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Going down the winding 7% grade from Yosemite - hairpin curves
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Elsie Whitman (right) organizing post-church refreshments
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Al & Elsie & Frank, well fed after lunch, in the church parking lot
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Judy was fascinated with these camouflaged cell phone towers
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An unconventional MickyD's in Acton, CA
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Entrance to 1000 Trails Soledad Canyon
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Rich people can be king (and queen) of the hill
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Statue at entrance to Ronald Reagan Library
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A display of red "cancer awareness" dresses
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More red dresses - these are from six first ladies
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Another statue of the Gipper
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This quilt was a one-day project of two quilting clubs
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Much imagery
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A tribute to Reagan's home town in Illinois
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Not Reagan's car, but borrowed for use on the campaign trail
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Lots of mementos
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Dramatic sculpture
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Lots of campaign memorabilia
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Yep - Air Force One indoors - Air Force themed cafe down below.
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The picture they wanted us to buy. We didn't.
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A Presidential limo - with GIPPER license plate
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Leaving Air Force One via the servants' exit
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A motorcade
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The limos were (and are) custom built to Secret Service specs
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Marine One chopper from the Kennedy era
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Reagan-era choppers have not yet been retired
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A sculpture honoring the end of the Berlin wall
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Mementos of the Reagan Western White House near Santa Barbara
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Canoe from the Reagan Ranch - a romantic guy
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A dress given to Nancy Reagan
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No matter where you moved, the carrier was aiming straight at you
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A piece of the Berlin Wall
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Patio dining outside the library
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A commanding view from the patio
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Some of these homes are spectacular
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And the Presidental Library overlooks them all
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Spectacular views when the air is clear
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Neat plate
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Looking down at our RV Park
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You gotta love a park with a Looney Bin
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Commuter train station near Acton, CA
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It's all facade, just like Hollywood."
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Our train to Universal Studios Hollywood
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Inside Los Angeles' Union Station
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Mosaic works in a subway station celebrate California history
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Entrance to Universal City - new landscaping going up
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City Walk is the Universal City shopping/eating area
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A tribute to the movie biz
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Joining the cast of "Jaws", Judy has a brief career.....
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Overlooking the legendary "Back Lot" (and smog)
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More movies have been filmed at Universal than any other studio
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One of our favorites
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This town square has been revamped for several movies
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The front of the tour tram we were at the back of
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A "studio car" from some movie
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Cars from "Back To The Future III"
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Cool cars
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More props
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Car crash robots
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Supposedly shows how car crashes are staged
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And then the cars do this little dance - awesome machinery
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More movie magic
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The tour had its hecklers
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Dinosaur remains from Jurasic Park
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The staged a flash flood for us, and for everybody else
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Predictable, but still cool"
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Some of the props from the latest King Kong film
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And the King hisself
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Somehow, he's not so majestic after three years in the sun
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Props being made
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Inside the earthquake simulator
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The Jaws shark lives here . . .
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Naturally, there's a disaster on cue
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A house on Wysteria Lane (Desperate Housewives, anyone?)
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One of the sets from "How The Grinch Stole Christmas"
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Where Norman Bates and his momma lived
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A crash set from "War of the Worlds" - an actual 747 - awesome
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They say it's the largest movie set ever made.
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"Cast" members at the park
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Lots of places to eat. LOTS of places.
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Kids liked getting soaked. We didn't
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We toured Jurasic Park, of course
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Dinosaurs eat snack food!
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We got a little damp exiting Jurassic Park
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Awesome escalators - the "Star Way"
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Somehow we thought he'd be taller.
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Another shot of that statue
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And the famous Universal globe
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Tile work being done in the City Walk
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Judy did like those cell phone towers
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Our semi-naked motorhome outside the factory