return to San Diego…we have halted at a swamp near the
Punta de Pinos and the bay which, it was thought, might have been the Port of
Monterey</i><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial;">.” (8) The party left Monterey Bay
December 10, 1769 and arrived back in San Diego January 24, 1770. </span></div></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #202122;">Long story short Portola realized he must have
passed Monterey Bay on his previous journey and set out again overland on April
17, 1770.</span><span style="color: #202122;"> </span><span style="color: #202122;">Fr. Crespi and his diary journeyed along as well. They followed the same route they had taken before and arrived
at Monterey Bay in May.</span><span style="color: #202122;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #202122;">Fr. Crespi wrote
on May 2, 1770, “<i>After a journey of three leagues we arrived at one of the
salty lagunas of Punta Pinos where a cross had been erected.</i></span><i><span style="color: #202122;"> </span><span style="color: #202122;">The cross was surrounded by arrows and little
rods, tipped with feathers, which had been set into the ground by the Indians.</span><span style="color: #202122;"> </span></i><span style="color: #202122;"><i>Suspended from a stick, at one side of the
cross, was a string of half-spoiled sardines, a number of clam shells, and a
piece of meat.</i>”</span><span style="color: #202122;"> (9)</span><span style="color: #202122;"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"> </span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This time the expedition determined that what had found just a few months ago had indeed been Monterey Bay. There is a lot of history in and around Monterey Bay. I cover a bit more on some of my other walking tours. You may find them <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/search?q=monterey+" target="_blank">here</a> at Adventures of a Home Town Tourist or on <a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse" target="_blank">VoiceMap</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5U220smLfqiDpqb2NljATIuzlbFhmygckjFeiWlPuHeBtNXS8t0pcWJJui8YB_C115s0P2jO9hq7rIoFKj9qJPgkcgw4qibMOSvo-DfqCPQj9NgJewOL4HJzMtJCpeMSlMrPTEjrtteunV6ZCfBtxMf3OYUZ8WmGaMEdsrAQAhRVtw1j0SQwpsfmhA/s4939/IMG_1089.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3503" data-original-width="4939" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5U220smLfqiDpqb2NljATIuzlbFhmygckjFeiWlPuHeBtNXS8t0pcWJJui8YB_C115s0P2jO9hq7rIoFKj9qJPgkcgw4qibMOSvo-DfqCPQj9NgJewOL4HJzMtJCpeMSlMrPTEjrtteunV6ZCfBtxMf3OYUZ8WmGaMEdsrAQAhRVtw1j0SQwpsfmhA/w640-h454/IMG_1089.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue along Ocean View around the point. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Just as you get around the point pull into the turnoff. This is what Ed Ricketts called the Great Tidepool area and where he collected many of his specimens for the Pacific Biological Laboratories. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">There are actually a number of great tide pooling areas along the stretch of coastline. </span></p></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPbKL8vgZe3emhyb23BYbnyeACKLPhaDKmwtLxZQt0Rrtjf6Dc70WwMGO374NdMz8O2xFPXkkTzk5QFcGvnzUVXy6GmY1DL4H28XmxAwgOSjqBMepC8ZnpBc4sd_NpuDekPJNIrk2tAO68Ur4ff3PVM_F6l2jpG7e0fCydDSd50_QlMh8tElSwrv0dg/s5184/IMG_1119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPbKL8vgZe3emhyb23BYbnyeACKLPhaDKmwtLxZQt0Rrtjf6Dc70WwMGO374NdMz8O2xFPXkkTzk5QFcGvnzUVXy6GmY1DL4H28XmxAwgOSjqBMepC8ZnpBc4sd_NpuDekPJNIrk2tAO68Ur4ff3PVM_F6l2jpG7e0fCydDSd50_QlMh8tElSwrv0dg/w640-h480/IMG_1119.JPG" width="640" /></a></p></blockquote><div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">"<i>It is a fabulous place: when the tide is in, a wave-churned basin, creamy with foam, whipped by the combers that roll in from the whistling buoy on the reef. But when the tide goes out the little water world becomes quiet and lovely. The sea is very clear and the bottom becomes fantastic with hurrying, fighting, feeding, breeding animals</i>." (<i>Cannery Row</i>, Chapter VI)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmu9VPOal7w4XBVT489OCzqhlo25CKKF7PtKuuHWzYHRsjJOqDTPh948K-ACwjj4or1h8z_qNf9k7nAbD9V-Mx_1bbhZSjYrs-rNRo_BPSSE7xd9__JCpuUED5QEg--rFVOzrIgL17HxHzrxM2hax4Gr0RKRMgs3bKd9O9H3QW7NXBm0fE8cVybbvDw/s5184/IMG_1118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmu9VPOal7w4XBVT489OCzqhlo25CKKF7PtKuuHWzYHRsjJOqDTPh948K-ACwjj4or1h8z_qNf9k7nAbD9V-Mx_1bbhZSjYrs-rNRo_BPSSE7xd9__JCpuUED5QEg--rFVOzrIgL17HxHzrxM2hax4Gr0RKRMgs3bKd9O9H3QW7NXBm0fE8cVybbvDw/w640-h480/IMG_1118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Tide pools form as sea water washes over the rocks and fills the rocks natural depressions. They range from small, shallow puddles high up on the shoreline to large deep pools near the sea. These pools are home to dozens of different animals and plants. When sea water flows into the pools, it brings fresh oxygen and food to inhabitants. Some animals spend their entire life in one tide pool, while others swim in and out with the tides. The best time to explore these tide pools is at low tide. </span></p></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97W-sb6WFJhCLi757uyxE5W73KHNY-LW3EUXeOVzBQDlZpiE6j0NxlhWYx_1MqKyVDZqKfyeT16Mwa43M6Vs5crNKPwpJTlWbIa-C44BoKYw8h9j_hOXEnMt0EY1iqwYzbT_lDSKn0iG1KPvHbE3LWZBkiG-jRD78OzYAPmEKfDdvM6TO1uqJ_ME5mw/s5184/IMG_1138.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97W-sb6WFJhCLi757uyxE5W73KHNY-LW3EUXeOVzBQDlZpiE6j0NxlhWYx_1MqKyVDZqKfyeT16Mwa43M6Vs5crNKPwpJTlWbIa-C44BoKYw8h9j_hOXEnMt0EY1iqwYzbT_lDSKn0iG1KPvHbE3LWZBkiG-jRD78OzYAPmEKfDdvM6TO1uqJ_ME5mw/w640-h480/IMG_1138.JPG" width="640" /></a></p></blockquote><div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">If you do happen to enter the tidepools here remember never to turn your back on the ocean, it is very unpredictable. Also be extremely careful as the rocks are slippery. As this it a Federal Marine Sanctuary now, it is illegal to take anything from the rocks. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIl9YbpjfxzJw802rnak2en58rCU46Sns-P2uCGQwGPr9xpQSdZ9_sh7DchdAM3RX1GhHGmAo7Va5o7tScDCayISwz3muGbwY1c5neWnIzgVAUIM8OsUVJcctaJESzuSRhlgSlPAEcXozhDINUPJSf7dsJ5xcUA6pyTolTLWdRgkmEI_Q2Yy-ip8KcWQ/s5184/IMG_1125.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIl9YbpjfxzJw802rnak2en58rCU46Sns-P2uCGQwGPr9xpQSdZ9_sh7DchdAM3RX1GhHGmAo7Va5o7tScDCayISwz3muGbwY1c5neWnIzgVAUIM8OsUVJcctaJESzuSRhlgSlPAEcXozhDINUPJSf7dsJ5xcUA6pyTolTLWdRgkmEI_Q2Yy-ip8KcWQ/w640-h480/IMG_1125.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight just a few hundred yards to the entrance to the Asilomar Coastal Trail. Park on the right side of the street if you would like to take a short walk along the trail. Stay on the trail. If you look across the street you will see the Point Pinos Lighthouse. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfR3DrQOdALJjE-A7yBX1zqeJ3F5-sSGWOFtkD7n3Ut5E3-eyAddwk91ZPx2mjpAANk8lUXH2hmx0-AV_NbhszbOSRMHo-ECTWwsFdDF-4DOPu1iT2sAdPU0wG5mfo5eRoTuHO1sjVp8QavrnLoD20S5niod6d6VU5b2Jg2oBId9HaBRYYz4exgY6KA/s5184/IMG_1093A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfR3DrQOdALJjE-A7yBX1zqeJ3F5-sSGWOFtkD7n3Ut5E3-eyAddwk91ZPx2mjpAANk8lUXH2hmx0-AV_NbhszbOSRMHo-ECTWwsFdDF-4DOPu1iT2sAdPU0wG5mfo5eRoTuHO1sjVp8QavrnLoD20S5niod6d6VU5b2Jg2oBId9HaBRYYz4exgY6KA/w640-h480/IMG_1093A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Asilomar Coastal Trail is about 3 1/2 miles out and back. The trail is generally flat and alternates between sand, dirt, and wood planks. The beach and bluff walk provide ready access to spectacular coastline, tide pools, and sandy beaches. Informational plaques are placed along the trail. The one below explains the diversity of the dune plant community. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrQpV1tPGD4qME_XrIlbId40PfYNH4cn6g3AkeAqBqSoHHngesYuU6vm1zx3YKzD3eKjk92u18PydIsafjJoOtbWVTprdl7kLT3GCpzjbbxn_K0tTlR_Fqi48WTpmbtN2jPl7HKX1_Sr5N7Tihvn-1Aoyafn--UV_TXZL5Ti_ty-f_PLaGiPgqn1pqg/s2630/IMG_1115%20CLose%20Up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="2630" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrQpV1tPGD4qME_XrIlbId40PfYNH4cn6g3AkeAqBqSoHHngesYuU6vm1zx3YKzD3eKjk92u18PydIsafjJoOtbWVTprdl7kLT3GCpzjbbxn_K0tTlR_Fqi48WTpmbtN2jPl7HKX1_Sr5N7Tihvn-1Aoyafn--UV_TXZL5Ti_ty-f_PLaGiPgqn1pqg/w640-h460/IMG_1115%20CLose%20Up.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;">This trail is a very popular trail for visitors and locals. Dogs are welcome but must be on a leash. </span></p></span><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Once you are finished exploring the area continue along Ocean View Blvd which becomes Sunset Drive. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIGdAv3NIp3af-V6YsSgCEeo8chkJ49jyVcTjeXKynWCPZN3x246PMGbqWeSvAZ8LXRmnvr9nMQ7j3xtpJnOmy0lEd6wP6em5Q3iAnYKvNl8ths2uJ2atseOnPknDPaP7_QyR_M1lzBA9T53GBHwvT9S5hgVPtpr_Rp52aFLV_pFHaRQFTf7wn-Y5GA/s5184/IMG_1170.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIGdAv3NIp3af-V6YsSgCEeo8chkJ49jyVcTjeXKynWCPZN3x246PMGbqWeSvAZ8LXRmnvr9nMQ7j3xtpJnOmy0lEd6wP6em5Q3iAnYKvNl8ths2uJ2atseOnPknDPaP7_QyR_M1lzBA9T53GBHwvT9S5hgVPtpr_Rp52aFLV_pFHaRQFTf7wn-Y5GA/w640-h480/IMG_1170.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue straight and watch for the sign for Asilomar Conference Ground and Asilomar Beach. </span></p></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Etrka6RpIDZroa6GmomfL14_NKWpiVFffqGN6GwNiJepsrgH_5i--hoSdrvQ0pnbrdrlYZ_ugfIvABPesokm92mMr5hLQBLEvpl7PRjoEjaZ605W9M5AXGi-sUJQUn4a6HKfqoSpdvWKGDxAg-ZalYaIw-kx9RlFQ57lEVXhg7Mjxkgn86ZivNQt0Q/s5184/IMG_1123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Etrka6RpIDZroa6GmomfL14_NKWpiVFffqGN6GwNiJepsrgH_5i--hoSdrvQ0pnbrdrlYZ_ugfIvABPesokm92mMr5hLQBLEvpl7PRjoEjaZ605W9M5AXGi-sUJQUn4a6HKfqoSpdvWKGDxAg-ZalYaIw-kx9RlFQ57lEVXhg7Mjxkgn86ZivNQt0Q/s320/IMG_1123.JPG" width="320" /></a></p></blockquote><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stop here and take a walk about on the path. One way leads to the beach, one way to the conference grounds. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">On the Asilomar Conference Grounds side walk up the boardwalk. You can take this straight to the Conference buildings or wander along the boardwalk into the dunes area. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: arial;">A walk along this boardwalk offers visitors a rare close-up glimpse of this dune restoration project. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUG7KWNipF7Y7av91AbMxMxhISQ-jqY2fcPLqPfrT_E-WrCCRY3HLINIzv2x9cB5RcfsTiRyE6Ir2uHXYc6iJKkG3bsRE5IKbIWNwuaA6JXE5uzZ4kl05y3qc4OdODxJU4tPBI0YYSiNJjFjF9Vcz2KuDQfX1bzhYDwdt2rTBQIHXMaxUp29NGp4ZW0g/s5184/IMG_1175.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUG7KWNipF7Y7av91AbMxMxhISQ-jqY2fcPLqPfrT_E-WrCCRY3HLINIzv2x9cB5RcfsTiRyE6Ir2uHXYc6iJKkG3bsRE5IKbIWNwuaA6JXE5uzZ4kl05y3qc4OdODxJU4tPBI0YYSiNJjFjF9Vcz2KuDQfX1bzhYDwdt2rTBQIHXMaxUp29NGp4ZW0g/w640-h480/IMG_1175.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;">As you walk this trail there are a few informational plaques. The one below explains how the dunes developed. The dunes are formed from accumulated sand blown in from the beach. With only 5% remaining of the original 480-acre sand dune from Point Joe to Point Pinos, the Asilomar Dunes Natural Preserve protects the last 25 acres of undeveloped sand dunes. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb16RvSTdsL6TQmnq7YoXIYKSbWV5hpfV_2TLEIG69yX5Q7z06C59n1EU03ckgCfCBIleGYO3UNMiQI4pCjgOBreIpxD8eO9DcK4j7uJ_XRW3Xjmg8W4qLlxvsYZHVGSNT7VxpAj9gS24pXND0iBJOlXwon0BC0Sgz2jpJxIQ62ek-9IGkXUL8HBTASw/s5001/IMG_1174.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3191" data-original-width="5001" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb16RvSTdsL6TQmnq7YoXIYKSbWV5hpfV_2TLEIG69yX5Q7z06C59n1EU03ckgCfCBIleGYO3UNMiQI4pCjgOBreIpxD8eO9DcK4j7uJ_XRW3Xjmg8W4qLlxvsYZHVGSNT7VxpAj9gS24pXND0iBJOlXwon0BC0Sgz2jpJxIQ62ek-9IGkXUL8HBTASw/w640-h408/IMG_1174.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #414141;">A walk on the beach side brings you to a small beach and a sandy shore habitat. During spring and fall migratory seasons look for shorebirds such as Willets, Whimbrels, Marbled Godwits and Sanderlings. Here they fuel up for their flights north towards the Artic Circle during spring migration -- and again coming back south in the fall as they head towards Central an South America. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhccC1CTaXqmJ0CjvoeGFj30jM9BEAF_miT0WHMMbyfTRNvlkLMkOSsqZ01Hg6kKxeSdel55I1fW__FZs3Y60hnS8kE7UgJSeyDW21ZXnEkOH4Yn0j-he85fyYpa0Qq-vNyO8qVKH3y3P2fW3DF7Ra5bqD3PX-yC1ddQAvixZvziqpF1gj8m1iOvqiVA/s5175/IMG_1168.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2908" data-original-width="5175" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhccC1CTaXqmJ0CjvoeGFj30jM9BEAF_miT0WHMMbyfTRNvlkLMkOSsqZ01Hg6kKxeSdel55I1fW__FZs3Y60hnS8kE7UgJSeyDW21ZXnEkOH4Yn0j-he85fyYpa0Qq-vNyO8qVKH3y3P2fW3DF7Ra5bqD3PX-yC1ddQAvixZvziqpF1gj8m1iOvqiVA/w640-h360/IMG_1168.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #414141;"><span style="background-color: white;">From the beach look out to sea. These</span></span> are the surface waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary which stretches from Point Pinos in Pacific Grove, south to Point Joe in Pebble Beach. It is designated as a marine reserve, which means that no fishing or collecting of marine life is allowed. This level of preservation allows for some stunning marine wildlife which can be viewed in this area. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNNXQGs-6N--XeDlZ9PsWJojFEKSqlf6uMxy6my5E0kqtxMbYP94XokUR1Fp4tk0WgLQ2PjZt0i6764a23X5RvBf4rEf_GgaFwYps9j0sQX6NYOxnAVRUh3AH6m3BgCj3pa-6c4K3ucGS_owACLeBA8X7UuIqSFPqD1ReMFibyQkVgwH_n6I4-U_mKg/s5184/IMG_1127.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNNXQGs-6N--XeDlZ9PsWJojFEKSqlf6uMxy6my5E0kqtxMbYP94XokUR1Fp4tk0WgLQ2PjZt0i6764a23X5RvBf4rEf_GgaFwYps9j0sQX6NYOxnAVRUh3AH6m3BgCj3pa-6c4K3ucGS_owACLeBA8X7UuIqSFPqD1ReMFibyQkVgwH_n6I4-U_mKg/w640-h480/IMG_1127.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Once you have explored this area, continue along Sunset Drive. Up ahead you will see the Spanish Bay Lodge in the distance on your left. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Now continue just a bit further along Sunset. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffwOJHP8B7MLbLjfBX9c1bGxoGh0hhc3DVk0f-F2qsAR7nmIbJUoKYhqD8dmCUrCY4k-oqyw7v26F2_a1k3vPrqCDsafxfrOMZekfzk0zC3wFzH9I5DeXbrAfUCpvULo8zV-7dCxf_xNceY_8W8PQT2ujxsvV0etRHJs73UFKbJbSyCANn5M45M3T0g/s2826/IMG_1181.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="2826" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffwOJHP8B7MLbLjfBX9c1bGxoGh0hhc3DVk0f-F2qsAR7nmIbJUoKYhqD8dmCUrCY4k-oqyw7v26F2_a1k3vPrqCDsafxfrOMZekfzk0zC3wFzH9I5DeXbrAfUCpvULo8zV-7dCxf_xNceY_8W8PQT2ujxsvV0etRHJs73UFKbJbSyCANn5M45M3T0g/s320/IMG_1181.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Parking for trail to Inn at Spanish Bay</div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">If you are interested in taking a 1 mile walk along side the Spanish Bay Golf Links to the Inn at Spanish Bay, watch for a parking pull out on your right just </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">.2 miles from the Asilomar Beach and Dunes walk. T</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">he trail head is located at this GPS coordinates 36.617415, -121.938649. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfIDQGdNSvL5Jvh7MaxcsO7ESpyDTxtGWLikl6rT9oOTREn_zacoGbPGdlesURoYLHnSjVZ7MHSJCQLCG3y2IS5PlV-vQxiGY6inCGIKy5dqjqIgLb24M2XFII-D9KCoepQ9qbNLaHkc-o5ETHWqt9xlgAR7EV0khSTmqcSC-01zzqDwpba_1K8lejg/s4272/IMG_1182.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2946" data-original-width="4272" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfIDQGdNSvL5Jvh7MaxcsO7ESpyDTxtGWLikl6rT9oOTREn_zacoGbPGdlesURoYLHnSjVZ7MHSJCQLCG3y2IS5PlV-vQxiGY6inCGIKy5dqjqIgLb24M2XFII-D9KCoepQ9qbNLaHkc-o5ETHWqt9xlgAR7EV0khSTmqcSC-01zzqDwpba_1K8lejg/s320/IMG_1182.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphbt4oa9-pRgDlEnHgbV9xquaLlQBlq1ynUMP0ucUlx_jdRQm-fuW-jUoCigrpMQIO0b1Iig514-6UNoMu5Aj6GOz5OqYgS96YE3b26I56vUs-wiVHzUiroxR3JBvX79Uu9t3KPFwdY9H6cmJUCQ3SrexIIunRZvujC04gW_AGwIl2ww40Wirn31h8A/s5184/IMG_1184.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphbt4oa9-pRgDlEnHgbV9xquaLlQBlq1ynUMP0ucUlx_jdRQm-fuW-jUoCigrpMQIO0b1Iig514-6UNoMu5Aj6GOz5OqYgS96YE3b26I56vUs-wiVHzUiroxR3JBvX79Uu9t3KPFwdY9H6cmJUCQ3SrexIIunRZvujC04gW_AGwIl2ww40Wirn31h8A/s320/IMG_1184.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Enter the trail, cross a wooden bridge and you will find the Spanish Bay Golf Links to your left. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtoPfU1q47Al22IuplKDux71X_EdsvFg4loDkxA-PvBNHDUwMWFOcVz-JnzaiINz0n5P1Qv3o_yOzwtM3zCdcjDxils-HCxmNjFNwUdrDUkhB5vjcxYt6pcGvrYY5gun4KfApsUTVDQ-U2RbOi28NADBVQOy8YWOelhY7K0FpnP94tEFBt0zgEV43Nw/s5184/IMG_1188.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtoPfU1q47Al22IuplKDux71X_EdsvFg4loDkxA-PvBNHDUwMWFOcVz-JnzaiINz0n5P1Qv3o_yOzwtM3zCdcjDxils-HCxmNjFNwUdrDUkhB5vjcxYt6pcGvrYY5gun4KfApsUTVDQ-U2RbOi28NADBVQOy8YWOelhY7K0FpnP94tEFBt0zgEV43Nw/w400-h300/IMG_1188.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Continue along the trail and the Inn and Spanish Bay will come into sight. Follow the boardwalk trail through the dunes to the inn. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGht_drayJX4GcCUyjj2lATSx_QaLPF5TCovtvaylW7zMGH1ZC2KHg_Qcchw89xvLYSa7O-f6QxGpYfF7FE_nSgE-z2pw6cYDUoFEFhUH_GdkXW3iXk8xUu_Fu95TnNE3SxRnfmCoNdAPMhpA3Z6cTwOhKVeRjEUzr6WISXPna2wHmnF0No8hlxl8iUg/s2585/Inn%20at%20Spanish%20Bay%20Hike%208%2013%20(15).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2429" data-original-width="2585" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGht_drayJX4GcCUyjj2lATSx_QaLPF5TCovtvaylW7zMGH1ZC2KHg_Qcchw89xvLYSa7O-f6QxGpYfF7FE_nSgE-z2pw6cYDUoFEFhUH_GdkXW3iXk8xUu_Fu95TnNE3SxRnfmCoNdAPMhpA3Z6cTwOhKVeRjEUzr6WISXPna2wHmnF0No8hlxl8iUg/w640-h602/Inn%20at%20Spanish%20Bay%20Hike%208%2013%20(15).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkbMya2XgeEZRiNNp-QcgGhVRXYM5Mo6jndsAxlttyeWZ0DPIArwkAszDTjtxvN2klBfHsEaFseDLDGeeM__Q4zykkvcxCMR0_js0-3m1xj2Zo16TW5sB96dl-6zmGQ8Ddn0wt7CR3nxM5yS7OzYcwF-U1rFacsgSRSTTAGy6gE0D_dDUTF65uJBwjQ/s3648/Inn%20at%20Spanish%20Bay%20Hike%208%2013%20(36).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkbMya2XgeEZRiNNp-QcgGhVRXYM5Mo6jndsAxlttyeWZ0DPIArwkAszDTjtxvN2klBfHsEaFseDLDGeeM__Q4zykkvcxCMR0_js0-3m1xj2Zo16TW5sB96dl-6zmGQ8Ddn0wt7CR3nxM5yS7OzYcwF-U1rFacsgSRSTTAGy6gE0D_dDUTF65uJBwjQ/w640-h480/Inn%20at%20Spanish%20Bay%20Hike%208%2013%20(36).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtONxZQ7JSCE24aF2ezDZ0rriR3bRHWhy-OuwklcbMF7D8EigMZ7eMoSChYRKgDAkwu3FvOPdtUuST6JbksV3lEFKzu-HXuGQ5Tw1wO4SHuEEPWbm53dGhAilRlEL2-7Qfwho9fEvP4G2KUD2wb3AyeKoLhpsZkEAfwDqSavjNkKCOpozJXcb4fmqSZg/s3648/Inn%20at%20Spanish%20Bay%20Hike%208%2013%20(43).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtONxZQ7JSCE24aF2ezDZ0rriR3bRHWhy-OuwklcbMF7D8EigMZ7eMoSChYRKgDAkwu3FvOPdtUuST6JbksV3lEFKzu-HXuGQ5Tw1wO4SHuEEPWbm53dGhAilRlEL2-7Qfwho9fEvP4G2KUD2wb3AyeKoLhpsZkEAfwDqSavjNkKCOpozJXcb4fmqSZg/w640-h480/Inn%20at%20Spanish%20Bay%20Hike%208%2013%20(43).JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">This is an easy walk and once at the Inn at Spanish Bay you may sit on their patio and order <br />a drink or snack from the lobby bar. This is also a great place to come at sunset to watch <br />the bagpipe player close down the day with song. </span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizNYyJiGLu5bHVDghvkArA1KgNeKLq5VVrbJ_rMfpUKWraOr1ZkqOQCM0XgzV5e70E-jhKJ8J0y9wyEm2sdQb-ZyiEido4H9qIHfB1Ij7Rxh4wL4_tu4ZxJ5kf9tRL8uNoIrsWaIkbHOX49lTamxK0tKzcJPW4Iv5ysF6qFvEs38p-13zpcneg8I5FA/s3648/Inn%20at%20Spanish%20Bay%20Hike%208%2013%20(54).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizNYyJiGLu5bHVDghvkArA1KgNeKLq5VVrbJ_rMfpUKWraOr1ZkqOQCM0XgzV5e70E-jhKJ8J0y9wyEm2sdQb-ZyiEido4H9qIHfB1Ij7Rxh4wL4_tu4ZxJ5kf9tRL8uNoIrsWaIkbHOX49lTamxK0tKzcJPW4Iv5ysF6qFvEs38p-13zpcneg8I5FA/w400-h300/Inn%20at%20Spanish%20Bay%20Hike%208%2013%20(54).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7lgrryAT29FJX6jK8cqjLR2b_8BvW_0xvOFC8yOHOGVEQ-E3ydx8DaqrNie7jK_LaxK4WQHNyrdtQPHHnV8LFPUqEmYqNW1PRBPT9LbeZjiPgYLwFSCyy93SYXxmwQiMm9CRYuGO7BQn9t5yorOX69ReVfk5MjD4YS7zFAo6MQhd7Oat-u9XmEUrpw/s5184/IMG_1893A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7lgrryAT29FJX6jK8cqjLR2b_8BvW_0xvOFC8yOHOGVEQ-E3ydx8DaqrNie7jK_LaxK4WQHNyrdtQPHHnV8LFPUqEmYqNW1PRBPT9LbeZjiPgYLwFSCyy93SYXxmwQiMm9CRYuGO7BQn9t5yorOX69ReVfk5MjD4YS7zFAo6MQhd7Oat-u9XmEUrpw/w400-h300/IMG_1893A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">If you prefer not to stop and walk to Inn at Spanish Bay, then just continue along Sunset.<br />When you see Fishwife restaurant on your right, turn left onto Asilomar Avenue. </span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh263aVNpB6yXDumVVtrJBWdzplDHxo7IR_wQ3FAcQ0CtE628UfnCZmihSQF4h57eU-WlU8PfVsVNCdVnsoZtxEdc6jcJ1s6HWCXQEied955tTNLG7dc668r_dChSdV5iGGaQvbLMlZPXtXqGqUhe7p92cyLItUF84laMuWG2v1B0nyoDGhYKMQEbGhCQ/s3028/IMG_1196.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2452" data-original-width="3028" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh263aVNpB6yXDumVVtrJBWdzplDHxo7IR_wQ3FAcQ0CtE628UfnCZmihSQF4h57eU-WlU8PfVsVNCdVnsoZtxEdc6jcJ1s6HWCXQEied955tTNLG7dc668r_dChSdV5iGGaQvbLMlZPXtXqGqUhe7p92cyLItUF84laMuWG2v1B0nyoDGhYKMQEbGhCQ/s320/IMG_1196.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; white-space: nowrap;">To your right at 800 Asilomar Avenue is the <i>Guest House</i>. In the late spring of 1941,</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; white-space: nowrap;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; white-space: nowrap;">John Steinbeck separated from his wife Carol, and stayed here at his sister Esther's guest </span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; white-space: nowrap;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; white-space: nowrap;">house. It was here that he wrote part of </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; white-space: nowrap;">Sea of Cortez</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; white-space: nowrap;">. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGI9DN7DtoVNFSo1SFJWPhN9oESysdJ01HR0ugOZbXVEXBWswmUEBCJkUvToGQngytx9iyJlKpGVrZVI_-G0dP9vr2L7vFH8Rh7S5a4cpWEos0eR0M8DECtky_0Kjrp1Etm-eth-w8c7qMAR_J-UcPP7mOYCmCscmNJrComAiGrf2pCnmhAGe-Z3ImbA/s4657/IMG_1201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3491" data-original-width="4657" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGI9DN7DtoVNFSo1SFJWPhN9oESysdJ01HR0ugOZbXVEXBWswmUEBCJkUvToGQngytx9iyJlKpGVrZVI_-G0dP9vr2L7vFH8Rh7S5a4cpWEos0eR0M8DECtky_0Kjrp1Etm-eth-w8c7qMAR_J-UcPP7mOYCmCscmNJrComAiGrf2pCnmhAGe-Z3ImbA/s320/IMG_1201.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Guest House</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Continue along Asilomar and turn left between the tall stone pillars into the<a href="https://www.visitasilomar.com/special-offers/specials-packages?&mkwid=sqJRuQyl3&crid=615856373981&mp_kw=asilomar&mp_mt=b&gclid=CjwKCAjwg5uZBhATEiwAhhRLHiOdeL3gOGkPltco8WGBFrizPVkQ_WqDYWfWP2TtHgXrgpdHPg_SJRoCJKwQAvD_BwE" target="_blank"> Asilomar</a></span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.visitasilomar.com/special-offers/specials-packages?&mkwid=sqJRuQyl3&crid=615856373981&mp_kw=asilomar&mp_mt=b&gclid=CjwKCAjwg5uZBhATEiwAhhRLHiOdeL3gOGkPltco8WGBFrizPVkQ_WqDYWfWP2TtHgXrgpdHPg_SJRoCJKwQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Conference Grounds</a>. </span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKVtE7qpKNBQb02ZlCIC1WWWUKiNvtkKg1VIz82suIf6xvi_-wSs7Ql2y9Tm6OuXOhCYFQKkVL8_N1h2jLtafUCr3SET7n5qF-GThNGjg8vYep8Phr6DXNhkgrQj4H-Sje4wgHc3cvnq3PgvmWL3irIlK1JYWXRklwsiH3-YjMxXs3fkaFMkHngoSNA/s731/Merrill_Hall_Asilomar_edit1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="731" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKVtE7qpKNBQb02ZlCIC1WWWUKiNvtkKg1VIz82suIf6xvi_-wSs7Ql2y9Tm6OuXOhCYFQKkVL8_N1h2jLtafUCr3SET7n5qF-GThNGjg8vYep8Phr6DXNhkgrQj4H-Sje4wgHc3cvnq3PgvmWL3irIlK1JYWXRklwsiH3-YjMxXs3fkaFMkHngoSNA/s320/Merrill_Hall_Asilomar_edit1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Merrill Hall Asilomar (Wikipedia)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><br /></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">In 1912 the Pacific Improvement Company offered the National Board of the YWCA 30 <br />acres of unspoiled pine forest here fronting the Pacific Ocean. </span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtjGObAcJvfgCBIIcyPHs4Je6iYRsiP-VV5cIQtSt-P9zQkRG39S0UjeOq2cqtwAAiXiHB9WgONW8tu9IJ1Imuvr_u9Cbw3WMS7L4iKSM7hSalywVr_lO_TP9RfRuQUFyFIzsc-ujXGU-0H8-yBBCD8gQR_3HFkrEQrtO7HOQYZHjX2tULZcAWWNCkw/s240/Julia_Morgan%20(1).jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="190" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtjGObAcJvfgCBIIcyPHs4Je6iYRsiP-VV5cIQtSt-P9zQkRG39S0UjeOq2cqtwAAiXiHB9WgONW8tu9IJ1Imuvr_u9Cbw3WMS7L4iKSM7hSalywVr_lO_TP9RfRuQUFyFIzsc-ujXGU-0H8-yBBCD8gQR_3HFkrEQrtO7HOQYZHjX2tULZcAWWNCkw/s1600/Julia_Morgan%20(1).jpg" width="190" /></a><br />Julia Morgan (Wikipedia) </span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Architect Julia Morgan, the same Julia Morgan who designed Hearst Castle (we covered this</span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">earlier in this blog) was hired to design and oversee the construction of 13 Arts & Crafts </span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">style buildings here on the Asilomar grounds.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBO5kfc_yqlcBVcaf-XR4K9j28GZxB73BYYzKTDOmqXAqoBQJQ0JbnFHpwmDzYh6PPjwbvDOlk8KCSXNBvgw2My-ho_o80VtWCPCPi58AhAL5rLYiCqNFJW3WKv-F93cgE62VDYu_edc5fN2pTuauQ-1rwUOoSTzAkFknoNkJvAj3gH2eKZ8cs4FWig/s5184/IMG_1225.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBO5kfc_yqlcBVcaf-XR4K9j28GZxB73BYYzKTDOmqXAqoBQJQ0JbnFHpwmDzYh6PPjwbvDOlk8KCSXNBvgw2My-ho_o80VtWCPCPi58AhAL5rLYiCqNFJW3WKv-F93cgE62VDYu_edc5fN2pTuauQ-1rwUOoSTzAkFknoNkJvAj3gH2eKZ8cs4FWig/s320/IMG_1225.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />Asilomar Lobby </div></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">They blend in </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: arial;">beautifully, tucked back
into the pine forest. Ms. Morgan’s work on the <br />confere</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: arial;">nce grounds spanned nearly two decades and represents her largest collection of <br />Arts & Crafts-style buildings in one location. </span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YjZH5tEgeJc7cSDmPkiYOHDKOM0rmRRlOIKFzJVKcoic4WpN8bF8znKNxz0lmcFsFtUZ1sjP8fzL6Ua7xR2xeYq7cBn_8wwpnWMXO_3mSm_SzCa3s2EpgFRtaBDQewdDDaOR_4p6inP9vbizA6c7kbdTDiIWyOkuWs76F1afXQgmSqTbcKZF3lU-oQ/s1024/Crocker_Dining_Hall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="1024" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YjZH5tEgeJc7cSDmPkiYOHDKOM0rmRRlOIKFzJVKcoic4WpN8bF8znKNxz0lmcFsFtUZ1sjP8fzL6Ua7xR2xeYq7cBn_8wwpnWMXO_3mSm_SzCa3s2EpgFRtaBDQewdDDaOR_4p6inP9vbizA6c7kbdTDiIWyOkuWs76F1afXQgmSqTbcKZF3lU-oQ/s320/Crocker_Dining_Hall.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Crocker Dining Hall (Julia Morgan Wikipedia) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: arial;">The YWCA sold Asilomar to California State Parks in 1956 and the<br />buildings at the conference </span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #414141; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">grounds are listed as a National Historic landmark. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Tg2TU5zYj5OjiMfnSXg_t52Dfk36iU1Q7LiWZlnx_VMrGdgrVEd_IBoCOVM7Hu0qTzS45THPNpkHtbmz_99h4Y7_8ZHWfucV7PqqzjLpGjfinTdNHZLg7gQ7A6C5n_WTgGNY2jP0zOZ9v7uNgV5t1wHZ13Pyt968T2M1ov1Rc2Tf2pFhs0r6wjdK4w/s800/Social_Hall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Tg2TU5zYj5OjiMfnSXg_t52Dfk36iU1Q7LiWZlnx_VMrGdgrVEd_IBoCOVM7Hu0qTzS45THPNpkHtbmz_99h4Y7_8ZHWfucV7PqqzjLpGjfinTdNHZLg7gQ7A6C5n_WTgGNY2jP0zOZ9v7uNgV5t1wHZ13Pyt968T2M1ov1Rc2Tf2pFhs0r6wjdK4w/s320/Social_Hall.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;">Social Hall (Julia Morgan Wikipedia) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: arial; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #414141; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDkl0O7NWp5NsePve_GkL2ZJIZaS2IQama2j6R52QgreAZ4jPZKnczzhONXVA_1EZG4aIzKW9lLiIwpkvpUw_IiUss6jxKHTkjn6x0R3lKNEqzNIhN4Aspl3BUem_Y1TjFh9sKtNZxUeFvtSa1vzjR-153QlqCqAzpY78i6wDOqY7gadc4jQzljJbIQ/s1024/Asilomar%20chapel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: nowrap;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1024" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDkl0O7NWp5NsePve_GkL2ZJIZaS2IQama2j6R52QgreAZ4jPZKnczzhONXVA_1EZG4aIzKW9lLiIwpkvpUw_IiUss6jxKHTkjn6x0R3lKNEqzNIhN4Aspl3BUem_Y1TjFh9sKtNZxUeFvtSa1vzjR-153QlqCqAzpY78i6wDOqY7gadc4jQzljJbIQ/s320/Asilomar%20chapel.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Asilomar Chapel (Julia Morgan Wikipedia)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: arial; white-space: nowrap;">The grounds, restrooms, restaurant, and gift shop are all open to the public and </span><br style="color: #414141; font-family: arial; white-space: nowrap;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: arial; white-space: nowrap;">we highly recommend that you spend some time here enjoying these beautiful area. </span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: arial; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: arial;">But for now, this is where I am leaving you. Until next time happy adventures! </span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #414141; font-family: arial;">___</span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><p style="color: #222222;">All pictures by L. A. Momboisse unless otherwise noted in this blog post </p>
<p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #414141;"><o:p><span style="color: #222222;">(1) </span><span style="color: black; white-space: normal;">Joseph Campbell on Ed Ricketts - <a href="https://seaside.stanford.edu/Campbell_Ricketts" target="_blank">Stanford University </a></span><br /></o:p></span><span style="color: #222222;">(2) The Bathhouse Years at Lovers Point by Dixie Layne (Board and Batten The Pacific Grove</span></p></span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Historical Journal Summer 2021</span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">(3) Diary of Gaspar de Portola During the California Expedition of 1769-1770 (pg 65)</span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">(4) Mission San Carlos Borromeo by Fr. Zephyrin Engelhardt (pg 14)</span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">(5) Diary of Gaspar de Portola During the California Expedition of 1769-1770 (pg 69) </span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">(6) </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Diary of Gaspar de Portola During the California Expedition of 1769-1770 (pg 73) </span></span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">(7) Fray Juan Crespi Missionary Explorer by Herbert Eugene Bolton (<a href="https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcbooks/items/1.0363412" target="_blank">pg xxviii</a>)</span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">(8) </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Diary of Gaspar de Portola During the California Expedition of 1769-1770 (pg 73) </span></span></div><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">(9) </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><a href="https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/opinion/local_spin/portola-s-real-landing-place-pacific-grove/article_86c32e9c-6849-56ad-9ed9-a08a8f0bba2f.html" target="_blank">Portola's Real Landing Place</a> - Gordon Smith </span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="bLNnBd" jsan="7.bLNnBd" jsinstance="*1" jstcache="835" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 6px; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></div><p><button class="nydmYd" jsaction="reveal.card.address" jsan="7.nydmYd,0.jstrack,0.ved,0.vet,22.jsaction" jstcache="834" jstrack="K0HzYt6yHajUkPIPq_2H6AI:9089" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-color: initial; border-radius: 4px; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: block; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; width: 192px;" ved="1i:2,t:10546,e:1,p:K0HzYt6yHajUkPIPq_2H6AI:9089" vet="10546"></button></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div></div>Adventures of A Home Town Tourist http://www.blogger.com/profile/14250391828232138884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206555389724511740.post-38744604165594166412022-09-06T14:00:00.003-07:002023-05-30T09:33:20.348-07:00California Coast: Carmel-by-the-Sea to Santa Cruz Driving Tour <p>Interested in being your own tour guide? 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Happy Adventures! </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="1437" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfXk9N8F59INFXovSipQfpVTquh6xRswmv-r6bIvXaDUKzECJfxozPK26j9EXEEy5UTy_7WgKW-fjb2fQ92JR3awDHI3HklgqX5oY_0HbbD_loAgbTYiPe642gpB-0GFXVhWfs5k-Gnv_/w400-h255/Mission+Ranch+1.75.jpg" width="400"></span><span></span></p></blockquote></blockquote><a href="http://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2022/09/california-coast-carmel-by-sea-to-santa.html#more"></a>Adventures of A Home Town Tourist http://www.blogger.com/profile/14250391828232138884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206555389724511740.post-87437081223148210322022-05-20T12:14:00.002-07:002023-05-30T09:33:40.780-07:00On the road to gold: A Highway 49 driving tour from Angels Camp to Jamestown<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Interested in being your own tour guide? I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with </span><a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse" style="text-align: left;">VoiceMap</a><span style="text-align: left;"> (Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/" style="text-align: left;">GPSmyCity</a><span style="text-align: left;"> (</span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html" style="text-align: left;">Carmel</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html" style="text-align: left;">Monterey</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html" style="text-align: left;">Big Sur</a><span style="text-align: left;">, Folsom, Sacramento, Pacific Grove, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html#google_vignette" style="text-align: left;">Cinque Terre</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html" style="text-align: left;">Kotor Montenegro</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html" style="text-align: left;">Copenhagen</a><span style="text-align: left;">). Happy Adventures!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqw7Uh96RdGES70qoxx4Dyl3axO_qx0bfI2GiWXAgI-9MYaL93V6SOtc3MvB8r0L-co1otHY4t3CIhK9aKjmroigPHTqCNyI4g3IW12kienNR0fNpjhE_tRly_i3BkatJ5kW8Vfb5Z3dPFDY2HKmli7AdBbZ6RnTCBvxfEtzqXBezdiK4AhjuDKmvBkw/s3197/Columbia%20State%20Park%201.75%20x%202%2075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2034" data-original-width="3197" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqw7Uh96RdGES70qoxx4Dyl3axO_qx0bfI2GiWXAgI-9MYaL93V6SOtc3MvB8r0L-co1otHY4t3CIhK9aKjmroigPHTqCNyI4g3IW12kienNR0fNpjhE_tRly_i3BkatJ5kW8Vfb5Z3dPFDY2HKmli7AdBbZ6RnTCBvxfEtzqXBezdiK4AhjuDKmvBkw/w640-h408/Columbia%20State%20Park%201.75%20x%202%2075.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>This blog follows my VoiceMap audio driving tour <b><a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/calaveras-county-california/on-the-road-to-gold-a-highway-49-driving-tour-from-angels-camp-to-jamestown" target="_blank">On the Road to Gold: A Highway 49 Driving Tour from Angels Camp to Jamestown</a></b>. </span><span><span> </span></span><span> As you drive along some of California's most peaceful backroads, we will share the history of the California Gold Rush as well as the stories of some of the era's most headstrong women. This includes innkeeper Jennie Megquier, who caught gold rush fever three times without any success. We will visit the towns of Volcano, San Andreas, Angels Camp, and Mokelumne Hill. On this drive, you'll have the opportunity to visit Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Columbia State Historic Park and Railtown 1897 State Park. You'll also have the opportunity to explore several of the majestic wonders of the California Mother Lode, one of the state's best-known mining districts. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">You may download a souvenir brochure for this tour <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zdqMuBkw1nUCq76lpZYdGFMkuezkCdRy/view" target="_blank">here</a>. We have also created a companion brochure, <b>Hiking and Walking Tours of the Gold Country</b>. Download that <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">here</a> if you are interested. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>The <a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/calaveras-county-california/on-the-road-to-gold-a-highway-49-driving-tour-from-angels-camp-to-jamestown" target="_blank">audio driving tour</a>, it is available at <a href="https://voicemap.me/authors/lynn-momboisse" target="_blank">VoiceMap</a> and listed under Calaveras County. To use <a href="https://voicemap.me/" target="_blank">VoiceMap</a>, you will need to download the VoiceMap app from the <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/voicemap-gps-audio-guides/id852027939" target="_blank">Apple Store</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.voicemap.android" target="_blank">Google Play</a>. The app is free, this audio driving tour, which is one of four that takes you along the Mother Lode from Auburn to Jamestown currently sells for $11.99. Here is the link to the first blog in this series </span><b><a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2022/05/californias-gold-rush-highway-49.html" target="_blank">California's Gold Rush: A Highway 49 Driving Tour from Auburn to Placerville</a></b><span>. Here is the link to the second blog in this series <b><a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2022/05/hard-rock-mining-in-california-highway.html" target="_blank">Hard-rock mining in California: A Highway 49 driving tour to Jackson</a></b>. And here is the third <b><a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2022/05/native-americans-boomtowns-and-literary.html" target="_blank">Native Americans, Boomtowns and Literary Legends: A Highway 49 Driving Tour from Jackson to Angels Camp, California</a></b><b>.</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsOotjrbF9N3sN3I56qgTAiK4XBeJi3VCnMLRwRGmAOyNH8taLomDtRRGNTt62MMXXicx1r9_hn4Oeq1TTkpVUb9gESsU0wG11Yepx_OH_QPhkCeKcPngsGO_jRCpblBt1MZDWD4MljGGZqLySKLIcRN8nKO_TUiDw6cpiL_0E_togYkV_jx_RF-I8Q/s800/Calaveras_Big_Trees_State_Park_-_South_Grove,_CA_-_panoramio_(8)%20WIKIPEDIA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsOotjrbF9N3sN3I56qgTAiK4XBeJi3VCnMLRwRGmAOyNH8taLomDtRRGNTt62MMXXicx1r9_hn4Oeq1TTkpVUb9gESsU0wG11Yepx_OH_QPhkCeKcPngsGO_jRCpblBt1MZDWD4MljGGZqLySKLIcRN8nKO_TUiDw6cpiL_0E_togYkV_jx_RF-I8Q/w400-h300/Calaveras_Big_Trees_State_Park_-_South_Grove,_CA_-_panoramio_(8)%20WIKIPEDIA.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span><div style="text-align: center;">Calaveras Big Trees State Park</div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span><p></p><div><span><span><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">At the Calaveras Big Trees State Park, you’ll find the largest trees in the world, the Sierra Redwood which is also known as the Giant Sequoia. Well-preserved western streets await us at Columbia State Historic Park where you may experience the sights and sounds of a working gold rush town and try your hand at gold panning or take a ride on the stagecoach. You’ll be stepping back in time to the late 1800s with a visit to Railtown 1897 State Park in Jamestown where you may explore the railroad museum, roundhouse, and machine shop. In summer, on the weekends, you enjoy a ride on the Sierra #3 steam engine which sits proudly on the tracks in front of the station.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">On this driving tour you can also look forward to:</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">• Learning how Jennie Wimmer knew that the mineral that James Marshall found at Sutter’s Mill was indeed gold<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />• Visiting wine rooms in the charming town of Murphys, known as the Queen of the Sierra<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />• Seeing the unusual stalactite and stalagmite formations in the Mercer Caverns and Moaning Caverns<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />• Hiking to see the unique ecological wonder of the Natural Bridges<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />• Finding out what it means to “see the elephant”<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />• Wandering the pedestrian-only streets of Columbia, a historically preserved western-style gold rush town<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />• Exploring the Railtown 1897 State Park and learning about the railroad and its connection to Hollywood</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">This 65-mile driving tour may be completed in about two and a half hours without any stops. On the other hand, this is your adventure. You may stop where you want, when you want, and for as long as you want. It’s up to you. Or just use this blog as a guide to create your own trip. Happy Adventures and enjoy the tour! </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">+++</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7YvVn7CyLBMjc1UFFVe-0Xn9YNDTPlmzvN7TS16N6oCuWfJxWKQTDsyAVNZeRcG95PhWq-dzGiIYgDwQgVyDtYX0cB4uDM-2JDZ-j_IfC-jGlskepMZsnRSq-p_b04BrsANXzIF1v-7j/s5184/IMG_6574.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7YvVn7CyLBMjc1UFFVe-0Xn9YNDTPlmzvN7TS16N6oCuWfJxWKQTDsyAVNZeRcG95PhWq-dzGiIYgDwQgVyDtYX0cB4uDM-2JDZ-j_IfC-jGlskepMZsnRSq-p_b04BrsANXzIF1v-7j/w480-h640/IMG_6574.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">This driving tour begins in Angels Camp, California in the public parking next
to the Art Deco-style Utica building on Main Street. The bronze and stone
historical marker for Angels Camp stands at the entrance to the parking lot. <br />
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If you would like to explore Angels Camp before we set out on the driving portion of this tour please use the map in our <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">Companion Brochure</a>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br />
We covered much of the history of Angels Camp in our previous driving tour
Jackson to Angels Camp, so here is just a brief overview of the history. <br />
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Angels Camp was named after Henry and George Angel of Rhode Island, who
prospected the placers nearby for a short time. These brothers discovered they
could make more money selling goods to the miners and opened a trading
post. After the placers ran out, quartz
mining took off. By 1857 there were
eight water-driven mills and four steam mills supporting Angels Camp's hard-rock
mining operations.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The chief mine, the Utica, operated from the 1850s through
1915, and employed over 500 men. During
the 1890s the Utica was one of the most productive mines in the nation with an
output of around $4 million. Overall,
records of the hard-rock mines in Angels Camp and its vicinity record gold
production at over $100 million. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0YcnpvrZjuTjyWY3zWBl8DTrZKhHLpDt9ZmzJsSBAWsWa1ebWq0iTEYPQsitk-niXuSXiL23ehBpMyNQWMHX90aBlanAEDwudPtsNNCmI5YI5UQ7y0i998_IhNw8nxJM842PVXcHbNX2WY7mRyVwq-90Y30M1X7hEThbaGlwp1-dFQoCe0Jh2wxz-g/s240/Angels%20Camp%20Adobe%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="192" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0YcnpvrZjuTjyWY3zWBl8DTrZKhHLpDt9ZmzJsSBAWsWa1ebWq0iTEYPQsitk-niXuSXiL23ehBpMyNQWMHX90aBlanAEDwudPtsNNCmI5YI5UQ7y0i998_IhNw8nxJM842PVXcHbNX2WY7mRyVwq-90Y30M1X7hEThbaGlwp1-dFQoCe0Jh2wxz-g/s1600/Angels%20Camp%20Adobe%20a.jpg" width="192" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <br />
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Besides being the setting of Mark Twain’s famous story, <i>The Jumping Frog of
Calaveras County</i>, this town is also said to have been frequented by two of
California’s most notorious outlaws, Joaquin Murrieta and Black Bart. </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0f19sypbCbZq7Viq14lIfixr-9hNNFdBWrAsnm6TbmsEyDVbxF1HGsAZpK8deMpirMIu4jp21Z9ju6Q-YqezMF_r7LGzZILdHgoH91cSxyF-2Edm-Cx4xATg8Cy1F8MUn8SPZKrpnq2PxHvRYJ8iMYqfpoJT5gQcnMlXWTItLeJt6lFZgEBjyyUYrYg/s2075/JoaquinTheMountainRobber.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0f19sypbCbZq7Viq14lIfixr-9hNNFdBWrAsnm6TbmsEyDVbxF1HGsAZpK8deMpirMIu4jp21Z9ju6Q-YqezMF_r7LGzZILdHgoH91cSxyF-2Edm-Cx4xATg8Cy1F8MUn8SPZKrpnq2PxHvRYJ8iMYqfpoJT5gQcnMlXWTItLeJt6lFZgEBjyyUYrYg/w395-h400/JoaquinTheMountainRobber.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> <br />Before we exit this parking lot make note of the two-story building with
the long balcony across the street. This
was the location of the Angels Hotel, where Mark Twain got his inspiration for
his short story, <i>The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County</i>. </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvf0Ag_CmwBm-MtWyzhQmXeeQbBfKMjK5LHV8IQU_0XBAQQpIY-Ea-EmdoCnOpGp7tMYyaTj3JmvlhfQWcZepVXtM2tvTfIT5m2-X8kqQt9ERkIkapzuBG91T1ai48ZGQIuEujdHdnSmGbi7hmHUFYZJgPNI_vYobw86JesAiEaBSpG6RyCLa539mEbA/s5184/IMG_6664.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvf0Ag_CmwBm-MtWyzhQmXeeQbBfKMjK5LHV8IQU_0XBAQQpIY-Ea-EmdoCnOpGp7tMYyaTj3JmvlhfQWcZepVXtM2tvTfIT5m2-X8kqQt9ERkIkapzuBG91T1ai48ZGQIuEujdHdnSmGbi7hmHUFYZJgPNI_vYobw86JesAiEaBSpG6RyCLa539mEbA/w400-h300/IMG_6664.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
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Alright, lets get going. Exit the parking lot
and turn left onto Main. The Utica
Building on your left is named after the Utica Mine. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLsr5-7xa2itgPIgvxv4QVdX77LyDn83npaLDT_8dVy6h0Q4GwPwdQdP9XtgfQ6w0Z3oe_UfL9KRRNJBPCGkiltPXQbnow2JfuwaqMf_GYTTEL6nszTsLZF1hHyvACg6UW81x94hajD3bAykfsJ3FGudvJGKvrwOYc9HIoy9A3_YjnabYc2eBwQnoabQ/s3567/IMG_6571.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3353" data-original-width="3567" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLsr5-7xa2itgPIgvxv4QVdX77LyDn83npaLDT_8dVy6h0Q4GwPwdQdP9XtgfQ6w0Z3oe_UfL9KRRNJBPCGkiltPXQbnow2JfuwaqMf_GYTTEL6nszTsLZF1hHyvACg6UW81x94hajD3bAykfsJ3FGudvJGKvrwOYc9HIoy9A3_YjnabYc2eBwQnoabQ/w400-h376/IMG_6571.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">The buildings in this part of town date from between 1845 with the cement Odd
Fellows Building on your right, and 1910 with the one-story red wood Angel's
Creek Restaurant on your left.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27WNl-B0Kyvnw8FxaGDRXXKAWJd_lYxqGW1R4k0X7ro8KzveceIVYxiBCeFu9yibVjaBsdSX2QioadKmZI0YK-OnQOXBqsSNmOReMWtgTTSFf2XVu-0xd7swX-V9Ky58BekkZQbZyONK4lZtq_b8hIJMSkUsR52pXhL0fSOjz6L9R3jOWF5F1E9Z2OA/s4514/IMG_6615.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3758" data-original-width="4514" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27WNl-B0Kyvnw8FxaGDRXXKAWJd_lYxqGW1R4k0X7ro8KzveceIVYxiBCeFu9yibVjaBsdSX2QioadKmZI0YK-OnQOXBqsSNmOReMWtgTTSFf2XVu-0xd7swX-V9Ky58BekkZQbZyONK4lZtq_b8hIJMSkUsR52pXhL0fSOjz6L9R3jOWF5F1E9Z2OA/w640-h532/IMG_6615.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> </span></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">
Ahead on your left, across the street from the Chevron Station, is Utica Park,
the location of Utica Mine, Angels Camp's most profitable mine.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhEmy6c-fYHoTSAwuNr_eXddqy7FV_bOWI6JaIUcML2P998O7YyrSeLR2I3rILdx0PJznq83iood1eHD0TubsWf4pQlnVEk5C3nl3x4nOW_dZlRemS_OZRS3chRR74ZE0aP_qYKYNqVimkmhXJs898wxWJzH4sju4gVoK3bnM04LGHttXH43cDjB7Mg/s4671/IMG_9591%20Utica%20Park.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4671" data-original-width="3207" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhEmy6c-fYHoTSAwuNr_eXddqy7FV_bOWI6JaIUcML2P998O7YyrSeLR2I3rILdx0PJznq83iood1eHD0TubsWf4pQlnVEk5C3nl3x4nOW_dZlRemS_OZRS3chRR74ZE0aP_qYKYNqVimkmhXJs898wxWJzH4sju4gVoK3bnM04LGHttXH43cDjB7Mg/w440-h640/IMG_9591%20Utica%20Park.jpg" width="440" /></a></div>Utica Park <br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">It was also the
site of its worst mine disaster. The
headline of the Daily Alta California reported on December 27, 1889,
"<i>Utica Mine Disaster, 16 Timbermen Crushed to Death under Fifty-thousand
Tons of Rock.</i>" </span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_EUJfkOPqGpDDHI3lcWKpC1OKVGcW2dozWjsR8cGAsP_QNxLkVnLDWe3kSxs81hLJNW-tlx4jo2AhNrxm4He4skkILve6uoB4tnCr6xof0xjlbr55cOZYQ6LX2nTiVR--eQ1s2kH2KDV1shbd_-Hi0LQZS5GndRYlpHakKzhBI4QqRLtI2KV1awE0Q/s288/Utica%20Mine%20Marker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="193" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_EUJfkOPqGpDDHI3lcWKpC1OKVGcW2dozWjsR8cGAsP_QNxLkVnLDWe3kSxs81hLJNW-tlx4jo2AhNrxm4He4skkILve6uoB4tnCr6xof0xjlbr55cOZYQ6LX2nTiVR--eQ1s2kH2KDV1shbd_-Hi0LQZS5GndRYlpHakKzhBI4QqRLtI2KV1awE0Q/w214-h320/Utica%20Mine%20Marker.jpg" width="214" /></a><br /><a href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=25646" target="_blank">Historic Marker In Utica Park</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">The Historic Marker inside the park reads: "Utica Mine, the most important mine in the Angels District, set national records in the 1890s producing more than 4 million dollars in gold in 30 months. The Utica was also the site of Angels Camp's worst mine disaster when 17 men were buried when the North Shaft collapsed in 1889. Three men escaped through the adjoining South Shaft. The bodies of those who died were recovered over a period of years. The last two remained buried for 12 years. The Utica properties expanded to include the Stickle, the Utica Cross-Shaft, and Gold Cliff Mines. Combined </span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, Palatino, Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">production totaled 16.4 million dollars from 1887-1918 when Angels Camp's gold mining era ended." </span></div><div><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, Palatino, Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;">Hard-rock mining may have been profitable, but it was also quite dangerous as well. Our next stop is <a href="https://www.gocalaveras.com/business/attractions/angels-camp-museum-gift-shop/" target="_blank">Angels Camp City Museum</a>. It will be on your right. Turn right into the parking lot. </span></div><div><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, Palatino, Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-dYYk-pCQ2iwYWyVLFHOdehGRHlZvVxjc965NJmImF0DE6wkoSN7K0PERv4eoORxu1FVKoHXX89_U3TP_fTYpx-Pg2DNQ8akLWpDNirpM7zTyIKIDDOoCcnfE30n9XzAybuQ66X7Ty7NHUrNZQRlhFTaZap4WG6X_1Slxx3STlFxg1VGpljyXXvL7A/s2928/IMG_6645%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2928" data-original-width="2928" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-dYYk-pCQ2iwYWyVLFHOdehGRHlZvVxjc965NJmImF0DE6wkoSN7K0PERv4eoORxu1FVKoHXX89_U3TP_fTYpx-Pg2DNQ8akLWpDNirpM7zTyIKIDDOoCcnfE30n9XzAybuQ66X7Ty7NHUrNZQRlhFTaZap4WG6X_1Slxx3STlFxg1VGpljyXXvL7A/w400-h400/IMG_6645%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7sr5hD4tbzgawRBijuKYRzvsw9MslsFG9RmO5bkfJnqqDB75DxwRWNoXR0VHnD7PIhkS9pDNwl81XyxcWlAgSNFHacHDmvt4MAaBOznBIbfx2zKZ5HOOupZpah4qgllZ0y1Db5LIRnCYBZh-CXlKHfnmPWB6UOxxSdGwEohvzlJDOJq5nowkD3xCtw/s5184/IMG_6670.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7sr5hD4tbzgawRBijuKYRzvsw9MslsFG9RmO5bkfJnqqDB75DxwRWNoXR0VHnD7PIhkS9pDNwl81XyxcWlAgSNFHacHDmvt4MAaBOznBIbfx2zKZ5HOOupZpah4qgllZ0y1Db5LIRnCYBZh-CXlKHfnmPWB6UOxxSdGwEohvzlJDOJq5nowkD3xCtw/w400-h300/IMG_6670.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The Angels Camp City Museum is located on the original land claim for Angels hard-rock mine. It is home to one of the largest collections of carriages and wagons in the nation. The museum consists of four buildings with more than 30,000 square feet of collections. It is open daily and the current fee to visit is $15. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNi0CHshKGp2RJ6CN8yzmUoN7G-zPmVf0IUd1IsVpjq3nuDwWH8fZuNy_1iDFkPaDVh7VvJWoZIiSpP1we29eLttUg4phQnhumajJn0iz25H0sG6eMXyUUfiJ0SFvRhZX7FNfZnjoFwowxcipzgnPtlJu9X82CHkqraumxD4NNsF0rWp22H_xPNwWXQ/s2075/IMG_6661%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNi0CHshKGp2RJ6CN8yzmUoN7G-zPmVf0IUd1IsVpjq3nuDwWH8fZuNy_1iDFkPaDVh7VvJWoZIiSpP1we29eLttUg4phQnhumajJn0iz25H0sG6eMXyUUfiJ0SFvRhZX7FNfZnjoFwowxcipzgnPtlJu9X82CHkqraumxD4NNsF0rWp22H_xPNwWXQ/w632-h640/IMG_6661%202.2.jpg" width="632" /></a><br />Jenny</div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Out in front before you go in, make sure to note the grey steam traction engine parked next to the museum sign. This <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">engine was built in the 1870s. Nicknamed Jenny it was purchased by Nathan and John McKay for use in their logging and sawmill operation near the town of Avery. We will be driving through Avery on our way to Calaveras Big Trees State Park later on this tour. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9i9JZ6AbPRKHf2pA9YFXaFfVY3ILehWIaL62ZuEBApw9MdU8BrbsE9JSuJyoY8OnU93091GnrJtPDVG9chw-jHheabOe7DWNFEdjeRgoPFxbNf2gTmTjTuxC5RLD4GNDoVAKf2opaqhMvLX5E-PL7lMoIJ2xX8V_xl3xt211RLhVGzCgUpM7eMC2YA/s897/Museum%20in%20Angels%20Camp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="897" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9i9JZ6AbPRKHf2pA9YFXaFfVY3ILehWIaL62ZuEBApw9MdU8BrbsE9JSuJyoY8OnU93091GnrJtPDVG9chw-jHheabOe7DWNFEdjeRgoPFxbNf2gTmTjTuxC5RLD4GNDoVAKf2opaqhMvLX5E-PL7lMoIJ2xX8V_xl3xt211RLhVGzCgUpM7eMC2YA/w400-h241/Museum%20in%20Angels%20Camp.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Carriage Collection</div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">After you have explored this expansive museum and grounds, exit the
parking lot, turn right back onto the highway and continue through the next
traffic signal. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqYdg9woTOTi-ZBb0oXdbyyIHz_KG1PUMeJUwuzqJu2CuGk_KoLDxCOjmzfL2EPwfqZtt33LyeG3qtKQKOsSfAb2_pzUGQJQCKUGSJKZ3RgoOu7CfAZqLvxvFY6Yj2FSfgx5wVxf7f-1ZdZJ43AlTtd5CyidtIwnskju2Zn2M001AwtygqBS13387JQ/s3176/IMG_6676%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3176" data-original-width="3176" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqYdg9woTOTi-ZBb0oXdbyyIHz_KG1PUMeJUwuzqJu2CuGk_KoLDxCOjmzfL2EPwfqZtt33LyeG3qtKQKOsSfAb2_pzUGQJQCKUGSJKZ3RgoOu7CfAZqLvxvFY6Yj2FSfgx5wVxf7f-1ZdZJ43AlTtd5CyidtIwnskju2Zn2M001AwtygqBS13387JQ/w640-h640/IMG_6676%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Turn right onto Murphys Grade Road. We will be on this road for the next 7 miles as we make our way to the truly charming town of Murphys.<br />
<br />While you drive we will go back and recap the history
of the gold rush which we covered in depth in our three companion California
Gold Rush driving tours: <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2022/05/californias-gold-rush-highway-49.html" target="_blank">Auburn to Placerville</a>, <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2022/05/hard-rock-mining-in-california-highway.html" target="_blank">Placerville to Jackson</a>, and
<a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2022/05/native-americans-boomtowns-and-literary.html" target="_blank">Jackson to Angels Camp</a>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvqMniB7K08t4GeYqxJE-gz9LDgM3N9rRw2PGClOslKjVITk-fBxwKlZebCQZAkNZQqFAllW9heXUq28mmbDNDTOPfBY-su3i0ZHJhXrv8j5yyvk-mvyaRBfF5PqiJqdQ-0ZSbw9UNi4cAMpVfmhV0bNyMV30HyxUWr7SF7cghlNVA2UCHISHl_aNUw/s3642/IMG_1021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1734" data-original-width="3642" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvqMniB7K08t4GeYqxJE-gz9LDgM3N9rRw2PGClOslKjVITk-fBxwKlZebCQZAkNZQqFAllW9heXUq28mmbDNDTOPfBY-su3i0ZHJhXrv8j5yyvk-mvyaRBfF5PqiJqdQ-0ZSbw9UNi4cAMpVfmhV0bNyMV30HyxUWr7SF7cghlNVA2UCHISHl_aNUw/w640-h304/IMG_1021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sutter's Mill</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
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The gold rush began on January 24th, 1848 at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, when James
Marshall discovered yellow flakes at the bottom of the channel under the mill's
waterwheel. Marshall assumed that it was
gold but he didn't know for sure, as he had never actually seen gold in its
natural environment. So, the story
goes, he turned to an unlikely source to confirm it, Jenny Wimmer. </span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">+++</div><span><span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gYCjivxLTeekZG0-WPVtOnGHPDu-x8XDki2EjirLTFpOSpkmGPTYav2HKdZJLSV9BWgPEm7pfjMZ0XSjYvR8xzPnybsY_k8sZx1KRuU_goFeKe5Ajipv4ahdixcPMeFITGepYfVYZl6GT0Iso6Z5CvtQ8fZB66VRFPPsoksFRv0z58PfpfV-FAzInQ/s200/wimmer1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="157" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gYCjivxLTeekZG0-WPVtOnGHPDu-x8XDki2EjirLTFpOSpkmGPTYav2HKdZJLSV9BWgPEm7pfjMZ0XSjYvR8xzPnybsY_k8sZx1KRuU_goFeKe5Ajipv4ahdixcPMeFITGepYfVYZl6GT0Iso6Z5CvtQ8fZB66VRFPPsoksFRv0z58PfpfV-FAzInQ/w251-h320/wimmer1.jpg" width="251" /></a><br />Jennie Wimmer </div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br />Jennie and Peter Wimmer brought their seven children to California in 1846. John Sutter hired Peter to work on the crew
digging the track for his sawmill in Coloma.
Jennie was hired to be the camp cook and laundress. </span><p style="font-family: inherit;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek8_8OyW9ArfFJqjYhQ9qOTz9XV-iPOnEVh_3E3CsUOUGhJ4mNqzUENVfFqMevmBaz1dh2u_buGucYdvETQnW9NrjHD8b6o1N-Q1iW3QBewQyRPIDDkbfsFHSOp2VVgjIjPfwRsBcCHkl1Mh55cel0OYPTbanY-i58vUuKFv1nbPFubb4jAZHdegxww/s329/Jeinne%20Wimmer%20Drawing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek8_8OyW9ArfFJqjYhQ9qOTz9XV-iPOnEVh_3E3CsUOUGhJ4mNqzUENVfFqMevmBaz1dh2u_buGucYdvETQnW9NrjHD8b6o1N-Q1iW3QBewQyRPIDDkbfsFHSOp2VVgjIjPfwRsBcCHkl1Mh55cel0OYPTbanY-i58vUuKFv1nbPFubb4jAZHdegxww/w244-h400/Jeinne%20Wimmer%20Drawing.jpg" width="244" /></a><br />Drawing of Jennie Testing the Gold<br /><i>California Gold Book</i>, by Allen & Avery (1893) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
It was Jennie's ingenuity that saved the day. Jennie's journal records the event,
"<i>I said, this is gold! I will throw it into my soap kettle along with the
lye, and you just watch what happens. I finished off my soap for the day and
left the kettle to cool overnight. At the breakfast table the next day, one of
the work hands raised up his head from eating and said 'I heard something about
gold being discovered, what about it?' I told him why don't you check out my
soap kettle. Sure enough when we looked at the bottom of the kettle there was
my gold as bright and shiny as it could be.</i>" </span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">+++</span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_Rd0_IAwyWAa-roNnSfMQBnyilgML3JP3PSiPTerHsoKlrzO7lPCRrZcu_BfgNCgJ0wCtRvMRBhZuO6mQKK1XZ87WzKB9pzuCMloMRNCDLGeGxomLPb-4iTrFwGF90ihlahvVNsSFIjSwZjxpOyjrTO4G8ryQcYJ5ACtcYQJN97dUglwm0RLmFA0NQ/s800/204680-004-F945FD3C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="615" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_Rd0_IAwyWAa-roNnSfMQBnyilgML3JP3PSiPTerHsoKlrzO7lPCRrZcu_BfgNCgJ0wCtRvMRBhZuO6mQKK1XZ87WzKB9pzuCMloMRNCDLGeGxomLPb-4iTrFwGF90ihlahvVNsSFIjSwZjxpOyjrTO4G8ryQcYJ5ACtcYQJN97dUglwm0RLmFA0NQ/w492-h640/204680-004-F945FD3C.jpg" width="492" /></a><br />Routes to the California Goldfields</div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
<br />
Well news spread fast, and so did gold fever.
49ers, as the first gold miners were called, came by covered wagons, ship, mule or foot. Some chose one of two optional sea
routes. The seventeen thousand mile
voyage around South America that took at least five months, or a fifty-three
hundred mile trip including a jungle trek through the Isthmus of Panama. Other
gold rushers took a different route, overland, and purchasing the 1849 best seller <i><a href="http://www.donnersummithistoricalsociety.org/pages/bookreviews/EmigrantsGuide.html" target="_blank">The emigrant's Guide to
California</a> </i>as a guide<i>.</i></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The overland route, was a
rugged 2,000 mile journey over plains, rivers, mountains and deserts. Either by land or by sea, approximately 300,000 migrants from all
around the world, made the journey to California. </span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjE2vWponHY1g_Sbl0K1rDtIF6onGoiEIkNggiFrnTmXDb0Kf_dXaHTIc6no9ZGcSGl7nVdjzx259eH6GOWV39VnmkDU-BIQU_XKQ_Ug4YN_Z34cSTsb35H2GbzWdO9l1F-zISY5mswgPEFDVepUtpjW03g2d2fA_4CA1GPANh1WNYuXiftoNJUflelA/s491/Placer%20Miners%20with%20tools.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #bf8b38; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="491" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjE2vWponHY1g_Sbl0K1rDtIF6onGoiEIkNggiFrnTmXDb0Kf_dXaHTIc6no9ZGcSGl7nVdjzx259eH6GOWV39VnmkDU-BIQU_XKQ_Ug4YN_Z34cSTsb35H2GbzWdO9l1F-zISY5mswgPEFDVepUtpjW03g2d2fA_4CA1GPANh1WNYuXiftoNJUflelA/w400-h294/Placer%20Miners%20with%20tools.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="400" /></a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 16px;">Placer miners with their tools</span></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
<br />
From 1848 to 1854 the main type of gold mining was placer mining. For this method, men, and some women, worked
the streams with pans, long toms, and sluice boxes. Once the placer gold was depleted prospectors
turned to lode or hard-rock mining. This
process involved extracting gold directly from the rock, typically quartz
rock. By the end of 1851 quartz mining
had become a major industry in California’s Mother Lode. It eventually would overtake placer mining in
popularity, and become the largest source of gold production in California’s
gold country.<br />
<br />
The Mother Lode, which is a large system of gold-quartz veins deep underground,
begins in Coloma and runs south about 120 miles to the town of Mariposa. These veins branch out, in no particular
fashion along this corridor, and constitute the best-known mining districts in
California.</span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWrmVdcZsqdnq5U0zKoF1dfnDZX7WZLl7OBtvXfEdEpfX2jO94uoiK8iLPkEZzppH_ADzPAat8wcUsz3807k-AbrTKOJZ7-LHdkZU5nhY-UInxU9FMvv811lEkR-2Cco27BpDsB8pRNd8q2xPcxG8iDBpCW_mE74YdbVSpl9tHe18H-xHEXCEGY2tCA/s1200/Borthwick-mining-camp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1200" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWrmVdcZsqdnq5U0zKoF1dfnDZX7WZLl7OBtvXfEdEpfX2jO94uoiK8iLPkEZzppH_ADzPAat8wcUsz3807k-AbrTKOJZ7-LHdkZU5nhY-UInxU9FMvv811lEkR-2Cco27BpDsB8pRNd8q2xPcxG8iDBpCW_mE74YdbVSpl9tHe18H-xHEXCEGY2tCA/w640-h372/Borthwick-mining-camp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>Miners in Camp</i> - drawing by J. D. Borthwick </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
<br />
During the gold rush years of the late 1840s through the 1850s and 60s, over
fourteen hundred tent mining camps sprang up throughout the Sierra foothills,
dotting the hillsides and mountain streams.
Many eventually became bustling towns. We had the opportunity to visit a
few, such as Placerville, Fiddletown, Volcano, Amador City and Mokelumne Hill,
on our three gold rush companion driving tours.
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<br />In a few minutes we will arrive in the town of Murphys. This town, which was first mined in July of 1848 by two brothers from
Santa Clara County, John and Daniel Murphy, was developed around a small Miwok
village. The brothers set up a trading post. John won the respect and trust
of the Tribe chief and the hand of his daughter in marriage. </span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3jADzHsJh94Jzpl4MzWNQMceA_wrUIAjIwujX7OsfD7hWvvAS12OhUOetK2pTGShAOySUTaT8dS_jjHGBm7mpkfRHyW1nBWpC1NpoBKbInUbTzlmli_Q7eR8Y1M6BAzyj6QRicdWdQTrweKhPN3R6TvE256eHKgufFZ1I7x6b_uXkjT9pgg5kqHevg/s1137/Murphys%20Historic%20Picture.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="1137" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3jADzHsJh94Jzpl4MzWNQMceA_wrUIAjIwujX7OsfD7hWvvAS12OhUOetK2pTGShAOySUTaT8dS_jjHGBm7mpkfRHyW1nBWpC1NpoBKbInUbTzlmli_Q7eR8Y1M6BAzyj6QRicdWdQTrweKhPN3R6TvE256eHKgufFZ1I7x6b_uXkjT9pgg5kqHevg/w640-h486/Murphys%20Historic%20Picture.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Murphys 1850s</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
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By the early 1850s Main Street was lined with commercial buildings, occupied by
hotels, saloons, liveries and general merchandise establishments. In 1852 the population had grown to 3000, the
placer mines were overcrowded and in great need of a water source, to make them
more successful. The following year, the
Union Water Company built a series of
flumes and ditches that brought water from the Stanislaus River 15 miles
away. The next ten years were the
greatest and most profitable in the history of placer mining in Murphys. After placer mining played out in the 1860s,
ranching, farming, and logging took its place.
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<br />The town of Murphys, with its quaint buildings, and rich history, has been
aptly named the Queen of the Sierra. Main Street is lined with shops,
restaurants, and numerous wine rooms. </span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77202yHC1H9HP2Mwt1IxSqJXeSAYxc6G4yQL_P56ClnRl0VZY1_w5dhlc-WEzfvEkgGBx9mSR5-7O_YmVwTK_EBAXWCCX4lPGG5n41qQCt0rR1qyxg9Rq992-pT2Q29P3zAHYDkQt4x4l7q7zbCNgAxL3c9axofCH19OreTVDYvppbKt6_VLeKK0CIg/s2723/IMG_8993%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2723" data-original-width="2723" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77202yHC1H9HP2Mwt1IxSqJXeSAYxc6G4yQL_P56ClnRl0VZY1_w5dhlc-WEzfvEkgGBx9mSR5-7O_YmVwTK_EBAXWCCX4lPGG5n41qQCt0rR1qyxg9Rq992-pT2Q29P3zAHYDkQt4x4l7q7zbCNgAxL3c9axofCH19OreTVDYvppbKt6_VLeKK0CIg/w400-h400/IMG_8993%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
<br />Follow the highway as it veers to the right ahead and becomes Main Street. As you drive, notice the different architectural styles ranging from western
to Queen Anne Victorian. These buildings
were constructed between 1856 and 1902. A plethora of wine rooms now occupy
many of these historic structures. Ahead
watch for Pop the Bubbly Champagne. Is is located in the 1856 stone western-style
building across from the Murphys Hotel, at one time this operated as Wells
Fargo assay office. </span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30mk0wjmjD7UkUWrAQyM5yK7P1UDGd8XhRZO9-zu8TccJUhptAM-U4ZOWMHDAE6tQIs9VEMekUAJnRbHIH7lm-rx2J9O9uafPHroe613EToP3XdQVTJ6YyW54nICggJs91aNKYmJf_KN3sry6SVPq8HnzUC7PKpyp0JlNJYxmwoiOaCXtGhK8l92Zrg/s1461/IMG_9083%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1461" data-original-width="1461" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30mk0wjmjD7UkUWrAQyM5yK7P1UDGd8XhRZO9-zu8TccJUhptAM-U4ZOWMHDAE6tQIs9VEMekUAJnRbHIH7lm-rx2J9O9uafPHroe613EToP3XdQVTJ6YyW54nICggJs91aNKYmJf_KN3sry6SVPq8HnzUC7PKpyp0JlNJYxmwoiOaCXtGhK8l92Zrg/w640-h640/IMG_9083%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Turn right after the Murphys Hotel onto Algiers Street. </span></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuGrbH_uIpcjbjgQluIaFOin8NZ_X7dYgxhPMy-Bpds-QYFZhckyiZvLMEaFA1tRgmJQ70dKMMEjjGkk6yEY6h95Ugzmvh_04cQA8huTJ2HujaA-KgcWXU5ewnhAD4KtKUnA6R5y_h11qo9xKU1De1pC0-Sscmg8tbPZteTTBbsYD2WdMgew4L11JDw/s3072/IMG_9002%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuGrbH_uIpcjbjgQluIaFOin8NZ_X7dYgxhPMy-Bpds-QYFZhckyiZvLMEaFA1tRgmJQ70dKMMEjjGkk6yEY6h95Ugzmvh_04cQA8huTJ2HujaA-KgcWXU5ewnhAD4KtKUnA6R5y_h11qo9xKU1De1pC0-Sscmg8tbPZteTTBbsYD2WdMgew4L11JDw/w640-h640/IMG_9002%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Continue past Murphys Park and follow the brown parking signs. The public parking area will be on your right after the bridge. </span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJqwKzNo3l_2SYTR9I_q2CTSM2m5GT-diAFoAgNtwNq4Tkw4lm9pYO9MrUghdeqUdWFZqkLzyLLes6Nr8cCXiUovAZc_Sy3XIydLViqBRVt97VZR0s6oN-uKkaiwHIKoA7vSyGGIKNDNcbBPPoIfupfeSuH8X2hWCebWp0LftCTpxP8NvLxe0rVUSPw/s2871/IMG_9012%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2871" data-original-width="2871" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJqwKzNo3l_2SYTR9I_q2CTSM2m5GT-diAFoAgNtwNq4Tkw4lm9pYO9MrUghdeqUdWFZqkLzyLLes6Nr8cCXiUovAZc_Sy3XIydLViqBRVt97VZR0s6oN-uKkaiwHIKoA7vSyGGIKNDNcbBPPoIfupfeSuH8X2hWCebWp0LftCTpxP8NvLxe0rVUSPw/w400-h400/IMG_9012%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Use the map below or our </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank">Companion Brochure</a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"> to explore Murphys by foot.</span></div></span><p style="font-family: inherit;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipulN2r65LOCjzutjqnbM90Adfh7lROji3Q1PREcb6BHlXfzGstaj44BP8ZH0E0INsGWWU3lvH9svePmuWR8xUInycFIuAM3-by00PIGjrQf-6cXstBT32c5E4DlBOJvoE_yFFEfXuyXVdQcEH4Sdn667_UhkA9EXweCzGr1Xqz6gjHbzJHA2jeurTVw/s1091/Murphys%20Map%20%20Numbers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1091" data-original-width="1091" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipulN2r65LOCjzutjqnbM90Adfh7lROji3Q1PREcb6BHlXfzGstaj44BP8ZH0E0INsGWWU3lvH9svePmuWR8xUInycFIuAM3-by00PIGjrQf-6cXstBT32c5E4DlBOJvoE_yFFEfXuyXVdQcEH4Sdn667_UhkA9EXweCzGr1Xqz6gjHbzJHA2jeurTVw/w640-h640/Murphys%20Map%20%20Numbers.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Make sure to take some time to visit the Ebbetts Pass Veteran's Memorial before heading off into town. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; 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text-align: center;">Murphys Park </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PFjTGM4vyRF4bZu-GNO0na13_UXvg2b68w9v-BkBStijV2KNdPL7L91Kdx9WFW4vIeYVyLMeHblOkT7S4ecTxKDThQjrIGhNXovNhryfTBHHjpPAjR6i2hjOgfGbitglBaDBvcoxaoiTYKsizhKY-6Hu9lCpYLPjiMPUD0sXh3Y3PzeZV4RKnivULg/s3119/IMG_9040%202.2%20jail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3119" data-original-width="3119" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PFjTGM4vyRF4bZu-GNO0na13_UXvg2b68w9v-BkBStijV2KNdPL7L91Kdx9WFW4vIeYVyLMeHblOkT7S4ecTxKDThQjrIGhNXovNhryfTBHHjpPAjR6i2hjOgfGbitglBaDBvcoxaoiTYKsizhKY-6Hu9lCpYLPjiMPUD0sXh3Y3PzeZV4RKnivULg/w400-h400/IMG_9040%202.2%20jail.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Old Jail </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhvkYRF_cwGtwvJZ_YCiuOSjeTn62Jl2CV3EU5VZBpJQWmr7MZsf_-UjWmcisBVwpIl4vWZAzXEENqE6t8add7aR8g6OIz8LjoTas9suF3bSIILGixpsW8zQ7i8mKn7qXE-zK9ajc5Za0uO1EQOzHHqyHlqx0BpeR3KpLfiAWJVWZ2xUjs0M6MEljlA/s3302/IMG_9053%202.2%20Murphys.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3086" data-original-width="3086" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDnREiSU-WWYgrQsfz41MdFaWkqhCkpqePYSGPQVSGdx4MxHds8hqpCxJtJ-JvkNRPbgeS_jTAZygHjB4J6keG391w63I5PM0DUGA3g_Ck7BZqoQC4UL2ldmu6ScusEngBd8pOpjkO9WPVS-Hf9ecPUpggWfucP8NHGTiHie04b7Z8QrW-II2cWJLug/w640-h640/IMG_9098%202.2%20Murphys%20.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Murphys Hotel </div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">When you have finished visiting the town of Murphys, exit the parking lot and turn left. At the stop sign, cross Main Street to continue on Algiers, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYw617WL0Qe9TQ_EUsFMwc9aMPiRRqL737nRqcfEjbDJT16Gw7-ChFFvajJath0qej_h5m97CT8yV4NOUxU8Jy0Y6aox7pp2JawZH9etkrKGN49XCu4b1_wP6jZr1Q5E6bco-6aARk3Oj5cXsPKfrYI3n2tMRizG0fR3mAWZam3plq14PKDAfcfSQUYQ/s3239/IMG_9177%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3239" data-original-width="3239" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYw617WL0Qe9TQ_EUsFMwc9aMPiRRqL737nRqcfEjbDJT16Gw7-ChFFvajJath0qej_h5m97CT8yV4NOUxU8Jy0Y6aox7pp2JawZH9etkrKGN49XCu4b1_wP6jZr1Q5E6bco-6aARk3Oj5cXsPKfrYI3n2tMRizG0fR3mAWZam3plq14PKDAfcfSQUYQ/w640-h640/IMG_9177%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">then turn left onto Church Street and right onto Sheep Ranch Road. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">We are on our way to Mercer Caverns which is just a little over 1 mile away. </span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIltssyLXpCuZqwLQgpE9_7EzfgrwlAUDB1PzwNFlQoCNwpbTwL-9Y7tdXHF75BYKbGI77WFDOIn5YMbzkqfyDSkpKIp58luu0HUOLU3rPFbQKi1fajTMwqWnvBAkq6mnOw6PpwQIdhn05_BuIcvoMXtGyUZSAkn5tVa3YgKJEJ7nG5PvTRW0ivRwDxw/s1634/Mercer_Caverns_tour%20WIKIPEDIA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1634" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIltssyLXpCuZqwLQgpE9_7EzfgrwlAUDB1PzwNFlQoCNwpbTwL-9Y7tdXHF75BYKbGI77WFDOIn5YMbzkqfyDSkpKIp58luu0HUOLU3rPFbQKi1fajTMwqWnvBAkq6mnOw6PpwQIdhn05_BuIcvoMXtGyUZSAkn5tVa3YgKJEJ7nG5PvTRW0ivRwDxw/w391-h400/Mercer_Caverns_tour%20WIKIPEDIA.jpg" width="391" /></a><br />Inside Mercer Caverns</div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The subterranean caves of <a href="http://www.mercercaverns.net/" target="_blank">Mercer Caverns</a> were formed eons ago in limestone
slabs that run deep in the ground throughout the Sierra Nevada. These were
discovered quite by accident by gold miner Walter Mercer September 1,
1885. The cavern, which is open daily,
is located on Sheep Ranch Road, about one mile northwest of Murphys. Summer
hours, which run from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day, are 9 to 5 with
the first guided tour beginning at 9:30.
The rest of the year, this location opens at 10am. Here visitors may
take a 45 minute guided tour, descend 160 vertical feet into the earth while navigating walkways and stairs. Your reward is a large array of incredible cave
formations, stalactites, stalagmites and flowstones. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4aIw-Whp7L52KhkqUaaSGms2_FqYa1EENFlPVqv9Ie07Vv4dL1ekPJCj2wmN27z8W7H4mealgIwC4JD2QQy5vehUsuwOazkMTxeO_WJCu-T1X2C0WD2ecfHD6ytOp44tb0x7iaAtjtgJx-uBojX2HqgoEaffm19qNlMIPLkDPk_jvl-4GQBXkErNdA/s2854/IMG_9201%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2854" data-original-width="2854" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4aIw-Whp7L52KhkqUaaSGms2_FqYa1EENFlPVqv9Ie07Vv4dL1ekPJCj2wmN27z8W7H4mealgIwC4JD2QQy5vehUsuwOazkMTxeO_WJCu-T1X2C0WD2ecfHD6ytOp44tb0x7iaAtjtgJx-uBojX2HqgoEaffm19qNlMIPLkDPk_jvl-4GQBXkErNdA/w640-h640/IMG_9201%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Down the road in the distance the Mercer Caverns sign should come into view. Exit the highway and follow the driveway past the sign to the parking lot for Mercer Caverns.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDa8JLrOmOc6tc7q8yub5JC9-5DhrsufngIku7UyFywWaOcrek7DFnOXpQ5wdiKzbP9JA8T3JislHYqlUKnQLnykul-wzChYTAnZ41in6SJyNiuq5Jh-5FOgKFz9DZhuPgjFvdeWSSyE5MT_sYOq__QyGbeZAxcyEuoTJ2U7njK1m1xkGJ_Dn9gvn_tA/s5184/IMG_9208.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDa8JLrOmOc6tc7q8yub5JC9-5DhrsufngIku7UyFywWaOcrek7DFnOXpQ5wdiKzbP9JA8T3JislHYqlUKnQLnykul-wzChYTAnZ41in6SJyNiuq5Jh-5FOgKFz9DZhuPgjFvdeWSSyE5MT_sYOq__QyGbeZAxcyEuoTJ2U7njK1m1xkGJ_Dn9gvn_tA/w640-h480/IMG_9208.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgaojPcVUSgLRiV0kTgp_LQ4fX9TlMVqABVI8fDERbChNjf7XqdnqDYmmV3xvOQAzqNCRU1tOnM2n2v_KUQJa5fBrxoT8CFPZiK3KlZibwxYPIqI95cLQTbXrxtB8lO78joa3VU7JJmSUfLwW1xoPoPieW71mSQhdLUmERF05Vrt3h5679UnsE0LNjbw/s5184/IMG_9218.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgaojPcVUSgLRiV0kTgp_LQ4fX9TlMVqABVI8fDERbChNjf7XqdnqDYmmV3xvOQAzqNCRU1tOnM2n2v_KUQJa5fBrxoT8CFPZiK3KlZibwxYPIqI95cLQTbXrxtB8lO78joa3VU7JJmSUfLwW1xoPoPieW71mSQhdLUmERF05Vrt3h5679UnsE0LNjbw/w640-h480/IMG_9218.JPG" width="640" /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Before you tour the caverns, here is a bit of history on this location. The Sept. 12, 1885, headlines in the Calaveras Weekly Citizen announced the discovery of the New Calaveras Cave, the article read: “<i>The cave was discovered by Walter Mercer a couple of weeks ago. It has only been partially explored, but enough has already been discovered to justify us in saying that it will prove a major attraction to tourists and curiosity seekers. The cave is in a limestone region, as in fact are all of the great caves of the world. Some of the apartments are of immense dimensions. It has been explored to the extent of seven or eight hundred feet</i>.” </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjQyIuQCe9YfjaCGEyjuBpqtMEb0ut24wDiRXIMxh5Wc7yOmwnSx-ibRqqkzla7elJC1hqVIyv79HEmU2LzEsSqNHBGBvGYUggxe4alzYkGUNTH2nKiMpUMT32hsAQb6b4DgeVBsRvi1UuAzzG5qZPtZSZFfomAvDrPRF4qvTY5yIilwPXkKrFgDyNg/s2075/mercer-caverns-historic-photo%20From%20Mercer%20Caverns%20Site%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjQyIuQCe9YfjaCGEyjuBpqtMEb0ut24wDiRXIMxh5Wc7yOmwnSx-ibRqqkzla7elJC1hqVIyv79HEmU2LzEsSqNHBGBvGYUggxe4alzYkGUNTH2nKiMpUMT32hsAQb6b4DgeVBsRvi1UuAzzG5qZPtZSZFfomAvDrPRF4qvTY5yIilwPXkKrFgDyNg/w632-h640/mercer-caverns-historic-photo%20From%20Mercer%20Caverns%20Site%202048.jpg" width="632" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Entrance to Cave 1886</div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Walter Mercer began conducting tours shortly thereafter, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">charging guests .50
cents. The first visitors, holding candles between their teeth to light their way, maneuvered through the caves on ropes and ladders.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimK8Q-A64hOYVNZnYlr7NI7zlElGvEmzG7aLChE8ysgKuUqjlmw9uuCMaI1WDVZl3U-MxWhicYuzl_ALZn1ZqTUVuCZRT0wTnSbzBF4b43wQx8tl111CXmQlCyoKmtZzIM_NX5cqQipKXnRbUj7uLuIlRUpbQYSyI_Ge4HrGpIL_NTxK1d-l5wm7XgFg/s5184/IMG_9215.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimK8Q-A64hOYVNZnYlr7NI7zlElGvEmzG7aLChE8ysgKuUqjlmw9uuCMaI1WDVZl3U-MxWhicYuzl_ALZn1ZqTUVuCZRT0wTnSbzBF4b43wQx8tl111CXmQlCyoKmtZzIM_NX5cqQipKXnRbUj7uLuIlRUpbQYSyI_Ge4HrGpIL_NTxK1d-l5wm7XgFg/w480-h640/IMG_9215.JPG" width="480" /></a><br />Cave Entrance 2022</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">During the early exploration of these caves, skeletal remains of six people were found. These remains were eventually examined by the Harvard Museum and University of California and determined to be members of a local Miwok Tribe. The original name of the caverns, New Calaveras Cave, can be traced back to the human remains found by these early explorers. “New Calaveras” means “New Place of Skulls”. Obviously Walter Mercer was not the first to discover these subterranean caves. Yet in the years that followed the caverns were renamed Mercer Caverns in his honor. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pictures below are courtesy of the <a href="http://mercercaverns.net/photos.html" target="_blank">Mercer Caverns</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVy_xZlCgwfz1u5dZuqWkAftIfjuNC5K6fNdSScUaybNDgR8DCrdM4ml5O_3joHcxyBMKDLTlUHYFabDM8kwYO9Ynjlcv3bex5LesHi5wvEqMZpOzGVIX0VA2MhPjTVCu2b3OanaDC8dQ609HFEF6Wcn4gyE6HVKjeXwvm29GF9Y3T9xvz46K1slEbA/s800/9079.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="800" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVy_xZlCgwfz1u5dZuqWkAftIfjuNC5K6fNdSScUaybNDgR8DCrdM4ml5O_3joHcxyBMKDLTlUHYFabDM8kwYO9Ynjlcv3bex5LesHi5wvEqMZpOzGVIX0VA2MhPjTVCu2b3OanaDC8dQ609HFEF6Wcn4gyE6HVKjeXwvm29GF9Y3T9xvz46K1slEbA/w400-h265/9079.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mercer Cavern Cave Twins</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LpelNbpsPtAuqpdJrDtqcmgW_bBgz_g34C3iLwfOXtmsXMT_Q83c-L11p_1JquJ2UvR5dAbUCrZMWPczTEmWXIPA0WCPg37TLJE2oeHgWTufW21xyRV-0Hp3ffeNArjCnfoQKdfAMB9Q9odGuM--3siSqP7o-AnGDwYuBwDZ6TkUJ4E0KQ6ZO1_qfQ/s800/mercer8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LpelNbpsPtAuqpdJrDtqcmgW_bBgz_g34C3iLwfOXtmsXMT_Q83c-L11p_1JquJ2UvR5dAbUCrZMWPczTEmWXIPA0WCPg37TLJE2oeHgWTufW21xyRV-0Hp3ffeNArjCnfoQKdfAMB9Q9odGuM--3siSqP7o-AnGDwYuBwDZ6TkUJ4E0KQ6ZO1_qfQ/w400-h266/mercer8.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Descending into Coral Room</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccojdSCBs_z9D_vzMl1Z4Qvb8NkQsISIDTFX1QO7XFDSmGXshAsKYXqThWSp4WWZmXv9ZSDiSVEy8K-wB1a7Xmntp1Xyl5eFi52TdigzGfO7f29LzO8tpumv1y0NvFuV7_sFUvOBWskqvkmn8l0Sxg-cidU20syah4_FFXULWrghllAowVC_JFbtpbw/s800/mercer802r.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="800" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccojdSCBs_z9D_vzMl1Z4Qvb8NkQsISIDTFX1QO7XFDSmGXshAsKYXqThWSp4WWZmXv9ZSDiSVEy8K-wB1a7Xmntp1Xyl5eFi52TdigzGfO7f29LzO8tpumv1y0NvFuV7_sFUvOBWskqvkmn8l0Sxg-cidU20syah4_FFXULWrghllAowVC_JFbtpbw/w400-h301/mercer802r.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Close up of aragonite</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Once you have explored the caverns follow the driveway back the way you came to the highway. Continue straight on Sheep Ranch Road a little over 1 mile back to the town of Murphys. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">We are going to head back to Main Street, by turning left onto Church Street off of Sheep Ranch Road. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyTK19GYkpurEUHvTn41lP3ecfLyHfpDD6rsltCXJ46uZOeUXQ3vyBYNIk0pJhL2X0_K_eYugEz803fZ1u8_hh2OBTOqzVrDYn0t2Y6gm3xuQCqaFmnmhGRpH9p3auhfUbHczV-TbBl0Cebas2Q_4miPOyj953kC0K44KW8kJZeETLnYwwAfeloWXeQ/s2989/IMG_9244%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2989" data-original-width="2989" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyTK19GYkpurEUHvTn41lP3ecfLyHfpDD6rsltCXJ46uZOeUXQ3vyBYNIk0pJhL2X0_K_eYugEz803fZ1u8_hh2OBTOqzVrDYn0t2Y6gm3xuQCqaFmnmhGRpH9p3auhfUbHczV-TbBl0Cebas2Q_4miPOyj953kC0K44KW8kJZeETLnYwwAfeloWXeQ/w400-h400/IMG_9244%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> Then make the next right onto Algiers Street and a left back onto Main Street. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Continue down Main and pass restaurants, wine rooms and shops. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbyhtXCDMv0GtjALQwZ70zcMxXFApn7pVEGsXQGlLpVgOl8mSIM7YmnkAXmaNlMtsCV-uC_yZw49yPfwJ2dfNHOeN03zKHfx3nUNXVfaP6Qaaqp3FWCPfu_H-b40_acTyCMQ4rBvIH9q3fnwAPYi3NhJdKMZD-e0x7WXSfF8Kpigivr1GH6iBMEN2WtA/s5184/IMG_9107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbyhtXCDMv0GtjALQwZ70zcMxXFApn7pVEGsXQGlLpVgOl8mSIM7YmnkAXmaNlMtsCV-uC_yZw49yPfwJ2dfNHOeN03zKHfx3nUNXVfaP6Qaaqp3FWCPfu_H-b40_acTyCMQ4rBvIH9q3fnwAPYi3NhJdKMZD-e0x7WXSfF8Kpigivr1GH6iBMEN2WtA/w640-h480/IMG_9107.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">The buildings that line this block were built after the fire of 1859. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmO7gO69oAcorTjUvoHW75taOn-xQn8Ndr3pXgQwCx-u4AKCFyAIO15FyDyqKwfOnixf2URvmOXi6gTnrJhF1poLVimFkuPwE1VZKdGPMyFEFXm8QO8MzjpOyU9QCNa0mp6DyhNKheuiCOBneBEWDhrK0wcd824-oMA9el48T6Sa6n_PB6l8koaXoTg/s5184/IMG_9129.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmO7gO69oAcorTjUvoHW75taOn-xQn8Ndr3pXgQwCx-u4AKCFyAIO15FyDyqKwfOnixf2URvmOXi6gTnrJhF1poLVimFkuPwE1VZKdGPMyFEFXm8QO8MzjpOyU9QCNa0mp6DyhNKheuiCOBneBEWDhrK0wcd824-oMA9el48T6Sa6n_PB6l8koaXoTg/w640-h480/IMG_9129.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4rkX4-Hj8dgaHebgifP0jK-r178MZyLyB_7xeNc0zD2uLdtrl3-1TM1v_Ys5zsxPTO26hEXUAXAqbjClkOeLM35rVzvskY4LsoEN4DyfVfLy_DX7mGkjCIpKs9Ama1S6Y0ZVBycPk3UZEROJA-GQNvrGudsvuEkzKTXsyer3c7wm-9pqVCcXOncaMQ/s2075/IMG_9115%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4rkX4-Hj8dgaHebgifP0jK-r178MZyLyB_7xeNc0zD2uLdtrl3-1TM1v_Ys5zsxPTO26hEXUAXAqbjClkOeLM35rVzvskY4LsoEN4DyfVfLy_DX7mGkjCIpKs9Ama1S6Y0ZVBycPk3UZEROJA-GQNvrGudsvuEkzKTXsyer3c7wm-9pqVCcXOncaMQ/w632-h640/IMG_9115%202.2%202048.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">To your left watch for the Hovey Winery sign. The building is set back off the road behind a low stone fence. This was the home of Albert Michelson. Albert received a Nobel Prize in physics in 1907 for his work on measuring the speed of light. </span><br style="font-size: 16px;" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOdi-82S4P8-pMkav3vz_41Q7rH20gLPJ9MLpDuxn6eJwF_O0NTU9UV_9lRP5naAoF9uS5Ipp8kpJwX2XIlQkvUgPVuPKB8OMFC8kAENqE6bDXvOBBLG_C4EeGfYzfU3oMOFZ54QPncFAaLx9fiM4Isbw4VjAkHl1NI2UVw6wV3ZGxWR5bQiorZ9wLQ/s5184/IMG_9116.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOdi-82S4P8-pMkav3vz_41Q7rH20gLPJ9MLpDuxn6eJwF_O0NTU9UV_9lRP5naAoF9uS5Ipp8kpJwX2XIlQkvUgPVuPKB8OMFC8kAENqE6bDXvOBBLG_C4EeGfYzfU3oMOFZ54QPncFAaLx9fiM4Isbw4VjAkHl1NI2UVw6wV3ZGxWR5bQiorZ9wLQ/w640-h480/IMG_9116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> </span></div></span></div></div></div></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br />Next on your right is the stone and bronze <a href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=149203" target="_blank">California Historical Landmark forMurphys</a>, designating this town historically significant to California. The marker reads: "</span></span></span><span style="color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One of the principal mining communities in Calaveras County, named for the discoverer of gold on the flat in 1849. The objective of many immigrants coming over the Sierras by Ebbetts Pass, Murphys Flat and surrounding mines produced $20,000,000 in gold. Early regulations restricted claims to 8 ft. square. Suspension flume conveying water across Murphys Creek and drainage race draining the flat, were two outstanding accomplishments of early day miners. Business portion of town destroyed by fire August 20, 1859. Joaquin Murietta bandit, began his murderous career here. Calaveras Light Guards recruiting for Civil War, organized here May 4, 1861."</span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7O4fCvqwVb7Qmwzgk2Up0StQO2vOBeOUTp0nfVkhWbmg-ubVuueWqyegQ6S9ONggZchVD3-OgFPWGAs37mP-_cFglJ5wHc3auf7RSPXWVdS25tECyyarDTBEzjueQ9ZYGwM0Q2SPk6Z2nVMgfVgcdBKTAtG_4hA8NdRtJbbT4UZeT5v1PasvS8SdnA/s1896/IMG_9263%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1896" data-original-width="1896" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7O4fCvqwVb7Qmwzgk2Up0StQO2vOBeOUTp0nfVkhWbmg-ubVuueWqyegQ6S9ONggZchVD3-OgFPWGAs37mP-_cFglJ5wHc3auf7RSPXWVdS25tECyyarDTBEzjueQ9ZYGwM0Q2SPk6Z2nVMgfVgcdBKTAtG_4hA8NdRtJbbT4UZeT5v1PasvS8SdnA/s320/IMG_9263%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br />
At the stop sign turn left onto Big Trees Road. Then in less than 1/4 mile turn left onto Highway 4 toward Big Trees. </span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDvfxv5R8N77e0nYmc9zHX8ZEi7Z4vvm3L75NqswjCDPGOOTaYcYxiVjpOo0n7-H8Z_OlzWCE4m5eQYQ_z8A7arI_CCHSh1maeF6XA4C_9pSSrjj6uF5DoMw69vM_q9C-mjeOLyf1rHlemUBOd3dMr4nDrUFBWaulYEY9CXF1dPq4J3f0NktuymH-fw/s2075/IMG_9287%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDvfxv5R8N77e0nYmc9zHX8ZEi7Z4vvm3L75NqswjCDPGOOTaYcYxiVjpOo0n7-H8Z_OlzWCE4m5eQYQ_z8A7arI_CCHSh1maeF6XA4C_9pSSrjj6uF5DoMw69vM_q9C-mjeOLyf1rHlemUBOd3dMr4nDrUFBWaulYEY9CXF1dPq4J3f0NktuymH-fw/w632-h640/IMG_9287%202.2%202048.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">We will be on this highway for 15 miles as we make our way to Calaveras Big
Trees State Park to view the <i>Sequoiadendron giganteum</i>, also known as giant
sequoias.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pr6urPZ-uG8feNRaeom77dJd5TvUqvlWu5E5BYh2YBDxZWPjA7SOnSymOeJTL7f8_HDVGJLgl8YUJjBMmSbCFFYXG0tzx7x6U5SqUkEH0VrJvMV74K_c89UnFSbdrGKI8yKEnoClP27w2HZGE2siapeZ-duMaxnoQDxCtVSLdY8Aea0DdzrAbXyElA/s600/IMG_0076_lowres.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pr6urPZ-uG8feNRaeom77dJd5TvUqvlWu5E5BYh2YBDxZWPjA7SOnSymOeJTL7f8_HDVGJLgl8YUJjBMmSbCFFYXG0tzx7x6U5SqUkEH0VrJvMV74K_c89UnFSbdrGKI8yKEnoClP27w2HZGE2siapeZ-duMaxnoQDxCtVSLdY8Aea0DdzrAbXyElA/w640-h480/IMG_0076_lowres.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
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If you took any of our other three Gold Country driving tours you would have
heard the fascinating story of American gold miner John Doble. John's journal from the 1850s and 60s gave us
an inside view of a California gold miners daily life, the joys and
struggles. Though men outnumbered women
about 10 to 1 in California during the gold rush, there are several journals and
writings left behind by the women of that time period.</span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KC6H234puRMzQTU8L4loeP8AdFz0uP4hIgYUpQXfa8qtA8boHzZRznjDBPwZagm2idO_36r9u31n-HaTjvormyTs3JZ6q_txshiEBPTDxyQaj8I9aiJiMumy3YVjJ-PwmPA2Td5wnjlyN2qWTXISVU-zPMrT-1qmuUPNy689rVn0Vy9ia65NFHEung/s2293/Women%20of%20Gold%20Rush%20image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="2293" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KC6H234puRMzQTU8L4loeP8AdFz0uP4hIgYUpQXfa8qtA8boHzZRznjDBPwZagm2idO_36r9u31n-HaTjvormyTs3JZ6q_txshiEBPTDxyQaj8I9aiJiMumy3YVjJ-PwmPA2Td5wnjlyN2qWTXISVU-zPMrT-1qmuUPNy689rVn0Vy9ia65NFHEung/w640-h396/Women%20of%20Gold%20Rush%20image.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Zealous Gold Diggers </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
Many women came to California during the gold rush. Using their individual talents to make their
own fortune, they cooked, sewed, ironed, washed, and in some cases danced or
poured drinks. One such women as
fifty-one year old Harriet Ward. </span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">+++</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Harriet left Independence, Missouri in 1853 with her husband to join their
gold-mining son in California. One month
into her overland journey, Harriet wrote:
"</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">I think what is often termed suffering is merely a little
inconvenience, for I had so often read and heard of the difficulties and
dangers of the overland route to California, and I find from experience that
the pleasure thus far quite over-balances it all." </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTk1g1LUuEJs3Bw4VTilW8K4bGujjK1bVV18yYlbm-Hc8rfbTvOH9A2_ZbJESgPPIx_AmQQXMfoWxzarAFlZeoxEvvEgVKbfV2XnnqTrduy_EEHhmEZIt0NLD5VjUENDQkSUZ6MPBEbkUB68xcLQkdajAarU7NpgidxYEqVhFVp_mOVU0WP4OoxZOyA/s488/hist3_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="488" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTk1g1LUuEJs3Bw4VTilW8K4bGujjK1bVV18yYlbm-Hc8rfbTvOH9A2_ZbJESgPPIx_AmQQXMfoWxzarAFlZeoxEvvEgVKbfV2XnnqTrduy_EEHhmEZIt0NLD5VjUENDQkSUZ6MPBEbkUB68xcLQkdajAarU7NpgidxYEqVhFVp_mOVU0WP4OoxZOyA/w400-h246/hist3_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><i style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></i></span></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">About 900 miles out of Independence Harriet's wagon train reached the fork of the
Salt Lake and Sublette Routes, she wrote:
"</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">It is just four months today since we left our dear home and
friends, perhaps forever, and have since been leading this wild, wandering
gypsy life. Oh, when will the day arrive
when we can say this long journey is over?
