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Welcome to my Northern California pages. To date these pages will have pictures and links about Sacramento, South Lake Tahoe and San Francisco. Perhaps in the future I will add a few more cities. I admit to being a little predjudiced, but northern California has some of the best weather and very scenic views. I can't take credit for these pictures. This was a sure thing!! Every place on earth has an upside and a downside. I did not have to look far to find northern California's downside. I arrived in January, and did not see blue sky until April. Luckily I do not suffer from SAD (seasonal affective disorder) and I still felt myself wishing for blue skies. The winter months in the valley is mostly rain, though it can get cool enough for a light frost. The summer is nothing but blue skies in contrast, with a few fluffy white clouds. Temperatures in the summer can hit 110 degrees farhenheit, this summer only saw the temp climb to 105 and that for only a few days. The mountains are about a 2 hour drive in almost any direction and the temps guaranteed to be at least 20 degrees cooler. |
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The people I have met have been very friendly, it is not unusual to have someone you don't know wave as you walk or bike along the roads. Many of the major roads have bike lanes which eases congestion with cars, and
adds some safety to the biker.
The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill capped off the greatest human migration in American history. Thousands of hopeful pioneers headed towards Mexican California on the Oregon Trail in search of a better life.
From the settlement town of Old Sacramento, to the supply center and trade post of Sutter’s Fort,
the Sacramento region is rich in Gold Rush History.
Long before the development of Sacramento, however, Native Americans populated the area. The Nisenan lived in the Sacramento valley for 10,000 years before any other settlers arrived, but by 1833, a smallpox epidemic killed 20,000 Nisenan in the valley.
In 1839 when Johann Augustus Sutter landed on the banks of the Sacramento River he received a 48,000-acre land grant of Mexican California from Governor Alvarado of Mexico and built the adobe trading post known as Sutter’s Fort.
The fort was Sacramento's earliest settlement and served many purposes. Sutter would trade with Indians, raise livestock and act as a representative of the Mexican government. When James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill, Sutter’s Fort became invaluable to pioneers.
On to this picture tour:
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