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I know it seems like I’m all hung up on Yosemite, but it symbolizes for my all of what I love about California. On my first return visit to California, after an absence of 35-40 years, it was the first place I visited.

As I drove through the forest toward Glacier Point Road… through the strobe-light effect of bright sunshine filtering through the dense forest… with the window open so I could enjoy the wonderful aroma… I offered up a ‘thank you’ : Thank you for allowing me to return to this place at least this one time. I didn’t understand how important it would be for me, but I certainly do now. And I don’t care if the class reunion is a complete bust or if the family reunion is less than satisfying. If nothing else turns out to be worth the price of the trip… this is all I really needed.

This is the saga about my return to Fresno, California and what inspired me to head West, after so long. Your comments are welcome… just keep ‘em clean and friendly. This is, after all intended for family first, then friends–both old and new. And this is a moderated site: inappropriate comments will not be […]

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Sue, thoughtfully, gave me a blank Journal as part of my going away gift. Inside, she inscribed, “To Sunny, on the occasion of her pilgrimage home.” So maybe it’s about my pilgrimage home, or maybe […]