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It’s known as being in the “state of arrested decay”… In order to work here only singles need apply and be self sufficient. It is a wonderful location for someone who can be alone for long periods of time. ( this used to be the mantra, not sure if it still is)
On our trip there in 1977, in a VW bus, of course the problems arose and my husband got under the bus and fixed the issue with his bare hands, a rock, and some wire as there was NO CHOICE to do otherwise!
We were there the first week of September that year and..it snowed! :)
You can actually SEE them, too! No smog :)
4 months agoAND..Now we are at the same threshold 4 years later ( 2024) with real frightening events to come now that the Supreme Court has voted in favor of “kingdom” as we will be just like the rest of the world with a dictator . I am still hoping those “undecided voters” will show up at the polls and vote the conscience of our country, not for the liar in chief.
4 months agoLook at that price for gas!
4 months agoGreat vantage point!
4 months agoIronic that I am reading this about a “usual” hot spot here in CA 8 years later during an intense heat period here in Northern CA!
4 months agoGreat photo!
4 months agoMy husband worked here 50 years ago!
4 months agolow life yacht club is in full operation!
4 months agoExcept in this picture postcard!
4 months agoWow, yea, I can see it would be very difficult to bike on the road there with the improperly positioned rumble strip!!
8 months agoMy local area has a pronounced wet season and dry season. I put on the fenders around the first of November and take them off sometime in April. It's easy to install the fenders, but I wouldn't want to take them on and off every time it rains.
During tours I use fenders nearly all the time. The only other recent tour to not use fenders was the Columbia Coulee Chelan Circuit tour which was in deserts in the middle of the dry season.
Do you take your fenders on/off, typically? Ours stay on year round. Spoon takes his off though . . . I think fenders are fiddly and difficult to get just right. Mine stay put!
Plus, seeing someone with fenders pretty much identifies them as a tourist. To me. It's like seeing a kindred spirit, even if they don't have panniers.
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3 years ago
Thank you for your perspectives and allowing me to “go back in time” almost 50 years when it probably still looked a lot like your photos!
4 months agoAppreciate you arrived home safely and unhurt, too.