Arastraville School and 3-Links RV Park

Long Barn, CA

    On my way back from a visit to Carter's Cemetery in Tuolumne I stopped to take a photo of the Arastraville Elementary School. In checking for information about it on-line I noted that it was located in Cherokee, long an indian settlement on the northern edge of Tuolumne.
    But the Cherokee Tribe is from the south-eastern U.S. Check below for a link to "John's Place" for an explanation of how Cherokees ended up in California instead of Oklahoma.

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Three Links RV Park [aka 3-Links Camp]

    When built in 1958 the entrance route to the IOOF/Rebekah Camp was via Wheeler Road off of SR108 just before a climb to the exit to Long Barn. However, now the entrance road is located directly across SR108 from the Lyons Dam Road. While the manager said they could handle RVs up to 40 feet, I'd suggest trying elsewhere if your rig is longer than 28 feet.
    Best of all, the price for a full hookup is only $20. The rest rooms and showers were reasonably clean; and the showers have 2 handles, which helps avoid scalding U-know-what with hot water or spraying your south side with cold water. There is also a coin laundry.
    Even though 3-Links Camp is closer to Sierra Village than to Mi-Wuk Village, there is no post office in the former; hence, 3-Links Camp's mailing address is Mi-Wuk Village, where the post office is near Mi-Wuk Community Center; there's a library there with 24/7 WiFi.
    See link below.
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Links:

• John's Place explanation of Cherokee settlement near Tuolumne, CA
• Three Links IOOF/Rebekah RV Park

F 16 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Tuolumne - Sonora - Long Barn

Sa 17 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Tuolumne City Memorial Museum - Long Barn

Su 18 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Sonora - Long Barn

M 19 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Twain Harte - Tuolumne - Long Barn

T 20 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Mono Vista - Sonora - Long Barn

W 21 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Tuolumne - Long Barn

Th 22 Sep Route: Long Barn - Tuolumne - 3-Links Camp
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• RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
• Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com

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Sonora to Mark Twain Cabin to Frogtown RV Park

Frogtown RV Park

    After getting what I would call an "idiot message" instead of mileage and other data on my Ford F250 I had it serviced at Hammond Ford on Mono Way in Sonora. The good news was that it didn't cost me anything; the bad news is that it was part of the 5-year warranty for which I paid big bucks when I bought it.
    After returning to Carters Cemetery in Tuolumne to make sure the drops on the road near my grandparents plot were water and not oil (it was the former), I drove to the Sonora Fairgrounds planning on staying in their RV Park. But a 9/11 memorial had packed the place so I ended up parking on Hammond's lot right next to the junction of Mono Way and SR108, one of the noisier intersections in and around Sonora. (It helped that I parked next to another truck camper on a F350 since no one bugged me in the morning after they opened for business.)
    After lunch at a shady spot on the Fairgrounds I headed for the Tuttletown Recreation Area on New Melones Reservoir.

    While I hadn't intended to visit Mark Twain's Cabin, which my grandmother had taken us kids to in the late 40s or early 50s, I veered right & headed up the narrow road toward the cabin. What you see to the right is not the original cabin from the mid 1860s but rather a replica built some time after and last restored in 2005.

 

 

    Here's a back view of the cabin. Judging from the moss on the fireplace, it was restored previous to 2005.

 

 

 

 

    While I took the photos there were a couple of curious onlookers. A sign in their field said "In Memory of Molly, 1980 - Jul 2010." [Don't know how many how many horse years are equivalent to 1 year for a human bean, but 30 seems quite a bit in equine years.]

 

 

 

 

    A view toward the NW corner of the cabin. Note the granite with a bronze plaque.

 

 

    Note that Twain stayed at the cabin on Jackass Hill from 4 Dec 1864 to circa 25 February 1865. During his stay with the Gillis Brothers (Jim & Bill) and Dick Stoker he heard the now-famous tale of the Jumping Frog at a saloon in Angeles Camp, less than ten miles to the north. That tale was the catalyst for Twain's switch from reporting to writing fiction, travel tales, and commentary on the human condition.

