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The Excursion Is Not Finished
The Excursion is not finished. But it sure appears to be slumbering. So far during the Excursion, my productivity has plummeted four times. These occurances are eminently worth examining so as to discover their causes. ## Number One: old patterns … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, BJ Fogg, depression, Great Valley Excursion, GVExc, memoir, motivation, psychology
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The Great Valley Changes 2: Invaders
The Great Valley Changes 2 (Invaders) As I mentioned in the previous blog post, the Great Valley has been changing very rapidly in the last two hundred years, and it is likely that change continues as fast as ever. These … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, California, Californios, Central Valley, Gold rush, Great Valley Excursion, GVExc, history, Hudson's Bay Company, Indians, memoir, Real Estate, Spanish, travel
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The Great Valley Changes 1
The Great Valley Changes Part 1 The Great Valley of California has undergone some remarkable transformations. The rapidity of change during the last two centuries is astounding. I see no reason to think it is slowing down. With changes, … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Central Valley, Great Valley Excursion, GVExc, memoir, travel, Water
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The Importance of Editing
During the road trip, something I did a lot was editing photographs. I’d look at two, carefully deciding which was the more worthy. In this manner I found the very best, and I discarded the ones that I was not … Continue reading
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Tagged editing, Great Valley Excursion, GVExc, memoir, motivation, philosophy
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Porterville
Porterville From Exeter, keeping the mountains on my left (as has been my general guide for the Excursion) brought me to Porterville. The earliest visit from a European to this area was in 1806. Gabriel Moraga and 25 soldiers had … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Central Valley, Great Valley Excursion, GVExc, history, Indians, Joaquin Murrieta, memoir, Plano, Porterville, Railroad, travel, Yokut
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Cairns Corner, Lindsay Olives
Cairns Corner I was in Porterville, about to revise my map to reflect my day’s journey, when I realized I had left my art materials at the Kaweah Motel in Exeter. Fortunately, backtracking twenty miles was not a great inconvenience. … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, Cairns, California, Central Valley, Great Valley Excursion, GVExc, history, Linsay, memoir, Olives, rural, travel
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East Valley Road
East Valley Road From Exeter down to Porterville, I followed Hwy 65. A minor road now, it was once the Great Valley’s major north-south thoroughfare. It may regain that prominence in a few years. Traveling up and down the middle … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Central Valley, Exeter, Freeway, Great Valley Excursion, GVExc, history, Hwy 65, Los Angeles-Stockton Road, memoir, Porterville, travel
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Town of Murals
Town of Murals East of Visalia, tucked right against the foothills, is Exeter. I read up beforehand, and found that a lot of dustbowl refugees settled here in the 30s. This even left a mark on the regional accent and … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, California, Central Valley, depression, Dust bowl, Exeter, Great Valley Excursion, GVExc, history, memoir, Murals, travel
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International Agri-Center
International Agri-Center After a week’s worth of catch-up on writing, art, and photo curation in Bakersfield, I hurried back up to Visalia, where I had broken off, to resume the Excursion. But before I got there, I spotted the International … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, California, Central Valley, farming, farms, Great Valley Excursion, GVExc, history, International Agri-Center, memoir, rural, travel, Tulare, World Ag Expo
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