BEST OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY 2023!

a reference to more gold mining. We stopped at Joss House State Historic Park in the center of Weaverville. The site features a Taoist temple, which is still in use, and is the oldest Chinese temple in California. We learned that this was once home to approximately 2,000 Chinese gold miners.

The building, called The Temple among the Trees Beneath the Clouds, was built in 1874 to replace earlier structures destroyed by fires.

Our final night was spent in Sacramento seeing relatives. The journey touched on three states, two countries, meeting up with eight friends and seven family members, four ferry rides, a couple islands, and glimpses of the past and modern art. Our meals took us around the world. And now I’m wrapping up this series in a snow-covered hotel in Yucca Valley where I’ll soon take on a new series about Joshua Tree National Forest, country music of Bakersfield and further tales of Southern California.

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