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Groveland, CA

Groveland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California. Groveland sits at an elevation of 3,136 feet (956 m). The 2020 United States census reported Groveland's population was 540.

Groveland was created as a CDP prior to the 2010 census; previously it was part of Groveland-Big Oak Flat CDP.

Groveland has always been an important stop on the highway to Yosemite but really grew in the early 1900s with the development of the Tuolumne River Hetch-Hetchy water project for the city of San Francisco. Groveland is adjacent to the Stanislaus National Forest and is known for the historic Iron Door Saloon.

Groveland was originally a gold rush town and then became a sleepy farming community until the San Francisco Hetch Hetchy water project made it their headquarters and built a railroad yard and hospital for the work crews (both now gone). From 1915 till 1935, Groveland was a boom town supporting seven hotels, 10,000 residents and much activity. When the work crews left, the town again became a minor stop on the way to Yosemite until the Boise Cascade company built the Pine Mountain Lake community with a first class golf course, an airport and lake and staked out 5,000 lots. This development has since grown from a summer home area to a retirement community to a thriving neighborhood with year-round families, boosting the once sleepy Groveland to a travel and vacation destination in its own right.

Groveland is the main town on the Highway 120 route to Yosemite National Park, and boasts numerous lodging and restaurant businesses.

Source: Wikipedia

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naiknavaredevelopersblog · 11 months ago

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Benefits of Buying An N.A Plot in Pune — Naiknavare Developers

Pune is experiencing rapid expansion in all directions, making it a prime real estate investment destination in India. Both commercial and residential construction projects are flourishing in the city and its suburbs. With limited available land parcels in Pune, investing in NA (non-agricultural) plots is a recommended option due to attractive property prices and the potential for significant long-term returns.

NA plots are government-approved land for residential or commercial use.

Reasons to consider purchasing NA plots in Pune include:

Fast-paced development: Pune is a thriving global IT and manufacturing hub, ensuring excellent returns on real estate investments.

Low investment: NA plots in Pune are more affordable than ready-made homes, allowing buyers to delay construction if needed.

Higher appreciation: Land investments tend to yield higher returns over time, especially in Pune’s growing residential market.

Customized homes: Building on a plot allows you to design your home according to your preferences, with complete freedom over layout, interiors, and structure.

Convenient process: Reputed developers like Naiknavare handles all formalities, documentation, and approvals, making the purchasing process hassle-free.

Easy lending: Financing options are readily available for those who prefer not to invest their savings entirely.

Naiknavare Developers offers a range of NA plot projects in Pune, including:

Kutumb Bhoomi:

India’s first InterGenerational Generation Community Living project located in Vadgaon Maval, offering personalized services and amenities.

Address: PJGR+MR, Sr. No-126, NH-04, Wadgaon Maval Taluka-Maval, Dist-Pune, Vadgaon, Maharashtra 412106

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Avasa Meadows:

Full-serviced residential plots in Talegaon Dabhade with spacious layouts and organic amenities.

Address: Avasa Meadows, Survey no — 129, Behind Malhar Hotel Vadgaon Maval, Talegaon Dabhade, Pune, Maharashtra 412106

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Avasa Grassland:

Fully-serviced NA plots in Chakan, featuring a forest park and adventure activities amidst lush greenery.

Booking Link: https://plots.naiknavare.com/property/avasa-grassland/

Address: Gate no 128, Avasa Grassland, near to dawarka school chakan, Talkhed, Mahalunge, Pune, Maharashtra 410501

Map Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Q24B8upSoT3eJ3pq6

Avasa Groveland:

A project offering both commercial and residential plots with access to the Forest Park, located in Chakan.

Investing in NA plots in Pune by Naiknavare Developers provides an opportunity to own a customized home in a well-connected and rapidly developing area, making it an attractive option for investors.

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cyarsk52-20 · 1 year ago

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32 Real Black Horror Stories That Will Spook You Out

It's not ghost stories that can give you a fright during Spooky Season. Check out these real life horrors.

Kalyn Womack

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Alright y’all... Spooky Season is upon us which means every channel on television is going to provide their own curated lists of Halloween-themed movies and scary stories. Many of them are the classic, fictional tales of the haunted woods, demonically possessed children or serial killers who ruin a friend group’s getaway.

However, you’d be surprised how many films reflect true crimes that occurred in real life.

Don’t be fooled by the overwhelmingly white faces of serial killers and mystery murder victims. The Black community has its own Jeffrey Dahmer’sand seen its own share of horrors beyond the 400 years of slavery. Seriously! There are still cold cases, unsolved crimes and cold-hearted killersthat haunt families as well as the crime junkies who did a nosedive into each eerie case.

Ghost stories and horror films can be spooky but are they a match for these real life horror stories? Decide for yourself.

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Delphine LaLaurie’s Attic

Native of Spanish-colonial Louisiana, LaLaurie may have been New Orleans’ first serial killer. On the street, she was seen to be rather kind to Black people. Until one morning in 1834, a fire broke out in her home revealing several starved, tortured and mutilated enslaved people. One elderly woman was found chained to the kitchen stove. More were found suspended by the neck, limbs torn and stretched abnormally or shackled by spiked iron collars.