 

 

    No doubt the original fireplace was much blacker on the inside than is this replica -- even though Jackass Hill, which is roughly the same elevation as Jamestown to the south, rarely gets snow during the winters. [Click 1 or 2 times to enlarge.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Wish I had stood up 5-7 minutes earlier, for here is what was left of the sunset from the door of my camper at Frogtown RV Park at 7:33 p.m.
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Links:

• More photos of Mark Twain Cabin
• Long biography of Twain; search for Gillis with your browser

M 12 Sep Actual Route: Sonora - New Melones Dam CG - Frogtown RV Park

T 13 Sep Actual Route: Frogtown RV Pk - Angels Camp - Sonora - Sugar Pine - Mi-Wuk Village - Three Links Camp

W 14 Sep Actual Route: 3-Link Camp - Mi-Wuk Village - Tuolumne - Sonora - Long Barn

Th 15 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Sonora - Long Barn

F 16 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Tuolumne - Sonora - Long Barn

Sa 17 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Tuolumne City Memorial Museum - Long Barn

Su 18 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Sonora - Long Barn
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Part III - Obituaries of Tuolumne Hose Company Volunteers

Sonora, CA
    More obituaries of the volunteers who may have helped rebuild the Firemen's Theatre in 1946.
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Laurence Lincoln "Bill" HODGE
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Bill Hodge, Former Tuolumne Postmaster
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Monday 12 February 1996 [Sonora, CA] Union Democrat, p.2A
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    Laurence Lincoln "Bill" Hodge, a lifelong resident and former postmaster in Tuolumne, died yesterday at his home there after a long illness. He was 83.
    Mr. Hodge's grandparents, Frank and Delia Baker and Matthew and Elizabeth Hodge, were early settlers in Tuolumne County. The Baker ranch was located where the town of Tuolumne is now, and the Hodges settled in the Blanket Creek valley.
    Mr Hodge was born on Dec. 22, 1912, in Tuolumne to Ernest Havilah Hodge, a county supervisor for 28 years and a judge for 10 years, and Maude May Baker, who raised six children and was active in the community.
    Mr. Hodge graduated from Sunnerville grammar and high schools. His only time spent out of the county were brief periods working in Berkeley in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Depression and in the Stockton shipyards during World War II.
    He worked at West Side Lumber Co. as a fireman, then managed a local grocery store and sold insurance.
    In 1938 he became a clerk at the Tuolumne post office. He became postmaster in 1944, serving in three different location over his 26-year tenure. He retired in 1970.
    Mr. Hodge was a member of the Tuolumne Fire Department for many years and was granted an honorary life membership.
    He was a two-term past master for the East Belt Lodge No. 391 F&AM.
    He was instrumental in preserving the Memorial Cross on Mount Havilah east of Tuolumne, moving it back to near its original location on his ranch and cooperating with the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post in having it relighted.
    His first wife, also a long-time Tuolumne resident, was Lucy Ann Grazioli. She preceded him in death after 47 years of marriage.
    Mr. Hodge is survived by twin sons, John Hodge of Tuolumne and James Hodge of Modesto; his daughters, Paula May Marr of Tuolumne and Lorraine Freeland of Modesto; his brother, Lloyd "Bud" Hodge of Chinese Camp; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
    He is also survived by his second wife, Nellie Carr Hodge. They were married in 1989.
    Cremation is planned. Private family graveside services will be held at Carters Cemetery in Tuolumne.
    A private family memorial service will be held on the family property in Tuolumne.
    Remembrances may be made to the Cross Fund, VFW No. 4748, P.O. Box 638, Tuolumne, 95379.
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William ARCHER
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Obituary
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Monday 21 April 1986 [Sonora, CA] Union Democrat, p. 3A
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    William Archer, a resident of Tuolumne since 1902, died yesterday at a local hospital after a long illness. He was 89.
    Mr. Archer was born in Ashland, Wisconsin.
    He had worked for 42 years as a sawyer and supervisor for Pickering Lumber Co. and was a World War I navy veteran. He retired in 1960.
    He was a member of the East Belt Masonic Lodge of Tuolumne and Knights Templar and the Mother Lode Shrine Club of Sonora.
    Survivors include his wife Ada, also of Tuolumne; a son, Richard Archer of Oakland; and a sister, Lillian Ford of Tuolumne.
    A Masonic service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Terzich-Wilson Funeral Home.
    Burial will follow at Carters Cemetery in Tuolumne.
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Icel BIGGS
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Obituary
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Thursday 26 March 1964 [Sonora, CA] Union Democrat, p.5
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    Funeral services for Icel [J.] Biggs of Tuolumne will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from [the] Heuton Memorial chapel.
    Mr. Biggs, a 69-year-old native of Indiana and a retired employee of Pickering Lumber Corp.'s West Side division, died yesterday morning in a local hospital.
    Survivors include two sons, Ralph and Ervin Biggs, both of Manteca; a sister, Mrs. Inez Philbrick of Oakdale, and four grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be under the auspices of East Belt Masonic lodge and Pine Tree Odd Fellows lodge of Tuolumne.
    Interment will be in Carters cemetery in Tuolumne.
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Links:

