california
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We drove across the Central Valley to San Francisco. Coming across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, it was easy to see why San Francisco had developed into such an important city. The bay is simply huge, and the harbour is well-sheltered. It offers easy access to the interior of California, including the goldfields that would
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We went on to Yosemite. Yosemite was awesome in several ways. First, it was stunningly beautiful; second, it was stunningly busy. Yosemite has to be one of the most special spots on earth. Nothing had prepared me for the grandeur of the site. The park’s elevation ranges dramatically from 2,127 feet to 13,114 feet
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After visiting Carson City, we visited an authentic western mining town, Bodie, in California. Bodie sits high in the Sierra Nevada, where snows linger well into the spring. Indeed, the site does not reopen until May because the winding dirt road is blocked by snow. After climbing along the narrow dirt road for thirteen miles,
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