The ride up US395 to Reno was very nice. Lots of great California Sierra scenery. Not a lot of technical riding, but I think I crossed 5 passes. Two of which were 8000 feet. The weather was really nice if just a touch cool, but not bad at all. Man, those $30 lunches out in the hinterlands will add up after a while. Going to be a chilly one today as I head for Klamath Falls, OR.
I haven't done a lot of touresty things on this ride. But, as much as my professional proclivities drug me to Hoover Dam, my moral proclivities made me stop at the Mazanar Internment Camp just north of Lone Pine. Being from Seattle, the interment of the west coast Japanese population during WWII resonates. Those were our neighbors and friends and it was a horrible thing to do to them. Manzanar is the best preserved of the internment camps, but there is actually little left. Building foundations, rocks ringing gardens, and some of the Japanese gardens are about all. The camp cemetery is there and is maintained as a monument to the internment. Less than 150 people died at the camp (of about 11,000 interned) but most of the remains have been relocated by families. Only about a half dozen remain. I took a moment to pay my respects. The locations of various facilities are well marked though none of the buildings remain. The baseball field and basketball court notwithstanding. Unfortunately, the information center was closed due to the current political climate. Manzanar remains as a testament to our collective misogyny at times of stress. A reminder.
I haven't done a lot of touresty things on this ride. But, as much as my professional proclivities drug me to Hoover Dam, my moral proclivities made me stop at the Mazanar Internment Camp just north of Lone Pine. Being from Seattle, the interment of the west coast Japanese population during WWII resonates. Those were our neighbors and friends and it was a horrible thing to do to them. Manzanar is the best preserved of the internment camps, but there is actually little left. Building foundations, rocks ringing gardens, and some of the Japanese gardens are about all. The camp cemetery is there and is maintained as a monument to the internment. Less than 150 people died at the camp (of about 11,000 interned) but most of the remains have been relocated by families. Only about a half dozen remain. I took a moment to pay my respects. The locations of various facilities are well marked though none of the buildings remain. The baseball field and basketball court notwithstanding. Unfortunately, the information center was closed due to the current political climate. Manzanar remains as a testament to our collective misogyny at times of stress. A reminder.