You may possibly infer from this remark that I am becoming weary of this
mode of life but indeed to me it is a perfect pleasure trip. There is so much variety and excitement, and
the scenery through which we are constantly passing is so wild and
magnificently grand that it elevates the soul from earth to heaven and causes
such an elasticity of mind that I forget I am so old</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">."</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5fDUfoI6Z9a7WjDUO06fDjwoz49pjTD06RMjxptJcFFn3UJ_j67v5_RgZl-sNRH6etwlPHD7_YLDVj8PWlz8RXW0bgV869YI83WVYrUjeO6CLThDqMDD3RofU81voviMw3k0mTUKDKYEEemzBjnufAef19JRegSXgTGk9J7slNdklmqVTHnUbLnucw/s325/Prairie%20Schooner%20Lady%20Harriet%20Ward.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="227" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5fDUfoI6Z9a7WjDUO06fDjwoz49pjTD06RMjxptJcFFn3UJ_j67v5_RgZl-sNRH6etwlPHD7_YLDVj8PWlz8RXW0bgV869YI83WVYrUjeO6CLThDqMDD3RofU81voviMw3k0mTUKDKYEEemzBjnufAef19JRegSXgTGk9J7slNdklmqVTHnUbLnucw/w224-h320/Prairie%20Schooner%20Lady%20Harriet%20Ward.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Harriet lived the
rest of her days in California and her journal was adapted into the book
<i>Prairie Schooner Lady: The journal of Harriet Sherrill Ward 1853</i>. This book was published by Ward and Florence
DeWitt in 1959. </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">+++</div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div></span>Here is another story about a strong willed woman pioneer. </span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">
Margaret Frink caught gold fever when she received this letter from her friend
Mrs. McKinney. "<i>If a woman can cook
at all, she could get $16 a week for each man that she cooked for. And the only
cooking required to be done was to boil meat and potatoes and serve them on a
big chip of wood, instead of a plate</i>."
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">
Margaret and and her husband Ledyard left on their overland journey in the
1850s. In Margaret's journal, she
writes. "<i>We got into St. Joseph,
Missouri at 10 o'clock this morning. The
whole country around the town is filled with encampments of California
emigrants. They have gathered here from the far east and south to make final
preparations for launching out on the great plains. Every house of entertainment in the city is
crowded to its full capacity. This has been backward spring season with
thousands of us waiting patiently for the grass to grow. As this will be the only feed we have for our
stock after crossing the west side and getting into Indian country."</i> </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPtPNu0zsZy4SiLaSAzrXuLskJBaxzNKyM2uGX6Z9dbhTa9HrplEpwTNT5sYmy8AJXjQyQTc2yVP635EQW6j2cNuXJJ22I7Z37eqa21enAZndjXmYh48w8iwLU9-BUG0c7Y2Ne0MzmyezJ_yV4wpkFEJwfk4EoQg7Cj4PKP8axGO_m-pJFI1TiLK4lg/s620/forty-mile-desert.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="620" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPtPNu0zsZy4SiLaSAzrXuLskJBaxzNKyM2uGX6Z9dbhTa9HrplEpwTNT5sYmy8AJXjQyQTc2yVP635EQW6j2cNuXJJ22I7Z37eqa21enAZndjXmYh48w8iwLU9-BUG0c7Y2Ne0MzmyezJ_yV4wpkFEJwfk4EoQg7Cj4PKP8axGO_m-pJFI1TiLK4lg/w640-h452/forty-mile-desert.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />40 Miles of Desert</div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">
Nearly seventeen hundred miles into their journey the Frinks' had reached the
Humboldt Sink. Ahead of them lay forty
miles of desert. On her trip through the desert Margaret writes: "<i>For many weeks we had been accustomed
to see property abandoned and animals dead or dying. But those scenes are here doubled. Horses, mules, and oxen, suffering from heat,
thirst, and starvation, staggered along until they fell and died. Both sides of the road for miles are lined
with dead animals and abandoned wagons.
The owners left everything, except what provisions they could carry on
their backs, and hurried to save themselves</i>." </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">
In September 1850, Margaret and Ledyard reached Sacramento and jumped right
into the hotel business. They rented a
two-story house on K Street for $175 a month, purchased a stove for $50 and
paid $18 for the lumber to build a dining table and benches. Ledyard placed the finishing touches on their
establishment by nailing a sign over the front door that read, "Frink's
Hotel." By the end of the first month, the Frink's had cleared a tidy
$200 profit. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">+++</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8jiVpTNHNJlKW0BaD3uf7NjNmR5GiZRZSOSypCIq8vDOWI9FqpLTX0LI_v3UO80fKuBTTwLQ7V2bI1bwkQxCjfVpNdgc3u6H9usV3KLYnxYxLiGzgBf6-FNuaRRvRxTS0KKQiJl3BCaw5Dawdawu1jXdWnlLJws_1SpBZVdBNO9cKN6GzbdZbjnvPA/s2163/IMG_9299%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="2163" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8jiVpTNHNJlKW0BaD3uf7NjNmR5GiZRZSOSypCIq8vDOWI9FqpLTX0LI_v3UO80fKuBTTwLQ7V2bI1bwkQxCjfVpNdgc3u6H9usV3KLYnxYxLiGzgBf6-FNuaRRvRxTS0KKQiJl3BCaw5Dawdawu1jXdWnlLJws_1SpBZVdBNO9cKN6GzbdZbjnvPA/w640-h606/IMG_9299%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
Time to take a break and stop at the Red Apple roadside stand on Highway 4 for some refreshments. <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Open Thursday through
Sunday, the Red Apple is family owned and operated. It offers a variety of
heirloom apples, homemade pies, freshly pressed sweet cider, as well as locally
produced honey, and syrups, jams and jellies. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09Cd98D9M05xbgWKeMEoAhlcn8vJ8pJeINSO8ugmZzs67OCL1OwdUf6w-Bgo_xKZeT1wD3TLEdaVdyvcB5UOFRXdR9d2fyGat4qxrvmMYfc0qSsiSTm5qJfeZJ7UhSZqk85tn9Zw9Dv1LTq6KegRoKO6jSJDg8IsJFGdhGPP-c7mGDGME5cUxkGKi1A/s4428/IMG_9309.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2677" data-original-width="4428" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09Cd98D9M05xbgWKeMEoAhlcn8vJ8pJeINSO8ugmZzs67OCL1OwdUf6w-Bgo_xKZeT1wD3TLEdaVdyvcB5UOFRXdR9d2fyGat4qxrvmMYfc0qSsiSTm5qJfeZJ7UhSZqk85tn9Zw9Dv1LTq6KegRoKO6jSJDg8IsJFGdhGPP-c7mGDGME5cUxkGKi1A/w400-h241/IMG_9309.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The exit will be on your right about 1/4 mile past Red Apple Drive. </span></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSp3WH2FH_wuXDIAttDKS_IifNRceLgtH1-UrpB9rNGijtmZJyGTiBMqL91Yjj50RgPnfb2qCY8ZxdTq25m2iC_Gjvq-qz0bGEQ2P9G8QdGtRW_69FQDngfuru1o5hkXM9JwiqzFDDvTLGJTS8PhH4ubKGz9Ps3K3tvIesnr7LzZwBd2rUr8SnTsauA/s3183/IMG_9318.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2399" data-original-width="3183" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSp3WH2FH_wuXDIAttDKS_IifNRceLgtH1-UrpB9rNGijtmZJyGTiBMqL91Yjj50RgPnfb2qCY8ZxdTq25m2iC_Gjvq-qz0bGEQ2P9G8QdGtRW_69FQDngfuru1o5hkXM9JwiqzFDDvTLGJTS8PhH4ubKGz9Ps3K3tvIesnr7LzZwBd2rUr8SnTsauA/w640-h482/IMG_9318.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><br />Head back to the highway and turn right. We are entering the <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Stanislaus National Forest, which manages almost 900,000
acres of land in four counties of Northern California. Named after the
Stanislaus River, it was established in
1897, making it one of the oldest national forests. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As we continue to climb in elevation along the highway making our way to Calaveras Big
Trees State Park, we will pass through two rural mountain towns, Hathaway Pines and Avery. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Joseph and Sarah Goodell arrived in this area in 1851 and built a four room
house. It was known by the name The
Half-Way House, as it was located half way between Murphys and Big Trees. The
Goodell’s sold Half-Way House to the Avery family in 1869. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
This roadhouse was a major stop for overnight lodging in the 1880s. Emigrant
Road ran right through what later became known as the town of Avery. Miners would stop here on their way to or
from the Comstock Lode in Nevada. Logging and freight teams also frequented the
hotel. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Today Half-Way House is called the Avery Hotel and is located just off the
highway. Let's drive by it. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvgRJaMwisgqtbcXXbgTnH5D_DtUfdpVoWdQrViRplAhrgLrHfSM391afreWJWRo5HVTrDjxc4uI2MXftL2nOZ5MOzVKqTAo4EgA9qrUJxxnZR1aZjnS1UeqRk9dSI80JIO0Ei1Bd2P-UDJ_zLhe1-waUwFL1xwj91HB5s7l6GPY3bGyqvWPLBzW5Dg/s2734/IMG_9324%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2734" data-original-width="2734" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvgRJaMwisgqtbcXXbgTnH5D_DtUfdpVoWdQrViRplAhrgLrHfSM391afreWJWRo5HVTrDjxc4uI2MXftL2nOZ5MOzVKqTAo4EgA9qrUJxxnZR1aZjnS1UeqRk9dSI80JIO0Ei1Bd2P-UDJ_zLhe1-waUwFL1xwj91HB5s7l6GPY3bGyqvWPLBzW5Dg/w640-h640/IMG_9324%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Turn right ahead off the highway onto Moran Road. This was</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> the original road through Avery before Highway 4 was constructed in the 1920s.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwIwlgiuKSu8amFxAsSekjxeUIHuguRm7scDgVCdt84E-bmoxDZJRsIIxfSEhcyvx08Hy1Jt6G0DhI83SQeMdVaRDID2nN0wMvvcpjVnbNoP2jZC4QqvLUtesAyLZD4a1yeCRcMf7zX56H5DuHppheT8sDjGVjbKCkjdRD-I6xCeuEfqt1elCwU9HsQ/s2075/IMG_9330%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwIwlgiuKSu8amFxAsSekjxeUIHuguRm7scDgVCdt84E-bmoxDZJRsIIxfSEhcyvx08Hy1Jt6G0DhI83SQeMdVaRDID2nN0wMvvcpjVnbNoP2jZC4QqvLUtesAyLZD4a1yeCRcMf7zX56H5DuHppheT8sDjGVjbKCkjdRD-I6xCeuEfqt1elCwU9HsQ/w632-h640/IMG_9330%202.2%202048.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ahead on your right is the Avery Hotel, built in 1851 as the Half-Way House. Notice the historical monument before turning left onto Avery Hotel Road and heading back to Highway 4. </span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEO-gzsaFaQgpVq6B58KGAB88qGXl-c21pizf4ifVTehcK9_SnIa4Q_4Ypqhd5rKdVlPRfmmnyEBw8BLdK74gi_3lmaUx10oxuWBmhwWoc0A-eBglFIcIxcijZ3FqpSWL8cWQBMakFhK2YYNZzTXkMhLD1wBp-0Bxrue7P-D70RbkIkyiIMNuQ0G5Qg/s3179/IMG_6739.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3083" data-original-width="3179" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEO-gzsaFaQgpVq6B58KGAB88qGXl-c21pizf4ifVTehcK9_SnIa4Q_4Ypqhd5rKdVlPRfmmnyEBw8BLdK74gi_3lmaUx10oxuWBmhwWoc0A-eBglFIcIxcijZ3FqpSWL8cWQBMakFhK2YYNZzTXkMhLD1wBp-0Bxrue7P-D70RbkIkyiIMNuQ0G5Qg/w640-h620/IMG_6739.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our next little town is Hathaway Pines. Nathan and John McKay arrived in the Hathaway Pines near Avery in 1885. Noticing the great stands of sugar pine in
the region, the McKay’s opened the Clipper Mill and built a railroad to haul
the logs from the woods to the mill. The old traction engine, named Jenny,
stayed in the woods for many years after the mills closed. Eventually it was moved to the Museum in
Angels Camp. Those who stopped at this
museum earlier on this driving tour would have viewed this historic engine up
close. </span><br /><br />From Hathaway Pines we are about 7 miles to Calaveras Big Trees State Park. While you drive we have a few more stories about those early gold rush pioneering women. </span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">+++</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">While overlanders, Harriet Ward and Margaret Frink, were forced to wait for the
first spring grass to grow before they could roll out of Missouri in their
wagon train heading west, those departing for California by ship could leave
any time of the year. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Early in 1851, forty year old Elizabeth Gunn and her four children booked
passage to join her husband in the California mines. They would take the traditional route around
the Horn of South America, a journey that would take at least five months. Her journal while at sea details her difficulty
in traveling with four young children in such a confined area. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCylpQHkwL6Zuw7kOlf5EaUjUmrMSu_Gshvm58U9GK5ryCblIb661HjaiQRVRhnloIYYRr1CsBZRftQKCTuzT7Mnq7degBqlvG_jPzDRXvRduExK_4qTGzSI7-nmL_svbL2EEEtiERiZ6h9Ghel8p_MbPz7xCU-n9RooPHo7-u-M5lhlw6XwcWsLjCTg/s896/Hornetclippership.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="546" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCylpQHkwL6Zuw7kOlf5EaUjUmrMSu_Gshvm58U9GK5ryCblIb661HjaiQRVRhnloIYYRr1CsBZRftQKCTuzT7Mnq7degBqlvG_jPzDRXvRduExK_4qTGzSI7-nmL_svbL2EEEtiERiZ6h9Ghel8p_MbPz7xCU-n9RooPHo7-u-M5lhlw6XwcWsLjCTg/w390-h640/Hornetclippership.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
"<i>A gale commenced on Tuesday at noon and lasted till Friday, and we were
tossed about in fine order. We could
neither stand nor sit without being tossed about. The children held their plates in their laps
and half the time one would spill his water or lose his spoon. No one can hold on to their things. If you try to walk, down you would fall and
slide along the deck until you hit the wall. I am quite downhearted. At the
slow pace we are traveling, the Captain says that at this rate we shall be five
years getting to California.</i>" </span><br />
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Well it didn't take Elizabeth quite that long to get to California. After
only six months, she and the children joined her husband Lewis in the town of
Sonora. We will be visiting Sonora later
on our driving tour and view her home which is now a hotel. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Though most of the
dwellings in Sonora were colorful structures comprised of calico shirts and
pine boughs, the Gunn's house was quite a bit finer. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Elizabeth writes, "</span><i style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Our home is well built,
a two-story adobe with a long balcony and full garret. We use one of the bedrooms for Lewis'
printing office. The house is
comfortable, my only complaint is the constant opening of the printing office
doors. They let in all the dust and I am
cleaning all the time. I looked forward to the wet season in hopes rain would
settle the dust but that proved no solace, only turning the dirt to mud.</i><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">"</span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
<br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">
The Gunn family left Sonora in August 1861 and settled in San Francisco where
Lewis was appointed Deputy Surveyor of the port and then San Francisco's
Assessor of Internal Revenue. After the
Civil War, Lewis returned to the newspaper business as the supervising editor
of the San Francisco Times. Elizabeth
Gunn died in 1906 at the age of 95. In
1928 her daughter Anna Lee Marston published <i>Records of a California Family</i>, a
compellation of her father's gold rush diary and her mother's journal and
letters. </span><br />
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We will drive by Elizabeth's home in Sonora later on this driving tour. But right now we are coming to the town of Arnold.</span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"> +++ </span></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoa5bsIKsVqTIpjJPGInKUnppFggpGhuQ04TQwTcVRwhFSQclLdJXSvWp1L8Sdu8Suhzy9XPf4_JZdf9_nltZ8NFUpECfzwnlQHRfdXZsE4lxhi9nIDdjKDR35pKocT5UZNG_s0NpiLUkYnYEQRfAL2J2BvVCloMc3XFgX1uGyh8M5siAws23UusZUCw/s1791/IMG_6748.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="1791" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoa5bsIKsVqTIpjJPGInKUnppFggpGhuQ04TQwTcVRwhFSQclLdJXSvWp1L8Sdu8Suhzy9XPf4_JZdf9_nltZ8NFUpECfzwnlQHRfdXZsE4lxhi9nIDdjKDR35pKocT5UZNG_s0NpiLUkYnYEQRfAL2J2BvVCloMc3XFgX1uGyh8M5siAws23UusZUCw/w640-h606/IMG_6748.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Town of Arnold <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">In 1927, Bob and Bernice Arnold, for whom the town of Arnold is named, arrived
in this area. In 1934 they built three
cabins that would become the Ebbetts Pass Inn. This roadhouse served the adventurous travelers crossing the
Ebbetts Pass as well as those flocking to see the giant sequoias in what would
later become Calaveras Big Trees State Park. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekljBBVgVJGJJwfOy8eQuf5FkKdsF2uS76aTgF7FTyRobJ-oFzbNj4Pdug7a2Qp2a0TCyKvy_5ruyHDo52kR4Ubm9heQ14uOC-aoC5MWukmpSTo6M5TZQlrID4T3z8uDoVDTeUgYlqCzRvwZQp-2pbgBYYmFvbcGgZIJvIurYT4bFLUFx8sEcQ6JH8w/s4101/IMG_6759.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3071" data-original-width="4101" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekljBBVgVJGJJwfOy8eQuf5FkKdsF2uS76aTgF7FTyRobJ-oFzbNj4Pdug7a2Qp2a0TCyKvy_5ruyHDo52kR4Ubm9heQ14uOC-aoC5MWukmpSTo6M5TZQlrID4T3z8uDoVDTeUgYlqCzRvwZQp-2pbgBYYmFvbcGgZIJvIurYT4bFLUFx8sEcQ6JH8w/s320/IMG_6759.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />Ebbetts Pass Inn 2022</div><div><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Arnold continues to cater to visitors drawn to the area’s myriad of year-round
outdoor recreational opportunities, including hiking, camping, biking, fishing
as well as winter sports. The community
also serves as the western terminus of the Ebbetts Pass National Scenic Byway,
which stretches 61 miles from Arnold in Calaveras county to Markleeville in
Alpine county. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizK0QPWxs5ecBgv-3NXW4FQW_40QbXwVuSZ9jS4Rvl4QUBuoByi7a9dpoC2ONPmbMbL4QoJL1blrPkXw8kHvDsfd3H1dgLgU3byCoSEN08MJ72oP9nz-Mkn5z_67-ZhgFIS1nUeAm2wqScFqtxFr_VFZiTvq11_UJnpWQMgp7ABYKxkh1UYFPHJXq1kQ/s2075/IMG_9343%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizK0QPWxs5ecBgv-3NXW4FQW_40QbXwVuSZ9jS4Rvl4QUBuoByi7a9dpoC2ONPmbMbL4QoJL1blrPkXw8kHvDsfd3H1dgLgU3byCoSEN08MJ72oP9nz-Mkn5z_67-ZhgFIS1nUeAm2wqScFqtxFr_VFZiTvq11_UJnpWQMgp7ABYKxkh1UYFPHJXq1kQ/w632-h640/IMG_9343%202.2%202048.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLILmXF6COn2_MzcSWWbFLrLvVAyc_igFJDyttt3PGqhvPcfLcC6FZ7VGnigP9Yth_9qNu_50buplfzRpm2FEID-4GymUOvdFTsUS6XgvXfaWu_6oklFH7p4dOFdfNsxiiDzdO58nwKm0F0Vg4KOyAYsW-p6i43EqcRtCSGIyr9andxlhxQiGdm13VQ/s2075/IMG_9347%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLILmXF6COn2_MzcSWWbFLrLvVAyc_igFJDyttt3PGqhvPcfLcC6FZ7VGnigP9Yth_9qNu_50buplfzRpm2FEID-4GymUOvdFTsUS6XgvXfaWu_6oklFH7p4dOFdfNsxiiDzdO58nwKm0F0Vg4KOyAYsW-p6i43EqcRtCSGIyr9andxlhxQiGdm13VQ/w632-h640/IMG_9347%202048.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><br /></span></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br />
Our next stop is <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=551" target="_blank">Calaveras BigTrees State Park</a>. Watch for the park sign ahead on your right and turn right into the entrance. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Continue straight to the ranger booth to pay your parking fees. Then follow the sign which points right
toward the Visitor Center and Parking. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnhGF0ks0cAEw9l9kqcOFHwoSl7Bca7RKltxbNFzrDofgv9SrT5oQZeER5bFYTpLdqmsL5a6Zme-QWQEPkzEbbrSWXkg6GUnyEqD1ao7yDdZkXBLZdSvHqk9x3oI7KAHgN-tfjywWsddjIos0-isTl3YK_LtZhE38L5pn2y-_mEVCc6wDqTEnMgFQKg/s3800/IMG_6828%20Calaveras%20Big%20Trees%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3800" data-original-width="3800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnhGF0ks0cAEw9l9kqcOFHwoSl7Bca7RKltxbNFzrDofgv9SrT5oQZeER5bFYTpLdqmsL5a6Zme-QWQEPkzEbbrSWXkg6GUnyEqD1ao7yDdZkXBLZdSvHqk9x3oI7KAHgN-tfjywWsddjIos0-isTl3YK_LtZhE38L5pn2y-_mEVCc6wDqTEnMgFQKg/w640-h640/IMG_6828%20Calaveras%20Big%20Trees%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>Before you get out to explore this area, here is a little history about the park. </span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">While tracking grizzly bear, in the spring of 1852, Augustus Dowd, came upon a grove of enormous trees. The trees Dowd encountered were the <i>Sequoiadendron giganteum</i>, or giant sequoia.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVsWZK7Sln9DbLYzaywdXBrpvkMdqZFp7O6mJ5-ZEiannwDtluizJlxywyHacXetSPcedIMZ99_4_ZO62uHXPTzxjOz9Fn2NAXWLyAiw3gUdAUNp5lnXaYrM4Gq7RONs8Fs0wTcN6cJiHVS4W3Fvej8_CboJX-6ePTIqtbgdTARaSuuZElvYexutzkA/s3784/IMG_6826%20Big%20Trees%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3784" data-original-width="3784" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVsWZK7Sln9DbLYzaywdXBrpvkMdqZFp7O6mJ5-ZEiannwDtluizJlxywyHacXetSPcedIMZ99_4_ZO62uHXPTzxjOz9Fn2NAXWLyAiw3gUdAUNp5lnXaYrM4Gq7RONs8Fs0wTcN6cJiHVS4W3Fvej8_CboJX-6ePTIqtbgdTARaSuuZElvYexutzkA/w640-h640/IMG_6826%20Big%20Trees%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Several emigrants recorded seeing these enormous trees in their diaries dating from the mid-1840s, and surely the Native American tribes that frequented this region would also have noticed them. But Dowd was the first to promote the encounter, so history gives him the credit for their discovery. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">In 1900, to great public protest, the property was sold to lumberman Robert Whiteside. Whiteside declined offers from the federal government to establish the forest as a national park. In 1928, Californians voted to establish a state park system. Three years later with the help of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Mrs. William Crocker funding was acquired to turn the North Grove section into a state park. It would take 23 more years to acquire the South Grove. These two groves make up the Calaveras Big Trees State Park, a total of sixty-four hundred acres of the largest and most magnificent trees in the world. The North Grove, which we will be visiting, contains about 100 mature giant sequoias.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6AsZAKnCajYk0tD08qzLJoCK-qCz7H1tI1B9DZ_vHJNkvE5OMo6PPjIggDJ1DzxAYNzvD-P59hNdrPUmAySauW-CHomYxtPhK35X20cMMoBo-JxYwLrreYQT43s3IRuAAixSg-nigbAWuXd-TUA4VirVe5hnNyde7EKUN4zsi3c4zxYVtRx5ONzcOg/s5184/IMG_6899.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6AsZAKnCajYk0tD08qzLJoCK-qCz7H1tI1B9DZ_vHJNkvE5OMo6PPjIggDJ1DzxAYNzvD-P59hNdrPUmAySauW-CHomYxtPhK35X20cMMoBo-JxYwLrreYQT43s3IRuAAixSg-nigbAWuXd-TUA4VirVe5hnNyde7EKUN4zsi3c4zxYVtRx5ONzcOg/w480-h640/IMG_6899.JPG" width="480" /></a><br />The Twisting Tree </div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">The giant sequoia, also known as the Sierra redwood, grow naturally only in groves on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Many of these trees grow to be between 250 to 300 feet tall. While their height is impressive, the real wonder of the Sierra redwood lies in its bulk. Many of these trees have diameters in excess of 30 feet near the ground. The largest redwood in Calaveras Big Trees is located in the South Grove. It is only 250 feet tall but its trunk is over 25 feet in diameter. The largest in the North Grove is the Empire State Tree which has a trunk 18 feet in diameter. </span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Open daily year round, there is a charge to visit Calaveras Big Trees State Park. The easy 1 -1/2 mile North Grove Trail winds through the North Grove. It is the best way to experience this park and get a taste of these giants in their natural habitat. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Use the map below or the one in our <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">C</a></span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">ompanion Brochure</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. When you get to the start of the North Grove Trail you may purchase a map with more information about each of the points along the trail. The price is .50 for the brochure. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-6b-kbh2ySFjJyfnsS_ybsiscNPYjkkgqnvJ9W3hD1V-0AME6LgAFDc9-GtrtJmiHUg1EFb_bNdgpyJFLjMln7zzLhkqKG-36rW13FI3VvExcDdtu55nfrhteL4Nh2eWyONs8fp0s6CLFpRo9nssbZDIF-pfD8brawn2hSCcCkkZaRwaxC9jXNh_dg/s4693/Calaveras%20BIg%20Tree%20Map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3108" data-original-width="4693" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-6b-kbh2ySFjJyfnsS_ybsiscNPYjkkgqnvJ9W3hD1V-0AME6LgAFDc9-GtrtJmiHUg1EFb_bNdgpyJFLjMln7zzLhkqKG-36rW13FI3VvExcDdtu55nfrhteL4Nh2eWyONs8fp0s6CLFpRo9nssbZDIF-pfD8brawn2hSCcCkkZaRwaxC9jXNh_dg/w640-h424/Calaveras%20BIg%20Tree%20Map.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The trail starts near the Visitor Center. When you get to the beginning of this trail look for the box with the brochures. There are 26 stops along this hike and this brochures gives a detailed explanation of each. </span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmSavd0tRpddeamjRJimxh_TebptyMfxS2OPp77mWiG_oGL9rEKs0BcJxTSzfENLJ0ZBxGd2bRnI8yAMowsmE_zUm45havX92Ns_aFEXHUnmr9kegVmmudqK8Q1Pd6NzBxqwi66y61sMX0oWuO7lTDj3PpKZ7FA35BKK3FauuMgPmXn9K7SfXuU3n3g/s5184/IMG_6838%20Big%20Trees.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmSavd0tRpddeamjRJimxh_TebptyMfxS2OPp77mWiG_oGL9rEKs0BcJxTSzfENLJ0ZBxGd2bRnI8yAMowsmE_zUm45havX92Ns_aFEXHUnmr9kegVmmudqK8Q1Pd6NzBxqwi66y61sMX0oWuO7lTDj3PpKZ7FA35BKK3FauuMgPmXn9K7SfXuU3n3g/w640-h480/IMG_6838%20Big%20Trees.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Some of the notable trees include the Discovery Tree which was the largest tree in the North Grove. It was noted by Augustus Dowd in 1852 and felled in 1853 leaving a giant stump. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBmbnZTl3P37YuSDKOFyTSTdeFzarMN2102rHPJItVEKpeldTnh2Xq_-Hxea5mFzjv2D4EWHHTVAHdxqwHZqlAJiaAC0vvhuN0wciT_EcbEnNC9QneqoV4afzuPFgPUXAd2VCzkJ7DNNAin4WYKfnpIkq90a479Ive-GqDcJxrTWEMCNthrMyLM2zng/s1077/800px-Giant_sequoia_exhibitionism.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBmbnZTl3P37YuSDKOFyTSTdeFzarMN2102rHPJItVEKpeldTnh2Xq_-Hxea5mFzjv2D4EWHHTVAHdxqwHZqlAJiaAC0vvhuN0wciT_EcbEnNC9QneqoV4afzuPFgPUXAd2VCzkJ7DNNAin4WYKfnpIkq90a479Ive-GqDcJxrTWEMCNthrMyLM2zng/w476-h640/800px-Giant_sequoia_exhibitionism.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can see in the photo above that a section of the trunk of this tree was turned into a dance floor. John Muir wrote an essay on this tree titled "The Vandals Then Danced Upon the Stump!" to criticize the felling of the tree. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhrTU8RXvL747EfdKcKdERMEceOhQcVuJr8B2U5dMGHgAexWH8aPmrkdcLnHf5Jm-L-HGcLy2CGssjGBjS34JaYIh_giAUTmscAB974Hr28Z8vZSD6PwQgkgoYPvF1ljdLNrC4VSF-fKYZZHlgRa_fTNQEwsyeJL0Ugz6LRWYgWWt-1YHfv-MFm7m3w/s3852/IMG_6864%202.2%20Big%20Trees.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3852" data-original-width="3852" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhrTU8RXvL747EfdKcKdERMEceOhQcVuJr8B2U5dMGHgAexWH8aPmrkdcLnHf5Jm-L-HGcLy2CGssjGBjS34JaYIh_giAUTmscAB974Hr28Z8vZSD6PwQgkgoYPvF1ljdLNrC4VSF-fKYZZHlgRa_fTNQEwsyeJL0Ugz6LRWYgWWt-1YHfv-MFm7m3w/w640-h640/IMG_6864%202.2%20Big%20Trees.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Discovery Tree was over 25 feet in diameter at the base, and over 280 feet tall. The rings were counted and it was found to be over 1,244 years old. You can see how large this tree is by comparing it to the people walking along the top. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwI_RWWkB1F26wmc0zRh-tfxIeaeNXlnjNdXoX3xmb-itQj2cZr1wPapgvJEHc5gZooAEvFBBekyR2IylKj1zuflaM_3BJ9meQOwkBqnLBe_Zod2BIHZlcxgTrNYXLw5K01T3b_Jhqu1-d3818CaF1iGs15zexB13uGNw4yfOf6UdU4TBPZXx81Cz68g/s3645/IMG_6896%20The%20Empire%20State%20Treea.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3645" data-original-width="3270" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwI_RWWkB1F26wmc0zRh-tfxIeaeNXlnjNdXoX3xmb-itQj2cZr1wPapgvJEHc5gZooAEvFBBekyR2IylKj1zuflaM_3BJ9meQOwkBqnLBe_Zod2BIHZlcxgTrNYXLw5K01T3b_Jhqu1-d3818CaF1iGs15zexB13uGNw4yfOf6UdU4TBPZXx81Cz68g/s320/IMG_6896%20The%20Empire%20State%20Treea.jpg" width="287" /></a><br />Empire State Tree </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Empire State Tree is now the largest tree in the North Grove with a base diameter of 30 feet. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Twisting Tree which is pictured earlier in this blog, noticeably twists to the right. Spiral growth is a common characteristic of tree trunk development. Trees with spiral growth are more flexible and able to withstand wind stress and snow loading. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNDzbTmBflGfZFm699drzY-MGOZj7rPBl7S5JXsQlQQq2ZpZXBQxV4Aa8Rf8ojkpKf9RzJQwTA2ZPFr7KJBU07tNs0Y3SIg14BodZIPpJrzB-z98z1WvTqlTf3W9mHjqswZSBjcE7ThpPxCCgVjt3qBbx7Gd6qynBeWpUR4xch22HadPJQV3Anizobg/s5184/IMG_6917%20Siamese%20Twins.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNDzbTmBflGfZFm699drzY-MGOZj7rPBl7S5JXsQlQQq2ZpZXBQxV4Aa8Rf8ojkpKf9RzJQwTA2ZPFr7KJBU07tNs0Y3SIg14BodZIPpJrzB-z98z1WvTqlTf3W9mHjqswZSBjcE7ThpPxCCgVjt3qBbx7Gd6qynBeWpUR4xch22HadPJQV3Anizobg/w300-h400/IMG_6917%20Siamese%20Twins.JPG" width="300" /></a><br />Siamese Twins </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />The Siamese Twins are two trees that began life so close together that the first 50 feet of their trunks have merged and now appear to be one tree. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyr5-GnD8tMqRmoHdnW9RhNFPGGuTJD8PikqLWPTSdawbODx0lksTm9CzYX48FdcOqNluiQckAk3UejSVbIi1PMbOMiKZmRFxrsi8Xh9kG7RHnbjiqePtE-Wt4WyYWlKGwMYU2JdXxTYKYg9-UBXdiDN9sBvBVK2Ry8N5CApuA7ugNFRR-43b_oVGZg/s5184/IMG_6947.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyr5-GnD8tMqRmoHdnW9RhNFPGGuTJD8PikqLWPTSdawbODx0lksTm9CzYX48FdcOqNluiQckAk3UejSVbIi1PMbOMiKZmRFxrsi8Xh9kG7RHnbjiqePtE-Wt4WyYWlKGwMYU2JdXxTYKYg9-UBXdiDN9sBvBVK2Ry8N5CApuA7ugNFRR-43b_oVGZg/w640-h480/IMG_6947.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hercules </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Hercules tree blew over in a windstorm in December 1861. Knowing that it has been lying here for over a century gives us a valuable perspective on the age of other fallen trees in this grove. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_c2FVTHtS2fVYVVnT3_z_jkTsXCO2_o6uT6SB2EXQxlnujQofATAkUTi1XZB7dTljRDYSEm0X-VW7_JPvGRxOo8kgylBPRSJK_Wro7u-xYSZC71usWGKiKrWmCu4pQ9XJQezRSRm2HncCt17nKMHwkldDWMDuaZUUvtbf0oC5UBhfr35iBZQ232ntQ/s4720/IMG_6955chrop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="4720" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_c2FVTHtS2fVYVVnT3_z_jkTsXCO2_o6uT6SB2EXQxlnujQofATAkUTi1XZB7dTljRDYSEm0X-VW7_JPvGRxOo8kgylBPRSJK_Wro7u-xYSZC71usWGKiKrWmCu4pQ9XJQezRSRm2HncCt17nKMHwkldDWMDuaZUUvtbf0oC5UBhfr35iBZQ232ntQ/w640-h458/IMG_6955chrop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Father of the Forest </div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">The Father of the Forest fell long before the Euro-Americans arrived in this grove. The process of decomposition occurs very slowly in the sequoias because of the tannin in their heartwood. The picture below is also of the Father of the Forest from the roots. </div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw76K0lLqUJVpp5f7NPd3mPHkQallsVEaxT-ytIOALArnprTFLZ03q-btngWrAqJEFItFcuDtJ7PrdOePQaHQaZ37H9quhlnvZT7_hQ4UszMUg5SPnrrI_KlFh2jQa8xr5FpOwnqzD2zsDG4HqKocY8imLV5Pnv1skykLq2oBX9uFaSxS5O39Nxdg5Pg/s4449/IMG_6964%20Chrop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3224" data-original-width="4449" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw76K0lLqUJVpp5f7NPd3mPHkQallsVEaxT-ytIOALArnprTFLZ03q-btngWrAqJEFItFcuDtJ7PrdOePQaHQaZ37H9quhlnvZT7_hQ4UszMUg5SPnrrI_KlFh2jQa8xr5FpOwnqzD2zsDG4HqKocY8imLV5Pnv1skykLq2oBX9uFaSxS5O39Nxdg5Pg/w640-h464/IMG_6964%20Chrop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>The Mother of the Forest, shown in the picture below, shows a very sad blackened tree, and is one of several trees that has been harmed by human activity in the park. When Dowd came upon these big trees in 1852, this one was considered the second largest </span>(after the Discovery Tree) at 328 feet tall and 93 feet in girth. In 1854, exhibitions of this tree were set up for visitors to experience its immense stature, but this wasn't good enough. </div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJC7zyzQ4dofRYBNgypUpRLa5y5hwyf6F6u4H6-ci2uHVj0IIMxeQ4JbJaBzkXVH8uNiO21rTLJMZeVUJPpa807VkX9XzWevEfXl4Y_FPBPu58zOM-ghLaxkeNmnLR3Sl17G3a0USF5ssEpL0demAyDjNfqBrG15p9nc2-QGjSiq58D55hmTkI8CpFA/s5184/IMG_6994%20Mother%20of%20the%20Forest.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJC7zyzQ4dofRYBNgypUpRLa5y5hwyf6F6u4H6-ci2uHVj0IIMxeQ4JbJaBzkXVH8uNiO21rTLJMZeVUJPpa807VkX9XzWevEfXl4Y_FPBPu58zOM-ghLaxkeNmnLR3Sl17G3a0USF5ssEpL0demAyDjNfqBrG15p9nc2-QGjSiq58D55hmTkI8CpFA/w480-h640/IMG_6994%20Mother%20of%20the%20Forest.jpg" width="480" /></a><br />Mother of the Forest </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Using drills, rods were inserted into the tree to support a scaffolding. Over the course of three months workers climbed around the tree on the scaffolding removing 60 tons of bark. This bark came off in 8 by 5 foot sections at an average of 11 inches thick. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIVuVmkgg-6Q7_rkBTomItR92prXmbouLz6XwJlAZmWgDHMGxWlALurp5hWH_6R4nvxCHQjfVnwD8Fz6aSPyXfjYSjo4coKu06o_KEJuuIWibrwTUATsd_9t7r5UPziw5oSEw8bO1n4gcdPtwmJKf-xQEzn1XG-gMdaKj8kUzyRRSjgp-V7u4RVklDA/s343/The_Mother_of_the_Forest_;_305_feet_high_;_63_feet_circumference_-_near_view,_Calaveras_County,_by_Lawrenc.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIVuVmkgg-6Q7_rkBTomItR92prXmbouLz6XwJlAZmWgDHMGxWlALurp5hWH_6R4nvxCHQjfVnwD8Fz6aSPyXfjYSjo4coKu06o_KEJuuIWibrwTUATsd_9t7r5UPziw5oSEw8bO1n4gcdPtwmJKf-xQEzn1XG-gMdaKj8kUzyRRSjgp-V7u4RVklDA/w385-h400/The_Mother_of_the_Forest_;_305_feet_high_;_63_feet_circumference_-_near_view,_Calaveras_County,_by_Lawrenc.png" width="385" /></a><br />Mother of the Forest in 1866 with scaffolding <span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The bark was shipped by sea around the Horn to New York where it was reassembled in 1855 at an exhibition at the New York Crystal Palace. From there the bark was shipped to London and reassembled permanently in The Crystal Palace in London's Sydenham. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ryXwy5BnEsJXwe3bgk8Tz68mUrFxZYKm8-_3AdUNQKo9Q5R82CVUvlkYnBEm56dygASXk6EQTBj5Q2Vc-AzVJnLjkWuKj3K_oqgrRk6me7pb5JmhIapGBzJ-Wolr8m4pPpfh_GXajdpnUb0JCVgcCCZiCS1DIgsk-Zos1W-1wpH7qRXfXivWbXkxQw/s482/Mother_of_the_Forest_in_London_Crystal_Palace_1859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="330" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ryXwy5BnEsJXwe3bgk8Tz68mUrFxZYKm8-_3AdUNQKo9Q5R82CVUvlkYnBEm56dygASXk6EQTBj5Q2Vc-AzVJnLjkWuKj3K_oqgrRk6me7pb5JmhIapGBzJ-Wolr8m4pPpfh_GXajdpnUb0JCVgcCCZiCS1DIgsk-Zos1W-1wpH7qRXfXivWbXkxQw/w438-h640/Mother_of_the_Forest_in_London_Crystal_Palace_1859.jpg" width="438" /></a><br /><span style="text-align: left;">Mother of the Forest on Display in London </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back in California, the Mother of the Forest was mortally wounded and could not survive long with its protective bark gone. In 1908 the tree was severely charred by fire. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VOoGXRj_AIAokDDqBbt244ABkJPT8pnFfJ4nyYukojBcqHPPWRa1cdo3E6wVjX8taxeI5GyXqN-YG3lihJjDNjyTLvxZId3m7fPmysVahFsYhT7C3HwVuQc0br0frhc2Z_Y7pkGIWepB4INLi1DBOVYpWbmfK1xhVV8djFgVXzVu4p-LHE1cYcQLIA/s4383/IMG_7029%20Pioneer%20Cabin%20Tree%20Fell.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2179" data-original-width="4383" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VOoGXRj_AIAokDDqBbt244ABkJPT8pnFfJ4nyYukojBcqHPPWRa1cdo3E6wVjX8taxeI5GyXqN-YG3lihJjDNjyTLvxZId3m7fPmysVahFsYhT7C3HwVuQc0br0frhc2Z_Y7pkGIWepB4INLi1DBOVYpWbmfK1xhVV8djFgVXzVu4p-LHE1cYcQLIA/w400-h199/IMG_7029%20Pioneer%20Cabin%20Tree%20Fell.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Pioneer Cabin Tree fell in 2017</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Continue along the trail and you will come to another fallen tree, the Pioneer Cabin Tree. After the Wawona Tunnel Tree in Yosemite was carved out for visitors to drive through in the 1880s, the owners of the Calaveras Big Trees North Grove decided that they wanted to have the same kind of exhibit at their park. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJF5zaEcs0f4DrSS2lfajDE8gUABxXHJV_HXBZrbtoBA8Kqytp6CDGuIZKxKuXAsXj5XNYVRLlJ2N0yC1-Gb7cHwjt6aSczIhKgnQcAEa9o6L2pFq9N0l3FUGm0ttGbTXdxqC0Wgl5HlRZl_ulhwqPtIkDX1SvzlAUSHaPj8cROcTg680qB88YKQOoA/s450/The_Pioneer's_Cabin_1860-80_seethrough.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="450" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJF5zaEcs0f4DrSS2lfajDE8gUABxXHJV_HXBZrbtoBA8Kqytp6CDGuIZKxKuXAsXj5XNYVRLlJ2N0yC1-Gb7cHwjt6aSczIhKgnQcAEa9o6L2pFq9N0l3FUGm0ttGbTXdxqC0Wgl5HlRZl_ulhwqPtIkDX1SvzlAUSHaPj8cROcTg680qB88YKQOoA/w400-h310/The_Pioneer's_Cabin_1860-80_seethrough.png" width="400" /></a><br />Pioneer Cabin Tree c. 1860 - 1880 before tunnel </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They chose the Pioneer Cabin Tree. This tree got its name from its distinctively hollow trunk, partially burnt by lightning strikes and a forest fire. The small compartment in the base looked like a log cabin to some and would be perfect to hollow out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPsV2DA5w2mCwIlioR5_viwmtbuv7lIbzzCKpbbfhwSOGol9Ygnpq-IfeEacmaASxqdAT1_xIUk0oW-DuoCZkVOIR2Pgmg152qpo3udiv_pl7z1q2nuvmmhNHbt_7d-6_Stt3r5ttibMcAIubD_5-qNceKIq6hOMjdhLKXJB4IvomJG-lOLq11Bx0yw/s5184/IMG_7031.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPsV2DA5w2mCwIlioR5_viwmtbuv7lIbzzCKpbbfhwSOGol9Ygnpq-IfeEacmaASxqdAT1_xIUk0oW-DuoCZkVOIR2Pgmg152qpo3udiv_pl7z1q2nuvmmhNHbt_7d-6_Stt3r5ttibMcAIubD_5-qNceKIq6hOMjdhLKXJB4IvomJG-lOLq11Bx0yw/w640-h480/IMG_7031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For years it was a pedestrian only tree, then for a short time automobiles were allowed to drive through. Finally it became a hikers only tunnel on the North Grove Loop. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCT7qsWn9mjJgygKMGZdz_BkgTneKanDsH-hG_pKPpMXLoDxikyvlaGYMu3beUEpJpOTYKx7unPOLSucuArdMs2jCCorTklfOHP39xpLplUX5yqtb8gf6RJ8NH2-wstJVlrhNJrGubE057BwnGEUC3r8R2ctTp5ZuR7arVTW17Y6U-iPS1eNd5ncpO2g/s360/360px-CalaverasTreeTunnel1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCT7qsWn9mjJgygKMGZdz_BkgTneKanDsH-hG_pKPpMXLoDxikyvlaGYMu3beUEpJpOTYKx7unPOLSucuArdMs2jCCorTklfOHP39xpLplUX5yqtb8gf6RJ8NH2-wstJVlrhNJrGubE057BwnGEUC3r8R2ctTp5ZuR7arVTW17Y6U-iPS1eNd5ncpO2g/w400-h300/360px-CalaverasTreeTunnel1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On January 8, 2017, heavy rain caused the soil at the base of the tree to liquefy. The roots pulled up and the Pioneer Cabin Tree fell and shattered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04QHYXiVSk4r1DbFAeLtg97JnDD2FlNUUhZJb6ogFrrOHwZR6bUixfVKSj4yKZ9NAS5bfoU1Cvo_hnQNMPMA55Igdtd1Z-qtRkWeXMaSE90FvRXacaRbeIi5EM_CRsXgIFyL9s418P2wJ9G830ouAxrW2JvxUDGHs0U4eSqrKbJiDFFyK31qMBLDS5A/s5184/IMG_7032%20Pioneer%20Cabin%20Tree%20Fell.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04QHYXiVSk4r1DbFAeLtg97JnDD2FlNUUhZJb6ogFrrOHwZR6bUixfVKSj4yKZ9NAS5bfoU1Cvo_hnQNMPMA55Igdtd1Z-qtRkWeXMaSE90FvRXacaRbeIi5EM_CRsXgIFyL9s418P2wJ9G830ouAxrW2JvxUDGHs0U4eSqrKbJiDFFyK31qMBLDS5A/w640-h480/IMG_7032%20Pioneer%20Cabin%20Tree%20Fell.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pioneer Cabin Tree 2022 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is quite a bit to see on this short trail, but we just want to bring your attention to one more and that is the group called Three Graces. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYhpIIi2H1CQjfVzmHbXcJB13dvWylOBqXgLLzpZ3vvvxDXMtKbFbDoTP4bvSxB5aDHJXi1K5gPACoijWd1JkuthwbaOjoVB7UR1Vv4mJd4JqLMmdSFkeDXsRvtPHq3olAEnYRyC4i4BxTOpkRVuFQHPu49D0I8d440w1jGWMvXhKR2yJQLbpO0_LLA/s5184/IMG_7042%20The%20Three%20Graces.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYhpIIi2H1CQjfVzmHbXcJB13dvWylOBqXgLLzpZ3vvvxDXMtKbFbDoTP4bvSxB5aDHJXi1K5gPACoijWd1JkuthwbaOjoVB7UR1Vv4mJd4JqLMmdSFkeDXsRvtPHq3olAEnYRyC4i4BxTOpkRVuFQHPu49D0I8d440w1jGWMvXhKR2yJQLbpO0_LLA/w480-h640/IMG_7042%20The%20Three%20Graces.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>The Three Graces</div><br /><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">After you have enjoyed this state park, exit the park the way you
arrived and turn left back onto Highway 4. We will be on this highway for 15 miles as we make our way back to Murphys. While you drive we have more stories to tell. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">+++</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yh-D6jn9s0_UsJLzZnDQBELGaELxKWOYad9-gaC4Rs3zqAx9IgzQ4_AD3Gj7z7a93pbiHEfWMampPnkKOoUmTznheeAS7fYcJWEU6wPa3o-c5gINSyqnXNn36U_NRjpljwDoAqdcYazSKCBAIq5rhuZ1hHwKUtv0U1yVJlfC-GseD4KnouXl98H0-A/s667/Mary%20Portrait%20of%20Mary%20Jane%20Megquier.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yh-D6jn9s0_UsJLzZnDQBELGaELxKWOYad9-gaC4Rs3zqAx9IgzQ4_AD3Gj7z7a93pbiHEfWMampPnkKOoUmTznheeAS7fYcJWEU6wPa3o-c5gINSyqnXNn36U_NRjpljwDoAqdcYazSKCBAIq5rhuZ1hHwKUtv0U1yVJlfC-GseD4KnouXl98H0-A/w300-h400/Mary%20Portrait%20of%20Mary%20Jane%20Megquier.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Mary Jane "Jennie" Megquier <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
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Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Megquier, left their three children with relatives in Maine
and traveled the Isthmus route to California in 1849. Jennie and her husband intended to "make
a pile" and then return home to Maine.
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The fifty-three hundred mile Isthmus of Panama route was shorter than traveling
seventeen thousand miles around the Horn, yet it could end up taking just as
long.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vU4yN9aJ0eTjKyQomg1hEk9SyFANrUa1Pf35pJM5NXrKWlOHmfhQMSDy1glxE9Rad30b4hz8sy7n_QQraQD8079VGO450r5vSgoxzgtEYuYra-zp-qOPvrfbg30JqnbwmfSwG8_AI9F_KIuYWvk-cbMgWfu3vWxOVUv8Tou3uetlynZbcpDPvZgYnA/s599/Old%20Panama.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="599" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vU4yN9aJ0eTjKyQomg1hEk9SyFANrUa1Pf35pJM5NXrKWlOHmfhQMSDy1glxE9Rad30b4hz8sy7n_QQraQD8079VGO450r5vSgoxzgtEYuYra-zp-qOPvrfbg30JqnbwmfSwG8_AI9F_KIuYWvk-cbMgWfu3vWxOVUv8Tou3uetlynZbcpDPvZgYnA/w400-h251/Old%20Panama.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", serif; font-size: 16px;">Old Chagres harbor, 1850 </span></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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On the Megquier's journey, passengers were dropped off on the Atlantic coast of
Panama in the city of Chagres and left on their own to get across the Isthmus
to Panama City. That trip began with transportation along the Chagres River. The Mequier's had two options a dugout canoe
called a bungo or a steamer. They bought passage on the Orus steamer, which shuttled them only sixteen
miles up the river before they had to transfer to a bungo.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIo4SR-s-wMAR4rP5COe8f3sDvaiqL6Po_AoQnU3ZmlnKI3K0qzNQ8aDqnqqGDmIwG6UdW1sJhG_TEwFEs-a_weooo6KHESMPvMd2Lw-O12xkE-vZepnX5eu-7p6AqrgZgBtY8eWDHasT23Rv3Kyvqtie5pGEljuplqM4_3uOJwC3UnewGFL6ZWHEgg/s1200/1200px-Nahl_1850,_Der_Isthmus_von_Panama_auf_der_H%C3%B6he_des_Chagres_RiverCrossing%20Panama%20Via%20the%20Chagres%20River%20by%20Charles%20Christian%20Nahl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIo4SR-s-wMAR4rP5COe8f3sDvaiqL6Po_AoQnU3ZmlnKI3K0qzNQ8aDqnqqGDmIwG6UdW1sJhG_TEwFEs-a_weooo6KHESMPvMd2Lw-O12xkE-vZepnX5eu-7p6AqrgZgBtY8eWDHasT23Rv3Kyvqtie5pGEljuplqM4_3uOJwC3UnewGFL6ZWHEgg/w400-h268/1200px-Nahl_1850,_Der_Isthmus_von_Panama_auf_der_H%C3%B6he_des_Chagres_RiverCrossing%20Panama%20Via%20the%20Chagres%20River%20by%20Charles%20Christian%20Nahl.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><i>Chagres River </i>by Charles Christian Nahl</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Jennie writes, "<i>Despite the boiling sun I
am utterly captivated by the dense jungle foliage. Would that I could describe
the scene. The birds singing, monkeys
screeching, the Americans laughing and joking, the natives grunting as they
pushed us up along the river rapids. It
was enough to drive one mad with delight.
That afternoon, we arrived at a village and took supper of baked monkey
cooked by the natives. It was rich to
see us eating soup with our fingers, as knives, forks, spoons, tables, and
chairs are among things unknown here.
Under my feet pigs, dogs, cats and ducks waited to catch the least
crumb</i>." </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lrCI0rCVqo7dn9C2GqMtlgFiSUZggsCu37mfwiPR2yT96h1fVETmgFF9NgFwpjS8nIxajp4hO8F8jfuTPSWLCCarK9-PfvxJnOLUF67wJIoZeJWf7Dza1vOMhwki1si1RPDZYsU1QRufYsj7hVlE1t9qXdXtx7XzuEz48oXn0mSbSt0s8CmfK4el9w/s435/muleguide%20and%20Pack%20mule%20crossing%20the%20ismus%20drawing%20by%20B.F.%20McCreary.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="435" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lrCI0rCVqo7dn9C2GqMtlgFiSUZggsCu37mfwiPR2yT96h1fVETmgFF9NgFwpjS8nIxajp4hO8F8jfuTPSWLCCarK9-PfvxJnOLUF67wJIoZeJWf7Dza1vOMhwki1si1RPDZYsU1QRufYsj7hVlE1t9qXdXtx7XzuEz48oXn0mSbSt0s8CmfK4el9w/w400-h272/muleguide%20and%20Pack%20mule%20crossing%20the%20ismus%20drawing%20by%20B.F.%20McCreary.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Guide and pack mule crossing Isthmus (B. F. McCreary) <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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From the village the Megquire's rented mules and commenced to cross the land
portion of their journey. Traveling by
foot or upon the back of the mule, or even clutching its tail, Jennie described
this as "<i>one of the roughest roads in the world, nothing but a path wide
enough for the feet of the mule, which if he should make a misstep you would go
to parts unknown.</i>"</span><br />
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The last stop on the Isthmus before continuing on to California was Panama
City. Here passengers had to compete
with thousands of others impatient gold rushers for a seat on one of only four
steamers that traveled back and forth up and down the coast from Panama City to
San Francisco. The Megquire's waited
weeks for their steamer connection. Once
they arrived in San Francisco they decided they could make more money opening a
boardinghouse than working the mines.
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On June 30, 1850 Jennie wrote to her daughter from San Francisco: "<i>I
should like to give you an account of my work if I could do it justice. I get up and make the coffee, then I bake the
biscuits, fry the potatoes, broil three pounds of steak, and as much
liver. At eight the bell rings and they
are all eating until nine. I do not sit
until the men are nearly all done. After breakfast I bake six loaves of bread,
four pies, and a pudding. Then we have
lamb, beef, pork all baked with turnips, beets, and radishes. Dinner is set
everyday at two. I have cooked every mouthful that has been eaten. I make six beds every day and do all the
washing and ironing. If I had not the
constitution of six horses I should have been dead long ago. I am going to give up in the fall as I am
sick and tired of all this work.</i>" </span><br />
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Jennie and Thomas ultimately did not make the fortune they had hoped for and
returned home to Maine in 1852, only to catch the fever again and return to the
mines later that year. Amidst problems
arising from finances and illness Jennie and Thomas returned again to Maine in
1854. Thomas died a year later, and
Jennie sure enough, caught the fever yet again and returned to California. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">+++</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The next gold rush woman we want to tell your about is the famous Lola Montez. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-UlSjWTwgqpl7RJ5e9-Rx44b0AfSbl4Dm2LaLfKbMeXOiNDKWKaEWVuKrZFGAxpK_ef0kmRGIc6s7ZbgYPVuW2iti2DPuQVC7fPngE4Vo6HKCXuv1mCewecMU4BBTXmlYFYySuFFdlMx9TzngaBaJByM6uEApaJNjPXWfDHrnREFYKzzNQfM4h8i0g/s2075/Joseph_Karl_Stieler_-_Lola_Montez%20WIkipediaJoseph%20Karl%20Stieler%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-UlSjWTwgqpl7RJ5e9-Rx44b0AfSbl4Dm2LaLfKbMeXOiNDKWKaEWVuKrZFGAxpK_ef0kmRGIc6s7ZbgYPVuW2iti2DPuQVC7fPngE4Vo6HKCXuv1mCewecMU4BBTXmlYFYySuFFdlMx9TzngaBaJByM6uEApaJNjPXWfDHrnREFYKzzNQfM4h8i0g/s320/Joseph_Karl_Stieler_-_Lola_Montez%20WIkipediaJoseph%20Karl%20Stieler%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div>Lola Montez (1847 - 26 years old)<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On May 22, 1853, the San Francisco newspaper The Golden Era informed its
readers: "<i>The world-renowned Lola Montez, Countess of Landfeldt, arrived
in this city on the Northerner.</i>" </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Born Eliza Rosanna Gilbert in Ireland in 1821, she would go on to became famous
as a Spanish dancer. Her dancing debut
was held in London in 1847 where she was billed as "<i>The Premier Spanish
Ballerina</i>." In order to make the
act more authentic, Eliza changed her name to Lola Montez and adopted a Spanish
accent. While touring Germany that same year, she managed to capture the heart
of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. The king showered her with gifts and gave her the
title Countess of Landsfeld. When the
king allowed Lola to help him rule his country the people of Bavaria were
outraged and ran both King Ludwig and Lola out of the country. The picture above was painted in 1847 for the King.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br style="font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lola went on to perform in Europe, New York and New Orleans. It was while playing to audiences in 1853 in New Orleans, Lola caught gold fever and decided to extend her U.S. tour to California. Women with any musical or theatrical talent could make a fortune entertaining gold rushers and with Lola's international fame, she planned on garnering a fair share of California's gold. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNw5Jhv5fn-2NYlHsVbyDkqyVMGWBzi06RfDmkUsADOojuxbcb3ads35YQ17zZMo_qixdAhwzaNALO0L562ypwYsZyVwcPP_kCm9S6-_po8zni20YUzsws1se1J_OcpVttrbWCed3aMYPcySu8m5k_QSRltKD4a7TF19iWsr4B3AXFQewkAopSHP1qiw/s253/lola.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="199" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNw5Jhv5fn-2NYlHsVbyDkqyVMGWBzi06RfDmkUsADOojuxbcb3ads35YQ17zZMo_qixdAhwzaNALO0L562ypwYsZyVwcPP_kCm9S6-_po8zni20YUzsws1se1J_OcpVttrbWCed3aMYPcySu8m5k_QSRltKD4a7TF19iWsr4B3AXFQewkAopSHP1qiw/w252-h320/lola.jpg" width="252" /></a><br />Lola Montez (1852 - 31 years old)</div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br />
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In 1853, Lola stood on stage before an audience filled with gold miners at the
American Theatre in San Francisco and announced, "<i>Good evening, gentlemen. I am Lola Montez. I was born in the year 1830, in Seville, the
capital of Andalucía, the land of the serenades and balconies, of troubadours
and romance, and the fatherland of Miguel Cervantes</i>." </span><br />
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Best known for her "<i>Spider Dance</i>," Lola dressed in a risqué costume,
fluttered around the stage pretending to be trapped inside a spider's web. At the climax of the dance, stage hands
dropped giant tarantulas made of cork down on her. Some miners were thrilled,
others found the dance a bit too provocative. Most newspapers gave her mixed
reviews. </span><br />
<br /><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
One newspaper critic wrote: "</span></span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">She unwittingly
gets into one of those huge nests of spiders found during the spring time in
the meadows. She commences to dance, and
the cobwebs entangle her ankles. The </span></span>myriad<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> of spiders begin to colonize. As
the music, a slow-measured but fascinating amalgamation of polka, waltz, march,
and jig, conforms admirably to the step the spiders accumulate. These hairy monsters appear to crawl about
the stage, invading the fringes of her petticoats and taking unwarrantable liberties. It is Lola versus the spiders. After a series of shaking her dress, she
succeeds in getting the intruders away and does it with so much naivete that we
feel a sort of satisfaction at her triumph</span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">." </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPBayQs39T-_noKjPDNGP_9ev-CTjF1K6QaoGJIqJkgZq3jsspCo9eFKcR-tqsHAVeGAVp-l8TpE-4fSIcjHXEn6Y3BHcFmD6MHUdtK_VeT-fZCYaJ1y8oAPEc77yTWSrJ2N0IOKSHiJFJ22Ne8oI4Ofui4TjQDQad3jXaeJQI_Z22i_4_bJdtcI6uQ/s454/330px-Antoine-Samuel_Adam-Salomon_-_Lola_Montez_c1860_-_(MeisterDrucke-148433).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="330" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPBayQs39T-_noKjPDNGP_9ev-CTjF1K6QaoGJIqJkgZq3jsspCo9eFKcR-tqsHAVeGAVp-l8TpE-4fSIcjHXEn6Y3BHcFmD6MHUdtK_VeT-fZCYaJ1y8oAPEc77yTWSrJ2N0IOKSHiJFJ22Ne8oI4Ofui4TjQDQad3jXaeJQI_Z22i_4_bJdtcI6uQ/w466-h640/330px-Antoine-Samuel_Adam-Salomon_-_Lola_Montez_c1860_-_(MeisterDrucke-148433).jpg" width="466" /></a><br />Lola Montez (photographed by Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon 1860 - 39 years)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Lola enjoyed a successful two-week engagement at the American Theatre followed
by performances in Sacramento. She left
California at the end of 1853 for New York where she commenced a career as a
lecturer. Her subject matter,
"Heroines of History". Lola
died in 1861 at the age of 42. </span><br />
<br /><div style="text-align: center;">+++</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our next story is about a female card shark, Miss Eleanora Dumont. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Half drunk and fresh from a profitable gold strike, Dutch Carver burst into
Miss Eleanora Dumont's gambling house and demanded, "<i>I'm here for a fling
at the cards tonight with your lady boss, Madame Mustache.</i>" Flinging a piece of gold at the saloon girl,
Carver said confidently, "<i>Now you take this and buy yourself a drink. Come around after I clean out the Madame, and
maybe we'll do a little celebrating.</i>"
</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Eleanora arrived and sat across from Carver and asked, "<i>What's your
preference?</i>" </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
"<i>I don't care, I've got more than two hundred dollars in gold. Let's get going, I don't want to quit until
you've got all my money or until I've got all yours</i>." </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Eleanora's game was vingt-et-un the precursor to 21 or blackjack. In less than 1 hour she had cleaned Carver
out of his entire bankroll. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalqHqdsVy0At793iv3kDLcJGJaYTngODalQEtKQSyNuFZQ1JXNPGa0onjoJCs735c8VTbvReHYtzOoMhUm7uJwlo0uzmaF0Sl1-yJYG4vh1cLxFweFFNShnTLddBj38EC_o50d8cD-oyWITDqNmZh0ao2lrRnPAO2-xfsm5R08mYj5ym2gIV4OmbhzQ/s2075/eleanoredumont%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalqHqdsVy0At793iv3kDLcJGJaYTngODalQEtKQSyNuFZQ1JXNPGa0onjoJCs735c8VTbvReHYtzOoMhUm7uJwlo0uzmaF0Sl1-yJYG4vh1cLxFweFFNShnTLddBj38EC_o50d8cD-oyWITDqNmZh0ao2lrRnPAO2-xfsm5R08mYj5ym2gIV4OmbhzQ/w395-h400/eleanoredumont%202048.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Born Simone Jules around 1829 in New Orleans, Eleanora made her way west to San
Francisco in 1849. She had one goal in mind.
"<i>The western heartthrob I'm after, is not a man, but that glittery
rock lying among the foothills of the Gold Country.</i>" Her game, though was not panning, it was
cards. Eleanora quickly established
herself as a force to be reckoned with, easily taking money from drunk miners who had never before
seen a woman gambler. A few years later
she took her profits and opened a gambling establishment of her own just north
of Sacramento in Nevada City. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Her advertisement in the Nevada Journal read, "<i>Come to the grand opening
of the best gambling emporium in northern California, the Vingt-et-un on Broad
Street, and enjoy a game with Madame Dumont as well as free champagne for
all.</i>" Citizens from all over
responded to her invitation. At the
entrance only well-behaved and well-groomed men were allowed in, and cursing
was discouraged. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Eleanora recalls: "<i>It was a
tasteful establishment furnished with expensive chairs and settees, carpets and
even gas chandeliers. I held my
establishment open 24 hours a day and soon it became the most favorite spot of
thirsty gold miners. Many found recreation in a hand of poker or a spin of the
wheel, but my appearance behind the gambling table drew criticism from the
respectable women in town. They viewed
me as a threat to their marriages. Well
maybe I am, as several have fallen hopeless in love with me. Dell Fallon was one such suitor. He popped the question one night while I
dealt his cards.</i>" </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
"<i>Madame Dumont I know I ain't worthy to ask the question, but would you
consent to become my wife?</i>" </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
"<i>My friend, I am grateful that you hold me in such high regard. But I am not free to follow the dictates of
my heart. I must go alone.</i>" </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Actually Eleanora did have her heart set on someone, Editor Wait of the Nevada
Journal. Mr. Wait though found her
lacking in social standing, and did not return her affections. After he announced his engagement to another,
Eleanora marched into his office and announced, "<i>I'm leaving Nevada City
to forget you. I hope you have a good
life.</i>" </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Eleanora made her way to Columbia, California in 1857, and set up a gaming
table in one of the hotels. Over the
years, her beauty faded and she started to grow facial hair under her nose. Miners nicknamed her Madame Mustache, and
came from miles around to play try their luck at beating her at blackjack.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7S0Gab8DwTylItFvIeAgSDDc2sa0mHg2KQoN0ziFLxzWvu4Yl9PcB9gjpHjmzE9N24rR_se11VvtVTm_RFCV9YQqKvtngn80MOBpZRwd8G43p4vNRlQYhCjoq4F30wRgkqDgGF7pPFgVlv2KCmaVjQGta_0g2-ksg5YCUKWiQX3XHSvvJQ1iE27MWwA/s546/Madume%20Mustache.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="546" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7S0Gab8DwTylItFvIeAgSDDc2sa0mHg2KQoN0ziFLxzWvu4Yl9PcB9gjpHjmzE9N24rR_se11VvtVTm_RFCV9YQqKvtngn80MOBpZRwd8G43p4vNRlQYhCjoq4F30wRgkqDgGF7pPFgVlv2KCmaVjQGta_0g2-ksg5YCUKWiQX3XHSvvJQ1iE27MWwA/w640-h448/Madume%20Mustache.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pioche Record (Pioche, Nevada August 10, 1878)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
In 1879, at the age of fifty, Eleanora moved to Bodie, California. With stabbing's and shootings taking place
daily, this mining camp was known for its violence. She set up a gaming table at one of the
saloons and invited men to try their luck against her. This time however things did not go well for
Eleanora, professional gamblers regularly won at her table and eventually left
her penniless. One evening after another
loosing hand, Eleanora drank a bottle of poison. When she was found, the note in her hand
read, "<i>Dear Citizens of Nevada City I am kindly requesting that you permit
me to be buried next to my one true love, Editor Wait.</i>" </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Continue along the highway as we have a moment of silence for Miss Eleanora Dumont. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">+++</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In the mid-19th century the phrase, “I have seen the elephant” referred to
overcoming the adversities and hardships in one’s life. The tale spun around a farmer who had heard
that a circus with an elephant was coming to town. He had never seen an elephant so he packed up
his cart with produce to sell and headed into town to the circus. At the head of the circus parade, he
encountered the elephant. It was
everything he had hoped for.
Unfortunately, his horse was not as enamored with the enormous animal
and was spooked, thus turning over the cart and ruining all the farmers
produce. Not discouraged the farmer
responds, “<i>I don’t care, for I have seen the elephant.</i>” </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrZDrfOMa3e22GpGioT9ALqLCfNrWmzE_2Ipeo8NCOSgfToaoOVU9iZP-GA7ylm-UDh9VmoQ_N4pcQxez_eyUS_BRrvSGVERUQ_pVzHrMORsdisfL5LeWEUMtzWJKU_Nrm0mWtAI0hMHpqMsteoObaWZLlldE_B9gh4cWYJD7bIo17MnKQF3x_HayTg/s353/382-elephant-poem%20crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="347" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrZDrfOMa3e22GpGioT9ALqLCfNrWmzE_2Ipeo8NCOSgfToaoOVU9iZP-GA7ylm-UDh9VmoQ_N4pcQxez_eyUS_BRrvSGVERUQ_pVzHrMORsdisfL5LeWEUMtzWJKU_Nrm0mWtAI0hMHpqMsteoObaWZLlldE_B9gh4cWYJD7bIo17MnKQF3x_HayTg/w394-h400/382-elephant-poem%20crop.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seeing the Elephant (mid-nineteenth century lithograph by W. B. McMurtrie)</div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
For gold rushers, the elephant symbolized both the countless possibilities of
misfortune on their journey, as well as the promises of an adventure of a
lifetime. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
John Doble, Jennie Wimmer, Margaret Frink, Jennie Megquier, Lola Montez and
even Eleanora Dumont all would say they saw the elephant. Some had better experiences than others, some
may have just barely held on to the elephant’s tail. But each one of our gold rushers, whether
they came to California via land or sea would have seen the elephant, “from the
tip of his trunk to the end of his tail” by the time they arrived in
California. And for those who hadn’t
yet, two or three weeks in any one of California’s early mining towns was
certain to bring on the vision. </span><br />
<br /><div style="text-align: center;">+++</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKw3dNjNRNjzzFP4qj_JXZWQ34Alp5Zl4Hk8Ew8kHQoSETJXw1Aa_NAQ-ue4X5OhPXLXkSx7d4xSLg1jjgrAt1-GXwigaZbxCZ184PZDecS9zuaKyVDWpICkluHhbxBZrrMu5X6WIS02021km4iKFLP3tgVuO7VGMUWknQFY0f_MBtz7GDV3bcCEy7g/s2075/IMG_9364%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKw3dNjNRNjzzFP4qj_JXZWQ34Alp5Zl4Hk8Ew8kHQoSETJXw1Aa_NAQ-ue4X5OhPXLXkSx7d4xSLg1jjgrAt1-GXwigaZbxCZ184PZDecS9zuaKyVDWpICkluHhbxBZrrMu5X6WIS02021km4iKFLP3tgVuO7VGMUWknQFY0f_MBtz7GDV3bcCEy7g/w395-h400/IMG_9364%202048.jpg" width="395" /></a><br />Douglas Flat</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> </span></div>We have arrived back on the outskirts of Murphys. This time we are going to continue past Murphys on Highway 4 and make our way to Douglas Flat. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The prosperity of the community of Douglas Flat in
1849, was first based on placer mining in the creeks and streambeds
nearby. Eventually miners traced the
source of this gold to the ancient Tertiary Central Hill Channel that ran
beneath Table Mountain northwest of town.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Tertiary channels are places where a river once flowed millions of years ago
but is now far from any existing river or water source. It is basically a dry abandoned
riverbed. Some of the highest
concentrations of gold are found in these ancient tertiary gravel channels and
Central Hill Channel proved quite profitable. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxB05kQbWOFtJapaECSon3QtoTG9ueq3lnl8EyFBLuSFnqe4yOF_UBxnXzWYtRw9fD1OshJmT_1jzmDUw1wV0QbZqqtxejSPs0OEOaJQF-OzysoM34UngBoQ5CXd4k01b6SCLdFcMa2auqJkllp9AgOMyxTGLWYCspd4p3DQzQr6kPycbaZLho_2zT5Q/s941/wss-wuse-hydraulic-mining-1870s.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="941" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxB05kQbWOFtJapaECSon3QtoTG9ueq3lnl8EyFBLuSFnqe4yOF_UBxnXzWYtRw9fD1OshJmT_1jzmDUw1wV0QbZqqtxejSPs0OEOaJQF-OzysoM34UngBoQ5CXd4k01b6SCLdFcMa2auqJkllp9AgOMyxTGLWYCspd4p3DQzQr6kPycbaZLho_2zT5Q/w400-h306/wss-wuse-hydraulic-mining-1870s.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Hydraulic Mining 1870s<br /><br /></div></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Prospectors erected tunnels into the hillside under the tables and
scoured the slopes with hydraulic mining, high-pressure jets of water that
dislodged the rock and gold from the sediment. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">After hydraulic mining was halted in 1884, prospectors changed profession and
became agriculturalists, establishing farms growing hay, alfalfa, wheat and
planting orchards. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUcicUaFeNb8IWZ2KQB2gBwadOtM90ToNdGZ3smIdm3BMINPcncz-q4p7RCrTD5D3oUNQz_1u9X8x7sCvEDWwQ04o7iWhGOnI4rgTUtrCaVlOEE2CZK2O6C_QKMho-cpP094PhKGaipsL6LdChaM0D5QD72ck5byg_2mpKKoV-DP-2nw2lQ0LSGKnkg/s1026/Wineries%20A%20Locke.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="1026" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUcicUaFeNb8IWZ2KQB2gBwadOtM90ToNdGZ3smIdm3BMINPcncz-q4p7RCrTD5D3oUNQz_1u9X8x7sCvEDWwQ04o7iWhGOnI4rgTUtrCaVlOEE2CZK2O6C_QKMho-cpP094PhKGaipsL6LdChaM0D5QD72ck5byg_2mpKKoV-DP-2nw2lQ0LSGKnkg/w400-h231/Wineries%20A%20Locke.png" width="400" /></a><br />Locke Winery </div></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Today along this area of highway you will find three vineyards on the left side
of the road, the Locke, Hatcher and Sevenot.
Each of these have wine tasting rooms in nearby Murphys. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZc1-M9HHU2h5TcYnJmJvoaF12SR9sYStNsOksxzAOwLhZ-VGDTBx_MkDxFUWQ0AJ8YGihSb4ChbU66oOWig5hNI6D2vrKY5M6axQxdX71_xz0ZGuJMH_tMAnqZwpGOEjNZSzs7dClELi-vN8DX4pqZ99kWnpeLEr8ENmF4ZV3Uvn58vrxIuopBjgKg/s3125/IMG_7102.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2128" data-original-width="3125" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZc1-M9HHU2h5TcYnJmJvoaF12SR9sYStNsOksxzAOwLhZ-VGDTBx_MkDxFUWQ0AJ8YGihSb4ChbU66oOWig5hNI6D2vrKY5M6axQxdX71_xz0ZGuJMH_tMAnqZwpGOEjNZSzs7dClELi-vN8DX4pqZ99kWnpeLEr8ENmF4ZV3Uvn58vrxIuopBjgKg/w400-h272/IMG_7102.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">After passing the Sevenot Winery turn left onto Parrotts Ferry Road toward Columbia State Park and Moaning Cavern. This road was named after <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thomas H. Parrott
who established a ferry here across the Stanislaus River connecting the towns
of Vallecito and Tuttletown at the confluence of New Melones Lake in 1860. Parrott ferry service consisted of a flat
bottom wood barge-like structure propelled to both shores by heavy cables. The
ferry lasted more than 40 years, until 1903 when the first bridge was built
over the river. The current bridge over this site, the Columbia-Vallecito
bridge, opened in 1979. We will cross
over this later on our driving tour. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our next stop is in about 1 mile. The Moaning Caverns Adventure Park. This park is open year round from Thursday through Monday.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOcaoHl52qtPf6ala-NVl4KwAw0P4DqCpYAH7jEwxVHKXXjL7R5znrZxRkXzt-rVHnfK0MeK3cN-fBfAtl8ztv2XW5u8kWrCBzGza4WTBIx3DwMTqHGrQuoElPrBLSiBJQMOdjrgGaWRWcckB3sqWBnjbiUcJJlEtK3juNFs3aradjcebgtzaSdxvpw/s2075/IMG_9368%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOcaoHl52qtPf6ala-NVl4KwAw0P4DqCpYAH7jEwxVHKXXjL7R5znrZxRkXzt-rVHnfK0MeK3cN-fBfAtl8ztv2XW5u8kWrCBzGza4WTBIx3DwMTqHGrQuoElPrBLSiBJQMOdjrgGaWRWcckB3sqWBnjbiUcJJlEtK3juNFs3aradjcebgtzaSdxvpw/w632-h640/IMG_9368%202048.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">Once you see the sign for Moaning Caverns, turn right off the highway. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div></div></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQnf9mKSiboNnf1ydEAW_rbs-aiV_0AeX27H62QKvUGsAiYWIpsalFAyiiLkMIAROQVlaKjXE-gXWLVh0sGSIMNYDC9sYyFdjeHU6t3aBayXZC2c_HLPZcXfdav8zxFMG_6LE-Pntac8tVTIJRLvO-EElYK4_TPzN7j0W7MdA-nvBg7cngqvAULLMHw/s2848/IMG_7124%202.2.jpg" style="font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="2848" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQnf9mKSiboNnf1ydEAW_rbs-aiV_0AeX27H62QKvUGsAiYWIpsalFAyiiLkMIAROQVlaKjXE-gXWLVh0sGSIMNYDC9sYyFdjeHU6t3aBayXZC2c_HLPZcXfdav8zxFMG_6LE-Pntac8tVTIJRLvO-EElYK4_TPzN7j0W7MdA-nvBg7cngqvAULLMHw/w400-h400/IMG_7124%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"> Continue along this road for about 1 mile to the parking lot. </span></div></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZv593XL7g49RKkdwUMy23yutmZsTGQuIK9ZUgXrfZu7MXBwwFGDMzch1MJYt4rxIvd2mPthIUSkH_5W0FJCdRzJklIukqPbOvYtIaWIN8sYffITGBqXKoaOKucNaa3wqCHsaRyVu7srYRpHOKhEIQyYuLQz4H_CmBpXvNEA37rDw1zXBZHkcFfiFiCQ/s4471/IMG_9374.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3202" data-original-width="4471" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZv593XL7g49RKkdwUMy23yutmZsTGQuIK9ZUgXrfZu7MXBwwFGDMzch1MJYt4rxIvd2mPthIUSkH_5W0FJCdRzJklIukqPbOvYtIaWIN8sYffITGBqXKoaOKucNaa3wqCHsaRyVu7srYRpHOKhEIQyYuLQz4H_CmBpXvNEA37rDw1zXBZHkcFfiFiCQ/w640-h458/IMG_9374.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">
Moaning Caverns was discovered in the late 1840s by gold miners. These miners found arrowheads, and human
remains. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikge_rB8xURjip-SFo9oHFbYdyJy9aW5-o33gL6rIy0Vvoe_fQXqtiSH-zP_jeIALDho2lPH0oGuqLGPnwBmZqADEos97TWgbDh36cBRz6X7wEwXrierzh1n9B5cXHu5aN9unBs525Num-JNiFLLzUho9v0IaAKdqeePDqf6Xiadv0defts3GWdy_fJg/s801/cave-gallery-4%20Historic%20picture%20from%20Moaning%20Caverns%20website.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="801" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikge_rB8xURjip-SFo9oHFbYdyJy9aW5-o33gL6rIy0Vvoe_fQXqtiSH-zP_jeIALDho2lPH0oGuqLGPnwBmZqADEos97TWgbDh36cBRz6X7wEwXrierzh1n9B5cXHu5aN9unBs525Num-JNiFLLzUho9v0IaAKdqeePDqf6Xiadv0defts3GWdy_fJg/w400-h266/cave-gallery-4%20Historic%20picture%20from%20Moaning%20Caverns%20website.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Historic Picture Moaning Caverns </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-7oyI3cJi_GVt53pduDP28dEWWXaesqOm2neFxk0zHbj6x80M_2e5V7jtmqpfe-fy9EBFCQuaekL7XcjC_JYfxrODJ9iLAtumjK3eoFuxV_meNqHOwLdvC6peo30UN9Z2O80vokrHbvTPwIP38BpDcPe6nPgxfYvSbesVYdhEATkNlZSsB1CheRwEQ/s3880/IMG_7131%20Entrance%20Moaning%20Caverns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3880" data-original-width="3880" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-7oyI3cJi_GVt53pduDP28dEWWXaesqOm2neFxk0zHbj6x80M_2e5V7jtmqpfe-fy9EBFCQuaekL7XcjC_JYfxrODJ9iLAtumjK3eoFuxV_meNqHOwLdvC6peo30UN9Z2O80vokrHbvTPwIP38BpDcPe6nPgxfYvSbesVYdhEATkNlZSsB1CheRwEQ/w640-h640/IMG_7131%20Entrance%20Moaning%20Caverns.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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In 1920 a set of wooden stairs were built to reach 65 feet down into the main
chamber. Two years later the spiral
staircase was added and the park was opened to the public. If you visit this park you will descend
sixteen stories underground via the spiral staircase into the deepest cave in
California. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-h5vbvvQCQOao0v21d_Uq7nU_znsSjgwnLPgW-ixsGqMnw1enjfCG_oNPW7SdLg5F2Uz2fIOpy9PoF0orXuJb_mgP6xdQPkjC3PLmaKyo-CiQpEHK-3DqOTf6YVSRQVbECHkYJgc-mKSMFfhUWcEwLh1-KBmuES9-0NhgjYXKRlUy_03VcFSYuCNvjA/s800/Staircase%20Moaning%20Caverns%20from%20website.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-h5vbvvQCQOao0v21d_Uq7nU_znsSjgwnLPgW-ixsGqMnw1enjfCG_oNPW7SdLg5F2Uz2fIOpy9PoF0orXuJb_mgP6xdQPkjC3PLmaKyo-CiQpEHK-3DqOTf6YVSRQVbECHkYJgc-mKSMFfhUWcEwLh1-KBmuES9-0NhgjYXKRlUy_03VcFSYuCNvjA/w300-h400/Staircase%20Moaning%20Caverns%20from%20website.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />Spiral Staircase Moaning Caverns </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Here you will view
stalagmites, flowstones and other massive cave formations such as the
"moaning holes" which are the rock formations caused by dripping
water that create the sound which inspired the cave’s name. There is a charge for this tour. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9f096WC2y7Hd7kt2C5jxpIC5B0G0KUO4lmG_JbiwgTJn_3qgzslTSUExTt9Pxkz6EN4HfDZEgxOOq5sNGbg0kMOVi8KNBww7WdDqLtmlKR6_ht_qklP1KnxlBvE7nzsX0Af2R2gqf7_WG-K_mk3eJGQHHe1nmDFR1vsVCFBvDG8OEmkhYjUc8dZ0kfA/s1008/cave-gallery-2%20From%20Moaning%20Caverns%20web%20site.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1008" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9f096WC2y7Hd7kt2C5jxpIC5B0G0KUO4lmG_JbiwgTJn_3qgzslTSUExTt9Pxkz6EN4HfDZEgxOOq5sNGbg0kMOVi8KNBww7WdDqLtmlKR6_ht_qklP1KnxlBvE7nzsX0Af2R2gqf7_WG-K_mk3eJGQHHe1nmDFR1vsVCFBvDG8OEmkhYjUc8dZ0kfA/w400-h266/cave-gallery-2%20From%20Moaning%20Caverns%20web%20site.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><a href="https://moaningcaverns.com/cave-tours/" target="_blank">Moaning Caverns </a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eB6Fve3aTaIbIE4ogO6a-JV-crhHAzrl3Q6Mq8FFVgrdktsYiDaLvIK-RvrWvS_iVxOWdbM9alG9aZ5Eg93LwIx5408trVWg7-VtRZ9eQ5dyJqBVThE0fuY9bWpsGIAUHBw9Ef4e4I-lo_4MKbSpaWI10HhD3SMzfW0xTIfCgcokcceef_CM5Ntxow/s1024/Family-in-Cave-at-MCAP%20From%20website%20moaning%20caverns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1024" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eB6Fve3aTaIbIE4ogO6a-JV-crhHAzrl3Q6Mq8FFVgrdktsYiDaLvIK-RvrWvS_iVxOWdbM9alG9aZ5Eg93LwIx5408trVWg7-VtRZ9eQ5dyJqBVThE0fuY9bWpsGIAUHBw9Ef4e4I-lo_4MKbSpaWI10HhD3SMzfW0xTIfCgcokcceef_CM5Ntxow/w400-h309/Family-in-Cave-at-MCAP%20From%20website%20moaning%20caverns.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><a href="https://moaningcaverns.com/cave-tours/" target="_blank">Moaning Caverns</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Take some time to enjoy this stop and tour the caverns. Once you are finished, return to the highway the way you arrived and turn right onto Parrotts Ferry Road. Our next stop is in about 2 1/2 miles, the Natural Bridges Trailhead. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The exit for this stop is a bit difficult to find, but worth the effort. These are the coordinates 38.051689, -120.470849 for this stop. Google lists as the address as 4508-4532 County Rd E18, Angels Camp, CA. The only marker along the highway are a few boulders that sit at the entrance to the driveway that runs at a sharp right turn off the highway. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AV9B03ttc6XnvlLfsovseXvuxYC1nkZ5876L8siFTpGeotOW9ddTlM1jZgXSAwpAxpXcgzRx-zeKH1xQFTFKtE94u2Vo86uTrFCYZZjFgEm1WwIaGF-ZOmxqUwkhA06lEB6kNJXmCIugx8ESBx7uQTjEUIqgddSibsj2hhwuXHVj1jZYc0jwX-QseA/s3624/IMG_9380.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2056" data-original-width="3624" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AV9B03ttc6XnvlLfsovseXvuxYC1nkZ5876L8siFTpGeotOW9ddTlM1jZgXSAwpAxpXcgzRx-zeKH1xQFTFKtE94u2Vo86uTrFCYZZjFgEm1WwIaGF-ZOmxqUwkhA06lEB6kNJXmCIugx8ESBx7uQTjEUIqgddSibsj2hhwuXHVj1jZYc0jwX-QseA/w400-h228/IMG_9380.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Driveway to Natural Bridges Trailhead </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When you locate the driveway, turn right off the highway and continue straight to the parking area. You will also find a restroom here<span style="font-size: 16px;">, there are no facilities at the creek. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cXEeem0_GTuVYark61lWxb2b5UXBiXkJrEuAeb2ZwsIWh0vlh2sT3TrAI1ql5xH76jX_BFb4lpeM6tD4lzEhT-IM4poGmSkJrvxeBDaEN4OOAJDkAJLeyhqztH6SJ9i_ulmyj27lnxAKPIPQRSK42fdXIZ_edSGotPHZ7RQ-122C-qgOjgEjfc5g_Q/s3713/IMG_9385.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2451" data-original-width="3713" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cXEeem0_GTuVYark61lWxb2b5UXBiXkJrEuAeb2ZwsIWh0vlh2sT3TrAI1ql5xH76jX_BFb4lpeM6tD4lzEhT-IM4poGmSkJrvxeBDaEN4OOAJDkAJLeyhqztH6SJ9i_ulmyj27lnxAKPIPQRSK42fdXIZ_edSGotPHZ7RQ-122C-qgOjgEjfc5g_Q/w400-h264/IMG_9385.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">On this trail you will enjoy a <span style="font-size: 12pt;">unique 1 1/2 mile round trip hike that leads to a spectacular
limestone cavern which has been carved out by Coyote Creek. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Due to the geological sensitivity of this natural area, dogs and bikes are not
allowed. You may however bring an
inflatable raft to float along Coyote Creek into the caves. The water is cold and please be aware of
swift currents and changing water levels. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The trail is pretty straight forward. But use the map below or our <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/9206555389724511740/8743708122314821032" target="_blank">Companion Brochure</a> to help you explore the area. </span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9qR_PC6bnmqngBOtyfhgJ10ua5qu5Ffh23GOtgxTz6n62ZiOnK6ZN3HiNpG6jOWQ9Q3vOt6Y3hUIEknofXaInpdMrHcaE5t-FfN-iVDEPsYxWpS6ItYtyH0WERj_LEbJGZMlIy_OvbQ5vNLb0wHKpB_ayC--dVTDU18tP7iX6OFXWcWM6EJe-U_tzg/s2075/Natural%20Bridges%20Map%20numbers%206.2%202075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9qR_PC6bnmqngBOtyfhgJ10ua5qu5Ffh23GOtgxTz6n62ZiOnK6ZN3HiNpG6jOWQ9Q3vOt6Y3hUIEknofXaInpdMrHcaE5t-FfN-iVDEPsYxWpS6ItYtyH0WERj_LEbJGZMlIy_OvbQ5vNLb0wHKpB_ayC--dVTDU18tP7iX6OFXWcWM6EJe-U_tzg/w632-h640/Natural%20Bridges%20Map%20numbers%206.2%202075.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">From the trailhead just follow the trail. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrSbo-LwaDIH7HgSzWf99MqL_9U_EqsLlagUqbcvYdFxlf-2XdhDc37uoE35cX-iqT9n2Lo8oba7Ksg9FhkZN2xgHOTIpc3uxC7P3HfajUyqtBQYxcxzDVssuj9xZAareRzbZ-F1YwRlxyatBFYK3Y8bPknDfavXobmKHdslP5vLOqo9JIbhfOH1rCA/s3879/IMG_9681%202.2%20Natural%20Bridges.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3879" data-original-width="3879" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrSbo-LwaDIH7HgSzWf99MqL_9U_EqsLlagUqbcvYdFxlf-2XdhDc37uoE35cX-iqT9n2Lo8oba7Ksg9FhkZN2xgHOTIpc3uxC7P3HfajUyqtBQYxcxzDVssuj9xZAareRzbZ-F1YwRlxyatBFYK3Y8bPknDfavXobmKHdslP5vLOqo9JIbhfOH1rCA/w400-h400/IMG_9681%202.2%20Natural%20Bridges.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3285" data-original-width="3285" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKGZc_111x1J5b0mURg9thhNCodjHWICx0a5v_O9-IoUZHYD0O670lBbIFCt2NSVZS_gGN4E_qoGIjOkiXjBx1khxx7JRMLx8QXkfZktOFRTyzFQt14psePl2ltZrT-yDUykfwh--lSCmqlxcjnQT43ids-c_JKHe1ndlKxOhOu1exGjCyONqstIoyA/w400-h400/IMG_9701%20natural%20bridges%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From the trail you will be able to look down and see the natural bridge over the creek. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIFTkSt7M9qlnQEtZ1sN_IxigvOx8dDHW-LMiEk9B8Cd97rNGXEEg_CZt4brFmxifHHn2da7YNz6WUnrHQoIzONfZSKpY3NUmD4sv1c1aB9XXtA7j-sjXDXUWzsMeX0lYga4bvwO7_ACnG4LSQAnDPW7Y6LugVXQnHvVjaUXKlQRx499VpuRm3xFOjA/s3456/IMG_9783%20Natural%20Bridges.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3573" data-original-width="3573" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WTUtw7KR5vhc2rspm9z36iHSZdZcqqN9Hg_LcDrjeHZuJQ8wVv_NiCDt4h2AK7cr-6MUBnrumhVY0Ivle-Dmajo4gexqw3Rh0xbayuyYdyLEARRf9ozv2K6d3TNKDkWUWElcG7qolX3s9gBANyh65mkwxRqkxYes3SoA9p4uGt809j83etEndZdk2w/w400-h400/IMG_9728%20Natural%20Bridges%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> look for the set of stairs that leads down to the creek. Use caution to navigate the stairs. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxU4XQWriIKMM2wm527nZGy1zioW23XG9icvctrUa6vvNTGa3lJgDubFSsP2_PYRGLrrFxzGTU55evRVqqWIz_I61oehf3L_O6u7lFEZl7PeLPOycEwzQcQrgsR69LsKXheyJSzBpSQdbXkUZpJO4QCzwJ7_d2cPsZuEzEKcwuxeN88YMQQ09EfFAYg/s3810/IMG_9735%202.2%20Natural%20Bridges.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3810" data-original-width="3810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxU4XQWriIKMM2wm527nZGy1zioW23XG9icvctrUa6vvNTGa3lJgDubFSsP2_PYRGLrrFxzGTU55evRVqqWIz_I61oehf3L_O6u7lFEZl7PeLPOycEwzQcQrgsR69LsKXheyJSzBpSQdbXkUZpJO4QCzwJ7_d2cPsZuEzEKcwuxeN88YMQQ09EfFAYg/w400-h400/IMG_9735%202.2%20Natural%20Bridges.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> We highly suggest wearing water shoes to walk along the rocks into the cave itself. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGOvOHNtDPlYppReueY-g2g-ViFt6qGprB15UfsJOsIcWKi1j0FSw7jIfhryTKZ-AhK73wmgy3SH1hWt7cA9rV76fusBNgKf6YtjICRVEke2HrBI4_f6l091SsFi-r6sEBpUpNjtkWFOvGUCqe3DG5tjr5-B8F2NYAUz7FETWsFMmzmMEoD99jM90lg/s5184/IMG_9758.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGOvOHNtDPlYppReueY-g2g-ViFt6qGprB15UfsJOsIcWKi1j0FSw7jIfhryTKZ-AhK73wmgy3SH1hWt7cA9rV76fusBNgKf6YtjICRVEke2HrBI4_f6l091SsFi-r6sEBpUpNjtkWFOvGUCqe3DG5tjr5-B8F2NYAUz7FETWsFMmzmMEoD99jM90lg/w400-h300/IMG_9758.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkwF1q9Y0XIladYO5dQkq5MYU3FJTD_-0i7N71riob5MTBtBx7fvijUcmHg6SZxhvCKUWhHdsVdIz5LXr9K18cJ4xROGIXVx7oVswki3MMbruqQhRodoKE3NqIehghU8XMbTCIJNMSwIpx_0N-UGkPBXEIg72HWptEh_JK8Cil4v4Qxr_vMji6ewpyg/s5184/IMG_9742.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkwF1q9Y0XIladYO5dQkq5MYU3FJTD_-0i7N71riob5MTBtBx7fvijUcmHg6SZxhvCKUWhHdsVdIz5LXr9K18cJ4xROGIXVx7oVswki3MMbruqQhRodoKE3NqIehghU8XMbTCIJNMSwIpx_0N-UGkPBXEIg72HWptEh_JK8Cil4v4Qxr_vMji6ewpyg/w400-h300/IMG_9742.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMnKlgT7ZteK2qO9LwrDHhaRbu8Z4x0F65pu2d1s5ubWDDkm6F3kmyBhG5FHqHJTUGDWxhbxQilWCoqFB255NnU6yGVLk1Rm6yp8vndqPqgInGqYRlkMxyo_8ohe1pEvAZSKWWjDrpmBrUsZE66G1rxIqAwiLvbMBgXLLwI2zjmZ69Jjv94CGtZVcnw/s5184/IMG_9761.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMnKlgT7ZteK2qO9LwrDHhaRbu8Z4x0F65pu2d1s5ubWDDkm6F3kmyBhG5FHqHJTUGDWxhbxQilWCoqFB255NnU6yGVLk1Rm6yp8vndqPqgInGqYRlkMxyo_8ohe1pEvAZSKWWjDrpmBrUsZE66G1rxIqAwiLvbMBgXLLwI2zjmZ69Jjv94CGtZVcnw/w400-h300/IMG_9761.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We did not go into the cave on this trip. But here are pictures taken by Dave Bunnell for Go Calaveras. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyR9KjZiOk08WF_sbmGOkva9fJRAAIuU73Bktaq0oqQXq0FEI0HPQ_t4UsgRymBnjQhTdrDm3Kon21ydExguKmQzmgkVtFewpaRTTaLmvLBF3rJdvBr8xICpJT2Oqz9afxeQvJfIrQD2vcBUVw8nODARHfsQSIL5ND4_O4zN3HZD6qzJr4JsrzUljV6w/s2075/natural-bridges-cave-dave-bunnell%20gocalaveras%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyR9KjZiOk08WF_sbmGOkva9fJRAAIuU73Bktaq0oqQXq0FEI0HPQ_t4UsgRymBnjQhTdrDm3Kon21ydExguKmQzmgkVtFewpaRTTaLmvLBF3rJdvBr8xICpJT2Oqz9afxeQvJfIrQD2vcBUVw8nODARHfsQSIL5ND4_O4zN3HZD6qzJr4JsrzUljV6w/w395-h400/natural-bridges-cave-dave-bunnell%20gocalaveras%202048.jpg" width="395" /></a><br />Inside Nature Bridges </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWogF_BE4BaY7QRO1m2d1zeWfqh3_kQphjFn25apY_wb6SRZYk9SaxuxqHooTfSlSyXmMY-AEAT4HZINEKgRvrWZC6dKvLlIsIZy9NtPSk-lr_h1_lg3Uy1o3Ao2IJbq9FZ9hOiMrolkemFB0hNhd1kanz3Ci9JCuo4JFZM3ZIEiyyeEZg-z_4v4UQJw/s1110/natural-bridges-from-inside-_-Dave-Bunnell%20Gocalaveras.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1110" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWogF_BE4BaY7QRO1m2d1zeWfqh3_kQphjFn25apY_wb6SRZYk9SaxuxqHooTfSlSyXmMY-AEAT4HZINEKgRvrWZC6dKvLlIsIZy9NtPSk-lr_h1_lg3Uy1o3Ao2IJbq9FZ9hOiMrolkemFB0hNhd1kanz3Ci9JCuo4JFZM3ZIEiyyeEZg-z_4v4UQJw/w400-h276/natural-bridges-from-inside-_-Dave-Bunnell%20Gocalaveras.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Inside Nature Bridges <br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">When you have finished exploring this amazing natural bridge, turn right back onto the highway. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Soon you will see a brown ore car that marks your exit from Calaveras County into Tuolumne County. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4tqhrtAVlKAjOwUrWQvM7qEJFN5gXDaIWuIJ1WNPs7qWm_kXwY5IEuhR1nyIFOEc3R-IU8rXOlOmWPdeUakGPRZEd9ic7_DeY6pexb73l7HBX2EDwOlWMyTA30gW87lZYr74nmRGNfNCXeyAAhl-I2uYV6vYeLcsugLx-6OKvJ3J70XurSTx0Dw6og/s2075/IMG_9391%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4tqhrtAVlKAjOwUrWQvM7qEJFN5gXDaIWuIJ1WNPs7qWm_kXwY5IEuhR1nyIFOEc3R-IU8rXOlOmWPdeUakGPRZEd9ic7_DeY6pexb73l7HBX2EDwOlWMyTA30gW87lZYr74nmRGNfNCXeyAAhl-I2uYV6vYeLcsugLx-6OKvJ3J70XurSTx0Dw6og/w395-h400/IMG_9391%202.2.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Turn right into the parking area before you cross the Columbia-Vallecito Bridge. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZyfBnbCGtHxdkP78OEAeze9JRrS499Qy4yX08crxEO4M7DKTjF3oiIbxB0hU8RLKvhI7ZiCw1XzLZ_U7kSlktORkVSxqFbyBxYuPMnBlx6jRaJ-G8jskvfTD5BZZLGOaW6cm1SpDdt_28W1plGXauDJuUEcPLkEehic5nRQyRe1WlccSVmjk7H3P9g/s3673/IMG_9394.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2318" data-original-width="3673" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZyfBnbCGtHxdkP78OEAeze9JRrS499Qy4yX08crxEO4M7DKTjF3oiIbxB0hU8RLKvhI7ZiCw1XzLZ_U7kSlktORkVSxqFbyBxYuPMnBlx6jRaJ-G8jskvfTD5BZZLGOaW6cm1SpDdt_28W1plGXauDJuUEcPLkEehic5nRQyRe1WlccSVmjk7H3P9g/w400-h253/IMG_9394.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Here you will get spectacular views of the bridge and river. Note the <a href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=6839" target="_blank">historic marker</a> in the parking lot. </span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHb-4r1cEW9dP9yukVfs8OLcGGKVjeV73jkgPGWSMovpUOLA2IHKjwP3XH5fLIS7H3Qryv9UVBxjMQ5U_j-g-XCEnq6mHGEVNEuDMXN4SMuXwymwJ1sFlP5ZHxaAFe51zRzhupQAT9WTISSGKucAUrGo9H1i0nH73PFel7L4NfInDxwQ3bQJdEmI4MtA/s5184/IMG_7193.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHb-4r1cEW9dP9yukVfs8OLcGGKVjeV73jkgPGWSMovpUOLA2IHKjwP3XH5fLIS7H3Qryv9UVBxjMQ5U_j-g-XCEnq6mHGEVNEuDMXN4SMuXwymwJ1sFlP5ZHxaAFe51zRzhupQAT9WTISSGKucAUrGo9H1i0nH73PFel7L4NfInDxwQ3bQJdEmI4MtA/w400-h300/IMG_7193.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokXNuc0JgEGc5vuuCpeUjzdk1AxiTCMaIMwMHFSXWKH5oYh9PmN76511KWkvATCwEZHIWCisw0wDtd3QzGey2yuRrHNQQ7ROge4_QkqvNPX2PWirOE58KJU_nVj7FziIAcWZVU0cg_yyvtXMea7hLJ2Yt9Z0CLhD8kUJyMRjmd5bT2yuGk-xLdKF-Iw/s4032/AC%20to%20JT%20(2).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokXNuc0JgEGc5vuuCpeUjzdk1AxiTCMaIMwMHFSXWKH5oYh9PmN76511KWkvATCwEZHIWCisw0wDtd3QzGey2yuRrHNQQ7ROge4_QkqvNPX2PWirOE58KJU_nVj7FziIAcWZVU0cg_yyvtXMea7hLJ2Yt9Z0CLhD8kUJyMRjmd5bT2yuGk-xLdKF-Iw/w400-h300/AC%20to%20JT%20(2).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmyxZJwS2WOL8qZK5-pu7KUwhGh7bSCaX5ks8_qnq_08juL2SAsOmsU_1nijAI1KBh9JbyiFcCPJ3f3QUNJ94dAp96lqgDgaYEP_jLZ7uo2aqQIDIpGD1tHuHfpYgjQg9NZVuep0_wdltiOfiADkPKvLMVZpSSImnQVsQwby1X6vyy3YyqHh7W9Y6nQ/s2741/IMG_7192.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2741" data-original-width="2264" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmyxZJwS2WOL8qZK5-pu7KUwhGh7bSCaX5ks8_qnq_08juL2SAsOmsU_1nijAI1KBh9JbyiFcCPJ3f3QUNJ94dAp96lqgDgaYEP_jLZ7uo2aqQIDIpGD1tHuHfpYgjQg9NZVuep0_wdltiOfiADkPKvLMVZpSSImnQVsQwby1X6vyy3YyqHh7W9Y6nQ/w330-h400/IMG_7192.JPG" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">This is part of the Mark Twain Bret Hart Trail and marks the approximate site of Thomas Parrott's Ferry crossing which was established in 1860 to connect the mining towns of Tuttletown and Vallecito. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Turn right back on to the highway and cross the Stanislaus. The<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Columbia-Vallecito
bridge opened in 1979. This pre-stressed concrete box girder bridge is one of
the tallest of its kind in the country.</span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
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The Stanislaus River is a tributary of the San Joaquin River located in
north-central California. It consists of
three forks that originate in the high Sierra Nevada and flow southwest through
parts of Alpine, Calaveras and Tuolumne County into the agricultural San
Joaquin Valley. The Stanislaus is known
for its swift rapids and scenic canyons. Its waters are used for irrigation,
hydroelectricity and the domestic water supply.</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As you continue along the highway on the other side of the river, you will have </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">a great view on your left of the Stanislaus River as well as the Columbia-Vallecito Bridge.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98XYu_iUJx2fB1ZMBGhJRK4Mz8k5YRw6m4TfIuiA_0Vcaf0aT9LAOinLkkwWNDS8vcxzRzWaLZHPniQAKoz8DivGAUkDr_jQ6F8NxnvQzxQwlAp4qljGHEmaQMk01DUitDqqREXpmHwx3QQ7QqIF2Q8fGNHA8D2KQsVjMfvVqBkBOIuhMVzgrshUW1Q/s400/Columbia%20Photo195537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="400" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98XYu_iUJx2fB1ZMBGhJRK4Mz8k5YRw6m4TfIuiA_0Vcaf0aT9LAOinLkkwWNDS8vcxzRzWaLZHPniQAKoz8DivGAUkDr_jQ6F8NxnvQzxQwlAp4qljGHEmaQMk01DUitDqqREXpmHwx3QQ7QqIF2Q8fGNHA8D2KQsVjMfvVqBkBOIuhMVzgrshUW1Q/w400-h358/Columbia%20Photo195537.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Columbia Historic Marker <br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>We are a few miles from our next stop, Columbia State Historic
Park. The historic marker shown above reads: "One of the best preserved of early towns and known as Gem of Southern Mines. Gold discovered through cloudburst 1850. Population grew to 6000 in six weeks. Governor Earl Warren signed bill at Columbia July 15, 1945, creating Columbia State Park." </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, Palatino, Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">While you drive, we have one more story to tell, this one is about Lotta Crabtree and her connection to Columbia. </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">+++</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">
Located on a limestone belt, Columbia was once known as the "Gem of the
Southern Mines." A visit to this town today is like stepping back in
time to experience life in California during the 1850s. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGAL5NvphrDqAGSpToRtx9JlRVa-V1dXsQh6WlrfwVQhRRDveRZukhRgMgus7t_K4HyVkQ19atHFWxTEYAnmoNVIvdmLlYuQy38I_3RmscDiLv2uQSTOPc1gsvxW6n52YBChK4B-nKVy4Kd_I08WygJrSmMpkiIEOH2AHHR8X7eUVppVOr4r87oaYnA/s1012/Lithograph%20by%20Towle%20Leavitt%20courtesy%20of%20Bancroft%20Library.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="208" data-original-width="1012" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGAL5NvphrDqAGSpToRtx9JlRVa-V1dXsQh6WlrfwVQhRRDveRZukhRgMgus7t_K4HyVkQ19atHFWxTEYAnmoNVIvdmLlYuQy38I_3RmscDiLv2uQSTOPc1gsvxW6n52YBChK4B-nKVy4Kd_I08WygJrSmMpkiIEOH2AHHR8X7eUVppVOr4r87oaYnA/w640-h132/Lithograph%20by%20Towle%20Leavitt%20courtesy%20of%20Bancroft%20Library.png" width="640" /></a>Lithograph of Columbia by Towle Leavitt </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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In March of 1850, Dr. Thaddeus Hildreth and his brother arrived at Columbia
Gulch. They pitched their tent in the
rain and the next morning found golden flakes stuck to their wet blankets. Word of this discovery traveled quickly and thousands of miners arrived by April.
