Cliff Burton died on September 27, 1986 12-miles north of Ljungby in…
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The Masonic Caves
On a particularly long and tedious road trip, we drove over an…
Black Chasm Cavern
There are four Cave & Mine Adventures caves in the Sierra Mountains…
Sacramento’s Underground
Remember John Sutter of Sutter’s Fort fame? Well… When John Sutter left…
Good ‘Ole Sacto
Sacramento is the capital of California and not San Francisco or Los…
Kennedy Mine, Jackson
I’m sure that you’ve all heard the term mother lode. The term…
Panning for Gold, California
I thought all the gold in California was gone… that mining companies…
Sutter’s Mill, Coloma
Along Route 49 in Coloma, approximately 50-minutes from Sacramento and an hour…
Sutter’s Fort
We’ve seen that the Spanish settled in California, followed closely by the…
Route 49: Gold Country
For this road trip, we passed through gold country, along the Sierra…
Preston Castle Boys Reform School
This was the unexpected surprise of our Gold Country Road Trip. Originally…
Return to Alcatraz
During my last visit to Alcatraz, I meandered the prison, did the…











