Category Archives: California

Yosemite National Park Trip Epilogue – Hiking California

Posted on February 17, 2012 by hikingwithbarry

This final post in the Yosemite National Park trip has two parts.  Following my favorite image, captured from the north side of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, is a list of links to all the individual posts in the Yosemite series.  The second portion … Continue reading →

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Elko, Nevada – Yosemite – Hiking California

Posted on February 9, 2012 by hikingwithbarry

Mel and I leave Oakdale, California and drive west on Hwy 120 for an excellent omelette breakfast at IHOP in Manteca before cruising north on Interstate 5 through Stockton and Sacramento, California, where we meet Interstate 80.  The Interstate will … Continue reading →

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Hetch Hetchy – Yosemite National Park – Hiking California

Posted on February 7, 2012 by hikingwithbarry

At 5:12 AM on April 18, 1906, the city of San Francisco is decimated by a 7.9 magnitude earthquake.  Raging fire destroys more than it should because a large percentage of domestic water supplies are obliterated.  As part of the recovery, … Continue reading →

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