Raven Jake’s Observations

Misión Estero de las Palmas de San José del Cabo Añuití

nobody@vox.com(Raven Jake) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:56:55 -0800

You know how I said I'd be interested to know what happened to 15-year-old Michael Claringbud White when he was stranded in Cabo? Well, I still am! I feel like I'm a little closer, though. Unlike today's teenager on spring break, young Mike w...

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Raven Jake at the Hi-Desert Museum Feb. 3

nobody@vox.com(Raven Jake) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:01:30 -0800

I'll be givin' a little talk about how Raven Jake came to be for the Hi-Desert Museum's First Wednesdays program in February. Don't worry - it's not gonna be all technical, just tellin' some stories about the desert and some of the adventures we'...

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Alien Fresh Jerky

nobody@vox.com(Raven Jake) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:51:59 -0800

I was travelin' around Death Valley last week (more on that later) and felt moved to send a shout out to Alien Fresh Jerky in Baker, California. Now the Alien Jerky stand has been there a while - you've probably seen the signs on your way out to...

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Latinos in Pasadena

nobody@vox.com(Raven Jake) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:12:36 -0800

Shout out to our friend Roberta Martinez, of Latino Heritage for her new book "Latinos in Pasadena." The event is being held on Thursday, December 10th, 2009; 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd Pasadena, California 911...

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The Anchor of the Guadalupe

nobody@vox.com(Raven Jake) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:02:59 -0800

Y’all know I’m partial to our Lady of Guadalupe, aka Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Patron Saint of the Americas, but that’s not what this post is about. Not really. This one is about my latest visit to the San Gabriel Mission, and fully realizing ...

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Rollin' Down to Old Maui

nobody@vox.com(Raven Jake) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:33:53 -0800

Spending more time at the Michael White Adobe has me thinkin' about lots of stuff, and one of the things that I think about is how to tell the story of his life in such a way that kids don't think that it's an advanced form of torture. Plus, it'...

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Friends of the Michael White Adobe

nobody@vox.com(Raven Jake) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:51:28 -0800

Well, Folks, I just want to take a few moments to thank all of you who pitched in to help save the Miguel Blanco Adobe. At least, for now, it isn't going under the 'dozer. I had a meeting with San Marino's beloved (13 years) ex-mayor, Eugene Dry...

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Ribbonwood (Adenostoma sparsifolium)

nobody@vox.com(Raven Jake) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:56:51 -0800

Last week, I was cruising up Highway 74 from Palm Desert up to Anza in the San Jacinto wilderness area and met a new plant, the Ribbonwood. According to Neltje Blanchan’s Wild Flowers Worth Knowing (1917, 1922), Adenostoma sparsifolium aka Redsha...

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Night of the Red Drum

nobody@vox.com(Raven Jake) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:26:18 -0800

About this time of year, I get all sentimental and think back on what has come before. Then I start lookin' at old photos and before you know it, I feel compelled to post stuff that might not be strictly up-to-date. Case in point: "Night of the R...

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The Cobb Estate, Revisited

nobody@vox.com(Raven Jake) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:27:58 -0800

First off, I want to send a shout out to my new friend, Kathy Hoskins, at the Altadena Historical Society for sending over this digital newsletter. It is so appropriate right now: Here in the foothills we're slowly coming to terms with the dest...

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