Then-and-Now
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Text: For a birthday present I was allowed to choose a place to visit for a day and to bring a one or two friends with me. For my 18th birthday I chose The Calico Mines in the Mojave desert of Southern California to visit. I chose my boyfriend Michael, who I had been 'going steady' with for eight months. In 1958 the town of Calico was completely deserted with only a few visitors occasionally. The road was a dirt track and very rough. Mike had a car that had been lowered, typical of hot rods of that time On this dirt road there were some places we had to all get out of the car to raise it up and also to clear rocks out of the way. I had been there before and Mother and I had explored some of the mines. We took Mike exploring in some of the mines. There was one that went all the way through the mountain. We had a wonderful time. Little did we know this was the start of over 63 years of exploring together! For over 63 years now we have continued to explore old towns, mines, caves, hike mountains, backpack and camp in the desert. We are now older, a lot older, and have hair that has turned white. We can't hike as far or carry as heavy a pack. And our old bones don’t like sleeping on the ground any more either. But we still continue to hike and enjoy the great outdoors. A recent hike was along the Deschutes River Canyon in Central Oregon. We hiked into the canyon to Folley Meadow. A lush green area with a serene river flowing along side it.
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