Early newspaper reports announced several large nuggets of nearly pure
gold were found at Columbia Gulch. One 72 pound nugget was valued by Wells
Fargo at $14,000. By 1860 estimates of between $85 million and $150 million
dollars of gold were panned, picked or dug out of the area. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0eDVf21DnGp_E6KCa4bxim6ptz1DuRqjFmdMP3iS_hXSKtEV0GqWnfO0TDb8m6vrMI7EPKAe7TcojDU6h0f8vBasmJtIEGMf6HYUidmZ27NTgLGdv8TNl2932-wfk5ffxYoor1bPO17mTlXY5VetGvr8S48Ooid7iO6_22S_4a9a9UYRWRNQC-XGCjA/s800/columbia-state-park-wells-fargo-building.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="800" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0eDVf21DnGp_E6KCa4bxim6ptz1DuRqjFmdMP3iS_hXSKtEV0GqWnfO0TDb8m6vrMI7EPKAe7TcojDU6h0f8vBasmJtIEGMf6HYUidmZ27NTgLGdv8TNl2932-wfk5ffxYoor1bPO17mTlXY5VetGvr8S48Ooid7iO6_22S_4a9a9UYRWRNQC-XGCjA/w400-h285/columbia-state-park-wells-fargo-building.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Wells Fargo Express Columbia, CA </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9T_lkadfT-Q_Ao5YZIKXOTKimo7EP2s4ySCBsxR1mfxA1jhyRO35o3LjfNrrbfHuSBaT-aWyfcqmtcF1mmlPn-3w2YWBZvInhW6jo-3qgL5Yh81VtIo5dfPVtq4LnOC0nYrYtpMUX5Kprt7SVE6JwUETmP9g0EWGOj11H5bHwP6Th8gIxXv9ezMRr6Q/s5184/IMG_9836.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9T_lkadfT-Q_Ao5YZIKXOTKimo7EP2s4ySCBsxR1mfxA1jhyRO35o3LjfNrrbfHuSBaT-aWyfcqmtcF1mmlPn-3w2YWBZvInhW6jo-3qgL5Yh81VtIo5dfPVtq4LnOC0nYrYtpMUX5Kprt7SVE6JwUETmP9g0EWGOj11H5bHwP6Th8gIxXv9ezMRr6Q/w300-h400/IMG_9836.JPG" width="300" /></a><br />Wells Fargo Express Columbia, CA 2022</div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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At its heyday, Columbia had four banks, eight hotels, 30 saloons, 2 churches, a
theater, school and various general stores. Devastating fires leveled the town
in 1854 and 1857. After that, Columbia
was rebuilt using brick and cement. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLo-0KsSoWXz_5tCqIFalNV6xFTwfOqwiewInD9WLJ-sP4mBdCmnrltB_ADGkrbMiMPOQMMr-EKPinkSHWIKutP-CQ7bPZg7_HSx4GKMvLBsdM0kgtTdWyIG4UifWkrhordfNABkum0qi1eUs3XvABfJ5ZBoazOg0_fYluBGTVTrLBkXzCYmexhSzbg/s5184/IMG_7361.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLo-0KsSoWXz_5tCqIFalNV6xFTwfOqwiewInD9WLJ-sP4mBdCmnrltB_ADGkrbMiMPOQMMr-EKPinkSHWIKutP-CQ7bPZg7_HSx4GKMvLBsdM0kgtTdWyIG4UifWkrhordfNABkum0qi1eUs3XvABfJ5ZBoazOg0_fYluBGTVTrLBkXzCYmexhSzbg/w640-h480/IMG_7361.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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A scarcity of women in gold rush towns gave rise to Columbia's theater district
which showcased some of the miners favorite entertainers. Miners flocked to the theater cheering,
hooting, howling and throwing buckskin bags of gold on to the stage. Child actors were particularly popular as
they reminded the men of their own children back home. One of those child stars to play the Columbia
theater was Lotta Crabtree. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aY9tpV_4vu6UPcyBj70T4_UVSi_QFc5zYHu-H4oNZfXTFVpsG7MaWgNuEVmardCAmdw6u_Perr9t0LVP8qqGaqQSQVdu_ZjjLq9LKqqqPeB7Co4k3jXR_vIOhsbJu2BQg5f2oZWOVHCez-OJKM2p_Hh78o57fINOIbiiTrOYJ51NblZDWDBanmGaaQ/s750/Lotta%20Crabtree%20smokes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="530" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aY9tpV_4vu6UPcyBj70T4_UVSi_QFc5zYHu-H4oNZfXTFVpsG7MaWgNuEVmardCAmdw6u_Perr9t0LVP8qqGaqQSQVdu_ZjjLq9LKqqqPeB7Co4k3jXR_vIOhsbJu2BQg5f2oZWOVHCez-OJKM2p_Hh78o57fINOIbiiTrOYJ51NblZDWDBanmGaaQ/w283-h400/Lotta%20Crabtree%20smokes.jpg" width="283" /></a><br />Lotta Crabtree (1868 - 21 years old) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span>
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Born in New York in 1847, Lotta and her mother Mary Ann crossed the Isthmus of
Panama in 1853 to join Lotta's
goldmining father in Grass Valley about 50 miles north-east of Sacramento. Gold mining was not making ends meet for the
Crabtree's so Mary Ann enrolled Lotta in dancing lessons with the idea that she
could become an entertainer and help support the family. Lotta soon attracted
the attention of a neighbor, dancer and actress Lola Montez. Lola who was famous for her Spider Dance, taught Lotta the Irish jig. Half of California's foreign born emigrants
were Irish and this they felt would make her star material. </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRLG3iYMiLmy-FOaIzyuO5adFMR-lRW5FSa3JSVYhWnP2GGWcGeXyURcRHFIIpC7jgiW_YDeTVQWQk3phUjVRuixzkVGkWGgqiBF6oNUDjot87kEG3jt3v02p97c8TEjsmoi-OsGkxmhlR0lXVThvj1NiTewkafm3Wy8WZ_Jvw7kUb7RakCJZ9qem5g/s433/LottaCrabtree.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="260" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRLG3iYMiLmy-FOaIzyuO5adFMR-lRW5FSa3JSVYhWnP2GGWcGeXyURcRHFIIpC7jgiW_YDeTVQWQk3phUjVRuixzkVGkWGgqiBF6oNUDjot87kEG3jt3v02p97c8TEjsmoi-OsGkxmhlR0lXVThvj1NiTewkafm3Wy8WZ_Jvw7kUb7RakCJZ9qem5g/w384-h640/LottaCrabtree.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lotta Crabtree </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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Mary Ann put a company of musicians together and set off on the road with
Lotta. They toured the southern mining
camps of Columbia, Sonoma and Jamestown earning $13 a night dancing and
singing. By the time Lotta was twelve
she was the sole supporter of her family, which now included two little
brothers. In 1865 Lotta wrote to her friend:
"<i>I'm a continual success wherever I go.
In some places I create quite a theatrical furor as they call it. Why, your heart would jump for joy to see the
respect I am treated with here. I'm a
star and that is sufficient</i>." </span><br />
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Lotta would go on to tour the East Coast as well as Europe, retiring from the
stage in 1891 at the age of 44.
Throughout her life Lotta continued to support her family. She died in 1924 with an estate valued at
over $4 million. </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">+++</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CEgzHoQJe5AKL-sCRpkOSvGjglsWVDF7PHNuz-gHHQ-dANkrHAI2PRM90JmZuQT12Wwae-AA8fxg1J2KcUZDwsba6MjRgtAS9EUx_mo8bSAcnCDg2HVfheQNsLGmwiHAdfzT1RD_y_5tarIlj0szK9A_f6XizyaCkOC_EEpAfFQRpZ-Etwze6zL7tw/s1152/Columbia%20state%20park.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CEgzHoQJe5AKL-sCRpkOSvGjglsWVDF7PHNuz-gHHQ-dANkrHAI2PRM90JmZuQT12Wwae-AA8fxg1J2KcUZDwsba6MjRgtAS9EUx_mo8bSAcnCDg2HVfheQNsLGmwiHAdfzT1RD_y_5tarIlj0szK9A_f6XizyaCkOC_EEpAfFQRpZ-Etwze6zL7tw/s320/Columbia%20state%20park.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmB2Ok7F_qFykVM31rjyF8QGTQv78FhMj5KWVrm3O56NQ4XZJMviPe8h8nnZnLSbJz2CSidwSbzd96pTaBOFrUbv9_U9JVZ_oxvyd1qm3uj-pyZNIsjjwF-Fn86gBHKmGKDwxBNUaK_kXjHRlOhtC-Xkli2V2tTguwajwmjW0b2mQN3qMk6WfrXZgqw/s2584/IMG_9414.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1880" data-original-width="2584" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmB2Ok7F_qFykVM31rjyF8QGTQv78FhMj5KWVrm3O56NQ4XZJMviPe8h8nnZnLSbJz2CSidwSbzd96pTaBOFrUbv9_U9JVZ_oxvyd1qm3uj-pyZNIsjjwF-Fn86gBHKmGKDwxBNUaK_kXjHRlOhtC-Xkli2V2tTguwajwmjW0b2mQN3qMk6WfrXZgqw/w640-h466/IMG_9414.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=552" target="_blank">Columbia State Park</a> is one of the premier Old West mining towns and features an
array of attractions where visitors are encouraged to join in. We will arrive at the park shortly to take a
self-guided walking tour of the old town.
Parking is free in town but there is a small cost to experience some of
the adventures, such as candle dipping, gold panning or a ride on the Wells
Fargo Stagecoach. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqf9YOVE0A_uFBbVGJsNj6tYVAhmxMMC7kWf9Yld61YvAu_4oSn4vfjDM70OINNnrlRiWIcTIR2A-exZqT9k918in3YAHtQ7CfHSX9hqfN_9Jh0jBTJEFp82CuSv7l14i9nyqg9oerKgaw-X_oLAV8I27PhOnIb3zyPZhmr4-jpVoc1TlNwOOjmHzebA/s5184/IMG_7344.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqf9YOVE0A_uFBbVGJsNj6tYVAhmxMMC7kWf9Yld61YvAu_4oSn4vfjDM70OINNnrlRiWIcTIR2A-exZqT9k918in3YAHtQ7CfHSX9hqfN_9Jh0jBTJEFp82CuSv7l14i9nyqg9oerKgaw-X_oLAV8I27PhOnIb3zyPZhmr4-jpVoc1TlNwOOjmHzebA/w400-h300/IMG_7344.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Gold Panning Columbia State Park</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">This highway runs through Columbia State Park. There are several parking areas here and we usually use the most centrally located one near State Street. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMcYVU20xfmg9NG6f2dDkQfaHv15zKAHZpjM5SxK0doJ88eQOWytj6_liv07UPyn8ysMa3JRh9u_txQFI2Rxj-sHpUEYYPUIVf4VMg5tOoYd0aVajstW0egojQPa_NOJWXLYJdoaX6ChDv1vODjry3Tqv9UzEEKqzSvAEn-HVU3ofFFbCAgpFN0UYvw/s691/Columbia%20State%20Park%20Map%20Numbers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="691" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMcYVU20xfmg9NG6f2dDkQfaHv15zKAHZpjM5SxK0doJ88eQOWytj6_liv07UPyn8ysMa3JRh9u_txQFI2Rxj-sHpUEYYPUIVf4VMg5tOoYd0aVajstW0egojQPa_NOJWXLYJdoaX6ChDv1vODjry3Tqv9UzEEKqzSvAEn-HVU3ofFFbCAgpFN0UYvw/w640-h640/Columbia%20State%20Park%20Map%20Numbers.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Use the map above or our </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Companion Guide</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to explore this State Park. Make sure to stop by Knapp Store on the corner of Main and State and visit their museum which is free, then take some time to walk through the town.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgex0wA-OvaGIWD0VjVU3PC80Ums8qS4Mzwb8k_dvPtInhDfXwiRHgEGuiLLV9JBaLqKPYZyXAYADd06BYjEq3MhfG8TtSWinYCfLI36jwNCoD-FZme0AfgaYW-Df601AclvSSbKAkq4gllXFr4oj1VYy_vkiJWTVPQ670yij7lXBK5kG4TzLRRTcJhg/s4677/IMG_7246%20Colubia.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3125" data-original-width="4677" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgex0wA-OvaGIWD0VjVU3PC80Ums8qS4Mzwb8k_dvPtInhDfXwiRHgEGuiLLV9JBaLqKPYZyXAYADd06BYjEq3MhfG8TtSWinYCfLI36jwNCoD-FZme0AfgaYW-Df601AclvSSbKAkq4gllXFr4oj1VYy_vkiJWTVPQ670yij7lXBK5kG4TzLRRTcJhg/w640-h428/IMG_7246%20Colubia.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 12pt;">Parrotts Ferry Road for 2 miles. Then follow the highway as it curves left toward Sonora. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsQQI-byIOv0c_G3LNNtaVZF5eljyR80rdqFeHkTB73oyojO6poiOfo_gcc_j0fEztRImI0Zk4nj2xcWrwFTUEZVRXE0aVJ4eWxviJP7VzFNHA4T6_ZqEZxVnTbIPZ5t9pOnN_4vOM6l5oMTLasZZQ6okjJAkHRYzkgJ7zYaPCcRr0lqrxwh3BNSRHQ/s2784/IMG_9420.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2020" data-original-width="2784" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsQQI-byIOv0c_G3LNNtaVZF5eljyR80rdqFeHkTB73oyojO6poiOfo_gcc_j0fEztRImI0Zk4nj2xcWrwFTUEZVRXE0aVJ4eWxviJP7VzFNHA4T6_ZqEZxVnTbIPZ5t9pOnN_4vOM6l5oMTLasZZQ6okjJAkHRYzkgJ7zYaPCcRr0lqrxwh3BNSRHQ/w400-h290/IMG_9420.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When you come to the traffic signal at the intersection of Parrotts Ferry Road and Highway 49, turn left and follow Highway 49 for the next 2 1/2 miles to Sonora. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">
Sonora was initially settled in 1848 almost exclusively Mexican born
miners. In 1850 the United States
imposed a Foreign Miners' Tax, nicknamed the Miserable Law. This act imposed a
tax of $20 a month on all foreign miners. After the Mexican's left others arrived to replace them. </span><br />
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By 1858 hard-rock quartz mining replaced panning the creeks. The Bonanza hard-rock quartz mine located at
the northern end of town near what is today St. James Episcopal Church produced
a total of one and a half million dollars in gold. In the 1870s miners broke
through to a continuous solid gold vein in town that earned a $160,000 payment
from one shipment to the San Francisco Mint.
Over all $40 million dollars in gold was mined within a two mile radius
of Sonora. </span><br />
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Today this colorful mining town is the Tuolumne County seat. With many historical buildings this
destination is known as the Queen of the Southern Mines. Once you arrive we will take you on a driving
tour through the old western part of town and point out some of the historical
highlights. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Make a right at the next corner on to Wyckoff Street. As you make this turn you will see the back of St. James Episcopal Church, also known as the Red Church. Built in 1859 in the Carpenter Gothic style, its board and batten exterior walls are California redwood. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5kS7n5tegE62PgJaZjWHBEZSGCvpoXif9UNKpTgqjvBUCJZlQo-FtnHJJLKOWB_23kXJTEeo26dRAbSwRRhLhHuvNo2oxiOVUNXzU6ffVb3gyoZJIxDDLrOaNWwcFnyrOShkQd9Lza8O6SvjSmQN6t6U3rl1CN4tdcQoHUwMWb6NUFgl_Y8wxDC9DQ/s2766/IMG_9437%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2766" data-original-width="2766" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5kS7n5tegE62PgJaZjWHBEZSGCvpoXif9UNKpTgqjvBUCJZlQo-FtnHJJLKOWB_23kXJTEeo26dRAbSwRRhLhHuvNo2oxiOVUNXzU6ffVb3gyoZJIxDDLrOaNWwcFnyrOShkQd9Lza8O6SvjSmQN6t6U3rl1CN4tdcQoHUwMWb6NUFgl_Y8wxDC9DQ/w640-h640/IMG_9437%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">At the stop sign, turn left onto Snell Street.
As you make this turn you will get a better look at St. James
Church. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSN0gXgze3-l2ZfeQa6ipOWCdivlnoSsXcoxzsZANOSm-jsR5ukwBiXCNahvMM44mqBFyj5kYBPcq80XAb0LYhG41v9ii53f_tPi8h0prf5YNRl7cJe7BY1ZRndvUmu28hft5I_L4LWe6Ud43dH1CGWw76cEe_69eIDigCwRbUkisbvQwLm4GSs8CTA/s5184/IMG_7395.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSN0gXgze3-l2ZfeQa6ipOWCdivlnoSsXcoxzsZANOSm-jsR5ukwBiXCNahvMM44mqBFyj5kYBPcq80XAb0LYhG41v9ii53f_tPi8h0prf5YNRl7cJe7BY1ZRndvUmu28hft5I_L4LWe6Ud43dH1CGWw76cEe_69eIDigCwRbUkisbvQwLm4GSs8CTA/w640-h480/IMG_7395.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">To the right the red Queen Anne Victorian Morgan Mansion was built in the 1880s. At the stop sign veer slightly right onto North Washington Street. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkXdi45lpclQHfFhKhaJ1E3PhcgXGbwgOxz_1MunXxH-WOYQpfwZDkEV7DYRtSFwX6V1GXgGi-bUDqI6O-SjT9X5qzMn5bL7_twRnCzBD0CkjN0zumTU0lJakG66b4ZoHEyvmNLKc2tQmJ2N4UfJVQ_HAi6ubBxlBrvmmL5BzSpKrsllYj51bEfQMUg/s2075/IMG_9439%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkXdi45lpclQHfFhKhaJ1E3PhcgXGbwgOxz_1MunXxH-WOYQpfwZDkEV7DYRtSFwX6V1GXgGi-bUDqI6O-SjT9X5qzMn5bL7_twRnCzBD0CkjN0zumTU0lJakG66b4ZoHEyvmNLKc2tQmJ2N4UfJVQ_HAi6ubBxlBrvmmL5BzSpKrsllYj51bEfQMUg/w632-h640/IMG_9439%202.2%202048.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="font-size: medium;" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">On your right pass the 1936 City Hall building and the 1853 Odd Fellows building. </span></div></span></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOrhijeH5W5M1nVyiP8n95hvAqDXA-0H9lNmMIiCmRCLb57HIi0xYYIC1LHJxNPREnDM_5YYvD9hYvk390vkzLc0OkNAdEiYcFvNR3yzKUb9VYB0DO8CZqytiwDpNCaOBtXn5HXqp--b9pYO0UtBeMhZ8AoKIFVl8QRAcKXnopap_uFTcAg0z7qMkEA/s2075/IMG_9446%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOrhijeH5W5M1nVyiP8n95hvAqDXA-0H9lNmMIiCmRCLb57HIi0xYYIC1LHJxNPREnDM_5YYvD9hYvk390vkzLc0OkNAdEiYcFvNR3yzKUb9VYB0DO8CZqytiwDpNCaOBtXn5HXqp--b9pYO0UtBeMhZ8AoKIFVl8QRAcKXnopap_uFTcAg0z7qMkEA/w632-h640/IMG_9446%202.2%202048.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Turn right onto Yaney Avenue. Drive up the hill along side Courthouse Park. </span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmuPRZPKwj7d8bwzikZVaqlFaeMNuaNyiyNKqHBKnWRLuTnhlrqYvyypgoTAxbVeSKI7OgzotdDD1lSPA0NfxFLWQgRK9PY63Pehx4RG4TPhOxOF9mIyrE7vbo1QgeH8xjYsJSsVChL7axHrGhQpYJHJ6x_hugRm_EwwvPCnJDllYJP-67q1KH0afbA/s2075/IMG_9449%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmuPRZPKwj7d8bwzikZVaqlFaeMNuaNyiyNKqHBKnWRLuTnhlrqYvyypgoTAxbVeSKI7OgzotdDD1lSPA0NfxFLWQgRK9PY63Pehx4RG4TPhOxOF9mIyrE7vbo1QgeH8xjYsJSsVChL7axHrGhQpYJHJ6x_hugRm_EwwvPCnJDllYJP-67q1KH0afbA/w632-h640/IMG_9449%202.2%202048.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqs-Jf5c0aqtYCsoLc5MNH8dbSY6_Lr6ufw65-EBrZp35G1hDbFDOufTX1iI7FS63PR2PXI4Hz4pu1X7Gm_XpgbUcCLM7YyM2ejFR8zY51GkBqVXW9QP1WOztS8CraB_xM_j4xKpVfKJIPTBLgjak_Gh5bMKpyRl6r5BEDn1843Qlx4M7y50sjhuCvA/s2859/IMG_7418%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2859" data-original-width="2859" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqs-Jf5c0aqtYCsoLc5MNH8dbSY6_Lr6ufw65-EBrZp35G1hDbFDOufTX1iI7FS63PR2PXI4Hz4pu1X7Gm_XpgbUcCLM7YyM2ejFR8zY51GkBqVXW9QP1WOztS8CraB_xM_j4xKpVfKJIPTBLgjak_Gh5bMKpyRl6r5BEDn1843Qlx4M7y50sjhuCvA/w640-h640/IMG_7418%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ahead on your left is the Spanish Revival style Tuolumne County Courthouse completed in 1900. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Drive past the courthouse and turn left onto Norlin Street.</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikq4Fx_On-YYwpdZVNU9Mt9_6Ruje0cx2ul0XjWXm-mfHZeZxe-ohz2b_N4VXTodOuLDO-G95qEC9tC4vhMmQTy4OQNZC2epmCtbce262-cWCbeU08EHZc1sd0X2W-khJvexKTDQlQX7szgw08xMfLmb_20VWl87o3hfAQ1_uBcgG-u0ixUIk5CIjrKQ/s2075/IMG_9457%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikq4Fx_On-YYwpdZVNU9Mt9_6Ruje0cx2ul0XjWXm-mfHZeZxe-ohz2b_N4VXTodOuLDO-G95qEC9tC4vhMmQTy4OQNZC2epmCtbce262-cWCbeU08EHZc1sd0X2W-khJvexKTDQlQX7szgw08xMfLmb_20VWl87o3hfAQ1_uBcgG-u0ixUIk5CIjrKQ/w395-h400/IMG_9457%202.2%202048.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">At the stop sign turn left onto Bradford Street. After you make the turn, the Victorian-style Bradford Place Bed and Breakfast on your left was built in 1889.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRunHDUei0_pvm2itjjFlSwRydpPCunSJCDvMMj575hOhLmGr0fVGoQ-9SGvPqmxhvIxpYrec8Lo8t5OzvodurpocHEd1LtphZSUrtfo7L9DdH4wkcM4EyYsuiL5g1s1xv__myIJawMgPuHtPwoOBGDrPAcbwWOhcMvrmSCaEms9U5mc9oXs2MYs2w9A/s2075/IMG_9460%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRunHDUei0_pvm2itjjFlSwRydpPCunSJCDvMMj575hOhLmGr0fVGoQ-9SGvPqmxhvIxpYrec8Lo8t5OzvodurpocHEd1LtphZSUrtfo7L9DdH4wkcM4EyYsuiL5g1s1xv__myIJawMgPuHtPwoOBGDrPAcbwWOhcMvrmSCaEms9U5mc9oXs2MYs2w9A/s320/IMG_9460%202.2%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">
The two-story red brick building in the next block was built in 1903. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">At the stop sign ahead, turn right onto South Washington. The buildings that line both sides of the
next two blocks were listed on the 1890 Sanborn Fire map. Making them all over
130 years old. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn82-k4ju8xEFyGtzC-VSnL1AAYS3y_RdOFW4WLGUQ1Zdu0-Ex7AlSQLOwAzEuaToWrCq8IhSgfNXnHx_Xhzd5mbPS_o9vX2SBl1HZkmN9cOKMxWPgkcATNqzXjMqY7NGyPxHHGSTST20vgGh06KwIqU27Sst3zriIWNJB1dH_gsiTkJ73Zm0ySA6xzA/s4663/IMG_9465.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2865" data-original-width="4663" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn82-k4ju8xEFyGtzC-VSnL1AAYS3y_RdOFW4WLGUQ1Zdu0-Ex7AlSQLOwAzEuaToWrCq8IhSgfNXnHx_Xhzd5mbPS_o9vX2SBl1HZkmN9cOKMxWPgkcATNqzXjMqY7NGyPxHHGSTST20vgGh06KwIqU27Sst3zriIWNJB1dH_gsiTkJ73Zm0ySA6xzA/w640-h394/IMG_9465.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEg91EyyPVWBzhKgPcJ28r40TxiTJRSi1LBQha2sC7ZgDCL_E5mr1eBqNKMoQgrx55OsAV31WaHSuUIFbVb1hOw_-rZBxwUBVLPbwl6TYf8exJquexstgOzlosU7uWjhyriqVO1Mclp_d_-v9G5-bNhBZB4hcwqkioG1bwvfVUWgPmT6H3nZvfV800Qw/s2075/IMG_9470%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEg91EyyPVWBzhKgPcJ28r40TxiTJRSi1LBQha2sC7ZgDCL_E5mr1eBqNKMoQgrx55OsAV31WaHSuUIFbVb1hOw_-rZBxwUBVLPbwl6TYf8exJquexstgOzlosU7uWjhyriqVO1Mclp_d_-v9G5-bNhBZB4hcwqkioG1bwvfVUWgPmT6H3nZvfV800Qw/w632-h640/IMG_9470%202.2%202048.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Take a look ahead and spot the two-story stone and red brick City Hotel. Turn
left on the street that runs along side this hotel. This is Theall Street. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5-RdlzPVe25ybf_6rNvmLKO9VylEa7DT3t-AJwc6NYbAsQOdTT9rmF7rATtz2h-WuF6VgpVsgW7vzKH21EQwVcF12Tk1lobwLVX5QSXFM5ONdf8iPIVbIGAfK9Z6IKstxwBU5YjgC-x9a8hV4whs_Svb__noRxXqxa0OBkH5XxvNbkSAVOkjVZzw3w/s3160/IMG_9474%202.2.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3160" data-original-width="3160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5-RdlzPVe25ybf_6rNvmLKO9VylEa7DT3t-AJwc6NYbAsQOdTT9rmF7rATtz2h-WuF6VgpVsgW7vzKH21EQwVcF12Tk1lobwLVX5QSXFM5ONdf8iPIVbIGAfK9Z6IKstxwBU5YjgC-x9a8hV4whs_Svb__noRxXqxa0OBkH5XxvNbkSAVOkjVZzw3w/w640-h640/IMG_9474%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Continue through the stop sign ahead. The two-story red house on your right is the William Snugg house. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVJF8yM_GBn1FemesfyDBhvo2ycwHm9eViV3-RJGuXZ6w_WqsAGzbE6vgUy93C8N9OSnEUgm9v31xhLWV3bZgR5xqVO4aY_wJTxCvAIM-7feaO_w6Fd2-fCb-KtUxX3wWzHOToNqqOeBlnA3ij1WX9cMdKl4pVPPlWrQWrVSd7Xwd2kSc0XoLfAnTDQ/s2075/IMG_7449%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVJF8yM_GBn1FemesfyDBhvo2ycwHm9eViV3-RJGuXZ6w_WqsAGzbE6vgUy93C8N9OSnEUgm9v31xhLWV3bZgR5xqVO4aY_wJTxCvAIM-7feaO_w6Fd2-fCb-KtUxX3wWzHOToNqqOeBlnA3ij1WX9cMdKl4pVPPlWrQWrVSd7Xwd2kSc0XoLfAnTDQ/w632-h640/IMG_7449%202.2%202048.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">William came to California from North Carolina in 1850 as a slave. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">William Snugg obtained his freedom from slavery in 1854 after paying his owner a manumission fee. He bought this property on Theall for his wife and built a three-room home there in 1860. As his family grew to 12 members, William added seven more rooms in 1885.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7Ho1v5vMH_obQyb-cDoyiWEPDl0xsVMhBPiZQXgBI10ALdZ96aZT86-2J8ba2ovNqHLymgoiHDttm2noCU3pXsW8U8HCaCZUbaqB44I0eA4L6aNNyxM0MoBukeXR7iIemYu67xtGJ-97n_6Keboa2veasngJNoL8B9Xgv72n9okFLAhn0AyckaFUXQ/s2075/IMG_7456%202.2%202075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7Ho1v5vMH_obQyb-cDoyiWEPDl0xsVMhBPiZQXgBI10ALdZ96aZT86-2J8ba2ovNqHLymgoiHDttm2noCU3pXsW8U8HCaCZUbaqB44I0eA4L6aNNyxM0MoBukeXR7iIemYu67xtGJ-97n_6Keboa2veasngJNoL8B9Xgv72n9okFLAhn0AyckaFUXQ/w632-h640/IMG_7456%202.2%202075.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
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At the stop turn right onto Shepard Street, then right onto Gold Street, and right onto South Washington. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">As you make this turn look left to view Elizabeth Gunn's house. Recall Elizabeth came to California in 1851.
Her husband built her this two-story adobe.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"> O</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">n your left ahead is the brick Opera Hall. It was built in 1885. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhqVLfthUxtUGy9SChxESjV0eUki52-QW0XbIZSKM2kTvqvuYCm2c3J-epOaig4F95nJeYw5btddO7nVrBDfPvuD687zSrx6sJa72P5N0ytrbh8G0GNCwytGAppi7-rnFqPLxkgpChWEFIorngMLcQNge5R3xOwgveb_H9b-rHieypbtW8xTySg_CEw/s3738/IMG_9494.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="3738" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhqVLfthUxtUGy9SChxESjV0eUki52-QW0XbIZSKM2kTvqvuYCm2c3J-epOaig4F95nJeYw5btddO7nVrBDfPvuD687zSrx6sJa72P5N0ytrbh8G0GNCwytGAppi7-rnFqPLxkgpChWEFIorngMLcQNge5R3xOwgveb_H9b-rHieypbtW8xTySg_CEw/w400-h304/IMG_9494.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Across the street from the Opera Hall is the <a href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=32021" target="_blank">Sonora Historical marker</a>. This marker reads "Queen of the Southern Mines, settled in 1848 by Mexicans from Sonora, Mexico. City government established 1849. Sonora Herald, first newspaper in the California mines, established July 4, 1850. Single copy, fifty cents; yearly, twenty dollars. One pocket in Bonanza Mine yielded half million dollars. Nugget, "Holden Chispa," weighing twenty-eight pounds, found 1851. Sonora made County Seat in 1852. Here Mark Twain and Bret Harte found materials for their stories." </span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnifpWIGNr7iv3BcBeOWzFhalpcFF37qJonVK02UHfsVd-gXrCWxhGWpYTaPYbD9Tk2KQUWFANbs_O45okg3vn33FDvEMxG5zMj2QHp12abzrFRtroz1dq1ULhV-F3km20Bdr2FuscEuKfu5XCx6hTBoSmawIYFh3AizulDdogkWcjpA7sHL1UMymWQ/s3657/IMG_7466.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2795" data-original-width="3657" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnifpWIGNr7iv3BcBeOWzFhalpcFF37qJonVK02UHfsVd-gXrCWxhGWpYTaPYbD9Tk2KQUWFANbs_O45okg3vn33FDvEMxG5zMj2QHp12abzrFRtroz1dq1ULhV-F3km20Bdr2FuscEuKfu5XCx6hTBoSmawIYFh3AizulDdogkWcjpA7sHL1UMymWQ/w640-h490/IMG_7466.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At the traffic light ahead use the left turn lane to turn left back onto
Highway 49. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">While you wait at the light or as you make the turn, notice the two-story
yellow stucco Sonora Inn. Originally
built in 1896 in the Victorian-style, the building was redesigned in the 1920s
in the California Mission style which you see today. The Sonora Inn has hosted some of Hollywood's
elite, Grace Kelly during the filming of <i>High Noon</i> in 1952 and Drew Barrymore
while she worked on the film <i>Bad Girls</i> in 1994.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>Continue along 49 for about 2 miles to the junction with Highway 108. Turn right and follow Highway 49 and 108 southwest toward Mariposa and Oakdale. We are on our way to </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">California State Historic Park Railtown 1897. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YvlnjHylZg8ccOG22m7PzAxUApO90LmoCG3ORfEhMFa-Jk3fHx-NluX1K2rpWtWJQFnZip9aDnDsZ-lK-tPEetXsKGBbpmRiiFRNW68ZM7eHqsLXbtRYpXrBieKLlMsPkyZ_PJUiptM7vS_koVkdAFx3Hwz9IdAWbSb1bXoVrQUnX4lv8Kc8GsKjqQ/s3102/IMG_9509%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3102" data-original-width="3102" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YvlnjHylZg8ccOG22m7PzAxUApO90LmoCG3ORfEhMFa-Jk3fHx-NluX1K2rpWtWJQFnZip9aDnDsZ-lK-tPEetXsKGBbpmRiiFRNW68ZM7eHqsLXbtRYpXrBieKLlMsPkyZ_PJUiptM7vS_koVkdAFx3Hwz9IdAWbSb1bXoVrQUnX4lv8Kc8GsKjqQ/w400-h400/IMG_9509%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Follow the highway for 1 1/2 miles to the traffic signal at 5th Avenue and turn left. Continue along 5th and veer right onto Sierra Avenue. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzn1r71yNuS84ChY-Jsh1XkPobCE78DA2ltXrESoJAf6QnQANspNFkueCMpq99w0CZMODWdCvzo-JliCu_LWuwXHwGjRhsZ1lGF2wNNpfnNtrBSdJY2wGP9ogrxs-k3if2ujJ2OYaFHpXNG4ZTEtDqeZ7XiLOQ6YjM5tsFnb5WLCC-3teNBXYZrfeEg/s2205/IMG_9518%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2205" data-original-width="2205" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzn1r71yNuS84ChY-Jsh1XkPobCE78DA2ltXrESoJAf6QnQANspNFkueCMpq99w0CZMODWdCvzo-JliCu_LWuwXHwGjRhsZ1lGF2wNNpfnNtrBSdJY2wGP9ogrxs-k3if2ujJ2OYaFHpXNG4ZTEtDqeZ7XiLOQ6YjM5tsFnb5WLCC-3teNBXYZrfeEg/w400-h400/IMG_9518%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Parking for the <a href="https://www.railtown1897.org/visit/general-information" target="_blank">California State Historic Park Railtown 1897</a> will be on your left off of Sierra Avenue, just past the California Historical Marker noting this location as the Sierra Railway Shops complex. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgJ56vv5O44CvcHLWua5B_w-LwX5ceIxHlT6Yc6FhTjfY2DvIvq5KTE_VECco3LvGfZ50dr1uopxJPFKvV1QdDdwpGlYZhiAT9JUz-H7ysB2ge7-fFkKVipY2X4724QTxkbZ1ZABj53ZsNDusOk2sPSK7Ahe-JQrH1VgoLq5YFGgtR4yL6qZoWLLIvg/s2075/IMG_9531%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgJ56vv5O44CvcHLWua5B_w-LwX5ceIxHlT6Yc6FhTjfY2DvIvq5KTE_VECco3LvGfZ50dr1uopxJPFKvV1QdDdwpGlYZhiAT9JUz-H7ysB2ge7-fFkKVipY2X4724QTxkbZ1ZABj53ZsNDusOk2sPSK7Ahe-JQrH1VgoLq5YFGgtR4yL6qZoWLLIvg/s320/IMG_9531%202.2%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Between 1897 and 1955 this complex included a freight house, roundhouse, turntable and car shop. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87X6yFye_n4nZ65tRAbEJZZxsSvDgFbNww3gLT76jWydMrvFSvA_a5FaOMdLEzGD3zTOCTXVpudhEHppOY4zOm_sERlVJ1RcR1NEi5bNZ_9KY6dgqddlVwcxv0H5VCUNK_oEnRlLHLeUudJNWNd-o6qxvea5AD_MDSUypIWHasnMQya6cQKx9CoTa9g/s5184/IMG_9532.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87X6yFye_n4nZ65tRAbEJZZxsSvDgFbNww3gLT76jWydMrvFSvA_a5FaOMdLEzGD3zTOCTXVpudhEHppOY4zOm_sERlVJ1RcR1NEi5bNZ_9KY6dgqddlVwcxv0H5VCUNK_oEnRlLHLeUudJNWNd-o6qxvea5AD_MDSUypIWHasnMQya6cQKx9CoTa9g/w640-h480/IMG_9532.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today this State Park still contains these buildings preserved as a living history museum dating to 1897. From the <span style="font-size: 12pt;">1920s onward, this rail station became one of Hollywood’s most popular film locations. Over 200 movies, and television programs were filled here.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJlrWw3FaPLtxPEf-Wxq6TSU965lg9wMkNFmHceZbKltIf9m0OKRNUybzCUHrRkVQKbPrXQqTW0cEl8w0mzTzGqfAaGb6cza18Uew_zoS49WqhyScTF7z2wYHgiCANhzgvKbJIn4DmS0g-bII-fNTwgE19B6aZ6VqpYymRu3tuLne7rFDbLnOShVSmQ/s3467/IMG_7498%202.2.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3467" data-original-width="3467" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJlrWw3FaPLtxPEf-Wxq6TSU965lg9wMkNFmHceZbKltIf9m0OKRNUybzCUHrRkVQKbPrXQqTW0cEl8w0mzTzGqfAaGb6cza18Uew_zoS49WqhyScTF7z2wYHgiCANhzgvKbJIn4DmS0g-bII-fNTwgE19B6aZ6VqpYymRu3tuLne7rFDbLnOShVSmQ/w640-h640/IMG_7498%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduFQSFiDMKcm2mc5osUHjMmgaD5MwrvhGZBVPv22T8AGWLF5EljjQSlWwucdqNY-rLOuPNsBubKiNHunbeH5XLgPQrL-WlmzclWvSSDgXJaPOVz0rq-jZW1jylfSwGkrgiNnHt9lq432iu_we3u2DGEJtPbTnwoI0iQC0s-Ezt5Mu0cwif_wC_1yvtw/s3787/IMG_7510%202.2%20musuem%20Railtown.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3787" data-original-width="3787" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduFQSFiDMKcm2mc5osUHjMmgaD5MwrvhGZBVPv22T8AGWLF5EljjQSlWwucdqNY-rLOuPNsBubKiNHunbeH5XLgPQrL-WlmzclWvSSDgXJaPOVz0rq-jZW1jylfSwGkrgiNnHt9lq432iu_we3u2DGEJtPbTnwoI0iQC0s-Ezt5Mu0cwif_wC_1yvtw/w640-h640/IMG_7510%202.2%20musuem%20Railtown.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sYVokVV45-8IpSISlO3nwRi1aTnxI4q_TRwdlMUJ_SK3Nn26kRsM0HmX_xa5fstKULY9f-lvErOF_hAX8_NzOj3RKpPLkZv1Un1cS48E7hOqdeIjPhjfoGdtewCw0pxGz6zcY4p6jqyW7002RMN4-yMWRItq5QosP6werDQwO7jYrjwfn1ErgNlp-g/s3704/IMG_7495%202.2%20Railtown.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3704" data-original-width="3704" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sYVokVV45-8IpSISlO3nwRi1aTnxI4q_TRwdlMUJ_SK3Nn26kRsM0HmX_xa5fstKULY9f-lvErOF_hAX8_NzOj3RKpPLkZv1Un1cS48E7hOqdeIjPhjfoGdtewCw0pxGz6zcY4p6jqyW7002RMN4-yMWRItq5QosP6werDQwO7jYrjwfn1ErgNlp-g/w640-h640/IMG_7495%202.2%20Railtown.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">This park is open daily from 10am, and there is a cost to visit. On the weekends from April to September you make take a 6 mile ride on the historic steam locomotive. This trip through California's scenic gold country passes by the water tower used in the 1960s television show Petticoat Junction.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWf8EqzDRqf1EUcZiHTBisELSMjZrra1wo9h9PlE5bCglYoz7q3m5E-oKjpnsTqIJUMlPX4mQceHNoWPD1hqQoQAYVEIqU9yAM-uloeRRHaNmfipD8T0DVEJsXITAONZUaWGy_ieIH_FBX2dQ7DX-N4MGirlX5vlb-9Xuf3ARljkWPMLmo-FWJdL4-1A/s3364/IMG_9533%202.2%20Railtown.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3364" data-original-width="3364" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWf8EqzDRqf1EUcZiHTBisELSMjZrra1wo9h9PlE5bCglYoz7q3m5E-oKjpnsTqIJUMlPX4mQceHNoWPD1hqQoQAYVEIqU9yAM-uloeRRHaNmfipD8T0DVEJsXITAONZUaWGy_ieIH_FBX2dQ7DX-N4MGirlX5vlb-9Xuf3ARljkWPMLmo-FWJdL4-1A/w640-h640/IMG_9533%202.2%20Railtown.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tNCIZAFSfEjyxsANqZPUcGatXibNm_aiWgD2NYj5XK9_BRaUvMC4J6--1PJuH_T2wcAL0EOS9Au5nsIZRYyfdBvfhPFG__xeDuUiX5Kp70kVx8tYkGDtBjjorbcJSnF-PXoWL-GiJD_x8-0eK8SjxYnp5bUDMPWWwe6Y8nwgnrNpRJp_AgjKS4yVaQ/s3373/IMG_9535%202.2%20Jamestown%20Railtown%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3373" data-original-width="3373" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tNCIZAFSfEjyxsANqZPUcGatXibNm_aiWgD2NYj5XK9_BRaUvMC4J6--1PJuH_T2wcAL0EOS9Au5nsIZRYyfdBvfhPFG__xeDuUiX5Kp70kVx8tYkGDtBjjorbcJSnF-PXoWL-GiJD_x8-0eK8SjxYnp5bUDMPWWwe6Y8nwgnrNpRJp_AgjKS4yVaQ/w640-h640/IMG_9535%202.2%20Jamestown%20Railtown%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Take some time to explore this State Park. You may use the map below or our <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">Companion Brochure</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOug7_TQ6dMVUo7GNvQ85iXKalUs-q99xu7efW2061qKPMeT9EZHc0HlZ5lUoABXVefupWJduTW7qj6kYbdxM7L2JUkKUQecr1XAhRMy_WgTEW8kSUZCbMa88QRxBLkwkUJd7OIzqFA5tkJY4tto9dEl4VVpSIHLnxXSInqbDq1Qz4TSmSyImcy9DxwA/s575/Railtown%20Map%20%206.2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="575" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOug7_TQ6dMVUo7GNvQ85iXKalUs-q99xu7efW2061qKPMeT9EZHc0HlZ5lUoABXVefupWJduTW7qj6kYbdxM7L2JUkKUQecr1XAhRMy_WgTEW8kSUZCbMa88QRxBLkwkUJd7OIzqFA5tkJY4tto9dEl4VVpSIHLnxXSInqbDq1Qz4TSmSyImcy9DxwA/w400-h400/Railtown%20Map%20%206.2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Before we leave this location, cross the street in front of the bronze historic plaque. Take a look at the sidewalk and find the bronze circle. This is part of the Jamestown Walk of Fame, a series of 30 bronze plaques imbedded in the sidewalk between Railtown 1897 and Rocco Park in Jamestown. They denote the films and television shows filmed here in Jamestown. This particular plaque is for <i>The</i> <i>Virginian</i>, a 1929 film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Gary Cooper. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVO9lLmI64XjNuR8rTQe4B9wxend2fEzMImLvFFg22OH58UcF3L4ilgg-PaaxQxeph9noLZWCFxM4FVxx9QODTxWzkv60w1_rJzC3kXWprBMn2GxcIDnmN8zAj4bdrJw-7wpwqFRJqY99mHXGCFH2JW2EDZ2rviwWVZ9H6McPoYK9am_6ImdiOj8xJg/s496/Poster_-_Virginian,_The_(1929)_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVO9lLmI64XjNuR8rTQe4B9wxend2fEzMImLvFFg22OH58UcF3L4ilgg-PaaxQxeph9noLZWCFxM4FVxx9QODTxWzkv60w1_rJzC3kXWprBMn2GxcIDnmN8zAj4bdrJw-7wpwqFRJqY99mHXGCFH2JW2EDZ2rviwWVZ9H6McPoYK9am_6ImdiOj8xJg/s320/Poster_-_Virginian,_The_(1929)_01.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Exit the parking lot the way you arrived, cross Sierra Avenue and head straight onto Ninth Street. At the stop sign turn right onto Seco Street and then veer left onto Donovan. We are on our way to our last stop on this driving tour, Jamestown. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At the stop sign ahead, turn right onto Main Street. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On your right at the stop sign will be the historic plaque for Jamestown, the southern Gateway to the Mother Lode. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0kydZO8BtRIRFmgQnsCN4edWRPv9AIw0zpki5V8D6sJtdrj54CSN0by12Hx6bR4YWqop1NVjx_1XYB-TvKt8Z7yvWxit1Ar4PMpR7pxUGcyipevdLSOD_xit7refH4bgnoIBPnDYdNJqu-QJO_YtvrUgwf3qHTO-LL4zvhRZTwQI2VYLjSQRMBBP6A/s3491/IMG_9949%202.2%20Jamestown.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3491" data-original-width="3491" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0kydZO8BtRIRFmgQnsCN4edWRPv9AIw0zpki5V8D6sJtdrj54CSN0by12Hx6bR4YWqop1NVjx_1XYB-TvKt8Z7yvWxit1Ar4PMpR7pxUGcyipevdLSOD_xit7refH4bgnoIBPnDYdNJqu-QJO_YtvrUgwf3qHTO-LL4zvhRZTwQI2VYLjSQRMBBP6A/s320/IMG_9949%202.2%20Jamestown.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Oregonian Benjamin Wood panned a creek and found gold outside Jamestown a few
months after gold was discovered in Coloma in 1848. Wood’s gold discovery was the first in
Tuolumne County. The creek was named after Wood; however, the town was named
after Colonel George F. James, a wealthy attorney from San Francisco. </span><br />
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The placers ran dry by 1854 but, a profitable hard-rock drift mine was
discovered nearby and Jamestown’s population soared. In 1898 the railroad would become Jamestown’s
primary industry, transporting quartz, lumber, and other goods out of the
county. </span><br />
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The railroad continues to be a major part of life in Jamestown, as it is the
home of the Steam Sierra Railway and Railtown 1897 State Historic Park. Several of the buildings in downtown
Jamestown date to the 1870s and 80s, today they are occupied by quaint historic
inns, restaurants, a cigar bar and wine tasting rooms. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEH-ivKDw0PB69KFWDh6P1WD26ys-mSe8WqwxmsPa6uqiMbz_MEWIL8OZPXeXdgt4twGpoHxlDYqodeoUR8WxVkPfBfyDB0haLOO7Vgi8vKRcxIuj5xX4h1IefKK7Wn54S2JWAkwQX5ge6SW_Y-h1em3mD6IHRcbSZddhDSGKDOBPc6N2rIKZQ7ERng/s2075/IMG_9955%202.2%202075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEH-ivKDw0PB69KFWDh6P1WD26ys-mSe8WqwxmsPa6uqiMbz_MEWIL8OZPXeXdgt4twGpoHxlDYqodeoUR8WxVkPfBfyDB0haLOO7Vgi8vKRcxIuj5xX4h1IefKK7Wn54S2JWAkwQX5ge6SW_Y-h1em3mD6IHRcbSZddhDSGKDOBPc6N2rIKZQ7ERng/w632-h640/IMG_9955%202.2%202075.jpg" width="632" /></a></div>As you continue down Main watch for the <span style="font-size: 12pt;">two-story brick Jamestown Hotel on your right. It was originally built in 1858. After burning to the ground twice, it was rebuilt in brick in 1919. Next is the National Hotel. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4jG3Fsv3rxAddwXmm8I-fz-FG8Z2Ubxb6GWQIs7BZ3LAaF1AZoztTwMVLUKv78E4cyR0PuUQdmUshIHPtfufWyflMGqRPk_ndHXSe1G1FRLsh8EJnblS-32Pgj7BDpufdGL8Wqsh77t65cKthsOVe_V4eY4QDQ8IlzXvy3N88POXO_2Vky_4SJAkJg/s3729/IMG_9959%202.2%20Jamestown.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3729" data-original-width="3729" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4jG3Fsv3rxAddwXmm8I-fz-FG8Z2Ubxb6GWQIs7BZ3LAaF1AZoztTwMVLUKv78E4cyR0PuUQdmUshIHPtfufWyflMGqRPk_ndHXSe1G1FRLsh8EJnblS-32Pgj7BDpufdGL8Wqsh77t65cKthsOVe_V4eY4QDQ8IlzXvy3N88POXO_2Vky_4SJAkJg/w640-h640/IMG_9959%202.2%20Jamestown.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>After the stop sign ahead, make the next left turn onto Smoke Street and follow the Parking sign to the parking lot behind the white gazebo. </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0nSlohSaGpRlkzpOTtmW7kZhynliCjzmvglr70-P6enf4tdv7Fhlu1m5q9_2m0RMt_42PdTIAleS9f-wvjtqjiDAILLQ0TQk1b1h0gN6iRVjnzxAtqY14iMgBIhy6McULpeLA0We8EVlsKt5UE0yxi_0WFrV54gyfiqqSKDm9fDSMZeyGlBlangqOQ/s2075/IMG_9961%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0nSlohSaGpRlkzpOTtmW7kZhynliCjzmvglr70-P6enf4tdv7Fhlu1m5q9_2m0RMt_42PdTIAleS9f-wvjtqjiDAILLQ0TQk1b1h0gN6iRVjnzxAtqY14iMgBIhy6McULpeLA0We8EVlsKt5UE0yxi_0WFrV54gyfiqqSKDm9fDSMZeyGlBlangqOQ/w395-h400/IMG_9961%202.2%202048.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Welcome to Old Town Jamestown, the backdrop for dozens of Hollywood television
and movies including: <i>Back to the Future III</i>, <i>Unforgiven</i>, <i>High Noon</i>, <i>Little
House on the Prairie</i> and the <i>Wild Wild West</i> .
Park here and if you
are interested in exploring Jamestown by foot, please use the map below. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-M4_nJncIzMTQq9Z4DuiUFo7sfMr-3ZFHB3LNaiveb9jXW6UHCETznssvA6eE-wgfXE0fRm7jWvF6jMfRaZ333a2J9m7FB0QDrRS-nTWzrjRKPrGGtCZkCi3epBWJS4N0DSZXVq-rkZJi4XjHFU7B3FsDqnjsXuNKs1lGyIHoixlOoKk0C39FDpEYg/s961/Jamestown%20Map%20%20numbers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="961" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-M4_nJncIzMTQq9Z4DuiUFo7sfMr-3ZFHB3LNaiveb9jXW6UHCETznssvA6eE-wgfXE0fRm7jWvF6jMfRaZ333a2J9m7FB0QDrRS-nTWzrjRKPrGGtCZkCi3epBWJS4N0DSZXVq-rkZJi4XjHFU7B3FsDqnjsXuNKs1lGyIHoixlOoKk0C39FDpEYg/w400-h400/Jamestown%20Map%20%20numbers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This however is where we are leaving you. We hope that you have enjoyed your driving tour from Angels Camp to Jamestown
and all of the stops in-between.</span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is the last in our series of four companion tours of the California Gold Rush Back Roads and Highway 49 from Auburn to Jamestown. If you are interested in the other segments please visit these sites: <b><a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/placer-county-california/california-s-gold-rush-a-highway-49-driving-tour-from-auburn-to-placerville" target="_blank">California's Gold Rush: A Highway 49 Driving Tour from Auburn to Placerville</a></b>, <b><a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/amador-county-california/hard-rock-mining-in-california-a-highway-49-driving-tour-to-jackson" target="_blank">Hard-rock Mining in California: A Highway 49 Driving Tour to Jackson</a></b>, and <b><a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/amador-county-california/native-americans-boomtowns-and-literary-legends-a-highway-49-driving-tour" target="_blank">Native Americans, Boomtowns and Literary Legends: A Highway 49 Driving Tour from Jackson to Angels Camp</a></b>. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></div><div><span><span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Until next time, Happy Adventures!</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">+++<br /></span><span><span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">All pictures by L. A. or R. M. Momboisse unless listed below: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Juaquin Murrieta - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Murrieta" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><a href="https://www.goldrushgallery.com/news/wimmer.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Picture of Jennie Wimmer and drawing of Jennie Wimmer</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 16px;">Routes to the California Gold Fields - </span><a href="https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/California-Gold-Rush/631740" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #bf8b38; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Kids Britannica</a><span style="font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 16px;">Placer Miners with their tools - </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft758007r3;chunk.id=d0e1072;doc.view=print" target="_blank">Courtesy Bancroft Library</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">J. D. Borthwick Miner - <a href="https://www.sierracollege.edu/ejournals/jsnhb/v1n3/borthwick.html" target="_blank">Sierra Collage </a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="text-align: center;">Murphys 1850s - <a href="https://visitmurphys.com/about-murphys/murphys-history/" target="_blank">Murphys History </a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="text-align: center;">Inside Mercer Caverns - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercer_Caverns" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Movie Poster The Virginian - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Virginian_(1929_film)" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Mercer Cave Entrance 1886 - <a href="http://mercercaverns.net/history.html" target="_blank">Mercer Caverns </a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Three pictures inside Mercer Caverns - <a href="http://mercercaverns.net/photos.html" target="_blank">Mercer Caverns </a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="text-align: center;">Zealous Gold Diggers - <a href="http://www.goldmuseum.com.au/eliza-perrin-an-ordinary-woman-of-the-goldfields/" target="_blank">Ordinary Women of the Goldfields</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Wagon Train into Great Salt Lake - <a href="https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-1847-trek-mormon-pioneer-trail.htm" target="_blank">National Park Service </a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Margaret Frink - <a href="https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/margaret-frink.htm" target="_blank">National Park Service</a> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="text-align: center;">40 Miles of Desert - <a href="https://www.californiatrailcenter.org/40-mile-desert/" target="_blank">California Trail Interpretive Center </a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Poster of Hornet Clipper that Made trip around the Horn in the 1850s - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Mammoth Giant Sequoia Tree - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calaveras_Big_Trees_State_Park#/media/File:Giant_sequoia_exhibitionism.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="text-align: center;">Mother of the Forest in 1866 with scaffolding - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_of_the_Forest#:~:text=The%20Mother%20of%20the%20Forest,%2C%20in%20Calaveras%20County%2C%20California." target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Mother of the Forest on Display in London 1859 - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_of_the_Forest#:~:text=The%20Mother%20of%20the%20Forest,%2C%20in%20Calaveras%20County%2C%20California." target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Pioneer Cabin Tree c. 1860 - 1880 before tunnel - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Cabin_Tree" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Pioneer Cabin Tree with tunnel - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Cabin_Tree" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="text-align: center;">Mary Jane "Jennie" Megquier -<a href="https://blogs.bl.uk/americas/2017/05/women-in-the-california-gold-rush.html" target="_blank"> Women in the California Gold Rush</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><a href="http://www.bruceruiz.net/PanamaHistory/isthmus_crossing.htm" target="_blank">Old Chagres Harbor (1850) </a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nahl_1850,_Der_Isthmus_von_Panama_auf_der_H%C3%B6he_des_Chagres_River.jpg" target="_blank"><i style="text-align: center;">Chagres River </i><span style="text-align: center;">by Charles Christian Nahl</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="text-align: center;">Guide and pack mule crossing Isthmus (B. F. McCreary) - <a href="https://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/community/longwood_journey/resources/diaries/an_account_of_b__f__mc_creary_s_voyage_from_new_yo" target="_blank">Diary of Frank McCreary</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="text-align: center;">Lola Montez (1847 painted by Joseph Karl Steiler for Ludwig I of Bavaria) - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lola_Montez" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="text-align: center;">Lola Montez (1852) - </span><a href="https://ushistoryscene.com/article/lola-montez-as-a-western-woman/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">U.S. History Scene </a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Lola Montez (photographed by Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon 1860 - 39 years) - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lola_Montez#/media/File:Antoine-Samuel_Adam-Salomon_-_Lola_Montez_c1860_-_(MeisterDrucke-148433).jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Eleanor Dumont - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Dumont" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/375419237/" target="_blank">Pioche Record (Pioche, Nevada August 10, 1878)</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://digital-desert.com/gold/elephant.html" target="_blank">Seeing the Elephant (mid-nineteenth century lithograph by W. B. McMurtrie)</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="text-align: center;">Hydraulic Mining 1870s - <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/hydraulic-mining-techniques-california-1870s" target="_blank">USGS</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Historic Picture Moaning Caverns - <a href="https://moaningcaverns.com/cave-tours/" target="_blank">Moaning Caverns </a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Spiral Staircase Moaning Caverns - <a href="https://moaningcaverns.com/cave-tours/" target="_blank">Moaning Caverns</a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Inside Nature Bridges - (<a href="Dave Bunnell for Go Calaveras" target="_blank">Photos by </a></span><a href="Dave Bunnell for Go Calaveras" target="_blank">Dave Bunnell for Go Calaveras</a>)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><a href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=154378" target="_blank">Columbia State Park Historic Marker</a> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="text-align: center;">Lithograph of Columbia by Towle Leavitt - <a href="https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30226" target="_blank">Columbia State Park</a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="text-align: center;">Wells Fargo Express Columbia, CA - <a href="https://friendsofcolumbiashp.com/about-columbia-state-historic-park/" target="_blank">Friends of Columbia</a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Lotta Crabtree (1868 - 21 years old) - <a href="https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2013/12/lotta-crabtree.html" target="_blank">Women in Theater</a> (Library of Congress)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Lotta Crabtree - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotta_Crabtree" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> <br /><br />The Virginian Movie Poster - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Virginian_(1929_film)" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Diary excerpts were researched and paraphrased from the following books: </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>Prairie Schooner Lady: The journal of Harriet Sherrill Ward 1853</i> published by Florence DeWitt <br /><i>California Women: A History</i> by Jensen and Lothrop <br /></span><i>Margaret Frink, Journal of the Adventures of a Party of California Gold-seekers</i> <br /><i>With Great Hope: Women of the California Gold Rush</i> by JoAnn Chartier and Chris Enss <br /><i>They Saw the Elephant: Woman in the California Gold Rush </i>by JoAnn Levy <br /><i>Women of the Gold Rush: Taming the Forty-Niner</i> by Elizabeth Margo<br /><i>Golden Dreams: True Stories of Adventure in the California Gold Rush</i> by Frank Baumbardner<br /><i>Tales and Treasures of the California Gold Rush </i>by Randall Reinstedt <br /><i>Gold Rush Women</i> by Claire R. Murphy and Jane Haigh<br /><i>Records of a California Family</i> published by Anna Lee Marston<br /><br /></p></span></span></div><p><span><a class="text-decoration-none" href="https://voicemap.me/tour/amador-county-california/hard-rock-mining-in-california-a-highway-49-driving-tour-to-jackson" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; outline: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;"></a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><h2 class="text text-lg1 text-semibold text-leading-normal text-gray-800" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"></h2>Adventures of A Home Town Tourist http://www.blogger.com/profile/14250391828232138884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206555389724511740.post-57184523437614792722022-05-16T14:29:00.001-07:002023-11-13T09:48:04.112-08:00Native Americans, Boomtowns and Literary Legends: A Highway 49 Driving Tour from Jackson to Angels Camp, California<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Interested in being your own tour guide? I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse" style="text-align: left;">VoiceMap</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">(Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/" style="text-align: left;">GPSmyCity</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">(</span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html" style="text-align: left;">Carmel</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html" style="text-align: left;">Monterey</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html" style="text-align: left;">Big Sur</a><span style="text-align: left;">, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/folsom-6551.html" target="_blank">Folsom</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/sacramento-603.html" target="_blank">Sacramento</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/boston-566.html" target="_blank">Boston</a>,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html" style="text-align: left;">Cinque Terre</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html" style="text-align: left;">Kotor Montenegro</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html" style="text-align: left;">Copenhagen</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/st-petersburg-518.html" target="_blank">St. Petersburg</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/helsinki-487.html" target="_blank">Helsinki</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/stockholm-525.html" target="_blank">Stockholm</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/tallinn-486.html" target="_blank">Estonia</a><span style="text-align: left;">). Happy Adventures!</span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMX7ekE6M2osQA1I350tJmDppLzu9B61BfnQWEcmqudt7SO8KuuAOT27M15X_7T4tH6KCKPINlOkNaZBxx_PoVeBjwdDZzer7XZE1y-rtoWFEB-IOoD-tBT6Ib8E97fBJOv6a5pCu-lsitNBRf0JqETpd7bBVPcU84hg7ZDhoavlGQNHidkt4UbT5Lw/s1920/California_Gold_Country_Jackson_to_Angels_Camp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="1920" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMX7ekE6M2osQA1I350tJmDppLzu9B61BfnQWEcmqudt7SO8KuuAOT27M15X_7T4tH6KCKPINlOkNaZBxx_PoVeBjwdDZzer7XZE1y-rtoWFEB-IOoD-tBT6Ib8E97fBJOv6a5pCu-lsitNBRf0JqETpd7bBVPcU84hg7ZDhoavlGQNHidkt4UbT5Lw/w640-h208/California_Gold_Country_Jackson_to_Angels_Camp.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>This blog follows my VoiceMap audio driving tour <b><a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/amador-county-california/native-americans-boomtowns-and-literary-legends-a-highway-49-driving-tour" target="_blank">Native Americans, boomtowns and literary legends: A Highway 49 Driving Tour from Jackson to Angels Camp</a></b></span><span><span>. </span></span><span> As you drive along some of California's most peaceful backroads, we'll share the history of the California Gold Rush as we visit the towns of Volcano, San Andreas, Angels Camp, and Mokelumne Hill. We also visit Jackson Rancheria Casino, and Kennedy Tailing Wheels park as well as Black Chasm Cavern and Indian Rock State Park. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">You may download a souvenir brochure for this tour <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/12iRBHqfEZLcvUg2prTLpvuTb9JtPZO56/view" target="_blank">here</a>. We have also created a companion brochure, <b>Hiking and Walking Tours of the Gold Country</b>. Download that <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">here</a> if you are interested. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>The audio <a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/amador-county-california/native-americans-boomtowns-and-literary-legends-a-highway-49-driving-tour" target="_blank">driving tour</a>, is available at <a href="https://voicemap.me/authors/lynn-momboisse" target="_blank">VoiceMap</a> and listed under Amador County. To use <a href="https://voicemap.me/" target="_blank">VoiceMap</a>, you will need to download the VoiceMap app from the <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/voicemap-gps-audio-guides/id852027939" target="_blank">Apple Store</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.voicemap.android" target="_blank">Google Play</a>. The app is free, this audio driving tour, which is one of four that takes you along the Mother Lode from Auburn to Jamestown currently sells for $11.99. If you have any interest, you may read the first blog in this series </span><b><a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2022/05/californias-gold-rush-highway-49.html" target="_blank">California's Gold Rush: A Highway 49 Driving Tour from Auburn to Placerville</a>, </b>and the second blog in this series<span> <b><a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2022/05/hard-rock-mining-in-california-highway.html" target="_blank">Hard-rock mining in California: A Highway 49 driving tour to Jackson</a></b>. </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="text-decoration-none" href="https://voicemap.me/tour/amador-county-california/hard-rock-mining-in-california-a-highway-49-driving-tour-to-jackson" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; outline: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;"></a></span></span></p><h2 class="text text-lg1 text-semibold text-leading-normal text-gray-800" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy43Lhs8WNo2G4azyHof4xo7_1BEvKAPQofVbBG-9ReNwl1w6ARfsM750UChCJxjYhggozUrOOL3-TCp_kZwe-vjrnePNlyUoQtUCuOaowz-nU3mmH_2vbXOGuVDMymUr6KUjFgr_JgmSyjYVzLk_P5e7XH2GOnkjtCFCpSBtzPO9TpgVWM_aIWL3i2g/s2727/IMG_5194%202.2.jpg" style="font-weight: 600; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2727" data-original-width="2727" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy43Lhs8WNo2G4azyHof4xo7_1BEvKAPQofVbBG-9ReNwl1w6ARfsM750UChCJxjYhggozUrOOL3-TCp_kZwe-vjrnePNlyUoQtUCuOaowz-nU3mmH_2vbXOGuVDMymUr6KUjFgr_JgmSyjYVzLk_P5e7XH2GOnkjtCFCpSBtzPO9TpgVWM_aIWL3i2g/s320/IMG_5194%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Indian Rock State Historic Park Museum</span></span><br /></div></h2><p><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">On this driving tour from Jackson to Angels Camp you will experience California's historic Gold Country. We will cruise along Highway 49, taking a few detours along picturesque backroads to learn about the Miwok Native Americans, who lived in the area long before early pioneers swarmed California in search of their fortunes Along the way we visit a number of Gold Rush towns, each western boom-style town offers a unique picture into the life of the early pioneers and gold rush miners. While you wind your way through these towns, you'll also hear tales about the outlaws Joaquin Murrieta and Black Bart, and find out how literary hero's, Mark Twain and Bret Harte have ties to Angels Camp. </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On this tour, you’ll also have the opportunity to:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">• Learn about the California Gold Rush from a miner’s prospective<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />• Explore Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park and learn how miners dealt with the tons of waste product that hard-rock mines produced<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />• Visit Jackson Rancheria Casino and learn the history behind its creation<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />• Take in the awe-inspiring Black Chasm Cavern and view the unusual helictites (a type of cave-formed mineral) that make this a National Landmark<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />• Hear how Angels Camp became known as Frogtown USA<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />• Wander through the old western-style gold rush towns of Volcano, San Andreas, Mokelumne Hill, and Angels Camp with the help of our nifty brochures</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This tour is the third in a series of four driving tours that explores the California Gold Country and covers the area from Auburn to Jamestown. This 65-mile driving tour may be completed in about two and a half hours without any stops. On the other hand, this is your adventure. You may stop where you want, when you want and for as long as you want. It’s up to you. </span>Or just use this guide to create your own trip. Happy Adventures and enjoy the tour! </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">+++</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0TzwPOyrMj02xtPud_bFFV5H0vt53gEscPK5XLyOjc3R1Nsy2MMIK_Ce2iht3B-ZfuEBHUVaJMImnAR11qxo2XxRy0SZU7nT3ltIPEWEcqN1trVhbzhZ70HdoMjDYGIo7VoPomOoEhjrsTNAE1tAkUlzSh5qGJUYHaWSBvj1xb2V8YZkOS3MispeVQ/s582/Broadway%20Jackson%20gmap.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="582" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0TzwPOyrMj02xtPud_bFFV5H0vt53gEscPK5XLyOjc3R1Nsy2MMIK_Ce2iht3B-ZfuEBHUVaJMImnAR11qxo2XxRy0SZU7nT3ltIPEWEcqN1trVhbzhZ70HdoMjDYGIo7VoPomOoEhjrsTNAE1tAkUlzSh5qGJUYHaWSBvj1xb2V8YZkOS3MispeVQ/s320/Broadway%20Jackson%20gmap.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">This driving tour begins at the public parking lot for the Jackson Civic Center, located at 33 Broadway Street, Jackson, California. </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">We drove through the historic Old Town of Jackson on our last driving tour from Placerville to Jackson. If you did not take that tour and you would like to explore this town on foot, there is a self-guided walking tour of Jackson in our <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">companion brochure</a>.<br /><br />Now, before we start on our driving here is a bit of background on the City of Jackson.<br /><br />Jackson is located near the forks of two small creeks which have their heads in the Mokelumne River. This was a favorite place of gold seekers in 1848. Early miners left behind numerous bottles near the creek, leading to the towns first name, Bottilleas, which is Spanish for bottles. In 1849 the name was changed to Jackson Creek after local attorney, Colonel Aldan Jackson.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJveurjEs23X_76dRzBlBxqg6N4AUb5S_S33EQOe19VKQHHq8s5g4MTvnBdW4x6QQk8HM6BjfrhRNrbHlG27MMHZ0-wRc_X2AuF6WNwvVVKdKGY0SdihBK5rkzKuB0HGQ6WCaIaqx_PYg6_EDD2O0RHw2JGdw3QefWujjJWmlhXwz2rhkCvhsMDlGx3A/s2524/IMG_4333.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2524" data-original-width="2065" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJveurjEs23X_76dRzBlBxqg6N4AUb5S_S33EQOe19VKQHHq8s5g4MTvnBdW4x6QQk8HM6BjfrhRNrbHlG27MMHZ0-wRc_X2AuF6WNwvVVKdKGY0SdihBK5rkzKuB0HGQ6WCaIaqx_PYg6_EDD2O0RHw2JGdw3QefWujjJWmlhXwz2rhkCvhsMDlGx3A/s320/IMG_4333.JPG" width="262" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />Early prospectors mined the easy pickings of gold out of the creek bed quickly. Once unable to make a day’s wages panning, miners turned to prospecting gold in California Mother Lode's rich mineral deposits. In 1851 gold was discovered in a quartz rock ledge nearby and another rush began in Jackson, this one, lode or hard-rock mining. That same year a post office was established, Jackson was incorporated, and mail was delivered by stagecoach. In 1853 Jackson became Amador’s county seat.</span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizifICdi9FBkIrG5lHDoBlQI4dqtAEK3t9AgMbjJGdb0ldjW9SgBhhXv3bz0CBVPAI67SJc4EWCLZ8jkhftsSA009HpY8gvmzvI-oaU14AgXgGvuFL33uJucSqEfrV2EzxGvt-rBT2FqfjZ4LEOMuroKrLhW4_E3WX4QGY92BkmFNUrpTjMK97mBNhZg/s928/orig%20Jackson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="928" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizifICdi9FBkIrG5lHDoBlQI4dqtAEK3t9AgMbjJGdb0ldjW9SgBhhXv3bz0CBVPAI67SJc4EWCLZ8jkhftsSA009HpY8gvmzvI-oaU14AgXgGvuFL33uJucSqEfrV2EzxGvt-rBT2FqfjZ4LEOMuroKrLhW4_E3WX4QGY92BkmFNUrpTjMK97mBNhZg/w640-h445/orig%20Jackson.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />As the town of Jackson grew, wood and canvas buildings spring up along Main Street. In 1855 they were destroyed by fire, which was all too prevalent in early gold rush towns. Merchants quickly rebuilt, only to be hit by fire again in 1862. Within two years buildings rose from the ashes, this time they were constructed mostly out of brick or cement.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vxqo5tRMrLu_sYBq3UgjInKXbSDBNTwXbbP_vFxf4tAkmmZSk3Y42TX4oJGkulqs7EZdK7cXfua_gN6m-_VrrGUeLJbpsnSw-3nEimJ4QNL4b8t_jGoedpB57assMNB9ngWX9XfA8QzCJllvQH89uFjuWyxtpcVAPHKO8vt01KMbbq2Xqb2U4jZqQw/s2262/IMG_4627%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2262" data-original-width="2262" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vxqo5tRMrLu_sYBq3UgjInKXbSDBNTwXbbP_vFxf4tAkmmZSk3Y42TX4oJGkulqs7EZdK7cXfua_gN6m-_VrrGUeLJbpsnSw-3nEimJ4QNL4b8t_jGoedpB57assMNB9ngWX9XfA8QzCJllvQH89uFjuWyxtpcVAPHKO8vt01KMbbq2Xqb2U4jZqQw/w400-h400/IMG_4627%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">In the late 1800s the Kennedy, Argonaut and Zeile hard-rock mines were paying off richly. The success of these mines laid the economic foundation for Jackson. By the turn of the 20th century Jackson had 3,000 residents, a few churches, several saloons, gambling halls, grocery stores, boarding houses, a physician and dentist as well as a girls dormitory. This was the name insurance maps used for houses of ill repute. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EaNoMwmg0OskKzCbi07xPsP-HC3PJopNBP2075EzP1qRiZI9jf8dg6j0KPqV0fUOQZYU2WB7alvBKOny4Vc3_mOksNaGwBDk1J7J9lYWd89nTF9cJYZAZmpTTfa07d-zQXbakdig7c5dCHbxHe_auvS25bX0R-IzcNL0dfFrEpydMQXkP6L7G4nd1A/s1687/IMG_4617%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="1687" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EaNoMwmg0OskKzCbi07xPsP-HC3PJopNBP2075EzP1qRiZI9jf8dg6j0KPqV0fUOQZYU2WB7alvBKOny4Vc3_mOksNaGwBDk1J7J9lYWd89nTF9cJYZAZmpTTfa07d-zQXbakdig7c5dCHbxHe_auvS25bX0R-IzcNL0dfFrEpydMQXkP6L7G4nd1A/w400-h400/IMG_4617%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Jackson has come a long way since the time of gold, girls, and gambling. The buildings that line the historic portion of Main Street showcase the Western false front architectural style also know as Boomtown style. Frequently used between 1860 and the turn of the 20th century, a distinguishing feature of this style is the vertical façade with square top. Today in Jackson you will find antique, jewelry, and clothing stores as well as a handful of restaurants. </span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PskEASu5uu2w_6akoVYq1oAhKLgTzgdhsNEGPOUYPw60dxjA6p-c_8XNtJz-oTJBDD5Ku2koTavkUsOR-ce08yAwnoi-7nBp9BFvuvSJwTUO2rFPu4gWVKvKdWspOD5EO7eIQNh6AKHytWaJ9nMg8UBuXARbUJBkxRhY9k97s31tPe5BsyHQKOebxA/s3648/IMG_4636.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PskEASu5uu2w_6akoVYq1oAhKLgTzgdhsNEGPOUYPw60dxjA6p-c_8XNtJz-oTJBDD5Ku2koTavkUsOR-ce08yAwnoi-7nBp9BFvuvSJwTUO2rFPu4gWVKvKdWspOD5EO7eIQNh6AKHytWaJ9nMg8UBuXARbUJBkxRhY9k97s31tPe5BsyHQKOebxA/w400-h300/IMG_4636.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our driving tour begins with two optional stops as we leave the City of Jackson, the Amador County Museum open Friday through Sunday starting at 11am and Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park which is open daily.</span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So let's head off now. Exit the parking lot and turn left onto Broadway. At the corner, turn right onto Water Street and left onto Summit. Follow the signs for the Amador City Museum. </span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUt89jA1l1drfPcHo452RNIzNDCdhqQz_NbZio3TmyKV5c47x83JnvT38YUjJrT1nf9grRxZZD59GTxOaaw6X33QsvRM00iJP91QoLrF4flqgd42Llz1lZbovZ9BBuB7MUAjENfabc-AFBbWEIIjQCxNfyJP4Nph96cIPURDKeTFS5TxeptPR8K1zd1Q/s2136/IMG_4652%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2136" data-original-width="2136" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUt89jA1l1drfPcHo452RNIzNDCdhqQz_NbZio3TmyKV5c47x83JnvT38YUjJrT1nf9grRxZZD59GTxOaaw6X33QsvRM00iJP91QoLrF4flqgd42Llz1lZbovZ9BBuB7MUAjENfabc-AFBbWEIIjQCxNfyJP4Nph96cIPURDKeTFS5TxeptPR8K1zd1Q/s320/IMG_4652%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">The back entrance to this museum is two blocks up the hill. Pass the courthouse and Court Street. There is a large parking area behind a red building. Park here and use the stairs to access the museum. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3hSFXfOmHbp5YKJVFAVlvZ7qs_wY9IsypubFg_X9Ykg21JvJp9rsFOgpLk-uRmuT8oomNvWWprcMYDu-orfHBKkUZQKCtd31bn7DMiEkw6n4RcS7BIsdHFUYmBsyAQc3gNh_czPILQn2j7MVzeuzzI65nCkjZOIy1xBT-mTeH5MjGa_1iS6_YpGdAg/s1846/IMG_4676%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1846" data-original-width="1846" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3hSFXfOmHbp5YKJVFAVlvZ7qs_wY9IsypubFg_X9Ykg21JvJp9rsFOgpLk-uRmuT8oomNvWWprcMYDu-orfHBKkUZQKCtd31bn7DMiEkw6n4RcS7BIsdHFUYmBsyAQc3gNh_czPILQn2j7MVzeuzzI65nCkjZOIy1xBT-mTeH5MjGa_1iS6_YpGdAg/s320/IMG_4676%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">The Amador County Museum is located in an 1859 Greek Revival-style home. The rooms of this home are set up with
exhibits and collections, including a gold history exhibit, fashions of the
past, a Native American collection and Chinese American collection. The front of this building is shown below. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2rgG78Hp4HYfcboQpJhTnZrAWf67JENRGR3Ub4QLr2eAe0yV8qbFL2QOWSNRtNtr_Y4Gl3rwO3ros-c3dEpxPFF_m9AKRS2ixy4wxIwQUVHLFIVJL75ZDusMI7GG8qqlhwL7iXj19cD8KunhiGjG-gKv6wHO7MdZlChHHuxdTJVnNmq3QrtyH4FElg/s799/Amador_County_Museum%20Wikipedia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="799" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2rgG78Hp4HYfcboQpJhTnZrAWf67JENRGR3Ub4QLr2eAe0yV8qbFL2QOWSNRtNtr_Y4Gl3rwO3ros-c3dEpxPFF_m9AKRS2ixy4wxIwQUVHLFIVJL75ZDusMI7GG8qqlhwL7iXj19cD8KunhiGjG-gKv6wHO7MdZlChHHuxdTJVnNmq3QrtyH4FElg/s320/Amador_County_Museum%20Wikipedia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">When you are ready, continue along Summit, and turn left onto North Street then right onto North Main. Our next stop, Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park is in about 1 mile. Along the way you will pass the historic Catholic and Serbian cemetery, as well as a Victorian-style home subdivision. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYHG7IDd73vxZmtvbPAQhETNs5Wxh5MKCbdXiJwrSz-8nFCdqbcfLJiKrV_64vrj-SdO_hh5wceHSm6uTqxAgkOAYKA-FYYBXRre2j7Ae03OFmh-swXYGNVTsCyJx3C6nQjT16273faMeos3nkyz6gWENUlG7-_QPNXrKpm7eLojismhd1eZ_AwSSwg/s1911/IMG_4683.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1911" data-original-width="1783" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYHG7IDd73vxZmtvbPAQhETNs5Wxh5MKCbdXiJwrSz-8nFCdqbcfLJiKrV_64vrj-SdO_hh5wceHSm6uTqxAgkOAYKA-FYYBXRre2j7Ae03OFmh-swXYGNVTsCyJx3C6nQjT16273faMeos3nkyz6gWENUlG7-_QPNXrKpm7eLojismhd1eZ_AwSSwg/s320/IMG_4683.JPG" width="299" /></a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiad0sLIPj8AQyNMtcATAVN1JafExjgctnOoIGx2fceix87rA8DGvqWIHzYJY3sl6sFCc8vZfSGS9ODzn-kXcBRkjI1nUCoy_rkawZn4is2vBYBAD8M1V9KyKy0xPuA5mt7n-0lFmh7EhWfgGMI2c07XZmKz2Rf3FthTLkdNMYj1HfqS3G0-5TW69MDdg/s2820/IMG_4688.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1746" data-original-width="2820" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiad0sLIPj8AQyNMtcATAVN1JafExjgctnOoIGx2fceix87rA8DGvqWIHzYJY3sl6sFCc8vZfSGS9ODzn-kXcBRkjI1nUCoy_rkawZn4is2vBYBAD8M1V9KyKy0xPuA5mt7n-0lFmh7EhWfgGMI2c07XZmKz2Rf3FthTLkdNMYj1HfqS3G0-5TW69MDdg/s320/IMG_4688.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">After passing the Jackson Gate Inn watch for the Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park sign and turn right into the parking lot. There is a public restroom at this park and parking is free.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi51bDEQaRO4vHQGJYqgan8TnN7Dgs5mSuZnDWWn3tP3DFXaUZ6YQ7PDg5Y_LZ8LYWbcIGW0Satoj4CCtYl3_53KypIAXxAYgf2ua2Ao44iRkOrkjSPQ2Qojp_0_CHf2XxzwNNZXNyuYXUCmGjPtUBDF1OVbz6sjkyNCnFC0UqFZueMn2knta3APze8Q/s1822/IMG_48072.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1822" data-original-width="1822" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi51bDEQaRO4vHQGJYqgan8TnN7Dgs5mSuZnDWWn3tP3DFXaUZ6YQ7PDg5Y_LZ8LYWbcIGW0Satoj4CCtYl3_53KypIAXxAYgf2ua2Ao44iRkOrkjSPQ2Qojp_0_CHf2XxzwNNZXNyuYXUCmGjPtUBDF1OVbz6sjkyNCnFC0UqFZueMn2knta3APze8Q/s320/IMG_48072.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">This park features iconic symbols of the City of Jackson, the Kennedy Mine tailing wheels. These wheels were designed by James Spears to remove mine tailings, the waste created during the hard-rock mining process. When running at full capacity, Kennedy Mine created approximately 850 tons of tailings every twenty-four hours.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrW0nntSLsK6fl5zUYmSBSfdQfj1Sxegs75LOo-T7w5Osu1eBY3V-FAsuHW27XSrQa-3_1-G6bj-SbrCv7_m2RlTK4NFSgMNGDM6NXn2UpkhhuEL1ztqJIspl-fiP0yWyVVSJRa1nqgO-Mha9QhtUvqOzc6DySjqmohwmfz-q-PKXSW1ZSLQF-on418A/s3468/IMG_4720%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1782" data-original-width="3468" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrW0nntSLsK6fl5zUYmSBSfdQfj1Sxegs75LOo-T7w5Osu1eBY3V-FAsuHW27XSrQa-3_1-G6bj-SbrCv7_m2RlTK4NFSgMNGDM6NXn2UpkhhuEL1ztqJIspl-fiP0yWyVVSJRa1nqgO-Mha9QhtUvqOzc6DySjqmohwmfz-q-PKXSW1ZSLQF-on418A/w640-h328/IMG_4720%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Originally, mines would dump their tailings in a nearby creek. In 1913 a California law was established to prohibit this action, requiring mines to impound their tailings or close their operations. Four giant wheels connected by flumes were erected to shuttle the Kennedy Mine waste to an impound area 1/2 mile away.<br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">The Kennedy Tailing Wheels Park is an outdoor exhibit which features the
remains of two of the four Kennedy Mine Tailing Wheels. Wheel #3 now a tangled array of steel, lies broken on the ground. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5LbiyYRofh955aEMRrDzfzhhY6swKmy-hiVlxmEanAKzhY05aRUbm9HDVcZnjPQnJLxnjAtsQlGmAekuBnWrOnaghmwbcaGVd9mH97bZjAB_hBaHAAdd1zneG3mEvDZavw0UPZOLjQTbWq2zZ14Q7yS6yTWJonU7q9Zw32qt8qmjbHFiTE1TMyXdAA/s2730/IMG_4758%20-Tailing%20Wheels%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2730" data-original-width="2730" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5LbiyYRofh955aEMRrDzfzhhY6swKmy-hiVlxmEanAKzhY05aRUbm9HDVcZnjPQnJLxnjAtsQlGmAekuBnWrOnaghmwbcaGVd9mH97bZjAB_hBaHAAdd1zneG3mEvDZavw0UPZOLjQTbWq2zZ14Q7yS6yTWJonU7q9Zw32qt8qmjbHFiTE1TMyXdAA/w640-h640/IMG_4758%20-Tailing%20Wheels%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">While Wheel #4 has been fully preserved and
stands as it once did a full 58 feet in diameter. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbHIrg1EeJMAV9XisM__J_b73kBqUvoPfyvE7I72TygHXvZQxO8Eo0enQyH_2luf3t7xd2Pc6oE-QewwBD3DCDJe1921QMXbcg_IRlmKSbn8IrpDEjn4kgL7sTicAwYDOS2a9IQZfN3gIzyt-_mpEw8qfNI5j2h7weIpKICzHYJSvgdou5Suwgtuqiw/s2078/IMG_4768%202048%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2078" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbHIrg1EeJMAV9XisM__J_b73kBqUvoPfyvE7I72TygHXvZQxO8Eo0enQyH_2luf3t7xd2Pc6oE-QewwBD3DCDJe1921QMXbcg_IRlmKSbn8IrpDEjn4kgL7sTicAwYDOS2a9IQZfN3gIzyt-_mpEw8qfNI5j2h7weIpKICzHYJSvgdou5Suwgtuqiw/w630-h640/IMG_4768%202048%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Kiosks around this park include historical
photographs and information about the engineering of these wheels. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaaXmuKMdt-pToUtou04J097YktAMrk9zDVPDllZZvayEEqMlLZFzih-IY7_fKQpf1BYyLybn_87cBoXVQ_XHyC_SizHZA-TW4bHc-bXpWHT9G5AuoL57X0YJN0ad39iqwUqcrhl1RSLdvZQrK5eCqqOzMCXvnkZIbtQSVgmy3TYvEmwO2kLKqOvOZQ/s2976/IMG_4734%20Tailing%20WHeels%20Sketch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="2976" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaaXmuKMdt-pToUtou04J097YktAMrk9zDVPDllZZvayEEqMlLZFzih-IY7_fKQpf1BYyLybn_87cBoXVQ_XHyC_SizHZA-TW4bHc-bXpWHT9G5AuoL57X0YJN0ad39iqwUqcrhl1RSLdvZQrK5eCqqOzMCXvnkZIbtQSVgmy3TYvEmwO2kLKqOvOZQ/w640-h336/IMG_4734%20Tailing%20WHeels%20Sketch.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Once you have learned all there is to learn about the tailing wheels, exit the parking lot and turn right. Watch for China Graveyard Road and turn right. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGupRWLICw8NZWPCrEp-mbticHFT5oQ8IL8DChqN2kggQykh53MKqPPlfnxxuQf0v1lQacYiqyvydXpGSd6j7IwcTHiZxLXEePdDZ9lBqobd2lVjvdg6bNPbGL275LRJSdBGkKLXuInM4mcYZdzVya5L73XZSvUAbhD2uVXJo3qSZgB_01PRs2hO98w/s2182/IMG_4828%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2182" data-original-width="2182" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGupRWLICw8NZWPCrEp-mbticHFT5oQ8IL8DChqN2kggQykh53MKqPPlfnxxuQf0v1lQacYiqyvydXpGSd6j7IwcTHiZxLXEePdDZ9lBqobd2lVjvdg6bNPbGL275LRJSdBGkKLXuInM4mcYZdzVya5L73XZSvUAbhD2uVXJo3qSZgB_01PRs2hO98w/w640-h640/IMG_4828%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
The Northern Sierra Miwok settled this area of California thousands of years
ago. Our next optional stop, Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort is run by the
Miwok Tribe. We will tell you more about
the Miwok later on this tour, but for now here is some information about the Jackson
Rancheria Casino Resort. </span><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBYUpB2zsTJQjBxhpNC2_ORscHLWfjgj312EQb1arQf8MdqkMaWK83QZtNi8Qqx1FPbGBptx4kl7uDd-wXG5oFQL__L9rBjKNUKoGXYV1l2wnBsJViB7qdNzIAnz7--rVEiTss5lmNOCNvg7-kJ0wHxLbmXPxeF8GJTSTholBNSH6M-d8IyDeDNTsPg/s900/free-valet-and-covered%20trip%20advisor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBYUpB2zsTJQjBxhpNC2_ORscHLWfjgj312EQb1arQf8MdqkMaWK83QZtNi8Qqx1FPbGBptx4kl7uDd-wXG5oFQL__L9rBjKNUKoGXYV1l2wnBsJViB7qdNzIAnz7--rVEiTss5lmNOCNvg7-kJ0wHxLbmXPxeF8GJTSTholBNSH6M-d8IyDeDNTsPg/w400-h300/free-valet-and-covered%20trip%20advisor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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At this stop you have the opportunity to play video slots, video Keno,
poker or try your hand at over 30 table games including Texas Hold ‘Em,
Blackjack, Four-Card and Three-Card Poker. Or if steak is your game enjoy lunch
or a sunset dinner on the terrace at the Lone Wolf Restaurant Steakhouse and
Lounge. Voted Amador County’s best
casino. You must be 21 years of age to enter the casino or the restaurants.<br />
<br />At the stop sign ahead, turn left onto New York Ranch Road and continue
straight while I tell you the story of Margaret Hughes Dalton and the
history behind the Jackson Rancheria Casino. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQE9zz4CqzsfNmpBaFydvMjYkT-AJ37DIJ03MhhtTjkmhYNjcMxGaCnxQh1jltZauUGtBPLjq57ASkEr8t9esznAVtiCXINTz1XN-92RHQQ6h1XvTxqSbcQ6cpDXjHhPEdPdwOBbJiAkrAWTkDsPdR8MjxNoFYj08c7iiXBdQbWa9pB29VFthZmzYoQ/s270/margaret_dalton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="180" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQE9zz4CqzsfNmpBaFydvMjYkT-AJ37DIJ03MhhtTjkmhYNjcMxGaCnxQh1jltZauUGtBPLjq57ASkEr8t9esznAVtiCXINTz1XN-92RHQQ6h1XvTxqSbcQ6cpDXjHhPEdPdwOBbJiAkrAWTkDsPdR8MjxNoFYj08c7iiXBdQbWa9pB29VFthZmzYoQ/s1600/margaret_dalton.jpg" width="180" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Margaret Hughes Dalton</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<br />Margaret Hughes Dalton was born in 1940 in Tuolumne, California to a Native
American mother and non-Native American father.
It was the dream of Margaret and her husband Earl to make their small
Band of Miwok Indians self-sufficient. They knew in order to do this they had
to form their own government to strengthen their position while dealing with
local, state and federal governments.
