Near Coalinga
(southwest of Fresno) back in 1948 a plane load of Mexican citizens
were being flown to El Centro to be sent back to Mexico. The plane
crashed in Los Gatos Canyon. Depending on where you lived the news
didn't have much coverage of the event., so when Woody Guthrie heard
about it, no names were given. In his poem, “Deportee”, he said
that “you won't have a name when you ride the big airplane”. And
for years the mass grave up in Fresno only listed “28 Mexican
Citizens” on the small headstone.
Friday, July 25, 2014
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Out of This World
The recent strong winds from out of
the west help generate some very impressive lenticular clouds. These
are the “flying saucer” shaped clouds that form from time to time
around Tehachapi. OK, they can form elsewhere, but we do get our
share.
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