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Travel Blogs from Vacaville

Another Slow, Restful Day

A travel blog entry by cphenly

... Gumps still had the actual bed (an Opium table, of all things), which was recognized, I believe by family friends. The park service approached Gumps to see if they could get it back,and Gumps kindly offered to sell it to the NPS for some exorbitant fee. The park service, naturally, could not afford it. SO, the story goes, someone on the O'Neill foundation board whipped up a little letter to Gumps, which resulted in an immediate donation of the ...

We've Reached The Staging Area

A travel blog entry by jilnmike

... 1945. The project supplies water, power and flood control for the Sacramento Valley.

The lake is fed by three rivers- the Pitt, the McCloud and the Sacramento. Each river arrives via its own canyon like three fingers of a baseball mitt, if they had three fingers that is, into the reservoir. The lake is the largest reservoir in California and the third largest lake within the state. When full Shasta Lake has more shoreline than San Francisco Bay!
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Day 52 - Vacaville, CA, Dan's House

A travel blog entry by jdcasazza

... in his home, watching his TV and enjoying his cat. The cat pretended to be skittish at first, but soon settled in on my tummy and started kneading and purring contentedly. I’m not used to a cat with front claws and am surprised that I don’t have little puncture marks all over my belly.

We left our little, perfect camping spot rather ...

The Road to Japan

A travel blog entry by jellyinjapan

... if you’d like to read it, let me know). But keep in mind- it did have mistakes, and I wish I could revise it again, but I still got in! I focused on why I was interested in Japan, how I had prepared for JET, and why I chose JET. Try to follow the guidelines that JET provides on the website; they’re a good ...