The Tribe met in 1979, established a government and elected Margaret
Tribal Chairperson, a position she held uncontested for 30 years. In 1980, Earl
died, leaving Margaret to pursue their dreams on her own.</span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-3le6Yve8hNuxycX72UvdMnSHEznfiMSTtG-TDw0OtsNUE7hJyFMTnmLnuk3TAOO4jUQwm1oSTgX_tHZGjUPT3zK081MF7b99NZOo8lxyE7bSCSZbI8_H2hQjR_HLr95w-sYnjvoA_MT8zpoSwIXCRPwEWKjkQdgcdYnqMWujkivtMyWmGedH47xzA/s4056/DSC_0724%20period%20picture%20Jackson%20Rancheria%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="4056" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-3le6Yve8hNuxycX72UvdMnSHEznfiMSTtG-TDw0OtsNUE7hJyFMTnmLnuk3TAOO4jUQwm1oSTgX_tHZGjUPT3zK081MF7b99NZOo8lxyE7bSCSZbI8_H2hQjR_HLr95w-sYnjvoA_MT8zpoSwIXCRPwEWKjkQdgcdYnqMWujkivtMyWmGedH47xzA/w640-h174/DSC_0724%20period%20picture%20Jackson%20Rancheria%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<br />
Five years later the Tribe opened their first Bingo Hall on the Jackson
Rancheria property. It was a rocky start. The hall opened and closed several
times over the next decade. In 1998
California voters approved Proposition 5, the Tribal Government Gaming and
Economic Self-Sufficiency Act. The following year Margaret’s Tribe signed a
contract with the State of California and by 2000 gaming on tribal lands was
legal. <br />
<br />
Over the years that first Bingo Hall has grown into a grand casino complex
which includes a hotel, restaurants, general store and gas station. It took a number of decades, but Margaret and
Earls' dream came to fruition, their Tribe is self-sufficient, and Jackson
Rancheria Casino Resort is the largest employer in Amador County. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7nY9Vhp1z6r0Xdji-gqpxtrozEoAO6_IG_PjwZJn6uyRvxtFCNUzRsRSEFv1K7jimFnk_YH09AdBDOM5v0jzcVZBC2F362-m0j5dJAfEsMSoiZPvs1L4XRw2c5AX1-7yuPSAZIE2El7HBDF4D_88SeqQxzIJCbk1KrSMtLW4JAIuYplg3OCbOyajZw/s580/Sign%20for%20Jackson%20Rancheria.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="580" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7nY9Vhp1z6r0Xdji-gqpxtrozEoAO6_IG_PjwZJn6uyRvxtFCNUzRsRSEFv1K7jimFnk_YH09AdBDOM5v0jzcVZBC2F362-m0j5dJAfEsMSoiZPvs1L4XRw2c5AX1-7yuPSAZIE2El7HBDF4D_88SeqQxzIJCbk1KrSMtLW4JAIuYplg3OCbOyajZw/s320/Sign%20for%20Jackson%20Rancheria.png" width="320" /></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<br />Continue past the authorized vehicle entrance for the Jackson Rancheria Hotel and watch for the signs for the casino. Turn right into the entrance of Jackson Rancheria Casino. There will be two
welcome signs in front.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyqtdt17-O-1SFQd0Awcvi9KtNRVV0aaj04vziroYgEsaxuR1KI1mlN3aHnDshUBc8YXkUbHVkAPXWcijyYEVub-4YakI87xH0nius8wJsfHZHwvs3bCXfszOFJHk_e-W99HwVOwem2WwwALFfg3d7CAIHt8ieJtY0WNKQ-xGYQ2JqBwuze9FeRpzKw/s3077/IMG_8578%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3077" data-original-width="3077" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyqtdt17-O-1SFQd0Awcvi9KtNRVV0aaj04vziroYgEsaxuR1KI1mlN3aHnDshUBc8YXkUbHVkAPXWcijyYEVub-4YakI87xH0nius8wJsfHZHwvs3bCXfszOFJHk_e-W99HwVOwem2WwwALFfg3d7CAIHt8ieJtY0WNKQ-xGYQ2JqBwuze9FeRpzKw/s320/IMG_8578%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90dvZOsLr8u8X4oQl_6L0ZNs6ulbtlEOd-qhM5I_jW2eEl1nm5JDwccOt_Fm9FA4VrmSKQkDZVgIpzcjPZuGWZHOoZeQe_cifS7dSGgNbWr_fmhbE3C0OU3m0UMK9vYUhk4MrOzlYsWPjn6Qk31mDpxh83H3U67mrgTrj7_uNELRlrJ8D1IrY8id2pA/s5184/IMG_8580.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90dvZOsLr8u8X4oQl_6L0ZNs6ulbtlEOd-qhM5I_jW2eEl1nm5JDwccOt_Fm9FA4VrmSKQkDZVgIpzcjPZuGWZHOoZeQe_cifS7dSGgNbWr_fmhbE3C0OU3m0UMK9vYUhk4MrOzlYsWPjn6Qk31mDpxh83H3U67mrgTrj7_uNELRlrJ8D1IrY8id2pA/s320/IMG_8580.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkT1Ee-dETSPXQbV5t3PMpiFxDO6nSrg4Wz7OfliEVvYoqcmhlMLlab-g9C2OzPZp9Om6dePPZkIjQaFsaT7VB-Ol27EJJ7lCyb_oTU9oAh2CMjGcgjWhFHHA2Oj9mlKl0yE_6rsC_zaE1l7TvOf1CnuJjCaLM90RbbScqMDL9dfi4rB2eljqDh6QFsg/s5184/IMG_8584.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkT1Ee-dETSPXQbV5t3PMpiFxDO6nSrg4Wz7OfliEVvYoqcmhlMLlab-g9C2OzPZp9Om6dePPZkIjQaFsaT7VB-Ol27EJJ7lCyb_oTU9oAh2CMjGcgjWhFHHA2Oj9mlKl0yE_6rsC_zaE1l7TvOf1CnuJjCaLM90RbbScqMDL9dfi4rB2eljqDh6QFsg/s320/IMG_8584.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />
Continue straight up the hill. Follow the road and arrows toward the hotel and
casino and self-parking. The self-parking is just past the statue of the eagle and to the left of the main entrance to the hotel and casino. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-y1ct9e4HG7M_5of_rQFsD0PRtEYqBzVvfcjRQjTnhFoPh69ftpiwn85Do9LGl5_nrWjYn3L1bhTtD7JrT7EU0q1-iFvBmYPYl7ZoWz-byRBnAXOoE6jRnuwgLg1KrSl2jmwYSTYVFL5_N_cMlqgC_lyeJIMupau8WzucQAHNyHgSYfcoggJ7RSLk_A/s2075/DSC_0721%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-y1ct9e4HG7M_5of_rQFsD0PRtEYqBzVvfcjRQjTnhFoPh69ftpiwn85Do9LGl5_nrWjYn3L1bhTtD7JrT7EU0q1-iFvBmYPYl7ZoWz-byRBnAXOoE6jRnuwgLg1KrSl2jmwYSTYVFL5_N_cMlqgC_lyeJIMupau8WzucQAHNyHgSYfcoggJ7RSLk_A/s320/DSC_0721%202.2%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<br />Enjoy your meal at the Lone Wolf restaurant or the Pacific Grill, take in a game or two, then head back out on the highway by turning right back onto New York Ranch Road. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdZAJQiRAh1yEkR1ft4BdYLDHSTbrXX2phd5I_4QeUHqpttYMaI4eujUAptmOIgjDPFEXNJlmqU6NJyznNc7XNrNtadd6y0qRb8IXSAEQ-GWbtWAHg9Pd3x88gIfLOElPzow9wugh-9Pq_gcQonmpHEimXLtYRmmuCI7viRxJwrOkdL37MMKqgQtG1g/s2504/IMG_4947.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="2504" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdZAJQiRAh1yEkR1ft4BdYLDHSTbrXX2phd5I_4QeUHqpttYMaI4eujUAptmOIgjDPFEXNJlmqU6NJyznNc7XNrNtadd6y0qRb8IXSAEQ-GWbtWAHg9Pd3x88gIfLOElPzow9wugh-9Pq_gcQonmpHEimXLtYRmmuCI7viRxJwrOkdL37MMKqgQtG1g/w640-h238/IMG_4947.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />In about 1 mile you will come to a traffic signal. Use the right lane to turn right onto Ridge Road
and continue straight toward Pine Grove.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3yRcCW5R2PY0JJBm474PjvN4KpivP2QU80z3WTlLNbiInGUM9A3yjWcYRDF0SjjMdcyJVuGWZZ04A5ux_1Q54c5SOcEkP31T0oVkRGGp4DQUkKckQIeFiNdDWQFwvluSlER9Y4g-Qv2ctmaS6c9Tz_3quLPeiHmhbmEzHI8Wha9ej4jds4UpWNVqKw/s2075/IMG_8619%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3yRcCW5R2PY0JJBm474PjvN4KpivP2QU80z3WTlLNbiInGUM9A3yjWcYRDF0SjjMdcyJVuGWZZ04A5ux_1Q54c5SOcEkP31T0oVkRGGp4DQUkKckQIeFiNdDWQFwvluSlER9Y4g-Qv2ctmaS6c9Tz_3quLPeiHmhbmEzHI8Wha9ej4jds4UpWNVqKw/s320/IMG_8619%202.2%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Ahead on your right watch for the Ferris wheel, bumper cars and variety of metal animals. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">This property is what locals call Amador Castle. It is owned by slightly
eccentric wealthy entrepreneur John Hertzig who enjoys purchasing things that
make him happy and putting them on his property for others to enjoy from the
road. Locals and visitors appear to be
in favor of the metal menagerie, which John continues to add to whenever he
finds something that just makes him smile. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">After Amador Castle watch for the turn off ahead. Here Ridge Road forks to the left. Turn left and follow Ridge Road. </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFsxi-JDvDPK0CFB_cyZEsr-jPxKwZ2Q7KgJqjzhcWGQ5534rkIvLj91wqaRppLBgBfPnAmelgAKZ2ktNhiE_EsqI606MrmsD-TF5ellSQAP_88Paz7z26-WHU_Sbo1oAMU_kUS_dckqetQyS5zzNkbhUgiYAiWJvy85hSRgssZbFWzESHw6CIzIeOg/s1200/1200px-Nahl_1850,_Der_Isthmus_von_Panama_auf_der_H%C3%B6he_des_Chagres_RiverCrossing%20Panama%20Via%20the%20Chagres%20River%20by%20Charles%20Christian%20Nahl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFsxi-JDvDPK0CFB_cyZEsr-jPxKwZ2Q7KgJqjzhcWGQ5534rkIvLj91wqaRppLBgBfPnAmelgAKZ2ktNhiE_EsqI606MrmsD-TF5ellSQAP_88Paz7z26-WHU_Sbo1oAMU_kUS_dckqetQyS5zzNkbhUgiYAiWJvy85hSRgssZbFWzESHw6CIzIeOg/w400-h268/1200px-Nahl_1850,_Der_Isthmus_von_Panama_auf_der_H%C3%B6he_des_Chagres_RiverCrossing%20Panama%20Via%20the%20Chagres%20River%20by%20Charles%20Christian%20Nahl.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />The Isthmus of Panama (1850 by Charles Christian Nahl)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If you took our other Gold Country driving tours, you would have been introduced to John Doble. John kept a detailed account of his California gold rush experience from 1851 to 1861. On our driving tour from <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2022/05/californias-gold-rush-highway-49.html" target="_blank">Auburn to Placerville</a> we heard diary entries about his 68 day trek from his home in Indiana across the Isthmus of Panama to San Francisco. </span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguC_Odn4N386kIbehldrwJW2qbMeCP-MHpPW2PaGAAV_tUrpfCFPCB_cMr_M96IcBYnwtZUMuso_uy43l5h7nQc9v0IPy-p9VojyeIGfDC9xR7HIy6YeWPgaANQ2K-Tfi85QgagGrglro9V6Z_EgvzLoHjjKHa-jWOB_z0VNJxMOqIXX2SZt14DZaj0g/s1098/November1848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1098" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguC_Odn4N386kIbehldrwJW2qbMeCP-MHpPW2PaGAAV_tUrpfCFPCB_cMr_M96IcBYnwtZUMuso_uy43l5h7nQc9v0IPy-p9VojyeIGfDC9xR7HIy6YeWPgaANQ2K-Tfi85QgagGrglro9V6Z_EgvzLoHjjKHa-jWOB_z0VNJxMOqIXX2SZt14DZaj0g/s320/November1848.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />San Francisco 1848</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In our driving tour from <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2022/05/hard-rock-mining-in-california-highway.html" target="_blank">Placerville to Jackson</a>, we learned about his experience in San Francisco, his subsequent journey to the mines in Latimer Gulch near what is today San Andreas, California, and his first gold strike at Alabama Gulch just east of what is today the town of Jackson. In his first gold strike, John made .20 cents. Not quite enough to pay his weekly room and board at Angiers boarding house of $10, but enough to fan the flames of his gold fever.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On this driving tour we continue with John's story. Though he did not have much success, John Doble continued to work the Alabama
Gulch near Algiers. Here is an excerpt
from his journal dated February 8th, 1852.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">+++</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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gulch under a large oak. It rains most
of the time and the water splatters through the tent and makes everything very
damp. I have noticed the population of
the mines are very unsettled. In coming
up here we met every day persons going back to San Francisco from the
mines. I have met men who worked the
extreme southern mines and the extreme northern mines. They say they have nothing to show for their
work. I have got acquainted with men
that have been here for 2 and 3 years.
They know everything that man can know about the mines yet these men are
worthless and have nothing to their name.
Some who were at the Rich Gulch in Calaveras, claim they pulled out 2
pounds of gold a day. Yet these men are
worthless. They tell their stories of
getting a little ahead then drinking until the money is out. Then they go back to digging again, and their
story repeats. The men are mostly
sailors. I am not discouraged, tomorrow
I will move on to Spring Gulch."</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGKhmtH6JaRd7BMFClr5O-yqQB-DH4EBqNJPf263FcGgzshRm4mfGKLp2sv_QW96lwKgvl8oiv-wFvH17oo0RtDn49NNYZc64SBH4Iv6lPwcUEhSRhG14TfwFjo7KyrhtTVOxMWeqSISdAlsNjcIhugDXR9uz_rzkUK9R5DCEowIs5cK7VjrbTpdyKA/s500/Gold%20Rush%201850_Woman_and_Men_in_California_Gold_Rush.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="500" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGKhmtH6JaRd7BMFClr5O-yqQB-DH4EBqNJPf263FcGgzshRm4mfGKLp2sv_QW96lwKgvl8oiv-wFvH17oo0RtDn49NNYZc64SBH4Iv6lPwcUEhSRhG14TfwFjo7KyrhtTVOxMWeqSISdAlsNjcIhugDXR9uz_rzkUK9R5DCEowIs5cK7VjrbTpdyKA/w640-h464/Gold%20Rush%201850_Woman_and_Men_in_California_Gold_Rush.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Working the Placers 1850 </div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Between February and June of 1852, John paned or dug in every gulch nearby,
Spring Gulch, Poison Gulch, Dutchman's Gulch, Indian Gulch, and Rich
Gulch. Finally bringing in between $5
and $20 a day, he was able to move back into Algiers boardinghouse. And although John had been warned by the
stories he heard from sailors, he did not escape the temptation of the taverns.
After a big score in the mines John joined the other men at a local tavern,
drank whiskey and gambled away a good part of his earnings. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Besides learning the ins and out of mining, John was intrigued by the social customs of the Miwok who worked alongside him in the gulch. He described in his journal the process the natives used to make soap from the soap plant root, and the tedious method they used to grind acorns into mush. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgK8-mPqNtI0-LoZuvm0A31o3LymBuKyjjyV9XcaPiyBTQm269vHg1c8rpuL1ruR8tkyymSpVXC11Be9i7FmTV93KcvGhBFnscRbf5gWXJSfgRCN3HyC9uGk-olJmdfIg28gITP0bZdtpxeVaRRoP9TULJPumQYu057Zqe83t9JzR0xpoU_s1ctRxEA/s2008/IMG_5156%20Crop%20Dance.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2008" data-original-width="1153" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgK8-mPqNtI0-LoZuvm0A31o3LymBuKyjjyV9XcaPiyBTQm269vHg1c8rpuL1ruR8tkyymSpVXC11Be9i7FmTV93KcvGhBFnscRbf5gWXJSfgRCN3HyC9uGk-olJmdfIg28gITP0bZdtpxeVaRRoP9TULJPumQYu057Zqe83t9JzR0xpoU_s1ctRxEA/s320/IMG_5156%20Crop%20Dance.jpg" width="184" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">But it was the Great Feathered Dance that may have fascinated John the most, writing in grand detail he described how the participants painted and feathered each member of the Great Dance. The paint was made from charcoal and water and the feathers which they adorned both head and body were quill of the hawk and owl. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRRMN519vGiz_1lkklZgkkxx1kHg9N_tb6vMB__tu9lc8eH2eRznxpxawVNC9gRL7qIt1eKBz2JorjHxiONxGW2DmNqHdRIbI2BhIzdUdd9C01EB_yKflphbJqtK-sZOeHQlJXC77hBEiVTpU0yv0mUH473EbQHEBLIxR3yVDis_gVsiRJsHF6cRT1Q/s3648/IMG_5157.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRRMN519vGiz_1lkklZgkkxx1kHg9N_tb6vMB__tu9lc8eH2eRznxpxawVNC9gRL7qIt1eKBz2JorjHxiONxGW2DmNqHdRIbI2BhIzdUdd9C01EB_yKflphbJqtK-sZOeHQlJXC77hBEiVTpU0yv0mUH473EbQHEBLIxR3yVDis_gVsiRJsHF6cRT1Q/s320/IMG_5157.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">+++</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">Use the left lane at the traffic signal ahead to turn left onto California Highway 88 and follow the sign toward Silver Lake.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Shortly we will arrive in Pine Grove. Located on the wagon road that ran between <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Jackson and
Volcano, John would have traveled this way often. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It's main establishment, the Pine Grove House was built in 1856. </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha44cnk2semLaPWWWjzDuj6Ii6FF6WWlbWLiaFzAG7T4AVaACiSU0AWcnC0MmU2QzXFjc-uYkdaUCua25IZowJjG0jR_Cy8P9QCGg2xrA60XI8pvCLKK36DsCtMsb8Xsen6YP7ERkv0zOd-yipUJr_6AOQshTCqKduHcZCglEpKirJ-V78aL48pEB5rg/s460/Historic%20Photo%20of%20PIne%20Grove%20House%201917%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="460" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha44cnk2semLaPWWWjzDuj6Ii6FF6WWlbWLiaFzAG7T4AVaACiSU0AWcnC0MmU2QzXFjc-uYkdaUCua25IZowJjG0jR_Cy8P9QCGg2xrA60XI8pvCLKK36DsCtMsb8Xsen6YP7ERkv0zOd-yipUJr_6AOQshTCqKduHcZCglEpKirJ-V78aL48pEB5rg/s320/Historic%20Photo%20of%20PIne%20Grove%20House%201917%20.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Pine Grove House 1917 </div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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Twice destroyed by fire, the Pine Grove House was rebuilt in brick in 1901. In
1977 it was purchased by Al Giannini who turned the roadhouse into a
restaurant. Giannini’s has been in
continuous operating ever since. </span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhey58uj6AXVlS0xHNPTpaDYJZsic-3HVvjHUvA4zCvhceDu3QMVJejQoUtBIlpY4d09R_KKs35wdKACvYc3FQNo_HsT7s15Am9cV5eb-afdjAyQuiswQr8q2pbonrvfuWg9U8yVyeZVfuDT6UK3LH4-3MozJc_vGVPFQDcj880ltZ7ayz7RTWB8u0ynw/s1535/IMG_5063%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1535" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhey58uj6AXVlS0xHNPTpaDYJZsic-3HVvjHUvA4zCvhceDu3QMVJejQoUtBIlpY4d09R_KKs35wdKACvYc3FQNo_HsT7s15Am9cV5eb-afdjAyQuiswQr8q2pbonrvfuWg9U8yVyeZVfuDT6UK3LH4-3MozJc_vGVPFQDcj880ltZ7ayz7RTWB8u0ynw/s320/IMG_5063%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>Giannini's Italian Restaurant will be on your left as we pass through the town of Pine Grove. Once through this town watch for the intersection of Pine Grove Volcano Road and turn left toward Indian </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Grinding Rock State Park and the town of Volcano. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Continue Straight on Pine Grove Volcano Road we are about 2 miles from Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">This state park is nestled in a little valley surrounded by lush meadows, and
filled with large valley oaks. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8F2-ZlJNjG32BQ-CZ4tw-ae9reLrAPzucbemw6tzJn_1_d4lMS1UuK_ICOyPVsXgCR_mh5mIPYaeWLYI0DyLIo25Yx4hQSNLAjAsUhLq-vZt9cHULPz0vlmEb6XgfqhJovs1Fb9p-5vJTlqM7PdncvgaVG-J26gqaofGRZfWO1cL_W9RyHgWtgttPJA/s2075/IMG_8641%202.2%202048.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8F2-ZlJNjG32BQ-CZ4tw-ae9reLrAPzucbemw6tzJn_1_d4lMS1UuK_ICOyPVsXgCR_mh5mIPYaeWLYI0DyLIo25Yx4hQSNLAjAsUhLq-vZt9cHULPz0vlmEb6XgfqhJovs1Fb9p-5vJTlqM7PdncvgaVG-J26gqaofGRZfWO1cL_W9RyHgWtgttPJA/s320/IMG_8641%202.2%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Slow and watch for the entrance on your left for <a href="https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=553" target="_blank">Indian Grinding Rock StatePark</a>. This park is open daily 10 to 4. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Turn left into the entrance and proceed to the ranger station. Once you have paid your parking fee you are ready to explore the area. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">You may use the map below or the </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">information</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> in the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">Companion Brochure</a>. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEuQCv2ZCNJiEF73N_J0NA56ummCdetpukEnbvLBFHdke2LrrdVGHYXCFvz8J0oI3y0_ojIxcO3rHLxp8T6u0xsyqvAPvxo-j8uCU8SI7FdOriSDBks4vDXXYcQqmlOTX5cgbqWvJRr6qAQdpoJO5jl2wuh3YbXcY7nyzVlpvz5dFRB1lsmDlRkcfOA/s645/Indian%20Grinding%20Rock%20Map%20tan%20Map%206.2%20Numbers%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEuQCv2ZCNJiEF73N_J0NA56ummCdetpukEnbvLBFHdke2LrrdVGHYXCFvz8J0oI3y0_ojIxcO3rHLxp8T6u0xsyqvAPvxo-j8uCU8SI7FdOriSDBks4vDXXYcQqmlOTX5cgbqWvJRr6qAQdpoJO5jl2wuh3YbXcY7nyzVlpvz5dFRB1lsmDlRkcfOA/s320/Indian%20Grinding%20Rock%20Map%20tan%20Map%206.2%20Numbers%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Inside the park is the very informative <a href="https://chawse.org/museum/" target="_blank">Chaw’se Regional Indian Museum</a> which features a large collection of Sierra Nevada Indian artifacts.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHRfc3O372-UjFAxt8V9i1Lkgb7VE9Npd4TaTaE8atU11v8zzxeCY3Q-fd_c3-bNEvfZNSSxdTbkS4Ud3KVkPpv3D_QzzIIjyIYdkpBHESyuiGF6k7wY5t5xqGVvsYPd9ogNRKb-Z03YOMl5Eiq8xmi1HZQAbP1aV_T4c2VyIKmekmYb0vgU1WOjgFg/s2385/IMG_5258%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2385" data-original-width="2385" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHRfc3O372-UjFAxt8V9i1Lkgb7VE9Npd4TaTaE8atU11v8zzxeCY3Q-fd_c3-bNEvfZNSSxdTbkS4Ud3KVkPpv3D_QzzIIjyIYdkpBHESyuiGF6k7wY5t5xqGVvsYPd9ogNRKb-Z03YOMl5Eiq8xmi1HZQAbP1aV_T4c2VyIKmekmYb0vgU1WOjgFg/s320/IMG_5258%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAnZluzolv8gabbEWvfI0M4nAFA-U0XZirXoSZm0Ms-u7VfFMo-r-DxyeJVtjGo9Jsh9Kn2JPbAA2_e73ocWsLiJujRKY4LYCzZ4ttY4y12p8YgT8tPjQosRkcLF4YYVHOVgf7Ihj-VLb42W-nOSC3zAQeyULH_kP57jj5hcGfhbxQbyLVJ6QuBXyKw/s2262/IMG_5262%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2262" data-original-width="2262" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAnZluzolv8gabbEWvfI0M4nAFA-U0XZirXoSZm0Ms-u7VfFMo-r-DxyeJVtjGo9Jsh9Kn2JPbAA2_e73ocWsLiJujRKY4LYCzZ4ttY4y12p8YgT8tPjQosRkcLF4YYVHOVgf7Ihj-VLb42W-nOSC3zAQeyULH_kP57jj5hcGfhbxQbyLVJ6QuBXyKw/s320/IMG_5262%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Outside the museum use the trails to access the </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">large outcropping of limestone which is covered with over 1,000 mortar holes. This is where the Miwok women prepared the acorn, their most important food source. Placed in the holes of the rock, the acorn was pounded into a fine meal by a stone pestle and then cooked in water to make a kind of mush.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxFgc0YbuxwR2Lh0Dze_2QmlgzmCGsrUgn20F-RXIQwL9cs1Csldy2oToJEUs9Ka_EK9TJ5tHbojYoEkHVIeNEnBF80hZrO5IMczAdmz2qsF3_z_CKsejM0o7_m5Tg-fNKAO-pAWXiM7Mqnnz6To4dJeUtXcTpqsHyTryexAns_JCCdLk5z9B3nyU6Q/s2411/IMG_5282%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2411" data-original-width="2411" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxFgc0YbuxwR2Lh0Dze_2QmlgzmCGsrUgn20F-RXIQwL9cs1Csldy2oToJEUs9Ka_EK9TJ5tHbojYoEkHVIeNEnBF80hZrO5IMczAdmz2qsF3_z_CKsejM0o7_m5Tg-fNKAO-pAWXiM7Mqnnz6To4dJeUtXcTpqsHyTryexAns_JCCdLk5z9B3nyU6Q/s320/IMG_5282%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lFFW8aehu-BrGsmjcFgjAt_VqzlLnnzNt4VEYkk8WXYq4LOMzR8xyfJII76N6bbyJMdPTs6ge_rgOgWGuIu_Yol8gPz1hcZB5RhdOQPumIGd7JnVTx-IvpYbw3FzXEizq63hrNwqYaKsg06J2vKuKbS3LDKYnxRAVtmTzkRcJK4cN9VTGNoeU1saRg/s2728/IMG_5289%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="2728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lFFW8aehu-BrGsmjcFgjAt_VqzlLnnzNt4VEYkk8WXYq4LOMzR8xyfJII76N6bbyJMdPTs6ge_rgOgWGuIu_Yol8gPz1hcZB5RhdOQPumIGd7JnVTx-IvpYbw3FzXEizq63hrNwqYaKsg06J2vKuKbS3LDKYnxRAVtmTzkRcJK4cN9VTGNoeU1saRg/s320/IMG_5289%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Visit the reconstruction of a Miwok village and the ceremonial roundhouse which is used today by Tribes for various social gatherings. When you are finished exploring the park, e</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">xit the park the way you arrived along Indian Rock Road and turn left back
onto the highway. We are on our way to Volcano a tiny historic town with a population today of around 100 souls. </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The first to prospect the Volcano area were soldiers from Colonel Stevenson’s army. They arrived in California in 1846 and were
discharged in 1848, just in time to catch gold fever. While mining, the soldiers said the rock
formations reminded them of a volcano. The name stuck, and Volcano was
born. </span><br />
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Early mining here was quite profitable, as noted by Bayard Taylor in his book
<i>El Dorado: Adventures in the Path of Empire</i>, “<i>In 1849 one miner took out $8,000
worth of gold in a few days, and another, got 28 pounds of gold from a single
pocket</i>.”</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">After working the gulches near Algiers Roadhouse, John Doble packed up his
tools and set off for Volcano. It was there that he spent most of his life. Here is an excerpt from his journal dated June
23, 1852. </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">+++</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
“<i>I arrived at Volcano a lively town, with some 300 clapboard houses, and many
hotels, and gambling houses. I stopped at Volcano House to inquire about
lodging and met Smith. He has just
finished a house at the spring and offered me a place to lodge for $2 a
week. I prefer sleeping on the floor and
the Volcano House is full of vermin. Man
has to be very sleepy to sleep among them.
Being Smith’s house is new I reckon it is clear of vermin. I accepted
his offer.</i>” </span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">+++</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Veer right ahead toward Volcano and the </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">3-story St. George Hotel will come into view.
Veer left in front of the hotel, which was built in 1862, onto Main Street.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcG-lfH6TEv6Yp3xaewItMbKYlHLWskE_PrLLnDbzH6PrKQ5Z49sfb22xgWgYdlCX_4qJ4NBDklf_PuQZakasVszQS0-sHD8q1i6gOcM_1x89oPd-NZWaONTXfzSnSml2ZcNFFs5fMBs_VrGZzA8qbkFbwZ1Ka35GwJTUEx4dLsJTUOYED15CBq8Kj7g/s1770/IMG_5365%202.2%20Volcano.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1770" data-original-width="1770" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcG-lfH6TEv6Yp3xaewItMbKYlHLWskE_PrLLnDbzH6PrKQ5Z49sfb22xgWgYdlCX_4qJ4NBDklf_PuQZakasVszQS0-sHD8q1i6gOcM_1x89oPd-NZWaONTXfzSnSml2ZcNFFs5fMBs_VrGZzA8qbkFbwZ1Ka35GwJTUEx4dLsJTUOYED15CBq8Kj7g/w640-h640/IMG_5365%202.2%20Volcano.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>Next to the hotel was the old Volcano Telephone Company office. Built in the 1930s there is a telephone booth out in front of this building. Today it is a private residence. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbF_MMZhMabJkAAV8_8uL1InkaKi7Ygpwn4-QRj8i5xbMcoXgQG253nog4sIBCUYg7RUqEXBrqERya5a6J9PEeajsZWAR5rpLH0dWBqDBoliOW-sYszwIPJhF3rKhF-exqKitpqQXE0xS88JfemKvhokoxhSrlx3GIwqdS-fh_iBXrr7InsdWOcgVjg/s1918/DSC_0694%202.2%20Volano.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1918" data-original-width="1918" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbF_MMZhMabJkAAV8_8uL1InkaKi7Ygpwn4-QRj8i5xbMcoXgQG253nog4sIBCUYg7RUqEXBrqERya5a6J9PEeajsZWAR5rpLH0dWBqDBoliOW-sYszwIPJhF3rKhF-exqKitpqQXE0xS88JfemKvhokoxhSrlx3GIwqdS-fh_iBXrr7InsdWOcgVjg/w400-h400/DSC_0694%202.2%20Volano.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Across the street look for the Volcano Gallery which was formerly the Wells Fargo Agency and built around 1853. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWhr4E6K7fesKtya79A2nQDufUsm7C7pq4kGAsvbL2vO5gIMHDOM_LZbasRuswCovtCfz2CISSc0SloeSgif2R5WIamo_hjjUuavgoLx-ulefSyKIhsTmYS3kbnHNQ2TTZf0nXDH_aBQAAlydmK958cXgBiBex9V5XEQJMVESm-g8FSCppAJM4z7_9A/s2586/IMG_5440%202.2%20Volcano.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2586" data-original-width="2586" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWhr4E6K7fesKtya79A2nQDufUsm7C7pq4kGAsvbL2vO5gIMHDOM_LZbasRuswCovtCfz2CISSc0SloeSgif2R5WIamo_hjjUuavgoLx-ulefSyKIhsTmYS3kbnHNQ2TTZf0nXDH_aBQAAlydmK958cXgBiBex9V5XEQJMVESm-g8FSCppAJM4z7_9A/w400-h400/IMG_5440%202.2%20Volcano.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Next door is the Volcano Amphitheater and next door to this is the Volcano Park. This was the location of Soldier's Gulch where early miners panned for gold. </span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_ByROh8peIrSSIrpLnypjgN-gjWKjBFAe2xDqQ-GrhJa5wp1EovfJF7DlDJ3VsFKphYv-ZlrzFS1Xbk5F5x8pwkMVfgfSNXMSw4s5G9p6Y9pwab6DpLtY6heZMZ4YX0Wv9ozCSeLFtEoABivlHBC65KDWKDpmI2b7JWGUlJ5s0j_GfKU0wf3lcgrPQ/s2316/DSC_0709%202.2%20Volcano.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_ByROh8peIrSSIrpLnypjgN-gjWKjBFAe2xDqQ-GrhJa5wp1EovfJF7DlDJ3VsFKphYv-ZlrzFS1Xbk5F5x8pwkMVfgfSNXMSw4s5G9p6Y9pwab6DpLtY6heZMZ4YX0Wv9ozCSeLFtEoABivlHBC65KDWKDpmI2b7JWGUlJ5s0j_GfKU0wf3lcgrPQ/w400-h400/DSC_0709%202.2%20Volcano.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPv86euAG6yGhnzxCc33xznD0f0sTd571Za8h83x-lU6S5cYoUybgYwwXnAi35foys8zIsT1FjQPTaIghWh846ftrgp_PtGm-jv1VwynTvSCN_tK5jocYwqAEHkjblTn7H44PsCgyMdHkcsEN9fUdoOwXwL_OL4QGoL2DW6uw6lfnOcVWO81X37-20_A/s564/Volcano%20General%20Store%20on%20Main.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="564" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPv86euAG6yGhnzxCc33xznD0f0sTd571Za8h83x-lU6S5cYoUybgYwwXnAi35foys8zIsT1FjQPTaIghWh846ftrgp_PtGm-jv1VwynTvSCN_tK5jocYwqAEHkjblTn7H44PsCgyMdHkcsEN9fUdoOwXwL_OL4QGoL2DW6uw6lfnOcVWO81X37-20_A/w400-h249/Volcano%20General%20Store%20on%20Main.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">General Store on Main Street Volcano </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">The buildings that line this small Main Street, served <span style="font-size: 12pt;">miners with a general store, saloon, hotel and assay office. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQEhsmKCLwySshu_STaKiHGMOuPXKdP6CuPNg0wiO-W2UViVnWsKMcQmBaxWhwanW4Mk3W5JLzhtgjVSq3RhnQvX3_U15UuZC7BRs0QSWt6giw7K4cyRVsQ3VRtBD-1rXd1l15z_-S7wTKGUdLqgEI_4SfrES4XJo6Ru8bupT8HU4EyhL-5-sKYMwKA/s2075/IMG_5462%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQEhsmKCLwySshu_STaKiHGMOuPXKdP6CuPNg0wiO-W2UViVnWsKMcQmBaxWhwanW4Mk3W5JLzhtgjVSq3RhnQvX3_U15UuZC7BRs0QSWt6giw7K4cyRVsQ3VRtBD-1rXd1l15z_-S7wTKGUdLqgEI_4SfrES4XJo6Ru8bupT8HU4EyhL-5-sKYMwKA/s320/IMG_5462%202.2%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">When you come to the corner, look to your left. There are a number of historical markers here, including the historical marker for the town of Volcano itself. Turn right onto Consolation Street.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7Ac9nnrbG0Je6t410fmlZAOoGfsmcEf_buq75T70B4ZISEvSA09izI4QTel4eh1pV7xjhNoONyO-xWurhvjmZUoWDC43p2sUcRzQ36ppWbkr5d7gUi3cHfnZuN0NNqZKa5GbZfVNJuFKavMnKF-G1AvbXcw0tBxAOKf-bjhlONaP4vLByumQuM67BQ/s564/Volcano%20General%20Store.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="564" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7Ac9nnrbG0Je6t410fmlZAOoGfsmcEf_buq75T70B4ZISEvSA09izI4QTel4eh1pV7xjhNoONyO-xWurhvjmZUoWDC43p2sUcRzQ36ppWbkr5d7gUi3cHfnZuN0NNqZKa5GbZfVNJuFKavMnKF-G1AvbXcw0tBxAOKf-bjhlONaP4vLByumQuM67BQ/s320/Volcano%20General%20Store.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Main Street and Consolation Street Volcano </div><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCBWxj14C7kUlmoSLzxJLxOaQtDbeOmAeBK5UlrwWoUGMlLadj7kyCo174hXFVWncPI9y2Hoyek8TDtxiOWEiIRsi9f_T5vqgO8Li3MLgl9pX_LsZbRUM2lETMDpEXss6vU44bd883wCBFVnNXm-dxJ8DG2YuoM-6mGeLKF6UDg5GQIHulZkptSU42w/s3058/DSC_0660%202.2%20Volcano.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3058" data-original-width="3058" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCBWxj14C7kUlmoSLzxJLxOaQtDbeOmAeBK5UlrwWoUGMlLadj7kyCo174hXFVWncPI9y2Hoyek8TDtxiOWEiIRsi9f_T5vqgO8Li3MLgl9pX_LsZbRUM2lETMDpEXss6vU44bd883wCBFVnNXm-dxJ8DG2YuoM-6mGeLKF6UDg5GQIHulZkptSU42w/s320/DSC_0660%202.2%20Volcano.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">The building to your left was built around 1851 and at that time, housed the General Store. Next to this on the right look for the shed that contains Old Abe, a Civil War cannon. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3e_KEjuNxCXa-HC3Hev4mZ1kzrJDm8-iMu0wBrJGYgtU9gLboFL2uaWT4hC2nF8EO72hRKZZpNYwC9Lk2Dwm7a929wjHHC5qT8wFakvYqgOiYn16lX3VDfiURjXKnP7uunF3zN8AD-oZqd1uxTY6XzTqjLBM2J2v7TQ96m5lRl3q1X-djnbjWnj5xMw/s3648/IMG_5481.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3e_KEjuNxCXa-HC3Hev4mZ1kzrJDm8-iMu0wBrJGYgtU9gLboFL2uaWT4hC2nF8EO72hRKZZpNYwC9Lk2Dwm7a929wjHHC5qT8wFakvYqgOiYn16lX3VDfiURjXKnP7uunF3zN8AD-oZqd1uxTY6XzTqjLBM2J2v7TQ96m5lRl3q1X-djnbjWnj5xMw/s320/IMG_5481.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">This was also the site of an observatory in 1860. There is a plaque next to Old Abe that explains the history. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GtrQhwoQhznljtATAsI3JQPBEjWTNDWhMHJrcgL3q9l5SVRRCp5TODi3002si38KPc32-237QeV7HHqpPkqTOUb0VsVuFii-NK7Rv7LlVUqaOzvlZ4PBg6v-pncONK_GQZhxIuKaGJ3MfUGxSnmCHDbW_Fu0gOTr58bK6EOiFgsc_Rbd7g61sdG_YA/s2172/IMG_5389%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2172" data-original-width="2172" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GtrQhwoQhznljtATAsI3JQPBEjWTNDWhMHJrcgL3q9l5SVRRCp5TODi3002si38KPc32-237QeV7HHqpPkqTOUb0VsVuFii-NK7Rv7LlVUqaOzvlZ4PBg6v-pncONK_GQZhxIuKaGJ3MfUGxSnmCHDbW_Fu0gOTr58bK6EOiFgsc_Rbd7g61sdG_YA/s320/IMG_5389%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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Then make the first left onto Emigrant Street. As you turn to the right is the King bell, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">donated to Volcano by
Thomas King in 1863, out of gratitude for the towns support of the Union and
election of Abraham Lincoln in 1861.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRdlTqK1sRYKzUItF6OHCwEZ4ZjluS4_9eR0eAGYp9S4_XmzQluScWIqWfuWOOlNt5WcHzwi7vP2MR7ptDAeqINvZ8os0pZlxGt_7yJG5Jxdmyb7DdwVX37FVn5PdXsgKx3UaQByMhTfBHSEsCyOVixuotLmBZXsyIbWlIa1BXrgbWVzHZbzIYNXw1w/s2075/IMG_5403%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRdlTqK1sRYKzUItF6OHCwEZ4ZjluS4_9eR0eAGYp9S4_XmzQluScWIqWfuWOOlNt5WcHzwi7vP2MR7ptDAeqINvZ8os0pZlxGt_7yJG5Jxdmyb7DdwVX37FVn5PdXsgKx3UaQByMhTfBHSEsCyOVixuotLmBZXsyIbWlIa1BXrgbWVzHZbzIYNXw1w/w395-h400/IMG_5403%202.2%202048.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>Continue along Emigrant, ahead and on your left will be St. Bernard's Catholic Church, built in 1908. Turn right onto <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Plug Street. This street is lined with residential homes. During the 1850s, John Doble made his home here on Plug Street. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
At the intersection ahead carefully cross Consolation Street and continue straight
on Plug. Turn right onto National Street and pass by the Volcano schoolhouse. Just past the schoolhouse there is a public parking lot near the corner of Jerome and National Street. Park here if you would like to explore the town on on your own. You will also find a public restroom just off this parking lot. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Use the map below or our <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">Companion Brochure</a> to explore Volcano on foot. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaVeGVkbEL8gFUzXRY5ImC3_3JjQZt3soCs6yzzIfAwAfgf0Bbr8fOG7qD4MLrpA2shqFk7cREf6F_A6IbwBsivgKXgUcgI4yt4STQMVK_sWhijxoejaaO3vbKxCtzDXpsSHuuFTn7oD3zlZz-vhg7CG12Gj07Zhq79sibUCabddUvncyZI9wZrRT5g/s865/Volcano%20Map%20Numbers%206.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="865" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaVeGVkbEL8gFUzXRY5ImC3_3JjQZt3soCs6yzzIfAwAfgf0Bbr8fOG7qD4MLrpA2shqFk7cREf6F_A6IbwBsivgKXgUcgI4yt4STQMVK_sWhijxoejaaO3vbKxCtzDXpsSHuuFTn7oD3zlZz-vhg7CG12Gj07Zhq79sibUCabddUvncyZI9wZrRT5g/s320/Volcano%20Map%20Numbers%206.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">When you are finished visiting Volcano, turn left back onto Main Street and then veer left back onto Pine Grove Volcano Road. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">At the Y, take the left fork toward West Point and Black Chasm. <a href="https://cavetouring.com/" target="_blank">Black Chasm National Landmark</a>, our next stop, is less than 1 mile from Volcano. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKTk1Kv28A7W9h-AY3eo2DwO-J7hDzxSEpdnSL7rlwYOXWBwORUCdbaS8v0uQIfvzDgAVuHLC86Jqs1E4EXz6DaeI2H0HJkRI7mbWVRN5fK69r129Ma8YL9tHeBYwZRkvamQtcJyUoq1lO4bEbFSiL_34iQ7dyPUQMyJ0Rh6F-j1X_KGQR44KM-x85Q/s2531/IMG_5571%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2531" data-original-width="2531" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKTk1Kv28A7W9h-AY3eo2DwO-J7hDzxSEpdnSL7rlwYOXWBwORUCdbaS8v0uQIfvzDgAVuHLC86Jqs1E4EXz6DaeI2H0HJkRI7mbWVRN5fK69r129Ma8YL9tHeBYwZRkvamQtcJyUoq1lO4bEbFSiL_34iQ7dyPUQMyJ0Rh6F-j1X_KGQR44KM-x85Q/s320/IMG_5571%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Turn right into the driveway for Black Chasm, and follow this road around to the right. It will eventually end up in the parking lot for the cavern. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQbImjnl1TwLD46vUGpQmPhzzqWiuLKHmrIsT5rbSSV1vQCede-iJHhyINZGROxwa6JP4cOzhU07WDDzXyYvyw3dN-af5L1d3evTZt3LMi5mEqmD-ep9aqG6qTM3I4bIfuqcftTt1HMrp24uxsJNmNYYEv0v44NtrklpIh2k2_yx-HdT3m9LUiV9wtw/s3630/IMG_5651%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3630" data-original-width="3630" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQbImjnl1TwLD46vUGpQmPhzzqWiuLKHmrIsT5rbSSV1vQCede-iJHhyINZGROxwa6JP4cOzhU07WDDzXyYvyw3dN-af5L1d3evTZt3LMi5mEqmD-ep9aqG6qTM3I4bIfuqcftTt1HMrp24uxsJNmNYYEv0v44NtrklpIh2k2_yx-HdT3m9LUiV9wtw/s320/IMG_5651%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Helictite<br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The first documented exploration of the Black Chasm Cavern occurred in 1854 when a group of gold miners ventured into the cave and discovered the phenomenal beauty that existed just below the surface, including a bright blue lake and millions of sparkling crystals. Shortly after the gold rush the cavern was largely forgotten. In 1976 it was declared a National Natural Landmark, largely due to the abundance of unusual and rare speleothems called helictites.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Though we can not know for sure, it is quite likely that the Miwok people who lived in this area well before the miners arrived, were also familiar with the Black Chasm Cavern. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-il6EhbOcVVxgCbiieDikHZONvYyzX6FggbHPFFQbh2ymgI9cHp-99SrkZrSIpVpJBXaY8_Xh5ehU7Bf92nY-d9lVzPayWYC2wPelyCqfzkqoh7ZkLGXY_H9f8uHbtYc9pbb9DjDKaj2jRVeURQ31k8K5BFfChUDlPciN-PhXUgtI9a0pEET3XVYNKw/s1262/IMG_5177%20Crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1262" data-original-width="912" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-il6EhbOcVVxgCbiieDikHZONvYyzX6FggbHPFFQbh2ymgI9cHp-99SrkZrSIpVpJBXaY8_Xh5ehU7Bf92nY-d9lVzPayWYC2wPelyCqfzkqoh7ZkLGXY_H9f8uHbtYc9pbb9DjDKaj2jRVeURQ31k8K5BFfChUDlPciN-PhXUgtI9a0pEET3XVYNKw/s320/IMG_5177%20Crop.jpg" width="231" /></a></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Living along the rivers and streams nearby, the Miwok were hunters, gatherers, fisherman and basket weavers. They lived a rather undisturbed existence until the arrival of military explorers, fur trappers and settlers of the early 1800s.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">But it it would be the California gold rush in 1848, and the influx of over 300,000 migrants into the Sierra Nevada area that had the greatest negative impact on the Miwok way of life. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Though some of the Native Americans remained and tried to assimilate, mining the placers or working on ranches, most were pushed further and further away from their natural hunting and gathering grounds. As the Miwok dispersed, many lost their heritage over the decades that followed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Today the population of the Miwok is around 3,500; far less than the 6,000 plus that were here during the gold rush. But along with Margaret Dalton who worked to bring her Tribe to self-sufficiency with the creation of the Jackson Rancheria Casino, other Miwok Tribes are currently organizing and handing down their heritage to the next generation, bringing hope that the Miwok population will continue to grow.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Take some time to visit <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Black Chasm Cavern National Landmark. There is a fascinating 50-minute guided tour that takes visitors 100 feet deep into the ground down 5 flights
of stairs. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVL92QiODrMRwVhRX00BYXquIWZKFMZv-h7GfCTkA43LVSxbcSLM6atFd0HsfFqblOVUm9A3ZUjX1Sa9yXMp-a2sPHxN4IZemZvrXSCO7gSEGS9nGhv6zen01ecxQtWM6YAvKDVv9l8g4JqZUT_3PqQIv3-9XJTjf1NkASc8jyFpwoIqJVxAgP6knoQ/s2868/IMG_5592%20Map%20of%20Black%20Chasm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="2868" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVL92QiODrMRwVhRX00BYXquIWZKFMZv-h7GfCTkA43LVSxbcSLM6atFd0HsfFqblOVUm9A3ZUjX1Sa9yXMp-a2sPHxN4IZemZvrXSCO7gSEGS9nGhv6zen01ecxQtWM6YAvKDVv9l8g4JqZUT_3PqQIv3-9XJTjf1NkASc8jyFpwoIqJVxAgP6knoQ/w400-h290/IMG_5592%20Map%20of%20Black%20Chasm.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Map of Cavern</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2xi7kSW__OLx9F3Gf6VTV9zck7ETGGe28djOp48UxNCBu6mghB5VLVa2U1_5UhfRVszAkgXRS0dmBtcr1EdGB8wSqOfrv8BDA-w8vKdjfBNu6Q8D55eV9VhJgn3vbvw_zyzYUEIGui2bdY2eDZ1fCyGB04gb9HbzXWJAmWeawfP-fHIpENOvDW5fyg/s3689/IMG_5615%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3689" data-original-width="3689" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2xi7kSW__OLx9F3Gf6VTV9zck7ETGGe28djOp48UxNCBu6mghB5VLVa2U1_5UhfRVszAkgXRS0dmBtcr1EdGB8wSqOfrv8BDA-w8vKdjfBNu6Q8D55eV9VhJgn3vbvw_zyzYUEIGui2bdY2eDZ1fCyGB04gb9HbzXWJAmWeawfP-fHIpENOvDW5fyg/w640-h640/IMG_5615%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">You will be rewarded with spectacular views of stalactite, stalagmites, and helictites. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnSSF3Wu1J7w4OM9VfKnVSh_XauuYd4xOo8rZRkOUbYv4hzvi8j7ywpiep-NBCPy_Ezt8PgTTg4EARYgqe5eDP6VfNQc1RtZzLeRTqHPGJ_8_hPMebdwnZyPQ710I2rNhk7DDXl0OFH7E36iOMmj0UWlWn7HgKec-5hteLta0RMbhQpGHGHmmt37SKA/s3879/IMG_5645%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3879" data-original-width="3879" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnSSF3Wu1J7w4OM9VfKnVSh_XauuYd4xOo8rZRkOUbYv4hzvi8j7ywpiep-NBCPy_Ezt8PgTTg4EARYgqe5eDP6VfNQc1RtZzLeRTqHPGJ_8_hPMebdwnZyPQ710I2rNhk7DDXl0OFH7E36iOMmj0UWlWn7HgKec-5hteLta0RMbhQpGHGHmmt37SKA/w400-h400/IMG_5645%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Once you are finished with this tour f<span style="font-size: 12pt;">ollow the one-way road back out to the highway and turn right back onto Pioneer Volcano Road. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Continue straight on this highway for about 2 miles. Then turn right onto Highway 88 and then make an almost immediate left onto Red Corral Road Highway 26 toward West Point. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">While you drive along this windy back-country road think about what it must have been like to explore the Black Chasm Cavern before the staircase was built. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pUo2RLOhlePyY9HikRxblLZNpPbngzDWdaPuQYId_Mrv0LrbyD_yswq_v0rW_8tkKm2ZXR0wZ3CZRHX0A3rhy25BaSJxfL5_6a0NFJbcKkY2viyEAnzD5z_gCgMGxSiG51RVZaPRBaM6LFwtEbJkd9AdWv64HwLrXfIuHeWfAyG9JG22mI7wB_Y59g/s596/933-black-chasm-bk-stairs-Rectangle-600x400%20Visit%20Calaveras.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="596" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pUo2RLOhlePyY9HikRxblLZNpPbngzDWdaPuQYId_Mrv0LrbyD_yswq_v0rW_8tkKm2ZXR0wZ3CZRHX0A3rhy25BaSJxfL5_6a0NFJbcKkY2viyEAnzD5z_gCgMGxSiG51RVZaPRBaM6LFwtEbJkd9AdWv64HwLrXfIuHeWfAyG9JG22mI7wB_Y59g/w400-h266/933-black-chasm-bk-stairs-Rectangle-600x400%20Visit%20Calaveras.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Staircase in Black Chasm </div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On July 2nd, 1852 John Doble wrote of his experience exploring a cave near Volcano. His description of three chambers and hanging stalactites sound like John might very well have been inside what years later would be known as Black Chasm Cavern. In his journal he noted: </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">+++</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“<i>This forenoon done nothing. After dinner I went up the South Branch to see a cave there. I found an Irishman up there who went in with me. The entrance is in a large pile of rocks on the hill side about 30 feet above the branch. It is a small irregular hole and goes down perpendicular about 20 feet and then goes off downward in a slant 10 feet farther then opens into the cave. We clambered down letting ourselves down by the projections of the rock holding in one hand a candle. I then clambered all through it, in many places I had to crawl on my hands and knees. It consists of 3 rooms of irregular and rough shape, sharp points of rock which are hanging stalactites stick out on every side, as well as the roof. The whole inside above the floor is full of stalactites like icicles. Some are broken off. I broke a few off and brought them home with me. The floor at the bottom is damp and covered with a dark vegetation.</i>” </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It sure sounds line John was exploring Black Chasm Cavern. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">+++</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<br />Continue along Highway 26, we will be on this stretch of highway for 25 miles as we make our way to <br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mokelumne
Hill. Along the way we will
pass through the old gold rush towns of West Point, Glencoe, Rich Gulch and
Happy Valley. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">While you drive we will tell another gold rush story. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">After gold was discovered by James Marshall at John Sutters Mill on January
24th, 1848, news spread and so did gold fever.
Approximately 300,000 migrants, known collectively as 49ers, descended
on California on the eve of its statehood in 1850. Our friend John Doble came
to California via the Isthmus of Panama.
The journey was over 5,000 miles and though it could take as long as
five months, John's took 68 days. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBAXN0aCLTCBR-hOJhwjtd0mKZQZvP7h4WRntKzDpSwVGMxAjKit-UEGvz7FVPM1EM1EsOWBY9mQtIlAlPkntyTO4b6RAkxTla5PTRRmSytbNBzHMSPBif1Xz1D5Vie4see7G758e41z9XNt401Xh_4BK3VydhMs0E7BDcJ0ledcTaUFz8Q1M7qAz2Q/s600/wagon-trains-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="600" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBAXN0aCLTCBR-hOJhwjtd0mKZQZvP7h4WRntKzDpSwVGMxAjKit-UEGvz7FVPM1EM1EsOWBY9mQtIlAlPkntyTO4b6RAkxTla5PTRRmSytbNBzHMSPBif1Xz1D5Vie4see7G758e41z9XNt401Xh_4BK3VydhMs0E7BDcJ0ledcTaUFz8Q1M7qAz2Q/w640-h538/wagon-trains-1.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Lightening Express - Wagon Trains </div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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Other gold seekers took the overland trip to California. One wagon train, the Pioneer Line's
advertisement read, “<i>Comfortable ride from Independence, Missouri to
California, $200 in only 55 days</i>.” The
$200 price tag of this all inclusive adventure covered transportation, food,
and space for 100 pounds of baggage per person. Inclement weather, disease,
exhaustion and starvation were included at no additional cost.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCciKTlqsjok0TX7Jh6NQ7dJ8WNMw_YqGFetIpYf_2ZSQLmV6hfSOZ1S3M9fmRS73jYbK85G-CTwJoZxlqHWJ6318Oa7y44etP_ELnmpGiUhFsxxkCam6Pvb9vnMhrfkR7BB5xPcHQVpXMts6J8mdC4hUf1_CMr9GEM6QP7dY5l0Po7nbrZDLukbj4Q/s600/wagon-trains-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="493" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCciKTlqsjok0TX7Jh6NQ7dJ8WNMw_YqGFetIpYf_2ZSQLmV6hfSOZ1S3M9fmRS73jYbK85G-CTwJoZxlqHWJ6318Oa7y44etP_ELnmpGiUhFsxxkCam6Pvb9vnMhrfkR7BB5xPcHQVpXMts6J8mdC4hUf1_CMr9GEM6QP7dY5l0Po7nbrZDLukbj4Q/w526-h640/wagon-trains-5.jpg" width="526" /></a><br />California Emigrants - Wagon Train <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">One historically recorded experience of the Pioneer Line left Independence May 15, 1849, with 20 wagons, 161 passengers and crew and another 22 wagons carrying supplies and baggage. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7ItMNa-fh7FhOhvacI-h4B-4m25SOdNGQxNCCWir3tunRSQccQICd5B1l76apHC_KocmLqm3XoIl8ZibHNeJedUQMR4jyTwdFHUV_8gNlaqCfA9XhXIQYZgtGXDPyCOMKcDoS9gN4eSaXA3jT43N7oNunAaXtA1fx0lqD1QSqFgizZlTQ5HbNjCZ4g/s750/89982-004-D536E3CA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="750" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7ItMNa-fh7FhOhvacI-h4B-4m25SOdNGQxNCCWir3tunRSQccQICd5B1l76apHC_KocmLqm3XoIl8ZibHNeJedUQMR4jyTwdFHUV_8gNlaqCfA9XhXIQYZgtGXDPyCOMKcDoS9gN4eSaXA3jT43N7oNunAaXtA1fx0lqD1QSqFgizZlTQ5HbNjCZ4g/w640-h402/89982-004-D536E3CA.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Just a few days out two men died of cholera and
others were infected. The dead were buried along the road and the journey
continued. When the wagon train reached
the North Plate River, it proved too difficult for the oxen to cross on their
own. The first of many additional costs
occurred as a ferry was hired to shuttle the oxen.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwLbxpr90-CrDA0b68lQerlj31fTpqpZ8rYvmqdWdwEO70UJI9_MIGyYc1-NdDGAhmgZyXhDvtbGcQxNyd-aZT1_oTntZPSzoid80BCVChsssfK16G4NRhuYlqKXuGzOZLKSOjM3DW-f-B1Yg5clF2yf-tBlh7GM2hZyJWUieguymykCtPzkijOKMng/s500/Emigrants%20fording%20the%20platte.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="500" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwLbxpr90-CrDA0b68lQerlj31fTpqpZ8rYvmqdWdwEO70UJI9_MIGyYc1-NdDGAhmgZyXhDvtbGcQxNyd-aZT1_oTntZPSzoid80BCVChsssfK16G4NRhuYlqKXuGzOZLKSOjM3DW-f-B1Yg5clF2yf-tBlh7GM2hZyJWUieguymykCtPzkijOKMng/w400-h275/Emigrants%20fording%20the%20platte.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Emigrants Fording the Platte</div><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Weeks later, the treacherous terrain of the
Rocky Mountains forced the wagon train and animals to all be tethered together
by rope and tediously hauled up and over the mountain pass. Next up 40 miles of
desert. Extra water is taken on, but it
doesn’t last. Oxen die, wagons break, these are left behind with a
portion of the supplies and baggage. 100
days into this journey, food is running low. Meals are rationed to one a day.
The Pioneer Line arrived in Sacramento California 129 day later on September
21, 1849. 74 days over the Pioneer
Line's estimate. </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSb9UNTq1PmLSrPlpuVEfRNCW4dU4FFRGSS629g3QGqFdoefs4uvH3EQ_w7PkXE2Ozu7B6GpA0mz1fME-BRyB3R50ZFk9ScSUzSSUtZ-7M2nxbHTT1wNgw1iIVbgeLSOwlAhPpj7GfZZNNaE_v0LU9We-wBWbgJteck_56B8yvcn5QSXUFnw3Cfx_aw/s1200/wagon-with-women.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="1200" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSb9UNTq1PmLSrPlpuVEfRNCW4dU4FFRGSS629g3QGqFdoefs4uvH3EQ_w7PkXE2Ozu7B6GpA0mz1fME-BRyB3R50ZFk9ScSUzSSUtZ-7M2nxbHTT1wNgw1iIVbgeLSOwlAhPpj7GfZZNNaE_v0LU9We-wBWbgJteck_56B8yvcn5QSXUFnw3Cfx_aw/w640-h304/wagon-with-women.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Traveling to Goldfields</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
The life of a miner was not an easy one.
These men, and some women, left their homes taking little with them to a
very rugged country. They bet it all in hopes of making a fortune, then
returning home to their families and continuing with their lives. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
The truth is not everyone made a fortune, most were not at all successful at
mining. In fact, not everyone even made
it to California, dying on the way from starvation or disease. Those that arrived didn’t find a home built
waiting for them upon their arrival.
They didn’t find fireplaces for cooking or wash boards for washing
either. And general store's for purchasing daily necessities were typically
miles away from the small mining camps that sprang up along the rivers of the
Mother Lode. Still the miners came.
They built canvas tent houses, and shared cooking and washing duties with other
miners. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Some of the towns, such as Jackson, and Angels Camp became extremely
prosperous. Their quaint western style
downtowns remain active to this day.
Others such as the ones we are driving through now on Highway 26 contain
just a few buildings, and a modest population.
These small towns along Highway 26 were the ones John Doble frequented
the most. It was here that he spent
hours panning, digging and washing gold. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">+++</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">By August 1852, our friend John Doble had been panning and washing gold
throughout Volcano and its surrounding area.
After having lived in both boarding houses and tent cabins, John was
ready for a place of his own. With what
he had saved from mining, John partnered with his friend Doc. They purchased a small piece of land and set
about building a cabin. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRZqGI3nEG4h-157Z5XmW-sNy2h-DR6iVbyi1Oo5PGLa7uqFah1ALd76BopBwBtCmw52VrwrKOi4eCsgzCQUDK-WqgBserqHeDgNym19hRidQyvC0Zn8ThNENt3eQIm_tyT-iwxzbG-IVyQr-UEy7cgr3oXxJxb6DCXVwi5IyOenLQm-mVWKj4yzc1Q/s1200/Miners_cabin_Nevada_City_CA_1852_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1200" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRZqGI3nEG4h-157Z5XmW-sNy2h-DR6iVbyi1Oo5PGLa7uqFah1ALd76BopBwBtCmw52VrwrKOi4eCsgzCQUDK-WqgBserqHeDgNym19hRidQyvC0Zn8ThNENt3eQIm_tyT-iwxzbG-IVyQr-UEy7cgr3oXxJxb6DCXVwi5IyOenLQm-mVWKj4yzc1Q/w640-h448/Miners_cabin_Nevada_City_CA_1852_001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px;">Miner’s Cabin – Nevada County, California 1852</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
John wrote about the building his cabin in his journal: <i>“Doc and I went up to the mountains to cut
the lumber for our house. By the 17th of
October we had what we needed and began working full time on the cabin. Within a week the walls and roof were
complete. The rock chimney was finished on the 1st of the month, and the canvas
door hung a few days later.”</i></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
John and Doc moved their belongings, a few blankets, picks, and shovels, into
their home in the evening of November 4th less than 30 days after beginning
their project.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">+++</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImOjRRZVvrARWzbAdjyhjFvcvFu7YyUIVA70MmO7Nso7jeW4gFKX4RAcEV0ZNvaIMNKyGkKfFGbGD-rKAe4Mod0Bwvqj-TaULerzcw07oPXFzAOXsen-7p7S60OpC38hhzjn0xFBgocCzPp154nuZZBAGfaRAkOPdsuh4YGkobutKU-gcSK22W1je6g/s399/West%20Point%20Historic%20Market.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="345" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImOjRRZVvrARWzbAdjyhjFvcvFu7YyUIVA70MmO7Nso7jeW4gFKX4RAcEV0ZNvaIMNKyGkKfFGbGD-rKAe4Mod0Bwvqj-TaULerzcw07oPXFzAOXsen-7p7S60OpC38hhzjn0xFBgocCzPp154nuZZBAGfaRAkOPdsuh4YGkobutKU-gcSK22W1je6g/s320/West%20Point%20Historic%20Market.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br />We are just a few miles from West Point. T<span style="font-size: 12pt;">he story of West Point is quite possibly part legend and part truth. Some historical references say that while
seeking a path across the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, American frontiersman Kit Carson discovered
West Point in 1844. It was the farthest point west Carson was able to reach
before being blocked by the high waters of the Mokelumne River. After waiting unsuccessfully for the river to
recede, Carson proceeded up the Mokelumne Canyon and created what is now known
as Carson Pass through the Sierra Nevada range.
Though other historians do not place Carson in West Point, the Carson Pass
trail does indeed run along what is today California Highway 88 from Jackson to
the Nevada border and West Point is in the general vicinity. The Historic Marker (shown above) also gives credit to Kit Carson. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3kD9chDnMImju_hTStWXqUBtSrGWT3KFo_C66Qe7EIXhvH_HUMSgyrcpYfd-gpC7Je5i3AAlqwvH0lVyV5X1awH64nfzJwNdtGPhmGB7GtwJhOb8kMzyDv9lmcOF6oKvPEA4isShvV3xwHk5D6qlW39RfdMNIddDHA8MFCPqKUPslwDOKul4z_ahRw/s2075/Kit_Carson%202.2%202075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3kD9chDnMImju_hTStWXqUBtSrGWT3KFo_C66Qe7EIXhvH_HUMSgyrcpYfd-gpC7Je5i3AAlqwvH0lVyV5X1awH64nfzJwNdtGPhmGB7GtwJhOb8kMzyDv9lmcOF6oKvPEA4isShvV3xwHk5D6qlW39RfdMNIddDHA8MFCPqKUPslwDOKul4z_ahRw/s320/Kit_Carson%202.2%202075.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></span>
<br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
Born in 1809, Kit Carson was a frontiersman, trapper, and soldier. He teamed up with General John Fremont and
the two of them conducted three expeditions mapping out routes from Missouri to
California between 1842 and 1845. It was on their second expedition from July
1843 to July 1844 that Carson may have come across West Point.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgygLgtadd0Qwdn_qoZATUSTRTn52I9yKxtO-6f1enQj05wIay6Yp4Y019GMBPbOGfN-7NGo-ei2_2peJrmJHlV4sDWnQwrKzem_oNv6C6wdUyW2YSUoTIdytQBm6csgM0Uxy4amvAAiMglMHNiQOgmCEC9Y6beH_LGFCg1fPHvO9ckEybdOMVINfe-BQ/s5184/IMG_8776.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgygLgtadd0Qwdn_qoZATUSTRTn52I9yKxtO-6f1enQj05wIay6Yp4Y019GMBPbOGfN-7NGo-ei2_2peJrmJHlV4sDWnQwrKzem_oNv6C6wdUyW2YSUoTIdytQBm6csgM0Uxy4amvAAiMglMHNiQOgmCEC9Y6beH_LGFCg1fPHvO9ckEybdOMVINfe-BQ/s320/IMG_8776.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">In 1848, miners making their way south from Coloma looking for
open claims arrived at the Mokelumne River, and found it rich with gold. After the placers ran dry, prospectors
continued their search for gold in rich quartz deposits nearby. The large number of individual lode or
hard-rock mines were consolidated into the West Point Mining District and
worked until the 1940s when logging became West Point’s main industry. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFZhW8Zgjj_d3MwgkhW6ASqUhNMDIj_ADCm7klQBUh--RQTsoH8Za11JrtfIPYbPsdiPYMT6DkBGCZ7t3-tU6AtwCKJyPVqRj8tS47n1ch4rEo2wgJiXnN_s2KiL2ucAsLmsGciFlA7rvVqLOO59-smgYkW-yVXqP2IbgIBJcA3bM2ccqJhyr7mVnqQ/s1200/Instagrammer-Adam-Weidan-Bach-1200x675%20lumberjack%20days.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFZhW8Zgjj_d3MwgkhW6ASqUhNMDIj_ADCm7klQBUh--RQTsoH8Za11JrtfIPYbPsdiPYMT6DkBGCZ7t3-tU6AtwCKJyPVqRj8tS47n1ch4rEo2wgJiXnN_s2KiL2ucAsLmsGciFlA7rvVqLOO59-smgYkW-yVXqP2IbgIBJcA3bM2ccqJhyr7mVnqQ/s320/Instagrammer-Adam-Weidan-Bach-1200x675%20lumberjack%20days.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Lumberjack Days</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Ahead, turn right off the highway onto Main Street. The sleepy little town of West Point has one </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> major annual festival every October, Lumberjack
Days. This old-fashioned celebration
comes complete with a parade, soap box derby and stock saw competition. What is a stock saw competition you ask? The goal of this competition is to be the
fastest at slicing off a specific shaped cookie from your log using a
chainsaw. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXK98yii0ySaFnum9sNHbwuXkAai1fydiYPQsJ-Px6ADvhrk5jYNPo7wUiUqXOWoMTn7Qk-rVXf9z65mwxGnbqewvQD0zNMnSVSnaTM0g5RppZA83hlC1pscPGL6VEtjw4kYcKLuepYBy_892pRYQGw8CYJiCVpcO3Uiw7FSdCoGitO1aiFQx4rT1tQ/s3236/IMG_8792.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2734" data-original-width="3236" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXK98yii0ySaFnum9sNHbwuXkAai1fydiYPQsJ-Px6ADvhrk5jYNPo7wUiUqXOWoMTn7Qk-rVXf9z65mwxGnbqewvQD0zNMnSVSnaTM0g5RppZA83hlC1pscPGL6VEtjw4kYcKLuepYBy_892pRYQGw8CYJiCVpcO3Uiw7FSdCoGitO1aiFQx4rT1tQ/w400-h338/IMG_8792.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pass the one short block of western style buildings, the West Point Market and Willow Bar on
Main then follow Main back to Highway 26. Just before you get to Highway the Historic Marker for West Point will be on your left. The coordinates for this marker are </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #111111;">38.397734, -120.529353. When you get to the end of Main, turn right back onto Highway 26. </span>Cross over the Middle Fork of the Mokelumne River and continue straight. Follow the sign toward Mokelumne Hill. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVdgC2FFsjezwqC35Se_G4Fz1s9ku6KPEUhEIYVKYvVDqn-BVwbQXcicwbndviwqV-t39UQKHDxVdulrb638zKDYAWVC6HWZNcRdwnbOlLT4_kJG9HQs7_7MEd0EvY3wXV1EGXF8jqcebDgxReWvQxLwPG6N8Nnxu3SGmxZRbA-ZjUOJ6jc3mO5CUJA/s800/Mokelumne_River_North_Fork_near_West_Point.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVdgC2FFsjezwqC35Se_G4Fz1s9ku6KPEUhEIYVKYvVDqn-BVwbQXcicwbndviwqV-t39UQKHDxVdulrb638zKDYAWVC6HWZNcRdwnbOlLT4_kJG9HQs7_7MEd0EvY3wXV1EGXF8jqcebDgxReWvQxLwPG6N8Nnxu3SGmxZRbA-ZjUOJ6jc3mO5CUJA/w400-h300/Mokelumne_River_North_Fork_near_West_Point.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Mokelumne River Near West Point </div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Mokelumne River flows west from the Sierra Nevada, 95 miles into the
Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta.
The name is from the Miwok language constructed of the word <i>moke</i> meaning
fishnet and <i>umne</i> meaning people of. Or
people of the fishnet. Mokelumne Hill
was named after the river in 1850. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Besides being a popular site for fishing, the Mokelumne River is also home to
five whitewater kayaking runs ranging from Class II fun and splashy all day long
to Class V, no guts, no glory! </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRCevJ66TvT4sxPLE1VwsWFpLEBdFRGd7si-hfJ3GP8Xz-2TkyeheSe6rvYpiItxKp0R9MJypN3h7uy7EB8W2ayCSOw3IySbJTxgehnhm1wYZ8xdruazmYtlDw63ol_WkHrElmdy7tbMkwrA55Y6NX31nR7j5a__krPAlz7SI1rM5-bzLlfpr7tUmJQ/s1920/Mokelumne_1WHitewater%20Connection.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRCevJ66TvT4sxPLE1VwsWFpLEBdFRGd7si-hfJ3GP8Xz-2TkyeheSe6rvYpiItxKp0R9MJypN3h7uy7EB8W2ayCSOw3IySbJTxgehnhm1wYZ8xdruazmYtlDw63ol_WkHrElmdy7tbMkwrA55Y6NX31nR7j5a__krPAlz7SI1rM5-bzLlfpr7tUmJQ/w400-h266/Mokelumne_1WHitewater%20Connection.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Mokelumne River Class III - <a href="https://whitewaterconnection.com/" target="_blank">Whitewater Connection</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
The next town along Highway 26 is Sandy Gulch. <span style="font-size: 12pt;"> It has a population today of around 40, is located between the Middle and
South Fork of the Mokelumne River, and the town is a registered California
Historical Landmark. It was established
in 1849 as a trading center for miners and named after the gulch where William
and Dan Carsner found large gold nuggets embedded in the sandy gravel. Shortly after this discovery, prospectors
arrived and established placer mines along Sandy Gulch Creek and its
tributaries. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjjBIL3lgfHCI8AIod2tVzgsH3o5iw5sP7uakaa76uDxIHwA1EZBcdbaxwlvBSShIRaqrG2GNhMVKGxN4jKMv1OaWw5NrfXEvyTP-NAxntcRbjxqrsC4_Grl9eaCsC7DGFiNdhpAZy3IhcjxdN-XWHw9owGJVf32UZ3lrsTP-DRMUTrMkbDZBSnlOoA/s1586/IMG_5833%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1586" data-original-width="1586" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjjBIL3lgfHCI8AIod2tVzgsH3o5iw5sP7uakaa76uDxIHwA1EZBcdbaxwlvBSShIRaqrG2GNhMVKGxN4jKMv1OaWw5NrfXEvyTP-NAxntcRbjxqrsC4_Grl9eaCsC7DGFiNdhpAZy3IhcjxdN-XWHw9owGJVf32UZ3lrsTP-DRMUTrMkbDZBSnlOoA/s320/IMG_5833%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sandy Gulch Historic Marker </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
After the placer gold was depleted early in the 1850s, two hard-rock mines were
established in the Sandy Gulch area. One of those, the Woodhouse Mine opened in 1852.
This mine and its adjacent mills were some of the earliest hard-rock mining operations in
Calaveras County. It consisted of two
mills, each with 10 stamps, powered by a 30 foot wheel. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Our friend John Doble visited this area in June of 1852. Here is the excerpt from his diary.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">+++</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
"<i>This morning cool clear and a light frost. Doc, Abe and myself packed up a horse with
tools blankets and provisions for 3 days for a prospecting trip up among the
forks of the Mokelumne. We started after
breakfast and went up by Mosquito Gulch and Browns Ranch and crossed the South
Fork at the lower crossing. We then
steered north to the Quartz Mills on the Middle Fork, crossed this and arrived
around noon to start prospecting." </i></span><i><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
"We prospected some bars but found little.
Went up the river and prospected some bars and a gulch but found nothing
that would pay, so we packed up and went back down the river. Found a spot near the river, cooked some
supper with a drift wood fire, laid down and went to sleep." </span></i></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacxU7-ezDCg4lxkK867_kzkP5QfZ7X7FZfAYmlkD69obToAeJkTzqyVM2SC9uL540ZrGzSDVriUvgX8zqcC40PmDnq3y9jb7wlC003diJkBE0LyIFNRvC6Au-mQxCg6EoEjB6u1bOWVo2ok8yq5yAlEaliyh3cQVvvm23Xzldod5uOyWKPEquagpjKA/s800/California%20Gold%20Miner%20with%20Pack%20Horse.%201887.%20Henry%20Raschen,%20artist..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacxU7-ezDCg4lxkK867_kzkP5QfZ7X7FZfAYmlkD69obToAeJkTzqyVM2SC9uL540ZrGzSDVriUvgX8zqcC40PmDnq3y9jb7wlC003diJkBE0LyIFNRvC6Au-mQxCg6EoEjB6u1bOWVo2ok8yq5yAlEaliyh3cQVvvm23Xzldod5uOyWKPEquagpjKA/w480-h640/California%20Gold%20Miner%20with%20Pack%20Horse.%201887.%20Henry%20Raschen,%20artist..jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">California Gold Miner with Pack Horse (1887 by Henry Raschen)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>
"The next morning Doc took the horse up the hill to hunt grass for
him. Abe and me went on to Woodhouse
Quartz Mill. Doc was to meet us
there. When we got to the mill Doc was
already waiting for us. The Quartz Mills
here are two each running 10 stamps by an overshot wheel of 30 feet
diameter. There is so much fall along
here that the troughs that carry the water to the wheels are only about 30
yards long. The bed of the stream is
solid granite over which the water runs with a loud noise heard to the top of
the hill. The quartz is dug up several
hundred yards back in the mine. From
here it is hauled to the mill where it is hammered up into small bits and then
run over a plank chute. There is no work here for us. After eating dinner we
called off our prospecting trip and headed home the same way we had started.
Collected some flower seeds for the purpose of sending to Abner in the
City. Arrived home at 5 o'clock well
tired of climbing the hills and mountains</i>." </span><br />
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJ66XjE-YN0T4CwUJrPEwpU-NODObrpreo_7e-Sg0SGoRpKlS8tNXP-7AUZqvWnkIGjMmsWLNOdxUEQW6CZt8ptOLvKSFTQ2GG8xWSgYj1BvLzG6aS8DlVrUeVXX3plMQRiZBAXkhDW716Yp7opPTO3_Wnw12xBByRw5TfTzn_RTwlK5n6Qg4fCvSnQ/s600/California%20Gold%20Diggers%20-%20A%20Scene%20From%20Actual%20Life%20At%20The%20Mines.%20Date%20unknown.%20Ballou%E2%80%99s%20Pictorial%20Drawing-Room%20Companion..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="600" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJ66XjE-YN0T4CwUJrPEwpU-NODObrpreo_7e-Sg0SGoRpKlS8tNXP-7AUZqvWnkIGjMmsWLNOdxUEQW6CZt8ptOLvKSFTQ2GG8xWSgYj1BvLzG6aS8DlVrUeVXX3plMQRiZBAXkhDW716Yp7opPTO3_Wnw12xBByRw5TfTzn_RTwlK5n6Qg4fCvSnQ/w640-h452/California%20Gold%20Diggers%20-%20A%20Scene%20From%20Actual%20Life%20At%20The%20Mines.%20Date%20unknown.%20Ballou%E2%80%99s%20Pictorial%20Drawing-Room%20Companion..jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"<i>A Scene from Actual Life At the Mines</i>" <br />Ballou's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The life of a miner doesn't always pay off but it is full of adventure.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">John Doble lived in Volcano until 1861. During those nine years he made an adequate living off gold mining. Using Volcano as his home base he mined claims in Grass Valley, Sutter Creek, Drytown, Grizzly Flat, Indian Diggings, Jackson Creek, Rich Gulch, Soldiers Gulch and many others. John partnered with various other miners on different endeavors, some involved mining others real-estate, most of these proved profitable.</span><br style="font-size: medium;" /><br style="font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">During these years, John kept his journal religiously. It was his habit to record the weather, his expenses such as the price of bread and meat, and record how much he made from any claim he mined. But for some reason, his journal ends Saturday, February 11th, 1854 with this entry.</span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCc26xL2ye63E9Nd_OUNWWNOAveIVdCLAbTQJFOf0k8stundjmb9hVKk-u3DvSxGzfkul_8kcvu-2CiDGo_mWcxrDNdYVq_MIN16BLI745KunfLh2_w3Nv04HErY-t7aivQhAEvpSN2-IhoPdzZQ-4iTOz07ZcAXUcHhtkeAj28eu2ArXV69ZyQiSGpA/s600/Day%20in%20the%20life%20of%20a%20gold%20miner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="600" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCc26xL2ye63E9Nd_OUNWWNOAveIVdCLAbTQJFOf0k8stundjmb9hVKk-u3DvSxGzfkul_8kcvu-2CiDGo_mWcxrDNdYVq_MIN16BLI745KunfLh2_w3Nv04HErY-t7aivQhAEvpSN2-IhoPdzZQ-4iTOz07ZcAXUcHhtkeAj28eu2ArXV69ZyQiSGpA/w640-h362/Day%20in%20the%20life%20of%20a%20gold%20miner.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />A Day in the Life of a Gold Miner</div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><br style="font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>“Rained very hard during the night and caved in a part of the bank and smashed one of our boxes, flooding our hole so there was much time this morning spent doing repairs. We fixed up what we could but could not get enough water to do much so we quit till we can get some water. Mining has improved considerable since the rain set in but the Town does not present as lively an appearance as it did last fall. A report has lately reached us that the United States has bought a part of Northern Mexico with Lower California which has created considerable excitement. Many are making their preparations to go there, as it is supposed to be as good mining country as any part of California." </i></span><br style="font-size: medium;" /><br style="font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Though another journal was not found, John’s letter's from 1856 to 1865 fill in the rest of his story which we will finish shortly. </span><br style="font-size: medium;" /><br style="font-size: medium;" /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">+++</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgdO4nBvcoWbmZLB1KjOmAumhV76QpgltpjVzVIverqPSUZVuojC1h4gQjQOz2hxPg2hLC1CJss_PX_SZ2nBJe4vV-iOo30GYuUvCD_oKBCTfTk051R-cnbu6Qu2U_zblhbbLBTmM8YMWaiGUjTgzo6c6GSbxRHaD4wC0XfW9C37TUP73q-swiEXSSw/s3719/IMG_5856.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2299" data-original-width="3719" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgdO4nBvcoWbmZLB1KjOmAumhV76QpgltpjVzVIverqPSUZVuojC1h4gQjQOz2hxPg2hLC1CJss_PX_SZ2nBJe4vV-iOo30GYuUvCD_oKBCTfTk051R-cnbu6Qu2U_zblhbbLBTmM8YMWaiGUjTgzo6c6GSbxRHaD4wC0XfW9C37TUP73q-swiEXSSw/w640-h396/IMG_5856.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Up next is the tiny town of Glencoe, formerly called Mosquito Gulch this is the
area John and company walked through to get to Sandy Gulch. Glencoe was first worked by Mexicans in the
early 1850s. Before stamp mills were
introduced the Mexican prospectors used an arrastra to pulverize the ore and
separate the gold. This system in its
simplest form required dragging two flat-bottomed stones around a circular pit
using either mule or human power to turn the stone. Unfortunately, there is not one gold rush
period building or artifact left in Glencoe. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>Continue along the highway, following it to the right toward Mokelumne Hill and San Andreas while we continue with John's story. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">+++</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
John remained in contact with his brother Abner and sister-in-law Margaret in
San Francisco. Writing and visiting
whenever possible. Abner hoped that John
would eventually give up his dream of making a fortune gold mining and come and
live on the Doble Ranch in San Francisco.
Margaret had hoped to marry John off to one of her friends, as she had
been successful in finding a match for six out of the seven Doble siblings.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQ53lpiQWRw97jlZmhDATjFP-6b_0BwaFht-DKpDQgMbckYlSf9fwNuQWz5LAWTnVo43DOadlHuwKV33P0nfoxTu14HbybkY1i0yJE0R4ui0LYlK3CRoybw4hIW4t8_VJ8ygmgGv07W8plTgExuwbK4dIPrdCB4CXmacf5z_pu8ozNvbGrClQ1ukjQQ/s640/woman%20holding%20pen.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="640" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQ53lpiQWRw97jlZmhDATjFP-6b_0BwaFht-DKpDQgMbckYlSf9fwNuQWz5LAWTnVo43DOadlHuwKV33P0nfoxTu14HbybkY1i0yJE0R4ui0LYlK3CRoybw4hIW4t8_VJ8ygmgGv07W8plTgExuwbK4dIPrdCB4CXmacf5z_pu8ozNvbGrClQ1ukjQQ/s320/woman%20holding%20pen.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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Margaret wrote January 14, 1861, </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-style: italic;">“</span><span style="font-family: Satisfy;">Dear Brother: The last of the Dobles, your
sister, is to be married soon. Have done pretty well with six inside of five
years. Hurry up now and add your name to
the list before the five years are fairly out. It will never do for you to be
the ‘lone’ one of the family. Yours
truly Margaret B. Doble.”</span></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
John did decide to try something other than mining. In January 1857 he was appointed Deputy
Sheriff of Amador County and in September of that year elected Justice of the
Peace. He held this office until October
1861 when he was elected Associate Judge of the Court of Sessions in Jackson.
Two years later in 1863 John finally joined his brother Abner in an iron
working business in San Francisco and lived in a cabin built off the back of
the shop. </span><br />
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That leaves us with John’s marital status.
</span><br />
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John had told Margaret that he found the women in Volcano "a bit rough
around the edges," so with no options in California, Margaret gave John
the name and address of a friend of hers in Pennsylvania. She hoped her bachelor brother-in-law and old
maid friend might strike up a romantic correspondence. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Though never meeting,
John and Lizzie carried on a long distance courtship for three years. Their
letters portrayed a true friendship and love between the two, at least until
that Dear John letter dated June 24, 1864 when Lizzie writes: </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-style: italic;">"</span><span style="font-family: Parisienne;">I presume
Maggie has by this time told you something of what I wrote her in my last
letter, concerning my future intentions.
If so you will not be surprised when I tell you that a lonely bachelor
here has taken it into his head that your correspondent is the only person
suited to his case and that I have at length consented to try the realities of
the married state.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-style: italic;">"</span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0mQcNMBXlEWr6uDGYebFEURmfNVWMn0NpzNS8pjt_CnHEy-letH1aOh2aIUA-9k_RkwNfwsvoiZ_zB5qEfL9OwcqWOGmIeCt8E4tVTYIVFj8gNOePlxLL-qTHXkmpeweFlJe-hU2S4phtrT0_30u0oxI7BoOfRLy2ERibkMkTfzPdEG3cr3H0p3ZTg/s591/8c753d8f5646305569455dc476a22404.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="580" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0mQcNMBXlEWr6uDGYebFEURmfNVWMn0NpzNS8pjt_CnHEy-letH1aOh2aIUA-9k_RkwNfwsvoiZ_zB5qEfL9OwcqWOGmIeCt8E4tVTYIVFj8gNOePlxLL-qTHXkmpeweFlJe-hU2S4phtrT0_30u0oxI7BoOfRLy2ERibkMkTfzPdEG3cr3H0p3ZTg/s320/8c753d8f5646305569455dc476a22404.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i></i></span>
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John responded July 22, 1864: </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-style: italic;">"</span><span style="font-family: Playball;">Your unusually interesting letter of the
24th came duly to hand and was read with much pleasure, and I would say joy if
I was not afraid of stretching the truth too much. But indeed I was highly gratified to learn
that one so noble and just in sentiment as you are should have found a
congenial spirit with whom she could travel down life's varied course. I shall ever cherish in my inmost soul a warm
feeling of thankfulness to one whom I deem so good for her kind and friendly
wishes towards one as unworthy as myself. It is my earnest wish that you will
find in your expected husband all that your heart or mind can desire.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-style: italic;">"</span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: italic;">+++</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTS5-BNbDy3-mS4yOtCjot3n1JO1BhJVSXpGpcymOFmzjftwJa3FEhlKrujkeW_3VT9GMuIlJn1Fl68OnF_HMFxRD8d9lfoRpjEKVQtPMbpAakfOof2cOiq4WH66rvE9QX9z8gpcB7C8PvczP9tEIlFQd52aowW7RMsXzqTagl61GLuCBgXo0CJwkeQ/s2537/IMG_8822.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1886" data-original-width="2537" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTS5-BNbDy3-mS4yOtCjot3n1JO1BhJVSXpGpcymOFmzjftwJa3FEhlKrujkeW_3VT9GMuIlJn1Fl68OnF_HMFxRD8d9lfoRpjEKVQtPMbpAakfOof2cOiq4WH66rvE9QX9z8gpcB7C8PvczP9tEIlFQd52aowW7RMsXzqTagl61GLuCBgXo0CJwkeQ/s320/IMG_8822.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Next on Highway 26 is Rich Gulch. It doesn’t look like much today, but many who camped along Rich Gulch made a fortune. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The upper portion of the gulch was known for its placers and the lower its quartz mines. In 1849 it was not uncommon to take lumps of pure gold from the quartz mines weighing some 30 to 40 ounces. By 1859 there were two stamp mills in town and less than 10 years later the Gwin Mine on the lower gulch was producing so much that it required a 60-stamp steam and water driven mill to process all the ore and separate the gold. That is 60 heavy iron rods sliding up and down vertically in alternating unison for hours on end. The sound of these mills traveled for miles.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWeowL3RwjxQswCizSFQkCmr0CnbgGvizypFEPmMJg3ShXdnoFr-_WIum7QYbUgVFq0kGHuIjBtkRkzfB_86FsleXISoqyRdHkaHjY59I-HGlFN2AEXzgmPRamWkoMpiB951UBCbEe4JY4P2fcySpGypOpDtreCZS4iPNv0iWYMqKWWzUpQ0kbOkL8Hw/s2075/IMG_5876%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWeowL3RwjxQswCizSFQkCmr0CnbgGvizypFEPmMJg3ShXdnoFr-_WIum7QYbUgVFq0kGHuIjBtkRkzfB_86FsleXISoqyRdHkaHjY59I-HGlFN2AEXzgmPRamWkoMpiB951UBCbEe4JY4P2fcySpGypOpDtreCZS4iPNv0iWYMqKWWzUpQ0kbOkL8Hw/w632-h640/IMG_5876%202.2.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">+++</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">John Doble visited Rich Gulch on February 15, 1852, <i>“I went down to Rich Gulch it is the first time I have seen it, there are tents strung all along it and it is now dug up for 50 feet wide for 3 miles. The hills are low on both sides and the Gulch wide. There has been several fortunes taken out of this Gultch.”</i> Though John was not one of those who made his fortune there it was still a place he frequented, hoping that things would pan out.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Alright, it is time to finish the story of <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">American adventurer John Doble. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lizzie married in November of 1864 and continued to correspond with John until August of the following year.</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">John's last letter to Lizzie was written from San Francisco August 8, 1865. He would have been 37 years old. Here is an excerpt from that letter.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmx0jj7kiOgo4Z-JFEl3vVRS0DuWqxeaEsshJA3-N7ZmxpdHizImLl_jaWGxkxHNuiRhjC58eEEPefnI97qEgMYQISCOjWwRw0SHZi7xD4FkgJQk4DqGBhTV3DIe1rQ82pCkJqRSOCsRgr3OisuBusdscybqQFiqm1JMQAy1pz6msY6nE-bGtW_S7mQ/s920/de2ba58fc581260e9e1a9e19113f014f.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmx0jj7kiOgo4Z-JFEl3vVRS0DuWqxeaEsshJA3-N7ZmxpdHizImLl_jaWGxkxHNuiRhjC58eEEPefnI97qEgMYQISCOjWwRw0SHZi7xD4FkgJQk4DqGBhTV3DIe1rQ82pCkJqRSOCsRgr3OisuBusdscybqQFiqm1JMQAy1pz6msY6nE-bGtW_S7mQ/s320/de2ba58fc581260e9e1a9e19113f014f.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playball;"><br /></span></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: Playball;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">"</span>I believe when I last wrote you I was just recovering from a severe spell of sickness. I got well and went on with my cotton business in Mazatlán, Mexico for several months and finally sold out and came back to San Francisco. It was largely a loosing trip. During the last few months I was sick all the time with dysentery and small pox. I have been combined to the house for weeks since I came home. I think my health is getting better. Now that you are happily married and have much to attend to in the way of domestic duties it will not do for your distant bachelor friend still lonely and desolate as ever to bother you with his griefs and anxieties too much nor make his letters too long for fear you may tire of the correspondence and thereby deprive him of one of his greatest pleasures which is a letter from you. Give my kindest regards to your husband who I am glad to learn is not likely to be jealous. I hope your pathway through life may be smooth and unbroken and that fortunes fairest smiles may always greet you in every undertaking. I remain as ever your friend, John<span style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">"</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Nothing more is known about the life of John Doble. We leave it to your imagination as to what might have happened next. Did he go on to live many more years and get married or did he succumb to small pox? We will never know for sure, but we will always have his story from 1851 to 1865 in <i>John Doble's Journal and Letters from the Mines </i>edited by Charles Camp and published by Volcano Press in 1962.</span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;">+++</div>
<br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Continue along Highway 26. Pass through the town of Happy Valley, originally settled in 1849 by a group of emigrants from France and we are on to Mokelumne Hill. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxIB_j-_dYJZzDVVMKldJq6LgI1fsl8qA2sWevRoHytmNVekFCtfa-Lkr059nV7WOLYJRuhlVQgNPZovWX36AIYkZgI3_-AkOxltEH4Bb6BelI6q6Y3QWV_dFEWX0UMZ-ayJfDxAM6Qp2yoE60in_--Xs1yJruv_tAnmsRR2LyQkQRzxu3-YDYMT12Q/s2402/IMG_5945%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2402" data-original-width="2402" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxIB_j-_dYJZzDVVMKldJq6LgI1fsl8qA2sWevRoHytmNVekFCtfa-Lkr059nV7WOLYJRuhlVQgNPZovWX36AIYkZgI3_-AkOxltEH4Bb6BelI6q6Y3QWV_dFEWX0UMZ-ayJfDxAM6Qp2yoE60in_--Xs1yJruv_tAnmsRR2LyQkQRzxu3-YDYMT12Q/s320/IMG_5945%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">At the intersection of Highway 26 and Highway 49, turn right onto Highway 49 toward Jackson. In about 1/4 mile turn right onto Main Street. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCG0ADqfY_RYBFEM9KWU-6f25lvpAYoXzWRyDILvmYs4yTh9GOlvzRnW-LWq9BgWZjtayi4ypY7VpY3H9g8eI2yGaUpY9J3_7j7yljekRsLUxiS0fWGhdRAuXeWAqii4mZgiA-z-HtatEBx2RfMVy0szSc6i2fMEfqbUC7ocWEVKwZB0wo_SZlBlMyQ/s2075/IMG_5951%202.2%202075.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCG0ADqfY_RYBFEM9KWU-6f25lvpAYoXzWRyDILvmYs4yTh9GOlvzRnW-LWq9BgWZjtayi4ypY7VpY3H9g8eI2yGaUpY9J3_7j7yljekRsLUxiS0fWGhdRAuXeWAqii4mZgiA-z-HtatEBx2RfMVy0szSc6i2fMEfqbUC7ocWEVKwZB0wo_SZlBlMyQ/s320/IMG_5951%202.2%202075.jpg" width="316" /></a></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This sleepy little town was first
mined by Oregonians in 1848, followed by the French a year later. By 1850, Mokelumne Hill was one of the
largest towns in the region with thousands of prospectors having arrived from
countries all around the world including Germany, Spain, Mexico, Chile and
China. Between 1854 and 1874 Mokelumne
Hill was devastated by three fires.
Residents rebuilt after the first two, but by 1874 most of the gold had
been played out, the county seat moved to San Andreas, and many of the
residents moved on to other areas along the Mother Lode. Today Mokelumne Hill has a population of
around 700 with a few buildings dating back to the gold rush era. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRW4vz__O1wpXRHiG8GJj7gj3KI_rTNSFaEzn3mYFrJFBoTsbw7lI4wk1_l6guGEa9bv0mJirZdXnUjBQ3a3n2OjNCJa3-hsKWthNfTwg-vHMczMTL6w_DNVVUTocEg5OQYiDL6Z6ef_CMLQsu8J96PqhlCvPLD9HUnztnQk95VxncwWxNxjvJ2EDLGQ/s2075/IMG_5961%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRW4vz__O1wpXRHiG8GJj7gj3KI_rTNSFaEzn3mYFrJFBoTsbw7lI4wk1_l6guGEa9bv0mJirZdXnUjBQ3a3n2OjNCJa3-hsKWthNfTwg-vHMczMTL6w_DNVVUTocEg5OQYiDL6Z6ef_CMLQsu8J96PqhlCvPLD9HUnztnQk95VxncwWxNxjvJ2EDLGQ/s320/IMG_5961%202.2%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">As you come off the highway notice the gray saltbox style bungalow with the corrugated roof on your right. Built in 1850, this is one of the oldest residences in town. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On your left, the yellow wooden bungalow and the white church next door, both were built in the 1850's. The church is said to be the oldest Congregational Church in California. The yellow bungalow was the parsonage, today it is a private residence. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkcqjbmlVz-YbqbvNzh3x77zmoAAq91HnfS5v9Jf6VWo3CSNTCmdjix1-EmtGu7VpWnn1HnyUvrX6mh2u4WTqGZ0XXeyd9rCS1VjGXhU81ZwFViCSWaju-9oTpetPjbFfwEZlgpBVYqkfmbLboif_ltjNi50P-urfDKUPqQZQ4plgLKQkXL_OBVh8jXg/s2663/IMG_5963.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1942" data-original-width="2663" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkcqjbmlVz-YbqbvNzh3x77zmoAAq91HnfS5v9Jf6VWo3CSNTCmdjix1-EmtGu7VpWnn1HnyUvrX6mh2u4WTqGZ0XXeyd9rCS1VjGXhU81ZwFViCSWaju-9oTpetPjbFfwEZlgpBVYqkfmbLboif_ltjNi50P-urfDKUPqQZQ4plgLKQkXL_OBVh8jXg/s320/IMG_5963.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ahead on your right is the three-story Hotel Leger. Established in 1851, this hotel appeared
on the Travel Channel’s show Hotel Impossible and treated to an upgrade in
2013. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPO-me6u6iXmGSHekaKzEVyTZRs_esByO2v8r0cPemIEjuG4cwlxTVenPKXdinsg_FzSmY0413bLGeQaqX-DKRi1HRC5yeD7nZK_KCg8vnu4c7iM50uPUv8DB5IA80rqSCIGJIeigPaYQSoYOPaMiif0TXXkwVawKTCKBAWym6YWyi4qTtPe4emAPkQg/s2208/IMG_5970%202.2.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; 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mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">As you come to the end of the block, there will be a historical marker for Mokelumne Hill on your right and Renegade Winery will be on your left. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_2pxUXT7N-hmopw2Tgzm5JT2KbICS0GezB6NwzJ7_ch5yl4m-XrBvOvXYPkm8hGKHx_8hhnYBydwQ47rUEOuusPlgsmQxGnBUUpt4uFZqTKOA163uX0Y96fND_bJCoU24qHHlw9gOU5lT4R1v7svrywMmhU23msyQl6rl4HP423x46wZ5NSSym-bMg/s3167/IMG_6040.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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You may use the map below or our <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">Companion Brochure</a>. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02XKJZAnETNfpMA96I3YZEisfduBAKXhtCUzIclYFmFx2EjyNJrAxBBVhfowCYfJ5KwwdQjYd3jRJUdUF-1gMoivEUf_XRFN7hNUmFyGtUDSIOFHpOmUiqVsAGJ2oNHQNAs2mQ7BZD39_5vsC4EyaCK1QaSI2GBX6nXRXHGe1M6uPZyWKc12wlEGYMg/s576/Mokelumne%20Hill%20%20numbers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02XKJZAnETNfpMA96I3YZEisfduBAKXhtCUzIclYFmFx2EjyNJrAxBBVhfowCYfJ5KwwdQjYd3jRJUdUF-1gMoivEUf_XRFN7hNUmFyGtUDSIOFHpOmUiqVsAGJ2oNHQNAs2mQ7BZD39_5vsC4EyaCK1QaSI2GBX6nXRXHGe1M6uPZyWKc12wlEGYMg/s320/Mokelumne%20Hill%20%20numbers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Stop in at the Hotel Leger for a meal or Renegade Winery if you are interested in red varietals. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Otherwise, pass the Mokelumne Hill historic marker and turn left onto Center Street. The <span style="font-size: 12pt;">three-story building on your right with the iron
shutters was the Wells Fargo Assay office in 1868. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19716TxLJHs8raWQedQ2lHFQiaLCqLK02D6zwD2__3j3UvormxOvE0DbOR3hycAu_tPsjnABOilZsrqjniQTUKnb8iGKz4hR6fDxNu8NoOWRdeAxYtb0dein3WrNV_6XbwhrhNKBiEjPthMolP_hcu93aBAsdfYj4sSGZVvLqQndTqpUsF_Oy6Ho3Tg/s2969/IMG_6026%202.2%20Mokelumne%20Hill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="2969" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19716TxLJHs8raWQedQ2lHFQiaLCqLK02D6zwD2__3j3UvormxOvE0DbOR3hycAu_tPsjnABOilZsrqjniQTUKnb8iGKz4hR6fDxNu8NoOWRdeAxYtb0dein3WrNV_6XbwhrhNKBiEjPthMolP_hcu93aBAsdfYj4sSGZVvLqQndTqpUsF_Oy6Ho3Tg/s320/IMG_6026%202.2%20Mokelumne%20Hill.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYt1r7lGJNxxC2AX_cZMpp361I8GzBHY4qJJRiSkJxjDDBvpKWKDi6cWmroF9-RAEBvxktKUBBwMmT8YONAjnybTwY2thqXCQVVnasaCPJX-KeyV_rfKWLed-fNLhoI6ZFzecdS2K8kT5pRAWjR27PtyKFXwfv8lV6q-0uOaHye2orbVfqss4wo9-LGw/s2973/IMG_6060%202.2%20Mokelumne%20Hill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2973" data-original-width="2973" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYt1r7lGJNxxC2AX_cZMpp361I8GzBHY4qJJRiSkJxjDDBvpKWKDi6cWmroF9-RAEBvxktKUBBwMmT8YONAjnybTwY2thqXCQVVnasaCPJX-KeyV_rfKWLed-fNLhoI6ZFzecdS2K8kT5pRAWjR27PtyKFXwfv8lV6q-0uOaHye2orbVfqss4wo9-LGw/s320/IMG_6060%202.2%20Mokelumne%20Hill.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Just past the Mokelumne Hill Cemetery you will come to a Y in the road. Turn left at the Y onto Campo Seco Turnpike and then left back onto Highway 49 as we make our way to San Andreas. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72Noh6rV3ZakayO1gbRVMeB0DhReXLxINf5aKD8Negt2F2uZS1GmHlVoMCoRss8KVm_HGIAiXlYN9SaZm9vM55O8XYNKPscQ1Bcr2u8q1NwmaLAeNwiFIyu3WcGVg6q3ktpNRJgqb6Pyoon7abteGdVfVukRwNoktnMlzcYkOPaCkjajS9cgrTGfZ6w/s400/Chili%20Gulch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72Noh6rV3ZakayO1gbRVMeB0DhReXLxINf5aKD8Negt2F2uZS1GmHlVoMCoRss8KVm_HGIAiXlYN9SaZm9vM55O8XYNKPscQ1Bcr2u8q1NwmaLAeNwiFIyu3WcGVg6q3ktpNRJgqb6Pyoon7abteGdVfVukRwNoktnMlzcYkOPaCkjajS9cgrTGfZ6w/w400-h300/Chili%20Gulch.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Chili Gulch Historic Marker </div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<br />Along Highway 49 you will pass another historical marker, this one for Chili Gulch. The marker notes the gulch as one of the richest <span style="font-size: 12pt;">placer mining sections in Calaveras County.
It received its name from the Chileans who worked the gulch in 1848 and
1849. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>As we make our way along the highway we will tell you the story of two notorious outlaws, Joaquin Murrieta and Charles Boles, also known as Black Bart. Both are tied to the next town we visit, San Andreas. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
The legend of Joaquin Murrieta has grown so large over the years it is
difficult to separate fact from fiction.
His exploits were fictionalized in the novel <i>The Life and Adventures of
Joaquin Murrieta</i> written in 1854 and he is known as being the inspiration for
the fictional vigilante Zorro. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqQE8QSOCxG89v1L24lqHo8Ft9t7v-ujUwaZffNKk6JXzvwgOCjS28et83dkFA3ZYSNfM8eBmFuEL6RKvbyvCyb3qzMlbllqABNShQp2MffJ4ibHJmMsFbmZ-wsqM0GDRxtn1fVNZzX4QyyrIpMuNHwqQi4pcmlS38flEuwgdxMiznHMAVAB9lvEQHA/s500/03a9d640e78b1ee3ad126a9689f6090f.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="396" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqQE8QSOCxG89v1L24lqHo8Ft9t7v-ujUwaZffNKk6JXzvwgOCjS28et83dkFA3ZYSNfM8eBmFuEL6RKvbyvCyb3qzMlbllqABNShQp2MffJ4ibHJmMsFbmZ-wsqM0GDRxtn1fVNZzX4QyyrIpMuNHwqQi4pcmlS38flEuwgdxMiznHMAVAB9lvEQHA/w316-h400/03a9d640e78b1ee3ad126a9689f6090f.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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According to researcher Frank Latta who spent much of his life in search of the
historical Joaquin Murrieta, Joaquin and
his wife Rosa left Sonora Mexico in 1849 to join Joaquin’s half-brother working
the mines in Calaveras County. Shortly
after arriving Joaquin’s wife was raped, and his brother was accused of
stealing a horse and hung. Joaquin
himself was expelled from working the mines. For these reasons, Joaquin turned
to a life of banditry, vowing revenge on the Americans who had carried out
these injustices upon his family. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Joaquin formed a gang of several well-organized bands, one led by himself, and
the rest led by his trusted Sonoran relatives. These bands killed at least six
of the Americans who had lynched his stepbrother, they robbed and killed miners
as they returned from the minefields, and ran an illegal horse trade driving
captured mustangs from the Central Valley to the Sierras. By the 1850s,
newspapers were reporting an outlaw named Joaquin terrorizing
California. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
In 1853 California Governor John Bigler, published a warrant offering a $1,000
reward for the capture of Murrieta, either dead or alive. On July 25th of that
year, a group of California Rangers led by Harry Love came upon a group of
armed Mexican men on the edge of the Diablo Range near what today is the town
of Coalinga. There was a confrontation
and three of the Mexicans were killed.