• Tuolumne City Memorial Museum blog
• Wikipedia article on Tuolumne, CA

F 9 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Mi-Wuk - Sonora - Long Barn

Sa 10 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Mi-Wuk - Sonora - Sugar Pine - Long Barn

Su 11 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Mi-Wuk - Tuolumne - Sonora

M 12 Sep Actual Route: Sonora - New Melones Dam CG - Frogtown RV Park

T 13 Sep Actual Route: Frogtown RV Pk - Angels Camp - Sonora - Sugar Pine - Mi-Wuk Village - Three Links Camp

W 14 Sep Route: 3-Link Camp - Mi-Wuk Village - Tuolumne - Sonora - Long Barn
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• RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
• Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com

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Part II - Obituaries of Tuolumne Hose Company Volunteers

Sonora, CA
    Here are three more obituaries of volunteers of the Tuolumne Hose Company.
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Ivar C. EKMAN
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Monday 26 June 1972 [Sonora, CA] Daily Union Democrat, p.8
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Lodge Leader Ivar Ekman Dies at Age 81
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    Longtime civic and fraternal leader Ivar Carl Ekman of Tuolumne died Saturday in a local hospital after a week's illness at the age of 81.
    Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow in St. James Episcopal church, with the Rev. Ronald Swanson officiating.
    Interment will be in [the] Masonic cemetery. Heuton Memorial chapel is in charge of arrangements.
    A native of Asmundtrop, Sweden, he moved with his parents and brother to Tuolumne in 1901. He attended Summerville elementary school and was graduated from Healds Business college in San Jose in 1912.
    Mr. Ekman then became [a] bookkeeper for the West Side Lumber Co., a job he held for many years. He served with the 144th Field Artillery during World War I and reached the rank of sergeant.
    He later became office manager, treasurer and a member of the board of directors for West Side. He was transferred to the Standard office of Pickering Lumber Co. in 1958, where he served as cashier until his retirement in July of 1965.
    An active sports enthusiast, Mr. Eckman played baseball for Tuolumne and was a member of the San Jose Garden City Wheelmen while he was there.
    Mr. Eckman was also known for his many lodge affiliations and his long-standing membership in the Episcopal church. He first joined St. Michael's church in Tuolumne in 1905 and was active in St. James' church during his adult life. He served as a vestryman at St. James.
    He was recording secretary for 33 years of Pine Tree lodge, International Order of Odd Fellows, Tuolumne, and a past grand. He was a member for 68 years. He also was a past district deputy president of the organization.
    He was a 55-year member, master, secretary and treasurer of East Belt [Masonic] lodge. He held the treasurer post for 30 years and was secretary for three.
    He was representative to the Grand Lodge of Michigan from California; a past patron of Eastern Star, Sonora; and a member of the Royal Arch Masons. He was past high priest of the Sonora chapter of the latter body.
    Mr. Ekman was also treasurer of the Sonora council of Royal and Select Mason and past commander and treasurer of the Pacific Commandery of the Knights Templar, Sonora. He held the Grand Cross of Honor for Outstanding Service for the Order of Rainbow for Girls.
    He was a member of Aahmes temple of the Shrine of Oakland; the Twain Harte High 12 club; and a former memer of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
    Other affiliations included being a charter member and past director of the Tuolumne County Historical society.
    He seved the Tuolumne Volunteer department for 56 years and had been the unit's secretary and treasurer since 1914.
    He is survived by his wife, Margaret, of Tuolumne; a daughter, Hilma Harris of Weaverville; a son, John, of West Covina; and five grandchildren.
    Pall bearers will be Wallace Fiske, William Archer, Laurence Hodge, Richard Crandall, Arthur Ronten and Hugh Kellog.
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Wallace H. FISKE
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Fiske Rites Set Monday
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Thursday 28 March 1974 [Sonora, CA] Union Democrat, p.8
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    Masonic funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday for Wallace H. Fiske, 61, of Tuolumne, who died yesterday at his home.
    Services will be at the Heuton Memorial Chapel.
    Mr. Fiske, a lifelong resident of Tuolumne county, had been a service representative for the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. since 1937.
    He was a member and past master of East Belt Masonic lodge of Tuolumne and past patron of Tuolumne Eastern Star chapter, Order of Eastern Star of Sonora; a member of Royal Arch Masons and had been assistant grand lecturer to the grand lodge of California since 1964.
    He is survived by his wife, Marjorie of Tuolumne; a son, Gerald Fiske of Fresno; one daughter, Bernice Hamilton of Vancover, Wash; two brothers, Robert Fiske of Coulterville and Russell Fiske of Monterey; two sisters, Eliz Jaenecke of Coulterville and Jean Lundstron of Kerman; and 5 grandchildren.
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Stanley CURNOW
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Obituary
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Wednesday 30 September 1964 [Sonora, CA] Union Democrat, p.4
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    Stanley Curnow of Tuolumne, son of a pioneer Soulsbyville family, died last night in a local hospital after an extended illness. He was 63.]
    A native of Soulsbyville, Mr. Curnow's parents were Emily and Thomas Curnow from Corwall, England. His father was an early-day miner.
    Mr. Curnow was employed at the West Side division of the Pickering Lumber Corp. in Tuolumne until he retired three years ago. He was a past noble grand of Pine Tree Odd Fellow lodge.
    He is survived by his wife, Agnes of Tuolumne; a daughter, Mrs. Janice Linn of Stockton; three sisters, Laura Curnow of Soulsbyville, Mrs. Stella Stahl and Mrs. Mabel Crase, both of Stockton; a brother, Tom Curnow of Sonora; and two grandchildren.
    Funeral services are pending at Terzich-Wilson Funeral Home.
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Links:

