1981
California Golden State
Capital: Sacramento
Area: 158,693 sq mi
Population: 15,717,204
Motto: Eureka I Have Found It
Flower: Golden Poppy
Bird: Valley Quail
Tree: Redwood
31st State admitted in the Union
California
Albrecht Durer
Thought you might like this little bug that lives at the Getty museum!
Love, Tim
Albrecht Durer. Stag Beetle, 1505. Watercolor and gouache. The J. Paul Getty Trust.
San Francisco
March 2003
Well, coming up on our last night on the road. We are shooting for Omaha and are about an hour and half out. I am having a great time. We spent 2 days in CA and left Friday am. Thursday Val and I spent in San Fran most of it down in Fisherman’s Wharf. It was fun to be back in the City. We spent a bit of time just driving around and past the park outside of either China or Japantown, the one with the Pagoda – not sure if you remember. Exciting to find it!
Love, Bronwyn
Newport Beach, California
Peaceful and playful “Balboa” in Newport Beach, California
2000
Walked on the pier – a bit chilly in the wind but the sun has been warm. Lots of surfers on the beaches but not many swimmers.
See you soon, love, Tim
San Francisco, California
May 1981
Here I am thinking of you again, you creep!
Love, Higgy
A dramatic night time view of San Francisco downtown looking toward the financial district. Photo by Sander Balatoni
Hollywood, California
1998
We are currently flying over Utah, with breathtaking views of the mountains. The trip was fun, sunny and warm. Everything we did worked out very well. I did get sunburned despite many layers of sunscreen, but I guess I should have expected that. I hope you are both well. I should see you at the end of March when I come home for block break.
Love, Val
San Jose, California
Oct 1990
Wouldn’t you love to live in this fairy tale house? The drive down the coast was a delight. In San Jose today – go home via AmTrack tomorrow – Will answer your good birthday letter soon. Thanks for remembering!
Aloha, Katherine
The Pink Lady, corner of 2nd and M. Old Town Eureka. The Pink Lady was built as a wedding present from William Carson, builder of the Carson Mansion, to his son Milton in 1899. This is considered to be one of the finest examples of Queen Anne Victorian architecture in the Untied States and is constructed of redwood inside and out.
Yosemite, California
2001
Now in Yosemite – beautiful but hot, and too many people and bears.
Love, Tim
The Firefall was produced when cedar bark embers were pushed from the rim of Yosemite Valley. The display was discontinued in 1969 because it attracted hundreds of visitors into Valley meadows nightly, damaging vegetation and causing traffic jams.
Van Nuys, California
August 1982
Wanted you to know our new address. John got promoted and transferred. I’ll write the details when we get settled. Keep in touch – I’m not dead, only married!
Love, Angela
This sport is enjoyed all year, from Santa Barbara to San Diego, where the surfing areas are among the finest in the country. Photo by James Blank
Squaw Valley, California
February 1986
Am sitting here in the condo watching it snow. We’ve already had 12 inches today – too much for skiing or anything else. We’re hoping to spend tomorrow skiing tho!
We’re off in about an hour to dinner at the casino’s in South Lake Tahoe. We are seeing John Denver for the dinner show. See you soon.
Love, Tom
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