The rangers claimed that one of the dead was Juaquin Murrieta and collected
the reward. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VX_lDZocHNHL5iLd__et4H_63Bd7NEWffCSoBoERHpggL9oXEq6v7rnIEiD0s6C_HGUfo32i5hOCmev2igFGTnmsoyeO_Ks4aBP0oeMawLQF9a24vXr7DvWKQR4c6e3qNeJRnb0fQaWpSOST5M_YgqdJpbzXZHaJObKLUmiNdaLWcwu9riBDNbmisQ/s300/e85678b417f9f5bc25d432f945e969a3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="233" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VX_lDZocHNHL5iLd__et4H_63Bd7NEWffCSoBoERHpggL9oXEq6v7rnIEiD0s6C_HGUfo32i5hOCmev2igFGTnmsoyeO_Ks4aBP0oeMawLQF9a24vXr7DvWKQR4c6e3qNeJRnb0fQaWpSOST5M_YgqdJpbzXZHaJObKLUmiNdaLWcwu9riBDNbmisQ/w311-h400/e85678b417f9f5bc25d432f945e969a3.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">San Andreas' town history records Joaquin Murrieta
as a resident in the 1850s. </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Charles Boles, also known as Black Bart, one of the most notorious stagecoach
robbers to operate in California, also has a connection to San Andreas.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSj94WwZNmKgsu-eUkwihWoqVYzD6xrdpru1BiA4Amm5SqW7l3U5CTtiBr-wvjuYiL2e50IynzT5TZjGJlEhz8e4CXA49w8RBF-8Q9qEKIc4u5NBVM5s0onagfqQQiPfShzLtm-XgAD5M2zccNsUWBO8HqAWt8YCJdPnIMWr9hxDS7A9G44uwHI2i4iQ/s2075/Charles_Bowles_aka_Black_Bart%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSj94WwZNmKgsu-eUkwihWoqVYzD6xrdpru1BiA4Amm5SqW7l3U5CTtiBr-wvjuYiL2e50IynzT5TZjGJlEhz8e4CXA49w8RBF-8Q9qEKIc4u5NBVM5s0onagfqQQiPfShzLtm-XgAD5M2zccNsUWBO8HqAWt8YCJdPnIMWr9hxDS7A9G44uwHI2i4iQ/s320/Charles_Bowles_aka_Black_Bart%202.2.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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Born in 1829 in Illinois, Boles prospected gold near the American River in
1848. In 1862 he joined the army and
fought in the Civil War on the Union side until 1865 when he returned to the
California gold mines. It was at that time that Boles had a run in with some
Wells, Fargo & Company agents and vowed revenge against the
organization. He adopted the name Black
Bart and began robbing Wells Fargo stagecoaches. He is credited with 27
successful hold-ups. Wells Fargo offered a $250 reward for the arrest and conviction of this stage robber.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiwAanuMSAV-cUpCVEh_p65z18-askerz62UCEeaKXJaXCNZlSoC-BXjjy1S8o2Y24EP9Z7QhDM-tQAHazXmyVqsqEQ3HHcy7Cw3PSKk7NGiNCLOxqhh-dV4IbwlTSzIu1LmcRAN8bf0_PMaAejQA0FBsxoRixRt5oNX18n6rdE76EoOo11W5ES_Jhg/s800/GBH_Security_InLine_01_800x540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="800" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiwAanuMSAV-cUpCVEh_p65z18-askerz62UCEeaKXJaXCNZlSoC-BXjjy1S8o2Y24EP9Z7QhDM-tQAHazXmyVqsqEQ3HHcy7Cw3PSKk7NGiNCLOxqhh-dV4IbwlTSzIu1LmcRAN8bf0_PMaAejQA0FBsxoRixRt5oNX18n6rdE76EoOo11W5ES_Jhg/s320/GBH_Security_InLine_01_800x540.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bart committed his first robbery on July 26, 1875, near Cooperopolis in Calaveras County. Standing in the middle of the road, Bart pointed his shotgun at the stage as it approached and shouted in the direction of the driver “<i>If he dares to shoot, give him a solid volley boys. Now sir please hand over the treasure box.</i>”</span><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span>Noticing what appeared to be rifles protruding from the boulders on the hillside and assuming they were armed bandits, the driver handed over the Wells Fargo strongbox. Once Bart had left with the loot, the driver discovered that what he thought were men with rifles, were carefully placed sticks.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wells Fargo special agents James B. Hume and John N. Thacker pursued the robbers and often assisted local sheriffs and law enforcement officers. They kept a mugbook of stagecoach robbers. One of those was Black Bart. </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRD4jWsSujF3j-h7WN4d9F7AaU5S6Vqv_E0ipLA4mFZFCi99wn3oZkERQMhpBUE-IYZ83nuDULvLwdmwsn8fxGeD20oJmgZBF2CqQZgydH3lczLC9gy_PszHZInvK39pA4oQW0iNXZ7DH7-MCB1UphWx5q5_PHYwXrAlSKawDEZ0NFqufuNUwK-aXIRw/s646/GBH_Security_Slideshow_03_800x450-646x0-c-default-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="646" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRD4jWsSujF3j-h7WN4d9F7AaU5S6Vqv_E0ipLA4mFZFCi99wn3oZkERQMhpBUE-IYZ83nuDULvLwdmwsn8fxGeD20oJmgZBF2CqQZgydH3lczLC9gy_PszHZInvK39pA4oQW0iNXZ7DH7-MCB1UphWx5q5_PHYwXrAlSKawDEZ0NFqufuNUwK-aXIRw/s320/GBH_Security_Slideshow_03_800x450-646x0-c-default-1.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Hume's Mugbook </div></div><br /></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Bart’s last holdup was November 3, 1883. At this one he made a grave mistake,
and left behind a handkerchief with a laundry mark. Authorities were able to trace this mark to a
San Francisco laundry and eventually to Bart himself. Bart was tried in a courthouse in San Andreas
and sentenced to six years in San Quentin.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In January 1888 after serving </span></span>four years and two months of his six year
sentence, Black Bart walked out of San Quentin prison a free man. It was said that his early release was
because of the “Goodwin Act” that allowed prisoners time off for good behavior. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">As you come to the next intersection turn left to continue along Highway 49. At this location the highway is also known as W. Saint Charles Street and is on the outskirts of San Andreas. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-qQbYDIzW8DkzzfIWZ9UKKQGRyvDO6roNOOASAnuoy4746y5jgd4KIV1zVOZQSfQkji19oD3yGAey-D5MeEr6SVI5dncaE0w66byNlg0JuPmz1lCaLMO9_qF09QcdDG-_DSfTGmWO_Upcft_o0vAz2tko3mG1pJZV4S300jC9SO99JST9xqmb4Ytmw/s2075/IMG_6124%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-qQbYDIzW8DkzzfIWZ9UKKQGRyvDO6roNOOASAnuoy4746y5jgd4KIV1zVOZQSfQkji19oD3yGAey-D5MeEr6SVI5dncaE0w66byNlg0JuPmz1lCaLMO9_qF09QcdDG-_DSfTGmWO_Upcft_o0vAz2tko3mG1pJZV4S300jC9SO99JST9xqmb4Ytmw/s320/IMG_6124%202.2%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">In about 1 mile, watch for the Sierra gas station, it will be on your right. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXS-1B7vvJcBUIs1XCrYn5Xizt8Bj0_n4nD0HmT09PgdpFenTfeyG1wU0QW98DHznvdBxd5E5WMZYCuSx76gxIM-PvTZKiLfK1HUFDJ0ppH6CjaEXHWQwvYMGAmrbRloP6-lGdCIOEnxQ8eNCbjh4iFCMnCHd_xx3fWYg5OCbD_3txjgelf_mZ_Lg4hg/s2075/IMG_6127%202.2%202075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXS-1B7vvJcBUIs1XCrYn5Xizt8Bj0_n4nD0HmT09PgdpFenTfeyG1wU0QW98DHznvdBxd5E5WMZYCuSx76gxIM-PvTZKiLfK1HUFDJ0ppH6CjaEXHWQwvYMGAmrbRloP6-lGdCIOEnxQ8eNCbjh4iFCMnCHd_xx3fWYg5OCbD_3txjgelf_mZ_Lg4hg/s320/IMG_6127%202.2%202075.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">The next street, which is not marked for some reason, is Main Street for San Andreas. There is a single traffic light hanging over this intersection and the historical marker for San Andreas is on the corner to the left of the intersection. Turn left onto Main Street and pass Goonies Bar. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Goonies was built in 1858 by Gooner Everson and known as Gooney's Saloon. Across the street the one-story brick building was erected in 1859 as a dry goods store. In the late 1800s it became the home of the Calaveras Citizen newspaper. Today it is the home of the Calaveras Enterprise newspaper.</span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5zWDXFaInUjsQiJ_hw7JOPIHp_L3YJLDT2kMNhd0e6s-BPG21hRl9_CjlostOW64E5jt3G9ucjFpTjQ1zZu8-aiDzuxnEtFRTcu_P2fFu5JhdHx0VVPr1UwV5sN8nT1At_mnYVVKqoc1OKqhsd344Y8lejS8gLU77OwyZ2lApBoJEk41bEyyZZixZQ/s3274/IMG_8890.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2292" data-original-width="3274" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5zWDXFaInUjsQiJ_hw7JOPIHp_L3YJLDT2kMNhd0e6s-BPG21hRl9_CjlostOW64E5jt3G9ucjFpTjQ1zZu8-aiDzuxnEtFRTcu_P2fFu5JhdHx0VVPr1UwV5sN8nT1At_mnYVVKqoc1OKqhsd344Y8lejS8gLU77OwyZ2lApBoJEk41bEyyZZixZQ/w400-h280/IMG_8890.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZusGTBCRUaxIJW7XB5wjv-8y6QLzbYcibFO05HJMVdbJJXDxivXdz-_WOaX5p3YcP_RF_D2fhbFYv-vAWseoJXkXReiA48Dvo69clfD_UaUSRrA0ms0qZZtze207F34o7PFHK26l6Z3wD7i_kqByM3irPCAZ06rj4WnwNqaZ9zTwP22xnZMOexoCvA/s5146/IMG_8891.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="5146" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZusGTBCRUaxIJW7XB5wjv-8y6QLzbYcibFO05HJMVdbJJXDxivXdz-_WOaX5p3YcP_RF_D2fhbFYv-vAWseoJXkXReiA48Dvo69clfD_UaUSRrA0ms0qZZtze207F34o7PFHK26l6Z3wD7i_kqByM3irPCAZ06rj4WnwNqaZ9zTwP22xnZMOexoCvA/w400-h231/IMG_8891.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Next on your right will be the Calaveras County Museum complex. This is well worth a visit. It includes the historic courthouse and jail where Black Bart was tried and held in 1888. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrtRlpOfvfYXAIMHqBnOH5TGsENw3jzWzHjJuBWADTpkkjX2_3zfmaLijIyAU358QA99g5sCO-YiCf7qz4T4HlmiOQGwVb-aENhd45OOTta52xHK8ocHduiZ4IMuq6WSQda1OAxCah5v9-0b7iMecpOKHsgD2pafS_Br50582it4LR-3G1Xr8rW0rVA/s3879/IMG_6144%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3879" data-original-width="3879" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrtRlpOfvfYXAIMHqBnOH5TGsENw3jzWzHjJuBWADTpkkjX2_3zfmaLijIyAU358QA99g5sCO-YiCf7qz4T4HlmiOQGwVb-aENhd45OOTta52xHK8ocHduiZ4IMuq6WSQda1OAxCah5v9-0b7iMecpOKHsgD2pafS_Br50582it4LR-3G1Xr8rW0rVA/s320/IMG_6144%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Continuing down the street on your left is the Black Bart Hotel, every town needs to capitalize on something, San Andreas claim to fame is Black Bart. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOY5mTBnh4btFbTAovMKro3IRyjxhJOUg9rWjezkAYzWljkyHPtkl2LRrGaqHrXTA8tfECLW7Xm0X-JZC_BzQvyX-q1YcG1MH9zDICb4ZfeSSLNvjj_BuJJ5DXUqimGwKCUKzs3IgAEFxcxiEBivto1Xb-7v0uNKuyGCFGSI6IeQex9_dzbq4DxqpTw/s3880/IMG_6150%202.2%20San%20Andreas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Then on your right notice the stone building. This was constructed in 1855 and is the oldest remaining building in San Andreas having survived the fires of 1856 and 1858. Today it is the Calaveras County Archives. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNG4JJ46O3q6okgqva7vBVdt1D4NaAkYD4ZhslUAIHrBj2Q2HvlOYAf-xjbzc0MoVeTBi3xGaCaAzMVCCkcgw6nl2CFvgw33dhvvoD6BmdoxKoAVMpZN22BTiWFC9mFahzIZcdxDQZ88LRW2YmkKj94SJHsPam9ujWhfjHTa4IuKQuBcj8E-Z6LVITA/s4264/IMG_6138%20San%20Andreas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2768" data-original-width="4264" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNG4JJ46O3q6okgqva7vBVdt1D4NaAkYD4ZhslUAIHrBj2Q2HvlOYAf-xjbzc0MoVeTBi3xGaCaAzMVCCkcgw6nl2CFvgw33dhvvoD6BmdoxKoAVMpZN22BTiWFC9mFahzIZcdxDQZ88LRW2YmkKj94SJHsPam9ujWhfjHTa4IuKQuBcj8E-Z6LVITA/w400-h260/IMG_6138%20San%20Andreas.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Watch for the yellow Side Road Intersection sign ahead on your right. This sign and the large boulder engraved Neilson Park, mark the entrance to the San Andreas public parking lot. Turn right into this parking lot. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghngLayVfj6BNtWAtUr1TPO3VuMOYMNZ4iRN2EDkKdOvT_HcJYrznwK_l69Pe6IQi86bB5t3TkMJpTkxzdPCiwl5_A1zb4lsgbLOP8u4xNy19X6SQKc_ui_JgnbZJ_fa-FqAV1RF0RplYA3-ekPS_xDS5lOBv8457_nl54klzM0MJl8uhppWIxyPsYmQ/s1768/IMG_6132%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1768" data-original-width="1768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghngLayVfj6BNtWAtUr1TPO3VuMOYMNZ4iRN2EDkKdOvT_HcJYrznwK_l69Pe6IQi86bB5t3TkMJpTkxzdPCiwl5_A1zb4lsgbLOP8u4xNy19X6SQKc_ui_JgnbZJ_fa-FqAV1RF0RplYA3-ekPS_xDS5lOBv8457_nl54klzM0MJl8uhppWIxyPsYmQ/s320/IMG_6132%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zOmLyw2yukHbfFEsjyTsoK0bGXGCyDTB7s3PULTkYghWCzO4ldKC9bhltyT9eAb93-GTbyGhmL0kAqY9vhmeO3rNw_HD0QjIJ_oJrTI8g7JycYjEE692FF7NX2nF6AwTX5-fPzilnMC26oRv4-AyAXS52m4IT5WZ8XAmXtp68J6bziJgObePwijYuw/s5184/IMG_6134.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zOmLyw2yukHbfFEsjyTsoK0bGXGCyDTB7s3PULTkYghWCzO4ldKC9bhltyT9eAb93-GTbyGhmL0kAqY9vhmeO3rNw_HD0QjIJ_oJrTI8g7JycYjEE692FF7NX2nF6AwTX5-fPzilnMC26oRv4-AyAXS52m4IT5WZ8XAmXtp68J6bziJgObePwijYuw/s320/IMG_6134.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Use the map below to explore the area. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUP2NeiekoLFE2jjjTTz57Y9zHJ8cfQ-y9uixRlFOEY6EwEYs6JNfb8Gf3EfsulrXU0nHwD9oJ4JKAcQaYUtyWDXKPuDO_x4HH_iu5cmRdTjXXZ0klXhyOs8e08o8sOcg4ciyOV_3AL7GodKs60qi5qZRL1RIY10eoE3dWVbUcXgnXitgKJVX-1j6vvA/s2075/San%20Andreas%20Map%20%20numbers%206.2%202048.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUP2NeiekoLFE2jjjTTz57Y9zHJ8cfQ-y9uixRlFOEY6EwEYs6JNfb8Gf3EfsulrXU0nHwD9oJ4JKAcQaYUtyWDXKPuDO_x4HH_iu5cmRdTjXXZ0klXhyOs8e08o8sOcg4ciyOV_3AL7GodKs60qi5qZRL1RIY10eoE3dWVbUcXgnXitgKJVX-1j6vvA/s320/San%20Andreas%20Map%20%20numbers%206.2%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">One of the most common misconceptions about San Andreas is that it is named
after the San Andreas earthquake fault.
Actually the fault was named after the San Andreas Lake in San Mateo
County, through which the fault runs. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
The town of San Andreas, is named after the first church that was built here in
1848, San Andreas or St. Andrew. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">This first church was thought to be on the corner of St. Charles Street and Gatewood Avenue, near the current location of the San Andreas fire station. This church was a canvas structure supported by pine poles. On the interior was the altar covered with a simple cloth and candlesticks made out of old wine bottles. The first Mass held here was on November 30, 1848, St. Andrew's Feast Day, so the town was named by Father Bobard, Andrew. The population at the time was made up of many nationalities, those mostly Mexican, they called the town Andres, those of French decent called it Andre, and the Italians Andreas. Finally the community adopted the name San Andreas to honor their multi-ethnicity. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The population continued to increase until, in the winter of 1850 they
numbered 1,000, most of them camping on the hill where the town of San Andreas
is now located. By the early 1850s, the
surface and placer mining had been nearly panned out, but the discovery of gold
in an underground river channel in 1853 revitalized the camp and San Andreas
soon became a bustling gold mining town.
That year the American Hotel, a stone building which would survive the
subsequent fires that plagued the town, was erected. The American Hotel is now the Calaveras
County Archives. </span></div></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKf3Ye4C5HQwirD73XTnUdthBTc43Ha6hY4XebVC1QYbwNOqs3avqLQTtIatJuIOyvyBZsDN6ThslMTgf8PbHb0dL7E9oxjKhDN9uKM3w-q3PuSnlN8UdgDsAL9kQgbqOXR4vIbDaEB7YAX-y_GMC2h-Lp2hYnEFefBgOi1MlhvGjl6nm42EfIvMyVGQ/s5184/IMG_6136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKf3Ye4C5HQwirD73XTnUdthBTc43Ha6hY4XebVC1QYbwNOqs3avqLQTtIatJuIOyvyBZsDN6ThslMTgf8PbHb0dL7E9oxjKhDN9uKM3w-q3PuSnlN8UdgDsAL9kQgbqOXR4vIbDaEB7YAX-y_GMC2h-Lp2hYnEFefBgOi1MlhvGjl6nm42EfIvMyVGQ/w640-h480/IMG_6136.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
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Besides placer and hard-rock mining other business ventures sprang up in San
Andreas. By 1856 the town was filled
with grocery stores, a livery stable, bank, hotels, restaurants and of course
more saloons and gambling halls. San
Andreas became the Calaveras County seat in 1866 and remains so today. </span><br />
<br />Once you have finished exploring this town, exit the parking lot the way you arrived and turn right. <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Make the next right turn onto Pope Street. Then a left onto California Street and an immediate right back onto </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Pope Street. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Continue on Pope Street for 1 mile. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
We are on our way to The Red Barn Museum.
This former dairy barn showcases Calaveras County’s rich history in
agriculture, mining, logging, and ranching. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOMxr5Y3sJyh_T5624lYerIzeIMFVwThuqagt851iZbsD3aKLRPSvNMpNvZ5wMYpag3gkM6tF6WPlsULRJybR36Lxip4LlPB2Oya1HGKccoZavj1XMawDlb87QCUTP4nvW-blaB_lVDbvhoLJpjHewi5X2HEdEUIgg64NWXn_hsKSJ7cRSDFVvGBMfQ/s3859/IMG_6482%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3859" data-original-width="3859" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOMxr5Y3sJyh_T5624lYerIzeIMFVwThuqagt851iZbsD3aKLRPSvNMpNvZ5wMYpag3gkM6tF6WPlsULRJybR36Lxip4LlPB2Oya1HGKccoZavj1XMawDlb87QCUTP4nvW-blaB_lVDbvhoLJpjHewi5X2HEdEUIgg64NWXn_hsKSJ7cRSDFVvGBMfQ/w400-h400/IMG_6482%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
At the stop sign turn left onto Mt. Ranch Road. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Continue straight for 1/4 mile to the Red Barn Museum. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Watch for the red barn ahead on your left and turn into their parking lot. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbqZWpmeIfwQVz14unt1wcK5_BjENUHnr3LnyZBvloRQfdf_ke3sblejSvhoxypZgluUIzv40BR3Kojb5S3MK7MtE-kEpsnJ-EdbqRcYVLt_1dLlyDGFDh_ZoOpdLNozkMvkaGlU1NnQ65jofGOmeYaPkL-W5iN_uvqO9A3Md-5dFOyZjd20RZiQAYA/s5184/IMG_6473.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbqZWpmeIfwQVz14unt1wcK5_BjENUHnr3LnyZBvloRQfdf_ke3sblejSvhoxypZgluUIzv40BR3Kojb5S3MK7MtE-kEpsnJ-EdbqRcYVLt_1dLlyDGFDh_ZoOpdLNozkMvkaGlU1NnQ65jofGOmeYaPkL-W5iN_uvqO9A3Md-5dFOyZjd20RZiQAYA/s320/IMG_6473.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Red Barn museum showcases Calaveras County's rich history with elaborate displays of actual mining carts, farm wagons, and other equipment, including a restored 1800’s Hook and Ladder truck.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZjBRfT8LcU0Ngb-mkb2M4rsgoK29kzKuWbmgt0FHeT7amNf0qZlVfCS8bOz8LGYX6piHreKrXIMpBIxmF9-nSn6z9kxuK23UlgUQBuN1VafKfkv7xLUHX1nsOV20pLTaNpIzqkKSA6zzp7w2gzL1KaWWWU8PIhXtgbjqzReusKIHM9MD5qGEIhkRKg/s5184/IMG_6477%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZjBRfT8LcU0Ngb-mkb2M4rsgoK29kzKuWbmgt0FHeT7amNf0qZlVfCS8bOz8LGYX6piHreKrXIMpBIxmF9-nSn6z9kxuK23UlgUQBuN1VafKfkv7xLUHX1nsOV20pLTaNpIzqkKSA6zzp7w2gzL1KaWWWU8PIhXtgbjqzReusKIHM9MD5qGEIhkRKg/w640-h480/IMG_6477%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Post Office<br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTNJHKR9E9EBzlswcoKIfhqAjh9W4k05HXJMgJiIqWPchy8SlhdeZPfziOHWQN3DLelapM0Aqsh9WbD-2m-Mb5apog8CeIQfFZYBVfNDq_1ibFNU76z_542C2XFppeDMKvFZkXb-_6b_kFBKH7_AYF7Q0gmFQYuk8hlSG_KmhMwDZwZRPd3ZFNXO9Fw/s4600/IMG_6480.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="4600" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTNJHKR9E9EBzlswcoKIfhqAjh9W4k05HXJMgJiIqWPchy8SlhdeZPfziOHWQN3DLelapM0Aqsh9WbD-2m-Mb5apog8CeIQfFZYBVfNDq_1ibFNU76z_542C2XFppeDMKvFZkXb-_6b_kFBKH7_AYF7Q0gmFQYuk8hlSG_KmhMwDZwZRPd3ZFNXO9Fw/w640-h278/IMG_6480.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0xOWbXogR93PlmLZ7lchcqUSKqs6FWNC6dZ-dJafQO4hSP3HlDkLxGf_iPk1L2N8XAi4_KP4LVufM6DmYiM_khLpQi-VXZnsyJc2RHh3E1d5bA7d3Hv6eeBT2bUf7YLi0YiLnNfr9-jNbZWKf5_KuPsOn07enNLuTRHl3oXJdVQ-gGqPoZjKpuuh7A/s5184/IMG_6493.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0xOWbXogR93PlmLZ7lchcqUSKqs6FWNC6dZ-dJafQO4hSP3HlDkLxGf_iPk1L2N8XAi4_KP4LVufM6DmYiM_khLpQi-VXZnsyJc2RHh3E1d5bA7d3Hv6eeBT2bUf7YLi0YiLnNfr9-jNbZWKf5_KuPsOn07enNLuTRHl3oXJdVQ-gGqPoZjKpuuh7A/w640-h480/IMG_6493.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">When
you are finished visiting the museum, exit the
parking lot and return in the direction you came, by turning left on Government
Center Road and right onto Mountain Ranch Road. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Continue on Mt. Ranch Road as it veers left.
Follow this road for about 1/2 mile. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Use the left lane ahead the turn left at the stop sign onto Highway 49. </span><br />
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Continue along Highway 49. Our next
stop is in about 11 miles, the cute western style town of Angels Camp. While you drive we will tell you the story of two </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">American authors who have
ties to Calaveras County, Bret Harte and Samuel Clemens, who you also know as
Mark Twain. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZO_amiZzkyP63EvlrS5rtfRo_8K8H-aMpvCulDja8XL4Nh4xbzx2sALUo61qcxsGa4hkh7KCeDk24r3EzXbUaMx0ARhteLQ0rPIjga5fk41kyHHU6CoQPGDPfXkDw8QcORZtuhnlgYE6Yp8Q8LcBM8G-b4Gdc0tDeJs3jC44uNhenPNfubOrF9_SOw/s314/Mark_Twain_by_GH_Jones,_1850_-_retouched.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="255" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZO_amiZzkyP63EvlrS5rtfRo_8K8H-aMpvCulDja8XL4Nh4xbzx2sALUo61qcxsGa4hkh7KCeDk24r3EzXbUaMx0ARhteLQ0rPIjga5fk41kyHHU6CoQPGDPfXkDw8QcORZtuhnlgYE6Yp8Q8LcBM8G-b4Gdc0tDeJs3jC44uNhenPNfubOrF9_SOw/s1600/Mark_Twain_by_GH_Jones,_1850_-_retouched.jpg" width="255" /></a><br />Samuel Clemens age 15</div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Clemens was born in 1835 in Missouri. In
1861, he and his brother Orion traveled to Carson City, Nevada, Orion to assume
duties as the Nevada Territory secretary, Clemens to escape fighting in the
Civil War.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH302xuYa1XwQ6hFzYH1gl04rrcEJgHc9TnkO_k5j4Drsln4VyETKR807YELMHlqwrpLRwSJNSyRqWFxAiOFJcN0hN88TS8shUOci6-7I8IkYKeeFsblfJEL2xxajLF0yMKpNcbG8V5v69ST0Q4QemD2cixwDRH28raONXq0wqfv0ugcFlMds26fETsA/s4671/IMG_9591%20Utica%20Park.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4671" data-original-width="3207" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH302xuYa1XwQ6hFzYH1gl04rrcEJgHc9TnkO_k5j4Drsln4VyETKR807YELMHlqwrpLRwSJNSyRqWFxAiOFJcN0hN88TS8shUOci6-7I8IkYKeeFsblfJEL2xxajLF0yMKpNcbG8V5v69ST0Q4QemD2cixwDRH28raONXq0wqfv0ugcFlMds26fETsA/w440-h640/IMG_9591%20Utica%20Park.jpg" width="440" /></a></div></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"> S<span style="text-align: center;">tatue of Mark Twain in Utica Park, Angels Camp </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Samuel Clemens eventually took a job at the Virginia City newspaper, the
Territorial Enterprise. It was while
working this job in 1863 that he first signed one of his articles with what
would become his pen name, Mark Twain. </span></p><div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxt0HygmuVJBsP-JU19o8pOX9ZZeb1O1iEGSNUbu_xpqUmUxWPwtobfDpXiBJ0UxiDvWhO52NHlcJ23GGCmqbJt56ycN7SGhXiYnzuTJw5RiWnaXw8iofI5C9gxoabx8CJ6enpEdvtgmh5Kxr1CuN8FNct2sbRpOhzRYiMpzuJzMt089s00mOjiA7ZQ/s1024/Twain's_desk_at_the_Mark_Twain_Territorial_Enterprise_Museum,_Virginia_City,_NV.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1024" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxt0HygmuVJBsP-JU19o8pOX9ZZeb1O1iEGSNUbu_xpqUmUxWPwtobfDpXiBJ0UxiDvWhO52NHlcJ23GGCmqbJt56ycN7SGhXiYnzuTJw5RiWnaXw8iofI5C9gxoabx8CJ6enpEdvtgmh5Kxr1CuN8FNct2sbRpOhzRYiMpzuJzMt089s00mOjiA7ZQ/w640-h485/Twain's_desk_at_the_Mark_Twain_Territorial_Enterprise_Museum,_Virginia_City,_NV.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Mark Twain's desk when he was editor of the Territorial Enterprise</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Between 1864 and 1865, Twain lived with his friend Steve Gillis in a small
wooden cabin at the top of Jackass Hill overlooking Tuttletown about 8 miles
south of Angles Camp. The original cabin
has long since burned down, but a replica stands in its place to this day. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dLKI8vHW4QW6VLvG-fuFP4B5KjdOmal1seVuBhgMcXvDNMBFa2FiLC7axvioMEPBP9ZADL5skvU4XyjVo-tGvBk2fBaB-tk_3MJg08VnpPR6dGvZb8E12rQMJGfctUbFusR2mb_CZYOj5AOPqGqKxLlB1IVQt4zCSHYf8fcFHtCc9-gddWhxBxM_Yg/s4376/IMG_7617.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="4376" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dLKI8vHW4QW6VLvG-fuFP4B5KjdOmal1seVuBhgMcXvDNMBFa2FiLC7axvioMEPBP9ZADL5skvU4XyjVo-tGvBk2fBaB-tk_3MJg08VnpPR6dGvZb8E12rQMJGfctUbFusR2mb_CZYOj5AOPqGqKxLlB1IVQt4zCSHYf8fcFHtCc9-gddWhxBxM_Yg/w640-h424/IMG_7617.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Replica of Cabin at Jackass Hill (<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">37°59'57.6"N 120°28'38.8"W)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWvEP7RW5aM_9751rdPNeB8Fiz-AAyHvtbhxhYpglIgteKKk0pd5Y3UIsCYZrPlc7avbXz9_OV0yhkNoBA7Uttm_msR-b_JoXeRij9ENRLlVumD2NWVuQUGlHBG_qfEwiDSwkqsAB8Q1nL3S4KUk3ZAkMC1qsw1qE2NtMRKsuf4lQMbXYvHhDylq9Iw/s4032/Angels%20Camp%20to%20Jamestown%20(4).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWvEP7RW5aM_9751rdPNeB8Fiz-AAyHvtbhxhYpglIgteKKk0pd5Y3UIsCYZrPlc7avbXz9_OV0yhkNoBA7Uttm_msR-b_JoXeRij9ENRLlVumD2NWVuQUGlHBG_qfEwiDSwkqsAB8Q1nL3S4KUk3ZAkMC1qsw1qE2NtMRKsuf4lQMbXYvHhDylq9Iw/w400-h300/Angels%20Camp%20to%20Jamestown%20(4).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
During his stay at Jackass Hill, Twain would frequently visit the saloon at the
Angels Hotel in Angels Camp. It was during one of those visits Twain is reputed
to have met up with an old acquaintance, Ben Coon, from his days as a riverboat
pilot on the Mississippi. Coon recounted
a story he had heard about a fellow who would bet on just about anything, even
his pet frog. The tale goes like
this. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSVF7lKKTIHjr6BwNf1z9xc7iaiT0vksC4oCYbAL4J0DOK6sXI8o6IQQfNU2w7mgECAAzMEUyHKRg8UNbfSzd_VfjSqy3S1x9XxfTS05NDzQASII0VaNnN4ultGoB8wF5GhkvP69WWAEEiGkgjVuxRa6FBd6eTtjsmoXGb-RlWtEzlh-Ul56EqsvATA/s5184/IMG_6576.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSVF7lKKTIHjr6BwNf1z9xc7iaiT0vksC4oCYbAL4J0DOK6sXI8o6IQQfNU2w7mgECAAzMEUyHKRg8UNbfSzd_VfjSqy3S1x9XxfTS05NDzQASII0VaNnN4ultGoB8wF5GhkvP69WWAEEiGkgjVuxRa6FBd6eTtjsmoXGb-RlWtEzlh-Ul56EqsvATA/w480-h640/IMG_6576.JPG" width="480" /></a></div></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;">Mural on side of Angels Hotel </p><div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
There once was a man by the name of Smiley who was so proud of his pet frog
Daniel Webster that he carried him around in a box, showing him off at every
opportunity. Daniel was know to boast
loudly to any one who would listen, "<i>My frog Daniel Webster, he can do
somersaults and make long leaps on my command. Why, I would bet that he could
out jump any frog in all of Calaveras County.
In fact I know he can.</i>" A
stranger overheard Smiley’s boasting and said, “<i>I don’t see any difference in
your frog from any other old frog that could be caught in the town cistern.
Why, if I had a frog of my own, I would be willing to bet.</i>” </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Leaving Daniel Webster with the stranger, Smiley went off to fetch a suitable
challenger for this bet. While he was
gone the stranger surreptitiously fed Daniel Webster a handful of buckshot.
Upon Smiley's return, the two set out to compete. Smiley gave his frog the command to jump, but
Daniel Webster would not budge, due of course to his stomach being full of
buckshot. Having easily won the
competition, the stranger quickly collected his money, and left town.</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAn3LIOqoxuC5vGcsYOQlmphp5YHiDA7DdxyRGzDDYcMq4mHV-vj17_Vd93SceoAQNvdMPGBdTXY8q9-VsMJr8N9aAQDMyXEd-C1ypYV9mlYVZQXdTurLavpOjiXjsEmy9o-f_h_lm36hKoFBsD89jVL1tUNkEwtZ85YVuFOGhsGOIUHu62cKRgLqKlg/s3163/IMG_7622.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3139" data-original-width="3163" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAn3LIOqoxuC5vGcsYOQlmphp5YHiDA7DdxyRGzDDYcMq4mHV-vj17_Vd93SceoAQNvdMPGBdTXY8q9-VsMJr8N9aAQDMyXEd-C1ypYV9mlYVZQXdTurLavpOjiXjsEmy9o-f_h_lm36hKoFBsD89jVL1tUNkEwtZ85YVuFOGhsGOIUHu62cKRgLqKlg/w640-h636/IMG_7622.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />Historic Marker at Twain Cabin on Jackass Hill </div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
After hearing this story, Twain returned to the cabin on Jackass Hill and wrote
"<i>The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County</i>," the book that
launched his publishing career. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
In all Twain wrote five versions of this jumping frog story, only three of
which were actually published. Angels
Camp has kept the spirit of Smiley and his frog Daniel Webster alive to this
day by celebrating the Jumping Frog Jubilee on the third weekend of every
May. Frog-shaped brass plaques line the
sidewalk along Main Street in Angels Camp. These salute each year's winner of
the annual contest. The world record is currently held by Lee Guidici whose
frog Rosie the Ribiter, jumped 21-feet, 5-3/4 inches in 1986. Quite the leap when you compare it to
Smiley's frog Daniel Webster's 0 feet, 0 inches in 1865.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1SkBEORU9K0aUuLjTfPwm7SxfAVV7Qo4hBm17hv0IDw-l8a1TWcXuMgonBSFUq0iJRcuH62PouS4gaUgIeqWOSdIG_VzQHN5lEcvNdQNNcRMtiqRpZDZnSAV6gmaCg8Z4SWQ1qySmm3eTGIlrCnCnS-7ggZI6uiB06OAc8oIKs_RnsLf7iNDdi4yUw/s5184/IMG_6582.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1SkBEORU9K0aUuLjTfPwm7SxfAVV7Qo4hBm17hv0IDw-l8a1TWcXuMgonBSFUq0iJRcuH62PouS4gaUgIeqWOSdIG_VzQHN5lEcvNdQNNcRMtiqRpZDZnSAV6gmaCg8Z4SWQ1qySmm3eTGIlrCnCnS-7ggZI6uiB06OAc8oIKs_RnsLf7iNDdi4yUw/w640-h480/IMG_6582.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Mark Twain would go on to write another 26 books, including “<i>The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer</i>” and “<i>The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</i>” before he died in April
1910.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ws9pEadd0Nt5RiN-Ki2l4lKuGt3ae8xq-T4dUsjvTQk1Av9UFlI1DBHIlHluAPKUeVVQ4ZVRZPEPoT2WL8gtP0rMvhLhNlNhO52dqdFvgZcsfI_1X_tObBa55fpeVXKcLUdZxZ32ca1NbSzEOof6plzgbHVndqsNudG-KaRSZw6vKUA4RZvDasyDWQ/s700/Bret_Harte_seated%201862.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="444" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ws9pEadd0Nt5RiN-Ki2l4lKuGt3ae8xq-T4dUsjvTQk1Av9UFlI1DBHIlHluAPKUeVVQ4ZVRZPEPoT2WL8gtP0rMvhLhNlNhO52dqdFvgZcsfI_1X_tObBa55fpeVXKcLUdZxZ32ca1NbSzEOof6plzgbHVndqsNudG-KaRSZw6vKUA4RZvDasyDWQ/w254-h400/Bret_Harte_seated%201862.jpg" width="254" /></a></div>Bret Harte 1862 (23 years old) </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Bret Harte was born in Albany, New York in 1839. His father died when Bret was young and his
mother moved to San Francisco to make a living to support her children in 1853.
The following year she had earned enough to bring her two youngest, Bret and
his sister, to San Francisco to join her. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
In 1855 at the age of 16, Bret caught gold fever and set off for the goldfields. Having little luck at mining he
went on to try his hand at a variety of jobs: school teacher, pharmacists, law
clerk and even an armed guard riding shotgun on stages for the Adams Express
Company. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Finally in 1867 he landed a job as a typesetter. This position opened up a new opportunity for
Bret, writing for newspapers and magazines.
In 1866, while working for the San Francisco magazine, The Californian,
Bret met Mark Twain. And although Twain’s
jumping frog story “<i>Celebrated Jumping
Frog of Calaveras County</i>” had been published a month earlier, it was not until
Bret published it in <i>The Californian</i> that Twain's recognition and fame really
took off. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqP-3ahJ8NBgYVxkOet0kSSZthY_vM4Kvd7RG7Wee5C4-g8Pp1rUtEamEygjpseWlJ_g1Vm58V19rkMKOYb2pIViCF_8ZfjZRBJqmTkB85Rj4sEEqynVhJnALwXruD5ljYsjPo7xPkKaIEO_ZRoL7NIi7k5acazPqL2SbYFUWPlqviqKWkG9Vdy1sHw/s492/Bret_Harte_by_Sarony_1871.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="245" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqP-3ahJ8NBgYVxkOet0kSSZthY_vM4Kvd7RG7Wee5C4-g8Pp1rUtEamEygjpseWlJ_g1Vm58V19rkMKOYb2pIViCF_8ZfjZRBJqmTkB85Rj4sEEqynVhJnALwXruD5ljYsjPo7xPkKaIEO_ZRoL7NIi7k5acazPqL2SbYFUWPlqviqKWkG9Vdy1sHw/w199-h400/Bret_Harte_by_Sarony_1871.jpg" width="199" /></a><br />Bret Harte 1871 (32 years old)</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Bret went on to write a number of short stories and poems that romanticized the
miners and the gamblers of the California Gold Rush. Most of these stories took place in Calaveras
and Tuolumne counties. It was his short
story, “<i>The Luck of Roaring Camp</i>,” published in August of 1868 in the Overland
Monthly that pushed Bret to international fame. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIn7LR3_bhlzMilmI8URHEY3gM1BGk1Y4q5UAlxmMJZfJ8bNbOgWT38_qKvoJZA3j6aOI4PYaKfC-8t8Lyn4JzcnbsxZQC1qNaiuSo8oVXIJnEa1oqij8uL96LBQTU7nkDLPZuzGRWvFCE7wrErk_7OXpSuYUW6AalgjXAmtTjN3qgtPNMrEGbu8z2w/s2000/Overland%20monthly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIn7LR3_bhlzMilmI8URHEY3gM1BGk1Y4q5UAlxmMJZfJ8bNbOgWT38_qKvoJZA3j6aOI4PYaKfC-8t8Lyn4JzcnbsxZQC1qNaiuSo8oVXIJnEa1oqij8uL96LBQTU7nkDLPZuzGRWvFCE7wrErk_7OXpSuYUW6AalgjXAmtTjN3qgtPNMrEGbu8z2w/s320/Overland%20monthly.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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By 1871, Bret's fame paved the way for an opportunity of a lifetime. An eastern literary magazine contracted to
pay him $10,000 for one year in exchange for 12 stories. One written each month. His submissions which frequently arrived
after the deadline, proved dull, and did not contain the excitement and flair
his publisher and readers had come to expect from his earlier fame. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
In 1878 destitute and struggling to support his young family, Bret appealed to
friends in Washington D.C. He obtained
a U.S. government job in Germany and leaving his wife and children behind fled
to Europe finally settling in London. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTp3giXYK39VAq7XfMDCSKTDSBwDcKTuQzJchIWQy7pnoPL8dr_4cEENseRtlN1p7JLk_orHaxxF0npKqfLR-batTGDE6xLeMAtGH8iwx6Mwmv90iYlOLl1KkGTL9dRREzmKzdyDmPIrB6GzBbfMn-Z4m3ryaEEFg7jM3U5YNDhBwttwx7HCM-2d44A/s1147/Bret_Harte,_c._1898.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTp3giXYK39VAq7XfMDCSKTDSBwDcKTuQzJchIWQy7pnoPL8dr_4cEENseRtlN1p7JLk_orHaxxF0npKqfLR-batTGDE6xLeMAtGH8iwx6Mwmv90iYlOLl1KkGTL9dRREzmKzdyDmPIrB6GzBbfMn-Z4m3ryaEEFg7jM3U5YNDhBwttwx7HCM-2d44A/w279-h400/Bret_Harte,_c._1898.jpg" width="279" /></a><br />Bret Harte 1898 (59 years old)</div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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He spent the rest of his life in England, where he produced almost a volume of
short fiction material annually. And
though his wife never joined him in Europe, Bret did send money home to support
the family. Bret Harte died in 1902 in
Camberley near London. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We will be arriving in Angels Camp shortly. It is the only incorporated city in
Calaveras County and has a current population just short of what it was during
the height of the gold rush. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvr15p7GvSn9Q8qDbNifd4aJCJnBwuaT4FtaiW7hUgwX3-ZvnSM1GLWzra_fw1QWjzKnRcL9hlLgG-qpDWtg9xyO5swHPVoABQdFRTxncTMAW68K5Ck8ShQ1urL9YMaHivC-GoXPzPL1vCO-Bl7KnWiyrMzBLLANuHR20wbfi1Y-J7BZcC2ZpnJ4CrNQ/s3897/IMG_8967%20angels%20Camp%201.75.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="3897" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvr15p7GvSn9Q8qDbNifd4aJCJnBwuaT4FtaiW7hUgwX3-ZvnSM1GLWzra_fw1QWjzKnRcL9hlLgG-qpDWtg9xyO5swHPVoABQdFRTxncTMAW68K5Ck8ShQ1urL9YMaHivC-GoXPzPL1vCO-Bl7KnWiyrMzBLLANuHR20wbfi1Y-J7BZcC2ZpnJ4CrNQ/w640-h408/IMG_8967%20angels%20Camp%201.75.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Downtown Angels Camp </div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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Angels Camp is named after its founders Henry and George Angel of Rhode Island,
who prospected the area for a short time. But like so many would-be miners they
discovered more money could be made providing the miners with goods and
services than laboring in the placers. They opened Angels Trading Post and the
town grew up around them. The towns
greatest prosperity came from the hard-rock gold mines established between 1880
and 1920. </span><br />
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Historic downtown Angels Camp, home to charming boutique shops and restaurants,
is the end of this driving tour.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPStwsCvmqW1xATNGlIJJ88HXSLCuUo5GYBM-lc6gr8IVc6jvQp4V6075bMmN1gWLXfqOoltyMKSpaOb6_gbquyTeBnls1l8bbzo-NQth9Vuk-VqzNnYxDQ333xyW7v8gB83IOZrzrbPsnm2mDroqBqyDVuCvxJ0ur5kMjo0uFv-bOb54Nzl59NxWKw/s3102/IMG_9981%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3102" data-original-width="3102" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPStwsCvmqW1xATNGlIJJ88HXSLCuUo5GYBM-lc6gr8IVc6jvQp4V6075bMmN1gWLXfqOoltyMKSpaOb6_gbquyTeBnls1l8bbzo-NQth9Vuk-VqzNnYxDQ333xyW7v8gB83IOZrzrbPsnm2mDroqBqyDVuCvxJ0ur5kMjo0uFv-bOb54Nzl59NxWKw/s320/IMG_9981%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Altavilla Schoolhouse</div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ahead on your right watch for the red one-room schoolhouse. The Altavilla Schoolhouse was built in 1858
and was in continuous use to 1950. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Follow the highway toward Sonora. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAW1yf_A40K7z78ObPVmVdm54zK1x4e0NXBe9iAWRioa1jU_o6vSQvbhsjxTA8EksGmfxVOF1_O5GjWPLyKNHNVGJKDAVQlcUUX3GiOGMUumLqgUDiPLYbyEzLk98ar8TG5tf3ACnTzorZwFCC0GoJn-B8u88wshqZCJ-mwNDxf-q9dwmSoafuihzZeA/s2928/IMG_6645%202.2%202075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2928" data-original-width="2928" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAW1yf_A40K7z78ObPVmVdm54zK1x4e0NXBe9iAWRioa1jU_o6vSQvbhsjxTA8EksGmfxVOF1_O5GjWPLyKNHNVGJKDAVQlcUUX3GiOGMUumLqgUDiPLYbyEzLk98ar8TG5tf3ACnTzorZwFCC0GoJn-B8u88wshqZCJ-mwNDxf-q9dwmSoafuihzZeA/s320/IMG_6645%202.2%202075.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Coming up on your left shortly will be the Angles Camp City Museum. We are not stopping here, but note
that it is a stop on our next driving tour of this series, Angles
Camp to Jamestown. This museum which is
located on the original land claim for Angels hard-rock Mine, consists of four
buildings which feature collections of horse-drawn carriages, and mining
equipment. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_w0vpFlj5O6EMhnG1t3xt7lD-Te57-5zYiT_HfMJ8sprxSF3SoBsGBj5nZL6UNkmHJTrQhbRTQqzyU4RVF0STkqCQbQBEXt-GB2uReYQXyAPvnqcq9pRWoRZcFtKoFGJ1GW1hlLTC562Q91LZ35sji1XjyASvKWaFSFuqmnQZQd9qDJvuVRIFw9ua7A/s2201/IMG_8951%202.2.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2201" data-original-width="2201" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_w0vpFlj5O6EMhnG1t3xt7lD-Te57-5zYiT_HfMJ8sprxSF3SoBsGBj5nZL6UNkmHJTrQhbRTQqzyU4RVF0STkqCQbQBEXt-GB2uReYQXyAPvnqcq9pRWoRZcFtKoFGJ1GW1hlLTC562Q91LZ35sji1XjyASvKWaFSFuqmnQZQd9qDJvuVRIFw9ua7A/s320/IMG_8951%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>Next you will pass the Serbian Orthodox Church, erected around 1910, it is the<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> second oldest Serbian Church in the United States. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Ahead after the gas station you will enter the historic portion of <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Angels Camp. During the gold rush this town vibrated to
the roar of stamp mills and its residents danced to the music coming from the
many saloons that lined Main Street. As you continue through the historic
district, it looks surprisingly the same as it did years ago.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VPEU0V_OCHcNjByr8iztnabYWcVPnw8NLDUSLv8FXl-urvVRiGvDJBpyWA5utO2n-duFuLBkrlHSVNEaD-y0M2S54B1PgiCp4RLu7LN9sLF632yv_TH5xbeVv9gh4otp52VM3HOW8gQB7IIUta0MjMunXAKyQwsRBvTBNgUM4doo6KljGIq8nvcipQ/s3509/IMG_6564%202.2%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3509" data-original-width="3509" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VPEU0V_OCHcNjByr8iztnabYWcVPnw8NLDUSLv8FXl-urvVRiGvDJBpyWA5utO2n-duFuLBkrlHSVNEaD-y0M2S54B1PgiCp4RLu7LN9sLF632yv_TH5xbeVv9gh4otp52VM3HOW8gQB7IIUta0MjMunXAKyQwsRBvTBNgUM4doo6KljGIq8nvcipQ/w400-h400/IMG_6564%202.2%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBPpcVXDhceAcOwxeZj5xgVQRE3jO4awsTxYIeU4xaAeEsPWWmSBjdeihR3wi3BLkRqdBdCeIIHZudSxDZUMghEyKB25kbSRfvsUhQzFaZMu1pMApTjF9febk3EvnP-NyRCI4N3pENzZkRzT6qeoaw9sU4TxKd3Q-3nS0xkrq1TQDIeVEMhSsMuci_A/s3530/IMG_6604%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3530" data-original-width="3530" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBPpcVXDhceAcOwxeZj5xgVQRE3jO4awsTxYIeU4xaAeEsPWWmSBjdeihR3wi3BLkRqdBdCeIIHZudSxDZUMghEyKB25kbSRfvsUhQzFaZMu1pMApTjF9febk3EvnP-NyRCI4N3pENzZkRzT6qeoaw9sU4TxKd3Q-3nS0xkrq1TQDIeVEMhSsMuci_A/w400-h400/IMG_6604%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YyZeaXzTKORdbKNe5ImyAB3MU-iel3J4xtggIZsX3uAWWcm8wWqLq4J9uYuWTQ0OYqR00UGdV-rKUfu3h4URnPQjtF2XbDfVN8v28wlxYJ0vwiLO51UIm7jc_BA92zbMacTORU_Sr6AEuleFkeDO3YMn32LP5qOnTCVKrNqRRRBw1FDEphYfdbbrfw/s5184/IMG_6612.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YyZeaXzTKORdbKNe5ImyAB3MU-iel3J4xtggIZsX3uAWWcm8wWqLq4J9uYuWTQ0OYqR00UGdV-rKUfu3h4URnPQjtF2XbDfVN8v28wlxYJ0vwiLO51UIm7jc_BA92zbMacTORU_Sr6AEuleFkeDO3YMn32LP5qOnTCVKrNqRRRBw1FDEphYfdbbrfw/w400-h300/IMG_6612.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7F_SLj55Sbd9ck-VbQ550mox_DXAc02JgKupTNbSgHDGaQbh2LR_jZLPW8g87ODgLTRw9EInoLfr8wvWeujPbBUTW0hLzjQOuNf8i8R5x9IffihH8RTyk9EL6UKtbvz_mg5uv86YudZAB-kts1iFvm9N4vTGc8aGAndumJggBxUuYaX0269It3JQqNg/s5184/IMG_6615.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7F_SLj55Sbd9ck-VbQ550mox_DXAc02JgKupTNbSgHDGaQbh2LR_jZLPW8g87ODgLTRw9EInoLfr8wvWeujPbBUTW0hLzjQOuNf8i8R5x9IffihH8RTyk9EL6UKtbvz_mg5uv86YudZAB-kts1iFvm9N4vTGc8aGAndumJggBxUuYaX0269It3JQqNg/w400-h300/IMG_6615.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This was the main portion of old town. Buildings here were constructed between
1854 and 1937. The Odd Fellows building (shown above) which will be near the end of the block is the oldest and across the street, the Art Deco style Utica
building was built in 1937. Turn right
into the parking lot after the Utica Building.
There is a bronze and stone historic marker at the entrance to this
parking lot. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QqEMbjXTPX5-ZX_IA-K0LgYWDm5pX8-3fCkBZrmFr2D6sHIRGkwe7xy2-sywu5CFWYXGoZcou6WKUjZcAkPLeFeJLh8oir3cAMFvVGtYShiB3ctZU3vMd6597AZqe1B6n0ZgCFhQL1L817YR1hO2C6ePddRTuDow9-gUolU806WR9ItB9VsL_p2irg/s5184/IMG_6574.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QqEMbjXTPX5-ZX_IA-K0LgYWDm5pX8-3fCkBZrmFr2D6sHIRGkwe7xy2-sywu5CFWYXGoZcou6WKUjZcAkPLeFeJLh8oir3cAMFvVGtYShiB3ctZU3vMd6597AZqe1B6n0ZgCFhQL1L817YR1hO2C6ePddRTuDow9-gUolU806WR9ItB9VsL_p2irg/s320/IMG_6574.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This historic marker at the entrance of this parking lot notes that the Angels
Trading Post run by Henry and George Angel was located about 200 feet from this
location. Across the street there is another historic plaque. This marker notes the
location of the Angels Hotel, where Mark Twain heard the story of Smiley and
his frog Daniel Webster. If you are interested in exploring Angels Camp by
foot, please see the map below. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFe6EZuAuNd7S9xvfbeTfR-O_bJsGzmNOlIqIEgASsd4S2lwzAzbKEXmQ21lPKHmgVSDIFGnd1wjMjz1bj6X0Jg4ZLrUY63VEiSZxzNND9BBqZsEQ6iJhqb9tWr9zBf5x1d3TuDVy4x7h6wOhmU7exFgTTanlJSP-wkTnbU7rVOGkn8f23OwWLA8eCw/s713/Angels%20Camp%20Map%20numbers%206.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="713" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFe6EZuAuNd7S9xvfbeTfR-O_bJsGzmNOlIqIEgASsd4S2lwzAzbKEXmQ21lPKHmgVSDIFGnd1wjMjz1bj6X0Jg4ZLrUY63VEiSZxzNND9BBqZsEQ6iJhqb9tWr9zBf5x1d3TuDVy4x7h6wOhmU7exFgTTanlJSP-wkTnbU7rVOGkn8f23OwWLA8eCw/s320/Angels%20Camp%20Map%20numbers%206.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We hope that you have enjoyed your driving tour from Jackson to
Angles Camp and all of our stops in-between. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUs5U8rfSU-xlAA7gffRxxhJL8M5butBst24_DKgw_CNJool9jYCXJwNe9Y2mElm-Fnyd8xouu9rZOEym9nN5zc-5tmOD7RPWbuwmMqInTaXGVmMSR7z7RD0dw2aO9RVozOCaxuxj4G-71PRQaqaTw2-P8XZGXXxVf4bMaR9BFGBdfSUjjQAuNzNlQw/s240/Angels%20Camp%20Adobe%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="192" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUs5U8rfSU-xlAA7gffRxxhJL8M5butBst24_DKgw_CNJool9jYCXJwNe9Y2mElm-Fnyd8xouu9rZOEym9nN5zc-5tmOD7RPWbuwmMqInTaXGVmMSR7z7RD0dw2aO9RVozOCaxuxj4G-71PRQaqaTw2-P8XZGXXxVf4bMaR9BFGBdfSUjjQAuNzNlQw/w320-h400/Angels%20Camp%20Adobe%20a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span>
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This is one of four companion tours of the California Gold Rush Back Roads and
Highway 49 from Auburn to Jamestown. If
you are interested in the next segment, we end our tour today in the parking
lot where we begin our next driving tour, <b>On the Road to Gold: A Highway 49 Driving Tour from Angels Camp to Jamestown.</b> On our next tour you will have the opportunity
to visit the town of Murphys, the Queen of the Sierra and Sonora, the Gem of
the Southern Mines. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
We will also be stopping at Columbia State Park and have stops at
Moaning Caverns Adventure Park and the Natural Bridges Trailhead. Along the road you will hear more stories
about the gold rush, including a number of hardy women of the gold rush. There will also be opportunities for wine
tasting, dining and shopping. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Until next time,
Happy Adventures!</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">+++</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">All photos by L. A. Momboisse unless listed below:</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Black and white photo of the National Hotel in Jackson - <a href="http://practicemidtermjackson.weebly.com/" target="_blank">History of Jackson</a> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Front of Amador County Museum - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Amador_County_Museum.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></span></div></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Picture of outside of Jackson Rancheria Casino at night - <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g32535-d280827-Reviews-Casino_at_Jackson_Rancheria_Casino_Resort-Jackson_Amador_County_California.html" target="_blank">TripAdvisor</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Photo of <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">Margaret Hughes Dalton - <a href="https://www.jacksoncasino.com/tribal/history/" target="_blank">Jackson Rancheria Casino</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">The </span><span style="text-align: center;">Isthmus of Panama (1850 by Charles Christian Nahl) - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isthmus_of_Panama" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> </span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;">San Francisco 1848 - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_Buena,_California" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sierracollege.edu/ejournals/jsnhb/v1n3/borthwick.html" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;" target="_blank">A Mine Camp by J.D. Borthwick</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Working the Placers 1850 - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Pine Grove House 1917 - </span><a href="https://pinegroveca.com/pine-grove-history/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">History of Pine Grove</a></div><div><br /></div><div>General Store Volcano on Main - <a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fa/10/69/fa1069a85111106bd6a078201c3887db.jpg" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>General Store Volcano - <a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fd/b3/5b/fdb35b5a6f4311c225b44eac3193c392.jpg" target="_blank">Pinterest </a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">Staircase in Black Chasm - <a href="https://www.visittuolumne.com/black-chasm-cavern" target="_blank">Visit Tuolumne </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">Lightening Express West - <a href="http://ushistoryimages.com/wagon-trains.shtm" target="_blank">Wagon Train </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">California Emigrants - <a href="http://ushistoryimages.com/wagon-trains.shtm" target="_blank">Wagon Train </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Map of Oregon and California Trail - <a href="https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/California-Gold-Rush/631740" target="_blank">Britannica Kids </a> </div><div><br /></div><div>Emigrants Fording the Platte - <a href="https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/hh/28/hh28i.htm" target="_blank">National Park Service</a> </div><div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Traveling to Gold Fields - <a href="https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/women-traveling-west.htm" target="_blank">National Park System </a></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Miner's Cabin - Nevada County, CA 1852 - <a href="https://westernmininghistory.com/2200/home-sweet-home-miners-cabins-of-the-frontier-west/" target="_blank">Western Mining History</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>West Point Historic Marker - (<span face="sans-serif" style="color: #111111;">38.397734, -120.529353) - <a href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=44371" target="_blank">Historical Marker Database </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Kit Carson - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_Carson" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">Lumberjack Days - <a href="https://www.gocalaveras.com/five-things-west-point-lumberjack-day/" target="_blank">Go Calaveras</a> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Mokelumne River Near West Point - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mokelumne_River_North_Fork_near_West_Point.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;">Mokelumne River Class III - <a href="https://whitewaterconnection.com/mokelumne-river/" target="_blank">Whitewater Connection</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">California Gold Miner with Pack Horse (1887 by Henry Raschen) - </span><a href="http://picturethis.museumca.org/pictures/california-gold-miner-pack-horse" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Oakland Museum </a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;">"A Scene from Actual Life At the Mines" </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;">Ballou's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion - <a href="http://picturethis.museumca.org/pictures/california-gold-diggers-scene-actual-life-mines" target="_blank">Oakland</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">A Day in the Life of a Gold Miner - <a href="https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/789/A-Day-in-the-Life-of-a-California-49er" target="_blank">Gold Prospectors </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">Chili Gulch Historic Marker - <a href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=11515" target="_blank">Historical Marker Database</a> </span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">Drawing of Joaquin Murietta - <a href="https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/13030/kt2n39q37w/" target="_blank">Calisphere University of California</a> </span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">Poster Advertising the Pickled Head of Bandit Joaquin Murietta - <a href="https://calisphere.org/item/5f4add55f87c776fb4fe3c2144dd9349/" target="_blank">Calisphere University of California</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Black Bart - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Bart_(outlaw)" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>Wells Fargo Reward Poster - <a href="https://www.wellsfargohistory.com/outwitting-outlaws/" target="_blank">Wells Fargo Corporate Archives </a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">Hume's Mugbook - </span><a href="https://www.wellsfargohistory.com/outwitting-outlaws/" target="_blank">Wells Fargo Corporate Archives </a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_panning#/media/File:Postcard_of_unidentified_man_panning_for_gold_in_Fair_Play,_Colorado_taken_in_the_early_1900s_-_DPLA_-_36c572e8b910b25a531ec110232def2e_(cropped).jpg" target="_blank">Unidentified miner using batea </a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">Samuel Clemens age 15 - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Mark Twain's desk when he was editor of Territorial Enterprise - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_Enterprise" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;">Bret Harte 1862 - <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bret_Harte#/media/File:Bret_Harte_seated.jpg" target="_blank">Wikimedia </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">Bret Harte 1871 - <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bret_Harte#/media/File:Bret_Harte_by_Sarony_1871.jpg" target="_blank">From Human Documents: Portraits and Biographies of Eminent Men (1895) </a> </span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">Overland Monthly - <a href="https://www.abebooks.com/first-edition/Overland-Monthly-1868-1875-Out-West-Magazine/11309196537/bd#&gid=1&pid=3" target="_blank">Abe Books </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">Bret Harte 1898 - <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bret_Harte#/media/File:Bret_Harte,_c._1898.jpg" target="_blank">Wikimedia </a></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 16px;">Excerpts paraphrased from John Doble are from <i>John Doble's Journal and Letters from the Mines, Volcano, Mokelumne Hill, Jackson and San Francisco</i>, edited by Charles L. Camp. Volcano Press published 1999. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br style="background-color: white;" /></div></div>Adventures of A Home Town Tourist http://www.blogger.com/profile/14250391828232138884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206555389724511740.post-77037281918315587882022-05-15T16:01:00.005-07:002023-05-30T09:34:33.738-07:00Hard-Rock Mining in California: A Highway 49 Driving Tour to Jackson <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Interested in being your own tour guide? I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with </span><a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse" style="text-align: left;">VoiceMap</a><span style="text-align: left;"> (Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/" style="text-align: left;">GPSmyCity</a><span style="text-align: left;"> (</span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html" style="text-align: left;">Carmel</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html" style="text-align: left;">Monterey</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html" style="text-align: left;">Big Sur</a><span style="text-align: left;">, Folsom, Sacramento, Pacific Grove, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html#google_vignette" style="text-align: left;">Cinque Terre</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html" style="text-align: left;">Kotor Montenegro</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html" style="text-align: left;">Copenhagen</a><span style="text-align: left;">). Happy Adventures!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-Dzwk0CI7AXI4MbfI2RH9tapeDmJc1okgrdyjRkSkKMwgvf6HwpEZMMRlck7GK18-UZSEUDsfMr49bfg-ejejn-CFBGFWZeBwzz5thkJfYQKizio4WC-egTH2orGNWFxl47kx1D4UqRCKe17epvvUH9LcOU5XhX1khnBltJCS-0AHDji4FdTrafVIA/s1920/DSC_0747%20Headframe%201920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="1920" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-Dzwk0CI7AXI4MbfI2RH9tapeDmJc1okgrdyjRkSkKMwgvf6HwpEZMMRlck7GK18-UZSEUDsfMr49bfg-ejejn-CFBGFWZeBwzz5thkJfYQKizio4WC-egTH2orGNWFxl47kx1D4UqRCKe17epvvUH9LcOU5XhX1khnBltJCS-0AHDji4FdTrafVIA/w640-h258/DSC_0747%20Headframe%201920.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>This blog follows my VoiceMap audio driving tour</span><span> <b>Hard-Rock Mining in California: A Highway 49 <span>Driving Tour to Jackson</span></b><span>. </span></span><span> As you drive along some of California's most peaceful backroads, we will share with you the history of the California Gold Rush. We will visit the towns of Placerville, Fiddletown, Sutter Creek and Jackson as well as visit a number of hard-rock mines, or at least what remains of them. To bring this story to life we will weave in excerpts from miners' diaries. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">You may download a souvenir brochure for this tour <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M9kKMgEIDFUOces5bywMoCmz3m1qJtcK/view" target="_blank">here</a>. We have also created a companion brochure, <b>Hiking and Walking Tours of the Gold Country</b>. Download that <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">here</a> if you are interested. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>The audio <a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/amador-county-california/hard-rock-mining-in-california-a-highway-49-driving-tour-to-jackson" target="_blank">driving tour</a>, it is available at <a href="https://voicemap.me/authors/lynn-momboisse" target="_blank">VoiceMap</a> and listed under Amador County. To use <a href="https://voicemap.me/" target="_blank">VoiceMap</a>, you will need to download the VoiceMap app from the <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/voicemap-gps-audio-guides/id852027939" target="_blank">Apple Store</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.voicemap.android" target="_blank">Google Play</a>. The app is free, this audio driving tour, which is one of four that takes you along the Mother Lode from Auburn to Jamestown, currently sells for $11.99. You may read the first blog in this series at </span><b><a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2022/05/californias-gold-rush-highway-49.html" target="_blank">California's Gold Rush: A Highway 49 Driving Tour from Auburn to Placerville</a></b><span>. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5VcaBCRUBrovFKnxR7naGz3eG_cPyUoq6GeTkgHV8DZVLEMVELP_2zrYMX5NYyKE9_5YhuJ2-xjr6Md1nOSDLwwLUFVf2_63SCS3D4I7bADxDoLVLFNz9zq77K3--C8XnHz9gEhCUdRo1gEQ60iNW4fhdoWMWCMp5n2NnpMXG0wv1Z1seGZicraN5Q/s2374/IMG_1403.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1377" data-original-width="2374" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5VcaBCRUBrovFKnxR7naGz3eG_cPyUoq6GeTkgHV8DZVLEMVELP_2zrYMX5NYyKE9_5YhuJ2-xjr6Md1nOSDLwwLUFVf2_63SCS3D4I7bADxDoLVLFNz9zq77K3--C8XnHz9gEhCUdRo1gEQ60iNW4fhdoWMWCMp5n2NnpMXG0wv1Z1seGZicraN5Q/w640-h373/IMG_1403.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />Placerville Block with Hangman's Tree</span></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>On our drive from </span>Placerville to Jackson we will travel through parts of California's historic Mother Lode, one of the state's best-known gold mining districts, and the picturesque Shenandoah Valley. Our journey starts in Placerville and follows lush vineyard-covered backroads to Jackson. You'll learn about the hard-rock mining era of the California Gold Rush which began in the 1850s, shortly after the area's placer mines began to run dry. You'll drive through the California Gold Rush towns of Fiddletown, Amador City, Sutter Creek and Jackson. You'll also visit the Shenandoah Valley and learn how wine making, which also started here in the 1850s, created liquid gold for some of the early pioneers. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Along the way you can look forward to: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>• Learning about different types of mining such as placer, hard-rock, and hydraulic<br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white;">• Hearing stories about actual mining life, plucked from the pages of a gold miner’s diary<br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">• Finding out about the challenges of traveling to California by land or sea in 1848<br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">• Visiting a water-powered foundry and machine shop<br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">• Taking in the beauty of the peaceful, untouched backroads of California<br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">• Wandering through the old western-style gold rush towns and perusing their antique stores with the help of our <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">companion brochure</a></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This 53-mile driving tour may be completed in about 2 1/2 hours without any stops. On the other hand, this is your adventure. You may stop where you want when you want and for as long as you want. It’s up to you. </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Or just use this guide to create your own trip. Happy Adventures and enjoy the tour! </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">+++</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLI6FmRikDn1Mf9jv7akueDIPopwtUmjDi6qGdDtIjFvL__3tT-bh7TdX5dSHn-QomeO1pVyOmdCn85qfsHS40lQfbf-6TlRMq0AixZMR_8AQ_gmXdWJX6VyAWCEY1Fmk8ZNuiFr0fswEq3H2ZONPrntArs06zw4nmehTN6qWtTmpNu-zqQzi1Nwjsw/s3330/IMG_2140.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2292" data-original-width="3330" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLI6FmRikDn1Mf9jv7akueDIPopwtUmjDi6qGdDtIjFvL__3tT-bh7TdX5dSHn-QomeO1pVyOmdCn85qfsHS40lQfbf-6TlRMq0AixZMR_8AQ_gmXdWJX6VyAWCEY1Fmk8ZNuiFr0fswEq3H2ZONPrntArs06zw4nmehTN6qWtTmpNu-zqQzi1Nwjsw/s320/IMG_2140.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5soC1mEhdGmjRCiB_neLK1WPYcVblaspGxoctvS5C-ujEPH6Q-4LEFzW_8ishs8prDUU-pqgvIZE3rbyVrDPjpoASO4pDhSVjwC2WHYj-6SORUlETihyvjEaNG-ypalxUgGj7VChJnuqZ-r0lHizICSqIJ1iotnrfqQDfWnPQXdu9uKAjHTOzyiZigA/s2646/IMG_1394.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2646" data-original-width="2646" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5soC1mEhdGmjRCiB_neLK1WPYcVblaspGxoctvS5C-ujEPH6Q-4LEFzW_8ishs8prDUU-pqgvIZE3rbyVrDPjpoASO4pDhSVjwC2WHYj-6SORUlETihyvjEaNG-ypalxUgGj7VChJnuqZ-r0lHizICSqIJ1iotnrfqQDfWnPQXdu9uKAjHTOzyiZigA/s320/IMG_1394.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">This driving tour begins in the parking lot next to the El Dorado Savings Bank
near the intersection of Main Street and Sacramento Street in Historic Old Town
Placerville. <br />
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If you are interested in taking a self-guided walking tour of Old Town
Placerville check out our detailed map of the town in our C<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">ompanion Brochure</a>. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Before we get started on our driving tour here is a bit of background on the City of Placerville.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkCHQaFT4b2C3zHYx1aE4_GmEH5RzsP8KUXXwR_OAvVZ1Mjx-0MGKa8aMzwpIHSiV0OSO0yLmMSvO3p0bwTM74lJa_huARQEBdKelSq0iWheAliiyIMAIQX6ZN9niSmEP6Ui5ssdp8RuptqYYtO5fY-IPvWu_6bKxBWWWUgtbGK__v_aYZi6u3pkGKg/s500/Old%20Hangtown.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkCHQaFT4b2C3zHYx1aE4_GmEH5RzsP8KUXXwR_OAvVZ1Mjx-0MGKa8aMzwpIHSiV0OSO0yLmMSvO3p0bwTM74lJa_huARQEBdKelSq0iWheAliiyIMAIQX6ZN9niSmEP6Ui5ssdp8RuptqYYtO5fY-IPvWu_6bKxBWWWUgtbGK__v_aYZi6u3pkGKg/s320/Old%20Hangtown.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In late 1848, just 10 months after gold had been discovered eight miles away in
Coloma, thousands of miners descended on this location. The town was originally
called Dry Diggins, after the dry diggings method used to extract gold from the
dirt of a seasonal creek bed. A year
later Dry Diggins would receive a new name, Hangtown.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7ut1mmIzLr3GU217MotZT2PiEE9yPFajBCjcscLl2BoWz6l5-uXOTcabbT0Rz_cv2JairJtF-98E2M-KKqVQGiqjX8iE0qIJKr-Z_CcFpmF-UxbETASxiyEgSkjlhiVbjsqz-QrYrXMI-LfMbtvaEZZIs2XfEcbecMv-fhmQAGbx7l7KJerVytaw3A/s3648/IMG_1435.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7ut1mmIzLr3GU217MotZT2PiEE9yPFajBCjcscLl2BoWz6l5-uXOTcabbT0Rz_cv2JairJtF-98E2M-KKqVQGiqjX8iE0qIJKr-Z_CcFpmF-UxbETASxiyEgSkjlhiVbjsqz-QrYrXMI-LfMbtvaEZZIs2XfEcbecMv-fhmQAGbx7l7KJerVytaw3A/w480-h640/IMG_1435.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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During the winter of 1849 five immigrants were caught and accused of
robbery. Three of them, two Frenchmen
and one Chilean, were singled out as wanted fugitives. With no sheriff or official rule of law, the
trial which was conducted by an angry mob was swift. It ended with all three being hung from an
oak tree on Main Street. At that
time, this was not out of the ordinary.
In fact, justice in mining camps was often referred to as ‘Judge Lynch’ or
judge by lynching. Newspapers picked up
the story and gave the town the nickname Hangtown. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7TushA3RV7JYkFutIaZGz8kAWH3szJSYUanzwnSUx167GtG5s3Uut2HWpKvtybsOQklSAI8GiIkMbUYclmPfVXAojowqpoo91dTFMa8CTbiKmvDn4E9fzQ7WANcof2VJAUPfUmy37USM2Dg0cWNSF7gJFDE6trzfKILFJ11k_fVlm3OZWk6hfhdn_g/s642/Placerville%20downtown%20historic%201866.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="642" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7TushA3RV7JYkFutIaZGz8kAWH3szJSYUanzwnSUx167GtG5s3Uut2HWpKvtybsOQklSAI8GiIkMbUYclmPfVXAojowqpoo91dTFMa8CTbiKmvDn4E9fzQ7WANcof2VJAUPfUmy37USM2Dg0cWNSF7gJFDE6trzfKILFJ11k_fVlm3OZWk6hfhdn_g/w400-h358/Placerville%20downtown%20historic%201866.png" width="400" /></a><br />Placerville 1866 (Library of Congress) </span></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />
When California became a state in 1850, the State Legislature gave the town the
name Placerville after the placer mining method, a way of panning for gold in
local stream beds. <br />
<br />
For the next four years the names Hangtown and Placerville were used
interchangeably. In 1854, then the third most populated town in California,
Hangtown was officially incorporated as Placerville. </span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeQ_oOCQIVi1tQSycox8S6kx4iIEWR6GGsDVg-P3mi0EUMhFC1Q9xHcrN5gOm4ujdyxc9a1mAHl2-6FtM8IEXZ7p7uV3vOf0LrUOeqT15pAZhpl5-V9dGoxIBwVPdbPcxrId_7i5iEYRnAUOI00Ho5qGNRCqOzszaI7X9-6RKRX0fvkPBNQYpTxP6uw/s617/Placerville%20looking%20from%20Cary%20House%201866.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="617" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeQ_oOCQIVi1tQSycox8S6kx4iIEWR6GGsDVg-P3mi0EUMhFC1Q9xHcrN5gOm4ujdyxc9a1mAHl2-6FtM8IEXZ7p7uV3vOf0LrUOeqT15pAZhpl5-V9dGoxIBwVPdbPcxrId_7i5iEYRnAUOI00Ho5qGNRCqOzszaI7X9-6RKRX0fvkPBNQYpTxP6uw/w400-h364/Placerville%20looking%20from%20Cary%20House%201866.png" width="400" /></a><br />Placerville From Cary House 1866 (Library of Congress) </span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span face=""avenir next", Avenir, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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While other early mining towns came and went, Placerville continued to grow and
prosper long after the placers ran dry of gold.
What made Placerville such a highly desirable place to live? The answer,
location, location, location.</span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJjitY7t-1Faajz5_FAJot6uDfAHVE8VFwcRvMJEXUS7UvTw0VL3qCnzobjV57WiTB8eTCvH3hK0ooYTqC-BTfZXjNFvvCBm1AiRpWeECl6CCGQPHakT18iW4j4FeAe85jNQRGW4yxBWcX-HQNDaT6PaITgYKd4PqewlF5qh43qsPb5REtCX89oHF4g/s836/Placerville%20birds%20eye%20view%201888.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="836" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJjitY7t-1Faajz5_FAJot6uDfAHVE8VFwcRvMJEXUS7UvTw0VL3qCnzobjV57WiTB8eTCvH3hK0ooYTqC-BTfZXjNFvvCBm1AiRpWeECl6CCGQPHakT18iW4j4FeAe85jNQRGW4yxBWcX-HQNDaT6PaITgYKd4PqewlF5qh43qsPb5REtCX89oHF4g/w640-h470/Placerville%20birds%20eye%20view%201888.png" width="640" /></a><br />Placerville 1888 (Library of Congress)</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span face=""avenir next", Avenir, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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Positioned at the nexus of three overland trails immigrants traveled through
Placerville whether they came from Coloma in the north, Sacramento in the west
or the Sierra foothills to the east. Those early overland trails have now
become two major California highways, 49 and 50 respectively. <br />
<br /><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjwbl5Pbqe150AwP0OAgLGhsmFaVpJ1wGB9J0GWweqSiTzyB6bkzeU5uy0te96WT6Jn5j66QXhwgYD5G3I4ohcv7wrG8NoZBiiaNIEEZDPT47mKnm4MP9aqmNfWyrtdlsQN2siJe6nSE7ZunKxeibqWuxzqb71sH_EmXJIy5t8JPimvF_dpnO6BbB4Q/s1000/Placerville%20eldorado-downtown.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="1000" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjwbl5Pbqe150AwP0OAgLGhsmFaVpJ1wGB9J0GWweqSiTzyB6bkzeU5uy0te96WT6Jn5j66QXhwgYD5G3I4ohcv7wrG8NoZBiiaNIEEZDPT47mKnm4MP9aqmNfWyrtdlsQN2siJe6nSE7ZunKxeibqWuxzqb71sH_EmXJIy5t8JPimvF_dpnO6BbB4Q/w640-h338/Placerville%20eldorado-downtown.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Old Town Placerville - Visit El Dorado </span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thomas Hittell described Placerville this way in his 1870 book, <i>History Of California,</i> “<i>The town, as it grew up, after tents gave way to cabins and houses, became a straggling collection of buildings along a ravine. It grew rapidly for a few years and was one of the briskest places in the mountains. It became a great place of resort for all the miners who would flock in from every direction to get or dispatch a letter, to meet friends, hear news, lay in new stocks of supplies, or see the excitement of the bar-room and gaming table.</i>”</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiumM1aJJs7YEVAQRSbOVtw-VFjQUerPZqyBPjJ0xwsoJvow_B-XeqWQU_ISNMgykbYjTsKlK7N6GNe_QVDV97-Dz3Y9rw0KbJ0-vjPQeD9aHU-ZPXlw3mQwDrwAQ-0M0tKsAb6G-QvxtCJvkxder6efE5klYJ5-qVGCxkpHibarBIi2zLrOIXO0DhvA/s2698/IMG_1475%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2698" data-original-width="2698" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiumM1aJJs7YEVAQRSbOVtw-VFjQUerPZqyBPjJ0xwsoJvow_B-XeqWQU_ISNMgykbYjTsKlK7N6GNe_QVDV97-Dz3Y9rw0KbJ0-vjPQeD9aHU-ZPXlw3mQwDrwAQ-0M0tKsAb6G-QvxtCJvkxder6efE5klYJ5-qVGCxkpHibarBIi2zLrOIXO0DhvA/w400-h400/IMG_1475%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Placerville Courthouse - County Seat<br /><span face=""avenir next", Avenir, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">For the first few years following the discovery of gold in 1848, mining was nearly everyone’s occupation. At first when a prospector found something of interest, he used what was called “Miner’s Rules” and staked his claim by marking the borders with rocks. Eventually a formal process evolved, and miners filed their claim with the government. Thousands of claims were filed, but not just for gold. The Mother Lode was and still is rich in important minerals such as copper, lead, tungsten and limestone.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">By 1850 the population in Placerville had grown to 5,000. Four years later the county seat was relocated here from Coloma, transforming Placerville’s vigilante methods of justice into a more civil society and making Placerville the place where many miners put down roots, developed businesses, acquired property, and raised their families. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxagJtqLrXT6AIl7VZ297oPNduNbC-s_GAwnyb__6axC_WePv_dkhD31uzps1nReF85kYigex-4FGhQ6TsqJK-6sXFVrOfawBVHvBRiieeQWnSS_UfenhIUXMQFJb2wDjKDoKvHGRJ8ELSifGviGz0glQuvDE-7yTKdUB_APblVhYzG7grsjw8LXmrlw/s2081/IMG_1432%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="2081" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxagJtqLrXT6AIl7VZ297oPNduNbC-s_GAwnyb__6axC_WePv_dkhD31uzps1nReF85kYigex-4FGhQ6TsqJK-6sXFVrOfawBVHvBRiieeQWnSS_UfenhIUXMQFJb2wDjKDoKvHGRJ8ELSifGviGz0glQuvDE-7yTKdUB_APblVhYzG7grsjw8LXmrlw/w640-h640/IMG_1432%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Alright it is time to get started on the driving portion of our tour. Exit the parking lot and turn left onto Main Street. The three-story brick building with the Hotel sign on the roof is the historic Cary Hotel, built in 1857 it was at one time a stage coach stop for the 6-hour ride to Sacramento. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwnWAjheItbWogRhbnUNYPAz27CoMaPR85u5mY4TXpxJXYdjdd_ETlTJnnx1k97kUbdZRcytzUjwzXOsw5Dzgr_lxmYHEpLRhixukaX8kATERNYzrd86osRsYC6FSzYb3TbjcAfeOnaJeemyTV9_n026hQkBiG8RRM6dgiXVmra1EEITni43b6nHbYg/s2397/IMG_1382.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2397" data-original-width="2397" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwnWAjheItbWogRhbnUNYPAz27CoMaPR85u5mY4TXpxJXYdjdd_ETlTJnnx1k97kUbdZRcytzUjwzXOsw5Dzgr_lxmYHEpLRhixukaX8kATERNYzrd86osRsYC6FSzYb3TbjcAfeOnaJeemyTV9_n026hQkBiG8RRM6dgiXVmra1EEITni43b6nHbYg/s320/IMG_1382.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">To you left as you drive, notice the man hanging from the window of the Placerville Public House. This mannequin represents the site of the infamous Hanging Tree. The stump of which is said to be under the foundation of this building. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2gsBRZtCKBuErHKPEc2bZ-dncXADUfiV5gFWqax2EM0Xgt3zm2hcvFzofnAsxB1t-zf8bUEaHUVCMa5awG60r6DfRMYFN7yBQcZFvdzN7uxoYrvXvsyyfrMGbUeNeN0Q_Y3Z-JbAnMDHZwFxAaTNw5Qq8FOIoeKgELg6HDhsNtmtYY6ZFdu-Kn7L2A/s2504/IMG_1375.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="2504" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2gsBRZtCKBuErHKPEc2bZ-dncXADUfiV5gFWqax2EM0Xgt3zm2hcvFzofnAsxB1t-zf8bUEaHUVCMa5awG60r6DfRMYFN7yBQcZFvdzN7uxoYrvXvsyyfrMGbUeNeN0Q_Y3Z-JbAnMDHZwFxAaTNw5Qq8FOIoeKgELg6HDhsNtmtYY6ZFdu-Kn7L2A/w400-h321/IMG_1375.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Both sides of Main Street are lined mostly with western-style commercial buildings. During the 1800's these storefronts were filled with saloons, blacksmiths, liveries, and general stores. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKNzeK2XA8WaM399Tt3nxxoii2OSU-x0pnfOuLtPY3cPNe8YYYQJsayGPgt0YVRmiwtpaWkSPx20waSrivPX1nQ_0E3AkrbStUZgwyZVZ7SriU-K7LiEE7basZMCKEuGMvSgnEn8diz2BbrPC0saQx9Rk5MevXAEjU5vfzwNad77_RhGkucqarff_RQ/s2254/IMG_3604%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2254" data-original-width="2254" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKNzeK2XA8WaM399Tt3nxxoii2OSU-x0pnfOuLtPY3cPNe8YYYQJsayGPgt0YVRmiwtpaWkSPx20waSrivPX1nQ_0E3AkrbStUZgwyZVZ7SriU-K7LiEE7basZMCKEuGMvSgnEn8diz2BbrPC0saQx9Rk5MevXAEjU5vfzwNad77_RhGkucqarff_RQ/w400-h400/IMG_3604%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">As you come to the center of town notice the bell tower. In 1856, Placerville suffered three fires that destroyed most of the downtown. This bell was ordered from England and cast in 1860. It arrived in Placerville and was placed in this bell tower in 1865. The cost, $380. This bell was used to call the volunteer fire department. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_S9p_7BOlAtc3mIE0GxrWHB2aecoQst8FVKkEOkir9W0sicddlPHn2HH0O5JhGk34h1NSyNu70iDsmhMKkLCx8BBDs8dLe-PwwFC5dkEDkwW0KVxvG1L8cRGtLAgohizmURQnYYfemQw1jCylrzAh_rgeK3LAGKd46Vy911maSATlpCDwsrM7TMBHA/s2795/IMG_1421.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1404" data-original-width="2795" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_S9p_7BOlAtc3mIE0GxrWHB2aecoQst8FVKkEOkir9W0sicddlPHn2HH0O5JhGk34h1NSyNu70iDsmhMKkLCx8BBDs8dLe-PwwFC5dkEDkwW0KVxvG1L8cRGtLAgohizmURQnYYfemQw1jCylrzAh_rgeK3LAGKd46Vy911maSATlpCDwsrM7TMBHA/w640-h322/IMG_1421.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the right, Empire Antiques was originally the Empire Theatre. Built in 1850 it was also a saloon and billiard room. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXiFo_cXiEmJMHwrA08N4gEIGmv16fd5WL5ias7tsx1LM-Ddlplg44zJMeycXta7bWRSBERQq5vVIROm5LzDDMEpynHNaWkOvPQ8NFekmRyksAOH3f1zmvR6BDteeJ1N-n8LqTD2lyIeKge_M6Y5Wxmix5zUjYBTrXaBFdivYa2ettwPL8f0ZtO0lg/s3388/IMG_1441%20Odd%20Fellows%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2636" data-original-width="3388" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhXiFo_cXiEmJMHwrA08N4gEIGmv16fd5WL5ias7tsx1LM-Ddlplg44zJMeycXta7bWRSBERQq5vVIROm5LzDDMEpynHNaWkOvPQ8NFekmRyksAOH3f1zmvR6BDteeJ1N-n8LqTD2lyIeKge_M6Y5Wxmix5zUjYBTrXaBFdivYa2ettwPL8f0ZtO0lg/w400-h311/IMG_1441%20Odd%20Fellows%20.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Odd Fellows Building</div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5vLNtyTn58rw99uE8bvFPSeX_lylo2GeJDR0rkKoFy-q0U-ya3EEq5VYdvFsKbeDWjsEE3JeebpXbcUZpkELHwGJs02EtsD_EW-sTdjYX015sszJobeH2khz0qekDVpJ_vlDDkR4nsVUjEtzKk3JQLf0r1G0h2Pzjp5jq-el7pJ7Eh6xiC6Txri3iA/s2486/IMG_1447%202.2%202.2%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2486" data-original-width="2486" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5vLNtyTn58rw99uE8bvFPSeX_lylo2GeJDR0rkKoFy-q0U-ya3EEq5VYdvFsKbeDWjsEE3JeebpXbcUZpkELHwGJs02EtsD_EW-sTdjYX015sszJobeH2khz0qekDVpJ_vlDDkR4nsVUjEtzKk3JQLf0r1G0h2Pzjp5jq-el7pJ7Eh6xiC6Txri3iA/w400-h400/IMG_1447%202.2%202.2%20.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Next to the 1911 grey stone Odd Fellows building is a memorial to Sherriff Staples. Sheriff Joseph Staples was the first El Dorado County Officer killed in the line of duty. Staples was killed while in pursuit of a Wells Fargo Stagecoach bandit in 1864. The thief was eventually captured and hung. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIAfqhi4F6oNmXLQER9RBYWBWwcLfn5S2Y2mX1xN7DD3BbZo67l8e1EIKRk29rmDiZ8yqroBBIc92Gux0S1_hgf9zarYkmJrO9RriTKGX6pC1uUjMLctURMY8q-mCkOrpIFSCRZNtpWYLehYdgioQ55_hPVKgBpJdJcRBwDMHFR-agg4Rp6hTc7C64Q/s3442/IMG_1478.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2333" data-original-width="3442" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIAfqhi4F6oNmXLQER9RBYWBWwcLfn5S2Y2mX1xN7DD3BbZo67l8e1EIKRk29rmDiZ8yqroBBIc92Gux0S1_hgf9zarYkmJrO9RriTKGX6pC1uUjMLctURMY8q-mCkOrpIFSCRZNtpWYLehYdgioQ55_hPVKgBpJdJcRBwDMHFR-agg4Rp6hTc7C64Q/w400-h271/IMG_1478.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Next on your left is the El Dorado County Courthouse. The first courthouse was a two story wood structure erected in 1861. This courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1910. The second and present Classical Revival style building was built in 1912. The cannons out front of the courthouse are from the Civil War era. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeakgfatS6nQuukxLtTu-yPUUUtJNqc0RJ7N-7C8USKA2o7QM0YEz8UK9O2BtQ8l3Zbstgo8KVMbQ2BOtroRPnqf1ibPqwC4dLhrGpXghExup6yjiY9VVi_wYMsGkexyKzSkcinKIZFBISXJC5RurbNRMOHZgTxDpq19mEGii7jlBcARQ30vhfJKkcQ/s2075/IMG_1489%202.2%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeakgfatS6nQuukxLtTu-yPUUUtJNqc0RJ7N-7C8USKA2o7QM0YEz8UK9O2BtQ8l3Zbstgo8KVMbQ2BOtroRPnqf1ibPqwC4dLhrGpXghExup6yjiY9VVi_wYMsGkexyKzSkcinKIZFBISXJC5RurbNRMOHZgTxDpq19mEGii7jlBcARQ30vhfJKkcQ/w395-h400/IMG_1489%202.2%202.2%202048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Across the street, the brown stone building was built as a soda water factory by John Fountain and Benjamin Tallman in 1852. One of the oldest buildings in Placerville, today it contains a museum and is home of the El Dorado County Historical Society. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjct7kW41keAdSSlznksVPSb36Xn4PQgzW4HIMhCAG_MLaqlBD-mYfPpIHfUv-BYfY3_UbhDKQnsBa8pNCelHZCINmy5oDrMJww0EZAR2pQPsAIyqjC6gWcUQHQNmVS_OLNcvFndI20WaM-7qO1S6ANqLw8mAQncULbRuGvDy4CW9YzcPftWyONOoGm3A/s2675/IMG_1498%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2675" data-original-width="2675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjct7kW41keAdSSlznksVPSb36Xn4PQgzW4HIMhCAG_MLaqlBD-mYfPpIHfUv-BYfY3_UbhDKQnsBa8pNCelHZCINmy5oDrMJww0EZAR2pQPsAIyqjC6gWcUQHQNmVS_OLNcvFndI20WaM-7qO1S6ANqLw8mAQncULbRuGvDy4CW9YzcPftWyONOoGm3A/s320/IMG_1498%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DfwOWHRkXKlDzq_8EMXf_wj8cBQJZEQ4CT25p4eRLXm8LLHZ4ruKQDjmyHqJ81JakKJX5ERggKDptdpfzwimTrNPtZ9y-XLMwsUz-wictLk9VKVIyXof9Gxc2LGar7EU_t8R9PVDYfJ_zhWd49QHTf9SDi4P9TLZ1hLS4Yduvyz2EBcGRr1owTcZbA/s2193/IMG_1499.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1882" data-original-width="2193" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DfwOWHRkXKlDzq_8EMXf_wj8cBQJZEQ4CT25p4eRLXm8LLHZ4ruKQDjmyHqJ81JakKJX5ERggKDptdpfzwimTrNPtZ9y-XLMwsUz-wictLk9VKVIyXof9Gxc2LGar7EU_t8R9PVDYfJ_zhWd49QHTf9SDi4P9TLZ1hLS4Yduvyz2EBcGRr1owTcZbA/s320/IMG_1499.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">To your left the building with the green awing is the Robert Hook Building. In the 1850's this was the site of a log barn owned by blacksmith H. L. Hines. John Studebaker worked for Hines building wheelbarrows for the miners. In 1858, John returned home to Indiana and invested his earnings in his brothers business, the Studebaker Wagon Company. In 1902 Studebaker began building automobiles and founded the Studebaker Automobile Company. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">We have come to to the end of Old Town Placerville, turn right onto Cedar Ravine Road, right on to Pacific Street and left on to Sacramento Street as we circle back to meet up with Highway 49 and make our way to Diamond Springs. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are about 2 miles from Diamond Springs, while you drive we will tell you about this town. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpndZCfvHiGBsS8sGYtthYvLsMXTL-lJ7-X5ASpH6qxMDpWR3WqBP_EHkXnWSojASH4uE76UuJBxjjLLfI3Cn3nVfCYHN72pUhL3wlTiUpVV-Op5hXF-Csi3QhPExmn7nHnYb-_lR-WDJI2y81h7RdoMFKUw4pqc21WIuMtEubF8IvCo9GncQjg8P_PQ/s1624/IMG_5161%20Crop%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1624" data-original-width="1462" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpndZCfvHiGBsS8sGYtthYvLsMXTL-lJ7-X5ASpH6qxMDpWR3WqBP_EHkXnWSojASH4uE76UuJBxjjLLfI3Cn3nVfCYHN72pUhL3wlTiUpVV-Op5hXF-Csi3QhPExmn7nHnYb-_lR-WDJI2y81h7RdoMFKUw4pqc21WIuMtEubF8IvCo9GncQjg8P_PQ/w360-h400/IMG_5161%20Crop%20.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span>
Prior to the gold rush, this area was
sacred to the Northern Miwok native people as a burial ground.</span><br /><span>
Paolo Sioli wrote this about the Miwok in his 1883 book, <i>Souvenir of El Dorado
County</i>, “<i>For hundreds of miles around the dead were transported on litters to
this sacred spot, where it was supposed that the spirits of the departed, in
the flames of the pine, took their departure to the happy hunting ground beyond
the sky.</i>” </span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<span><div style="text-align: left;"><span>By 1848 the area of Diamond Springs had become a favorite stopping and camping
place for immigrants traveling the Carson Trail. Once travelers reached this location they had
three options, north to Hangtown and the
Coloma mining camps, south to Jackson and Sonora mining camps, or just stay the
course west to Sacramento.</span></div></span>
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In 1850 a group of seven families decided to settle Diamond Springs, not only to
take advantage of its rich placer mining opportunities, but for the area’s
great potential as farmland. </span><br />
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Some early histories of El Dorado County state that the towns name originated
from the crystal-clear springs located nearby.
