Two Gents' Worth
October 31, 2024
This past Saturday on Labor Day weekend, I escaped the Valley’s summer heat — and learned a whole lot about history — by joining a small group on a trek into the Sierra. A couple of months ago, I had taken a similar trip with some of these same folks. That time, we traveled to…
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