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A Day at Family-Friendly Knott’s Berry Farm

A Day at Family-Friendly Knott’s Berry Farm

Published October 13, 2022 by KarenGough

thefootloosescribbler This article was first published in the Epoch Times on October 5, 2022. On a sunny October day, Knott’s Berry Farm–now transformed into Knott’s…

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Summer Splendor at the Historic Filoli House and Garden

Summer Splendor at the Historic Filoli House and Garden

Published September 6, 2022 by KarenGough

thefootloosescribbler This article was first published in the Epoch Times on August 13, 2022. Filoli is too beautiful to be private. Lurline Roth In 1975,…

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Nature Abounds at this Man-Made Park in Silicon Valley

Nature Abounds at this Man-Made Park in Silicon Valley

Published August 8, 2022 by KarenGough

thefootloosescribbler This story was first published in the Epoch Times on July 29, 2022 In the midst of Silicon Valley lies a man-made oasis. Shoreline…

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The Fascinating History of Point Lobos, CA

The Fascinating History of Point Lobos, CA

Published April 26, 2022 by KarenGough

thefootloosescribbler This article was first published in the Epoch Times on April 18, 2022. Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, seven miles south of Monterey, California…

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Project Fiesta! At The Santa Barbara, CA Historical Museum

Project Fiesta! At The Santa Barbara, CA Historical Museum

Published September 7, 2021 by KarenGough

thefootloosescribbler Since the festival first began in 1924, the city of Santa Barbara, CA has been celebrating “Old Spanish Days” in an annual five-day festival…

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Missing In Action–Chinese Camp, a California Ghost Town

Missing In Action–Chinese Camp, a California Ghost Town

Published April 30, 2021 by KarenGough

thefootloosescribbler This is what’s left of Main Street in the town of Chinese Camp, in Tuolumne County, CA. It is a ghost town. However, my…

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Go Directly to Jail – Jamestown, California

Go Directly to Jail – Jamestown, California

Published March 29, 2021 by KarenGough

thefootloosescribbler No, I was not jailed for non-covid compliance. Actually, we went back to visit the Gold-Country town of Jamestown (see part 1 here), this…

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