Other accounts attribute the name to the 25-pound nugget found in a
local mine. This nugget was the largest
recorded piece of gold found in El Dorado County. </span><br />
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Diamond Springs reached its peak in 1851. At that time clapboard homes had
sprung up to support the growing population of 1,500, and Main Street was lined
with mercantile stores, hotels, saloons, butchers, bakers, and blacksmiths. </span><br />
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Just a few years later in 1856 fire, which was all to common in early gold rush
towns, destroyed all but two brick buildings in Diamond Springs. One, the Wells Fargo Express Office still
exists today. We will point it out when
we drive through town. </span><br />
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After another fire in 1859 the resilient residents rebuilt again, this time in
brick. Today most of this town’s
industry revolves around lumber, agriculture and limestone mining.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As we arrive in Diamond Springs, turn right onto Pleasant Valley Road, this is Diamond Springs' main</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">street. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcmVfXghj6xNVSTGAQcAWX3JSJjD5iR7moCGfaoruXI578aiDQ_a_8pOOxJ4L1SQaQJObTC2Bva2KUnr-YqxlnsVkGdzuSxdFI8oVJFdttGIBnfP3MNpFAD-7Vj_aBdCVHqBw4KvZGl2rYquGH4PNk3M9LZxe8pQYOReGIWWTiTDk8QGfzmc4pFuj3Q/s1000/Diamond%20Springs%20Hotel%20A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="1000" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcmVfXghj6xNVSTGAQcAWX3JSJjD5iR7moCGfaoruXI578aiDQ_a_8pOOxJ4L1SQaQJObTC2Bva2KUnr-YqxlnsVkGdzuSxdFI8oVJFdttGIBnfP3MNpFAD-7Vj_aBdCVHqBw4KvZGl2rYquGH4PNk3M9LZxe8pQYOReGIWWTiTDk8QGfzmc4pFuj3Q/w400-h231/Diamond%20Springs%20Hotel%20A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVV_nonriailZY9vgxpaJHEnXO5Ph4uoIEHbcgdT8zcHFeNcxhwUNdwGcVb4BjJilRapURar7Z0XT3ZqyUjFGpy6YwNIR7FDdeYs65LfNjggTsNuU_dE_lp1J3Kkh0c33VI3u1gzwKnkopCHgYu85fS83oFhyMrG86k4cA1B48-rDfrp49PfJYZUBbA/s3264/Diamond%20Springs%20Hotel%20B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVV_nonriailZY9vgxpaJHEnXO5Ph4uoIEHbcgdT8zcHFeNcxhwUNdwGcVb4BjJilRapURar7Z0XT3ZqyUjFGpy6YwNIR7FDdeYs65LfNjggTsNuU_dE_lp1J3Kkh0c33VI3u1gzwKnkopCHgYu85fS83oFhyMrG86k4cA1B48-rDfrp49PfJYZUBbA/w400-h300/Diamond%20Springs%20Hotel%20B.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Diamond Springs Hotel Restaurant </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NSmC_WpZ2Vxvc-C5LlorXjqqB01Abu_ZifIHZqGsraX9IbgGLt0v5-7u4NLiHiFMhE852P0iyVYAcbA0BbDXym5I3bJgcALzA55yfUnl2JTn_rGNJUx4sTDXmHYPvTC9u1tPi5AlqQ8oycL8zeSKeVzWugy0ffKFUw6Tj_0XCOHyav87LKmo24y_og/s3264/Diamond%20Springs%20Hotel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NSmC_WpZ2Vxvc-C5LlorXjqqB01Abu_ZifIHZqGsraX9IbgGLt0v5-7u4NLiHiFMhE852P0iyVYAcbA0BbDXym5I3bJgcALzA55yfUnl2JTn_rGNJUx4sTDXmHYPvTC9u1tPi5AlqQ8oycL8zeSKeVzWugy0ffKFUw6Tj_0XCOHyav87LKmo24y_og/w400-h300/Diamond%20Springs%20Hotel.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>Ahead on your left the red two-story Diamond Springs Hotel was built in 1916. Today this hotel operates only as a restaurant, the upstairs hotel rooms are said to be haunted, inhabited by spirits from the past. </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fP_Y2o3chLAIO0FDyu7DPjZxAFgH0XtbF-5mYWSY5UOrj7ITs4cUQXu0PQcnIrdJVaBbsaTgdDOPrzrDocu5iu5MMfk7B9xECRu7mmnNHxMLaleytLNYoWM3fdspITvR-3Pb-a3amLMFy3bUO47FGKVoHF3TkcrgxU0Tg0zHpAC00uWF2XK0THyNMg/s1265/IMG_3659%20Diamond%20Springs%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="1265" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fP_Y2o3chLAIO0FDyu7DPjZxAFgH0XtbF-5mYWSY5UOrj7ITs4cUQXu0PQcnIrdJVaBbsaTgdDOPrzrDocu5iu5MMfk7B9xECRu7mmnNHxMLaleytLNYoWM3fdspITvR-3Pb-a3amLMFy3bUO47FGKVoHF3TkcrgxU0Tg0zHpAC00uWF2XK0THyNMg/s320/IMG_3659%20Diamond%20Springs%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span>Coming up on your right with be the historical marker for Diamond Springs. It will be in front of the fire station. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik63gcjBqMD0XH-AaCG2GNRwQczJaIvBirswC7m9villchyPJypmqRwKeKAtn9CkZpYrFE17s3w9b6rcVsdx1DsHOXx60EEDqnfhKOLNuI3Cf64MmzkLSKoYwZkA0_LrvzqYuEXRwmcCusCMpoN2y9mImYqMiDp8ww6kpx6F5l_s2fN7PJp_7-UGaJbA/s2075/IMG_3662%20Diamond%20Springs%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik63gcjBqMD0XH-AaCG2GNRwQczJaIvBirswC7m9villchyPJypmqRwKeKAtn9CkZpYrFE17s3w9b6rcVsdx1DsHOXx60EEDqnfhKOLNuI3Cf64MmzkLSKoYwZkA0_LrvzqYuEXRwmcCusCMpoN2y9mImYqMiDp8ww6kpx6F5l_s2fN7PJp_7-UGaJbA/s320/IMG_3662%20Diamond%20Springs%202.2%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>After the fire station watch for the shell of the brown stone Wells Fargo Express Office. This also served as one of California's 24 Pony Express stops. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrYbKnIbZ0Ffi-KioGSgKxrKDPD--HglbcGjhBlaYt_GSfcVHcRXy3Pj3aNvAH7OzjASgmTLfEq2JvGtqMIvPMTPzxoiAZZYmzqjZkjjbrDPR6Zobuu4nmJ8DhepNR__x9bwyXg7VAByz7VjiCkv5ejHBEWxYYNETK4PQ7506X0c0B_d4emMCi6tnXg/s1526/Wells,%20Fargo%20&%20Co.%201868%20display%20advertisement%20from%20The%20Salt%20Lake%20Daily%20Telegraph.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrYbKnIbZ0Ffi-KioGSgKxrKDPD--HglbcGjhBlaYt_GSfcVHcRXy3Pj3aNvAH7OzjASgmTLfEq2JvGtqMIvPMTPzxoiAZZYmzqjZkjjbrDPR6Zobuu4nmJ8DhepNR__x9bwyXg7VAByz7VjiCkv5ejHBEWxYYNETK4PQ7506X0c0B_d4emMCi6tnXg/w308-h640/Wells,%20Fargo%20&%20Co.%201868%20display%20advertisement%20from%20The%20Salt%20Lake%20Daily%20Telegraph.jpg" width="308" /></a><br />Ad for Wells Fargo </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>At the onset of the Gold Rush, miners were in need of a safe way to </span>transport<span> their gold and other valuable freight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVm8iDSVZYL0ob8EiWBz3YMHeQ0_nB8M5VXP-aUYqKb8t-pZbOibbk1zR7-nKdtJcIN42CNauBCOmltd1C_Cy0BdpNO6WPWRVvnngwCF80LSy6AvA302XqMzhVH6qX8K6KxLrfUFT5lzHKQaDjxP4Z85vQIeUWboSo5wZv0_vsHlak7PBLmWEt5a06Q/s462/Henry_Wells_color_portrait.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVm8iDSVZYL0ob8EiWBz3YMHeQ0_nB8M5VXP-aUYqKb8t-pZbOibbk1zR7-nKdtJcIN42CNauBCOmltd1C_Cy0BdpNO6WPWRVvnngwCF80LSy6AvA302XqMzhVH6qX8K6KxLrfUFT5lzHKQaDjxP4Z85vQIeUWboSo5wZv0_vsHlak7PBLmWEt5a06Q/s320/Henry_Wells_color_portrait.jpg" width="229" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWP7p3Nc_965hGdLmDqo8OMUxRknW6J6nne8td4auk0LI-GzzUHSdx6UsjAFih-qBaop-hX5RJcG1m7EhkLupPBjWVwMwzZzVm70JZfFvSo8LJRfQWnj5gwZ5a7bH-E64btKoE37EpV0XcuIfrBPSSqxwiMxdz8pvBRmaJF23zwwAwevIFhmAnF1qGQ/s440/William_G._Fargo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWP7p3Nc_965hGdLmDqo8OMUxRknW6J6nne8td4auk0LI-GzzUHSdx6UsjAFih-qBaop-hX5RJcG1m7EhkLupPBjWVwMwzZzVm70JZfFvSo8LJRfQWnj5gwZ5a7bH-E64btKoE37EpV0XcuIfrBPSSqxwiMxdz8pvBRmaJF23zwwAwevIFhmAnF1qGQ/s320/William_G._Fargo.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Henry Wells William Fargo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>In 1852 New York businessman Henry Wells and </span>William<span> G. Fargo formed Wells Fargo & Company to provide banking, mail, and delivery services in California.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtrneyI7YFBcfnDVb-vupu_cX3VLZrvOVVjE6iWKDfiz6yR-jUKWTYqjMyPcjEEuzQT90wK3E4Y3ELRvwZGIku3bqpYOgPotA_aaYBTUthXPyRTnY7Qrii7HR6HwvRYMO9TNfxp3FmT63T2pAVYuLulttrcInP1SSxr98AP7vjq2ALd6N1zyl54k-9w/s1280/1280px-Phoenix-Wells_Fargo_Museum-1879_Wells_fargo_Stagecoach.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1280" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtrneyI7YFBcfnDVb-vupu_cX3VLZrvOVVjE6iWKDfiz6yR-jUKWTYqjMyPcjEEuzQT90wK3E4Y3ELRvwZGIku3bqpYOgPotA_aaYBTUthXPyRTnY7Qrii7HR6HwvRYMO9TNfxp3FmT63T2pAVYuLulttrcInP1SSxr98AP7vjq2ALd6N1zyl54k-9w/s320/1280px-Phoenix-Wells_Fargo_Museum-1879_Wells_fargo_Stagecoach.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />1860's Wells Fargo Stagecoach </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 1860 the fastest way to get mail from the east coast to California was 25 days by steamer. William Russell, Alexander Majors and William Waddell felt they could do it faster by horse. The cost of a ½ ounce letter was $5. </div></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5Yj9lt7veGEBO-Jvmo5Oicu-XBNXs-3X0smlh_UzAK6073_Xe5ff_Ahyu1WBMTFA68tc0mMK5PPw0SEEN2TQtn1xjedaHDT3v7J3USwnriMskyTRQE1w2H82Px2GvCWL1HQyYe7rtAk1mVioQKhXO0RFFbypkz5wCp5bznVRlTnGx6kVVB6wEQ7uCw/s2075/Pony%20Express%20People%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5Yj9lt7veGEBO-Jvmo5Oicu-XBNXs-3X0smlh_UzAK6073_Xe5ff_Ahyu1WBMTFA68tc0mMK5PPw0SEEN2TQtn1xjedaHDT3v7J3USwnriMskyTRQE1w2H82Px2GvCWL1HQyYe7rtAk1mVioQKhXO0RFFbypkz5wCp5bznVRlTnGx6kVVB6wEQ7uCw/s320/Pony%20Express%20People%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div>The Pony Express route ran from, St. Joseph Missouri to Sacramento. It would be covered in 10 days with relay stations established every twenty-five miles and riders were expected to ride seventy-five miles per run.</div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoITE5fBYHcrhIwchNPKh5QSHozcM1VfbIIZLI7ostn66IzpQqgtMs10ai7FJ2EhywjxMtePDLRSJrraNu8flkfZvU8KxdSGe7Oj4zRHWgawad7V_HpObXIf-2jbFcFrOydK34hSWJg5zipmhWgGX8iMuRaOofb6RmdBncFeLRS2Mrk4ogNPdNzy3HA/s586/PonyExpressRoute.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="586" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoITE5fBYHcrhIwchNPKh5QSHozcM1VfbIIZLI7ostn66IzpQqgtMs10ai7FJ2EhywjxMtePDLRSJrraNu8flkfZvU8KxdSGe7Oj4zRHWgawad7V_HpObXIf-2jbFcFrOydK34hSWJg5zipmhWgGX8iMuRaOofb6RmdBncFeLRS2Mrk4ogNPdNzy3HA/w400-h246/PonyExpressRoute.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />
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Ads for riders read: Wanted “<i>Young, skinny, wiry fellows anxious for adventure,
not over 18. Must be expert riders and
willing to risk death daily. Wages $25 per day. Orphans preferred</i>.” </span><br />
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The Pony Express lasted eighteen months from April 1860 to November 1861, when
the transcontinental telegraph made the service obsolete.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>Shortly we will arrive in the town of El Dorado. It was originally called Mud Springs, as the area was a swampy marshland used to water cattle and horses. It also served as an important camp on the Carson Trail which led north toward Tahoe or west toward Sacramento.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGEraeHvPKOOYQol1h1nJBsHtUD8m-zyQnPrYfeQhXg8Gs-i-xlbGR3O_RPqwc8ZLrbQDUY4KbhwMJ5jwt1BxgJbyPHfShoc7Uvzjw-kSZWXxkTaBbocAvszzB73GIpqg7CCPHdpUlcz64lV2jJF7lnyY0wjRg9dt6HZmFLrxtFeDiiTEHMl9Qt9B3Q/s2075/IMG_3670%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGEraeHvPKOOYQol1h1nJBsHtUD8m-zyQnPrYfeQhXg8Gs-i-xlbGR3O_RPqwc8ZLrbQDUY4KbhwMJ5jwt1BxgJbyPHfShoc7Uvzjw-kSZWXxkTaBbocAvszzB73GIpqg7CCPHdpUlcz64lV2jJF7lnyY0wjRg9dt6HZmFLrxtFeDiiTEHMl9Qt9B3Q/w395-h400/IMG_3670%202048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> </span></div></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">In 1849, James Thomas opened the Mud Springs House on this trail. The house served as a hotel and trading post for miners and travelers, as well as a stagecoach stop and remount station for the Pony Express. Carrying the first westbound mail from Missouri to Sacramento, pony rider, Sam Hamilton changed horses here on April 13, 1860. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrx3jUiNZS4hUZEWH0ViB_Z1psobbTMdZhO9KKL6muSaiIw65r2eLZ692r4v3azykYUyTlX7c9y2PRxavuRCjZWL9ipqYm-fjovZXe1hfWA7WnjjxsLBEwattn_ShEZk8DYMaS7QsKyHDQkY7sjSHJkOcDkFMJuQpnmvgS0v5wuQl3R0s9JASku0x57g/s2075/Frank%20E.%20Webner,%20pony%20express%20rider%20ca.%201861%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrx3jUiNZS4hUZEWH0ViB_Z1psobbTMdZhO9KKL6muSaiIw65r2eLZ692r4v3azykYUyTlX7c9y2PRxavuRCjZWL9ipqYm-fjovZXe1hfWA7WnjjxsLBEwattn_ShEZk8DYMaS7QsKyHDQkY7sjSHJkOcDkFMJuQpnmvgS0v5wuQl3R0s9JASku0x57g/w395-h400/Frank%20E.%20Webner,%20pony%20express%20rider%20ca.%201861%202048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">As you come to the intersection in the center of El Dorado, turn left onto Highway 49. This was the location of James Thomas' Mud Springs House in 1849. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjE2vWponHY1g_Sbl0K1rDtIF6onGoiEIkNggiFrnTmXDb0Kf_dXaHTIc6no9ZGcSGl7nVdjzx259eH6GOWV39VnmkDU-BIQU_XKQ_Ug4YN_Z34cSTsb35H2GbzWdO9l1F-zISY5mswgPEFDVepUtpjW03g2d2fA_4CA1GPANh1WNYuXiftoNJUflelA/s491/Placer%20Miners%20with%20tools.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="491" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjE2vWponHY1g_Sbl0K1rDtIF6onGoiEIkNggiFrnTmXDb0Kf_dXaHTIc6no9ZGcSGl7nVdjzx259eH6GOWV39VnmkDU-BIQU_XKQ_Ug4YN_Z34cSTsb35H2GbzWdO9l1F-zISY5mswgPEFDVepUtpjW03g2d2fA_4CA1GPANh1WNYuXiftoNJUflelA/w400-h294/Placer%20Miners%20with%20tools.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Placer miners with their tools</span></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span>
During the first few years after gold was discovered, miners simply panned for
gold in California’s rivers using pie shaped plates. This was called placer
mining. Later they expanded to sluice
boxes and long Toms. In 1853 hydraulic mining, the act of directing water
through a high-pressure hose against gold-bearing gravel beds, became popular.
Due in part to the sever erosion this method caused, hydraulic mining was
outlawed in 1884. Dredging, which was a
continuous line of steel buckets that sifted through the dirt at the bottom of
rivers, became popular in the late 1890s.
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As placer mining panned out, or basically drew to a close, miners developed
another gold recovery method, lode or hard-rock mining. This process involved extracting gold
directly from the rock, typically quartz rock.
By 1851 quartz hard-rock mining had become a major industry in California’s Mother
Lode and would eventually
become the largest source of gold production in California’s gold country.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXcmiEnSXI-5-teui-USEaztDHhGZL159dCrTzTTcpCN6AnbFr-FdOr3ighD21JATtIuxAJqxaE31KYupIYRTuiecSJLtGXSbG_Y_iILoYVRje9mGE5SADfcG6LDShsx3u1DLReLzYyQkO89OK3LThJ7M1hKAXpkoOKfAwBfKMzHOvCmm1c1HrGiVCA/s800/Gold-206832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="431" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXcmiEnSXI-5-teui-USEaztDHhGZL159dCrTzTTcpCN6AnbFr-FdOr3ighD21JATtIuxAJqxaE31KYupIYRTuiecSJLtGXSbG_Y_iILoYVRje9mGE5SADfcG6LDShsx3u1DLReLzYyQkO89OK3LThJ7M1hKAXpkoOKfAwBfKMzHOvCmm1c1HrGiVCA/w215-h400/Gold-206832.jpg" width="215" /></a><br /><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"> Crystalline gold</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"> specimen from the California Mother Lode </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">(5.3 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm)</span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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The Mother Lode, which begins in Coloma and runs south about 120 miles to the
town of Mariposa, is a large system of gold-quartz veins. They branch out, in no particular fashion,
along this corridor and constitute the best-known mining districts in
California. </span><br />
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The most productive portion of the Mother Lode is the 1-mile segment between
Plymouth and Jackson in Amador County.
We will be driving through these towns later on our tour. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1nlIQ6YmE8dAIOh0pdkfXTq5WZRrO8-vvyyquzKUQhHguFbofrfnq-awhESNXKoxHyUTsFEHk04SWkv0fC5xvrTgXWI8BlfWp9f5hdw3H5TD4N3maC2akuEyBjya25LUoi0-smta1Bo4NOv2A585EJP4Gy89lwHO0BRpoORKSAZFd-50CWVPPwXy5Q/s1804/IMG_2753.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="1804" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1nlIQ6YmE8dAIOh0pdkfXTq5WZRrO8-vvyyquzKUQhHguFbofrfnq-awhESNXKoxHyUTsFEHk04SWkv0fC5xvrTgXWI8BlfWp9f5hdw3H5TD4N3maC2akuEyBjya25LUoi0-smta1Bo4NOv2A585EJP4Gy89lwHO0BRpoORKSAZFd-50CWVPPwXy5Q/w400-h349/IMG_2753.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></span></div></blockquote></blockquote><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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But before we get to these larger towns, we must drive through some of the
smaller lesser known ones, starting with Logtown, which in 1850</span><span> boasted 420 inhabitants, mostly miners. </span><br />
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In a “<i>Letter from Logtown</i>,” published that same year, the community was
described as “<i>Quite a village. There are
not less than 20 stores, two blacksmith shops, two taverns, shoemakers, bakers,
carpenters, and one gambling house. Preaching is done here nearly every
Sabbath, and always in good attendance.</i>”</span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe329bpQglLI1ukY3nUQlX84rNNQzmepdZ4HMttXdOIkLnR0-z6Tj-8hxd0bhL6N9_nX-TF8nLvBzKs3KdU46dZwkB9q4QsEYkt0-bESX2qrbUGGp1sT55W5bSG_GIyxKFveIIyej-D64gNnHEyqHOD7V8SD827qOIE5TdXfPdd67HgerNK4lHPDxzyg/s660/Gold%20in%20vein.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="660" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe329bpQglLI1ukY3nUQlX84rNNQzmepdZ4HMttXdOIkLnR0-z6Tj-8hxd0bhL6N9_nX-TF8nLvBzKs3KdU46dZwkB9q4QsEYkt0-bESX2qrbUGGp1sT55W5bSG_GIyxKFveIIyej-D64gNnHEyqHOD7V8SD827qOIE5TdXfPdd67HgerNK4lHPDxzyg/w400-h319/Gold%20in%20vein.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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Between 1890 and 1894 the most productive hard-rock lode mine in Logtown was
the Starlight Mine. This 500-foot mine
shaft connected to a three-foot vein of gold-bearing quarts. Getting the ore
out of the mine was a laborious process.
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Prospectors used pickaxes to dig deep into the ground to get to the ore. Once the ore was removed it was transported
in large pieces by wheeled carts. These
heavy carts were rolled along a track to the stamp mill. The stamp mill
operated as a rock crushing machine. It usually contained sets of 5 stamps,
heavy steel rod shafts that alternated in an up and down motion crushing the
ore and separating the gold. A 10-stamp
mill contained 2 sets of 5 stamps, a 20-stamp mill 4 sets of 5 and so on. The larger the mill the larger the gold
mining operation. </span><br />
<br /><span>
What remains now of Logtown is little more than what was there before the gold
rush hit, grassy hills, rustic barns, and groves of oak trees. </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNYkNfWAYyLV54O5xVGjJBvjuRhBzbs6IzuVqGBmBgutKfuLa9RjLhMTwxbA5R_EX6gNCEHYxjCGvbNXE-jOEMCb7DnXl_be1uRavfph9aRPWR5Fyb4OWybxs_mceJaqAa2OyFJGw_cpz7wimM1HMP4mFYrOaO1GJ9vb-aGIeyiKIZvbNQ7mmtOUYHg/s1859/IMG_3672.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1859" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNYkNfWAYyLV54O5xVGjJBvjuRhBzbs6IzuVqGBmBgutKfuLa9RjLhMTwxbA5R_EX6gNCEHYxjCGvbNXE-jOEMCb7DnXl_be1uRavfph9aRPWR5Fyb4OWybxs_mceJaqAa2OyFJGw_cpz7wimM1HMP4mFYrOaO1GJ9vb-aGIeyiKIZvbNQ7mmtOUYHg/w640-h333/IMG_3672.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
If you took our other Gold Country driving tours, you would have been
introduced to John Doble. John kept a
very detailed account of his California gold rush experience from 1851 to 1861.
On our driving tour from <a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2022/05/californias-gold-rush-highway-49.html" target="_blank">Auburn to Placerville</a> we recited diary entries that
described his 68 day trek from Indiana to California via the Isthmus of Panama
as well as his time in San Francisco before he left for the mines. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3ZR53FAYN7l4R93KQrZDlQqbXpJe2fiUcZkWGn1V2Pktbo9Cou9ojP1B-lLetrlkKI6IiCmZN4pc7jvBRpHMO0puGHvjUStKpsMXa9PaZA62mRibbrUQFz6VtrfISzi9zWFh6V4GGne7w2UJl7N1-sFptAIl8qfyy9gGm3TLuFHS6qAZaRIgN_-ByQ/s2586/IMG_1119%20the%20miner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2586" data-original-width="1098" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3ZR53FAYN7l4R93KQrZDlQqbXpJe2fiUcZkWGn1V2Pktbo9Cou9ojP1B-lLetrlkKI6IiCmZN4pc7jvBRpHMO0puGHvjUStKpsMXa9PaZA62mRibbrUQFz6VtrfISzi9zWFh6V4GGne7w2UJl7N1-sFptAIl8qfyy9gGm3TLuFHS6qAZaRIgN_-ByQ/w170-h400/IMG_1119%20the%20miner.jpg" width="170" /></span></a></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span>
The next chapter in John Doble’s gold rush adventure was his journey from San
Francisco to the mines. John left San
Francisco January 6, 1852 and traveled overnight by steamboat up the San
Joaquin River to Stockton. Here is a paraphrased excerpt from John's diary recalling his 40 mile journey from Stockton to
Latimers Gulch.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">+++</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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"I put up at Galt House in Stockton
a flourishing town on the riverbank, but it is built so low I had much
difficulty along the streets which were hub deep in mud.”</span></i></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjOkvp9rKlWXeBvVxI8xVIb3oyRioLyi_i1WAMSakhwU40A9dHDSwDo4LlaYJllrvHzsLryIDSvCPsTm7H1_zADIACKIX0kIC1PMrdCRmbylvbU6b5XEkNmoD80sfYHKVm0AOAcVysZCVjkJlKvciP-NnHRJBrMJPW9q1SYo-avBFYeoWMlCfSwBDEw/s2075/EDProvider_GoldRush%20Stockton%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjOkvp9rKlWXeBvVxI8xVIb3oyRioLyi_i1WAMSakhwU40A9dHDSwDo4LlaYJllrvHzsLryIDSvCPsTm7H1_zADIACKIX0kIC1PMrdCRmbylvbU6b5XEkNmoD80sfYHKVm0AOAcVysZCVjkJlKvciP-NnHRJBrMJPW9q1SYo-avBFYeoWMlCfSwBDEw/s320/EDProvider_GoldRush%20Stockton%202048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><span></span>
<br /><span>
“The next day I walked 6 miles and put up for the night in Semmins where
several wagons had stopped. I tried to make a bargain with them to haul me as
the walk had tired me very much, but their prices were more than I wished to
give.”</span><br />
<br /><span>
“The next morning I paid my bill for supper, breakfast, and bed, $1.75. I put out and walked 15 miles to the next
roadhouse. Too tired to walk any more, I
put my carpet sack and blankets in the back of a wagon. I will pay for my ride. The wagons stopped for the night at the
Tremont house in a narrow valley on a beautiful mountain stream about 35 miles
from Stockton.” </span></i></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjuxzO4xmZB3qqXdAeSY8Cnawe1hFu8YWnRVXcEtKSSXKQlNXnY_Oq62bJOsNdVFcFra7tGA_05pM-p_e7f6tIqsEkFuxtACDIVjnXdCMBw3ps0aZ2tE4BfC9V-9w2kHZiFBj0wapprFkax54JxVeBexHLhZPRGSopZHU6seeC98OZbOcqacohWEaiw/s500/Miner%20Sitting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="382" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjuxzO4xmZB3qqXdAeSY8Cnawe1hFu8YWnRVXcEtKSSXKQlNXnY_Oq62bJOsNdVFcFra7tGA_05pM-p_e7f6tIqsEkFuxtACDIVjnXdCMBw3ps0aZ2tE4BfC9V-9w2kHZiFBj0wapprFkax54JxVeBexHLhZPRGSopZHU6seeC98OZbOcqacohWEaiw/s320/Miner%20Sitting.jpg" width="244" /></span></a></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><br /><span>
“I continued with the wagons to Double Springs where we parted. They are going
on to Camp Seco on the Mokelumne and I am going to Latimers on the
Calaveras. I paid them $1.37 for the
ride. Passed over several deep canyons on my way to Latimers and arrived at 5 o’clock.
Met Major and Doc they told me about work some 2 miles from here. I will check
that out tomorrow.”</span></i></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ready to try his luck at mining John arrived at Latimers Gulch, 2 miles east of San Andreas on what today is Highway 12, at the confluence of the North and South Fork of the Calaveras River, on January 9, 1852. </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;">+++</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><span></span></i>
<br /><span>As we continue with our driving tour, the highway will wind alongside the Consumnes River, which will come into view on
your left. </span><br />
<br /><span>
The Consumnes begins on a western slope of the Sierra Nevada and flows about 50
miles emptying into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. We will be following this river as we leave
Placer County and enter Amador County.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqn85OlGndG_BlLu7bwulYJ77t_58Yfm_yp6P87EITvV5h5z9i7l5hWdtjQw7kwNurA4oG5Bj1B3KXqjCuxR_AvbwwlguxiuXBHfD8a7bq4oA5lm2aS4ezLjYQIiXKMZP4RpGaPY8dX7oj9Xw6cYAxrTiH3vjw1FxigUXM-22c-eYok8axCO7ZmyyS4Q/s3648/IMG_2761.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqn85OlGndG_BlLu7bwulYJ77t_58Yfm_yp6P87EITvV5h5z9i7l5hWdtjQw7kwNurA4oG5Bj1B3KXqjCuxR_AvbwwlguxiuXBHfD8a7bq4oA5lm2aS4ezLjYQIiXKMZP4RpGaPY8dX7oj9Xw6cYAxrTiH3vjw1FxigUXM-22c-eYok8axCO7ZmyyS4Q/w400-h300/IMG_2761.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<br />Up ahead notice the sign for Nashville, it was o<span>riginally named Quarzville after the quartz vein mined here in
1851. This tiny town along the north fork of the Consumnes River was renamed
Nashville after the town in Tennessee when the post office was established in
1852. The hard-rock mines in this area were the first to introduce the quartz
crushing method that used an arrastre.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxW46FzADuM9N3uWZ32oMA1CN3mIiGgy9-Rjd24bbgPRiUHBn_A8K4Gx0RmwQdcPY-sstoHc_17GTnV4epauDBbDDbLLwa2_PPRPrawYmiinh43DrE9YiBiBuz2m8--yQ0xc2xLi9_zEnJSqx9zxb9OdlrVg7AS3tYxYkckuHbpDBH-qftuw3VHq85CA/s542/IMG_1140arraste.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="542" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxW46FzADuM9N3uWZ32oMA1CN3mIiGgy9-Rjd24bbgPRiUHBn_A8K4Gx0RmwQdcPY-sstoHc_17GTnV4epauDBbDDbLLwa2_PPRPrawYmiinh43DrE9YiBiBuz2m8--yQ0xc2xLi9_zEnJSqx9zxb9OdlrVg7AS3tYxYkckuHbpDBH-qftuw3VHq85CA/s320/IMG_1140arraste.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
<br /><span>
An arrastre is a mill for grinding gold ore that was introduced by Mexican
miners in 1849. Its simplest form is two or more flat-bottomed stones placed in
a circular pit paved with more flat stones.
This system was connected to a center post by a long arm. With a horse,
mule or human providing the power at the other end of the arm, the stones were
dragged slowly around in a circle, crushing the ore, and separating it from the
gold. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrq_283Mvn9Eje6AM_nZU9CbwyGCQXOPlH61NuusC2I7VG8xDzQ2GwSXLflsrcMZjdVSuh4BzQaeudILUzikPD9Vd3_GedMWXzgbHhIUdVW9-e-Y9R_W66w1IzBitQtUk9eCP548o9CSi4hc6VWGqWs11G64Kh3lJeVHMHj43QywRnM-8ONS8RU6VOA/s2715/IMG_1141%201.75.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1760" data-original-width="2715" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrq_283Mvn9Eje6AM_nZU9CbwyGCQXOPlH61NuusC2I7VG8xDzQ2GwSXLflsrcMZjdVSuh4BzQaeudILUzikPD9Vd3_GedMWXzgbHhIUdVW9-e-Y9R_W66w1IzBitQtUk9eCP548o9CSi4hc6VWGqWs11G64Kh3lJeVHMHj43QywRnM-8ONS8RU6VOA/s320/IMG_1141%201.75.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />arastre at Marshall Gold Discovery State Park, Coloma</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<span>
Though this method was effective, it was replaced by the stamp mill
which was generally powered by water. </span><span>Some of the hard-rock mines in Nashville continued to produce until the
early 1940s.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzS9ilVgkLodhxioSqsD9A68gdvICgDRtYTrIhvrg6Thw_GcIOI549M9e279c9gcvICqf1AZGHTPsVULB4hSzJ_29h12cJbaAcvL8ejTRaN6jfPgZDZczlSP5SMQJAnAtTQp9Fuc8LlxtnRPpmHdyo-P5WZKiZk9WdvnmP1NWJIYunvLjwrGnX3PTL8g/s921/CosumnesNF.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="921" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzS9ilVgkLodhxioSqsD9A68gdvICgDRtYTrIhvrg6Thw_GcIOI549M9e279c9gcvICqf1AZGHTPsVULB4hSzJ_29h12cJbaAcvL8ejTRaN6jfPgZDZczlSP5SMQJAnAtTQp9Fuc8LlxtnRPpmHdyo-P5WZKiZk9WdvnmP1NWJIYunvLjwrGnX3PTL8g/w400-h300/CosumnesNF.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">North Fork Cosumnes River<br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
<br /><span>Continue straight on California Highway 49 and cross the North Fork of the
Cosumnes River while we tell you more about John Doble, a hearty soul with golden dreams. </span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When John arrived at Latimers
Gulch January 9, 1852 an acquaintance informed him about a rich strike. Would this be where he would make his
fortune in gold? Let's find out as
John's story continues.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">+++</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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“<i>The next day I bought tools necessary for work. An iron shovel $2.00, small pick with handle
$2.50 and tin pan for washing gold $1.50.
Now ready I set out sinking a hole on a small flat below Latimers. I worked all day but could get nothing but
small specks which I did not save. I
worked very slow as I knew nothing about it and the ground was hard to dig
being full of stones. By night I got a
hole about 3 feet square and 4 feet deep and was very tired.”</i></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2ClGEwvpAdp7DR1VbETXZQVZdI1aSHjQnRVZ9IGUgiGjVwDyVNNTW5DzEAxSK3pu7nSJva16DKxPRYg5evyIVeUsW6dYHnCQEtyshb5mbngPz7ysugHkB1E9kTk-kkvMjCu7GdVNtPJDAfn5sAlHJYQOkymgoY5afmG1TRY_PrwWBMGu_gF9aBVSsQ/s464/GoldRush%20digging%20library%20of%20congress.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="464" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2ClGEwvpAdp7DR1VbETXZQVZdI1aSHjQnRVZ9IGUgiGjVwDyVNNTW5DzEAxSK3pu7nSJva16DKxPRYg5evyIVeUsW6dYHnCQEtyshb5mbngPz7ysugHkB1E9kTk-kkvMjCu7GdVNtPJDAfn5sAlHJYQOkymgoY5afmG1TRY_PrwWBMGu_gF9aBVSsQ/w640-h429/GoldRush%20digging%20library%20of%20congress.png" width="640" /></a></div></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i>
<br /><span>
“The next day the 11th, Major and I went out and sunk the hole to the ledge but
found nothing more. The bedrock is found
almost everywhere among the hills at a few feet below the surface and that is
where most of the gulch gold is found.
We quit the hole and went down to the river and washed several pans of
dirt but got nothing more than small specks.
The river here runs through a narrow canyon. On each side the rocks rise
almost perpendicular by several hundred feet.
We soon returned to the boarding house in Latimers tired of prospecting.”</span><br />
<br /><span>
"Latimer keeps a store and boarding house and being on the road, a
tavern. This day, Sunday, it was crowded
with customers as few work but do trade at the store. We ate dinner at the
tavern and met Doc and Holbrook who were just returning from work. They reported good prospects over on the
divide between the North Fork of the Calaveras and the Mokelumne River. On their report we will set out tomorrow to Angiers
near their prospect.” </span></i></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsBblrv5ToXNs5R_n0lO7-m1hIkkfysxr7GIjU-ZF2S_A2dXN8f60HEd2VeYDr_Epsdl7nHPND5EFY6Bth3GjKkwm3Qzp8IXvmmPbIRlZs3n9LDczf3Gr16VQ8-E2L2Z5kGCmDzzEOQD4SKLaZW5_dCQgpmPp7vnC-uscAnhKOy7dDDVIMUVAWXNiUQ/s256/225px-Panning_on_the_Mokelumne.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="225" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsBblrv5ToXNs5R_n0lO7-m1hIkkfysxr7GIjU-ZF2S_A2dXN8f60HEd2VeYDr_Epsdl7nHPND5EFY6Bth3GjKkwm3Qzp8IXvmmPbIRlZs3n9LDczf3Gr16VQ8-E2L2Z5kGCmDzzEOQD4SKLaZW5_dCQgpmPp7vnC-uscAnhKOy7dDDVIMUVAWXNiUQ/s1600/225px-Panning_on_the_Mokelumne.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<span>
"The next day, carrying my carpet sack, blanket, pick shovel and pan I set
off with Doc and company. After a hard
walk over high hills and deep ravines we arrived at Buckeye Store and purchased
lumber to built a Tom. We paid .16 cents
a foot and hired a donkey to carry the lumber to Angiers. On the road we passed
sight of the Mokelumne River about 1800 feet below us. From that height it was like a serpent
winding along the mountains. Arrived at
Angiers at dark."</span></i></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well no fortune yet for John, but stay tuned maybe the strike at Angiers will pan out. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;">+++</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><span></span></i>
<br />The next gold rush town we visit along Highway 49 is Plymouth, California. T<span>he first mining camp here was established in 1852, but it would be Alvinza Haward's arrival in 1871 that would put Plymouth on the map. </span><br />
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Hayward was an established miner, who had made a fortune mining in Sutter Creek
just 8 miles down the road. In 1871,
Hayward invested much of his wealth into the Aden-Simpson hard-rock mine near
Plymouth. As Hayward dug deeper and deeper into this mine, he uncovered
several additional quartz veins. In
order to fully mine this new discovery Hayward built a large stamp mill and
hired numerous prospectors to work the mine. This investment singlehandedly
propelled the sleepy mining town of Plymouth to the big time. </span><br />
<br /><span>
Almost overnight a general store, hotel, blacksmith, post office and several
saloons had opened on main street to meet the growing needs of the miners that
worked the Aden-Simpson mine. By 1883 the large number of hard-rock mines
worked here merged into the Plymouth Consolidated Mine Company, which produced
over $13 million in gold before selling out to Argonaut Mining Company in 1925
for $75,000. </span><br /><span>
</span><br /><span>
Besides being the location of the Amador County Fair which takes place every
year on the last weekend of July, today Plymouth is known as the “gateway to
the Shenandoah Valley,” which boasts over 20 wineries as well as the Amador
Flower Farm. We will visit the
Shenandoah Valley later on this driving tour.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6tegYCnmQqEmDP__6zx0ZpxHLO6fXVl4le7NN3PWSDqDpN3krVH48cJ3fHE7eHxGwCqQB6hhdKXSWN_8wyP2clyFK_A83b7-OY7WEDLwJJoTUcrvZd_5taHkQdelqslDoMW19eAyUsZtUQKimt2Ki4aZnnlSr3bzSjPutulqaGSSM-fF3TfYm_DH-A/s667/Map%20Plymouth%20with%20numbers%206.2%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="667" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6tegYCnmQqEmDP__6zx0ZpxHLO6fXVl4le7NN3PWSDqDpN3krVH48cJ3fHE7eHxGwCqQB6hhdKXSWN_8wyP2clyFK_A83b7-OY7WEDLwJJoTUcrvZd_5taHkQdelqslDoMW19eAyUsZtUQKimt2Ki4aZnnlSr3bzSjPutulqaGSSM-fF3TfYm_DH-A/w400-h400/Map%20Plymouth%20with%20numbers%206.2%20.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
<br /><span>At the roundabout ahead we will leave Highway 49 and take the first right onto Main Street in Plymouth. If you would like to explore this town on foot you may find a map in our <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">Companion Brochure</a> or use the map above. Otherwise just keep driving along Main, while we point out a few buildings. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuh0Ms0RRol3FKMpyDcYBfDeqRHcRXNqu9x52zkovp1jeu41FWAlxFEvZNMoVA8yB7mYgOBvqRmAl89DJbdy26XhCwfKBO99kds1-LLylrmw6UWuAE93b37Mm87kYa5dqhO02zOLeLCD3Jq__jIncIo-LwY9bwBEPEXA4-zq9fHPAfXWK1nid1dVgng/s2630/Plymouth%202.2%20%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2630" data-original-width="2630" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuh0Ms0RRol3FKMpyDcYBfDeqRHcRXNqu9x52zkovp1jeu41FWAlxFEvZNMoVA8yB7mYgOBvqRmAl89DJbdy26XhCwfKBO99kds1-LLylrmw6UWuAE93b37Mm87kYa5dqhO02zOLeLCD3Jq__jIncIo-LwY9bwBEPEXA4-zq9fHPAfXWK1nid1dVgng/s320/Plymouth%202.2%20%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>
</span><span> </span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">On your right as you exit the roundabout is the Plymouth House Bed and Breakfast. This Victorian house was built in 1885. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhko5jDmlG5ytYWRJzt1biGR_XzNwjG0YRboF8vJIgL9FOzYnmvBa0ru0kzk7ip4y_StT_G_Or9McMzBLVjACHz2hrvvteWbw-1x_ZKYMBebJJcuGlb-7T44B6wMSn0Bas00wnzQYfnH9YsJHtcdS4SCCHU2sAJZC3F-0kv2mKWH5QepU8GijudPzrwsw/s2101/IMG_2837%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2101" data-original-width="2101" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhko5jDmlG5ytYWRJzt1biGR_XzNwjG0YRboF8vJIgL9FOzYnmvBa0ru0kzk7ip4y_StT_G_Or9McMzBLVjACHz2hrvvteWbw-1x_ZKYMBebJJcuGlb-7T44B6wMSn0Bas00wnzQYfnH9YsJHtcdS4SCCHU2sAJZC3F-0kv2mKWH5QepU8GijudPzrwsw/s320/IMG_2837%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">
<br />To you left, the dark grey building is Prospect Cellars. Located in the original Plymouth post office building this wine room which is open Thursday through Sunday starting at noon, is part wine tasting room, eatery, and visitors center.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4K3Jl-2tzLHdxiOaHlPyQr4ntNqhHKaep8xja-9B-90gX2S35SicahIgnqsnXfSo7hHNe6CTimj-nwo1E11Xsv7rRmS5rmS0BebNqrJlZNtu1ETAUajJcspFe1N5DyMVXnjRg0MleKUkHF8JkUjHFqjl6OPA95ssrL1vLoGefLY4WSrGoldgUEZa3g/s1468/IMG_3763%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="1468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4K3Jl-2tzLHdxiOaHlPyQr4ntNqhHKaep8xja-9B-90gX2S35SicahIgnqsnXfSo7hHNe6CTimj-nwo1E11Xsv7rRmS5rmS0BebNqrJlZNtu1ETAUajJcspFe1N5DyMVXnjRg0MleKUkHF8JkUjHFqjl6OPA95ssrL1vLoGefLY4WSrGoldgUEZa3g/w400-h400/IMG_3763%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The red brick building with yellow and green iron doors was built in 1879 as a general store. This is probably the oldest building remaining in Plymouth. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8zv4OUWPYli0LXyMb2jiQJTCJN--xZLZq_7XG1Yk1Lhmo4m4wW9McZL4ebCoLmGv3X3CGQHuk0T88M6lDg7qgTS3J-mrodYUoco_XlpirRsmkDByXLV1MwNrtjA0kg5yr0gexI09TYAQAg6isDah2qIcvOJCdLreWaED3jH4U9KZ9gzbgmN3-HDBaw/s2227/IMG_3729%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2227" data-original-width="2227" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8zv4OUWPYli0LXyMb2jiQJTCJN--xZLZq_7XG1Yk1Lhmo4m4wW9McZL4ebCoLmGv3X3CGQHuk0T88M6lDg7qgTS3J-mrodYUoco_XlpirRsmkDByXLV1MwNrtjA0kg5yr0gexI09TYAQAg6isDah2qIcvOJCdLreWaED3jH4U9KZ9gzbgmN3-HDBaw/s320/IMG_3729%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Across the street, you will find a public restroom, and next door the red brick building with a green awning is the Amador Vintage Market. We stop here for picnic provisions when passing through town. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8_DiIPsw_GwdUZn_8t0Q60cR9fGkD6OCiPPKrkXvNNBvy2u5FHisBHs7yxrfLi4qz5lcyKIUA6spU-JdN1M4ZgCxeSAhxbppDvcIK-mRJCma4QDScTht8xB2ebBd6l_uagcSh3tuzCf5KFOiRsyHsrFx-AAjnaWKx3ryINv95RjvxWHupwz24oKF2Q/s2530/Plymouth%202.2%20%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2530" data-original-width="2530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8_DiIPsw_GwdUZn_8t0Q60cR9fGkD6OCiPPKrkXvNNBvy2u5FHisBHs7yxrfLi4qz5lcyKIUA6spU-JdN1M4ZgCxeSAhxbppDvcIK-mRJCma4QDScTht8xB2ebBd6l_uagcSh3tuzCf5KFOiRsyHsrFx-AAjnaWKx3ryINv95RjvxWHupwz24oKF2Q/s320/Plymouth%202.2%20%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">To you left, the two-story building painted white with rust color trim is the Plymouth Hotel Kitchen and Bar. Continue through the next two stop signs to view the historic Ming's Chinese store. This red brick building was built in the 1880s. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_gOvG4ZWpfD3J3n3eh4kxLlfy2LybJpnka4cb-vKwyaGoZlUXSSMHR4Y86uHB09F5oKPxGfJCJ74F8X1F5w8vqpcfnJx6Xqh8tC_QhMXa8-KYTta0MwBh1YChTTJ1cQGN9d0ns0YE5G2Hrmsr0cRLyod1LmGvSRLV9x2OZZSBvrNpLNvzO09xRSmHg/s2075/IMG_8102%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_gOvG4ZWpfD3J3n3eh4kxLlfy2LybJpnka4cb-vKwyaGoZlUXSSMHR4Y86uHB09F5oKPxGfJCJ74F8X1F5w8vqpcfnJx6Xqh8tC_QhMXa8-KYTta0MwBh1YChTTJ1cQGN9d0ns0YE5G2Hrmsr0cRLyod1LmGvSRLV9x2OZZSBvrNpLNvzO09xRSmHg/s320/IMG_8102%202.2%202048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">From here, turn around and circle back through Plymouth long Main Street. We are on our way to the Shenandoah Valley and wine country. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDGvWwD8cIi7wAGMFT3_H7YvLVdZTaSXMsoB4k_4RFykd-i2BnbxWxAov3xO_yEu70RmtYlE1_z1IkbRDkN6CpTVnvYPrAFDWG9g91yz4IHLAMv51JSOGh36BMgO0WX6TmguUKE87MLWbuA_ROdutUVf_Wk0UipazGr37iddwjXF2NOVLEBr1ZHVObw/s1733/IMG_2910%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1733" data-original-width="1733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDGvWwD8cIi7wAGMFT3_H7YvLVdZTaSXMsoB4k_4RFykd-i2BnbxWxAov3xO_yEu70RmtYlE1_z1IkbRDkN6CpTVnvYPrAFDWG9g91yz4IHLAMv51JSOGh36BMgO0WX6TmguUKE87MLWbuA_ROdutUVf_Wk0UipazGr37iddwjXF2NOVLEBr1ZHVObw/s320/IMG_2910%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.25pt;">When you arrive at the roundabout, turn right and take the second right onto Shenandoah Road. Follow Shenandoah Road and veer to your left along the highway. </p><span>As you enjoy this back county road lined with family-owned vineyards we will tell you the story of another kind of gold found in the Mother Lode. </span><br />
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Not all fortune seekers who flocked to California during the Gold Rush made
their wealth in gold dust. Many who were unable to strike it rich in the mines,
stuck around to become part of California’s budding wine industry. </span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxvhtgGUEB_1x_TwqNaEVnSsJ1bC5fZXJ5t4H6P0xsYpi401CsI8YxKdQCi1myPwEH9v42dJWYKXX2Rk99BtPFC25w_1BdW7qppHKa-WCKSxIDNrdD7ZywxEn4-3wghXBdxFXdx59tTPT86SvCVyHYUlVVZD-5vGkleBBJKqK3NY77NgkWDhZtCJHyg/s1916/IMG_8168%202048%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1916" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxvhtgGUEB_1x_TwqNaEVnSsJ1bC5fZXJ5t4H6P0xsYpi401CsI8YxKdQCi1myPwEH9v42dJWYKXX2Rk99BtPFC25w_1BdW7qppHKa-WCKSxIDNrdD7ZywxEn4-3wghXBdxFXdx59tTPT86SvCVyHYUlVVZD-5vGkleBBJKqK3NY77NgkWDhZtCJHyg/w640-h640/IMG_8168%202048%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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Grapes were planted as early as the 1850s along the western foothills of the
Sierra Nevada, and the Shenandoah Valley developed a reputation for a new kind
of gold, “liquid gold.” Within a few
decades there were over 100 wineries in this area. Some of these century old vineyards still
thrive today. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Q5UqW57qeVbpg-Q6GCNgTQwztsBhNTo_V32HZhlrpprLSMgaIsjd9uFIRvuClSEWQsO9EiCvHwvEWC7cCsvK5bqJ9Fl57GXrAeRVBJlrPFM4t6NJb6wbR3wId0YLux22GWU4Ps_4o8nxGqvCnvh6uFRVEnHIaixXtr7ngjux1ovfqHCU-fkcGMJAMA/s600/2019-sobon-estate-old-vine-zinfandel-web-bottle-picture-1613760904277.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="370" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Q5UqW57qeVbpg-Q6GCNgTQwztsBhNTo_V32HZhlrpprLSMgaIsjd9uFIRvuClSEWQsO9EiCvHwvEWC7cCsvK5bqJ9Fl57GXrAeRVBJlrPFM4t6NJb6wbR3wId0YLux22GWU4Ps_4o8nxGqvCnvh6uFRVEnHIaixXtr7ngjux1ovfqHCU-fkcGMJAMA/s320/2019-sobon-estate-old-vine-zinfandel-web-bottle-picture-1613760904277.jpg" width="197" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OH2pfIx7scNE2tTAtgQAtQu62uykFfFqY1bSa_5wBndktHqh4Fehyv7H7Gev4TvpmoZ8Xskh-he_NJ5BZGoTHwxkyGDlZj-3JVWfHZd2EFAUujn1tlG5kDBcV1neFe8jhh_uIszalnO2EqQN_2GacW2YzgXueK0OXGXN9JdT2zeKAC0fLdYhi7aSMQ/s600/DSC026931%20zin.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="168" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OH2pfIx7scNE2tTAtgQAtQu62uykFfFqY1bSa_5wBndktHqh4Fehyv7H7Gev4TvpmoZ8Xskh-he_NJ5BZGoTHwxkyGDlZj-3JVWfHZd2EFAUujn1tlG5kDBcV1neFe8jhh_uIszalnO2EqQN_2GacW2YzgXueK0OXGXN9JdT2zeKAC0fLdYhi7aSMQ/s320/DSC026931%20zin.png" width="90" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkkOW3HKx9i5c01epCF4QwqS0UXnV33bLuWQgzHD86_5Zrq7EranEXjfBazGZd4KzP_EWPy4kfdmqbswuLpat5DEYkL0ztPExfLYPcE_TtbxMijmkFfLPKcj_dqGMiH23he0qT-qs-mGQDoDeIBp09U6s0EB6Ti8zGnzXXZmsedEyxZEsEihznLLzag/s450/2016Barbera.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="130" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkkOW3HKx9i5c01epCF4QwqS0UXnV33bLuWQgzHD86_5Zrq7EranEXjfBazGZd4KzP_EWPy4kfdmqbswuLpat5DEYkL0ztPExfLYPcE_TtbxMijmkFfLPKcj_dqGMiH23he0qT-qs-mGQDoDeIBp09U6s0EB6Ti8zGnzXXZmsedEyxZEsEihznLLzag/s320/2016Barbera.jpg" width="92" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3ag34mDh87EpuNl9g7i6dAjSov5LvRg1gGxLyRMAGngX-keVnpiZv_sG6DfL58qeo-CRm2vjEPUlfkKkyjJGEQ7R6k7FUYAhskbEmb5sxQqoawBonZyHw7-SHZM82AOt34bp57jjrQDkSnkg6C_bhQfPalwY6hP7-IX-G-vI3iWW6WOFt1pKl1oLOQ/s600/2019-sobon-estate-barbera-web-bottle-picture-1617318635026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3ag34mDh87EpuNl9g7i6dAjSov5LvRg1gGxLyRMAGngX-keVnpiZv_sG6DfL58qeo-CRm2vjEPUlfkKkyjJGEQ7R6k7FUYAhskbEmb5sxQqoawBonZyHw7-SHZM82AOt34bp57jjrQDkSnkg6C_bhQfPalwY6hP7-IX-G-vI3iWW6WOFt1pKl1oLOQ/s320/2019-sobon-estate-barbera-web-bottle-picture-1617318635026.jpg" width="173" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of our favorites</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span><br />
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Today Amador County is home to over 40 wineries and Shenandoah Valley contains
over half of them. </span><br />
<br />As most of the wineries along Shenandoah Road require reservations to visit, we will call out a few that do not. But feel free to stop in at any winery that strikes your interest. If they have an open sign on the highway, you never know, they just my wave any reservation requirement. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DYiLSwkgtk0GypdX0ou9EanQwpqDybS07I9Xo7FhFTBgR2wpStg-eWCVyfsSK1nIkMW7941kSi2_m6dyL8cGRLIp_vyKh0aM9TfqsVSavRgUNqGZRiZFF3WUkSFLSJLiBhwFuD6KBzBM4rUy_CKt7rQ8yPVs7ceo5tLO87sHWuRtLU9NsWgbeVRUgw/s2268/IMG_2885%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DYiLSwkgtk0GypdX0ou9EanQwpqDybS07I9Xo7FhFTBgR2wpStg-eWCVyfsSK1nIkMW7941kSi2_m6dyL8cGRLIp_vyKh0aM9TfqsVSavRgUNqGZRiZFF3WUkSFLSJLiBhwFuD6KBzBM4rUy_CKt7rQ8yPVs7ceo5tLO87sHWuRtLU9NsWgbeVRUgw/s320/IMG_2885%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN28Czlp3hqB2M1MNGaAbfAFGpEt_IM0poIsammjvELtkztGr0RtwcXufBtoOnBARR3g6hOxOMsrtC5ujcIhG3eIrmtQsIwomSvpvBgHbb-h9UITEf-5aQo-XfWM1ZWzpQbiwvu8Msr3YjN12U0BkJe9sz0nboTwyP16DgsRBEnjUnNLW0FjWbAYKUVQ/s1715/IMG_8162%202048%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1715" data-original-width="1715" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN28Czlp3hqB2M1MNGaAbfAFGpEt_IM0poIsammjvELtkztGr0RtwcXufBtoOnBARR3g6hOxOMsrtC5ujcIhG3eIrmtQsIwomSvpvBgHbb-h9UITEf-5aQo-XfWM1ZWzpQbiwvu8Msr3YjN12U0BkJe9sz0nboTwyP16DgsRBEnjUnNLW0FjWbAYKUVQ/s320/IMG_8162%202048%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>The Villa Toscano Winery </span><span>tasting room is open daily from 10 to 4 and tasting flights are available
for $15. Besides their Tuscan-style gardens you might also check out the
hand-made pizzas and hearty sandwiches at their Bistro. Their entrance is at 10600 Shenandoah Road and will be off to your right. </span><br />
<br /><span>The California Shenandoah Valley
American Viticultural Area, or AVA, was established in 1983. AVA’s
distinguish different grape-growing regions in the United States, categorizing
them by specific geography, soil, climate or other features. Using an AVA
designation on a wine label allows vintners to describe the origin of their
wines more accurately to consumers.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmGxfTaquX3QpyX_DKYyj18Nm9Rc75iAg4XWSF1bbQwDAqSa1Spvg4J1IhvBvadYXQblaP3I6F8MW1RUzjL7IDAleeYzMtBV8Qi3AZgbkes2IYjGh6q5CwVFy5KF60UEfWOBsS_k5_ek4Aa-z_UdRKY1FHVfjwt0fnLYzc_e4HumB06E2CEMAvWMA0w/s240/Shenandoah%20Valley%20off%20Adobe%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="240" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmGxfTaquX3QpyX_DKYyj18Nm9Rc75iAg4XWSF1bbQwDAqSa1Spvg4J1IhvBvadYXQblaP3I6F8MW1RUzjL7IDAleeYzMtBV8Qi3AZgbkes2IYjGh6q5CwVFy5KF60UEfWOBsS_k5_ek4Aa-z_UdRKY1FHVfjwt0fnLYzc_e4HumB06E2CEMAvWMA0w/s1600/Shenandoah%20Valley%20off%20Adobe%202.2.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<br /><span>At the time of this writing, there are 260 AVA’s in the United States with
California having the most at 142. </span><br />
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Shenandoah Valley’s AVA is distinguished by its location, age of vines, and
soil. O</span><span>f all the AVA’s in the vicinity, the Shenandoah Valley is positioned in the
least elevated and warmest portion of the Sierra Foothills. The average
elevation of 1500 feet provides just the right amount of heat and optimal
conditions to produce top-quality wine grapes especially Zinfandel, Sangiovese,
and Barbera. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwa0M1LJCUhXpD3El_HA1o6lqcuykogLFhgn6YTYCnWQNyu61MhpLvRr38bYcbjg-vbeu2Y1wUZeD10fpRq0rx6LOqoxxXTS7Y-EkKHchUCGMvE028eEZijvnulvRVHPjHJxLKZw5ABX3MNUeYX2KqnVufiCN7bE09cIXZhLAbElw9R1N3lAjiHMZDw/s620/Old%20VIne.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="465" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwa0M1LJCUhXpD3El_HA1o6lqcuykogLFhgn6YTYCnWQNyu61MhpLvRr38bYcbjg-vbeu2Y1wUZeD10fpRq0rx6LOqoxxXTS7Y-EkKHchUCGMvE028eEZijvnulvRVHPjHJxLKZw5ABX3MNUeYX2KqnVufiCN7bE09cIXZhLAbElw9R1N3lAjiHMZDw/s320/Old%20VIne.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
Many of the original wine makers of the Shenandoah Valley were of Italian
origin. When they arrived from the Old County, they brought Zinfandel and
Barbera vines. Many of these are still intact making Shenandoah Valley Zin
vines some of the oldest in the state.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-S21EWpg84nACNMbMLso1Gaj8UDXAQly0JbFOMQd1GON_qYqZxtLY8fww3irwZmByBTE5i4RQSAA35PhCvd3O_x6225Dvi98KiBIWYW69ixLn1MbOnfWTXp1MwLV4gyIEc8y7NbTnujsff-OGVW-KiK_om4yz0ZXJz90qrYeVAkQWReLmpgaX58dng/s960/bg_amador_county.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="960" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-S21EWpg84nACNMbMLso1Gaj8UDXAQly0JbFOMQd1GON_qYqZxtLY8fww3irwZmByBTE5i4RQSAA35PhCvd3O_x6225Dvi98KiBIWYW69ixLn1MbOnfWTXp1MwLV4gyIEc8y7NbTnujsff-OGVW-KiK_om4yz0ZXJz90qrYeVAkQWReLmpgaX58dng/s320/bg_amador_county.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Old Vine Amador County </span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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The soil here is largely made up of decomposed granite sand and clay. Well drained and infertile, it is excellent
for growing wine grapes. </span><br />
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The combination of Shenandoah Valley's location, its excellent soil, and warm
dry climate produces wines that are rich and complex. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWSs3ZHJEp9v-BLKcU7i5GXlDWazCOZU0gH-bttH7oI9-9ln8eQ3gtFpIP4U66yEDvuINV-FLt4__tIqqhIEuDckQfSW_QeUbZm4xzUUsXAVDLKoh0DE8CgW1n6FM8DrFcsf1aFUXAO52B3Vp_gyQl05kOeHdTj-5dbUqy8pcnFyOWMqa_Co2vbYH1Q/s2432/qYhiZv1U.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2432" data-original-width="2008" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWSs3ZHJEp9v-BLKcU7i5GXlDWazCOZU0gH-bttH7oI9-9ln8eQ3gtFpIP4U66yEDvuINV-FLt4__tIqqhIEuDckQfSW_QeUbZm4xzUUsXAVDLKoh0DE8CgW1n6FM8DrFcsf1aFUXAO52B3Vp_gyQl05kOeHdTj-5dbUqy8pcnFyOWMqa_Co2vbYH1Q/w528-h640/qYhiZv1U.jpeg" width="528" /></a><br />Aerial of Amador Flower Farm - Courtesy of Amador Flower Farm </div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Besides wineries, the Shenandoah Valley is home to the <a href="https://www.amadorflowerfarm.com/" target="_blank">Amador Flower Farm</a>. If you are a gardener or horticulturist you might consider stopping at the flower farm. After you pass Helwig Vineyards, watch for Shenandoah School Road and turn right.</span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbt8u283AAxQ6vMHJ6mzPS67V1ZQvTwLPRZ269EB7zbQ4wglPLErKr4KJpZOKkaodIpP6fGz-znX0BMiV5z6W1rAy9nVZep7hZzTgv321DCQyIwMk9Oe-p-ytwIPGNxg36uP9Wj3UaH2C-TbGCXkoUqTX5ThTpzt5T3FXiT0_q_fgpXHTPR5lDPDq_sg/s2075/AFF%20Grounds%202%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbt8u283AAxQ6vMHJ6mzPS67V1ZQvTwLPRZ269EB7zbQ4wglPLErKr4KJpZOKkaodIpP6fGz-znX0BMiV5z6W1rAy9nVZep7hZzTgv321DCQyIwMk9Oe-p-ytwIPGNxg36uP9Wj3UaH2C-TbGCXkoUqTX5ThTpzt5T3FXiT0_q_fgpXHTPR5lDPDq_sg/w632-h640/AFF%20Grounds%202%202048.jpg" width="632" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">The farm is just a short distance down the road at 22001 Shenandoah School Road. Best visited spring through fall when their grounds are in full bloom, they are o<span>pen daily 9 to 4. This multi acre farm
contains hundreds of varieties of perennials, daylilies, and grasses, as well
as a gift shop and seasonal pumpkin patch. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpD6MjS9lcVsgb2f-5xnLVusOIRJYNl9Fqezglo6SlwN2rzc5VYqGzjrvIYgbRIoAJXqofwnz8VEDFXHdavtDAnX2kP0oyNBVUS5UVlMIuMVoPRbAIV64nktq0QhKEJYoI96AEPA0uVMx8ZwZ1WYvrbzzL5_RnQPD0kvkbReXx4DecZGnUIj2DqbDMMw/s1844/AFF%20Grounds%20Daylily%202%202048%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="1844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpD6MjS9lcVsgb2f-5xnLVusOIRJYNl9Fqezglo6SlwN2rzc5VYqGzjrvIYgbRIoAJXqofwnz8VEDFXHdavtDAnX2kP0oyNBVUS5UVlMIuMVoPRbAIV64nktq0QhKEJYoI96AEPA0uVMx8ZwZ1WYvrbzzL5_RnQPD0kvkbReXx4DecZGnUIj2DqbDMMw/w640-h640/AFF%20Grounds%20Daylily%202%202048%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbBw1H0UJ6-zJ0UJBeqBMalgX-Pgn48iRV7uE3YuOVWiCbLq2Jaf_HwEw8_WkIPcpfv169uTv0DwnPu5Dk6_LYD_gFlXOrczlPwCEPGcIJdVKw_vnBALTokAm4QQdv_VDysFsV3WXlJ8HpGyc3RWTzBX5WoHWB2BXtAACF5DYY_gM5pHjUc4x6mjGCQ/s5472/HxV2St9g.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbBw1H0UJ6-zJ0UJBeqBMalgX-Pgn48iRV7uE3YuOVWiCbLq2Jaf_HwEw8_WkIPcpfv169uTv0DwnPu5Dk6_LYD_gFlXOrczlPwCEPGcIJdVKw_vnBALTokAm4QQdv_VDysFsV3WXlJ8HpGyc3RWTzBX5WoHWB2BXtAACF5DYY_gM5pHjUc4x6mjGCQ/w640-h426/HxV2St9g.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCVj2r13Dy6PMq9bKQyTyg6GJIyra7dA3gjRP2PD2Ih5qpLuxK3TA_QP68aiB3vsXIdznUkpsjZm2nh2x_fUx3Hay5BllePi4M4ln_dPM0eNRKTno6Wus1Hey3aBlYwdt8xBu1f01mXvLeGI7zsnBNYBPQFIXLKgtxPeSya6B__Ah3fkZIkofmXh2uA/s1732/LzQu-gh42.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1732" data-original-width="1732" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCVj2r13Dy6PMq9bKQyTyg6GJIyra7dA3gjRP2PD2Ih5qpLuxK3TA_QP68aiB3vsXIdznUkpsjZm2nh2x_fUx3Hay5BllePi4M4ln_dPM0eNRKTno6Wus1Hey3aBlYwdt8xBu1f01mXvLeGI7zsnBNYBPQFIXLKgtxPeSya6B__Ah3fkZIkofmXh2uA/w640-h640/LzQu-gh42.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Back on Shenandoah Road watch for the sign for <a href="https://lamesavineyards.com/" target="_blank">La Mesa Vineyards</a>. The entrance will be on your right at 13200 Shenandoah Road. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnyix4Dm_zp7XE8AblvJFlNo5ZT9PHsuYdusqLgrqN5hTherghvZaW_xRfN8ZgTUP1oCnykjdoHrLzl3OyhMuGIHbzBDvlMc8-Gd4sT0Qcr6uBRJV0xzq8-3d2aJLfJ2krbFrMPkukeLbHkS3pL1swIdFpObWc7pcS2jeIFz_5nAoVV9JfRZ9i368CA/s2075/IMG_2977%202.2%202075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnyix4Dm_zp7XE8AblvJFlNo5ZT9PHsuYdusqLgrqN5hTherghvZaW_xRfN8ZgTUP1oCnykjdoHrLzl3OyhMuGIHbzBDvlMc8-Gd4sT0Qcr6uBRJV0xzq8-3d2aJLfJ2krbFrMPkukeLbHkS3pL1swIdFpObWc7pcS2jeIFz_5nAoVV9JfRZ9i368CA/w395-h400/IMG_2977%202.2%202075.jpg" width="395" /></a></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIghHUsvjC9vIUHXkLaNGlFI-fh_vjegI8tpHBroBCAu4qhjI4WjogHyG1Lx3vpVF8eBoIk5Udp6qrWcTVVEs9wfGSGJgHW50frkMyRG-jRt-K_X1UkQVeTS3q2QV28cwqaOYgIQsqFZdO6gdDnvMY_4NT7k1EtNo5F7mhdKUkmdlEdADau8pgoabtZA/s3648/IMG_2968%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIghHUsvjC9vIUHXkLaNGlFI-fh_vjegI8tpHBroBCAu4qhjI4WjogHyG1Lx3vpVF8eBoIk5Udp6qrWcTVVEs9wfGSGJgHW50frkMyRG-jRt-K_X1UkQVeTS3q2QV28cwqaOYgIQsqFZdO6gdDnvMY_4NT7k1EtNo5F7mhdKUkmdlEdADau8pgoabtZA/w400-h300/IMG_2968%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">This wine room is open <span>Thursday
through Sunday 11 to 5. Here you may enjoy your tasting of La Mesa Barbera,
Petite Sirah, Viognier or Grenache Nior on their expansive outdoor patio with
stunning views of the vineyard. There is a charge for this wine tasting. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjns1JLMimMFsqhMa7Xv0WjInspdpcxjsWlzihk9euSYbQmdifQqxOsmz4soEgq-KcC6icvqEExv6tZQcKGdvjhyxL-ObVQtxxDDku12DVDuh3p5v_hU8vvooN_-vOMqtRb7hHiTjLo6ipjF8FJ162uLRjQ7UkRWFfCRp9lK_fb0mexsZutMFGCvLMWUg/s870/la%20Mesa%20tasting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="870" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjns1JLMimMFsqhMa7Xv0WjInspdpcxjsWlzihk9euSYbQmdifQqxOsmz4soEgq-KcC6icvqEExv6tZQcKGdvjhyxL-ObVQtxxDDku12DVDuh3p5v_hU8vvooN_-vOMqtRb7hHiTjLo6ipjF8FJ162uLRjQ7UkRWFfCRp9lK_fb0mexsZutMFGCvLMWUg/w640-h386/la%20Mesa%20tasting.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>Back on Shenandoah Road, in about 1/2 mile we will be leaving the valley and turning right onto Ostrom Road toward Fiddletown. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfSclgvF-9as1QCkyf_LhjrJdpji-fMJoykqd1P7qgl24BNCrYVSbEO3IFM33XmkXCf97HxaH-2eYtY2c_Lrd4sYHhOMQYwSl0iYccVak7C4Kyyb7o1_zaCur3_bdpmjAtq_Ly6fVvDzZTf1v-5pA65uke4bWdF_uTiJnX2WkKCpfSJUMlqRV7nPT5A/s2075/IMG_2983%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfSclgvF-9as1QCkyf_LhjrJdpji-fMJoykqd1P7qgl24BNCrYVSbEO3IFM33XmkXCf97HxaH-2eYtY2c_Lrd4sYHhOMQYwSl0iYccVak7C4Kyyb7o1_zaCur3_bdpmjAtq_Ly6fVvDzZTf1v-5pA65uke4bWdF_uTiJnX2WkKCpfSJUMlqRV7nPT5A/w395-h400/IMG_2983%202048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvZeCD_Adv34HfnnJFPqwo0ikEthfaaieSNUjODv1MglDuDjF4rMxbWs-ogzH5tkf6b7qVOiO54sfOx88LZbjMdh0epm5aAF-gjI9iYZqNaaGasnMVeYC9TAK39XCNdtmBHC1l5rzQRu5T3_OhWBta5AttGZNoK-e5ltoAL2kIroEaswtkC4uoldLRw/s2075/IMG_2984%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvZeCD_Adv34HfnnJFPqwo0ikEthfaaieSNUjODv1MglDuDjF4rMxbWs-ogzH5tkf6b7qVOiO54sfOx88LZbjMdh0epm5aAF-gjI9iYZqNaaGasnMVeYC9TAK39XCNdtmBHC1l5rzQRu5T3_OhWBta5AttGZNoK-e5ltoAL2kIroEaswtkC4uoldLRw/s320/IMG_2984%202048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
While you continue your drive through the back country along Ostrom Road you will drive alongside vineyard covered hillsides for the next 3 miles as we make our way to Fiddletown. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSbDAZ6wYIkMkYKIOr69pSwHpqA1i6KiTKdXpTAyyCxSE8OtSgDsnu0WA-9hST2R0liDL8W_Wrv_58ZsJKGopU5kGVy89qF9o64L7cQruHrXj3EuvnpFNviQuHZJzUuZxKFuDB77w2wwr366xcLEfOjW9Jki7YFquN9vQGjQrWjsbYs6R7utOjRchZg/s2075/IMG_3015%202075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSbDAZ6wYIkMkYKIOr69pSwHpqA1i6KiTKdXpTAyyCxSE8OtSgDsnu0WA-9hST2R0liDL8W_Wrv_58ZsJKGopU5kGVy89qF9o64L7cQruHrXj3EuvnpFNviQuHZJzUuZxKFuDB77w2wwr366xcLEfOjW9Jki7YFquN9vQGjQrWjsbYs6R7utOjRchZg/s320/IMG_3015%202075.jpg" width="316" /></span></a><br />winter vines</div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<br /><span>Fiddletown was settled in 1849 by gold miners from Missouri. Though the origin of the name is uncertain,
some say that the name came from the Missouri miners who were always playing their fiddles when not at work in the mines. The name, which was an embarrassment to some
residents, was changed to Oleta in 1878 and then due to popular demand restored
once more to Fiddletown in 1932.</span><br />
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By 1854 Fiddletown's populace had grown to around 2,000. Most were American, but by 1878 Fiddletown's
Chinese population was the second largest in California, only San Francisco's
was larger. </span><br />
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Today Fiddletown's rustic western style downtown is only 1/4 mile long. While we drive through the town, we will point
out some of the remaining historic buildings including the Chew Kee herb store,
which is now a museum, the Chinese Gambling Hall, and Foo Kee General Store. </span><br />
<br /><span>
Fiddletown claims it has the world's largest fiddle. The 15 foot long fiddle is mounted on the
roof of the community center downtown.
If we're not mistaken, we believe Sydney Australia holds the record of the
worlds largest fiddle at 60 feet. But
let's just keep that to ourselves. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQut76OHuwkqGynJ1mBmbpIMANl8fMPeVANYXjcGIBH4DASM09sVqmZ3zrkwK0M47q9tHbD3IF8Mj7pknevzjCAqVatP3vTKNqLwYvcY3Q5KcyMRX8N0wW3A_R-e2ej_KsKiPMHvOZPPZLMIAdimFxyC8iIj6NXsjRqvq_IcETRRT86qIixuWSCfNEIQ/s1743/IMG_3040%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1743" data-original-width="1743" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQut76OHuwkqGynJ1mBmbpIMANl8fMPeVANYXjcGIBH4DASM09sVqmZ3zrkwK0M47q9tHbD3IF8Mj7pknevzjCAqVatP3vTKNqLwYvcY3Q5KcyMRX8N0wW3A_R-e2ej_KsKiPMHvOZPPZLMIAdimFxyC8iIj6NXsjRqvq_IcETRRT86qIixuWSCfNEIQ/s320/IMG_3040%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
<br />When you come to the end of Ostrom Road, turn left onto Jibboom Street in the direction of Highway 88.</span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsoNejbh76IYUwjizaoSAr2ZfCQk59YByiwbfWnCfirYp5UiTBXU7TjZvXTvvfybX3_EKWz9wge632YqpymsUdZUDOHHsUtKpf0zvAxR4OMzPyZUods1JZ6IHaRF9zuGvz3Qahvz6DOoP09imQq_7JhctZbGO0fTHrok4VMi0NkJlfRcQeLuq-85dXA/s1578/IMG_3045%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1578" data-original-width="1578" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsoNejbh76IYUwjizaoSAr2ZfCQk59YByiwbfWnCfirYp5UiTBXU7TjZvXTvvfybX3_EKWz9wge632YqpymsUdZUDOHHsUtKpf0zvAxR4OMzPyZUods1JZ6IHaRF9zuGvz3Qahvz6DOoP09imQq_7JhctZbGO0fTHrok4VMi0NkJlfRcQeLuq-85dXA/s320/IMG_3045%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<br />On your left, the cream colored home with the peaked roof on Jibboom is the Hiram Farnham house. Built in 1855 on the outskirts of Fiddletown, this home overlooked the Farnham steam powered sawmill. In its heyday in 1857 this sawmill produced over 8,000 board feet of lumber per day. <br /><br />Turn right onto Tyler Street and then right onto Fiddletown Road. You are now in downtown Fiddletown. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWBvBqTu6tjE-vC9SlAuHnCEMzR6Fu7vhgR_eQUSeEtq7YwixJUVQkn_gR3NTUKgWnWvGSAQx06c2ZwH38WCa6vZOLi0iVsm_GA-LVuZX_z5vFMk0P7TEBo8MrQ_GZ_YWl1SAv5fFTwOhxYK5Rh3yoUIZFTx0UhM2a61gtcfX7JUqgY4QiVGLxVyNCA/s2983/DSC_0611%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2983" data-original-width="2983" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWBvBqTu6tjE-vC9SlAuHnCEMzR6Fu7vhgR_eQUSeEtq7YwixJUVQkn_gR3NTUKgWnWvGSAQx06c2ZwH38WCa6vZOLi0iVsm_GA-LVuZX_z5vFMk0P7TEBo8MrQ_GZ_YWl1SAv5fFTwOhxYK5Rh3yoUIZFTx0UhM2a61gtcfX7JUqgY4QiVGLxVyNCA/s320/DSC_0611%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The two-story tan block building is the 1870 Schallhorn Blacksmith and Wagon
Shop. Later this would be the site of Fiddletown's Overland Mail and Telegraph
Office. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>A bit farther down the street on your right notice the large fiddle on the tin roof. This is the Fiddletown Community Center and Fire House. And what Fiddletown considers the World's Largest Fiddle. </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKL7jRcXT2HchcvNUzmnBBy0N16tBn4JJDNKxdJ_Vmwu865nvlBEQv77ealjk-X27K_2c_9fgsUeJ41aFTBzLPZZTr7y0phfjM2AC__H6hq3idzZcB7jhNYSslCVQAJTLwTgIBa_rDNQLk_iNAgOOYl1rEkQ5GuWsEXo_Dw_1NoILaWjDeeZhA_2qTg/s3247/IMG_3059%201.75.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2066" data-original-width="3247" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKL7jRcXT2HchcvNUzmnBBy0N16tBn4JJDNKxdJ_Vmwu865nvlBEQv77ealjk-X27K_2c_9fgsUeJ41aFTBzLPZZTr7y0phfjM2AC__H6hq3idzZcB7jhNYSslCVQAJTLwTgIBa_rDNQLk_iNAgOOYl1rEkQ5GuWsEXo_Dw_1NoILaWjDeeZhA_2qTg/s320/IMG_3059%201.75.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><br /><span>
Down the road on your left are two brick buildings both constructed in 1850.
The first, with a double-panel white door and teal trim, is Foo Kee General
Store.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjke80qpD4wWimzFA-8ERmD0pZWeWyo457E5D3KkdBSVE4FGfaN9yNw7MpZwDrQYe-mVFoLep9MumUs6U3PzAP5idtatl3SX1LxNcDaGc1y-wOREcEJsXtKYFrXXP34vzCpeB4yUmNJecPlW3Jpkk6bVZ13gPQstQlk68KaP5yhhnYHYn4g25TJHdjJbw/s1288/IMG_3077%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="1288" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjke80qpD4wWimzFA-8ERmD0pZWeWyo457E5D3KkdBSVE4FGfaN9yNw7MpZwDrQYe-mVFoLep9MumUs6U3PzAP5idtatl3SX1LxNcDaGc1y-wOREcEJsXtKYFrXXP34vzCpeB4yUmNJecPlW3Jpkk6bVZ13gPQstQlk68KaP5yhhnYHYn4g25TJHdjJbw/w400-h400/IMG_3077%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1hIOAzYcpWaDj8t_nEEwiJ0aykgOWSXNiXju3rVs7MJMFsfNTbyBAQ5oaWRliRzTKEV0q4rOQSRyjq0pQCWiQsyVRpKod0oW7baEXlyQ7XZlknVKmkhR7243TykMOEctuj0w2_tgwJxuR-x3JFfu8eUUDr6F8yPRKvFLVi4jj_6zKIerNrJMIVT7vA/s1897/DSC_0583%20Fiddletown%202.2%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1897" data-original-width="1897" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1hIOAzYcpWaDj8t_nEEwiJ0aykgOWSXNiXju3rVs7MJMFsfNTbyBAQ5oaWRliRzTKEV0q4rOQSRyjq0pQCWiQsyVRpKod0oW7baEXlyQ7XZlknVKmkhR7243TykMOEctuj0w2_tgwJxuR-x3JFfu8eUUDr6F8yPRKvFLVi4jj_6zKIerNrJMIVT7vA/w640-h640/DSC_0583%20Fiddletown%202.2%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Next door with the brown iron door and window is the Chinese Gambling
Hall. Across the street, the peach-colored structure with the shake roof is the
Chew Kee Store. It was built of mud brick in 1851 by Chinese immigrant and
herb doctor Yee Fung Cheung. He
established a medical practice here and ran the store until 1900 when Chew Kee
took over. Currently this is a living
museum periodically open on Saturdays. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCl55vPGTSVDJ205siYZw6YPWHdbU_h03sfOZ7yqB76Uzp7R7DseJ0FXFdB7qyOKLiUtr4nVTUdJDFqquu5eDFt9_cAVVUv4g3rugalPJw5aTlhWkPnJRoaC1xLKrAelO30u5rjMY95rqGsGKgLjROACYenBUXOHk5TYOf8hxhkiIrGWT4cAwb_9dow/s3382/DSC_0577.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2525" data-original-width="3382" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCl55vPGTSVDJ205siYZw6YPWHdbU_h03sfOZ7yqB76Uzp7R7DseJ0FXFdB7qyOKLiUtr4nVTUdJDFqquu5eDFt9_cAVVUv4g3rugalPJw5aTlhWkPnJRoaC1xLKrAelO30u5rjMY95rqGsGKgLjROACYenBUXOHk5TYOf8hxhkiIrGWT4cAwb_9dow/w640-h478/DSC_0577.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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We are now headed back toward Plymouth on Fiddletown Road. It is approximately
6 miles to our next turn off. While you drive along Fiddletown Road, we have another store to tell. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOe4jM_UmkKQhDMIEjPXljf5qpcsZrvhJTg1jWoXBQSXEuhKSMrjMO5WJkURdLrIjf0whQmtMJUtd3UW9A9bMlK2qMJFrscruEaIyU8thOX5TLR4JpcRpJP3YwR_kQROXYBbMFmQMcIZ5iGPgMUvnCU7-jqWIQlT5fXq542ajRAQfiA_s1pqLA_7pFw/s3538/IMG_1006%201.75.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2293" data-original-width="3538" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOe4jM_UmkKQhDMIEjPXljf5qpcsZrvhJTg1jWoXBQSXEuhKSMrjMO5WJkURdLrIjf0whQmtMJUtd3UW9A9bMlK2qMJFrscruEaIyU8thOX5TLR4JpcRpJP3YwR_kQROXYBbMFmQMcIZ5iGPgMUvnCU7-jqWIQlT5fXq542ajRAQfiA_s1pqLA_7pFw/w640-h414/IMG_1006%201.75.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Replica Sutter's Mill in Coloma </span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<br /><span>Prior to1848, almost everyone living on the East Coast, in the Midwest or in
the South thought that California was a remote and nearly worthless wilderness.
But that all changed when Gold Fever took the world by storm after James
Marshall discovered a few flakes of gold near John Sutter’s sawmill in Coloma, California on January 24, 1848. Initially Marshall and Sutter tried to keep
this discovery a secret. But that was not to last.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxphCfDKxQJZ28teIfQLKVpvFjv8X18-vkCWw06Z81z-X9U2rqRyWQMH2cTMYDhavlgWcSUHFZnwmRCVeAFEG2FYEgwxflOvCm203EkwJOtqTAWzKkHg28IWC-mb0pcTnyiyRTRGxkNrmvJFUi42dJ4RQIlSIzd1ZAFKwd75KkwGsbX0Fvv-9r0eILA/s371/Samuel_Brannan%20Wiki%20A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="297" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxphCfDKxQJZ28teIfQLKVpvFjv8X18-vkCWw06Z81z-X9U2rqRyWQMH2cTMYDhavlgWcSUHFZnwmRCVeAFEG2FYEgwxflOvCm203EkwJOtqTAWzKkHg28IWC-mb0pcTnyiyRTRGxkNrmvJFUi42dJ4RQIlSIzd1ZAFKwd75KkwGsbX0Fvv-9r0eILA/s320/Samuel_Brannan%20Wiki%20A.jpg" width="256" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
<br /><span>
Businessman and journalist Sam Brannan had a brilliant idea, and he would make
a fortune off it. Brannan was privy to
the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill, and he cleverly thought to buy up all
the mining supplies in the San Francisco area.
Then holding a bottle, allegedly containing gold flakes, he walked up
and down Montgomery Street in San Francisco shouting: “<i>Gold! Gold! Gold from
the American River.</i>” His idea worked
like a charm. As soon as he announced, “<i>there
was gold in them thar hills</i>,” men flocked to his store to buy everything they
needed to make their fortune panning for gold.
</span><br />
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In January 1848 the population of what would soon become the state of California was about 160,000, the vast
majority Native American. Six months later the word was out, and 4,000 miners
had already arrived in the Sierra foothills. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxExE3pwZVGx2drTdIZoMsCjl2x7nnBvJnGGWwCgxtAJ9hkR7F0UFezd1ZkBOhH99hHqkV9_2_KiOmNojn6kR3-5YPNPQpvG0StFVfH7OGHDst5EGFa6tepYIXeV5wxw0rXvZuLaLIY0L8Q0_pzov5F1uTl0CVJzcfDcIrX5uOXR9nmlXdbRNIyQoCjQ/s780/alt-photo---49ers-a-lot-of-them-in-the-gold-fields.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="780" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxExE3pwZVGx2drTdIZoMsCjl2x7nnBvJnGGWwCgxtAJ9hkR7F0UFezd1ZkBOhH99hHqkV9_2_KiOmNojn6kR3-5YPNPQpvG0StFVfH7OGHDst5EGFa6tepYIXeV5wxw0rXvZuLaLIY0L8Q0_pzov5F1uTl0CVJzcfDcIrX5uOXR9nmlXdbRNIyQoCjQ/w400-h333/alt-photo---49ers-a-lot-of-them-in-the-gold-fields.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />49ers in the Goldfields </span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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By the end of 1849, 80,000 “forty-niners” as they were called, were working the
California goldfields. By 1855 that number had grown to 300,000. Historians
call this the largest mass migration in U.S. history. </span><br />
<br /><span>
Besides Americans, these fortune seekers came from Mexico, Chile, China, Japan,
Europe, and Australia. Most had no
actual plan or knowledge on how to mine for gold, but they were stricken with
Gold Fever, and knew California was where they would make their fortune. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOMmj1NnMz_zw05QNV4mylTGovSpLHwD4wFWbjt6nMEXvAwe8wnmb84VBbakYx4WsU1QNN8hCYD4z_jgTBMSouedn1-MEWN36eElqro1vEMrAppd9TvOZK4r8uZhQvgN8ub_VZriso8UJwHjBVx4mi-WiFc7pk0AiXUVYLIo5dWmJBsHcUTtCN0ZnQw/s719/alt-photo---49ers-newspaper-big-headline.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="635" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOMmj1NnMz_zw05QNV4mylTGovSpLHwD4wFWbjt6nMEXvAwe8wnmb84VBbakYx4WsU1QNN8hCYD4z_jgTBMSouedn1-MEWN36eElqro1vEMrAppd9TvOZK4r8uZhQvgN8ub_VZriso8UJwHjBVx4mi-WiFc7pk0AiXUVYLIo5dWmJBsHcUTtCN0ZnQw/w354-h400/alt-photo---49ers-newspaper-big-headline.jpg" width="354" /></a><br />Getting There is Half the Fun Newspaper Ad</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
<br /><span>
Leaving their homes and families behind these men, and some women, embarked on
a very difficult journey. No planes,
trains, or automobiles. No roads for
that matter. Instead, it was a long hike,
wagon train, mule ride or ocean voyage.
</span><br />
<br /><span>
From the east, prospectors took a five to eight-month voyage around Cape
Horn. Others sailed to Panama and hiked
across the Isthmus to catch a ship on the Pacific Ocean side, then sail on to
San Francisco. Along the way they faced
starvation, shipwrecks, cholera, and numerous other challenges. Yet golden dreams had seized their hearts,
minds, and imaginations, so it was California or Bust for these hearty souls. </span><br />
<br /><span>Which brings us back to our friend, John Doble. Our
story takes up at Latimers Gulch with his diary entry of January 14, 1852. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">+++</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
<br /><i><span>
"This morning we went to work making the Tom, which is a trough the length
of the plank and width of one plank and about 6 inches deep with a sheet of
iron riddle at one end through which the fine gravel water and gold falls into
a box beneath. The gold being the heaviest sinks to the bottom and the gravel
and dirt is washed away. Being a novice we are very tired from this work."</span></i></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">
"We are staying at Angiers House, a small boarding house. Our bed is the
dirt floor and two blankets. Angiers keeps a butcher who kills daily one beef
and sells meat to miners. Tomorrow Doc and I plan on chopping out troughs that bring water to our Tom. This we are told is how to find gold."</span></i></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0iLw7At4IxFSdVT2RDOfVwNUCl_EfzYAJ3mv3jmoUnSZPcyKVKkjJFq1wvofHWAUXM5Ocndcscy_HRDMQu3s84ColPH02emtiUL_N23M7B0cuZmRhwKJiVwWCnj_v88C_-fy2GXMFZHXbVhM79tlB8PB7-hTKPmUy00EXBMyaq2WDrZ6wsx1mSW-0A/s251/1852%20long%20tom%20courtesty%20California%20State%20Library.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="251" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0iLw7At4IxFSdVT2RDOfVwNUCl_EfzYAJ3mv3jmoUnSZPcyKVKkjJFq1wvofHWAUXM5Ocndcscy_HRDMQu3s84ColPH02emtiUL_N23M7B0cuZmRhwKJiVwWCnj_v88C_-fy2GXMFZHXbVhM79tlB8PB7-hTKPmUy00EXBMyaq2WDrZ6wsx1mSW-0A/s1600/1852%20long%20tom%20courtesty%20California%20State%20Library.jpg" width="251" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><span></span>
<br /><span>
"On Friday I made my first gold, .20 cents. On Saturday I made one dollar.
Others nearby made $20 so I am not discouraged." </span><br />
<br /><span>
"On Sunday Major and I went to Alabama Gulch which lies about 1/2 mile
down a falls from Angiers. The falls
frequently wash 40 feet over smooth granite rocks. We went down over the falls, sometimes
sliding a distance. At the river I washed 5 pans and got .20 cents which brings
me to $1.40." </span><br />
<br /><span>
"We returned by the trail climbing back up the mountain. When we arrived at Algiers the store was
crowded with a good many miners tolerable tight or in other words 1/2
drunk. They sang sailor songs and played
the fiddle all night." </span><br />
<br /><span>
"After two weeks working near Algiers I could not make my board which was
$10 a week and was forced to leave the boarding house."</span></i></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>The life of a miner is not glamorous. But John is not ready to give up. </span><br />
<br /><div style="text-align: center;">+++</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTBfGqyG8B34I04Xf0fspqz0kyVRaVrGpDlPlXqgxodsl14oG9EpZEreMkFrnglZd55RRvEIGsuZXziRnRnSyhLwaz57kZUmBEWvOnpZ6mHvvH2WD_rFXVTusG4SWC6xAgIhZHHGcZiK5jHq64f-K9k0tVuh72vYU0hajp4bEY07uMUJGnXq-alBqHw/s811/IMG_3107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="811" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTBfGqyG8B34I04Xf0fspqz0kyVRaVrGpDlPlXqgxodsl14oG9EpZEreMkFrnglZd55RRvEIGsuZXziRnRnSyhLwaz57kZUmBEWvOnpZ6mHvvH2WD_rFXVTusG4SWC6xAgIhZHHGcZiK5jHq64f-K9k0tVuh72vYU0hajp4bEY07uMUJGnXq-alBqHw/w400-h283/IMG_3107.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Up ahead you will come to the end of Fiddletown Road, turn left and continue back in the direction of Plymouth. When you get to the roundabout, turn right and take the 3rd exit onto California Highway 49 South. We are on our way to Drytown. <br /><br /><span>This gold rush town was settled in 1848. Far from "dry” like towns were
during the Prohibition, Drytown contained 26 saloons. The name was derived from
the creek nearby that ran dry during the summer. By 1849 a few hundred miners
lived and worked this area.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpSqc1xgHCLoPoD2qQOqDtaojhEUflX-Z5Di31tra1NCexhzo02IUPeaiTslAF8vP4uv6JUGJ4K8RJA9ifIE9O48mlM9Ebn5NP-dSFY8aGNzfiwEgBawxQ5t6RGhD63a7Z6OuTfxmZtkmYjVOtMrSWnGAA4D9tPu4eysVmN5RnlB5vAWAOPNfOsd82w/s2075/800px-Drytown_Amador_1%201866%20wiki%20A%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpSqc1xgHCLoPoD2qQOqDtaojhEUflX-Z5Di31tra1NCexhzo02IUPeaiTslAF8vP4uv6JUGJ4K8RJA9ifIE9O48mlM9Ebn5NP-dSFY8aGNzfiwEgBawxQ5t6RGhD63a7Z6OuTfxmZtkmYjVOtMrSWnGAA4D9tPu4eysVmN5RnlB5vAWAOPNfOsd82w/s320/800px-Drytown_Amador_1%201866%20wiki%20A%202048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<br /><span>
Miner John Doble visited Drytown frequently to pan Dry Creek or another nearby
gulch. On July 18th 1852 he wrote <i>“Started by sun up this morning for Drytown
with Stewart who worked there before.
Stopped at Stewart’s friends and got some dinner. As we came down the creek, we passed many
Chinese at work. The town consists of
about 200 houses and is on the south side of the creek. We went down two more
miles to New York Gulch. Stewart had
worked here before and wanted me to take a claim which was jumpable, but I did
not want to do it as there might be hard feelings about it and I don’t believe
in jumping claims nohow.”</i></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhV8GIXQajaJuLDadiSqRa-TWIvLzPbctODlY0ezXsW0cSQ9zvdT_WV5pBP6DTbe39ievdPYAXq7D5dtH80vvzWzV_ABi3ODNwHR0w6u4szrfmoGRCRvkWKm8essZ6J7OTwdM7Cnoa0MeV20kU90f31KZhbrMTKMO2WKCYvcgSg9znuteMvh5j1XQESg/s502/Independent_Gold_Hunter_on_His_Way_to_California.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhV8GIXQajaJuLDadiSqRa-TWIvLzPbctODlY0ezXsW0cSQ9zvdT_WV5pBP6DTbe39ievdPYAXq7D5dtH80vvzWzV_ABi3ODNwHR0w6u4szrfmoGRCRvkWKm8essZ6J7OTwdM7Cnoa0MeV20kU90f31KZhbrMTKMO2WKCYvcgSg9znuteMvh5j1XQESg/w263-h400/Independent_Gold_Hunter_on_His_Way_to_California.jpg" width="263" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><i></i></span>
<br /><span>
How did miners originally stake claims during the gold rush? It was fairly
simple actually. First locate an area on
public land that was not currently claimed.
Prospect it and find at least one piece of gold, then place a rock monument in each corner and label the claim
with a name and it is yours. To keep that claim miners had to work at least
one day out of every 5 at the site, otherwise the claim was jumpable. With the population ever growing along the
Mother Lode, claim jumping was common. </span><br />
<br /><span>
In 1857 Drytown’s population had peaked at 10,000, yet almost as fast as it had
begun, gold mining began to dry out in Drytown. By 1858 most of the inhabitants
had packed up and moved onto their next claim. </span><br />
<br /><span>
Today you will find a handful of antique and gift shops.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Continue following Highway 49 by turning left toward Sutter Creek and Jackson. Soon you will pass the Drytown bronze historic marker. Then cross the Dry Creek bridge and enter tiny little Drytown. As quickly as we enter the town we will exit it by leaving Highway 49 and take backroads to visit what is left to some of Amador's hard-rock mines. <br /><span> </span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZ3wHRnjk8Go4pOyU5bNU27SAm5LZPkbdW2ngO01-Kx9KQzl5bihrbaicKnKv_mjmNpZj5-9KX8R4eaFf9FbC1FmWlbh9d5c2fH1eQwztWFsKb3dfEyOJf-fo2eWHVN2UnPtwLbA8tx--6xPG3z5hufoe3nBxJ8ijERkhAw5_OzAhis8-0dhI9n86lw/s1606/IMG_3177.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="1606" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZ3wHRnjk8Go4pOyU5bNU27SAm5LZPkbdW2ngO01-Kx9KQzl5bihrbaicKnKv_mjmNpZj5-9KX8R4eaFf9FbC1FmWlbh9d5c2fH1eQwztWFsKb3dfEyOJf-fo2eWHVN2UnPtwLbA8tx--6xPG3z5hufoe3nBxJ8ijERkhAw5_OzAhis8-0dhI9n86lw/s320/IMG_3177.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFSEn4JvmtDc-RgK0ZHDGrT61VKpUmtD0_ww49-9CFUZXKFC08AUVAFyqBzkwWn-GqXQGTHtMCFB2ODMI6KGtSuFY3gLCdegXNiRXfTis4sVaNvm27iuAyw7YBj8OMuJ0hGJl9hN1ZpqW3XTq_iuAlQzMM2Q8sMLpfzQtxLjp-Ht0F8JJk52oa0HgJA/s2075/IMG_3179%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFSEn4JvmtDc-RgK0ZHDGrT61VKpUmtD0_ww49-9CFUZXKFC08AUVAFyqBzkwWn-GqXQGTHtMCFB2ODMI6KGtSuFY3gLCdegXNiRXfTis4sVaNvm27iuAyw7YBj8OMuJ0hGJl9hN1ZpqW3XTq_iuAlQzMM2Q8sMLpfzQtxLjp-Ht0F8JJk52oa0HgJA/s320/IMG_3179%202.2%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Pass the Drytown Social Club, the wood western-style building on your left and take the next left off of the highway on to Main Street. On your left you will pass a cream and green colored antique store. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div>Ahead on your left pass the <span> Drytown Schoolhouse. This red wood frame
grammar school was the first school built in Amador County. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnHkWEttYAj6w4VzOaHqdIHa5mq7-AmRu1kzHQK_r1Uwz-oFllkQIEUhkgBUJOB5LYWNiL9wg3o_7zMAMczcwJRewDJ-8rDfmptLsZ-zIuz1saiDT1jIPjtYObUNWBajWS-1a1bfB8eJuZeONAjB-o593R35PTpHc56rHnaFZDkC_0oAfRcixFEiaNw/s2273/IMG_3186%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2273" data-original-width="2273" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnHkWEttYAj6w4VzOaHqdIHa5mq7-AmRu1kzHQK_r1Uwz-oFllkQIEUhkgBUJOB5LYWNiL9wg3o_7zMAMczcwJRewDJ-8rDfmptLsZ-zIuz1saiDT1jIPjtYObUNWBajWS-1a1bfB8eJuZeONAjB-o593R35PTpHc56rHnaFZDkC_0oAfRcixFEiaNw/w640-h640/IMG_3186%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>We are now following a part of the <a href="https://suttercreek.org/pdf/Sutter-Creek-Gold-Mine-Trail-Brochure.pdf" target="_blank">Gold Mine Trail</a>. This 15-mile back road was created as part of the Amador County Sesquicentennial in 2004. This road, which at one time was an old wagon road, connected 18 hard-rock mines to towns in the area. We will be following part of this trail and visit all that remains of </span><span> three of Amador County's hard-rock mining operations.
All of these mines have been fenced off for safety reasons, but you may still
view them from the road. </span><br /><br /><span>
This country road takes us through New Chicago a town that sprung up during the
1850s to support the Fremont Gover hard-rock mine. The remains of the Fremont Gover headframe
will be visible in the distance ahead on your right shortly. Headframes were used to hoist materials in
and out of the mine shaft.</span><br />
<br /><span>
During the gold rush, New Chicago was a medium sized town with 20 houses, a
grocery store and hotel. Today you will
find a few large country estates.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2DeA1s95IazY4Lj5n8lFjRDPlOVZkqlYib5ewNoxFh3QALAzpQDo68Ntfmwk4_ZbTeh_QG2_wJyT2IsT6mXwUc5NwAXoZUbrEvOH0oWoAFPF6NPL0I9TZnAgRuydHbAlGQpR99bRLBi3-vdhjmDO3TVxjsfldpZh-jWUjl_peGwIJSW-dQjXNwBj2g/s1471/IMG_3199%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1471" data-original-width="1471" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2DeA1s95IazY4Lj5n8lFjRDPlOVZkqlYib5ewNoxFh3QALAzpQDo68Ntfmwk4_ZbTeh_QG2_wJyT2IsT6mXwUc5NwAXoZUbrEvOH0oWoAFPF6NPL0I9TZnAgRuydHbAlGQpR99bRLBi3-vdhjmDO3TVxjsfldpZh-jWUjl_peGwIJSW-dQjXNwBj2g/s320/IMG_3199%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><br />Fremont Gover Mine Headframe</div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span><br /><span>
Turn right ahead onto Bunker Hill Road toward the remains of the headframe of
the Fremont Gover Mine. </span><span>With a total production of about $5 million
this mine was worked intermittently until 1940. </span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjag_o1-nOqxBGyFp7D5uEjZWyXoQ2T2TSl5e01A9o_kJ_hni2Pd5679yZmJN8oeEhVNrmW1-WQcIHkBNKByAPjqkhg6O7AsC0adks4hMHt0JFOkQ4yUh-Wu4oNJL3ew2R21sdG_Q6ofTH2Sw2oZ38Vm8Xfitiqh-waainvbMV2RiufaGJS93-b13htpw/s3648/IMG_3863.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjag_o1-nOqxBGyFp7D5uEjZWyXoQ2T2TSl5e01A9o_kJ_hni2Pd5679yZmJN8oeEhVNrmW1-WQcIHkBNKByAPjqkhg6O7AsC0adks4hMHt0JFOkQ4yUh-Wu4oNJL3ew2R21sdG_Q6ofTH2Sw2oZ38Vm8Xfitiqh-waainvbMV2RiufaGJS93-b13htpw/w640-h480/IMG_3863.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /><span>Ahead you will drive by the remains of the Fremont Gover mine headframe. </span><span>At the "Y" in the road stay to
the right to continue along Bunker Hill Road.
