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Oct 3, 2010 - Segregation and Lava tubes

Oct 3, 2010 Well, Mom and Dad are leaving again to go sightseeing and I am going to go hide under the dash. This upsets Dad, he is afraid I will get caught. I will reappear when they return. So long, have a nice day. Mike and I head out at 8:40 to drive over to the museum here at the fairgrounds. We are meeting our tour guide for this morning’s tour of the Tule Lake Segregation Unit. Lily is already there when we arrive and she lets us go out into the back area of the museum and see the one barrack that is set up here and the guard tower....

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Oct 2, 2010 - POW's and wildlife

2 oct 2010, 70142 231.1 8:45 Sunny clear skies this morning but it was colder last night, I ended up sleeping with Mom and Dad, of course I had to wake them up first to let them know it was cold. We are headed to Tulelake, CA today. We will be staying at the Tulelake, Butte Valley Fairgrounds. We arrive at 11:30 and for only $13.00 a night (Passport America) it is real nice. We are parked on green grass with full hookups, water, electric and sewer. The humans have a snack, I am going to finish my nap, I mean after all it was only a 3...

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Sep 28, 2010 - Why Call it a Refuge?

(Art writing) It was early in the morning during our first night at the Tulelake fairgounds when we were stirred out of a deep sleep to the sounds of gun fire. Bam! Bam-Bam! Bam-Bam-Bam! What was that? What it a gangland shooting, was it domestic dispute, do we have to run for our lives? No, it’s duck hunting season at the Tulelake National Wildlife Refuge. But wait, isn’t this a refuge? Hmmmm According to Wiki, the definition of a refuge is: A wildlife refuge, also called a wildlife sanctuary, may be a naturally-occurring sanctuary, such...

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Sep 25, 2010 - Volcano to Volcano

Our waltz through Oregon was short and now sadly over. After our visit to Bend, our route took on a theme of sorts. We’ve been “crater” or “caldera” hopping depending on who you talk to. Modern terminology now prefers the use of the word caldera when referring to a depression caused by a volcano and the word crater when referring to the depression made by impact from a meteorite. As we headed south from Bend, our first visit was to Newberry Volcanic National Monument. The eruption millions of years ago created this area and now has two...

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