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Book Legends   Lore Along California s Highway 395

Download or read book Legends Lore Along California s Highway 395 written by Brian Clune and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-24 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stretching from Victorville to Carson City, Highway 395 offers a snapshot of California's diverse landscapes - and oddities. Tales of skinwalkers and sasquatch sightings flourish among the bones of ghost towns, and stories of the elusive Lone Pine Mountain Devil ignite the curiosity. Far from fiction, the Sierra Phantom lived among the hills for fifty years, and Mountaineer Norman Clyde used his skills to find lost hikers and climbers. Rumors of the Lost Cement Mine, with a rich vein of gold, lures people in, and the Tuttle Creek Ashram, built high above Lone Pine, offers peace. Author Brian Clune explores the strange and fascinating side of the majestic mountains and lonely deserts along the El Camino Sierra.

Book Ghosts and Legends of Calico

Download or read book Ghosts and Legends of Calico written by Brian Clune and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-14 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against the painted hills of the Mojave Desert, this town "as purdy as a gal's calico skirt" once was California's most prolific silver mining community. Now Calico lives again as a museum and tourist attraction, but the dead have not abandoned it. Shades of the past are everywhere, from the mischievous little boy that runs into the Sweet Shop and disappears to the ghostly schoolteacher still eager to pass on knowledge. Dark shadows appear at the old Calico Cemetery, where few names mark graves. Join authors Brian Clune and Bob Davis as they explore the haunted side of this historic town.

Book Slow Travels  California

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lyn Wilkerson
  • Publisher : Lulu.com
  • Release : 2009-07-29
  • ISBN : 0557088070
  • Pages : 271 pages

Download or read book Slow Travels California written by Lyn Wilkerson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-07-29 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slow Travels-California explores this State's history along the present and previous routes of U.S. Highways 40, 50, 60, 99 and 395. U.S. Highways 40 and 50 parallel each other across the Mother Lode of the Sierra Nevadas, around Lake Tahoe, into the Sacramento Valley. From Sacramento, they take divergent routes to San Francisco and the Bay Area. U.S. 99 travels down the length of the Central Valley, and across the San Fernando Mountains into Los Angeles, before turning east to the Imperial Valley and Mexico. U.S. 395 covers two segments; the northern one along the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevadas to Reno, and the southern route through the Owens Valley, passing Death Valley, down to San Diego. Come explore the rich and varied history of the Golden State. This guide provides in-depth information about historic sites, landmarks, and legends along California's highways. And your purchase contributes $1 to the American Trails Preservation Trust.

Book Haunted Heart of San Diego

Download or read book Haunted Heart of San Diego written by Brian Clune and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Diego is known for its sunshine and beautiful beaches, but a dark history lurks beneath the surface. Shades of gamblers, thieves and gunfighters wander the streets, and the spirit of a young woman who died mysteriously haunts the halls of the Del. On the oldest sailing vessel in San Diego Harbor, the ghost of a small child stowaway plays with guests, and the Old Town Saloon occasionally hosts an eerie visitor seeking libations. Wyatt Earp haunts the very room he stayed in at the Horton Grand Hotel, and the former crewmembers of the USS Midway steadfastly man their posts, even after death. Join authors Brian Clune and Bob Davis as they recount the eerie tales of what may be California's most haunted city.

Book Slow Travels California and Nevada

Download or read book Slow Travels California and Nevada written by Lyn Wilkerson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-08-30 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition in the Slow Travels series is an update of our California guide, now combined with Nevada into one. Much of the text is edited from the American Guide Series of the 1930’s and 40’s, with updated historical information, improved directions, and material from additional sources. All locations have been verified using GPS coordinates, as well as from satellite imagery and first hand knowledge. The California section explores current U.S. 50 and 395, as well as the former routes of U.S. 40, 60, and 99 which are no longer designated as such. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Diego are explored along these routes. The Nevada section follows U.S. Highways 6 and 50 east to west across the state, and U.S. 93 and 95 north to south. In addition, the former route of U.S. 40 is retraced along the Humboldt River, the route of emigrants along the California Trail from Utah and Idaho.All routes include reference maps and GPS coordinates for all listed sites.

Book American Trails Revisited

Download or read book American Trails Revisited written by Lyn Wilkerson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-07 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Trails Revisited follows in the proverbial footsteps of the many explorers and pioneers who traveled across the American West. Based on the works of the Federal Writers Project in the 1940's, this book organizes, updates, and enhances the original material to provide an easy-to-follow historical travel guide to the Western United States. Along with the history of the people and places you will find along the way, this book also includes information for local, state, and national parks. A portion of the proceeds from this book will be used to support local historical organizations, so that the history that you rediscover in your travels will remain for those who follow in your footsteps.

Book Guide to Highway 395 Los Angeles to Reno

Download or read book Guide to Highway 395 Los Angeles to Reno written by Ginny Clark and published by Gem Guides Book Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated and Back in Print! Travelers will find history, haunted hamlets, pioneer and cattle towns and old mines along historic Highway 395. This informative guide provides detailed maps and directions and gives the history and geologic background or landmarks--both cultural and natural--along the way. Includes a comprehensive campground directory.