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<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqyygpHxCJhxLWipfblzf6WwSFK-JT7HinKC7_KqcnSrU-KsfuZ5eL8V0ODlFEDiCX083LTd70V_aS1NJZRrD6RzwpGiyVyVBBxLzkjA_J0UkHDhs9DBnwl1MIu5wHafTxFvQd_WWy8cFJuuz8gqPW-zKBqRRKk_qUaSVGpBkCVY910mgpb5070NfQQ/s1436/IMG_3866%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1436" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqyygpHxCJhxLWipfblzf6WwSFK-JT7HinKC7_KqcnSrU-KsfuZ5eL8V0ODlFEDiCX083LTd70V_aS1NJZRrD6RzwpGiyVyVBBxLzkjA_J0UkHDhs9DBnwl1MIu5wHafTxFvQd_WWy8cFJuuz8gqPW-zKBqRRKk_qUaSVGpBkCVY910mgpb5070NfQQ/w640-h640/IMG_3866%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Treasure Mine Headframe</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Next on your left surrounded by a grove of trees is the headframe of Treasure
Mine. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">This mine was founded in 1867 and closed in 1922 after producing $1 million in
gold. The 1,600 foot level of Treasure Mine connects to the Bunker Hill Mine,
which we will pass shortly. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6xwvILSB8JHyLmZTCDIzgmYTgjvSVGU4u8KR_iLsvbpYiPskmbY_Ao_Co52DdOxE8OuK2D4wGhop0KVjt55jjpfkFsHTzfKl78Pv8l71-uO_nEg6CSa0UiHGzp-FaF_0cZVg7FYSJ1XFzG_gC710JRNrx7S2BmBnaPQtp9tiZnoDR8eT02GAH5FiOw/s2689/IMG_3238.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1857" data-original-width="2689" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6xwvILSB8JHyLmZTCDIzgmYTgjvSVGU4u8KR_iLsvbpYiPskmbY_Ao_Co52DdOxE8OuK2D4wGhop0KVjt55jjpfkFsHTzfKl78Pv8l71-uO_nEg6CSa0UiHGzp-FaF_0cZVg7FYSJ1XFzG_gC710JRNrx7S2BmBnaPQtp9tiZnoDR8eT02GAH5FiOw/w640-h442/IMG_3238.JPG" width="640" /></span></a><br />Bunker Hill Mine Headframe</div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />The Bunker Hill Mine has a tragic story attached to it. <span>In 1999 Jack Sackrider killed his
girlfriend Tina Foligno and threw her body into the shaft of the Bunker Hill
Mine. She was found at the 250-foot
level and Jack is now serving time in prison.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YJSIWtzHRzHoWTBDf8vJbufnjCcTQpgV_EIFgl4PmE3lwK-0fm8VUNQ1CXYfYatrkra9m-buRRN-J_e6Cxphi7H2G7bz64YzEH6PyDVK2vwee7JtrtsWSkj8kH2NdA24NIP6vZ1-vDWYwXIbbXTVI38lwnZt5aGykVICj0P9sbOdesGbkpmCJ9fOTw/s2075/IMG_3241%202075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YJSIWtzHRzHoWTBDf8vJbufnjCcTQpgV_EIFgl4PmE3lwK-0fm8VUNQ1CXYfYatrkra9m-buRRN-J_e6Cxphi7H2G7bz64YzEH6PyDVK2vwee7JtrtsWSkj8kH2NdA24NIP6vZ1-vDWYwXIbbXTVI38lwnZt5aGykVICj0P9sbOdesGbkpmCJ9fOTw/w395-h400/IMG_3241%202075.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>There is a small memorial to Tina near the mine. </span><span>Watch for the remains of Bunker Hill Mine on your left as you approach the intersection. At the intersection turn right. We are on our way to Amador City, one of the </span><span>richest mining towns in California. It was named after
Jose Amador a San Francisco ranchero who began mining here in 1848.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">As you come to the end of this road, turn right onto Amador Creek Road and then left onto Main Street. Continue all the way down to the end of Main Street in Amador City (1 block) and turn left into the parking lot just after the wood-frame Tavern building which is the Break Even Beer Makers. </span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1baqxnDRS8fMIDhHLW8Awmx8ZSXdkbTJCuevf6YomfEYlFZwsb-z0zxE2958ATUBIs8Yda_qKz9_1mL1ezkG4TLc-tybQA28_JeWQD4YuMKGvFQNDn7ZV5NR50PoH4Qr26Cv_2TBnmXNkqIcXPUK3X18_XEddNhaPQyHHJ1OEaaPmabOt3F1pATjZsg/s5184/IMG_8399.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1baqxnDRS8fMIDhHLW8Awmx8ZSXdkbTJCuevf6YomfEYlFZwsb-z0zxE2958ATUBIs8Yda_qKz9_1mL1ezkG4TLc-tybQA28_JeWQD4YuMKGvFQNDn7ZV5NR50PoH4Qr26Cv_2TBnmXNkqIcXPUK3X18_XEddNhaPQyHHJ1OEaaPmabOt3F1pATjZsg/w640-h480/IMG_8399.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFKmaIc6yz7X4SVMAF0eYg0hqigGAqZPfMCxHQEmrjhPYM3cBAsYfKn8xRAxh0m4haVFS8nGxoCujhvZ6zu7mO2yEu3MuYIbyMsPzmkHjCUo5l-xBOPVOCLQiU1iyqVIMC9eqTMzpkVpAS9Y3Zi3xHDVytb3eT6-vJjajfUeGPSRO070oCmK3pvNvaw/s3648/IMG_3282.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFKmaIc6yz7X4SVMAF0eYg0hqigGAqZPfMCxHQEmrjhPYM3cBAsYfKn8xRAxh0m4haVFS8nGxoCujhvZ6zu7mO2yEu3MuYIbyMsPzmkHjCUo5l-xBOPVOCLQiU1iyqVIMC9eqTMzpkVpAS9Y3Zi3xHDVytb3eT6-vJjajfUeGPSRO070oCmK3pvNvaw/w640-h480/IMG_3282.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrZTCKuRp4mndI1Tg21fDrU0tXtgk1c9wCVEukvE0NkquXVkCi0KyXkJDYiyzefoOzr5D38s7mSwjBQVl-hOfsYzch2mgCMLQTviHgkSHgIymvnuCMeRwyH8osy8XU5IlJgXaym0WFjCTYj6zzUuj9tBsRMQB5ue0mc36ZUecAO70iEc9qAQD6QX0JA/s508/Amador%20City%20%20Numbers%206.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="508" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrZTCKuRp4mndI1Tg21fDrU0tXtgk1c9wCVEukvE0NkquXVkCi0KyXkJDYiyzefoOzr5D38s7mSwjBQVl-hOfsYzch2mgCMLQTviHgkSHgIymvnuCMeRwyH8osy8XU5IlJgXaym0WFjCTYj6zzUuj9tBsRMQB5ue0mc36ZUecAO70iEc9qAQD6QX0JA/w640-h640/Amador%20City%20%20Numbers%206.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span>You may use the map above or access the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">companion brochure</a> for a walking tour of Amador City. From this parking lot it is a short walk into town. </span></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bKPFletrsoVszl-qJwihyO49OrcGfwuzWVOKr3lWR6y8BgGla_D_XGOiq7013KU_1L71TJ23cFnN9gujF_ju8BkpBxF3Y_RvQ6VqxK-8cgCpk_8kwciUNEzrL137BT57Dedh1kdsneRY2v4-yIVDyIe0CSsBmsWTlV5E8dzBnd5jcjFfX0s63mQQ2g/s2306/IMG_3876%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2306" data-original-width="2306" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bKPFletrsoVszl-qJwihyO49OrcGfwuzWVOKr3lWR6y8BgGla_D_XGOiq7013KU_1L71TJ23cFnN9gujF_ju8BkpBxF3Y_RvQ6VqxK-8cgCpk_8kwciUNEzrL137BT57Dedh1kdsneRY2v4-yIVDyIe0CSsBmsWTlV5E8dzBnd5jcjFfX0s63mQQ2g/w640-h640/IMG_3876%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are visiting Amador City on Friday through Sunday after 12 noon, stop into the Museum, it is free. The building itself dates back to 1860 and throughout the years has housed many types of businesses, the Wells Fargo Exchange, an antique store and as of 1993 it has become known as the Amador Whitney Museum. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOSZ49wvJAWbr_59aDVU4K3jDF7lu1Ho1eN0jNwsk072uX8bwq0nHOJMFxzabIXYGcqfQIjgCrtuaJ2tdBNbvpFRvnKMhkDafdwfqLfk0rF-Tx91JHwSxyb_1XrSRgjaPatRCJrz3gQOed2PAiEGnfGZ5TL3NUPnke1TGoBgc5j6TI_rQGl6SBFTKOw/s2457/IMG_3948%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2457" data-original-width="2457" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOSZ49wvJAWbr_59aDVU4K3jDF7lu1Ho1eN0jNwsk072uX8bwq0nHOJMFxzabIXYGcqfQIjgCrtuaJ2tdBNbvpFRvnKMhkDafdwfqLfk0rF-Tx91JHwSxyb_1XrSRgjaPatRCJrz3gQOed2PAiEGnfGZ5TL3NUPnke1TGoBgc5j6TI_rQGl6SBFTKOw/w640-h640/IMG_3948%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Inside you will find a replica of the early Amador City post office, schoolhouse, boarding house, and mine shaft. We found the Walking West exhibit of great interest. This wall shows a depiction of the different routes various women took when they came to California. The routes were taken from diaries of pioneer women. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAuOX5D6VETkYKPKJPxJXnSRdLBqyLPVxH9AUFkbtKZeVolJR3ix1DN43iDCwTxvV_SbXrs2-y0PMVsQ990bjIsta1TchjkTg6Jc2hh45V1g_xoIfktEBTgP1wqcM8aHSzg0n7d6JfQFeqGupv-rvH4dI3Nn-PKB_WiZDztUD0cgRleJaxyZBOQqn_w/s2587/IMG_3958%202.2%20Whitney%20Musuem.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2587" data-original-width="2587" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAuOX5D6VETkYKPKJPxJXnSRdLBqyLPVxH9AUFkbtKZeVolJR3ix1DN43iDCwTxvV_SbXrs2-y0PMVsQ990bjIsta1TchjkTg6Jc2hh45V1g_xoIfktEBTgP1wqcM8aHSzg0n7d6JfQFeqGupv-rvH4dI3Nn-PKB_WiZDztUD0cgRleJaxyZBOQqn_w/w640-h640/IMG_3958%202.2%20Whitney%20Musuem.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Once you have explored the museum, walk over to the Amador Hotel where you will find the towns two wine rooms, The End of Nowhere and Holgate Hill. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbC5xlCy0R28FQDO8iZi3102fp7aRjCLepeFvFSbhXyeY2IQHiFP2r4yrnThz38dj7UpXy5SBECpY4MsISzO4V3NBXQ09JYpxwg17K9w1Ux0QbQShOwG6_rPgmGFcaU7EKmCfwvCAkogoV7PJVjwum9Pc_D_ydDcmypCnJEbzsqAUu8PGf1QaFQb5Gw/s2184/IMG_3918%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2184" data-original-width="2184" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbC5xlCy0R28FQDO8iZi3102fp7aRjCLepeFvFSbhXyeY2IQHiFP2r4yrnThz38dj7UpXy5SBECpY4MsISzO4V3NBXQ09JYpxwg17K9w1Ux0QbQShOwG6_rPgmGFcaU7EKmCfwvCAkogoV7PJVjwum9Pc_D_ydDcmypCnJEbzsqAUu8PGf1QaFQb5Gw/w640-h640/IMG_3918%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdD1KX5M8iO0o5-sDYgqkYObr8_6S_kG997i7Hs-u5qJ1K7glc58kcm4ai7rpPcGBm9w7mADpw0hMTuFJWwNc_-HNWpvakpB3Fha-C5qOwXwYbrQK1ac-cXT997U_x_9m5-Cx_nc1Jsqru9DWF6WAeHpAQ3mcZ644nyCM7SAN6TeyyXpaLXK8SR4m9uA/w640-h480/IMG_3937.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Finally back at the parking lot make sure to check out what remains of the Keystone Mine. Founded in 1851 this mine was worked until 1952 and produced over $24 million in gold. </span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqoMJMD1xwtkeN1TwdeE7NGjZVncmzoZaoU2KNK_j3aTLcbWDarevaND5hYod9V7bAnnkL0kSURKuOoqUdQVWKRfm9Hy_CZtp06TOejqcCA7M6puF_NY7his39gyXqeV_hJsjmqde0kwDFJaevicof97K_sT2ZUXjLLpa42RDgb2cDJlkEFJ0H5WERQ/s2730/IMG_3998%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2730" data-original-width="2730" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqoMJMD1xwtkeN1TwdeE7NGjZVncmzoZaoU2KNK_j3aTLcbWDarevaND5hYod9V7bAnnkL0kSURKuOoqUdQVWKRfm9Hy_CZtp06TOejqcCA7M6puF_NY7his39gyXqeV_hJsjmqde0kwDFJaevicof97K_sT2ZUXjLLpa42RDgb2cDJlkEFJ0H5WERQ/w640-h640/IMG_3998%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Back on the road, continue south along the Old Route 49 toward Sutter Creek. Along the way you will will pass another tall mining headframe. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iWDxJPxcuSzAOvIvup6WavF09XfhS88Z43UwjKWB8-fNOJrqx8fqHPQT81Gl0--OAqMmqS6SD6LBRHN23I3BnCqASZpbYprdar3TnC3N-B5PohSKqybBCfhVe296Gn2zMGGaSwXLPY3Z4rOupRqBD72uvf0KiwAS66wEGQhpkatyQnRxNxcF03YmsA/s2101/IMG_4004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2101" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iWDxJPxcuSzAOvIvup6WavF09XfhS88Z43UwjKWB8-fNOJrqx8fqHPQT81Gl0--OAqMmqS6SD6LBRHN23I3BnCqASZpbYprdar3TnC3N-B5PohSKqybBCfhVe296Gn2zMGGaSwXLPY3Z4rOupRqBD72uvf0KiwAS66wEGQhpkatyQnRxNxcF03YmsA/w640-h460/IMG_4004.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>This </span><span>marks the entrance to the Sutter Gold
and Lincoln Mining operation, a 3 ½ mile long segment of mine shafts which
includes nine historic mines which were
in production from 1852 to 1952. One of
these, the Lincoln Mine, is the mine from which Leland Stanford, of Stanford
University fame, made his fortune. Currently this site is closed to the
public. </span></span></div></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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This is the main street of Sutter Creek. The three pictures below are of Sutter Creek. They date from the 1860's to 1900's. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tGrj0O72Xm3ttXLOsvOi8Dt2midu4GJuQYnzl2cLwS3TJKFpt7RSkgd_fdcFGwOU7PXSmd1HIiP-rO_e3KiFn9D6AeN57JSz53TtAfQvVGlHSnR6N6tlrUjn6j6x6qPPsKcPnwKyUDkKkLQu1uknnLY4yhUfnAtfUVlPgl-NdSXSvlWiHdA2gsfaTw/s800/582.11ASutterCreek.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="800" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tGrj0O72Xm3ttXLOsvOi8Dt2midu4GJuQYnzl2cLwS3TJKFpt7RSkgd_fdcFGwOU7PXSmd1HIiP-rO_e3KiFn9D6AeN57JSz53TtAfQvVGlHSnR6N6tlrUjn6j6x6qPPsKcPnwKyUDkKkLQu1uknnLY4yhUfnAtfUVlPgl-NdSXSvlWiHdA2gsfaTw/s320/582.11ASutterCreek.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span><span>The town of Sutter Creek was founded in 1844 by John Sutter. John came to the area for lumber, which he needed to build his town New Helvetia, more commonly known as Sutter's Fort, near Sacramento. Once a quartz gold vein was discovered in 1851 miners flocked to Sutter Creek and by the 1860's the population had grown to 1,200. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj--BaZJSaPjIUYRYhj1SPuIrNXZ6JqjcsIRTXMCCt7i4Ng1R0AvCvVXhglkVQR8kW7-cuayuPzVeVSQuYwIsOubNVoz0XPaDJuwctpG-D1L3U-seaG4Ks2JmbF_yy6PGg34WjjekPw-7BG80kxUqeG8aSPYJCLV7zHKl4X8FeQPZ2tn_i8ETA5o33DXw/s702/knight-foundry-historic-photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="702" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj--BaZJSaPjIUYRYhj1SPuIrNXZ6JqjcsIRTXMCCt7i4Ng1R0AvCvVXhglkVQR8kW7-cuayuPzVeVSQuYwIsOubNVoz0XPaDJuwctpG-D1L3U-seaG4Ks2JmbF_yy6PGg34WjjekPw-7BG80kxUqeG8aSPYJCLV7zHKl4X8FeQPZ2tn_i8ETA5o33DXw/w640-h478/knight-foundry-historic-photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Workers at Knight's Foundry<br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>Most residents worked in the hard-rock mines or in Samuel Knight's foundry. Established in 1873, this water-powered foundry and machine shop manufactured all of the heavy equipment necessary to keep the areas hard-rock mines in operation. When we arrive in Sutter Creek we will make a stop at this foundry. Though the interior is open only on the second Saturday of every month, there is an informative outdoor museum with numerous artifacts, open year round. </span><br /><br /><span>Today Sutter Creek's charming main street is lined with typical western style buildings, most rebuilt in stone or concrete after the fire of 1888. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM78eF0amc-qQB7tSrUGpHA3_ugMNmJoaAP3JBAM8qJqIU5X18mU_O--wb8Ai2nQYNajAnqBDADRTTvUqF-cqFj-oqHIIaJsTXeSkm9Oh1ecRog7Qh90OGrTCUpAzUcSP4aHDbh7GTtnmvruArL-7vxPntrghWCAOq2dKlaP_FjosMQZRqqmxc3OrfdQ/s1657/IMG_4017%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="1657" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM78eF0amc-qQB7tSrUGpHA3_ugMNmJoaAP3JBAM8qJqIU5X18mU_O--wb8Ai2nQYNajAnqBDADRTTvUqF-cqFj-oqHIIaJsTXeSkm9Oh1ecRog7Qh90OGrTCUpAzUcSP4aHDbh7GTtnmvruArL-7vxPntrghWCAOq2dKlaP_FjosMQZRqqmxc3OrfdQ/w400-h400/IMG_4017%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Watch for the sign for Knight's Foundry and turn left onto Eureka Street. Continue past Caps Garage, Gold Dust Pizza and a few quaint American Foursquare homes to the gray corrugated buildings. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7XEYPvk3NJCbzS7F_jazzgdsm3d0ukufJzWA8uJF6ZkIU9iVemzXM0Xxce7W6a-s0PmhcBXxyZYgZC-gCrsluAwD1Mlhl51Q-f_KEfxbd7snes1pWDeaQLJh_H5GJxHNTo90C6AcHTnMZKEdEgOm2hqWoV89pXLJgj-sD37bfS9AJlAq0QLD5YipfQ/s4520/IMG_8302.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2624" data-original-width="4520" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7XEYPvk3NJCbzS7F_jazzgdsm3d0ukufJzWA8uJF6ZkIU9iVemzXM0Xxce7W6a-s0PmhcBXxyZYgZC-gCrsluAwD1Mlhl51Q-f_KEfxbd7snes1pWDeaQLJh_H5GJxHNTo90C6AcHTnMZKEdEgOm2hqWoV89pXLJgj-sD37bfS9AJlAq0QLD5YipfQ/w400-h233/IMG_8302.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />Just past the foundry banner there is a small parking area. Park here to visit the outdoor museum which describes the history of Samuel Knight's enterprise. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWx4uq9rsk2x3jXxKvi-E0A2BNLDtQbk0dQ6aOJ6nNm2OdCpKnTGZPDyDeucAHBjhmunj1n_43mpSD-O-iVlvibTgZ6yg1zQpWqxYtcwZrdvQ8w739rBNLd53OBnOAIvSClwOKrjSHwaGq_kG6BheoHYhivJSwt3ePRTI-ANBGSiw9GjWhquuqIQa9lg/s2320/IMG_4059%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="2320" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWx4uq9rsk2x3jXxKvi-E0A2BNLDtQbk0dQ6aOJ6nNm2OdCpKnTGZPDyDeucAHBjhmunj1n_43mpSD-O-iVlvibTgZ6yg1zQpWqxYtcwZrdvQ8w739rBNLd53OBnOAIvSClwOKrjSHwaGq_kG6BheoHYhivJSwt3ePRTI-ANBGSiw9GjWhquuqIQa9lg/w640-h640/IMG_4059%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span> </span><br /><span>Established in 1873 by Samuel Knight this foundry, which is recognized as a
National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, is America’s last
water-powered foundry and machine shop.
The facility includes unique historic equipment and machinery in its
original context of the gold rush era.
Essential to the operation of area mines, this foundry manufactured
stamp mills, hoist works, pumps, ore cars, dredger buckets, rock crushers, and
more. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYkXL8Qn-oG0o-lv6ZkC-akMKrVa0JMkmvaw42QAwh2-izElrZTJROXfzdrnIBxdgmA8Z3KyecK73gZj1kRYIDva_71bPTYTeaZh1IRTKuWfX9Br6lTin5xgzEjaiTCw_UHb7Ylbj9FnmaBJU7MJmrbZ0LqEDVu9Y6GHIL_hFg5Oi3OnFGJQ6tI1GKg/s3294/IMG_8342.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2937" data-original-width="3294" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYkXL8Qn-oG0o-lv6ZkC-akMKrVa0JMkmvaw42QAwh2-izElrZTJROXfzdrnIBxdgmA8Z3KyecK73gZj1kRYIDva_71bPTYTeaZh1IRTKuWfX9Br6lTin5xgzEjaiTCw_UHb7Ylbj9FnmaBJU7MJmrbZ0LqEDVu9Y6GHIL_hFg5Oi3OnFGJQ6tI1GKg/w400-h356/IMG_8342.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Two lathes in foundry.<br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8s6OsIuiO4SOkggMj-7xark_3mWPnIi0EI3XetAt9i-D1iLnRzVRdV3eMMWcMfQ7looKsRWuaOWIjY2HZI-55r3oFsf7qwvfWF3D5LiwO4h153bYk7LBanrQkLQAUZNWA5YIGmnlree-KxBLo-ONqtLxHqcGI1LDM1F1l4Uyh5bVYnsedZ1oNh2kKw/s1280/KnightWheels_SuttersCreekCA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="1280" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8s6OsIuiO4SOkggMj-7xark_3mWPnIi0EI3XetAt9i-D1iLnRzVRdV3eMMWcMfQ7looKsRWuaOWIjY2HZI-55r3oFsf7qwvfWF3D5LiwO4h153bYk7LBanrQkLQAUZNWA5YIGmnlree-KxBLo-ONqtLxHqcGI1LDM1F1l4Uyh5bVYnsedZ1oNh2kKw/w400-h280/KnightWheels_SuttersCreekCA.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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Samuel Knight came to California from Maine in 1863. In 1875 Knight developed a cast iron
high-pressure water turbine wheel. These water wheels eventually became the
prevalent mover of gold country industrial equipment. Inside Knights Foundry a 42-inch wheel drives
the main line, with smaller water motors powering the other machines.</span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2_lyhU5bc0sZEwPlQJMyQsCqBxeVFIKbn9g3fkumbfAcV9Qst2nw9G4ASoMTfqBcHcOmuvC-uMCpF0akQ95qpQTSMJeNyrc-ktb1xGwA-TRh40jyHHECmOFeq2WbXzR1ri8LhvkWvXo93Jf6KKXrxoEXX2_9DqpQrf2One7zjJQ9gvG6B_S-FUUxyw/s3296/IMG_4053.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2374" data-original-width="3296" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2_lyhU5bc0sZEwPlQJMyQsCqBxeVFIKbn9g3fkumbfAcV9Qst2nw9G4ASoMTfqBcHcOmuvC-uMCpF0akQ95qpQTSMJeNyrc-ktb1xGwA-TRh40jyHHECmOFeq2WbXzR1ri8LhvkWvXo93Jf6KKXrxoEXX2_9DqpQrf2One7zjJQ9gvG6B_S-FUUxyw/w640-h460/IMG_4053.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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After 1883 the Knight wheel experienced stiff competition from the Pelton Water
Wheel. Though the Pelton wheel proved to
be more efficient, by the 1890s more than 300 Knight Wheels had been produced
and were in use across the Western United States. Knight also created several
other types of mining equipment crediting this foundry with a total of eight
patents for machines designed in his shop. </span><br />
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The City of Sutter Creek now owns the foundry and is in the process of
preserving the building and its contents.
It is open the second Saturday of
the month for self-guided tours. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From here drive back down Eureka Street and turn left into the parking lot next to Gold Dust Pizza. Parking here is free for a few hours. You may use that time to walk into town and visit a wine room, restaurant or one of the specialty shops. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Use the map below or our <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">companion brochure</a> to explore Sutter Creek. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bhliVotLFFOyn6dqmJ6rxsY7KXaulBQXpCSvseiUxelOWLbnTp-o7o8SrCCd4W37f3dEfsUPpbnD3ZOc3bXgxmhljs2U5PI3XmZsGxbgsv5zFRqE1a5KsrABSytqxzlTiDcuY3rta1fGarUtWSPYYoi0kruWXtGAHfFWxXyK5YUo6RY_WduNuirWOw/s2075/Sutter%20Creek%20Map%20%20numbers%206.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bhliVotLFFOyn6dqmJ6rxsY7KXaulBQXpCSvseiUxelOWLbnTp-o7o8SrCCd4W37f3dEfsUPpbnD3ZOc3bXgxmhljs2U5PI3XmZsGxbgsv5zFRqE1a5KsrABSytqxzlTiDcuY3rta1fGarUtWSPYYoi0kruWXtGAHfFWxXyK5YUo6RY_WduNuirWOw/w632-h640/Sutter%20Creek%20Map%20%20numbers%206.2%202048.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">We have one more stop in Sutter Creek, before making our way to Jackson, </span>Miner's Bend Park<span style="font-family: inherit;">. So make your way back to Main Street. Turn left and pass the grassy area, then use the right lane to exit for the parking area for Miner's Bend Park. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0_HgAcSECp6kasL6-tW6H48ufQgbVAoeLswmv7JaSdTJUpnJKo2GcksBuZiaEKEpIhvQ4cRw5K9SIAgejtKz7DERjJ0xbAZDFq9kLcpYOKmKE-IRbw3qsM82sUS6dIZ-PZNhLJj_hNTIqTZTjlHsD04dxtnQ118QuSKg7nNA3LkE8LeEWwDdJm8GHQ/s2484/IMG_4221%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2484" data-original-width="2484" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0_HgAcSECp6kasL6-tW6H48ufQgbVAoeLswmv7JaSdTJUpnJKo2GcksBuZiaEKEpIhvQ4cRw5K9SIAgejtKz7DERjJ0xbAZDFq9kLcpYOKmKE-IRbw3qsM82sUS6dIZ-PZNhLJj_hNTIqTZTjlHsD04dxtnQ118QuSKg7nNA3LkE8LeEWwDdJm8GHQ/w640-h640/IMG_4221%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUj7xd8UCTkBU_nnghBxdrcprceud4sosIEyArqDawvYLrujMclcWtRGzDjF-Du0wPV4EIgauZRRnuit_emWmH5crdp_Nv1F_1my3Zzn1Rl_JWG7bXWKFr1N_o01DPbHLG_oYHnNw5wlVgBkortshOvomrAd6HJJbztrhpFA6_8zqGVE1T6o5jMEXAw/s3648/IMG_4288.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUj7xd8UCTkBU_nnghBxdrcprceud4sosIEyArqDawvYLrujMclcWtRGzDjF-Du0wPV4EIgauZRRnuit_emWmH5crdp_Nv1F_1my3Zzn1Rl_JWG7bXWKFr1N_o01DPbHLG_oYHnNw5wlVgBkortshOvomrAd6HJJbztrhpFA6_8zqGVE1T6o5jMEXAw/w640-h480/IMG_4288.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
<br /><span>This park features gold mining artifacts from
the Argonaut, Lincoln Mine and the Knight Foundry as well as informational
plaques with historic photos. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From Miner's Bend turn right back onto Main Street. Stay on Main by veering right, we are on our way to Kennedy Gold Mine. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">At the traffic signal turn left back onto the main Highway 49. Stay on this for about 1 mile. Then make a left onto Highway 88. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0tQr67Ycs2CQkTxrOYnoGEDG-bB5BjDkzpdtkAxzeevYJdayqLAmWWA1PuHAxlmXiNFZx7ct4ohZRFSqrfzQ0LlYHWlIXYietVp7IEovL40PWHSk6qXqsnbm8hvRDFQEhpymM3Xn69HC0N7YSxlbnOi5SWTcma6YPVvyQ8y_s8bugq6fCG33ksp1Vg/s2075/IMG_4303%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0tQr67Ycs2CQkTxrOYnoGEDG-bB5BjDkzpdtkAxzeevYJdayqLAmWWA1PuHAxlmXiNFZx7ct4ohZRFSqrfzQ0LlYHWlIXYietVp7IEovL40PWHSk6qXqsnbm8hvRDFQEhpymM3Xn69HC0N7YSxlbnOi5SWTcma6YPVvyQ8y_s8bugq6fCG33ksp1Vg/w632-h640/IMG_4303%202048.jpg" width="632" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The turn off for Kennedy Mine is very tricky. Watch for the Linda Vista Motel sign on your left. It is after the Kennedy Gold Mine sign with the arrow in the picture above. Then use the center turn lane to turn left into the parking lot of the motel. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaM9Hxx12qfduGoANJHX0bGC6CAIIySxaRP0ZLW9pUxng6eL2gTyGaC6Pi1CcXnrfzRJXGFx-2UW0j-WMYcqONrhqH5zOSbau7NPPAnKXI73KcXewIWx-onjXHGNWD17-IeJxu6X8b6Bnms0iyjYOkrUNON2VhwlETLC0ujmWFi439YDZoljmC3Ct6w/s2075/IMG_4309%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaM9Hxx12qfduGoANJHX0bGC6CAIIySxaRP0ZLW9pUxng6eL2gTyGaC6Pi1CcXnrfzRJXGFx-2UW0j-WMYcqONrhqH5zOSbau7NPPAnKXI73KcXewIWx-onjXHGNWD17-IeJxu6X8b6Bnms0iyjYOkrUNON2VhwlETLC0ujmWFi439YDZoljmC3Ct6w/s320/IMG_4309%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Do not go all the way into the parking lot, instead make an immediate right onto the frontage road that runs between the motel, and the highway. You will pass the church in the picture above. And yes, Jesus is the answer! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAoYPm9UAPC9dH0-hk4v5RO4jC5WqgkyzL9Xr6_VH6eAxvm8EVB0FwCU4Eidh0WT_-LqR1SR_Dhq2xldlhIQjGh23K_XVxkvuyB0-OsEINxNEwJGJFE6_KGikgL7VJ7uvA-XJqULjaCBfdzV0Ugh3tIxorbfuK-nGIKeM-Rq9D3toZDN1zPUNhEjmFg/s3648/IMG_4313.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAoYPm9UAPC9dH0-hk4v5RO4jC5WqgkyzL9Xr6_VH6eAxvm8EVB0FwCU4Eidh0WT_-LqR1SR_Dhq2xldlhIQjGh23K_XVxkvuyB0-OsEINxNEwJGJFE6_KGikgL7VJ7uvA-XJqULjaCBfdzV0Ugh3tIxorbfuK-nGIKeM-Rq9D3toZDN1zPUNhEjmFg/w640-h480/IMG_4313.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Follow the Kennedy Mine signs down the hill about 1/4 mile to the parking area. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqj2FlC9CFUHroAVSqU8U1Fh9F2z3oDwOi25ISJjTVx-VEZxfpSjZ8JPDmDNtBVSK5vnpPPkBTfv-aZMQSNQDTGMMfCylbfZwS4VPfmxESixv1IRgH3sI6JGh7UkjFzRQ1osfuIobIKBLkKYnRLvq90X6Z1rMvVum33IAgcbgASRp_FbWPnwpxN0bvnQ/s2075/IMG_8353%202075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqj2FlC9CFUHroAVSqU8U1Fh9F2z3oDwOi25ISJjTVx-VEZxfpSjZ8JPDmDNtBVSK5vnpPPkBTfv-aZMQSNQDTGMMfCylbfZwS4VPfmxESixv1IRgH3sI6JGh7UkjFzRQ1osfuIobIKBLkKYnRLvq90X6Z1rMvVum33IAgcbgASRp_FbWPnwpxN0bvnQ/w632-h640/IMG_8353%202075.jpg" width="632" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kenney Mine is open on weekends March through October, from 10 to 4pm. If you are visiting during these open hours, we<b> highly</b> suggest making a stop at Kennedy Mines. Here you will find one of the largest collections of gold rush artifacts, a steam boiler building, headframe, stamp mill, foreman's office, paymaster's office and more. There is no cost to explore the Kennedy Mine grounds but there is a cost for a guided tour. Pick up a brochure in the gift shop that will help you explore the area. There are a number of informational plaques around the park that explain the history of the area.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Use the map below or the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">companion brochure</a> to visit the area. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjN2QibonRpVOcWyVl3MB45uSQlucE19uBOjnH_8GBqN9mrZ9h2zNiqMM_6af0ub0PtU4L4sYcRsQmAHqr8vmL7kgtyqqxQJVe2xeLBhWl69bt7BKJQnRf2BDvHGhZwg8tauIk41Q47avH3YVgGwjK8patJInOc_YZFYfuU2fIZgSNAOxZ3-BomMzaw/s2075/Kennedy%20Mine%206.2%20numbers%20%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kennedy mine is named for Andrew Kennedy who reportedly discovered a quartz ledge near Jackson in the late 1850s. With approximately 150 miles of underground tunnels beneath the surface of the Kennedy Mine and a vertical depth of almost 6,000 feet, this mine is reported to be the deepest in the United States. It is credited with a total gold production during its operation between 1856 and 1942 of $34 million dollars. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When you are finished exploring this historic site, exit the parking lot the way you arrived and carefully turn left back onto Highway 88. Our next stop is the Vista Point for the Argonaut and Kennedy Mine.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCfKP0JQLUhq9dwD-WK26eiBxk65dik0-QyRi_sN0zrlG4-CotJJSYjEZZA91xbbJjGcvQMXeKASBAxdcM5bessdFBaXQblSVDd8dW9a7JjfIT6iOr-I9w6-jziWls4jgSAxN4rZWizhwIMe4AgtIYPwSsT7p2NdVSWpuOOpYG9SVxp7iVDScns-F2w/s2075/IMG_4319%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCfKP0JQLUhq9dwD-WK26eiBxk65dik0-QyRi_sN0zrlG4-CotJJSYjEZZA91xbbJjGcvQMXeKASBAxdcM5bessdFBaXQblSVDd8dW9a7JjfIT6iOr-I9w6-jziWls4jgSAxN4rZWizhwIMe4AgtIYPwSsT7p2NdVSWpuOOpYG9SVxp7iVDScns-F2w/w632-h640/IMG_4319%202048.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>Turn right after the Vista Point sign into the parking area just off the highway. </span></span><span>The Argonaut Mine was originally claimed by two freed slaves in 1850, William
Tudor and James Hager. They worked the claim until 1860. In 1893 the claim was sold to the Argonaut
Mining Company and produced more than $25 million in gold before it was shut
down. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdS2C1BqgD8PBqwTn21XnB5SFhL_D7sw2vx28RJeelItD98ZCrmb_XFIwALFgMpLGv9KO11XCX5Bo8aBs8oxBSLJZILjK90CysHvlfsAQC4K8U25ncgaEf7zIdlHpJG29ZobgnanS-qi-1UDqDffjmDZcX72r9GYk_13RhDkvn0Xr3X_j4xAI30e_uXA/s1747/IMG_6356%20Arganaut.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="1747" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdS2C1BqgD8PBqwTn21XnB5SFhL_D7sw2vx28RJeelItD98ZCrmb_XFIwALFgMpLGv9KO11XCX5Bo8aBs8oxBSLJZILjK90CysHvlfsAQC4K8U25ncgaEf7zIdlHpJG29ZobgnanS-qi-1UDqDffjmDZcX72r9GYk_13RhDkvn0Xr3X_j4xAI30e_uXA/w640-h430/IMG_6356%20Arganaut.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Picture taken from the exhibit at Kennedy Mine<br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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This was also the site of the worst mining disaster in the Mother Lode. </span><span>In August 1922 a fire broke out deep in the Argonaut mine. Rescue workers used
the Kennedy Mine down the road to stage a rescue. They drilled from the Kennedy
Mine into the Argonaut and entered equipped with oxygen tanks and a
canary. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2ujkR9aEYW54ukFVckWELkVdcS0QRmRHckyvNfeNJ6TUL-0Ip0xv216A37QynBHx41Q_tUAZljZVY-eK6p_7wGzENOK-Xr4wOU77vIBTgrDW2HPqbQH-bIhY7CrJqdTSUy1p-ht0qJSoZPbGYGl5nacdAemzBvre0G47rATlF8MUmtk2nxLfU1dMuw/s3228/IMG_6371.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3228" data-original-width="2158" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2ujkR9aEYW54ukFVckWELkVdcS0QRmRHckyvNfeNJ6TUL-0Ip0xv216A37QynBHx41Q_tUAZljZVY-eK6p_7wGzENOK-Xr4wOU77vIBTgrDW2HPqbQH-bIhY7CrJqdTSUy1p-ht0qJSoZPbGYGl5nacdAemzBvre0G47rATlF8MUmtk2nxLfU1dMuw/w268-h400/IMG_6371.JPG" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Picture taken from exhibit at Kennedy Mine </div><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>More susceptible to toxic gases,
canaries warned miners by growing more distressed that gas levels were rising
too high, allowing the miners time to escape safely. This canary died almost immediately from the
deadly gas and lack of oxygen that the fire had created. It was then that the rescuers knew what they
were about to find. When they reached
the miners trapped 3,500 feet below ground, all forty-eight had perished. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZQ0ncbJ5XBCs42HH9mNJPhRLKYWIGDzJrZnUuPicTJeXRIiDXXmqDBZsGmNISS7Fwb3yDMIn1r-GzcCoFslFGRANBYKyteKaNWcfpMImbDW_CtztXU_CRjsqiTm-sucVk2HCwKbSWg3e4bvMGx4MGE6n8j6ojS4mheapwEmz6FWtM6IECSLEOYyC1g/s2036/IMG_4427.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2036" data-original-width="1913" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZQ0ncbJ5XBCs42HH9mNJPhRLKYWIGDzJrZnUuPicTJeXRIiDXXmqDBZsGmNISS7Fwb3yDMIn1r-GzcCoFslFGRANBYKyteKaNWcfpMImbDW_CtztXU_CRjsqiTm-sucVk2HCwKbSWg3e4bvMGx4MGE6n8j6ojS4mheapwEmz6FWtM6IECSLEOYyC1g/w602-h640/IMG_4427.JPG" width="602" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
Take some time now to review the historical markers in this parking lot. When you are finished exit the parking area and turn right back onto the highway. As you drive the headframe of the Argonaut Mine will be on your right. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>In a moment we will arrive in Old Town Jackson. This is the end of this driving tour. Jackson was named after </span><span>Colonel Alden Jackson a local lawyer, and is the county seat of
Amador County.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Turn left onto Main Street, then make an immediate right to stay on Main Street. The Jackson fire station will be to your right. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span> </span><br /><span><span>Buildings in this old part of town were constructed out of brick after the fire of 1862. T</span><span>hey have been well maintained and today house a number of offices, restaurants,
specialty stores, and bars. </span><br /><br /><span>
The Main Event Bar ahead on your right was the county jail in 1862.</span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdyoUfB5OClVuwouvcGG5rX1sFdE-2shuHVtpIZgVXO4ySz9cp5yV7fbq9qGHYs9hoGFz84o_gWKVpKPyPNfJnvjOuosG2YqciUsgWs_J5F9674bkAuJGpNB2I-dS621sxcUXtwt0z8B1lOhlZqS1pNFQMIvj1uZc83L7o146Y4-rJhP1cIK44s2H_g/s2217/IMG_4550%20-2.2%20%20Jackson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2217" data-original-width="2217" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdyoUfB5OClVuwouvcGG5rX1sFdE-2shuHVtpIZgVXO4ySz9cp5yV7fbq9qGHYs9hoGFz84o_gWKVpKPyPNfJnvjOuosG2YqciUsgWs_J5F9674bkAuJGpNB2I-dS621sxcUXtwt0z8B1lOhlZqS1pNFQMIvj1uZc83L7o146Y4-rJhP1cIK44s2H_g/w640-h640/IMG_4550%20-2.2%20%20Jackson.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><span></span>
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On your left, Rosebuds, was the location of Jackson’s founder, Louis Tellier’s
saloon and the towns Hanging Tree where ten were hung from its branches. </span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNy7-hkDlhyOPeGlV-sR77tLi_nk0VUm1sizEyTGjBezhTVKGBy3RvCjnfoTUhnXwHsl5K3frWnJlFzzj4czIq1EmoMR0cju9KxVawHDdwt_PykhZxpsKDzzCGfg_2JXxePx3EMf4_BAteKbjgsIeF4D0JmhZ6Be4Z84MApV0q8GFPqVDlBC5I4AuVhQ/s2216/IMG_4578%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2216" data-original-width="2216" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNy7-hkDlhyOPeGlV-sR77tLi_nk0VUm1sizEyTGjBezhTVKGBy3RvCjnfoTUhnXwHsl5K3frWnJlFzzj4czIq1EmoMR0cju9KxVawHDdwt_PykhZxpsKDzzCGfg_2JXxePx3EMf4_BAteKbjgsIeF4D0JmhZ6Be4Z84MApV0q8GFPqVDlBC5I4AuVhQ/w640-h640/IMG_4578%202.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfEkYVpoq12S1xtqfhYxDKUODNrm_PD6h0QMLIMLfcVy1d-wjQjYn4vJQitPBsGKn0V7zXHMuaDMca_ZOxH18FMvWw7BWEcZZqwDSZNeGG8TabnnwiamPz6h_fOF-sjH8rlmz0u70FkHLMbPc4P6TnNC_TgqnRkTzz4mO0qxRm9ENMu78xvTOTkpjAQ/s2030/IMG_4573%20Jackson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2030" data-original-width="1665" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfEkYVpoq12S1xtqfhYxDKUODNrm_PD6h0QMLIMLfcVy1d-wjQjYn4vJQitPBsGKn0V7zXHMuaDMca_ZOxH18FMvWw7BWEcZZqwDSZNeGG8TabnnwiamPz6h_fOF-sjH8rlmz0u70FkHLMbPc4P6TnNC_TgqnRkTzz4mO0qxRm9ENMu78xvTOTkpjAQ/w328-h400/IMG_4573%20Jackson.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><span></span>
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Across the street, Crucible Jewelers with the red awning, was the birth place
of wine industry titan, Ernest Gallo in 1909. </span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3COThx0FTsyJ2cJ3pkKu9Lj_hoeQkF8rMzBczII44cRfmjjb3tEngc8ji0Ae_uL7lUX6Xy-zdOenxJf-v05eyprhlu3uw4ldCsi3WTxBiirRkQejs7KWuqjIhrSnsdbKn11Cl3ZiOgIxfoCd6Gfb6IjAlcZ_32SqnAdb-u5K0x8PuOImRKfeiXwDC3Q/s2243/IMG_4579%20-%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2243" data-original-width="2243" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3COThx0FTsyJ2cJ3pkKu9Lj_hoeQkF8rMzBczII44cRfmjjb3tEngc8ji0Ae_uL7lUX6Xy-zdOenxJf-v05eyprhlu3uw4ldCsi3WTxBiirRkQejs7KWuqjIhrSnsdbKn11Cl3ZiOgIxfoCd6Gfb6IjAlcZ_32SqnAdb-u5K0x8PuOImRKfeiXwDC3Q/s320/IMG_4579%20-%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span></span></span>
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Veer left in front of the National Hotel then make an immediate right on
Broadway.</span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCJopp9MEAKDpyLvYx31DmQ6feddV7_W2M7O-utIKydlQzPmLBv8ByhOrjsQ7dXAZyaC_xXEsIHlEfVAaqHWrtKSPcL-ap0QYBLdahNQmCsThrruJZYIDbNfCNfPpm0rfrqOlinCBfTnowiwvbgZ9108cwOHysQ0-qsTjvohknxRdfnCUSFVsxFtZAg/s3648/IMG_4464.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCJopp9MEAKDpyLvYx31DmQ6feddV7_W2M7O-utIKydlQzPmLBv8ByhOrjsQ7dXAZyaC_xXEsIHlEfVAaqHWrtKSPcL-ap0QYBLdahNQmCsThrruJZYIDbNfCNfPpm0rfrqOlinCBfTnowiwvbgZ9108cwOHysQ0-qsTjvohknxRdfnCUSFVsxFtZAg/w640-h480/IMG_4464.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span>
<br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then turn right into the parking garage in the red
brick Jackson Civic Center building before you get to the end of this
block. </span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNQp8E1BnzGVEFZlhMNXa2XrFUihouZoXetg0wozKYiiXEzFfUEqmTyEtopOHwQqMjl-Y42kYPtMHnra7KySh_TQUKkB7isR2kDq0YnItk0NKToTV1LQk9ZTfJ-jFNP2RTwMkYm_mr34JyhWqzX-yrhodPCV6UNRfpyoPG1r0AiEfOhVNxXR2rLq1oQ/s2075/IMG_4468%202.2%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNQp8E1BnzGVEFZlhMNXa2XrFUihouZoXetg0wozKYiiXEzFfUEqmTyEtopOHwQqMjl-Y42kYPtMHnra7KySh_TQUKkB7isR2kDq0YnItk0NKToTV1LQk9ZTfJ-jFNP2RTwMkYm_mr34JyhWqzX-yrhodPCV6UNRfpyoPG1r0AiEfOhVNxXR2rLq1oQ/w395-h400/IMG_4468%202.2%202048.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span>
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It is a short walk from this location into historic downtown Jackson. You will find a map of this area in our
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">companion brochure</a>.
</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfVzfyZv2_bBoGGxkQITemvwOoLX2p0PuEz9Bfh9Smilw6Hrgk7qgkQmBQwI6XKs7OeGMqT8zdow_L7IRepU9DlwRseG1uAvaVs5ZJcAcjgqx3IsBGfhVR2iMBI0Nr1gp-3BsPvxvURqApU-epYQkD_1L3SJlLImX-hvK8G66wb3xduyZL5bZT5DlrQ/s601/City%20of%20Jackson%20%20%20numbers%206.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfVzfyZv2_bBoGGxkQITemvwOoLX2p0PuEz9Bfh9Smilw6Hrgk7qgkQmBQwI6XKs7OeGMqT8zdow_L7IRepU9DlwRseG1uAvaVs5ZJcAcjgqx3IsBGfhVR2iMBI0Nr1gp-3BsPvxvURqApU-epYQkD_1L3SJlLImX-hvK8G66wb3xduyZL5bZT5DlrQ/s320/City%20of%20Jackson%20%20%20numbers%206.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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We hope that you have enjoyed your driving tour from Placerville to Jackson and
all of our stops in-between. </span><br />
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This is one of four companion tours of the California Gold Rush Back Roads and
Highway 49 from Auburn to Jamestown. If
you are interested in the next segment, we end our tour in the parking lot
where we begin our next driving tour, Jackson to San Andreas.</span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">On our next tour, <b><a href="https://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2022/05/native-americans-boomtowns-and-literary.html" target="_blank">Native Americans, boomtowns and literary legends: A Highway 49 Driving Tour from Jamestown to Angels Camp</a></b>, you will have to opportunity to visit Jackson Rancheria and Casino, Indian
Grinding Rock State Park, do some spelunking at Black Chasm Cavern (if you are so adventurous), visit
Volcano the town John Doble made his home during the gold rush years, hear more
stories and history and a lot more. </span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; height: 50px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">Until next time,
Happy Adventures!</span></div></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>+++</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">All Pictures by L. A. Momboisse unless listed below: </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Placerville 1866 - <a href="https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3a52139/" target="_blank">Library of Congress</a> </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Placerville From Cary House 1866 - <a href="https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3a28924/" target="_blank">Library of Congress</a> </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Placerville 1888 - <a href="https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4364p.pm000313/?r=0.257,0.28,0.426,0.185,0" target="_blank">Library of Congress</a> </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Old Town Placerville - Visit El Dorado - <a href="https://visit-eldorado.com/an-afternoon-in-placerville/" target="_blank">Visit El Dorado An Afternoon in Placerville</a></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">3 pictures of Diamond Springs Hotel -<a href="https://diamondsprings-hotel.com/history/" target="_blank"> Website</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ad for Wells Fargo & Co - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wells,_Fargo_%26_Co._Display_Ad_1868.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Henry Wells and William Fargo - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Wells" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1860's Wells Fargo Stagecoach - <a href="1860's Wells Fargo Stagecoach" target="_blank">Wikimedia Commons </a></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">William Russell, Alexander Majors and William Waddell - <a href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=122600" target="_blank">Historic Marker Database</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pony Express Route - <a href="https://www.legendsofamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/PonyExpressRoute.jpg" target="_blank">Legends of America</a> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Placer Miners with their tools - <span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft758007r3;chunk.id=d0e1072;doc.view=print" target="_blank">Courtesy Bancroft Library</a></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Crystalline gold specimen from the California Mother Lode (5.3 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm) - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_lode#/media/File:Gold-206832.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Gold Bearing Quartz Vein - Photo by Ron Wolf / <a href="https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/environmental-analysis/documents/env/logdown-story-a11y.pdf" target="_blank">Logtown Story</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">California Gold Rush - <a href="http://gorhistory.com/hist383/GoldRush.html" target="_blank">Library of Congress </a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">Alvinza Hayward - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvinza_Hayward" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">Old Vine Amador County - <a href="http://www.cawine.info/discover-california/sierra-foothills/amador-county/" target="_blank">Amador County Wines </a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;">Aerial of Amador Flower Farm - Courtesy of <a href="https://www.amadorflowerfarm.com/" target="_blank">Amador Flower Farm</a> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;">Sam Brannon - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Brannan#:~:text=Samuel%20Brannan%20(March%202%2C%201819,and%20was%20its%20first%20millionaire." target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="text-align: center;">49ers in the Gold Fields - </span><a href="https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/789/A-Day-in-the-Life-of-a-California-49er" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">A Day in the Life of A Miner </a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="text-align: center;">Getting There is Half the Fun Newspaper Ad - <a href="https://www.goldprospectors.org/News/ArtMID/406/ArticleID/789/A-Day-in-the-Life-of-a-California-49er" target="_blank">A Day in the Life of A Miner </a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Long Tom 1852 - California State Library </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Drytown 1866 - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drytown,_California#/media/File:Drytown_Amador_1.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Miner with Equipment - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Three period black and white pictures of Sutter Creek - <a href="https://suttercreek.org/about-sutter-creek-amador-county-california-past-and-present/" target="_blank">Sutter Creek Jewel of the Motherload</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Worker's in Knight's Foundry - <a href="https://knightfoundry.com/sutter-creek-historic-site-events/" target="_blank">Knight's Foundry Website </a></p><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;">Lathe in Knight's Foundry - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Foundry" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Excerpts paraphrased from John Doble are from <i>John Doble's Journal and Letters from the Mines, Volcano, Mokelumne Hill, Jackson and San Francisco</i>, edited by Charles L. 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<!--[endif]--></span><p></p></div></div>Adventures of A Home Town Tourist http://www.blogger.com/profile/14250391828232138884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206555389724511740.post-27605659000779803572022-05-15T13:12:00.002-07:002023-05-30T09:34:44.260-07:00California's Gold Rush: A Highway 49 Driving Tour from Auburn to Placerville<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: left;">Interested in being your own tour guide? I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with </span><a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse" style="text-align: left;">VoiceMap</a><span style="text-align: left;"> (Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/" style="text-align: left;">GPSmyCity</a><span style="text-align: left;"> (</span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html" style="text-align: left;">Carmel</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html" style="text-align: left;">Monterey</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html" style="text-align: left;">Big Sur</a><span style="text-align: left;">, Folsom, Sacramento, Pacific Grove, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html#google_vignette" style="text-align: left;">Cinque Terre</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html" style="text-align: left;">Kotor Montenegro</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html" style="text-align: left;">Copenhagen</a><span style="text-align: left;">). Happy Adventures!</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8h9LjiXfQbgKMGgWyF_StAtB-cHAyxhamRWJ8nWGDm5ubjBnDi4E_UUzsiU63pStXdLQxu8tKrIG0Ov5L1LoaMNZl-yqKA7za8Xavbxu55qDcvpeHJVTbmVuB9KwmhKAsegNm8S8nDD0DnRwrM_y0-B1Bsb2jj3EWvk4rLRbdzZZA0wvt4z0A7TrlA/s1920/California_Gold_Country_Auburn_to_Placerville.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="1920" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8h9LjiXfQbgKMGgWyF_StAtB-cHAyxhamRWJ8nWGDm5ubjBnDi4E_UUzsiU63pStXdLQxu8tKrIG0Ov5L1LoaMNZl-yqKA7za8Xavbxu55qDcvpeHJVTbmVuB9KwmhKAsegNm8S8nDD0DnRwrM_y0-B1Bsb2jj3EWvk4rLRbdzZZA0wvt4z0A7TrlA/w522-h170/California_Gold_Country_Auburn_to_Placerville.jpg" width="522" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">This blog follows my VoiceMap audio driving tour <b>California's Gold Rush: A Highway 49 Driving Tour from Auburn to Placerville</b>. As you drive along some of California's most peaceful backroads, we will share the history of the California Gold Rush and visit the towns of Auburn, Placerville and Coloma, where gold was first discovered in January 1848. To bring this story to life we weave in excerpts from miners' diaries. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">You may download a souvenir brochure for this tour <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sSjg2vHmp9bSK-zv6Rknz-AiA6FN4fsi/view" target="_blank">here</a>. We have also created a companion brochure, <b>Hiking and Walking Tours of the Gold Country</b>. Download that <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">here</a> if you are interested. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are interested in this audio <a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/placer-county-california/california-s-gold-rush-a-highway-49-driving-tour-from-auburn-to-placerville" target="_blank">driving tour</a>, it is available at <a href="https://voicemap.me/authors/lynn-momboisse" target="_blank">VoiceMap</a> and listed under Placer County. To use <a href="https://voicemap.me/" target="_blank">VoiceMap</a>, you will need to download the VoiceMap app from the <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/voicemap-gps-audio-guides/id852027939" target="_blank">Apple Store</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.voicemap.android" target="_blank">Google Play</a>. The app is free, this audio driving tour, which is one of four that takes you along the Mother Lode from Auburn to Jamestown currently sells for $11.99. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our drive from Auburn to Placerville takes us along the spectacular American River, where there are plenty of places to get out and explore. On this tour we will: </span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Visit Marshall Gold Discovery State Park where gold was first discovered by James Marshall</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Learn how gold was mined</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Learn how miners traveled to California during the early years of the gold rush </span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Explore Gold Bug Mine, an actual hard-rock mine from the late 1880's</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Take in the beauty of the peaceful, untouched backroads of California</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hike along the Gerle Loop trail at Magnolia Ranch</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hike to the Black Hole of Calcutta Falls</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Do a little wine tasting</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">This driving tour covers about 32 miles of highway and can be completed in about 2 hours without any stops. On the other hand, this is your adventure. You may stop where you want, when you want, and for as long as you want. Or just use this guide to create your own trip. Happy Adventures and enjoy the tour! </span></p><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: both; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><p style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span>+++</span></p><p style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKZpUjmdA1LIZq9XOsWfcRkxeTSEzJZ3mBrHrJwGavlgdr7AkmwW0l4MOQ2vG1XE1PalSKDOSxYVPt9kFdcBbKA4L2M_gtDF-49vwGd17PQzPqjtpr_GIig68nUFp6xz3pyrLwj5mF3ZhBjhS0hrXGHipEHV6NkhGI1gssvzYb9DC18MwfnVXeHDvfg/s5184/IMG_7651.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKZpUjmdA1LIZq9XOsWfcRkxeTSEzJZ3mBrHrJwGavlgdr7AkmwW0l4MOQ2vG1XE1PalSKDOSxYVPt9kFdcBbKA4L2M_gtDF-49vwGd17PQzPqjtpr_GIig68nUFp6xz3pyrLwj5mF3ZhBjhS0hrXGHipEHV6NkhGI1gssvzYb9DC18MwfnVXeHDvfg/s320/IMG_7651.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />Valero Gas Station 1650 Lincoln Way, Auburn</div><span style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span><p style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div><span><span style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.26px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></span><div style="background: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">This driving tour begins in the parking lot at the Valero gas station located at 1650 Lincoln Way,
Auburn California. If at all possible
please park with your car facing in the direction of the large cement statue of
a gold prospector and the red and white Hook and Ladder #2 building. The Food Shop should be on your left or
behind you. The freeway will be to your right. Before we head out on the road here is a bit of background on the history of </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Auburn.</span></div><div style="background: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div><div style="background: white; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmObIuqvCB_IuaXkxTbKY67pH5BGYsN207wJOfqN3RfpgkWhYaptrK2xgI6IVfZR367OpLrii3nDw2mZTKFQSgVIIDmELC3yQTjx3ZmSGMnZFVDcN4mFIhT7Rxzjb6O6_75cl6YCLGK0PjKkRCQ_K0dqEvjfGcseai90GXHn2NJ9hYlg_f2WH60i4uA/s920/Christmas%20Time%20in%20Auburn%20by%20Abe%20Stern.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="920" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmObIuqvCB_IuaXkxTbKY67pH5BGYsN207wJOfqN3RfpgkWhYaptrK2xgI6IVfZR367OpLrii3nDw2mZTKFQSgVIIDmELC3yQTjx3ZmSGMnZFVDcN4mFIhT7Rxzjb6O6_75cl6YCLGK0PjKkRCQ_K0dqEvjfGcseai90GXHn2NJ9hYlg_f2WH60i4uA/w640-h266/Christmas%20Time%20in%20Auburn%20by%20Abe%20Stern.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Originally the Valero gas station where you are parked was the site of the Orleans Hotel, built in 1853 it was the central hub of Old Town Auburn. In the historic picture above the Orleans is to the left in the location of the Valero. This drawing is of Commercial Street. You will notice the buildings on the right still look the same today. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWM0eBOVQ4-_ZwmX6ac5XgPkkUvvrJBciE2L5-orzifl1zCYbHGeUhHktx0nu91SNzMhi-8oowD4TNFJKsRUs1UNvdagFfxvcXwIRR1_2obMVDegL6y3QgQN8FLYsyutP5wTujKWjSmoOOPGmlzLZK6zRPHVb5ZT4I5C503hIoLEKw22vJ9wBvEhKjg/s581/HOtel%20Orleans%20being%20demod.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="581" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWM0eBOVQ4-_ZwmX6ac5XgPkkUvvrJBciE2L5-orzifl1zCYbHGeUhHktx0nu91SNzMhi-8oowD4TNFJKsRUs1UNvdagFfxvcXwIRR1_2obMVDegL6y3QgQN8FLYsyutP5wTujKWjSmoOOPGmlzLZK6zRPHVb5ZT4I5C503hIoLEKw22vJ9wBvEhKjg/w400-h250/HOtel%20Orleans%20being%20demod.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>When U.S. Route 40 was expanded into an interstate freeway and routed through Old Town Auburn in the late 1950s, the Shell Oil Company purchased the Orleans Hotel property, tore it down and built a gas station. Though the Orleans could not be saved, its demolition helped preserve countless others historic buildings in Auburn through a historic preservation campaign. </span></div><br /></div><div style="background: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div><div style="background: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQR8wI_bPt_ACPJJrJ0D5WQM2O56WjAWZvsHWi9rAQWob8iSLxO-uL-pyyFtn-nD-Mnh8jhm_QdhV8CKw_WSnP_W0PNdRwD22-VLvOAmAbWWBwFKmz2zJOhNv9TjJuIjb_h_87CdJt2_wrnlCRKCJKuYAs738uWSB67sC7UWtZqi1gKfMwMTfBmTqiA/s586/Hotel%20Orleans%20ONline%20Archive%20of%20Ca.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="586" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQR8wI_bPt_ACPJJrJ0D5WQM2O56WjAWZvsHWi9rAQWob8iSLxO-uL-pyyFtn-nD-Mnh8jhm_QdhV8CKw_WSnP_W0PNdRwD22-VLvOAmAbWWBwFKmz2zJOhNv9TjJuIjb_h_87CdJt2_wrnlCRKCJKuYAs738uWSB67sC7UWtZqi1gKfMwMTfBmTqiA/s320/Hotel%20Orleans%20ONline%20Archive%20of%20Ca.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Orleans Hotel - Auburn 1939</div></div></span></div></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />
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Now look directly across the street, you should see the large statue of a gold
prospector. To the left of the statue is
a public restroom located in a brown western style building. </span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdX6JIgHYhJhNxDCCm2ThT62WzwWVvNF6A0mFpUg1fJRFGtlNFTlosjR_UawiEgucv-xjnUwL9SCPBNyDja-fgxZApXvmUiNEH9ngeH7FtCU-s57V6NN9MI7IVgSf42YC0NIleXrZ9PKOs6d1vQnuix-_qxtN1lCmziPRiIjkxfJUrtRKUAM0w4L_sA/s2238/IMG_1543.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1842" data-original-width="2238" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdX6JIgHYhJhNxDCCm2ThT62WzwWVvNF6A0mFpUg1fJRFGtlNFTlosjR_UawiEgucv-xjnUwL9SCPBNyDja-fgxZApXvmUiNEH9ngeH7FtCU-s57V6NN9MI7IVgSf42YC0NIleXrZ9PKOs6d1vQnuix-_qxtN1lCmziPRiIjkxfJUrtRKUAM0w4L_sA/s320/IMG_1543.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Next to that on the left will be a red and white building. The sign on the front reads "Hook and Ladder #2". With fires being a constant threat to gold rush towns, this firehouse was erected in 1891 and was in continuous use until 1954. </span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7Z4Dr7dWGA6266qgukuwQ2HWefjX7ikXmAFrkZIksbpl7YtOf5EKoFCTJKAMXEXHagrS-oc-ZFJQHdCYQKATTjwUlcW_YAeRcHkIFGZWWsuq0VpTD_rg00vG6B_55Qw9Ian8V7Jc9RUq4WjRsd_NxdOb7rsUPXBeUdaAjZs5SO1geRKyzJZ90IP-Rw/s2970/IMG_3344.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2514" data-original-width="2970" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7Z4Dr7dWGA6266qgukuwQ2HWefjX7ikXmAFrkZIksbpl7YtOf5EKoFCTJKAMXEXHagrS-oc-ZFJQHdCYQKATTjwUlcW_YAeRcHkIFGZWWsuq0VpTD_rg00vG6B_55Qw9Ian8V7Jc9RUq4WjRsd_NxdOb7rsUPXBeUdaAjZs5SO1geRKyzJZ90IP-Rw/s320/IMG_3344.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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Founded on an initial gold strike that quickly attracted miners, saloonkeepers,
merchants, and gamblers, Auburn was much like any other early mining camp. But whereas other towns were quickly
abandoned after the easy placer gold played out, Auburn maintained its population and
continued to grow becoming the Placer County seat in 1851. In 1865 the Central Pacific Railroad’s
western leg of the First Transcontinental Railroad, reached town.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />
<span>Claude Chana, a French emigrant, was the first to find gold in Auburn. His gold strike in May of 1848 was about a quarter mile south of Old Town, on the Auburn Ravine. Though Claude quickly moved on to stake his claim elsewhere, his likeness remained behind in the form of the 45-ton concrete statue in front of you. Auburn dentist Ken Fox created this piece of art in the 1970s out of rebar, wire mesh and cement. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic46L0pLVEyGCoucEbRUHYomLdz59hRy3ULsZ0XRvOh1k89a6rLrXYX9tdoOzJ6GsqC175honE5ce-I_lPVHxXQqbPbRomHFgGBTg7TutOvuwM5BwvlBURVwJ0Td-qQy8bbC_da-SDLVrWfwIggXHs0fqLVX5rFnBMTq-hIZfj_8-zVIuiWjc51JxyvQ/s2368/IMG_3312.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2072" data-original-width="2368" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic46L0pLVEyGCoucEbRUHYomLdz59hRy3ULsZ0XRvOh1k89a6rLrXYX9tdoOzJ6GsqC175honE5ce-I_lPVHxXQqbPbRomHFgGBTg7TutOvuwM5BwvlBURVwJ0Td-qQy8bbC_da-SDLVrWfwIggXHs0fqLVX5rFnBMTq-hIZfj_8-zVIuiWjc51JxyvQ/s320/IMG_3312.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Behind the statue of Claude Chana is the Claude Chana Park. In this park you will find a number of artifacts from the gold rush. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ceF4oBogMQBA-rkRDXtNv42sFpuGs3xmjsZyUTIe4hdv35QY5wk0gNOVUx86xWc3rieEv7uGJsroEjTEOlCJKwz4ShNyfozqA9miqQC746R7kWHPlFuqyYozSTWCSCf25VvsXDCn12uNFNFfKHLt6dw3ExTgr9xy-bR_KZoqLN1SIeFVZnmLfTSzyA/s3648/IMG_3304.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ceF4oBogMQBA-rkRDXtNv42sFpuGs3xmjsZyUTIe4hdv35QY5wk0gNOVUx86xWc3rieEv7uGJsroEjTEOlCJKwz4ShNyfozqA9miqQC746R7kWHPlFuqyYozSTWCSCf25VvsXDCn12uNFNFfKHLt6dw3ExTgr9xy-bR_KZoqLN1SIeFVZnmLfTSzyA/s320/IMG_3304.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">If you would like to explore this portion of old town before we leave on our driving tour, check out our walking map of old town in the <span>companion brochure, </span><b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">Hiking and Walking Tours of the Gold Country</a></b><span>. If you do decide to explore on foot just park on the street near the gas station. </span><br /><br />
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Alright let's get going. Use caution and
exit the Valero station. Turn left onto Lincoln Way and make an immediate left onto
Commercial Street and head up the hill.</span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGrSCzoncQsiHlV-t7TCTM-2_9cBQ4m9loXZAcApnDhsCsTNiCyX_4RcnplHRMXyHyJj5Aw_7oQFMX69zozeM20G4ImDEQ-5fPcv9Dnn2X9QrU5iZCfBLG-SK1bHFfJcONGJaCDDK90GFRJ37__DBvZ_SkKIAKh1-ptcvMPN870lVuAttT3sxOpaiTA/s2075/IMG_2209.2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGrSCzoncQsiHlV-t7TCTM-2_9cBQ4m9loXZAcApnDhsCsTNiCyX_4RcnplHRMXyHyJj5Aw_7oQFMX69zozeM20G4ImDEQ-5fPcv9Dnn2X9QrU5iZCfBLG-SK1bHFfJcONGJaCDDK90GFRJ37__DBvZ_SkKIAKh1-ptcvMPN870lVuAttT3sxOpaiTA/s320/IMG_2209.2048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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<br />At the yield veer right onto Maple Street. Built in 1855 the Victorian buildings on your right at one time served as a
hospital.</span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYA0GKZbS-7I6htRaGxQK2OyXnalQyP4GVGLOrUw-LGwjJnY53-quQZXQdDsKQ21CpWgJWl5Kk5GH8B1n7tPLCSyiIG1f3YaJZbDXU5hgNKcRoHYroOYcIP9xGTnk1iQFvM4Bq0ewrL9jvs-ZBrA75NQl1Bo98jbG35m0Ldwa2wEqPJhkVwZ-fR3sJQ/s1651/IMG_1560.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="1651" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYA0GKZbS-7I6htRaGxQK2OyXnalQyP4GVGLOrUw-LGwjJnY53-quQZXQdDsKQ21CpWgJWl5Kk5GH8B1n7tPLCSyiIG1f3YaJZbDXU5hgNKcRoHYroOYcIP9xGTnk1iQFvM4Bq0ewrL9jvs-ZBrA75NQl1Bo98jbG35m0Ldwa2wEqPJhkVwZ-fR3sJQ/s320/IMG_1560.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span> </span><br /><span>
Ahead and to your right watch for the dome of the Auburn Courthouse. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRSmQVrmdMLVCHLnUsRa8svEOApulDrNiNs63XNfUfl5qm4f6NGsJ2HcYUIqS8xHElhy323Byzx1-Qbt5WQh9bvx85OcFmB-xIxob9D4xBZc0u0SPhExz4I06Op3MWra-8FZTLl4sAtTepFNntHHwzfjI1g9gnhENXlhKxLDLuFQ98RZaEUmX4CrNnA/s2175/IMG_2218%202.2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2175" data-original-width="2175" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRSmQVrmdMLVCHLnUsRa8svEOApulDrNiNs63XNfUfl5qm4f6NGsJ2HcYUIqS8xHElhy323Byzx1-Qbt5WQh9bvx85OcFmB-xIxob9D4xBZc0u0SPhExz4I06Op3MWra-8FZTLl4sAtTepFNntHHwzfjI1g9gnhENXlhKxLDLuFQ98RZaEUmX4CrNnA/s320/IMG_2218%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>At the traffic signal use the right lane to turn right onto Lincoln Way. On your right watch for the Classic Revival style courthouse. Built in 1898, this courthouse</span><span> operates as an active Superior Court and is the Placer county seat. </span><br /> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Located on the first floor of this courthouse is a museum that presents an overview of Placer County, from the early Nisenan Native Americans through the latter half of the 20th century. It also includes the Placer County Gold collection, the renowned Pate Collection and the original Thomas Kinkade painting, "Auburn Centennial." Admission to this museum is free. </div>
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Chinatown consisted of a hotel, general store, bakery, blacksmith and Chinese laundry
during the gold rush, today you will find breweries and restaurants. The Brewery Auburn </span>Alehouse<span> </span>Restaurant at 289 Washington<span> has a long history. After the fire of June 1855 swept through the Auburn Ravine, consuming 80 </span>structures<span> in its path, including the Empire Hotel, Orleans Hotel, and livery stable, the American Hotel would rise from the ashes at this location on Washington. It would become the future home to both the Shanghai Restaurant (shown above) and the Auburn Alehouse (shown below). In 1896, the Yue family opened the Shanghai Restaurant. This restaurant was run by the Yue family for over 100 years. In 2005 it closed and in 2007 the Brewery Auburn Alehouse opened in its place. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3wObDkq3td4MrTuZJn53B1Vq5Nv8S_toKWcsWbO1M2vSCqbmdanUA3GQYJSbiBWCtCGb0AzR9McyQmEgU7-9X4A7JnPAv3bvfLBzLQkRJnvTkFxBmYOZG0jL5zwKKviwmgi57Pj1PfLzRtyqXCJRlPN5q4O6fDxyA4ZYaH6-9cEGgeZgmQMgmNKxlQ/s2075/IMG_2229.2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3wObDkq3td4MrTuZJn53B1Vq5Nv8S_toKWcsWbO1M2vSCqbmdanUA3GQYJSbiBWCtCGb0AzR9McyQmEgU7-9X4A7JnPAv3bvfLBzLQkRJnvTkFxBmYOZG0jL5zwKKviwmgi57Pj1PfLzRtyqXCJRlPN5q4O6fDxyA4ZYaH6-9cEGgeZgmQMgmNKxlQ/s320/IMG_2229.2048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #171717; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 21px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>On your right, after Brewery Lane, the western-style brown wood building is the Joss Museum and Chinese History Center. </span><br />
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<br /><span>At the traffic signal, use the left turn lane to turn left on to Auburn Folsom Road. </span><span>We are on our way to East Auburn, a section of town that grew up around the Auburn Railway Station in 1865. </span><br />
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Continue on Auburn-Folsom Road. To your left the dome of the <span>Auburn Courthouse will come into view. </span><span>At the traffic signal, use the right turn lane to turn right onto Lincoln Way.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Zk7QMlG2sXOts1sidMt8xJ3WD7BwUEs6KRxQGXSpy38X8LpZdnytIFZnVFFV8_iqh0B9IM7lHsQNkag5-_cQNIwuZwzV9C4vGo208ce6Nqt9NnVp4-Zqq2lkn-EHzp1mO3_U6uglXXsG-cNIYMVGlKBF1LJukqcgnm85LwcLCMxzUT-9Na3HHbcaaA/s2075/IMG_2266.2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Zk7QMlG2sXOts1sidMt8xJ3WD7BwUEs6KRxQGXSpy38X8LpZdnytIFZnVFFV8_iqh0B9IM7lHsQNkag5-_cQNIwuZwzV9C4vGo208ce6Nqt9NnVp4-Zqq2lkn-EHzp1mO3_U6uglXXsG-cNIYMVGlKBF1LJukqcgnm85LwcLCMxzUT-9Na3HHbcaaA/s320/IMG_2266.2048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>To your left will be the <span>Pioneer Methodist Episcopal Church, built in 1858 it is the oldest
church in Placer County.</span><br />
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Ahead, the three-story red brick building, built in 1894, was originally the
Odd Fellows Hall.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYYK3bklXbkTmUBrYlOcHNe9FwoNmOG3i8VNY4F554TfAajtnraUb2ZwWYwzyUYaEss9U3LDLXORnn-VAfE-ZSzUcKKOSAcs8apN_nZ-JlKh4UfbXy7oaOVtXNB8J-xurIpjoDtzSl55ei9-LDysdjfiIQp_VM7L1FCXlS2BRa0HPI6_TrkfJ_HgwOg/s1998/IMG_2270.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="1998" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYYK3bklXbkTmUBrYlOcHNe9FwoNmOG3i8VNY4F554TfAajtnraUb2ZwWYwzyUYaEss9U3LDLXORnn-VAfE-ZSzUcKKOSAcs8apN_nZ-JlKh4UfbXy7oaOVtXNB8J-xurIpjoDtzSl55ei9-LDysdjfiIQp_VM7L1FCXlS2BRa0HPI6_TrkfJ_HgwOg/s320/IMG_2270.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgVmQ9F3DCXPXXY1m9LHL3CjTz5NBRQ_q5L9PCvAK-szegnuwSr4fWGhqMq-bePvr8euemYwjIk2vY6Tv1V8mOzU0_xxerE7JRB9JESHjGxe0puqZgNh63p6ppqjqWItWlihN9RCeKw50KHx0wLSZyUnT4ATAqQAYYzMviKyiv06kUejTrd8kKUHVFg/s2704/IMG_2274.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2168" data-original-width="2704" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgVmQ9F3DCXPXXY1m9LHL3CjTz5NBRQ_q5L9PCvAK-szegnuwSr4fWGhqMq-bePvr8euemYwjIk2vY6Tv1V8mOzU0_xxerE7JRB9JESHjGxe0puqZgNh63p6ppqjqWItWlihN9RCeKw50KHx0wLSZyUnT4ATAqQAYYzMviKyiv06kUejTrd8kKUHVFg/s320/IMG_2274.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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Continue straight past St. Joseph Catholic Church which was built in 1911, and the </span><span> a</span><span>rt deco style State Theatre built in 1930, to Center Square.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>This square is halfway between the Auburn courthouse in Old Town and the train station in East Auburn. Use the left lane to turn left onto High Street. </span><br />
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onto Lincoln Way. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYH1LjXSYU1WwXANixedS0mNdc2p7PjcuEl4upolD222B3hszCoUYszmBs-q8kJzBWFWooZ-CtSBJpHzsiYp-8Ung6Y9yRqkN3x5j8Rh3a_bcLI1KoLcDRnDpNSf8D72i41vRJ-kNq-OJ-PiKQoep6XS5h-EqjN_d2Znt143oe5EwVBXwghV4yCL15PA/s2075/IMG_2280.2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYH1LjXSYU1WwXANixedS0mNdc2p7PjcuEl4upolD222B3hszCoUYszmBs-q8kJzBWFWooZ-CtSBJpHzsiYp-8Ung6Y9yRqkN3x5j8Rh3a_bcLI1KoLcDRnDpNSf8D72i41vRJ-kNq-OJ-PiKQoep6XS5h-EqjN_d2Znt143oe5EwVBXwghV4yCL15PA/s320/IMG_2280.2048.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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At the turn of the 20th Century, businesses relocated to this block from Old
Town to be closer to the train station.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_os9OLWVZEL9S6XJcn2DY_2RT4BgChAQL66tas3CgptR27bvVWMk-n4slE1nEn_ewm4yCJsSOQlv7YBoTWvdU2bHcTTz3LCZC2aiXfYUPcPSL86AmB40keTHOZuCMg7-8UTsQwTj0mzWFBAAcoomGkrwfKj3ejNVr3aQ6FhMbsureCQuIG78oqdTSQ/s3558/IMG_2282.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1630" data-original-width="3558" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_os9OLWVZEL9S6XJcn2DY_2RT4BgChAQL66tas3CgptR27bvVWMk-n4slE1nEn_ewm4yCJsSOQlv7YBoTWvdU2bHcTTz3LCZC2aiXfYUPcPSL86AmB40keTHOZuCMg7-8UTsQwTj0mzWFBAAcoomGkrwfKj3ejNVr3aQ6FhMbsureCQuIG78oqdTSQ/w400-h184/IMG_2282.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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Two architectural standouts in this western-style town are the Beaux Arts style Placer County Bank
building on your left built in 1913. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0qsANj_AoEAwnTFozzULh9AZ1hWs9q_piKs9B-Zntl4AOBvWO_reyxYa17bXDECZj4WVnb3ud0ntrns9Go_6o2VLHV0ybQjXYodasBSrOxWcxfhElUDJZRTbi_UyJmVBjMXHItXtLpXpRzBkmzdMoE0gmXzM35oJTKQHcLFEZXeUsC2PnInrt8-ATg/s2945/IMG_3358%20Placer%20County%20Bank.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1906" data-original-width="2945" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0qsANj_AoEAwnTFozzULh9AZ1hWs9q_piKs9B-Zntl4AOBvWO_reyxYa17bXDECZj4WVnb3ud0ntrns9Go_6o2VLHV0ybQjXYodasBSrOxWcxfhElUDJZRTbi_UyJmVBjMXHItXtLpXpRzBkmzdMoE0gmXzM35oJTKQHcLFEZXeUsC2PnInrt8-ATg/s320/IMG_3358%20Placer%20County%20Bank.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> And to your right the California Mission style Auburn Promenade was built in 1912. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftGJa_WEVtLTJEw0HV5F64XY9auSf-m1TMnexnhRBwtHPmi1UKfDlbzDJ4AkkvNmtH-PxQ4uXCnEax9F7PF_sXQDmvkPAdOuWzNp2yqc9GBGBP3auyb-DPuF0-j8HnuGxX-prruQL5JmdrJAPSElhsLgIrwRWzFClHzXTRY17oX4OaV8KvLl-EBP22A/s2075/IMG_2286.2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftGJa_WEVtLTJEw0HV5F64XY9auSf-m1TMnexnhRBwtHPmi1UKfDlbzDJ4AkkvNmtH-PxQ4uXCnEax9F7PF_sXQDmvkPAdOuWzNp2yqc9GBGBP3auyb-DPuF0-j8HnuGxX-prruQL5JmdrJAPSElhsLgIrwRWzFClHzXTRY17oX4OaV8KvLl-EBP22A/s320/IMG_2286.2048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
Watch for the bell tower and flag poll ahead in the distance.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD27o73lU75FGkhg7XrnxYGaKb0V6cOsSPxBCw9TyRuPRhdWt8DrKntq9oHgTyeTbxxf2neNMGIaLnm3kCh3xo51WZiBDQtb7E9iSxaJ8O6iGbpGftIPSXtuq2XCcoSpf6PAnXKGrsk8nAE9FqXBiasSR_Z5vWEqubduT2J0fKSlMN9esgh3-KfYOsAA/s2429/IMG_1607.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1839" data-original-width="2429" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD27o73lU75FGkhg7XrnxYGaKb0V6cOsSPxBCw9TyRuPRhdWt8DrKntq9oHgTyeTbxxf2neNMGIaLnm3kCh3xo51WZiBDQtb7E9iSxaJ8O6iGbpGftIPSXtuq2XCcoSpf6PAnXKGrsk8nAE9FqXBiasSR_Z5vWEqubduT2J0fKSlMN9esgh3-KfYOsAA/s320/IMG_1607.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>Turn right into the</span><span> parking lot after the First Foundation Bank sign and park near the bell tower,</span></span><span> the large cement statue, and Southern Pacific box car to visit the <a href="https://www.visitplacer.com/the-gold-rush-museum/" target="_blank">Gold Rush Museum</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpXWFsDTk5ObHvidHimwOWL52cRzsd1ugoGOuLVd4RvL1ixzravntAcqyV300MsxNaCpYoXBarzS3MKd2GKogamuHhP0hyhGhwEhKxvzLJp5Ic_WcIe5q6rkgK3cnhGMu38lgyknHacAMUTQXJ0pw24ayA3BTmql8wJJGmCMe2M9ixvG7IBvrc0J_Lw/s3085/IMG_1618.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="3085" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpXWFsDTk5ObHvidHimwOWL52cRzsd1ugoGOuLVd4RvL1ixzravntAcqyV300MsxNaCpYoXBarzS3MKd2GKogamuHhP0hyhGhwEhKxvzLJp5Ic_WcIe5q6rkgK3cnhGMu38lgyknHacAMUTQXJ0pw24ayA3BTmql8wJJGmCMe2M9ixvG7IBvrc0J_Lw/w400-h194/IMG_1618.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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This was the location of the Auburn railway station which opened in 1865. Built
by the Central Pacific Railroad Company of California, it was part of the
690-mile route from Sacramento to Utah Territory.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OytyTNz_Q6rptPAZ6H-HQhQogtIyUP1ofhKIPCAl_5D72prvfsXebze4YbBxNU5_P7j9KD1insOG2VWt9-FMlM7Ny4RO_UGgOHL0OszW0sn7jLBJyM_ZShB4a2yjjZdSyg7a80T_1lSfQNr4lKQz8p29c5Rnh1etzGMpwiapWZfW5DDeXQcHkrAjzQ/s3648/IMG_1629.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OytyTNz_Q6rptPAZ6H-HQhQogtIyUP1ofhKIPCAl_5D72prvfsXebze4YbBxNU5_P7j9KD1insOG2VWt9-FMlM7Ny4RO_UGgOHL0OszW0sn7jLBJyM_ZShB4a2yjjZdSyg7a80T_1lSfQNr4lKQz8p29c5Rnh1etzGMpwiapWZfW5DDeXQcHkrAjzQ/s320/IMG_1629.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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In 1869, when Leland Stanford ceremonially tapped in the “Golden Spike” at
Promontory Summit this railroad line became part of North America’s first
transcontinental railroad, 1,911 continuous miles of railroad constructed
between 1863 and 1869 that connected San Francisco to Council Bluffs, Iowa. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx30Z--fU1nbkn9i6b87l70udZLhp6WHmmruTdbkc0_aWTxEKCpOl-6SMymU1eUB9PhJuVfrypDv0ICCfyrmViGuvC7kHdEG2O1cCKRYTpXnh6VoDpTzvUDOHRcqTgR8zbOvKIWHQBd7cFBXOtpMCU2Y_j25ikcdYuIVn5hoXqsTZE6l-wOKS487AD_A/s650/champagne-square%20Railroad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="650" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx30Z--fU1nbkn9i6b87l70udZLhp6WHmmruTdbkc0_aWTxEKCpOl-6SMymU1eUB9PhJuVfrypDv0ICCfyrmViGuvC7kHdEG2O1cCKRYTpXnh6VoDpTzvUDOHRcqTgR8zbOvKIWHQBd7cFBXOtpMCU2Y_j25ikcdYuIVn5hoXqsTZE6l-wOKS487AD_A/w640-h440/champagne-square%20Railroad.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />The Champagne Photo (Golden Spike / May 10, 1869 by Andrew J. Russell)</span></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span>
Today this is the site of the Gold Rush Museum. This museum is free and open
Friday through Sunday from 1 to 4pm.
Even if you arrive when the museum is closed there are quite a few
artifacts and informational plaques to see on the surrounding grounds. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBgLtLXZHWNg4_1zlzttw9n5Bt0-mJ1vFiHFAiwyyk_f_Sp2W1oJCI_u-kixECZBpuWRPs5t_KJcFUaeDM-RaXGg24_ZjQ5qmBqfrUGqOMEZEBRLDKmXFize4hoYvs24Ej4g-x7-EjZjClQ0RQkKsAzjIOfqWuJ6r8jlMQV4NeP4MzBMmXrOYrWuWng/s3648/IMG_1654%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBgLtLXZHWNg4_1zlzttw9n5Bt0-mJ1vFiHFAiwyyk_f_Sp2W1oJCI_u-kixECZBpuWRPs5t_KJcFUaeDM-RaXGg24_ZjQ5qmBqfrUGqOMEZEBRLDKmXFize4hoYvs24Ej4g-x7-EjZjClQ0RQkKsAzjIOfqWuJ6r8jlMQV4NeP4MzBMmXrOYrWuWng/s320/IMG_1654%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
<br /><span>Check out the Bell Tower, which was originally built in 1889, it was
placed here in 1902. It was used to
alert the volunteer firefighters to muster with buckets and shovels to fight a
fire in town.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFA00H_KdXmGkA4lUVNdYmHOwbGAiF2ivbDS5FC8vVf9VLhMQZRLERnYsA3HPyFLl16fFAGEqCWlAHZM5Iqn69qVz4iOmFhkFSVUphkY8Qqe38SLJBJ5F5FuHWYyf68oig3YSXP9jSaRSKpYZpARz7u7mySK9iYai26KwkMmG4iAmYbN2oWzExaGe5hg/s1672/IMG_1628%202.2%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="1672" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFA00H_KdXmGkA4lUVNdYmHOwbGAiF2ivbDS5FC8vVf9VLhMQZRLERnYsA3HPyFLl16fFAGEqCWlAHZM5Iqn69qVz4iOmFhkFSVUphkY8Qqe38SLJBJ5F5FuHWYyf68oig3YSXP9jSaRSKpYZpARz7u7mySK9iYai26KwkMmG4iAmYbN2oWzExaGe5hg/s320/IMG_1628%202.2%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>
</span><br /><span>Explore the area around the large cement statue called “The Chinese Coolie” which was created by Auburn
dentist Ken Fox, the same artist who created "The Gold Prospector" we
saw at the beginning of our tour.
Created in 1972, this statue stood outside the doctors dental practice
for years before it was moved here in 1989.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMAGuyiubt2Te4goCUGnP5gyNE2R0umPf93UxzybHJ70WAZZxiehGVdDRBtTndxWEyOEI-dHy7uKTGMY3Q5O6_HvHVX8Vqg2plAb3iy-pD6emsGXhm69TcxCaZX7eq3CeYqVnSB6NsGot44NU_7DndFQLRRoEFWv1pjxXfSJiiLKnQNGuHTg-0RXFfQ/s1869/IMG_1623%202.2%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1869" data-original-width="1869" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMAGuyiubt2Te4goCUGnP5gyNE2R0umPf93UxzybHJ70WAZZxiehGVdDRBtTndxWEyOEI-dHy7uKTGMY3Q5O6_HvHVX8Vqg2plAb3iy-pD6emsGXhm69TcxCaZX7eq3CeYqVnSB6NsGot44NU_7DndFQLRRoEFWv1pjxXfSJiiLKnQNGuHTg-0RXFfQ/s320/IMG_1623%202.2%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwrHXXinrxH0LJFc643u6XTUjORNGpWVUdXqQEVM5OMP6ft35AleZLFsdwDBQsg5IGdrcbGUXtNTIJPbiXQjRM10fJGuBro9kDbcydGP_ybQZq0Q4cNspyWdo5bPDeG2WKvQS18O4g-VkGFHp2x9tEYDSZi8uUL7JVdp87Q_MaeOF40bdnakbTqZSdQ/s2351/IMG_1660%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2351" data-original-width="2351" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwrHXXinrxH0LJFc643u6XTUjORNGpWVUdXqQEVM5OMP6ft35AleZLFsdwDBQsg5IGdrcbGUXtNTIJPbiXQjRM10fJGuBro9kDbcydGP_ybQZq0Q4cNspyWdo5bPDeG2WKvQS18O4g-VkGFHp2x9tEYDSZi8uUL7JVdp87Q_MaeOF40bdnakbTqZSdQ/s320/IMG_1660%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It represents the historical significance
of the Chinese worker in the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad
through the Sierra Mountains of California.
The term “coolie” which is considered demeaning today, was used in years
past to describe unskilled Asian laborers. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtZcdoijcLshWMstUElJamrrSaE5gXgUyZSuZOoEfKxxkYuYZeO3OeqI1njNY60hATPeFICDM2-L9vUNom-DzHwO0EveAWkHb-mCHK9uTyYX2-rvQcxkMEmWloUI4S-HYHQlekmw-qbJeE-G6fDDRwfI8168gtHnEFeMcLd-BLAAZwUxKaRYmAzkZsA/s2067/IMG_1644%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="2067" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtZcdoijcLshWMstUElJamrrSaE5gXgUyZSuZOoEfKxxkYuYZeO3OeqI1njNY60hATPeFICDM2-L9vUNom-DzHwO0EveAWkHb-mCHK9uTyYX2-rvQcxkMEmWloUI4S-HYHQlekmw-qbJeE-G6fDDRwfI8168gtHnEFeMcLd-BLAAZwUxKaRYmAzkZsA/s320/IMG_1644%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Train Depot, which houses the Gold Rush Museum was constructed in
1902 and was the fourth railroad depot on this site. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQJai9PmZJPOynMLPipXo4B8jF5FemhGt68Ru9qp1G4g5G3m-z_stE0adY0vYXMMFZ7L1r9QmM2SG47GwZzec2nP_ntCd-vaNEWBxQgb9WDp-K79yokd3_Mhz9L0jbFouMJ_qtogZvVNdVl1ZVcFe8b8GgpP9ky8Feg8zYKmkAXaaIp-Nh6FCSW4EQg/s2690/IMG_1674%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2690" data-original-width="2690" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQJai9PmZJPOynMLPipXo4B8jF5FemhGt68Ru9qp1G4g5G3m-z_stE0adY0vYXMMFZ7L1r9QmM2SG47GwZzec2nP_ntCd-vaNEWBxQgb9WDp-K79yokd3_Mhz9L0jbFouMJ_qtogZvVNdVl1ZVcFe8b8GgpP9ky8Feg8zYKmkAXaaIp-Nh6FCSW4EQg/s320/IMG_1674%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
<br />Once you have explored the area exit the parking lot and turn right back onto Lincoln Way. At the second stop sign, turn right onto El Dorado. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyt9i3sobOZfSt8RoJSXXHNzYpLowUZ8kVprpYwlafU-KcJOYCyER8lHxZiGj-7G7qZS2pCXuNr3_NwekIKCggJ592h4bKMnXshr4Hp5LA_fOXvzfS96LO7bNwRC1aX6TRwYBcr2nI1ChXV_r8epfuJcZBb7Gzxl_6DKH7zj9s4SVYKfqdwfLoykWGw/s2688/IMG_3361.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="2278" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyt9i3sobOZfSt8RoJSXXHNzYpLowUZ8kVprpYwlafU-KcJOYCyER8lHxZiGj-7G7qZS2pCXuNr3_NwekIKCggJ592h4bKMnXshr4Hp5LA_fOXvzfS96LO7bNwRC1aX6TRwYBcr2nI1ChXV_r8epfuJcZBb7Gzxl_6DKH7zj9s4SVYKfqdwfLoykWGw/w542-h640/IMG_3361.JPG" width="542" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">The red building to your left at the corner was Auburn's first Firehouse, Hook & Ladder #1. Originally constructed in 1888, it was moved to this location in 1973 and restored. <br />
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Continue along Highway 49, the <span>north-south thoroughfare which passes through many of the historic gold rush
communities that line the Mother Lode, the principal vein of hard-rock gold
deposits in California. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYZvvWt7mjVj5e5WxYPHmY79iuLSqDG61sswN-Ho8HQRXDzl6r1SDBNafiboXIHr_8znuZKSJ5YC4pSwTFZg9tr9zNGHn6HMiAxKYMOTYMtCqGyN_WI31S3JwgGgUKzJ0q8VcwcAYlZ7ByC-Ufvfqgv7MqBys_tJgX0oFuZc0mMVjNnKLLM5ANki5AA/s715/MainMap%2049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="505" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYZvvWt7mjVj5e5WxYPHmY79iuLSqDG61sswN-Ho8HQRXDzl6r1SDBNafiboXIHr_8znuZKSJ5YC4pSwTFZg9tr9zNGHn6HMiAxKYMOTYMtCqGyN_WI31S3JwgGgUKzJ0q8VcwcAYlZ7ByC-Ufvfqgv7MqBys_tJgX0oFuZc0mMVjNnKLLM5ANki5AA/w283-h400/MainMap%2049.jpg" width="283" /></a></div>Highway 49 (Vinton to Oakhurst)<br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>Named after the
“49ers”, waves of immigrants who raced into the area looking for gold in 1849,
this highway was first listed as a State Route in 1934, and appeared on the
California Department of Transportation road map in 1938. Also known as the Golden Chain Highway, it
stretches 326 miles from Vinton, in the north to Oakhurst, in the south. </span><br />
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For the next mile you may notice cars parked off the highway to your
right. These are the locations of
various trailheads in Auburn State Recreation Area. </span><br />
<br /><span>
During the second half of the 1800's this area was crowded with hard-living
gold miners. Today this park, located
along the two forks of the American River, offers a wide variety of recreation
opportunities such as boating, fishing, gold panning and river rafting. There are also 100 miles of mountain biking,
hiking and equestrian trails that wind through the steep American River Canyon. We will be stopping at one of the trails, the Black Hole of Calcutta Trailhead shortly
for a hike. </span></span><span>This is a very popular hike and the free parking fills up early in the day.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-wQgC-XOvthSU1hU24Hth5mvv4jQrIidXhQNRxwbsBe-izFjgrLjw2GJZdlzlfvR0WZy8RJ7n_wDPDi_oikGaJuy0vhG5iP63jVZ-5apYOHb036igI32Yeq3laLZkwkO0dml77ZThchOhu5wpPgBrLaZBZHFrmHa1Vmvji8pedMMICVoa_D-hb4ASw/s2279/IMG_1746.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1710" data-original-width="2279" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-wQgC-XOvthSU1hU24Hth5mvv4jQrIidXhQNRxwbsBe-izFjgrLjw2GJZdlzlfvR0WZy8RJ7n_wDPDi_oikGaJuy0vhG5iP63jVZ-5apYOHb036igI32Yeq3laLZkwkO0dml77ZThchOhu5wpPgBrLaZBZHFrmHa1Vmvji8pedMMICVoa_D-hb4ASw/s320/IMG_1746.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>Up ahead turn right, follow Highway 49 toward Cool and Placerville. Cross the bridge over the North Fork of the American River and continue on Highway 49. Parking for our hike will be on your right just after you cross the bridge. Below is a map of the hike. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHo33-TiQQas_XBDxThecQZ2m6Ek81u7GeYHTyu3JIpbLME30PN0cyL4V4MbcDxvhtqnmGZ3Ag4H2pMfAlhiVa0gbfem529pbriLxTgRY5eDRGcBjy1qGAVGNKIFsR9PvwYeXUfgV6qLPCZcOyvDyJXPMEppE0SODzWWyqZztmK21pnwsj5ylRTB0NA/s612/Black%20Hole%20of%20Calcutta%206.2%206.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="612" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHo33-TiQQas_XBDxThecQZ2m6Ek81u7GeYHTyu3JIpbLME30PN0cyL4V4MbcDxvhtqnmGZ3Ag4H2pMfAlhiVa0gbfem529pbriLxTgRY5eDRGcBjy1qGAVGNKIFsR9PvwYeXUfgV6qLPCZcOyvDyJXPMEppE0SODzWWyqZztmK21pnwsj5ylRTB0NA/s320/Black%20Hole%20of%20Calcutta%206.2%206.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">The trailhead gate is near the bridge and parking. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2-NZkr2itx-LiXpZHIts1bUdeyCz9h0XpINScjTOD6wKrHWZKU6ac9lpfjjouvUtk2tODS6c7OCxft4aqBzhDFsgacSOET8mYKRmmviWkbpbgafq4dqiLX3TaHiAgjE9YHNM4Rk59Eiopqrg1IuENVnLe2TBQBqp4GvH7Q8n2ZrsEGnB6CtMPdPi0g/s3744/IMG_7729.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2785" data-original-width="3744" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2-NZkr2itx-LiXpZHIts1bUdeyCz9h0XpINScjTOD6wKrHWZKU6ac9lpfjjouvUtk2tODS6c7OCxft4aqBzhDFsgacSOET8mYKRmmviWkbpbgafq4dqiLX3TaHiAgjE9YHNM4Rk59Eiopqrg1IuENVnLe2TBQBqp4GvH7Q8n2ZrsEGnB6CtMPdPi0g/w400-h297/IMG_7729.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span>The Black Hole of Calcutta trail is 2 miles out and back. Picturesque and mostly level, this hike takes you alongside the North Fork of the American River along an old railroad bed and bridge for the Mountain Quarries Railroad. </span></span><span>This is one of the numerous hiking trails that make up the Auburn State Recreation Area. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwLe0qxRX_SIi9H3he89_IzKS_ub-vYkOiVge1ColLaW8WQZQkjzS80x4huuWCaLqZw9uvb49EIw7e8BQfkO5X_7mKA0Yi8CXsL7SU_fZMd9mrwztnsWigj484D3E5-QI0htrQpunQU7mVTjK_7zVdRMGuwTAqSEbeCcj3MODQSo9OzK86pk3U4IleQ/s1024/No%20Hands%20Bridge%20Mountain%20Democrat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="1024" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwLe0qxRX_SIi9H3he89_IzKS_ub-vYkOiVge1ColLaW8WQZQkjzS80x4huuWCaLqZw9uvb49EIw7e8BQfkO5X_7mKA0Yi8CXsL7SU_fZMd9mrwztnsWigj484D3E5-QI0htrQpunQU7mVTjK_7zVdRMGuwTAqSEbeCcj3MODQSo9OzK86pk3U4IleQ/w400-h249/No%20Hands%20Bridge%20Mountain%20Democrat.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bridge over North Fork American River - Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge in Background</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">In 1910 the Mountain Quarries Company of San Francisco contracted the Duncanson-Harrelson company to construct a railroad bridge to
cross the American River just below the confluence of the North and the Middle Fork,
near their limestone quarry. </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">The bridge
was </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">designed by civil engineer John B.
Leonard out of reinforced concrete. </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">The
Mountain Quarry Railroad Bridge (also known as No Hands Bridge) was a single track, railroad bridge that measured 482 feet long, 15 feet wide and is 70 feet tall. </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">It took 300 men nearly two years to construct,
and cost $300,000.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span>This railroad which operated between 1912 and 1942 was used to bring sandstone and limestone up the American River to Auburn. </span><span style="text-align: center;">Mountain Quarries
Railroad Bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February
11, 2004.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span> </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsc3ucr_jjVvWJnWRmohlrPnDLfUIa4QneenFNI5G6la3jaS2WXDC-xokPQaL6AqEal9_GsKndABvY8otMmFQgdx1P3yqaX3wUUEgB0H-QxiS27bZBm8yLzmC4UIKceMgHhViJmLFnlTDhvgRnMzayFor4yiGpyl5Vfge4O4O3k46CUidyJt5waiMVQ/s299/Period%20No%20Hands%20Bridge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="299" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsc3ucr_jjVvWJnWRmohlrPnDLfUIa4QneenFNI5G6la3jaS2WXDC-xokPQaL6AqEal9_GsKndABvY8otMmFQgdx1P3yqaX3wUUEgB0H-QxiS27bZBm8yLzmC4UIKceMgHhViJmLFnlTDhvgRnMzayFor4yiGpyl5Vfge4O4O3k46CUidyJt5waiMVQ/w400-h226/Period%20No%20Hands%20Bridge.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Mountain Quarries Railroad </div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXp_iZJMgc1o0usjlDPFquF0zBcD1hvlBDZbuvnz5TGxCtlmKJuKOD8iQIEfQE_DWFpKZbU4vsB_B6gIr2SkE4QCKBN9r1hoSHAGXsHr3NrkyDC-5VKnTCRUFel8-c8w1GG5nfxLMvm8nk4PZdO_SzutZn50qx2B4JV_nc2bG6CSwNCPYlyPJaPdoz9A/s5184/IMG_7814%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXp_iZJMgc1o0usjlDPFquF0zBcD1hvlBDZbuvnz5TGxCtlmKJuKOD8iQIEfQE_DWFpKZbU4vsB_B6gIr2SkE4QCKBN9r1hoSHAGXsHr3NrkyDC-5VKnTCRUFel8-c8w1GG5nfxLMvm8nk4PZdO_SzutZn50qx2B4JV_nc2bG6CSwNCPYlyPJaPdoz9A/s320/IMG_7814%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Much of the trail is level. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_k2-GG5rILuu6mrOpjliiHs7DiaenuN7eKQcMELj3MTNEvEmNtSu_XCE7tUbBuDByOdpO4HjGltI0cAcNhkDobdD9oLWGmaeznBWnLixrzYEdaiqeCimG8JVvg3GGX0bbwogrh9-db5R1e1ONU_Nn90-rlbI9UU0_nUwKT9ZMYNjTSSiCSbzsWgiQVg/s5184/IMG_7834.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_k2-GG5rILuu6mrOpjliiHs7DiaenuN7eKQcMELj3MTNEvEmNtSu_XCE7tUbBuDByOdpO4HjGltI0cAcNhkDobdD9oLWGmaeznBWnLixrzYEdaiqeCimG8JVvg3GGX0bbwogrh9-db5R1e1ONU_Nn90-rlbI9UU0_nUwKT9ZMYNjTSSiCSbzsWgiQVg/s320/IMG_7834.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But some parts a bit rocky. </span></div></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjKAMwsEmXCfbCfkf6mR4VZm1y_FtHGUCEHV2gFTWrcg6tFz7l1eqGjV5wTiGIYjDVpw_NvODtAs4c6LqWA3YgU2z5U-dQny4GqfoNmlVuHNuf3ZBykoKytEklFX58RAyPeR0ZgXMQcVw-LUFUxJ54ahn_sBYNLMF5IOoltxwhUwVGJlyncVrIWVB-w/s2969/IMG_7759%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="2969" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjKAMwsEmXCfbCfkf6mR4VZm1y_FtHGUCEHV2gFTWrcg6tFz7l1eqGjV5wTiGIYjDVpw_NvODtAs4c6LqWA3YgU2z5U-dQny4GqfoNmlVuHNuf3ZBykoKytEklFX58RAyPeR0ZgXMQcVw-LUFUxJ54ahn_sBYNLMF5IOoltxwhUwVGJlyncVrIWVB-w/s320/IMG_7759%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Looking from Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge (also known as No Hands Bridge) back to highway. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8oTcKqvO5Ixba99K-Xhh1eCqVHT7A_dW-eSqOvq-wHwPVSoWMRGyd5-oMiz3LTPnhF921SblDVK_bHzzDCjovYRJyaF710Rw8V77fCSdYAwZvbd71Wecq03ekGBZhKFGlQBqiwue8yhzil4lj9VFUDOdNWiN7B4345QoH23NAiIhg1RtAqx2EEKQag/s3588/IMG_7885%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3588" data-original-width="3588" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8oTcKqvO5Ixba99K-Xhh1eCqVHT7A_dW-eSqOvq-wHwPVSoWMRGyd5-oMiz3LTPnhF921SblDVK_bHzzDCjovYRJyaF710Rw8V77fCSdYAwZvbd71Wecq03ekGBZhKFGlQBqiwue8yhzil4lj9VFUDOdNWiN7B4345QoH23NAiIhg1RtAqx2EEKQag/s320/IMG_7885%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Historic plaques near No Hands Bridge. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8BFvXAc94zsuwv147xa2Kx2_6VzvpsPU_IwIl-O7BkTnddMJKRJSJFOl9FuFx4qS4Vh8i7qTueISyyusk4_9udg3n-aqWJtJe8meKaVVfyTCdp4j4qkz9tPaensMvrBBtnngzVvfO0k5OqTJ9LXC2w8evSMnqfCCDEBblwrTzbX5tMQhcGXEKCgIAw/s3832/IMG_7746%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3832" data-original-width="3832" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8BFvXAc94zsuwv147xa2Kx2_6VzvpsPU_IwIl-O7BkTnddMJKRJSJFOl9FuFx4qS4Vh8i7qTueISyyusk4_9udg3n-aqWJtJe8meKaVVfyTCdp4j4qkz9tPaensMvrBBtnngzVvfO0k5OqTJ9LXC2w8evSMnqfCCDEBblwrTzbX5tMQhcGXEKCgIAw/s320/IMG_7746%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rock steps down to wooden bridge over falls.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHRagKiENobWXNTApIqZ88FbGJocAZEloIlAjTdic46FD_RDuuMKG0O7Y_coBwgHdcADI1H_cFTZQEKm_r5A3qklEaEfwcwLgZVIvCb6HSstt9TO24VcMC4cLbdjKWuFifMnzDmj3SJA3kmMRsK0aHbGRJFDI-XTLBSLvbKLNg4QA9TA2Xtnhv3Ygtw/s3880/IMG_7842%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3880" data-original-width="3880" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHRagKiENobWXNTApIqZ88FbGJocAZEloIlAjTdic46FD_RDuuMKG0O7Y_coBwgHdcADI1H_cFTZQEKm_r5A3qklEaEfwcwLgZVIvCb6HSstt9TO24VcMC4cLbdjKWuFifMnzDmj3SJA3kmMRsK0aHbGRJFDI-XTLBSLvbKLNg4QA9TA2Xtnhv3Ygtw/w200-h200/IMG_7842%202.2.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDnFpwOaF-NUNbbkpzlfnYUqUN0QNSSmfc11DWR5Uic5wV7Ip9qrIpxfhjfA-XSGSUAd9Yb7BhvdX-Qazo8blTOejHH3UGqVHqY6lTJa7kgI2u8VjpIMQBN3olvgVpjAsN3y-TUi5IkDUJ7-dVzicLRFGg7FIAy_3Fc2ly58_Ip3rmGaUfnY83pjo1A/s2824/IMG_3790%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2824" data-original-width="2824" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDnFpwOaF-NUNbbkpzlfnYUqUN0QNSSmfc11DWR5Uic5wV7Ip9qrIpxfhjfA-XSGSUAd9Yb7BhvdX-Qazo8blTOejHH3UGqVHqY6lTJa7kgI2u8VjpIMQBN3olvgVpjAsN3y-TUi5IkDUJ7-dVzicLRFGg7FIAy_3Fc2ly58_Ip3rmGaUfnY83pjo1A/w200-h200/IMG_3790%202.2.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Falls just a trickle in March 2022.<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvN3-dcqBBvAhev3edP7CW6viZoOId7bLa9bMjTVmtnR0pHZaxYNV_gAeauZrp3GYdWBxX7F7X83kPdvdOrtuB2Z0uANORnus843jign4CZ-P16uv5OB_jQklQ5q3N2tHSiBcXuwyyf1xL536V7E2kZPM2mpzQvo30g6fj3w3oqQwUVOwwKHQb8PM1Fg/s4497/IMG_7850.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4497" data-original-width="3596" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvN3-dcqBBvAhev3edP7CW6viZoOId7bLa9bMjTVmtnR0pHZaxYNV_gAeauZrp3GYdWBxX7F7X83kPdvdOrtuB2Z0uANORnus843jign4CZ-P16uv5OB_jQklQ5q3N2tHSiBcXuwyyf1xL536V7E2kZPM2mpzQvo30g6fj3w3oqQwUVOwwKHQb8PM1Fg/s320/IMG_7850.JPG" width="256" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>After visiting this trail, head back out on the highway and continue straight along Highway 49 toward Cool. While you drive try to image what it must have been like thousands of years before the gold rush miners arrived. </span><br />
<br /><span>Thousands of years ago, this area was inhabited by the Nisenan native people.
Living between the Sacramento River and the Sierra Mountains in dome-shaped
homes that were typically built of a combination of tule, earth and wooden
poles, these Native American's lived in villages made up of extended family groups, with their own
unique language, religion, and culture.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBp2M0PwIwaeUW8ejGsvoklx496ISUtdgRgZhaNol9F5L5EBAOE_bY88FMW-2bQsdUrXq1HKePNlTYVpeGDhO0vzJvDocqVF26FefCpTe6HaQLAZkPyvm4SjOlAMwtzX6L3IC-f2fX4I2lINwHjyrY7Z3cIt4Xu1Mps3njMGBUxvupgDFqZw-o8WlkA/s1968/IMG_5235%20Crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="1968" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBp2M0PwIwaeUW8ejGsvoklx496ISUtdgRgZhaNol9F5L5EBAOE_bY88FMW-2bQsdUrXq1HKePNlTYVpeGDhO0vzJvDocqVF26FefCpTe6HaQLAZkPyvm4SjOlAMwtzX6L3IC-f2fX4I2lINwHjyrY7Z3cIt4Xu1Mps3njMGBUxvupgDFqZw-o8WlkA/w400-h301/IMG_5235%20Crop.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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This area offered the Nisenan year-round food sources, whether it be through
hunting, gathering, or fishing. Their most abundant source of food came from
the acorn of the oak tree. In the fall
acorns were harvested and stored in a granary where they would be used
year-round to make a mush which was one of their staples. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIolA8dUchG5bVeNmyKto8_hFk1LccWCpem8RrRht_Q2WhVVsEV8XAdtR-CDFP2UH_oNmeZnoaARrmHwUhzl24v_NEe6m2CJookeIdkZ4atrZF-bOchOPAODIcetG6MOnb7y7wDzN-Dbsk9buJP8guifiEL43Wq3vW6v9M524AFQ2m8pzyApo6qXxjQ/s3648/IMG_5194.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIolA8dUchG5bVeNmyKto8_hFk1LccWCpem8RrRht_Q2WhVVsEV8XAdtR-CDFP2UH_oNmeZnoaARrmHwUhzl24v_NEe6m2CJookeIdkZ4atrZF-bOchOPAODIcetG6MOnb7y7wDzN-Dbsk9buJP8guifiEL43Wq3vW6v9M524AFQ2m8pzyApo6qXxjQ/s320/IMG_5194.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Granary shown on left house on right <br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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Men typically were the ones to hunt for wild game. Deer, elk and rabbits were hunted in the open
while bears were hunted during the winter months when they were hibernating.
