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I thought I was going "spelunking" through the caves of Sequoia National Park for two days, but soon learned that serious cave explorers are called "cavers". The term "spelunking" came from a man by the name...
Posted by lakessler1
- Fri Aug 3, 2007 10:54:48 PDT
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Ninety-four-year-old Maude Stackhouse has a passion for teddy bears. Big and small, antique and modern, singing and dancing — she loves all 571 of them.
Her daughter, Laurene, vowed she’d stop allowing any more of...
Posted by lakessler1
- Tue Apr 10, 2007 13:35:33 PDT
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As spring crawls into view with the first blooms of the year on our plum tree, I can feel the devastation of the winter chill thawing within my psyche. My garden is a...
Posted by lakessler1
- Tue Mar 6, 2007 13:48:36 PST
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I expected to be surrounded by smut. After all, what is Sin City if not a town full of graffiti, trash, and an endless barrage of adult temptations?
In fact, the last time I was in Vegas some 30-plus years ago, it was indeed dirty,...
Posted by lakessler1
- Fri Dec 29, 2006 15:53:14 PST
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Gorgeous rock formations created from volcanic activity, river deposits, earthquakes and erosion make Red Rock Canyon a scenic day trip.
Whether you go to take a nature walk, have a picnic or wheel around on your OHV, now is the time...
Posted by lakessler1
- Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:27:51 PDT
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Michelangelo would have been proud… maybe.
Thirty-three-year-old Alan Ceccarelli, an Italian himself, spoofed the much-venerated Sistine Chapel painting of God’s...
Posted by lakessler1
- Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:04:15 PDT
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“We want a government that stands for the working men and women of California,” said Phil Angelides to a large crowd of cheering supporters.
Angelides and other Democrats running for office spoke at Beach Park on...
Posted by lakessler1
- Mon Oct 9, 2006 13:09:25 PDT
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I know where Morro Rock is, but have only recently learned what it is.
For several years, my husband, Doug, and I have vacationed at Morro Bay. It is our favorite weekend getaway, and we especially enjoy staying at a quaint little inn...
Posted by lakessler1
- Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:54:30 PDT
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Have you ever eaten fly eggs? Sounds like caviar, doesn’t it? (Okay, maybe it doesn’t sound that tasty). However, the Paiute Native Americans who once lived at Mono Lake considered it a delicacy.
Bending down to the gently...
Posted by lakessler1
- Mon Aug 28, 2006 14:03:55 PDT
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How would you like to eat scrambled eggs and cactus for breakfast?
Scrambled eggs and cactus, you wonder? Ouch!
But believe it or not, cooked prickly pear cactus, known as “nopalitos,” has been a regular...
Posted by lakessler1
- Mon Aug 21, 2006 16:18:31 PDT
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How often do ordinary mountains, hills and rocks change into volcanoes, fault lines and ancient lava flows filled with geological wonders? When do chalky gray towers in dry, deserted lakebeds transform into Keepers of Time...
Posted by lakessler1
- Fri Aug 11, 2006 08:43:32 PDT
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The soul of Bakersfield grew a little richer the day our river began to flow through town again. Seeing the water meander past Beach Park, transforming the dry, lifeless dirt into an actual river, lifted my spirits. Inspired, I decided...
Posted by lakessler1
- Tue Jul 4, 2006 17:07:48 PDT
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I was on my way to Murray Family Farms' smaller "outpost" off 99 South (headed toward Los Angeles) when I spied a vast field of blooming onions. I was astonished! I had never seen so many blooming onions in my entire life and...
Posted by lakessler1
- Sat Jul 1, 2006 00:37:38 PDT
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June blooms (and bugs) in the Kessler Family garden.
Posted by lakessler1
- Sun Jun 18, 2006 23:02:04 PDT
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Last year, this cactus put out two flowers. This year, I was fortunate enough to enjoy six. Although beautiful to behold, I have to make a point of snapping a photo quickly---the blooms last only three days.
Posted by lakessler1
- Wed Jun 14, 2006 18:00:34 PDT
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