Category: California
Avila Beach, California
Avila Beach, California grilled up another omelet stuffed with linguica, chorizo and green chili....
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Barstow, California
Barstow, California was still stuck in ragtag denials that had crippled it for more than a...
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Ocotillo Wells, California
Ocotillo Wells, California melted in the spackled rain. The late summer storm was unexpected and...
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Ramona, California
Ramona, California unloaded the last of the boxcars that came down from Reno. Hardened men soaked...
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San Felipe, California
San Felipe, California slept in until the parade of saxophone ghosts grew impossible to ignore....
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Jamul, California
Jamul, California knew the risks and how best to deflect them. All it took was concentration and...
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Potrero, California
Potrero, California never quite managed to turn its back on Mexico despite a century of...
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The Otay Mesa
The Otay Mesa was the last the six oilmen saw of the United States. The navy-blue van pulled into...
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Cathedral City, California
Cathedral City, California glanced up at the purple face of the San Jacinto Mountains and liked...
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Dulzura, California
Dulzura, California sang along with Sam Cooke as if the angels had never left town. Two men in...
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Ocotillo, California
Ocotillo, California roasted beneath a harsh white sky striped with terror. A hundred miles to the...
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Juan Bautista de Anza Park
Juan Bautista de Anza Park was empty. Later on, a few families would show up for lunch and the...
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