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Over yonder, California has one major and tall divide--the Sierra Nevada Mountains--keeping most residents contained, bound and restricted, so as not to spill out into nothingness of Nevada on the eastern side.



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Yes, these are Aspen trees near the summit of Carson Pass, and they were putting on a show of Fall color that I hoped I would find.

Oh Lord, you see, I was first introduced to the Sierra and it's valley, Owens, when I was just a wee lad. My Aunt and Uncle were most generous to take me along on their camping and backpacking adventures. They knew all the names of the mountain peaks and were keen at reciting Latin and common namess of all the wildflowers, bushes and trees we passed.



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This jagged scarp is another mountain pass--Monitor Pass--that I needed to traverse in order to make my way down into the upper part of Owens Valley. I made it with ease but in earlier days some old crusty miner would have had to amble down the ridge on foot, maybe with a mule in tow.



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