Author: russjones2
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Hidden Beneath my Wheels
Ouch! Purple primer stings the cut on my finger. I look down at my boots. Encrusted in clay again. “When’s this project going to end!” I think. “200 feet of irrigation line complete, but I’m still mucking around in this slop.” I look at my clock: it’s 1:00 PM. “Thank God!” I exclaim out loud.…
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Resurrecting the Golden Rock Ditch
Resurrecting the Golden Rock Ditch Don’t know about the Golden Rock Ditch? Then you are missing out on what is arguably the most interesting feature along highway 120, the gateway to Yosemite. At 38 miles long, it was completed in 1860 and brought relief to the 6-month-a-year drought stricken towns of Groveland and Big Oak…