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Bodie, CA – A Ghost Town

January 28, 2018jessica Leave a Comment

Bodie, California (pop. 0)…watercolor sketch
Located in the eastern Sierra Nevadas, now it is a ghost town.
1876 saw it as a boom town after a historic gold strike
Designated a State Historic Park.

Sketch © Gloria Osterloh

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Graton, CA

January 18, 2018jessica Leave a Comment

Graton, CA (pop. 1707)

Sketch © Vivian Aldridge

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Red Church

January 11, 2018jessica Leave a Comment

Watercolor sketch of St James Episcopal Church in Sonora, CA. It’s the oldest Episcopal church in the state. Sonora (pop. 4823) is a charming gold rush town about 130 miles east of San Francisco.

Sketch© Diane Perin

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Pescadero Gallery

January 11, 2018jessica Leave a Comment

I used to bicycle through Pescadero, a small town (pop.643) all the time. Fall or early winter is the best time to visit if you want to enjoy a day without fog. If you like a delicious piece of pie, antique shopping, or browsing a very fine art gallery called Luna Sea, you ought to stop by.

Sketch© Vivian Aldridge

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Duncan’s Mills Country Store

January 8, 2018jessica 2 Comments

Duncan’s Mills is a tiny town (pop. 150) in Northern California, about 4 miles from the ocean. It started as a mill and railroad stop. Now it’s a fun stop for some charming shops, a few restaurants, and an annual rodeo.

SKetch© Diane Perin

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Upper Lake

January 7, 2018jessica 2 Comments

Met a friend for lunch at Upper Lake and found this unusual holiday “decoration.”

Upper Lake, CA (pop. 1052)

Sketch© Vivian Aldridge

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Sattley Cash Store

January 5, 2018jessica 1 Comment

Sattley, California (pop.49) located on Highway 49 in the Gold Country.

Sketch© Vivian Aldridge

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Needles on Route 66

January 5, 2018jessica 2 Comments

Needles (pop. 4988) is located very near where I-40 crosses the border into California. Being on I-40 in these parts, usually means you used to be on Route 66. Needles is a nondescript town of sun baked colors and not much contrast of any kind, so imagine my surprise to find this very colorful sculpture along the I-40 Business Loop.

Sketch© Jessica Wesolek

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California landmark, route 66, sculpture

Moss Beach Distillary

January 4, 2018jessica 1 Comment

This is the Moss Beach Distillery, a restaurant in Moss Beach, California (pop.3103), where the ghost known as the “blue lady” floats around. However on a sunny warm day I am sure she would be impossible to spot.

Sketch© Vivian Aldridge

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Vineyard Barns

January 3, 2018jessica 2 Comments

When you take Highway 88 off Interstate 99 in California, you enter a different world of tiny towns and bucolic scenery. This vineyard is just outside of Lockford, CA (Pop 3233). The Shenandoah Valley in The “Gold Country” foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, is being called the next “Napa” with its 51 wineries.

Sketch© by Jessica Wesolek

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