We got on the road out of San Francisco this morning and headed to Modesto to see Sweetie's Aunt Lydia in Modesto. Aunt Lydia is 95 years old and has lived out in this area for as long as Sweetie can remember. We had a really nice visit and Aunt Lydia gave us a couple of ideas of things to do on our trip as she has travelled extensively throughout the West and the World. One of her suggestions, heading to Murphys and the Big Trees was also a suggestion from Sweetie's co-worker, Tim, so even though we were supposed to go to Merced, Sweetie derailed us to Murphys! What a cool town! Between 1850 and 1860 it moved $15 million in Gold from the area. We got a room at the Murphys Hotel right on
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