Owens Valley history rivals any John Ford western ever made. I believe Ford took many of his story line ideas directly from the history of Camp Independence and the Owens Valley. Owens Valley was the scene of conflicts between the native people and settlers, corrupt Indian agents, nefarious road bandits, tensions between Confederate sympathizers and […]
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Making peace with the pandemic | Evolution of a Klepper kayak
The wife and I have enjoyed the challenge of making peace with the pandemic from the time of its arrival. We count our blessings in being able to do so. We are fortunate the live in rural parts of the country, dividing our time between the Mojave Desert and Southeastern Alaska. Social distancing is the […]
Wedding at Cerro Gordo, California | American Hotel
The Wedding at Cerro Gordo was initially shared on my original website at majorproduction.net. Recently the ghost town of Cerro Gordo suffered a devastating fire which destroyed the American Hotel where our ceremony took place. It has been on my list of things-to-do to overhaul the original page in favor of better layout and graphics. […]
Desert Distancing | Saline Valley Chronicles
In the days of the pandemic, Social Distancing by way of “Desert Distancing” comes easy for those of us in the hinterlands of the Mojave. Eastern California is largely wide-open spaces that are inhospitable to the conventions of normal people. I am always for taking the road less traveled. Recently I spent a few days […]