• Mention of Garden City Wheelmen in San Jose

Th 8 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Mi-Wuk - Twain Harte - Sonora - Long Barn

F 9 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Mi-Wuk - Sonora - Long Barn

Sa 10 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Mi-Wuk - Sonora - Sugar Pine - Long Barn

Su 11 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Mi-Wuk - Tuolumne - Sonora

M 12 Sep Route: Sonora - New Melones Dam CG
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Part I - Obituaries of Tuolumne Hose Company Volunteers

Sonora, CA

Ernest H. HODGE
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Thursday 25 March 1965 [Sonora, CA] Daily Union Democrat, Page One
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Death At 82 Ends Long Civic Career of Judge Hodge
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    Ernest Havilah Hodge, former judge and county supervisor, died this morning in a local hospital.
    He was 82 years old.
    Mr. Hodge was a supervisor from the Third district for 28 years and retired in January after serving as a judge of the Tuolumne district court for 13 years.
    He was also a leader in county civic and fraternal activities.
    Mr. Hodge was born in a mining camp near Lordsburg, N.M., while the town was under attack by one of Geronimo's Apache bands. The son of Matthew and Elizabeth Hodge, he was the first white child born in the small silver mining town. His father was a Cornish miner and traveler.
    The family moved frequently, with Ernest beginning his schooling in Calico, another silver mining town in California. After illness took the lives of a sister, Clara, 14, and a brother Fred, 18, the family moved to Grass Valley, Angels Camp, Murphys, Vallecito and finally to Blanket Creek in 1894.
    Young Ernest's formal education ended with graduation from the 8th grade. He continued his studies on his own, taking many correspondence courses and studying at night after putting in 10 [to] 12 hours work on the farm.
    In 1897 he met Maude May Baker, daughter of the Frank Bakers, who owned the townsite of Tuolumne. The young couple married on June 4, 1904, and celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last June.
    Mr. Hodge worked as a farmer, miner, diaryman, carpenter, and teamster. He started work at West Side Lumber Co. as a carpenter shortly after his marriage and later became superintendent of construction. He also served as a safety inspector for the firm.
    Mr. Hodge was first elected to public office in 1922 as county supervisor and served as chairman for 16 years.
    As a member of the board in association with Frank Dondero of Columbia, he inaugurated the first paving of county road paving in 1925.
    He obtained the rights-of-way to build the Yosemite Road from the Pease ranch at the Algerine Road to Tuolumne, the Wood-Carne Road, and the King David Colony Road. He is also credited with replacing all wooden bridges and fords in the district with concrete structures.
    After his retirement from the board, he was appointed to complete the term of the late Judge Elmer E. McDow, who died in 1952. Mr. Hodge was elected to the post in 1959.
    In 1950 he was a Democratic candidate for [the] state senate.
    He was recently cited for his record of public service in a resolution adopted by the state assembly.
    In other civic affiliations he served as president of the Summerville High school board of trustees for 22 years, was master of the Eastern Belt Masonic lodge in 1927 and secretary for the past 35 years. He had been a member of the Tuolumne Hose Company for over 40 years, a past president of the Tuolumne City Progressive association, honorary member of the PTA, past grand of the Pine Tree Odd Fellows and secretary of the group for 12 years, and general chairman of the Tuolumne County Gold Rush Centennial in 1948.
    He also served as director of the Weimar sanitarium for 17 years and chairman of the Federal Lands committee, the state supervisors association and the federal lands committee of the National Association of County Officials. He was a trustee of the Methodist church and Morgan chapel and a charter member of the Tuolumne County Historical society.