Book Tales Along El Camino Sierra

Download or read book Tales Along El Camino Sierra written by David Woodruff and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-29 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More little known history stories from California and Nevada's favorite roadway, El Camino Sierra-Highway 395

Book Sierra Highway

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stephen H. Provost
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2023-08-26
  • ISBN : 9781949971385
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Sierra Highway written by Stephen H. Provost and published by . This book was released on 2023-08-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They called it the Three Flags Highway because it stretched all the way from Canada south to Mexico. But one section of this road stood out for its singular beauty: the section that ran through and along the eastern base of the majestic Sierra Nevada mountains. It was here where U.S. Highway 395 followed a course set forth to showcase the most scenic lands in all the West. El Camino Sierra, they called it, in homage to the older Spanish trail called El Camino Real. Yet what this highway lacked in historic significance among the Spaniards, it more than made up for in its beauty. To travel U.S. 395 in California and Nevada meant to marvel at snow-capped peaks soaring toward heaven; to revel in the smell of pine that permeated the air; to gaze out on desert sunsets of red and orange and yellow; to fish in clear, tranquil lakes; to bathe in healing hot springs; and to brave the rapids of cold, rushing rivers. It still means those things today, and so much more. There's history to discover along this road. Cities have grown up around it, and boomtowns have become ghost towns beside it. Discover the majesty and history of the Three Flags Highway and El Camino Sierra from the timber country near the Oregon border south through Reno, Carson City, and Nevada's oldest town. Climb toward the crest of the range and explore haunting Mono and breathtaking Mammoth Lakes, then descend to the edge of the Mojave Desert and witness a wholly different kind of beauty. Revisit old 395 where it once continued down all the way to San Diego, the only highway to share part of its length with both the Lincoln Highway and Route 66. Travelers by the millions have followed this path before you, and their stories echo through more than 350 pages in this historical travelogue. Illustrated by more than 550 images, Sierra Highway is the definitive companion for travelers who want to explore the road as it is now-and as it was then. Join us on this fascinating journey.

Book The Rotarian

    Book Details:
  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1962-04
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 92 pages

Download or read book The Rotarian written by and published by . This book was released on 1962-04 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.

Book Let s Go California 10th Edition

Download or read book Let s Go California 10th Edition written by Let's Go Inc. and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-12-13 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated, Let's Go: California is your insider's guide to the Golden State. Let's Go's forty-five years of travel savvy deliver the practical facts you'll need, from navigating L.A.'s freeways to finding the hottest nightlife. Expanded coverage of national parks, beaches, hiking, and skiing get you out of the city, while listings in the alternatives to tourism chapter show you how to make a difference or become a movie star. Whether you'd rather trek Yosemite's backcountry trails or sample California cuisine in Berkeley's gourmet ghetto, Let's Go can lead the way.

Book California s Highway 395 Windshield Adventuring

Download or read book California s Highway 395 Windshield Adventuring written by Russell Spencer and published by . This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to attractions found along, and accessible from, the 385 miles of Highway 395 in California from Highway I-15 in the south to the Nevada border. A trip that takes you from the high desert in the south through the High Sierras, with loop trips and side trips that take the traveler into the less-traveled areas near the highway. Attractions include ghost towns, hot springs, spectacular fishing areas and hiking and skiiing locatiions. Includes all the helpful info needed for a successful trip. Mile-by-mile descriptions, maps, photos, web-site addresses, phone numbers, RV parks, camping info., museums and nearby attractions.

Book A History of Soil Survey in Nevada

Download or read book A History of Soil Survey in Nevada written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest

Download or read book Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest written by Katharine Berry Judson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-03 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Judson has collected these myths and legends from many printed sources. She disclaims originality, but she has rendered a service that will be appreciated by the many who have sought in vain for legends of the Indians. There is an agreeable surprise in store for any lover of folk-lore who will read these books. Contents: The Beginning Of Newness The Men Of The Early Times Creation And Longevity Old Mole's Creation The Creation Of The World Spider's Creation The Gods And The Six Regions How Old Man Above Created The World The Search For The Middle And The Hardening Of The World Origin Of Light Pokoh, The Old Man Thunder And Lightning Creation Of Man The First Man And Woman Old Man Above And The Grizzlies The Creation Of Man-Kind And The Flood The Birds And The Flood Legend Of The Flood The Great Flood The Flood And The Theft Of Fire Legend Of The Flood In Sacramento Valley The Fable Of The Animals Coyote And Sun The Course Of The Sun The Foxes And The Sun The Theft Of Fire The Theft Of Fire The Earth-Hardening After The Flood The Origins Of The Totems And Of Names Traditions Of Wanderings The Migration Of The Water People Coyote And The Mesquite Beans Origin Of The Sierra Nevadas And Coast Range Yosemite Valley Legend Of Tu-Tok-A-Nu'-La (El Capitan) Legend Of Tis-Se'-Yak (South Dome And North Dome) Historic Tradition Of The Upper Tuolumne California Big Trees The Children Of Cloud The Cloud People Rain Song Rain Song Rain Song The Corn Maidens The Search For The Corn Maidens Hasjelti And Hostjoghon The Song-Hunter Sand Painting Of The Song-Hunter The Guiding Duck And The Lake Of Death The Boy Who Became A God Origin Of Clear Lake ... and many more ...

Book Mineral Information Service

Download or read book Mineral Information Service written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Highway 99

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stephen H. Provost
  • Publisher : Linden Publishing
  • Release : 2017-09-15
  • ISBN : 161035320X
  • Pages : 742 pages

Download or read book Highway 99 written by Stephen H. Provost and published by Linden Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before it was a modern freeway, California’s State Highway 99 was “the main street of California,” a simple two-lane road that passed through the downtowns of every city between the Mexican border and the Oregon state line. Highway 99: The History of California’s Main Street turns back the clock to those days when a narrow ribbon of asphalt tied the state’s communities together, with classic roadside attractions and plenty of fun along the way.

Book Haunted Places

Download or read book Haunted Places written by Dennis William Hauck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes over 2,000 sites of supernatural occurances in the United States, including places visited by ghosts, UFOs, and unusual creatures.