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If you're going to fly
all the way to California, have your flight from Tampa go missing, get
rerouted through Raleigh and resolve your luggage problems when the airline
gets around to it, you don't just stay for two nights. One of our
first activities was a visit to the Blachhawk Museum in Danville.
The rattan pattern on the Rolls is
hand painted. I always enjoy a good Tucker. And, they had a
vintage AAA display
which included the old Harley with toolbox sidecar. That's a V-16
Caddy from the 30's. Does a wooden body reduce road noise?
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Finding hiking trails closed due to
elevated fire conditions, we toured the Black Diamond mine. Originally
a coal mine, it was later quarried for its silica by the Hazel Atlas glass
company. How can
you overlook the oaks and the oats? |
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We rode BART to San
Francisco and viewed a vintage photograph collection at SFMOMA.
What happened to the Sutro
Baths? |
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In San
Josè we visited the
Winchester Mystery House. I had not known Winchester Arms once sported
a full line of tools and hardware, including flashlights, roller skates,
bicycles, wagons, fishing tackle, lawn mowers, electric irons, screwdrivers,
wrenches and more. |
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Hiking Marin Headlands a fawn gazes at us near the Nike missile base at Fort
Cronkhite while Steve and Ann point out the name tags on the sandwiches. |
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On
our way to Crater Lake we spent the night at the Railroad Park, sleeping in
cabooses. Is that the plural of caboose?
As luck would have it, the
Challenger, the world's largest, operating steam locomotive also spent the
night in Dunsmuir.
The last picture is Rae Bowman.
She was late for work to join railroad groupies following the Challenger. |
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The
lodge at Crater Lake had no spare rooms, but we were pleased to find plenty
of food in the dining room. |
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Finally, we reach our intended destination, the Oregon Caves Lodge. |
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So, the Eureka Chamber of Commerce touts the Carson Mansion (first picture)
as a draw for tourists. Is that ethical? It's a private club,
not open to the public. Are they Chamber members? |
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Returning to Oakland, we were ready for the world's best cheeseburger at
Val's. Everyone's entitled to a vacation, just bad timing. |
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