    Besides his wife, Mr. Hodge is survived by 4 sons: Laurence, postmaster of Tuolumne; Lloyd of Chinese Station, a teacher at Sonora Elementary school; Elbert of Sacremento, manager of the Retail Credit Association; Fred of Portland, Ore., purchasing agent for General Electric in Portland; a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Barnett, a Modesto school teacher; 16 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
    Another son, Ernest, died during World War II when the cruiser U.S.S. Houston was sunk at sea.
    Funeral arrangements are pending at Heuton Memorial Chapel.
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Roy INGALLS
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Wednesday 16 March 1966 [Sonora, CA] Daily Union Democrat, p. 8
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Final Rites
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    Funeral Services for Roy Ingalls, 71-year-old member of a pioneer county family, will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Tuolumne-Twain Harte chapel in Tuolumne.
    The services will be under the auspices of the Pine Tree Odd Fellows lodge, and interment will follow in Carters cemetery.
    Mr. Ingalls died yesterday in a local hospital. He had suffered a heart attack a week ago.
    The son of the late George Ingalls and Cordelia Duckwall, he was a native of La Grange and had been a resident of Tuolumne for 55 years. He was a rancher and logger.
    Mr. Ingalls was a member of the Pine Tree lodge for 49 years and a member of the Tuolumne Volunteer fire department.
    He is survived by his wife, Nell; a son, Edward of Sonora; a daughter, Cordelia Crowe of San Jose; a brother, Esky Ingalls of La Grange and two grandchildren, Denise and Craig Ingalls of Sonora.
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George HANDY
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Obituary
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Friday 3 October 1969 [Sonora, CA] Daily Union Democrat, p.5
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    George P. Handy, 92, died yesterday at his home in Tuolumne.
    He was born in Georgetown and lived in Tuolumne for 67 years.
    A 50-year member of the Tuolumne fire department, Handy served as its president for 37 years. He owned and operated a garage for 25 years until his retirement. He had previously worked as a sawyer for the West Side Lumber Co.
    Handy was a charter member of the Pine Tree Odd Fellows lodge and belonged to the East Belt Masonic lodge for 50 years.
    He is survived by a son, Harold Handy of Tuolumne; two grandchildren, George Handy of Tuolumne and Jack Handy of Turlock; and two great-grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Heuton Memorial Chapel wirh Rev. Melvin Barnes officiating.
    Interment will be in Carters Cemetery in Tuolumne.
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Links:

• Obituary for Anita Sardella Hodge
• Article on the Sonora & & Mono Toll Road
• Nevada [& California] history of the Bartleson-Bidwell Party which crossed the Sierra Nevada near Sonora Pass in 1841

M 5 Sep Actual Route: Half Moon Bay

T 6 Sep Actual Route: Half Moon Bay - San Mateo - Milpitas - Calaveras Resv - Del Valle Campground

W 7 Sep Actual Route: Del Valle CG - Livermore - Manteca - Sonora - Long Barn

Th 8 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Mi-Wuk - Twain Harte - Sonora - Long Barn

F 9 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Mi-Wuk - Sonora - Long Barn

Sa 10 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Mi-Wuk - Sonora - Sugar Pine - Long Barn

Su 11 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Mi-Wuk - Tuolumne - Sonora
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• RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
• Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com

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Half Moon Bay to Calaveras Reservoir to Del Valle Campgroud

Del Valle Campground near Livermore, CA

 

    Several McMansions on hilltops to the south of the Calaveras Reservoir as seen from Calaveras Road.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Panning to the left a farmer or rancher chose a valley instead of a hilltop for his buildings, several of which are hidden by the large oak trees.

 

 

 

 

 

    The upper portion of the Calaveras Reservoir (elev: 752').