Fishing was also popular in regions close to rivers. Freshwater fish like
salmon, sturgeon, and trout were among the most popular.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LmYGRchjkPv_tH4IBy-8JmqJ-DlyoQG_yKiP1FjrGnuiOchz1C3sxtSMORSz371tA-SEV_rUYd_E1_1DkSce-TgZNldacdYnscxa7jxp3Ye2U0B4sciO74Iaybb_JRaTdCi8Jd08zLwqDwdnrJVqJ1fUfZf_MWsDWKd-FWnIk_I33Q3PDqfh6KXPRg/s2464/IMG_5206%20Crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="2464" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LmYGRchjkPv_tH4IBy-8JmqJ-DlyoQG_yKiP1FjrGnuiOchz1C3sxtSMORSz371tA-SEV_rUYd_E1_1DkSce-TgZNldacdYnscxa7jxp3Ye2U0B4sciO74Iaybb_JRaTdCi8Jd08zLwqDwdnrJVqJ1fUfZf_MWsDWKd-FWnIk_I33Q3PDqfh6KXPRg/w400-h276/IMG_5206%20Crop.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><br />(2 pictures above taken at Chaw'se Museum Indian <br />Grinding Rock State Park visited on the 3rd tour in this series)<span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span></div></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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The Nisenan were initially unaffected by the European-American expeditions in
the early nineteenth century. And though
some Native Americans initially engaged in mining activities during the gold
rush, the native population dropped precipitously from approximately 9,000 to
2,500 by 1895 as the mining and other commercial activities led to the
appropriation of their land, and decimation of their food sources.</span></span><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClvamIc70MAG9mXLJ_5h8-7dj23o1wsuUBJmAw-cT2-jBJ_ErWYIgDceb4eGVqpAvSAcNwpIPB5O4MihfIA29wSnoqZtF7lIdF9zK96-T-4Ju51l0lBO3e3a96Km-JM_kT-7uEiLDIdP6uEcu_DtFtgE94lkOBs34VvERcV8oGy8YNJdBmkmQ0xREvA/s2075/IMG_1767.2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClvamIc70MAG9mXLJ_5h8-7dj23o1wsuUBJmAw-cT2-jBJ_ErWYIgDceb4eGVqpAvSAcNwpIPB5O4MihfIA29wSnoqZtF7lIdF9zK96-T-4Ju51l0lBO3e3a96Km-JM_kT-7uEiLDIdP6uEcu_DtFtgE94lkOBs34VvERcV8oGy8YNJdBmkmQ0xREvA/s320/IMG_1767.2048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>As you continue along the highway you will begin to get a glimpse through the trees of the </span><span>Cool-Cave Valley Rock Quarry an open pit working quarry considered the largest working limestone deposit in the county. This quarry has been a major source of limestone since the closing of the Mountain Quarries in 1942. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimTVDhlfNPIpquiHEhj0w0x9iSIWbv0nyrBiPFa7U2Ta_C7hIutenqvcjgojba77yLVvJEkB1EufBj6-MxmniINECQXILMX067YrJQio_kpi3rnvPfx5bgMqM24lXma_ur1uBB4AHyvqA-WwtNO8xKHmfBc8pt3n-vtHIZXBJjfACzi3NR0a_OgYdqUw/s2075/IMG_1785.2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimTVDhlfNPIpquiHEhj0w0x9iSIWbv0nyrBiPFa7U2Ta_C7hIutenqvcjgojba77yLVvJEkB1EufBj6-MxmniINECQXILMX067YrJQio_kpi3rnvPfx5bgMqM24lXma_ur1uBB4AHyvqA-WwtNO8xKHmfBc8pt3n-vtHIZXBJjfACzi3NR0a_OgYdqUw/s320/IMG_1785.2048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next town we arrive in is Cool, <span> formerly known as Cave Valley, after the quarry, was a very productive placer mining site as well as stagecoach stop in the 1850s.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span>For 364 days out of the year, Cool is a quiet rural town with one stop sign, a western style strip mall with a general store, saloon and gas station. But once a year in March thousands of endurance runners descend on this tiny town for the Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run. </span><br /><br /></span></div></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3gSfBN3xEUrj8ukMJZHoQKO_bEYaizlgR7bhXzG6IoE1Af8g9WF36vc2K9i8qxJoX3J-lNJAzoy65RcbjjfVaOI3Gr65x8y1G98e5ZbomPU-uCQ8LhyqhZbenzsbnTsNdDVjrRSFncaw61eAiAQ-PZXUceKYfwhoWK_yuknZxd1zboMkNlGJJZFNqw/s2075/IMG_7933%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3gSfBN3xEUrj8ukMJZHoQKO_bEYaizlgR7bhXzG6IoE1Af8g9WF36vc2K9i8qxJoX3J-lNJAzoy65RcbjjfVaOI3Gr65x8y1G98e5ZbomPU-uCQ8LhyqhZbenzsbnTsNdDVjrRSFncaw61eAiAQ-PZXUceKYfwhoWK_yuknZxd1zboMkNlGJJZFNqw/w395-h400/IMG_7933%202048.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>After you pass the western style strip mall on your right, stay in the center lane as you approach the stop sign ahead. Then c</span><span>ontinue straight on Highway 49 toward Placerville. </span></span></div></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Enjoy your drive along the rolling hills dotted with quaint farmhouses while we take you back in time to the 1840s.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp_19FoQjOTlFT8rXEfCvya2ls5oDWBgG3oW69abBn89KiMxCh6TlHdVFG5defSTq4iU-WLObHAzR56sp9D_87Sqn-ylLinu5Rsw0u5q3-OWTwhvo3115A-Q_ViOi5V5pH2J9QqkFlEWAVaz2fW5Kt4I-IOkcfVpPiQMwH1UwjCVfxIyoTeaJxfB1fg/s389/John_Augustus_Sutter_c1850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp_19FoQjOTlFT8rXEfCvya2ls5oDWBgG3oW69abBn89KiMxCh6TlHdVFG5defSTq4iU-WLObHAzR56sp9D_87Sqn-ylLinu5Rsw0u5q3-OWTwhvo3115A-Q_ViOi5V5pH2J9QqkFlEWAVaz2fW5Kt4I-IOkcfVpPiQMwH1UwjCVfxIyoTeaJxfB1fg/s320/John_Augustus_Sutter_c1850.jpg" width="247" /></a><br />John Sutter (c. 1850)</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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Swiss immigrant John Sutter (1803 - 1880) </span></span><span>established Sutter’s Fort near what would become
Sacramento in 1841. His original
intention was to establish an agriculture and trading community called New
Helvetia. Short on lumber for this new village, Sutter hired American carpenter
John Marshall in 1847 to head the construction of his water-powered sawmill on
the South Fork of the American River, about 50 miles from Sacramento. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACQJpp8T0qOBZxoOj_IbQOFvkuVGW8rvaZ7dkQ9IBqrjiMVFHbAHVW_nxvYxVgLcvD6-D_v_L2jKywSd3JEZGIyTSplTdlZTFwaBbNiyrZeE8fJzHFQT1Fp9E5itYY1nVdTVH88hji4NcJkfs3K7iOaSToGGfE01ocP1cBlnEThFx8qs1HdrEK-ujZw/s1120/Sutter's_Fort_from_Gleason's_Pictorial_Drawing_Room_Companion.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="1120" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACQJpp8T0qOBZxoOj_IbQOFvkuVGW8rvaZ7dkQ9IBqrjiMVFHbAHVW_nxvYxVgLcvD6-D_v_L2jKywSd3JEZGIyTSplTdlZTFwaBbNiyrZeE8fJzHFQT1Fp9E5itYY1nVdTVH88hji4NcJkfs3K7iOaSToGGfE01ocP1cBlnEThFx8qs1HdrEK-ujZw/w400-h251/Sutter's_Fort_from_Gleason's_Pictorial_Drawing_Room_Companion.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Illustration of Sutter's Fort 1840s</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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It was an icy cold morning on January 24th, 1848. Marshall and his crew were up
early managing the millrace, the current of water that turns the water wheel
and powers the sawmill. As Marshall
cleared a deeper channel under the waterwheel, he noticed yellow flakes in the
bedrock under the mill.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ax2Dk1FsUCyiMwI8MhM7wa02henvMY4P6IIUQzNcWDPyfiTx0GB9W_PIy2FCPALl21uLLeMwaECUhlaSqpqz0tpczgUkpe11wD9MN2xvRF8i4nhNVelCRyhli8OUqzJDj4W8H5IafHrbzT0G8uTVRmreS2UJyWZm_tSWAbwpb52VS9xYJF0JvWWjNg/s1024/Sutters_Mill%20original%201850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ax2Dk1FsUCyiMwI8MhM7wa02henvMY4P6IIUQzNcWDPyfiTx0GB9W_PIy2FCPALl21uLLeMwaECUhlaSqpqz0tpczgUkpe11wD9MN2xvRF8i4nhNVelCRyhli8OUqzJDj4W8H5IafHrbzT0G8uTVRmreS2UJyWZm_tSWAbwpb52VS9xYJF0JvWWjNg/w640-h512/Sutters_Mill%20original%201850.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Sutter's Mill 1850</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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Marshall shared his findings with Sutter who determined the flakes were indeed
gold. At first, they attempted to keep
their discovery secret. But on March 15th, 1848, the headline of the
<i>Californian</i> newspaper read “Gold Mine Found.” And word was out.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEZVOtvUm-zy7JvU8km3OmHa5OqMvFMyn5JoM1grasI-9xaBMn-nO-8_cFu5xv4pRUnuhZ3O08J4xa_Oq8l0Emx2V8aDpedXjz2-51Yu6Z_Thgwpk_zmrm6wt0cm6ygtoY4Ndj_e6ne57H1NHToqEgELLLGB7dZR-Sn7GW1H7xWV6AfEbOpoH3Od0vA/s320/californian-3-15-1848-p2-close-up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="248" data-original-width="320" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEZVOtvUm-zy7JvU8km3OmHa5OqMvFMyn5JoM1grasI-9xaBMn-nO-8_cFu5xv4pRUnuhZ3O08J4xa_Oq8l0Emx2V8aDpedXjz2-51Yu6Z_Thgwpk_zmrm6wt0cm6ygtoY4Ndj_e6ne57H1NHToqEgELLLGB7dZR-Sn7GW1H7xWV6AfEbOpoH3Od0vA/s1600/californian-3-15-1848-p2-close-up.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><i>Californian</i> March 15, 1848</span></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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As the news spread, so did gold fever, unleashing what historians consider is the largest migration in
United States history. Approximately 300,000 migrants from around the world,
known collectively as 49ers, descended on California on the eve of its
statehood in 1850.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0l2j_IhKI-0mjQve-353p3Kyg5d1_EkFr9EGi6tTA6tw2g6vpo-jZ2tN_zX9Z-98bGDcSmYXYhR4p4M1d_MDt-VF-ypTK3Urbk4I1EdJUqSrZkUAO95FvwQ-O_25tU0hjlTqwlEQVtIImvIlXwh9LZ1mvzb5k_BZf1V7nzyljzdwsp0xd3QcbLssfiA/s800/204680-004-F945FD3C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="615" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0l2j_IhKI-0mjQve-353p3Kyg5d1_EkFr9EGi6tTA6tw2g6vpo-jZ2tN_zX9Z-98bGDcSmYXYhR4p4M1d_MDt-VF-ypTK3Urbk4I1EdJUqSrZkUAO95FvwQ-O_25tU0hjlTqwlEQVtIImvIlXwh9LZ1mvzb5k_BZf1V7nzyljzdwsp0xd3QcbLssfiA/w493-h640/204680-004-F945FD3C.jpg" width="493" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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49ers came by covered wagons, ship, mule or foot. Those that came from the eastern states had
two optional sea routes. The 17,000 mile
voyage around South America that took at least five months, or a 5,350 mile
trip through the Isthmus of Panama. </span><br />
<br /><span>
John Doble, who left behind a very detailed journal chronicling his daily life
during the gold rush from 1851 to 1861, took the Panama route. He left his home in Indiana with only a
carpet bag of belongings on October 27, 1851, and arrived in San Francisco 68
days later. </span><br />
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Here is a synopsis excerpted from John's journal of the first part of his
journey.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">+++</span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
<br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background: white; mso-highlight: yellow;"><i>“Arrived at Buffalo in
time for the 8 o'clock train to Albany. From Albany took the Splendid Steamer
Isaac Newton to New York. I paid .50
cents for a berth and arrived November 14.” <br />
<br />
“Checked out the Daniel Webster that had arrived last night. A number of us
found it suitable and booked passage to San Francisco. The cost, $180 for a
berth near the gangway and $135 for transportation across the Isthmus. All
payable in advance."</i></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background: white; font-family: inherit; mso-highlight: yellow;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYh4UaizoqR8_I3PPiQitbLcJwrlu2GoztwTSsawBkvKNjV-opfLmBuVaE2PsIlvKAfMIDqFz6XlJ2FtNNqUqk9a7go-QD82WbcWKrvNjxr4gdFMB9VNJHQC8Md6Zm_T46Qvqz4aoBBoOsSp0dPlB5BERPdY5kcUwCqnOHl0kJQaa7XbfgEJ7Kl2Fmbw/s1200/Daniel_Webster_(steamboat_1854)_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="1200" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYh4UaizoqR8_I3PPiQitbLcJwrlu2GoztwTSsawBkvKNjV-opfLmBuVaE2PsIlvKAfMIDqFz6XlJ2FtNNqUqk9a7go-QD82WbcWKrvNjxr4gdFMB9VNJHQC8Md6Zm_T46Qvqz4aoBBoOsSp0dPlB5BERPdY5kcUwCqnOHl0kJQaa7XbfgEJ7Kl2Fmbw/s320/Daniel_Webster_(steamboat_1854)_01.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Daniel Webster Steamer (1854)</span></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background: white; font-family: inherit; mso-highlight: yellow;"><i>
<br />
“The Webster left November 22nd. We
sailed at exactly 3 o'clock. Winds
strong and cool from the west. The
vessel rocked and shook, but I managed to escape the journey without sickness. Steerage was very much crowded, passengers
who found it disagreeable sleeping below deck slept on the upper decks which
was very pleasant. We made land on the
10th day out and anchored in Greytown Bay 2 days later.</i>”</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; mso-highlight: yellow;"><i style="background-color: white;">“We left the Daniel Webster and boarded a ferry up the San Juan River to El Castillo. The outlets of the river were so narrow our boat rubbed brush on both sides. We were much amused by the antics of the monkeys and cries of the parrots. Many of us had brought foodstuffs from New York. Those that had not were obliged to buy from those that had.”</i></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; mso-highlight: yellow;"><i style="background-color: white;"><br /></i></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSY7k7bp145xqG93oz07nFiwCgc1-9QGZE9lTAOVMhZos88pKdRezvAl8Dl8jdWG5CQLcGLkbMZwDVgskWtzYyKand9c5jLzG7OD-mHHB52Urf6JwO6TeLGyhmN1AAehht5qVaSC8F_QEaPouXK4NRwbKs5gO5Lx9I06YoUDoSQ6JlZ7GTAjUNkrLzw/s1000/Arrive%20in%20Panama.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="743" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSY7k7bp145xqG93oz07nFiwCgc1-9QGZE9lTAOVMhZos88pKdRezvAl8Dl8jdWG5CQLcGLkbMZwDVgskWtzYyKand9c5jLzG7OD-mHHB52Urf6JwO6TeLGyhmN1AAehht5qVaSC8F_QEaPouXK4NRwbKs5gO5Lx9I06YoUDoSQ6JlZ7GTAjUNkrLzw/w477-h640/Arrive%20in%20Panama.jpg" width="477" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; mso-highlight: yellow;"><i style="background-color: white;"><br />“After a few days we landed at El Castillo. I bought bread for $1 a pound and ham for .50 cents a pound. We set off again, this time on a steamer. Here the river widened and emptied into Lake Nicaragua which we crossed without issue, and readied to begin our land journey.”<br /><br />“After breakfast the Native Buckaroos arrived with their mules. Each passenger was allowed one mule. The roads were bad, the top dry enough to walk on but not enough to support a mule. I found I could have got along better without the mule. At the summit some enterprising Yankee’s had built a canvas house where we procured refreshments. I paid .10 cents for coffee. Bread, and meat $1 per pound.”</i></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; mso-highlight: yellow;"><i style="background-color: white;"><br /></i></span></span></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; mso-highlight: yellow;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86Kze8NM05lj9GYUAChArPRFqPAdaeM_KNbRM51LRIjVEOWy4L3wwe70nqvEVkiKIDE-54GWBBzENQyQS415_WoDeD_7uPbIYtX0p22AY9ESLJbtJPVTyNYWpM90MmXmkNIVZGSG8P_JtutQsgCjJQuEt7UqInI3jivITy8OGP6zTuHx8APBqOaapcg/s640/Isthmus_Crossing_bongos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="640" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86Kze8NM05lj9GYUAChArPRFqPAdaeM_KNbRM51LRIjVEOWy4L3wwe70nqvEVkiKIDE-54GWBBzENQyQS415_WoDeD_7uPbIYtX0p22AY9ESLJbtJPVTyNYWpM90MmXmkNIVZGSG8P_JtutQsgCjJQuEt7UqInI3jivITy8OGP6zTuHx8APBqOaapcg/w400-h256/Isthmus_Crossing_bongos.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></div></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Crossing the Panama by Bungo </span></p><p><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“I led my mule down the summit most of the way. It took two days to get across the land which is only 12 miles across. At San Juan Del Sud we boarded the Steamer Gold Hunter and steamed up the coast, stopping many days at Realajo, Guatimala.”</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0D1h4aYcyFaLrkZtD-6vYuFP7EYvE0nJ8Ivb6G54zZ7tqNKtMRS_Ahcp18zKYKSDZWZiDzCAe_VnSidLR6NmJd1XBAbLo8AkHOEQCeEDCtCmdmCnLCrYfoGRqTxXwhxflqzXjgd68-xApVVZYtAmaXQrTN1PQ3OPM2T-5YKEJ3m774tADVBNGPYXAKA/s1200/Ships%20at%20the%20waterfront%201855.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0D1h4aYcyFaLrkZtD-6vYuFP7EYvE0nJ8Ivb6G54zZ7tqNKtMRS_Ahcp18zKYKSDZWZiDzCAe_VnSidLR6NmJd1XBAbLo8AkHOEQCeEDCtCmdmCnLCrYfoGRqTxXwhxflqzXjgd68-xApVVZYtAmaXQrTN1PQ3OPM2T-5YKEJ3m774tADVBNGPYXAKA/w400-h266/Ships%20at%20the%20waterfront%201855.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Ships at the San Francisco Waterfront 1855</span></div><p></p><div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; mso-highlight: yellow;"><i style="background-color: white;">“Returning to sea we arrived in Acapulco on the 16th of December 1851. December 18th, we set off for San Diego, stopping only a short time here to take on provisions as our captain wanted to beat the Steamer Northerner to San Francisco. We arrived in San Francisco the 2nd day of January 1852 just 8 hours behind the Northerner.”</i></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; mso-highlight: yellow;"><i style="background-color: white;"><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; mso-highlight: yellow;"><i style="background-color: white;">+++</i></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">The next town we will drive through on our driving tour is Pilot Hill. There are few historic buildings still left in this town. One is the <span>three-story red brick house shown below. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3xtwLHt2do9Imsgn5eipKamFYC21WG4E-scQBTA_gBAG4mKlzIgXclMXsHcZZlP5WcidoKjjxeM1QRhk767cLBUC0vbB2wIjzq8aZ7j8PGxSDESIr_UufzWPNmjkXOBN6k2pLwnd1MhgUHop4ivuf6IZ_twYfFVsCWj_YG2TnC4JyQG45Vb4WrMFNQ/s2033/IMG_2349%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2033" data-original-width="2033" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3xtwLHt2do9Imsgn5eipKamFYC21WG4E-scQBTA_gBAG4mKlzIgXclMXsHcZZlP5WcidoKjjxeM1QRhk767cLBUC0vbB2wIjzq8aZ7j8PGxSDESIr_UufzWPNmjkXOBN6k2pLwnd1MhgUHop4ivuf6IZ_twYfFVsCWj_YG2TnC4JyQG45Vb4WrMFNQ/s320/IMG_2349%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPu2YSFuKMxzXYj-20E7O19PK3AlbdhlSidOCupMI8UwQrEiFjaf2KtjYH-2tFy4RUeN5NNLw1CbLdaThVCfmAtXaszjJrlGGaxPIQ1a13PDGw62goPNDIHNk5yruTC6BRO3xz-tbd1I9kUySNw5A6KisPMa0Qv5DOqsGSBHATRwuySPzVc2fMJHH46w/s2693/IMG_2351.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1849" data-original-width="2693" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPu2YSFuKMxzXYj-20E7O19PK3AlbdhlSidOCupMI8UwQrEiFjaf2KtjYH-2tFy4RUeN5NNLw1CbLdaThVCfmAtXaszjJrlGGaxPIQ1a13PDGw62goPNDIHNk5yruTC6BRO3xz-tbd1I9kUySNw5A6KisPMa0Qv5DOqsGSBHATRwuySPzVc2fMJHH46w/s320/IMG_2351.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>This is Bayley House, it was constructed in
1861 by Alcander Bayley. The old barn behind the Bayley house is </span><span>used for weddings and other events. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJU3hrOkT_wzGcsrv5Oa8Kdgr8o7xEXgkjHrjyxO2r3jjz7oOXQR5u-MPb1TC6DkTI6Svx5_DnVTMGRRU_l0TSiSJHBHNJWchpFLSWhyEqvHuLmznjCEdwmneWxVIH8Bf37FDXzfNT89gPcZoPEtDKWwYDW1MP2pfNxwXPr2U5YxHIuEus4JmNCRluYw/s2589/IMG_2356.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1453" data-original-width="2589" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJU3hrOkT_wzGcsrv5Oa8Kdgr8o7xEXgkjHrjyxO2r3jjz7oOXQR5u-MPb1TC6DkTI6Svx5_DnVTMGRRU_l0TSiSJHBHNJWchpFLSWhyEqvHuLmznjCEdwmneWxVIH8Bf37FDXzfNT89gPcZoPEtDKWwYDW1MP2pfNxwXPr2U5YxHIuEus4JmNCRluYw/s320/IMG_2356.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Next door to Bayley House is California’s first Grange Hall. Built in 1880 by Mr. Bayley. Look for the stone and bronze historical marker nearby. </span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCDIxbN_6iYwCgJA_o3rv-UFXOnFq8n2UYCGNP5WZFTInC2tItSLb4i5gT9KFrdUVFUazdHx9SGNHzvEaCwBfENbg_dC1jmE7AhM0C27XuldRzPae3OIsjSkCSDFY6srIrhiCmC1X3CboTJgiyE08magFmgUYNae3UoSarUx-e207bl1ToctcTwCpYg/s2912/IMG_2355.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2166" data-original-width="2912" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCDIxbN_6iYwCgJA_o3rv-UFXOnFq8n2UYCGNP5WZFTInC2tItSLb4i5gT9KFrdUVFUazdHx9SGNHzvEaCwBfENbg_dC1jmE7AhM0C27XuldRzPae3OIsjSkCSDFY6srIrhiCmC1X3CboTJgiyE08magFmgUYNae3UoSarUx-e207bl1ToctcTwCpYg/s320/IMG_2355.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br />
<br />Continue along the highway and enjoy your view of roaming cattle and horses along this peaceful stretch of road. <br />
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSE7KL26KuagPyJ4f3KuqWJoFuOS5mnDju5eQ_4-PuLo7phVOLJ11WR2ZmGHMQ3vWzTpfNGn-t-cHMsJdj04vxxwDVLdM3zjw6nVBM11ATAVnEIwwGt4kTUYm6CdkpF8hGz0YIBpkf82Cs9HX4c-gKVjVSZWnEZUgFJI6NjENuZCizRUEYT7O9NIj5gA/s1376/IMG_2359.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1262" data-original-width="1376" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSE7KL26KuagPyJ4f3KuqWJoFuOS5mnDju5eQ_4-PuLo7phVOLJ11WR2ZmGHMQ3vWzTpfNGn-t-cHMsJdj04vxxwDVLdM3zjw6nVBM11ATAVnEIwwGt4kTUYm6CdkpF8hGz0YIBpkf82Cs9HX4c-gKVjVSZWnEZUgFJI6NjENuZCizRUEYT7O9NIj5gA/w400-h366/IMG_2359.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Soon the scenery changes from ranching to agriculture. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJy9h159R01tqBvklgMWPIzodEwKgxCDlyLyfVh2J9IO9cWNVKU1SfUwygvyze00NKGbX7xbDx8xXqv2irxbXYxB9ss6OPCsQkotVbyLg-78l94DuJjUiSGPfZQEZJrQBvhcWFt6rrsuRzKzylXim3dY9SboHSOnIuvdptuVUmK_1gGc1_rDHw5Cnsg/s2075/IMG_1864.2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJy9h159R01tqBvklgMWPIzodEwKgxCDlyLyfVh2J9IO9cWNVKU1SfUwygvyze00NKGbX7xbDx8xXqv2irxbXYxB9ss6OPCsQkotVbyLg-78l94DuJjUiSGPfZQEZJrQBvhcWFt6rrsuRzKzylXim3dY9SboHSOnIuvdptuVUmK_1gGc1_rDHw5Cnsg/w395-h400/IMG_1864.2048.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Vineyards begin to dot the side of the roadway. We highly suggest a stop at Everhart Vineyards if you happen by this way Thursday through Sunday. Watch for Lilyama Road and turn left for </span><span>Everhart Cellars & Hart to Hart Vineyards.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6wM-fUob5gOf8gNx-4wxO4cR6x4SexKRh21oyemtGp-ume2kwKbBVcgopPYCXBQ44VCP8_mX3GwXxjz6xh7TR2kvy6f92VOx8M8Brw6iJ_mKCtX4Biz0j86W0EFuqCtaK3BeREdE_IzuzZBywqsmSIP2uUhSb8kg7BkqEL8pBYhtmTZ5OQdNyQhKCA/s1894/IMG_1892.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1808" data-original-width="1894" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6wM-fUob5gOf8gNx-4wxO4cR6x4SexKRh21oyemtGp-ume2kwKbBVcgopPYCXBQ44VCP8_mX3GwXxjz6xh7TR2kvy6f92VOx8M8Brw6iJ_mKCtX4Biz0j86W0EFuqCtaK3BeREdE_IzuzZBywqsmSIP2uUhSb8kg7BkqEL8pBYhtmTZ5OQdNyQhKCA/s320/IMG_1892.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">This charming wine room offers wine flights paired with a variety of gourmet cheese and </span><span>charcuterie. The day we visited there was a food truck on site, offering a picnic like atmosphere. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzF94WqKMRAfTQLxoenbLsVj_1Ol0bGAnC0WZbhhWIMhtTQu_bx98Sn6i13Dbuoa4jgBpSjXXUuDQO-A_Zo9sBqBD3XgwUdP12v2uNSuzrrkYN6YJER1TCtaCcnxSqPhZtgFhBsrSo6olK9_1SeVe5jUC5Rp_nTuedRD7M3PCZgSHfzdRe6FBO-RypA/s2681/IMG_1910.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1671" data-original-width="2681" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzF94WqKMRAfTQLxoenbLsVj_1Ol0bGAnC0WZbhhWIMhtTQu_bx98Sn6i13Dbuoa4jgBpSjXXUuDQO-A_Zo9sBqBD3XgwUdP12v2uNSuzrrkYN6YJER1TCtaCcnxSqPhZtgFhBsrSo6olK9_1SeVe5jUC5Rp_nTuedRD7M3PCZgSHfzdRe6FBO-RypA/s320/IMG_1910.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We enjoyed our tasting of their award winning wines by the shade of the heritage oak trees, as we viewed the vineyards and rolling hills that surround the Everhart Vineyards.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2S1IZJcYEj0NKxP-i8ex0qo_5thm_Vb1T9FekPr39bQk-vGUzHA05ON8HzWKdkuijVQ0rG7ixlV0YpkLXvI0nU87zQGc22w0xHf5GZOZgZoBjhpr6ZAc3a-Yk1UshVORqedAugkXtGbSuQB5GYa4CdRp1WyW6p7mW2c6xhdykCUv0OVzTw0YP37T4Ig/s1542/IMG_1915%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1542" data-original-width="1542" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2S1IZJcYEj0NKxP-i8ex0qo_5thm_Vb1T9FekPr39bQk-vGUzHA05ON8HzWKdkuijVQ0rG7ixlV0YpkLXvI0nU87zQGc22w0xHf5GZOZgZoBjhpr6ZAc3a-Yk1UshVORqedAugkXtGbSuQB5GYa4CdRp1WyW6p7mW2c6xhdykCUv0OVzTw0YP37T4Ig/w400-h400/IMG_1915%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span> </span><span>Speaking of rolling hills, that is our next stop. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span> The Magnolia</span><span> Trailhead for the Gerle Loop. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuf3YSjfk5j3U7g72vWmAY5BpJT6-pu-Ul6At2x9LFYATtY35eLFEDfVcOQb2OdP5BYSvJYUG-zMze5mlwtz5hkV6rm8LFUK0u2SfZEYGrIVdP_a4zXvcCWqEjjumU6abxdfEDBUYldNWB5wej0SeQtOMfRfDj31_vfSnKSHIbO5IGsfskFExarcGrQ/s2059/IMG_2412%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2059" data-original-width="2059" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuf3YSjfk5j3U7g72vWmAY5BpJT6-pu-Ul6At2x9LFYATtY35eLFEDfVcOQb2OdP5BYSvJYUG-zMze5mlwtz5hkV6rm8LFUK0u2SfZEYGrIVdP_a4zXvcCWqEjjumU6abxdfEDBUYldNWB5wej0SeQtOMfRfDj31_vfSnKSHIbO5IGsfskFExarcGrQ/s320/IMG_2412%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Head back to the highway and turn left, in just a few hundred yards turn right into the parking lot for the Magnolia Trailhead. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ue9YYe_TzhDlrfdEjvR8zwm8LwndltnI5lWO9ATTSeeP1JSpUkIHdh9bvAT-yArC40nucVHfT4tbkxpySYXXaC40XybjZwRvUboA8X7SAEraKEhldTaAnKO69ucwIh_CCq45bZ2oHVnm_dlNYZRQswfRCCtRxLjKyDVlIPqOEJ5K5SfRsvHmI4Uclw/s2075/Magnolia%20Ranch%20Trailhead%20Map%206.2%20Numbers%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ue9YYe_TzhDlrfdEjvR8zwm8LwndltnI5lWO9ATTSeeP1JSpUkIHdh9bvAT-yArC40nucVHfT4tbkxpySYXXaC40XybjZwRvUboA8X7SAEraKEhldTaAnKO69ucwIh_CCq45bZ2oHVnm_dlNYZRQswfRCCtRxLjKyDVlIPqOEJ5K5SfRsvHmI4Uclw/s320/Magnolia%20Ranch%20Trailhead%20Map%206.2%20Numbers%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>From the parking lot of the Magnolia Ranch Trailhead you may access a number of great trails, but the one we are hiking on this tour is the Gerle Loop shown in the map above or check out our <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">Companion Brochure</a>. </span><span>There is a restroom at this trailhead and parking here is free. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_2uA2Xe5uoM1-Tr9uoOuxOav9Dqu8uxymxjHddmIJS7vzzn1o9_jUVSllUU8TN41CsF8NkzsRNqxkEDaDMH52NqdCd6lJmfnzfZALjAteZoydS2dLF1c7oE372u2Xcbk9zQR5WyngUYEOMo8FUhsnb5my4gOL3oEsQCYTa1OrhHR5bcHYxwil8cCTQ/s2310/IMG_2401%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2310" data-original-width="2310" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_2uA2Xe5uoM1-Tr9uoOuxOav9Dqu8uxymxjHddmIJS7vzzn1o9_jUVSllUU8TN41CsF8NkzsRNqxkEDaDMH52NqdCd6lJmfnzfZALjAteZoydS2dLF1c7oE372u2Xcbk9zQR5WyngUYEOMo8FUhsnb5my4gOL3oEsQCYTa1OrhHR5bcHYxwil8cCTQ/s320/IMG_2401%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifx80TMfRsHJSJK6UkISkhm_yOMGfb_PP2GwaH32BuuY8GB2z9Jjq3gFFuTdDL3godWKECDM3BZLZ-Q_6Y91NeN1Mciyy0KwqNVbZtSszUrYMJi7DUP6mMk5ju-Q1PmxWIWXirPgJIBP2iN7aPSsozDKr7m7-e-VwaTtubRJqRQiGki_W_kTCZ7844Jw/s2562/IMG_2436%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2562" data-original-width="2562" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifx80TMfRsHJSJK6UkISkhm_yOMGfb_PP2GwaH32BuuY8GB2z9Jjq3gFFuTdDL3godWKECDM3BZLZ-Q_6Y91NeN1Mciyy0KwqNVbZtSszUrYMJi7DUP6mMk5ju-Q1PmxWIWXirPgJIBP2iN7aPSsozDKr7m7-e-VwaTtubRJqRQiGki_W_kTCZ7844Jw/s320/IMG_2436%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>This 2 ½ mile, </span><span>easy to moderate mostly flat t</span><span>rail, crosses over rolling foothills, passing through oak woodlands and skirts along the American River before returning inland. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZpQugNguWnENI7qkh8fbWOBuxL6o76RbOEO_j5sa_p1OdszJdiauYDKfJ3Jf8d2cZYXSDnmz6JaSt5h92FqK6TAXOY21Za7TB2lHY2uUWCop6glqMQBZufuwt3KUv-D7uE6fINnl7NVKX34mLjAwUDj07DJolGsuNiNzOcgAKYLJHv5rP7XWTd3HBg/s1890/IMG_2482%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1890" data-original-width="1890" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZpQugNguWnENI7qkh8fbWOBuxL6o76RbOEO_j5sa_p1OdszJdiauYDKfJ3Jf8d2cZYXSDnmz6JaSt5h92FqK6TAXOY21Za7TB2lHY2uUWCop6glqMQBZufuwt3KUv-D7uE6fINnl7NVKX34mLjAwUDj07DJolGsuNiNzOcgAKYLJHv5rP7XWTd3HBg/s320/IMG_2482%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4Gk7dp7TLPd1I0wnJJjt70G-nkCVZaDFRFNdUrSQ8YG_XjnerDU0do2RFpNJx320P8q_Lda9BRuXwRe8p-on7rSL58jp5HGBdjxkl2Piv0oVpTYSFa_5KWB7ZScFZDpWplnDkxZstlmjjFB1kZNJlyCxn1-85K671vpN9YYyrA-F4cLnagzsv2RQ8g/s3648/IMG_2557.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4Gk7dp7TLPd1I0wnJJjt70G-nkCVZaDFRFNdUrSQ8YG_XjnerDU0do2RFpNJx320P8q_Lda9BRuXwRe8p-on7rSL58jp5HGBdjxkl2Piv0oVpTYSFa_5KWB7ZScFZDpWplnDkxZstlmjjFB1kZNJlyCxn1-85K671vpN9YYyrA-F4cLnagzsv2RQ8g/s320/IMG_2557.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is best spring through fall but especially during wildflower season starting in late March. This is very popular for hikers, bikers and horseback riders. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBSsxoonVn3JwiTetXzOQl3ZcN__Hxx7XEr_QhXetpKq0QhX2s8yYPLe5kooMNT17bh-JADDZTsZgpA7E-MqXsD2dZwzEvZ8zRmAbUyeKqhI-7smOFgIvfq8-kQSe2VLE-5Llz-lVTwZCf-Wd9XUolU1srA9gCTQ0EuzVl9_HglBPTL_nSMqUp-CLVw/s2408/IMG_2487%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="2408" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBSsxoonVn3JwiTetXzOQl3ZcN__Hxx7XEr_QhXetpKq0QhX2s8yYPLe5kooMNT17bh-JADDZTsZgpA7E-MqXsD2dZwzEvZ8zRmAbUyeKqhI-7smOFgIvfq8-kQSe2VLE-5Llz-lVTwZCf-Wd9XUolU1srA9gCTQ0EuzVl9_HglBPTL_nSMqUp-CLVw/s320/IMG_2487%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div></div></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Alright, we hope you enjoyed stretching your legs along Gerle Loop. Time to get back on the road. In 5 miles we will arrive at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, where you will have the opportunity to visit the site where <span>James Marshall discovered gold on that cold January morning of 1848. </span><br />
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While you drive, we will tell you a bit about the two methods of gold mining
commonly used during the gold rush, lode which is also known as hard-rock, and
placer mining.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Placer deposits are areas of gold that have settled into pockets in the upper layers of the ground. Lode deposits are found in quartz veins buried deep underground. </span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Placer mining, which is the simplest form of gold mining, is the practice of separating gold from sand or gravel. There were several methods. Panning, which is the most basic, involves swirling a mixture of gravel and water in a pie shaped pan. As the light materials spill over the side, the heavier gold nuggets or gold dust are left behind in the pan.</span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPyo4Z4O_-eDIyUtz4RGhPBcjy-LyRTtJ46VqncQ2uffNJVla1xTLOZmMZAq8SgliuyiJmmVeh3JFy1jayciO0DqvzytEWIjgH-7m808Ip69K99qSpIQqMXKR6oofFpmQx-8qdJaQZiKcGZ4Hdb3p1tc9iHoe1dJIUDerR0P4356TEO9KxoDmi5d-lw/s753/The-Sluice-by-Henry-Sandham%20drawing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="753" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPyo4Z4O_-eDIyUtz4RGhPBcjy-LyRTtJ46VqncQ2uffNJVla1xTLOZmMZAq8SgliuyiJmmVeh3JFy1jayciO0DqvzytEWIjgH-7m808Ip69K99qSpIQqMXKR6oofFpmQx-8qdJaQZiKcGZ4Hdb3p1tc9iHoe1dJIUDerR0P4356TEO9KxoDmi5d-lw/w400-h319/The-Sluice-by-Henry-Sandham%20drawing.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Sluice Box drawing by Henry Sandham (1883)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9DWryvT1VfOWpylW_stORl-ia9AfbeXCHK9cal0_En3ZRVfPyMYL-8ipQQEXgJJ11X48ZQq9X6AQUICHN_oklrlt8JK6GTxSXm4dsSQFoBSA9Ip3ZhbhW6Bcl6UotBMbGMIJ2uP2lPb54Q4tAZydi8KhMznP1MIzbEoMFR0oXXxRr_td7mbPdVu7HQ/s594/440px-Henry_Sandham_-_The_Cradle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9DWryvT1VfOWpylW_stORl-ia9AfbeXCHK9cal0_En3ZRVfPyMYL-8ipQQEXgJJ11X48ZQq9X6AQUICHN_oklrlt8JK6GTxSXm4dsSQFoBSA9Ip3ZhbhW6Bcl6UotBMbGMIJ2uP2lPb54Q4tAZydi8KhMznP1MIzbEoMFR0oXXxRr_td7mbPdVu7HQ/w296-h400/440px-Henry_Sandham_-_The_Cradle.jpg" width="296" /></a><br />Rocker drawing by Henry Sandham (1883)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div><br /></div><div>Other forms of placer mining employed the used of a sluice box, rocker, or long Tom. These devices were usually made of wood and capable of processing larger amounts of gravel. </div>
<br /><span>To work a placer mine, all miners had to do was simply stake their claim and
start panning for gold. The gold
nuggets they found loose in the stream were called placer gold. Once these “easy pickings,” dried up, miners
used other methods to go deeper into the top layers of dirt using a long Tom or
sluice box. </span><br /><span>
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The sluice box was set at a slight downhill tilt, miners then shoveled dirt
into the box, ran water over the top and with any luck there would be gold left behind in the box.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtO-lpXzceglifPEAFDCvd5FXW86vkAE05C5iZlyRvGQKbMcTgFrxBIRYbR32CZYkOfuLafaHMZU0xChLidkNO_qhfxMCs3y0WLlEpGP6J-Vm8ym0YUPo1SjtmbIus196OPK4MYnbJPg281mDY_Et9BGAowaglaIpBjJYfMvI1Od-e6uATcgy6tNHbg/s733/download.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="733" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtO-lpXzceglifPEAFDCvd5FXW86vkAE05C5iZlyRvGQKbMcTgFrxBIRYbR32CZYkOfuLafaHMZU0xChLidkNO_qhfxMCs3y0WLlEpGP6J-Vm8ym0YUPo1SjtmbIus196OPK4MYnbJPg281mDY_Et9BGAowaglaIpBjJYfMvI1Od-e6uATcgy6tNHbg/w400-h274/download.png" width="400" /></a><br />Hydraulic Mining Drawing by Henry Sandham (1883)</span></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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Another method used was called hydraulic mining. One of the cheapest methods of
recovering gold, the process entailed directing a highly pressurized stream of
water at hillsides. This washed soil,
land and gravel down through a series of sluices that separated the gold. Though productive in exposing gold, this
method was outlawed in 1884 as it was very destructive to the environment,
washing tons of mud away from hillsides and leading to severe erosion. </span><br />
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Yet if there was any gold left in them thar hills, miners were going to find a
way to get it. Bucket line dredgers, popular
starting in 1898, consisted of conveyor belts lined with large buckets. As these systems floated along rivers the
conveyor belt rotated the buckets along the river bottom, dredging or grabbing up loads of dirt. These loads were deposited into a container behind the dredger
where the materials were sorted for gold. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-__qJcfwvfswzduPaDR0TIjGHfSzBPDjUPBmzpfDCDM7cNGgXSjb0rRHYLWvTvI__r88AOHoYo0eaw82SMKIWZnVYwVvN0G9dhfk8U9GkwezstJixJZ35AzkPg1XtzgBxTVYHsWTeWt292fs4NFdVdyr0GTrFoqgi5FjdzRU64nsPcVE4ggi-U5BIkw/s2075/IMG_2595%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-__qJcfwvfswzduPaDR0TIjGHfSzBPDjUPBmzpfDCDM7cNGgXSjb0rRHYLWvTvI__r88AOHoYo0eaw82SMKIWZnVYwVvN0G9dhfk8U9GkwezstJixJZ35AzkPg1XtzgBxTVYHsWTeWt292fs4NFdVdyr0GTrFoqgi5FjdzRU64nsPcVE4ggi-U5BIkw/s320/IMG_2595%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span><span>Watch for the sign for <a href="https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=484" target="_blank">Marshall Gold Discovery State Park</a>. Park in the Sawmill Parking Lot. It will be on your left. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxge9BVLF0rxXHkc6kyKr17iEfchcRQ2hzp3hDOZQrYl8joIeeqOaKUg4GWMjJfsdlLdLIqW2_z9UEKIYPRJC3tV7yZyp0mM4JcENXF9N7kElHYV4RP-dFoyHpfDRwCLVosxBOMFMtoJ-aePOwzt31Zb85h3mn4-ke8sxuq5ErqhAozSwpvb5bShMXg/s3452/IMG_0989.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2192" data-original-width="3452" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxge9BVLF0rxXHkc6kyKr17iEfchcRQ2hzp3hDOZQrYl8joIeeqOaKUg4GWMjJfsdlLdLIqW2_z9UEKIYPRJC3tV7yZyp0mM4JcENXF9N7kElHYV4RP-dFoyHpfDRwCLVosxBOMFMtoJ-aePOwzt31Zb85h3mn4-ke8sxuq5ErqhAozSwpvb5bShMXg/s320/IMG_0989.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">There is a restroom in this parking lot and a ranger kiosk. Pay the $10 parking fee and request a park map. Or use this map below that we took off of our copy. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLb8jXD3nPRs5c0JAO75p_Ds4dy0ZzuMykZm-9Sd6DWGSyDa5iue0ucjXeUuCvr77nYcj7kZybfUJM8fn9x99Jdd4qROVbwLqdP2_LOvcs_BHAn9kQsewdHQb6WzPD1bzSfq68gSKt4js8LWhmxhdcPl8o6kLwnrkFcXsdAKAQSW0iINXHIT7Zxrswg/s459/Marshall%20GOld%20Discovery%20State%20Historic%20Park%20Map%20A.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="364" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLb8jXD3nPRs5c0JAO75p_Ds4dy0ZzuMykZm-9Sd6DWGSyDa5iue0ucjXeUuCvr77nYcj7kZybfUJM8fn9x99Jdd4qROVbwLqdP2_LOvcs_BHAn9kQsewdHQb6WzPD1bzSfq68gSKt4js8LWhmxhdcPl8o6kLwnrkFcXsdAKAQSW0iINXHIT7Zxrswg/w509-h640/Marshall%20GOld%20Discovery%20State%20Historic%20Park%20Map%20A.png" width="509" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here
you may take a short walk to view the Sutter’s Mill Replica and Monument near the
American River, and view a number of artifacts from gold rush days. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq29SQBeL3kuEjWbGtd13nDgNniwASGaqNiO-VqShmbikhnC2cYZ1btmZSVEbb-Jnx0N__cmcXvZse5tw4dsbaZ79IQbAypoIoSm5g5K2_s-l3RTOj-0ssqGQ3scztvAsJ_axcKXCFTJQh75KaoCH9IdUzie7emGCfh0aKXKqGUQVJ3FqizaNiJD4q7w/s1844/IMG_1006.2048%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2256" data-original-width="3268" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLRe861xaNHE51exgXeErgm946pou7Ttf6X7CP5XzpKXZc_siq4-0hwpB5qiIHOwnwbZeJQIrYTfO0OUlOYgqPYwYpDOn29ocNEEcgPjPP0JmOILSzc9FLnw35R8ZIFvGCU1iwq_lsQuABJmkOBoMyoBhVhYf4wirmRPfx6nImczXiH27EcOX8lUAeA/w400-h276/IMG_1056.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>Walk back toward the parking lot and visit the exhibits on the river side of the highway, the </span></span><span>Sutter's Mill Timber display, Millworkers House, Grange, Gun Shop, Argonaut, Post Office and Blacksmith shop.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the weekends during the spring and summer many of the small buildings are open and turn into living history museums as docents in period costume relate stories of the gold rush at Millworkers House, and Marshall's Blacksmith. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVA7PiQw1W_IhZiylr91_6Ctd4jQGtj9tS8kn2W4c9hzyvYAEWsFkQIi_fiGgDcAkr9QQHOYyzAQOnPqyIbWSfz6cYs0hC-wV8bRO_5_dj_43wM6ZHm52efdWxr1l0z1KwyuDZU1WUad2vS6QRmGF-YBsnxPk9npqYRpn5vBoFWOH8W58P_khMiDxFg/s2830/IMG_1996.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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These include the two stone buildings that were erected in 1859 that house a Chinese apothecary and gold mine exhibit. </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; 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line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /><span>If you are ready to continue with this driving tour exit the parking lot and turn
left and pass the Grange and blacksmith shop. Follow the highway to the right through the town of Coloma. This </span><span> town was built around Sutter's Mill on the site of a Nisenan
village. The name Coloma comes from the
Nisenan word, <i>Cullumah</i> which means beautiful. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQpp0Oe3r1TkS9w5zmsLTlYXZ0Q3xQbDQcO9UNZmAcMwMCDoJKHAj17hDmDl3pX_i9HgG7zadTsfJWyQrsmDql4uDao_ViU4JOWYUgd0dZ7VK02etHI_gYQI0HVFV-pI3PKR9IzNyQNU3fXMIAFgXC7qOdzI7xuB6I85oqcQWaZAYSodiwS0JmC0Ifw/s1914/IMG_1197%20Intersection%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="1798" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQpp0Oe3r1TkS9w5zmsLTlYXZ0Q3xQbDQcO9UNZmAcMwMCDoJKHAj17hDmDl3pX_i9HgG7zadTsfJWyQrsmDql4uDao_ViU4JOWYUgd0dZ7VK02etHI_gYQI0HVFV-pI3PKR9IzNyQNU3fXMIAFgXC7qOdzI7xuB6I85oqcQWaZAYSodiwS0JmC0Ifw/s320/IMG_1197%20Intersection%20.jpg" width="301" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span>We are on our way to visit the Marshall Monument. </span><span>At the intersection ahead continue straight through the intersection toward Gold
Hill. </span><br />
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Watch for the Marshall Monument sign coming up on your right. </span><span>Follow the sign and turn right onto Monument Road. We are on our way to visit
the Marshall Monument which is James Marshall's burial site. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbHus2iUMpc5ZgqJTEfSrgWTIIIIzjH1hujDyhmDMR0FxaaHtOjffTqUApHuGtOYz84fxekwuNIxNyGwBGVoos236KLw4i2XbvEosKAZeoDDRPFeo6RZz_vZzJa_AzYnVlpRAfBwiC5FrSKR2CpTbuv_d9em-pE2CypkSpYSPDf9tRf8MY14gilIgaw/s535/James_Marshall2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbHus2iUMpc5ZgqJTEfSrgWTIIIIzjH1hujDyhmDMR0FxaaHtOjffTqUApHuGtOYz84fxekwuNIxNyGwBGVoos236KLw4i2XbvEosKAZeoDDRPFeo6RZz_vZzJa_AzYnVlpRAfBwiC5FrSKR2CpTbuv_d9em-pE2CypkSpYSPDf9tRf8MY14gilIgaw/s320/James_Marshall2.jpg" width="197" /></a><br />James Marshall (<span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: left;">1810 – 1885)</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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James Marshall was born in New Jersey in 1810. He arrived in California at Sutter's
Fort in 1845 and was hired by John Sutter to construct a sawmill. </span><span>This sawmill site needed three things, an abundance of trees, a large source of
water, and a passable road. This
location in Coloma was the perfect synergy of all three. </span><span>After Marshall discovered gold near the sawmill, the dream of Sutter’s New
Helvetia vanished as workers from Sutter’s Fort caught gold fever and headed to the gold
fields. With lumber no longer necessary,
Sutter's Mill shut down. </span><br />
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Continue past the parking area and follow the sign that points right to
Marshall Monument. Turn right onto the
narrow one-way road. </span><span>This road circles around the
Marshall Monument. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxYesF1BQ2lUP-mnA3H-uqUDNN28oK05kqv3zuf3mseBT1veOn3nQoyDFrZqzfudFd3c-cJsIBfcVEvKL15_ZzKD9_yjjIdV1OLwjxKqxkmtKlxj0Z1Yx78yRt3ZDM5oNcaEvoBSeJupQNC_BQ5NIlf4-n1WH_ddKnS7kBdCBz_Dy7nD5Xnq0m2YA-g/s2075/IMG_1219.2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxYesF1BQ2lUP-mnA3H-uqUDNN28oK05kqv3zuf3mseBT1veOn3nQoyDFrZqzfudFd3c-cJsIBfcVEvKL15_ZzKD9_yjjIdV1OLwjxKqxkmtKlxj0Z1Yx78yRt3ZDM5oNcaEvoBSeJupQNC_BQ5NIlf4-n1WH_ddKnS7kBdCBz_Dy7nD5Xnq0m2YA-g/w395-h400/IMG_1219.2048.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSxNPxoSsfUKILd_Oua-pkut6J1wpCzbr_yeiwvLkFfMQnUUSYUbrJDlD3m48zwwi-suB9zlg1JwhDoEQBS_NIxqmT_7Vf9eACsZ1fEDMaci4q00OhzKRie7vpzO0la9Ymdgt3CUM-_LNZf4t_Mj2IH2uE19bGM2ZvWkUKVZ6pTT9FCyNnsn28mYw8g/s2075/IMG_1224.2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSxNPxoSsfUKILd_Oua-pkut6J1wpCzbr_yeiwvLkFfMQnUUSYUbrJDlD3m48zwwi-suB9zlg1JwhDoEQBS_NIxqmT_7Vf9eACsZ1fEDMaci4q00OhzKRie7vpzO0la9Ymdgt3CUM-_LNZf4t_Mj2IH2uE19bGM2ZvWkUKVZ6pTT9FCyNnsn28mYw8g/s320/IMG_1224.2048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>There is a small parking area to the right if you want to get out and take a look at the statue and read the informational plaques. Otherwise continue </span><span>around the circle and you will come back to the intersection
again. Turn left and follow the sign
pointing toward Marshall's Cabin. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXsRpxF2Hsu4IvYYm4izczUu8iQruiDVDpV3bA8c13MukXOFYz5PxafpQJ1g6Tt6I68b2A5jz0Sjovz0BNyngwibNmvoTmLn-Eh1y8PLBKvcS3wl7arzkOvtLAxMrzdslUatTCmfwBG3bHmQcFK2tjd8YiMEEkQx2BZQOTS6hweVgYx0E0r8-XbFx0g/s2075/IMG_1236%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXsRpxF2Hsu4IvYYm4izczUu8iQruiDVDpV3bA8c13MukXOFYz5PxafpQJ1g6Tt6I68b2A5jz0Sjovz0BNyngwibNmvoTmLn-Eh1y8PLBKvcS3wl7arzkOvtLAxMrzdslUatTCmfwBG3bHmQcFK2tjd8YiMEEkQx2BZQOTS6hweVgYx0E0r8-XbFx0g/s320/IMG_1236%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">This narrow road will switch back and forth a number of times as we make our
way to a replica of James Marshall's cabin ahead, so please use caution.</span><br />
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Up ahead take the fork to the right and follow the road toward
Placerville. On the right you will pass </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Emmanuel Church.
It was built in 1855 by the Episcopalians and Methodists. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">At the stop sign continue straight onto Highway 49. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">While you drive, we will continue with John Doble's story. We left off when he arrived in San Francisco January 2, 1852. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">
John spent just a few days in San Francisco. The following excerpts are of
synopsis of his experience.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">+++</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidL1jLlwVQY5datUg0T2IA0pcCkCyxDJ9blQ6c9QkN5IUoDoMc0dzrrmP0-YZYGAq7VEuFfxRpb-g96g19c9nJnnrxcZDHmMJPyUaS0JMdWGFYcan1gEuJ0WhNOULgTvKbKyskP7sRFTadE60bhH3GRwpzdORYOVXCX-rvriyErLDxqET3D_gku4Mp3w/s1098/November1848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1098" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidL1jLlwVQY5datUg0T2IA0pcCkCyxDJ9blQ6c9QkN5IUoDoMc0dzrrmP0-YZYGAq7VEuFfxRpb-g96g19c9nJnnrxcZDHmMJPyUaS0JMdWGFYcan1gEuJ0WhNOULgTvKbKyskP7sRFTadE60bhH3GRwpzdORYOVXCX-rvriyErLDxqET3D_gku4Mp3w/w400-h268/November1848.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; mso-highlight: yellow;"><i style="background-color: white;">“We landed at the Pacific
Wharf and our first care was to find a house to get dinner and leave our
trunks. We then went and got shaved and
our hair cut. Cap and me paid .25 cents for a
shave and .50 cents for a haircut. I then went out to hunt for my brother Abner who I
had not seen for better than two years.
I found him a work in his shop in the City on California Street between
Kearney and Montgomery. I will leave to
those similarly situated to imagine our joy at again meeting each other for I
can’t describe it.”</i></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; mso-highlight: yellow;"><i style="background-color: white;"><br /></i></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5LF4Ik1QkX4i1EEjoiT1e5WaB3pMuA_9Qdlf5woEgSdPzN6Rw2nB0fslWxMyZwzG4-2mzcc1A8u23_j-yr6VcgDLRs_BBMVmW2PwRQqJ6WBZxDMTog-763_VRewFmQhHrgGVIhs37T-v3pvOSprZ_hwUfVRArVYBkFop8GrClrsm_XPK9BZh-PidCw/s1095/CoveHomes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1095" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5LF4Ik1QkX4i1EEjoiT1e5WaB3pMuA_9Qdlf5woEgSdPzN6Rw2nB0fslWxMyZwzG4-2mzcc1A8u23_j-yr6VcgDLRs_BBMVmW2PwRQqJ6WBZxDMTog-763_VRewFmQhHrgGVIhs37T-v3pvOSprZ_hwUfVRArVYBkFop8GrClrsm_XPK9BZh-PidCw/w640-h398/CoveHomes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; mso-highlight: yellow;"><i style="background-color: white;">
<br />
“We went to supper at the Philadelphi house and after took a walk over the City
and visited all the gaming house along Clay Street. That night I found little sleep as the vermin
were too abundant.”<br />
<br />
“The next day, I returned to Abner’s, our conversation was of home to which I
never grow tired. That evening we
visited all the Dance houses on Pacific Street, which were all crowded.”</i></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; mso-highlight: yellow;"><i style="background-color: white;"><br /></i></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6GiP8UJMJ1FicUZR6Xuzh8plM9mNsk40UwQDoIfK3W8yBNHsyqo89jixCqYHDqRvasx0Kddsyi98pb00L7hc19yZvedvrLZItzhTOSA3SBexqlCR117gfUC_9BrgW0aFBzzslCSsSTXnNSNhkiLX2KnNAculqD5I-GGCKXtVQKlUJNhtrbf87yDLAw/s480/C006999002-Miners-coat-of-arms.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6GiP8UJMJ1FicUZR6Xuzh8plM9mNsk40UwQDoIfK3W8yBNHsyqo89jixCqYHDqRvasx0Kddsyi98pb00L7hc19yZvedvrLZItzhTOSA3SBexqlCR117gfUC_9BrgW0aFBzzslCSsSTXnNSNhkiLX2KnNAculqD5I-GGCKXtVQKlUJNhtrbf87yDLAw/w300-h400/C006999002-Miners-coat-of-arms.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; mso-highlight: yellow;"><i style="background-color: white;">
<br />
“After availing ourselves to all San Francisco had to offer, it was time for
Cap and me to prepare for the mines. We
visited several auction rooms and purchased a pair of blankets, two heavy
woolen shirts, a knife with leather scabbard and other necessities. At the goods store I bought heavy double
soled knee boots at $2.50 a pair. I also
purchased English cheese at .17 cents, potatoes 1 ¾ cents a pound and bottled
ale $2.50 per dozen. The next day Cap and me would set out for the mines.”</i></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;">+++</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We continue with John's adventure in the mining camps on the next driving tour
in this gold rush series, <b>Hard-rock mining in California: A Highway 49 driving tour to Jackson</b> in Amador County. </span><br />
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisgrszk65rMh_b-3OIIaOCAJ3OtUWXOfbWhg6XNNGnlAe1O84OwAHqKvGLBr1xqlsXD5WSPpuvW2jMeWYsZtYQSGQ3Glvb71TrinzYx-CenlAdUteBvg-Wd8b6o7G27xXGGAG6GnmqIzLO7sa06OfPzEn1ueEle5tVOjT0a6fYOqAHP__YQ3L-RcNPw/s2451/IMG_2655.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="2451" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisgrszk65rMh_b-3OIIaOCAJ3OtUWXOfbWhg6XNNGnlAe1O84OwAHqKvGLBr1xqlsXD5WSPpuvW2jMeWYsZtYQSGQ3Glvb71TrinzYx-CenlAdUteBvg-Wd8b6o7G27xXGGAG6GnmqIzLO7sa06OfPzEn1ueEle5tVOjT0a6fYOqAHP__YQ3L-RcNPw/w400-h229/IMG_2655.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 br="" class="text text-2xxl" style="font-family: inherit;"></h1><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Continue driving our next stop will be the Luse Ditch Flume and Red Shack Trailhead. This trailhead will be </span></span></span>across the street from the Red Shack Produce Stand which is pictured above. </div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Luse Ditch Flume is named after George and John Luse who managed the flume in the 1920s, it was
used to carry water from Placerville to mining and ranching operations in the
Gold Hill area. The Luse brothers raised dairy cattle and harvested orchards as
well as mined a gold claim nearby. The
ditch water was necessary to support all these enterprises. Though it no longer
exits, it was the largest ditch flume in El Dorado County, measuring 153 feet
high and 750 feet long. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-y_kcgemF2RqJzKdCqIQCKqKDmRw0KW7NXc98YCBWIJAJJ5Vs21N7NJuwRABw6mLBRxAq44YCYUoVBOBgGWigzijnVsth0pwQVhnm3g-zbHESadtcwqcXsac-lXq_EecUvUN2Mun14zR0R0HFW_YzXSN7FXK9OekLwRtU1f_ZQaEkH6JVhEp6sw4viQ/s2176/IMG_3378%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="2176" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-y_kcgemF2RqJzKdCqIQCKqKDmRw0KW7NXc98YCBWIJAJJ5Vs21N7NJuwRABw6mLBRxAq44YCYUoVBOBgGWigzijnVsth0pwQVhnm3g-zbHESadtcwqcXsac-lXq_EecUvUN2Mun14zR0R0HFW_YzXSN7FXK9OekLwRtU1f_ZQaEkH6JVhEp6sw4viQ/w400-h400/IMG_3378%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToBm626Izax3nqUD2CDy3oI3y_bUI-YMJ3QjxOU7sUBAjIrZ__dJ2lsV6vX7mmdG1zXDj-FM3XfkUm-CiXPsjgmFtNG-BB_UO1YfbS4sOQbTAMi7nTkDAOGqM91Kdtfg2Hg3Ml8oLbuQ3GLUkXSbSWPYSqcqM7TyN7y6McK71iA2x7_Ix8NnDEiBxfQ/s690/Map%20of%20Luse%20Ditch%20and%20red%20Shack%20Trailhead%206.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="690" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToBm626Izax3nqUD2CDy3oI3y_bUI-YMJ3QjxOU7sUBAjIrZ__dJ2lsV6vX7mmdG1zXDj-FM3XfkUm-CiXPsjgmFtNG-BB_UO1YfbS4sOQbTAMi7nTkDAOGqM91Kdtfg2Hg3Ml8oLbuQ3GLUkXSbSWPYSqcqM7TyN7y6McK71iA2x7_Ix8NnDEiBxfQ/s320/Map%20of%20Luse%20Ditch%20and%20red%20Shack%20Trailhead%206.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>
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The Luse Ditch and Red Shack Trail is a 2 1/2 mile out and back hike which
crosses the historic Luse Ditch and ends at the South Fork of the American
River. A map of the hike is shown above, or check out our <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">Companion Brochure</a>. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdEXATXVuiDQyoBcIpC97yJSt8mDFTbIDVs24wc0GUlDn1pwRSdmTwOTv6ZNv2YrEFY1N64a_iESr8y2_LoNqmdVaGN2tzrcgVq3WzMd57ifHb7SH09mRbObR8Y-7hgzQjKqxsK_wVBsNMLFkBZsXg4m2lUPEgOKB4UJlAALmZCdXyqWI1OMzjHG_bA/s2420/IMG_3381%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="2420" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdEXATXVuiDQyoBcIpC97yJSt8mDFTbIDVs24wc0GUlDn1pwRSdmTwOTv6ZNv2YrEFY1N64a_iESr8y2_LoNqmdVaGN2tzrcgVq3WzMd57ifHb7SH09mRbObR8Y-7hgzQjKqxsK_wVBsNMLFkBZsXg4m2lUPEgOKB4UJlAALmZCdXyqWI1OMzjHG_bA/s320/IMG_3381%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJNVmBvdFI-RwcVbB5wRVqIq_9bQuSivGOk5QbuHLkyMOSIyAov2hQG8atCVwAvWLz12NFhEEoN1TWPBYjXY3IXDXJgMwqzxOT8zHEBJPKmXCE2TC6mEbeYc7WkZ07FMtyjwrHXbnCTi4NBoeztw5WQ4D7WlvgTKbSBEqoJuOKxox_asFzAe-N-W8PQ/s2307/IMG_3408%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2307" data-original-width="2307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJNVmBvdFI-RwcVbB5wRVqIq_9bQuSivGOk5QbuHLkyMOSIyAov2hQG8atCVwAvWLz12NFhEEoN1TWPBYjXY3IXDXJgMwqzxOT8zHEBJPKmXCE2TC6mEbeYc7WkZ07FMtyjwrHXbnCTi4NBoeztw5WQ4D7WlvgTKbSBEqoJuOKxox_asFzAe-N-W8PQ/s320/IMG_3408%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEher0ThP237GNH0H4tPbv23Q5FX_JIB1rcBcIYcFDO3k44Ch03ImMZsFnxGD7AoHdpXw9M1C3kMp6etTa8N7ulGt73PlnJXeKjZAP700iDqackzavPJDR_w4XBVjECZYc18bYwZO81i90lT7AX-yEBUSGa5WGPP7IS-QiWDVjZkr5emzo82IPcoTBddiA/s2730/IMG_3463%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2730" data-original-width="2730" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEher0ThP237GNH0H4tPbv23Q5FX_JIB1rcBcIYcFDO3k44Ch03ImMZsFnxGD7AoHdpXw9M1C3kMp6etTa8N7ulGt73PlnJXeKjZAP700iDqackzavPJDR_w4XBVjECZYc18bYwZO81i90lT7AX-yEBUSGa5WGPP7IS-QiWDVjZkr5emzo82IPcoTBddiA/s320/IMG_3463%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>The first mile is an 800-foot
downward slope to the river’s edge. This means that the return hike is an
800-foot upward climb. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3BDbxu6G5bUMvRQrw0Hpm7MQr_L6ghBtiGWin7QUEe-5tMpVbDqw78kz2a-3H8RL4uvf3nxcyphrlZDkgFoQx4O273ouAKwTlOFyK3CHCWch5nDk5oLGWVCVEgJSK1y0pyN56zhXLcX4sl6SD7-lyVAPQDLUIea3JhRS6GSwE8b61z7L8u5BSXy3Jg/s2131/IMG_3386%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2131" data-original-width="2131" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3BDbxu6G5bUMvRQrw0Hpm7MQr_L6ghBtiGWin7QUEe-5tMpVbDqw78kz2a-3H8RL4uvf3nxcyphrlZDkgFoQx4O273ouAKwTlOFyK3CHCWch5nDk5oLGWVCVEgJSK1y0pyN56zhXLcX4sl6SD7-lyVAPQDLUIea3JhRS6GSwE8b61z7L8u5BSXy3Jg/s320/IMG_3386%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgZxRkyk_mf0bCGqgu8FxyHkCCKy3clAsAj2Dlr8x37ZppFJcd7QtNG68wgmcdYRAb0_drSMErrMYt9YWeM7R68-S42CqCP4EVkidsmB-Zu2PeoIZqaq6zmqvlauRwN-UWpNzx1TcFJjl9o1NbzLmjFmTx46994JocfUorhvubd8UrGOPy4JwM_gbbQ/s2730/IMG_3452%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2730" data-original-width="2730" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgZxRkyk_mf0bCGqgu8FxyHkCCKy3clAsAj2Dlr8x37ZppFJcd7QtNG68wgmcdYRAb0_drSMErrMYt9YWeM7R68-S42CqCP4EVkidsmB-Zu2PeoIZqaq6zmqvlauRwN-UWpNzx1TcFJjl9o1NbzLmjFmTx46994JocfUorhvubd8UrGOPy4JwM_gbbQ/s320/IMG_3452%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphHr5uC8p-1v6oLlTvmUh2tTwKM768I7iR_bh7gOkeANCsA14hETNyGK_Z_AF0S9C6uRIyOTyvpW6vCERPXe_THJkeM4Cnje-3DyN0ofvKkzgOFUJwjKgZr7JxGS102J5qIdLq15zUZF_ZWIaXEr4-1xHvtT5Nv2vOzlHbNFy-LP4QphNs2bIgDfzXA/s2646/IMG_3456%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2646" data-original-width="2646" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphHr5uC8p-1v6oLlTvmUh2tTwKM768I7iR_bh7gOkeANCsA14hETNyGK_Z_AF0S9C6uRIyOTyvpW6vCERPXe_THJkeM4Cnje-3DyN0ofvKkzgOFUJwjKgZr7JxGS102J5qIdLq15zUZF_ZWIaXEr4-1xHvtT5Nv2vOzlHbNFy-LP4QphNs2bIgDfzXA/s320/IMG_3456%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYSfEaGowDOtEcfD_vkZsKzjtNSHlIROO74Wzvgr2laEqBYiuqn5-yPT7e_AC5AfvkXtQkfrAbWk2HRSRuMBhozUFB7ozBt5d5qPAAUWb18Cb7C8NhDAqJ4qjFR0ubXqGjDPJo6Zj1xNJL8v7u6Clmzeas70O7o7o-I6QNDgntxWdhnrYYb6Y01b18g/s2457/IMG_34692.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2457" data-original-width="2457" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYSfEaGowDOtEcfD_vkZsKzjtNSHlIROO74Wzvgr2laEqBYiuqn5-yPT7e_AC5AfvkXtQkfrAbWk2HRSRuMBhozUFB7ozBt5d5qPAAUWb18Cb7C8NhDAqJ4qjFR0ubXqGjDPJo6Zj1xNJL8v7u6Clmzeas70O7o7o-I6QNDgntxWdhnrYYb6Y01b18g/s320/IMG_34692.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are not going to
sugar coat this, it is a challenging hike, Cal Fire even uses it for endurance
training for their firefighters. The
views of the river are worth the effort but if you are in any way turned off by
a challenging hike we do not recommend the walk. </span><br />
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were claimed, and prospectors easily plucked their fortunes in gold. But as with most placer panning operations,
this too ran out and miners turned to lode or hard rock mining. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3YLd0bNgBa7y6B8JGR11fCyAwdF7lbzlj1hk4SFfZ5SN9i6Sgkei0kQ0cewvBs3xjYXmtaaLo2R6HIZ0S9w8Qiidx66uTHUx8y3nwGdCYkr8DisarvizlXRNWBKvioj2HXGF9PWVmD_fo2_3Lupfx7DSDqKzoREdPAqke3DYMJXSkAyV1MsHBEPciw/s928/Gold%20Bug%20Mine%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="928" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3YLd0bNgBa7y6B8JGR11fCyAwdF7lbzlj1hk4SFfZ5SN9i6Sgkei0kQ0cewvBs3xjYXmtaaLo2R6HIZ0S9w8Qiidx66uTHUx8y3nwGdCYkr8DisarvizlXRNWBKvioj2HXGF9PWVmD_fo2_3Lupfx7DSDqKzoREdPAqke3DYMJXSkAyV1MsHBEPciw/w640-h342/Gold%20Bug%20Mine%202.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>Lode mining, which began in Big Canyon Creek in the
1880s, is the method where prospectors mine gold from quartz buried deep in the hillside or underground. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2stCZdXe9DTahJtcRV4rW-YXeEKhDA7pe75xyZ3ZlmxC2hRcIn2GYRNxKB0kBoLgJNxc0KQYxWP35Z060QcxV77IgRVcN0yq0JmtjQeJIGZ0vAqm2mhbWmvDwfP0wNQ6iW6J1RcrXXpoWS0XrxkOIP7_irApv0ShpTczoVOMj-AQUxIhRIRJ7X53ug/s860/Gold%20Bug%20Mine%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="860" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2stCZdXe9DTahJtcRV4rW-YXeEKhDA7pe75xyZ3ZlmxC2hRcIn2GYRNxKB0kBoLgJNxc0KQYxWP35Z060QcxV77IgRVcN0yq0JmtjQeJIGZ0vAqm2mhbWmvDwfP0wNQ6iW6J1RcrXXpoWS0XrxkOIP7_irApv0ShpTczoVOMj-AQUxIhRIRJ7X53ug/w640-h290/Gold%20Bug%20Mine%201.png" width="640" /></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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Using picks and shovels miners followed the drift of the thin dark orange veins
running through the white quartz.
Following the drift required digging a hole in the side of a mountain.
After the first vein played out quickly a larger vein was discovered across the
canyon and a new hole dug in 1888. This
became the Hattie Mine, opened by William Craddock and named after his daughter
Hattie. However it too played out and in
1926, John McKay took over the mine and followed a new drift at a right angle
deep into the ground. This mine would ultimately became the Gold Bug Mine. </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSYJyEU0yTDUTkmYazEhcWOY7Dxchi-ejYqtUMPlCNSixvnGkY7HemTtq_k_DRo1KSYUL27V7jTmkTNMDmF2M7yvpIBpggnJHPE_a_m7qqLwhz8dJP-8n8MxTBnMKwwH0gTkmnnxMh-Xrm4l5oDI0_WcnArnlhO5vbGIIVlt-KN8s_HP209q_92qEdg/s912/Gold%20Bug%20Mine%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="912" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSYJyEU0yTDUTkmYazEhcWOY7Dxchi-ejYqtUMPlCNSixvnGkY7HemTtq_k_DRo1KSYUL27V7jTmkTNMDmF2M7yvpIBpggnJHPE_a_m7qqLwhz8dJP-8n8MxTBnMKwwH0gTkmnnxMh-Xrm4l5oDI0_WcnArnlhO5vbGIIVlt-KN8s_HP209q_92qEdg/w640-h338/Gold%20Bug%20Mine%203.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span></span>
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Most of the hard-rock mining in Gold Bug Mine happened during the 1920s and 30s
not during the gold rush. Though some of the richest deposits of gold were
found here, it is not known how much gold was actually removed from this mine,
as no records were kept.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGd__T_d_9T7wEO2g86SJZ7GrIuj9gBCk7OYn3JYgsY636hb9xy7jMlw4j4vbSEAvHlGIjTOoZ-E_HNJS7LljPTi_ZsndqjYnDqVX7f0bgNN5YSuCBP6lDgp1Ny4pt5BMy3_U6Df7zkXP8YnliSVebkR7W_g0eGqtnNf0X82oYEzz-qURwt5fYnS3z8Q/s908/Gold%20Bug%20Mine%204.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="908" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGd__T_d_9T7wEO2g86SJZ7GrIuj9gBCk7OYn3JYgsY636hb9xy7jMlw4j4vbSEAvHlGIjTOoZ-E_HNJS7LljPTi_ZsndqjYnDqVX7f0bgNN5YSuCBP6lDgp1Ny4pt5BMy3_U6Df7zkXP8YnliSVebkR7W_g0eGqtnNf0X82oYEzz-qURwt5fYnS3z8Q/w640-h320/Gold%20Bug%20Mine%204.png" width="640" /></a></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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In 1965, the City of Placerville acquired the Gold Bug Mine property from the
Bureau of Land Management and developed it into a park.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span>As you enter the outskirts of Placerville, watch for Spring Street. Turn left on Spring then s<span>low and make a left at the intersection ahead onto Pleasant Street. Continue onto Bedford Avenue and f</span><span>ollow the sign for Gold Bug Mine. </span><br /><br />Turn right into the entrance to Gold Bug Mine and park near the Museum Store. Parking here is free, but a ticket for an audio self-guided tour of the mine, as well as entrance to the stamp mill and blacksmith may be purchased in the Museum Store. There are several informational plaques and gold mining artifacts scattered throughout the park. <br />
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A visit to Gold Bug Mine Park is a step back in time to the mid 1800's. Here you will experience what it was like to
be a hard-rock miner during the gold rush era.
This park is open daily April to October and weekends from November
through March. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9S_OwpXtomwKhPU7iQnHMYfmWsi5u-gcbVJBAvh89-bzI3uZDNaMJ6ocMpyGZQdnI0RHQtbzlX_kFCeaoQeHMmr_NJFVMOnWKH9JNEbvlUROrE91HH_nR2X1IpBkPAXThzH_yWbJ2weoX90rOPaf-IfIfJCNvHwXtxLERbfiI9juUdTreAQwKSKkmw/s2456/IMG_1320%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2456" data-original-width="2456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9S_OwpXtomwKhPU7iQnHMYfmWsi5u-gcbVJBAvh89-bzI3uZDNaMJ6ocMpyGZQdnI0RHQtbzlX_kFCeaoQeHMmr_NJFVMOnWKH9JNEbvlUROrE91HH_nR2X1IpBkPAXThzH_yWbJ2weoX90rOPaf-IfIfJCNvHwXtxLERbfiI9juUdTreAQwKSKkmw/s320/IMG_1320%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hDaVxlMGaQ2PHuu2lzr3gqQJ5JXcu_F_OVdp_7Y5oV1CFQYKs8jW75BylbGyepC6Zvf2GdkYEoYvYxHq1gpu-jOhSlEDENM00CQcGIDz4c0ccgatccGny68LL2Fqx7Y0nZC2CSDxglEQHclT6AikoVXreAuGnuBoX6Pd6BjO5hBg8JblDDoYWek_xA/s2075/IMG_1321%202.2%20%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hDaVxlMGaQ2PHuu2lzr3gqQJ5JXcu_F_OVdp_7Y5oV1CFQYKs8jW75BylbGyepC6Zvf2GdkYEoYvYxHq1gpu-jOhSlEDENM00CQcGIDz4c0ccgatccGny68LL2Fqx7Y0nZC2CSDxglEQHclT6AikoVXreAuGnuBoX6Pd6BjO5hBg8JblDDoYWek_xA/s320/IMG_1321%202.2%20%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveVAI5Ob_mTJ9prTKHE2dKMqOS-d5VKRj6EhXgnCE17cb4-u21j-83RrY6hwzaVEniYuqisOGr1aI6Wa7ukR69URW0vhQqcqwIyT5k4Tw2xlp6XahpT_p1UHGgNeSs8L4J6Ma1eJJ9DbcWYOO8GIrv-wEu8v2PDOKa6DfC7B24vNxx0vZ1zZBRz7hHQ/s3648/IMG_1333.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveVAI5Ob_mTJ9prTKHE2dKMqOS-d5VKRj6EhXgnCE17cb4-u21j-83RrY6hwzaVEniYuqisOGr1aI6Wa7ukR69URW0vhQqcqwIyT5k4Tw2xlp6XahpT_p1UHGgNeSs8L4J6Ma1eJJ9DbcWYOO8GIrv-wEu8v2PDOKa6DfC7B24vNxx0vZ1zZBRz7hHQ/s320/IMG_1333.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Scattered throughout the
park are artifacts from the gold rush years as well as informational plaques
which explain the history of the area. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cnFBQVNenfctEC3OZC0jjWHDMtkpjpSSLjhObviiWfDOp4IkRSZmc-Gxd-fD31xrENfOQTosFqXel0-mNUowtmGsXNW3bx550iBRtmPf7WDcfusoFiBhWAURULW0QUfIOZSXzgFCDURsYEqSsMESzpiwa4FZ4dHvOjFEyu-SPLSfVjDkZvAWXLiBsQ/s2730/IMG_1341%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2730" data-original-width="2730" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cnFBQVNenfctEC3OZC0jjWHDMtkpjpSSLjhObviiWfDOp4IkRSZmc-Gxd-fD31xrENfOQTosFqXel0-mNUowtmGsXNW3bx550iBRtmPf7WDcfusoFiBhWAURULW0QUfIOZSXzgFCDURsYEqSsMESzpiwa4FZ4dHvOjFEyu-SPLSfVjDkZvAWXLiBsQ/w400-h400/IMG_1341%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGRD2k7L841jcBjYGVPgICW7Ft0SDgoZsMYJVMIMHJC6pLo78fnrJbmeCLTU2PaSJ_I-3eJr4vD5W9lh8AxaiB9o-T_ZINcJr1A3BtDaM1qZpgbfa3kKlhE1rtVOyeexwql16aTFToVAsRkWElEFP9erNjNvqzQ48X_auPHg_tkwuVWdWknpchr1Yiw/s2730/IMG_1344%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2730" data-original-width="2730" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGRD2k7L841jcBjYGVPgICW7Ft0SDgoZsMYJVMIMHJC6pLo78fnrJbmeCLTU2PaSJ_I-3eJr4vD5W9lh8AxaiB9o-T_ZINcJr1A3BtDaM1qZpgbfa3kKlhE1rtVOyeexwql16aTFToVAsRkWElEFP9erNjNvqzQ48X_auPHg_tkwuVWdWknpchr1Yiw/w400-h400/IMG_1344%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZ9mBYa1KtJ7GuEgJqJMFN0Acjnqu_wCISJ-oeznqAOc0V2rmdY3J6ZnHi3hOhJlSViCT0y5ToUP1ugzUDNKdKmKXzJNURikCx7L6sOF2IH8-wNyMfZ0Kf4_wyIBbXaoXx9CsfK49PIvU18xWMi_8yxKJBaGFRr8gUO6a77xtzibvxE7UPLVvMoA9JQ/s2010/IMG_3546%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="2010" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZ9mBYa1KtJ7GuEgJqJMFN0Acjnqu_wCISJ-oeznqAOc0V2rmdY3J6ZnHi3hOhJlSViCT0y5ToUP1ugzUDNKdKmKXzJNURikCx7L6sOF2IH8-wNyMfZ0Kf4_wyIBbXaoXx9CsfK49PIvU18xWMi_8yxKJBaGFRr8gUO6a77xtzibvxE7UPLVvMoA9JQ/w400-h400/IMG_3546%202.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>From the Gold Bug Mine, exit the park the way you arrived and turn left onto Bedford, then right onto Pleasant Street. Turn right onto Spring Street and follow this into Old Town Placerville. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD75ZwKWftUrLAU3Rp6kO3RZsShjQtV-PloX8BirGZwRu-DMbXINC-PTDz9LmcI8FRlW72LLlhZXhyxAZgrzH2-aUgq9gvSbs8ubd73dCjb7QOAf12py5jEOw3x0SBjTXaoGLinCMd431-7tHy-mrCBbabsBwXiHQ8tzaKpBEpaqC5niEttrNqJaFBcw/s2075/IMG_2140%202048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD75ZwKWftUrLAU3Rp6kO3RZsShjQtV-PloX8BirGZwRu-DMbXINC-PTDz9LmcI8FRlW72LLlhZXhyxAZgrzH2-aUgq9gvSbs8ubd73dCjb7QOAf12py5jEOw3x0SBjTXaoGLinCMd431-7tHy-mrCBbabsBwXiHQ8tzaKpBEpaqC5niEttrNqJaFBcw/s320/IMG_2140%202048.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span>We finish this portion of our gold rush series tour in the parking lot at the intersection of Sacramento Street and Main Street in Placerville. This parking lot is next to the El Dorado Savings Bank and offers 2 hours of free parking. </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecMnPw5X0v4ONE0yQY8a1-JosEnaJP_iHHvEjhm1w7Sk8IYE6WD4IN10zIX2bH_5Ll0HB8jXPfpO-O0EwCVuuomKJSpvHbtpXDJlFJ1hsBgJZcO__nYUGhy66CHqkEbtb7kLIQ3r99_WGlULBAJGka9JCy-jQEM-eFDNihgny31Dn9GF5oJSXJLA6Gg/s2610/IMG_1381%202.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="2610" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecMnPw5X0v4ONE0yQY8a1-JosEnaJP_iHHvEjhm1w7Sk8IYE6WD4IN10zIX2bH_5Ll0HB8jXPfpO-O0EwCVuuomKJSpvHbtpXDJlFJ1hsBgJZcO__nYUGhy66CHqkEbtb7kLIQ3r99_WGlULBAJGka9JCy-jQEM-eFDNihgny31Dn9GF5oJSXJLA6Gg/s320/IMG_1381%202.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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Placerville, also known as Dry Diggings or Hangtown, is just eight miles from
Coloma where gold was discovered. It began as a mining camp in a narrow ravine
with a seasonal creek. The town prospered quickly and then continued to thrive
as businesses shifted from gold mining, to agriculture and logging. </span><br />
<br /><span>This marks the end of our driving tour. We hope you have enjoyed your drive through California’s gold
country from Auburn to Placerville and all the stops in-between. </span><br />
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If you are interested in taking a self-guided walking tour of Old Town
Placerville you may find a map in our companion brochure <b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y34WUN0SkKRgOZgLH9zGU2vjgkKgwqSt/view" target="_blank">Hiking and Walking Tours of the Gold Country</a></b>.</span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>On our next tour, <b>Hard-rock mining in California: A Highway 49 driving tour to Jackson</b>, we visit the California Gold Rush towns of Fiddletown, Amador City and Sutter Creek as well as visit the </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">picturesque Shenandoah Valley. </span></div>
<br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Until next time, Happy Adventures!</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">+++</span></div></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Photographs by L. A. Momboisse unless listed below: </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Coloration Christmas Time in Auburn by Abe Stern - <a href="https://placercountyhistoricalsociety.org/index_htm_files/Volume14%20Issue6.pdf" target="_blank">The Placer a Voice of History</a> </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Black and white Orleans Hotel demo - <a href="https://placercountyhistoricalsociety.org/index_htm_files/Volume14%20Issue6.pdf" target="_blank">The Placer a Voice of History</a> </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Black and white Orleans Hotel 1939 - <a href="https://oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf2w10093w/?brand=oac4" target="_blank">Online Archive of California</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Picture Shanghai Restaurant - <a href="https://auburnalehouse.com/about/auburn-alehouse/block-building" target="_blank">Auburn </a>Alehouse Newsletter </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Chinese New Year February 2018 in front of Joss House Auburn - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuburnJossHouse/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> </span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">The Champagne Photo (May 10, 1869 by Andrew J. Russell - <a href="https://www.nps.gov/gosp/learn/historyculture/a-moment-in-time.htm" target="_blank">Golden Spike National Park Service</a></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Illustration Map of Highway 49 - <a href="https://www.historichwy49.com/mainmap.html" target="_blank">Guide to the Mother Lode</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Two period pictures of the Mountain Quarries Railroad - <a href="https://www.mtdemocrat.com/media-posts/no-hands-bridge-turns-100/attachment/49hwy028/" target="_blank">Mountain Democratic</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Picture of John Sutter - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sutter" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Illustration of Sutter's Fort from 1840s - Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutter%27s_Fort#/media/File:Sutter's_Fort_from_Gleason's_Pictorial_Drawing_Room_Companion.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Black and white picture of original Sutter's Mill 1850 - Daguerreotype by R. H. Vance <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutter%27s_Mill#/media/File:Sutters_Mill.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Excerpt from <i style="text-align: center;">Californian</i><span style="text-align: center;"> March 15, 1848 - <a href="https://www.theresahuppauthor.com/blog/2014/03/26/san-francisco-newspapers-report-on-gold-discovery-and-more-lodes-are-found/" target="_blank">Theresa Hupp Author </a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Routes to the California Gold Fields - <a href="https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/California-Gold-Rush/631740" target="_blank">Kids Britannica</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Daniel Webster Steamer - <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daniel_Webster_(steamboat_1854)_01.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia Commons</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">View of Arrival at Panama - <a href="https://erenow.net/common/illustrated-history-of-railway/21.php" target="_blank">The Panama Railroad: Deadly Rush for Gold </a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cross the Panama Isthmus by Bungo - <a href="http://www.bruceruiz.net/PanamaHistory/isthmus_crossing.htm" target="_blank">Isthmian Crossing </a><br /><br /><span style="text-align: center;">Ships at the San Francisco Waterfront 1855 - <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/San-Francisco-1855-1856-incorporation-Gold-Rush-12958094.php#photo-15645652" target="_blank">Boomtime San Francisco</a> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Sluice Box and Rocker drawings by Henry Sandham - <a href="https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3c00733/" target="_blank">Library of Congress </a><br /><br />Hydraulic Mining by Henry Sandham - <a href="https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3c00735/" target="_blank">Library of Congress </a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">James Marshall - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_W._Marshall" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>San Francisco 1848 - Sketch by J. C. Ward - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_Buena,_California" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> </div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Map of Yerba Buena (San Francisco) November 1847 - Watson, Douglas, An Hour's Walk Through Yerba Buena (sfgenealogy.com) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Miners Code of Arms - Britton & Rey lithograph (1856) - <a href="https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/13030/tf3t1nb5gm/" target="_blank">Calisphere</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Four Black and White pictures from Gold Bug Mine - <a href="https://www.goldbugpark.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Episode-One-Hard-Rock-Mining-Study-Materials-Final.pdf" target="_blank">Gold Bug Park Education</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Excerpts paraphrased from John Doble are from <i>John Doble's Journal and Letters from the Mines, Volcano, Mokelumne Hill, Jackson and San Francisco</i>, edited by Charles L. Camp. Volcano Press published 1999. </div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse" style="text-align: left;">VoiceMap</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">(Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/" style="text-align: left;">GPSmyCity</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">(</span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html" style="text-align: left;">Carmel</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html" style="text-align: left;">Monterey</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html" style="text-align: left;">Big Sur</a><span style="text-align: left;">, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/folsom-6551.html" target="_blank">Folsom</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/sacramento-603.html" target="_blank">Sacramento</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/boston-566.html" target="_blank">Boston</a>,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html" style="text-align: left;">Cinque Terre</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html" style="text-align: left;">Kotor Montenegro</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html" style="text-align: left;">Copenhagen</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/st-petersburg-518.html" target="_blank">St. Petersburg</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/helsinki-487.html" target="_blank">Helsinki</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/stockholm-525.html" target="_blank">Stockholm</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/tallinn-486.html" target="_blank">Estonia</a><span style="text-align: left;">). Happy Adventures!</span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PifhENDjqWq_piZtlQRgaq7ey2VOCzSypg1EtE7GTm3hUY7PVk6QoNyl7ijMd_Mq5GkDuZHhi65OVBpPiDzae4QbVZVb9GhmHlmhWlz-6pBj1fYlD2wCorFgNC0kU_m3brR1jDVeZEu4/s1866/5+Sand+Harbor+2.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1866" data-original-width="1866" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PifhENDjqWq_piZtlQRgaq7ey2VOCzSypg1EtE7GTm3hUY7PVk6QoNyl7ijMd_Mq5GkDuZHhi65OVBpPiDzae4QbVZVb9GhmHlmhWlz-6pBj1fYlD2wCorFgNC0kU_m3brR1jDVeZEu4/w400-h400/5+Sand+Harbor+2.2.jpg" width="400"></a><span></span></div><a href="http://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2021/09/driving-tour-lake-tahoe-incline-village.html#more"></a>Adventures of A Home Town Tourist http://www.blogger.com/profile/14250391828232138884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206555389724511740.post-91454999156622443162021-09-14T15:17:00.009-07:002023-05-30T09:35:09.252-07:00Driving Tour Lake Tahoe: Tahoe City to Incline Village <p>Interested in being your own tour guide? I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with <a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse">VoiceMap</a> (Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/">GPSmyCity</a> (<a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html">Carmel</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html">Monterey</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html">Big Sur</a>, Folsom, Sacramento, Pacific Grove, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html#google_vignette">Cinque Terre</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html">Kotor Montenegro</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html">Copenhagen</a>). 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I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with <a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse">VoiceMap</a> (Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/">GPSmyCity</a> (<a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html">Carmel</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html">Monterey</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html">Big Sur</a>, Folsom, Sacramento, Pacific Grove, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html#google_vignette">Cinque Terre</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html">Kotor Montenegro</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html">Copenhagen</a>). 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I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with</span><span> </span><a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse">VoiceMap</a><span> </span><span>(Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with</span><span> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/">GPSmyCity</a><span> </span><span>(</span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html">Carmel</a><span>,</span><span> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html">Monterey</a><span>,</span><span> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html">Big Sur</a><span>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/folsom-6551.html" target="_blank">Folsom</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/sacramento-603.html" target="_blank">Sacramento</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/boston-566.html" target="_blank">Boston</a>,</span><span> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html">Cinque Terre</a><span>,</span><span> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html">Kotor Montenegro</a><span>,</span><span> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html">Copenhagen</a><span style="text-align: center;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/st-petersburg-518.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">St. Petersburg</a><span style="text-align: center;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/helsinki-487.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Helsinki</a><span style="text-align: center;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/stockholm-525.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Stockholm</a><span style="text-align: center;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/tallinn-486.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Estonia</a><span>). Happy Adventures!</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3b5NRwXBdPxk3BWbhpvOlfN_K3ZTMkeWrc3q21spR2Ag9uvyzO7p-zXTXTWM8n-tFmD642gJZ2aME3PIFhUgrefxE-1my0YXp3Z4uHFaEhgqKIaHvvXgsHW7tdatMho9F_HTyHrX8vY1/s867/Point-Lobos-State-Park-Beach.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="650" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3b5NRwXBdPxk3BWbhpvOlfN_K3ZTMkeWrc3q21spR2Ag9uvyzO7p-zXTXTWM8n-tFmD642gJZ2aME3PIFhUgrefxE-1my0YXp3Z4uHFaEhgqKIaHvvXgsHW7tdatMho9F_HTyHrX8vY1/w300-h400/Point-Lobos-State-Park-Beach.jpg" width="300"></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=571" target="_blank">Point Lobos State Natural Reserve</a> is filled with incredible </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">hiking </span><a href="https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=29389" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">trails</a>, <span style="font-family: arial;">rocky scenic coast views, and an abundance of wild life. This very popular park should not be missed. But please note that only 100 cars are allowed in the reserve at any one time. And because of its popularity </span><span style="font-family: arial;">the reserve fills up quickly after it opens at 8 am. When the parking lots are full in the reserve there will be a sign stating the park is closed to cars posted at the highway entrance. <span></span></span></div></div></div><a href="http://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2021/01/self-guided-tour-of-point-lobos.html#more"></a>Adventures of A Home Town Tourist http://www.blogger.com/profile/14250391828232138884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206555389724511740.post-4020781078941909172020-12-21T14:16:00.164-08:002023-05-30T09:35:54.201-07:00California Coast: Carmel-by-the-Sea to Big Sur Driving Tour <p style="text-align: center;"><br></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Interested in being your own tour guide? I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with </span><a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse" style="text-align: left;">VoiceMap</a><span style="text-align: left;"> (Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/" style="text-align: left;">GPSmyCity</a><span style="text-align: left;"> (</span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html" style="text-align: left;">Carmel</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html" style="text-align: left;">Monterey</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html" style="text-align: left;">Big Sur</a><span style="text-align: left;">, Folsom, Sacramento, Pacific Grove, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html#google_vignette" style="text-align: left;">Cinque Terre</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html" style="text-align: left;">Kotor Montenegro</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html" style="text-align: left;">Copenhagen</a><span style="text-align: left;">). Happy Adventures!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyvM8K0-TiK9IlQctn2FBbokxK8geU70jtmc-lTjEdpcjQDRqnW1b1F4DXtxhOkP1ftE0P88Aa3JYFet9YXOJwU_s3fnYzgpZTAdeLEQGzB1P7WlK8qgw5GyFrRf_FcLk4ZMEsBSKHoXx/s2048/Bixby+Bridge+View+From+South.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyvM8K0-TiK9IlQctn2FBbokxK8geU70jtmc-lTjEdpcjQDRqnW1b1F4DXtxhOkP1ftE0P88Aa3JYFet9YXOJwU_s3fnYzgpZTAdeLEQGzB1P7WlK8qgw5GyFrRf_FcLk4ZMEsBSKHoXx/w400-h268/Bixby+Bridge+View+From+South.jpg" width="400"></a><br><span style="font-family: arial;">Big Sur Coast</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">If you are interested in this driving tour as an audio tour, you may find our companion audio tour on <a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/monterey-peninsula/california-coast-driving-tour-from-carmel-by-the-sea-to-big-sur" target="_blank">VoiceMap</a>. Tours are listed under Monterey Peninsula. To use VoiceMap, you will need to download the VoiceMap app from the <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/voicemap-gps-audio-guides/id852027939" target="_blank">Apple Store</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.voicemap.android" target="_blank">Google Play</a>. The app is free, the audio driving tour does have a cost. Happy Adventures and enjoy the tour! <span></span></span></p><a href="http://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2020/12/if-you-are-interested-in-this-driving.html#more"></a>Adventures of A Home Town Tourist http://www.blogger.com/profile/14250391828232138884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206555389724511740.post-73284903962309248412020-08-27T16:55:00.005-07:002023-11-13T09:39:53.455-08:00Historic Old Town Folsom, California Walking Tour <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Interested in being your own tour guide? I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse" style="text-align: left;">VoiceMap</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">(Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/" style="text-align: left;">GPSmyCity</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">(</span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html" style="text-align: left;">Carmel</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html" style="text-align: left;">Monterey</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html" style="text-align: left;">Big Sur</a><span style="text-align: left;">, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/folsom-6551.html" target="_blank">Folsom</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/sacramento-603.html" target="_blank">Sacramento</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/boston-566.html" target="_blank">Boston</a>,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html" style="text-align: left;">Cinque Terre</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html" style="text-align: left;">Kotor Montenegro</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html" style="text-align: left;">Copenhagen</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/st-petersburg-518.html" target="_blank">St. Petersburg</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/helsinki-487.html" target="_blank">Helsinki</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/stockholm-525.html" target="_blank">Stockholm</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/tallinn-486.html" target="_blank">Estonia</a><span style="text-align: left;">). Happy Adventures!</span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhMUSvJouaGW3OIeEnhvnnN0yWySn0oNDJ3X7AAsnN_bA9lGaTUEGZ6T_3jV-Q9PAnCxXmqTyGY4cLfmQuhN1R_AMzvMBzK9UPMTbhpNcyAJWSpmxOkPGxrVZNyNieGQBJmQHs1x9yBiQ/s2048/IMG_1011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="2048" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhMUSvJouaGW3OIeEnhvnnN0yWySn0oNDJ3X7AAsnN_bA9lGaTUEGZ6T_3jV-Q9PAnCxXmqTyGY4cLfmQuhN1R_AMzvMBzK9UPMTbhpNcyAJWSpmxOkPGxrVZNyNieGQBJmQHs1x9yBiQ/w400-h293/IMG_1011.JPG" width="400"></span></a></div><p></p><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hello and welcome to this California Walking Tour of Old Town Folsom. I am Lynn Momboisse and have lived in California all of my life and been exploring the state for decades. I love to discover new area in my backyard and bring my adventures as a hometown tourist to life in walking and driving tours. <span></span></span></div></div><a href="http://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2020/08/historic-old-town-folsom-california.html#more"></a>Adventures of A Home Town Tourist http://www.blogger.com/profile/14250391828232138884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206555389724511740.post-39147824791328975202020-05-12T13:32:00.013-07:002023-05-30T09:36:19.157-07:00Carmel by the Sea: Mission Ranch, Mission Trails Park, Mission Basilica Walking Tour <span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Interested in being your own tour guide? I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with </span><a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse" style="font-size: medium;">VoiceMap</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> (Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/" style="font-size: medium;">GPSmyCity</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> (</span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html" style="font-size: medium;">Carmel</a><span style="font-size: medium;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html" style="font-size: medium;">Monterey</a><span style="font-size: medium;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html" style="font-size: medium;">Big Sur</a><span style="font-size: medium;">, Folsom, Sacramento, Pacific Grove, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html#google_vignette" style="font-size: medium;">Cinque Terre</a><span style="font-size: medium;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html" style="font-size: medium;">Kotor Montenegro</a><span style="font-size: medium;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html" style="font-size: medium;">Copenhagen</a><span style="font-size: medium;">). 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<span style="text-align: left;">Interested in being your own tour guide? I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with </span><a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse" style="text-align: left;">VoiceMap</a><span style="text-align: left;"> (Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/" style="text-align: left;">GPSmyCity</a><span style="text-align: left;"> (</span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html" style="text-align: left;">Carmel</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html" style="text-align: left;">Monterey</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html" style="text-align: left;">Big Sur</a><span style="text-align: left;">, Folsom, Sacramento, Pacific Grove, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html#google_vignette" style="text-align: left;">Cinque Terre</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html" style="text-align: left;">Kotor Montenegro</a><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html" style="text-align: left;">Copenhagen</a><span style="text-align: left;">). Happy Adventures!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">+++</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">If you are interested in this walking tour as an audio tour, our <a href="https://voicemap.me/tour/monterey-peninsula/monterey-california-historic-cannery-row-and-john-steinbeck-walking-tour" target="_blank">companion audio tour is now available</a> on VoiceMap under Monterey Peninsula. To use <a href="https://voicemap.me/" target="_blank">VoiceMap</a>, you will need to download the app from the Apple Store or Google Play. The app is free, there is a cost for the tour. </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">View from Saint John's Castle <span></span></span></div><a href="http://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.com/2019/12/kotor-montenegro-hike-to-castle-of-st.html#more"></a>Adventures of A Home Town Tourist http://www.blogger.com/profile/14250391828232138884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206555389724511740.post-81097581565380036732019-12-16T13:27:00.004-08:002023-11-13T09:41:40.011-08:00Kotor Montenegro (Explore the Walled Village of Kotor) - Momboisse Family Adventures October 2019 / Part 6<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Interested in being your own tour guide? I have over 20 published GPS audio tours with</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://voicemap.me/publisher/lynn-momboisse" style="text-align: left;">VoiceMap</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">(Carmel, Monterey, California Gold Country, Folsom, Tahoe, Sacramento) and over 40 tours published with</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/" style="text-align: left;">GPSmyCity</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">(</span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/carmel-634.html" style="text-align: left;">Carmel</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/monterey-636.html" style="text-align: left;">Monterey</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/big-sur-983.html" style="text-align: left;">Big Sur</a><span style="text-align: left;">, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/folsom-6551.html" target="_blank">Folsom</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/sacramento-603.html" target="_blank">Sacramento</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/boston-566.html" target="_blank">Boston</a>,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/cinque-terre-5998.html" style="text-align: left;">Cinque Terre</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/kotor-5354.html" style="text-align: left;">Kotor Montenegro</a><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/copenhagen-485.html" style="text-align: left;">Copenhagen</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/st-petersburg-518.html" target="_blank">St. Petersburg</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/helsinki-487.html" target="_blank">Helsinki</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/stockholm-525.html" target="_blank">Stockholm</a>, <a href="https://www.gpsmycity.com/gps-tour-guides/tallinn-486.html" target="_blank">Estonia</a><span style="text-align: left;">). Happy Adventures!</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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