Category: California
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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The Desert Coyote
The Desert Coyote can be tough to distinguish from the darker skinned mountain coyote. Cecile...
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On Melrose Avenue
On Melrose Avenue, east of the Hollywood Freeway, Nick pulled into a Mobil station. The silver...
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Trout Fishing On The Pit River
Trout fishing on the Pit River might come back someday. The guide didn’t sound hopeful when he...
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When Teddy Roosevelt Went Camping In Yosemite
When Teddy Roosevelt went camping in Yosemite, back in 1903, the President took no chances on...
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Golden Yarrow
Golden Yarrow didn’t usually make it much past the Fourth of July. Her neighbor on Kanan Dume Road...
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Her Neighbor On Kanan Dume Road
Her neighbor on Kanan Dume Road ambled over one morning and invited them to his birthday party. ...
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Latigo Canyon Road
Latigo Canyon Road clings to cliffs with the assurance of an elderly undertaker. They took the...
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