 

 

    Another view of the reservoir looking up the Arroyo Hondo arm. [While driving from the spot were I ate a late lunch before walking up to the turn on Calaveras Rd from which I took the first 3 photos, I saw a bobcat (lynx rufus) whose ears were broader at the base and tapering to a sharper point than a housecat; the fact that the bobcat was small and not particularly afraid of my rig made me think it was a feral cat, but the ears were not like those of any housecat I've ever seen and it was more muscular. And further down the road I saw one of the bobcat's favorite dinners: a cottontail rabbit. (See Links.)]

    The Calaveras Dam and the keeper's house. (While I thought that the Revervoir was part of the Hetch Hetchy Water System of the San Francisco Municipal Utility District, I can find no evidence of that on 2 of my maps. (Will check on-line when I post this to the blog.)]

 

    While this first attempt at the Sunol/Ohlone Recreational Area to photograph only caught a blur as two hummingbirds fought over access to a hummingbird feeder, you can see a blur below the feeder where the 2d bird trys to sneak in.

 

 

 

    [Click 1 or 2 times to enlarge.] One combatant is approaching the yellow feeding tube to the right and the second is actually working for a living; that is he/she is feeding from the red blossom below the feeder.

 

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Links:

• Wikipedia article on Calaveras Reservoir
• Wikipedia article on the bobcat
• More photos of hummingbirds in action as well as links to photos of other birds

M 5 Sep Actual Route: Half Moon Bay

T 6 Sep Actual Route: Half Moon Bay - San Mateo - Milpitas - Calaveras Resv - Del Valle Campground

W 7 Sep Actual Route: Del Valle CG - Livermore - Manteca - Sonora - Long Barn

Th 8 Sep Actual Route: Long Barn - Mi-Wuk - Twain Harte - Sonora - Long Barn

F 9 Sep Route: Long Barn - Mi-Wuk - Sonora - Long Barn
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• RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
• Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com

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Fort Stevens & Columbia River Photos

Pal Alto VA Hospital, CA

    Though these photos were taken on 12 Aug, I've had many other photos to post and just now, thanks to the long Labor Day weekend, have time to post these.
    Allan Pilger (SC HS, '57), a classmate, and his lady friend, Kathie Banquert, in the Astoria, Oregon, Library parking lot; they live near the mouth of the Columbia River.

 

 

 

    Astoria and the Astoria Bridge across the Columbia River to Washington. Click 1 or 2 times to zoom in.

 

 

 

    Panning left, more of the Astoria Bridge, which is rather long. In other words, as Lewis & Clark discovered, the Columbia has a very wide mouth as it reaches the Pacific Ocean.

 

 

 

 

 

    Though it looks like the Pacific with whitecaps, this is still the Columbia River.

 

 

 

 

    At the Eben H. Carruthers Memorial Park in Clatsop County I found this plaque giving an overview of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    The First Vote in the Pacific Northwest.

 

 

 

 

 

    The Fort Stevens Stockade (or jail, as civilians would call it). If memory serves, this brick building was finished circa1913.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    The remains of an old pier or wharf at the boundary of Ft Stevens and the town of Hammond.

 

 

 

 

 

    Two small boats head either in or out the Columbia; but they're getting out of the way for an incoming vessel.

 

 

 

 

 

    A long cargo ship, the "Mar Reina," if I am reading correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

    In addition to my shadow, 2 strollers, 2 dogs, and a child, another view of Astoria from Hammond.

 

 

 

 

 

    At long last, from the wooden viewing platform at the tip of Ft Stevens, the mouth of the Columbia -- with at least 5 boast in the distance.

 

 

 

    Looking south from the viewing platform at the tip of Ft Stevens; not sure what the point is to the south, but, upon inspecting a map or Oregon, it appears to be Tillamook Head.

 

 

 

 

 

    "The best-laid plans of mice & men...." [Click 1 or 2 time to enlarge.]
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Links:

• Wikipedia article on Fort Stevens, OR
• Columbia Bar description on Wikipedia
• Robert Adams Press Collection of B&W photos of NW Oregon
• Photos retracing Lewis & Clark's journey down the Columbia

Sa 3 Sep Actual Route: Palo Alto VA Hosp - Palo Alto - Mountain View - Palo Alto VA Hosp

Su 4 Sep Actual Route: Palo Alto VA Hosp - Portola Valley - Half Moon Bay

M 5 Sep Actual Route: Half Moon Bay

T 6 Sep Actual Route: Half Moon Bay - San Mateo - Milpitas - Calaveras Resv - Del Valle Campground

W 7 Sep Route: Del Valle CG - Livermore - Manteca - Sonora
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• RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
• Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com

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