Neighbors had known already that the upper portion of her mansion was used into a makeshift prison where she killed a total of 12 enslaved people including her cook and the woman’s children. The only one she didn’t kill may have been the 8-year-old girl who fell to her death from the roof of the mansion running from LaLaurie’s whip. An angry mob stormed the home after discovering her heinous crimes leading LaLaurie to flee overseas.

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Murder of Harry T and Harriette Moore

The Civil Rights power couple founded a chapter of the NAACP in Brevard County, Fla. The two were teachers but worked to help Black people vote, investigated hate crimes and overall fought for racial equality. They both fought in the Groveland case where four Black men were wrongfully convicted of raping a woman. However Christmas night, a handmade explosive of dynamite detonated under the couple’s bed.

Harry died on his way to the hospital and Harriette died nine days later. It was found 50 years later that four KKK members were behind the killing and no one was arrested.

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Disputed Death of Tamla Horsford

Three years ago, Tamla Horsford was found dead in a friend’s backyard. She had been invited to a slumber party where she’d been drinking, according to 11Alive News. Witnesses claimed Horsford went out on the balcony for a cigarette. She allegedly fell over the balcony to her death. However, the position of her body at the crime scene and an independent autopsy found inconsistencies in what led to her death.

Investigators suspected Horsford sustained injuries before she fell. It’s even uncertain whether she’d fallen at all, due to the absence of skull fractures and broken bones. After the story of her death went viral, many in the cyber world suspected it was a murder, given that Horsford was the only Black woman at the party, but that’s never been confirmed.

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Death of Kenneka Jenkins

Jenkins, 19, was found dead inside a freezer at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois in 2017, per ABC 7 Chicago. Jenkins was attending a hotel party with friends when surveillance video picked up footage of her walking in the hallway by herself. That’s it. Somehow, she ended up in the hotel’s kitchen freezer, where she was locked inside.

Social media videos of the party flooded the internet as spectators tried to piece together the moments leading up to her death. Officials ruled her death an accident due to hypothermia. Despite the online conspiracies, officials did not find evidence of foul play in Jenkins’ death.

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Harrison Graham

In 1987, Harrison “Marty” Graham was ordered to vacate his home due to a foul odor reeking from his unit. The smell came from the bodies of seven women who were found among trash and mattresses in Graham’s apartment, per the Philly Voice. More skeletal remains were found in his closet as well as in a green duffel bag full of bones on his roof.

Reports say Graham strangled the women he met in the Temple University area to death after luring them back to his home—which was the origin of his nickname: “House of Death” killer. He was convicted on both manslaughter and abuse of corpse charges, and fully admitted his guilt.

He escaped death row due to mental disability. He’s currently serving life in prison.

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The Hanging of Ben Keita

The 18-year-old was found hanging from a tree 2.5 feet off the ground in a woodsy area in Seattle three months after he disappeared in 2017. An autopsy found his body was partially frozen but there were no signs of any trauma. At first, this led the medical examiner to rule his death a homicide but because the tree branch his body dangled from was 30 feet in the air, the manner of death was “undetermined.”

Sadly, his family said he plans to go to medical school and become a medical examiner himself. They still don’t know what led to his disappearance and death. The FBI is reviewed the case with the local police but it’s unclear what the findings were.

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Mysterious Death of Ryan Singleton

The Georgia model flew to Los Angeles in 2013 for a short vacation but never returned home. Authorities say his car broke down on his way back and hitched a ride with California Highway Patrol to the gas station. However, when a friend came to pick him up, he disappeared.

Over 70 days later Singleton’s body was found two miles away from where he was last seen but his organs were missing. Due to “advanced decomposition,” the autopsy listed his cause of death as undetermined. No suspect were charged and there’s no clear answer as to how he wound up dead.

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Opelika Jane Doe

The body of an unidentified little girl was foundbehind a trailer park in Opelika, Ala. in 2012. Near her body was a long-sleeved pink shirt with heart buttons. Authorities described her to be between the ages 4 and 7 and concluded the girl was physically abused by her killer.

The cops said she had scarring in her left eye, blinding her but the decomposition of her body left her unrecognizable. The police used digital claymation to reconstruct what her face would have looked like. In 2016, the police got a hold of photographs of a disfigured girl at Opelika’s Greater Peace Baptist Church Vacation Bible School. She was identified as Amore Joveah Wiggins in January 2023. Her father was charged with felony murder and he and his wife were charged with failure to report a missing child.

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OJ Simpson Murder Trial

Former NFL star and actor Orenthal James (O.J.) Simpson was accused of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Reports say the two were found dead outside Nicole’s condo.

Simpson’s trial happened around the same time as the Black LA community was rioting against police brutality and racism following the brutal beating of Rodney King. With racial tensions high, many Black people believed O.J. was being set up by the system. Public pressure led the jury to acquit Simpson of his charges.

The world watched the drama unfold on mostly live television.Everything was called into question, from DNA samples—which included blood, hair follicles and materials from Simpson’s vehicle—to the intentions of the LA police. The infamous glove found on Simpson’s property that matched his DNA as well as that of the two victims was also entered into evidence. Simpson’s attorneys, however, showed the world it didn’t fit and asked the jurors to acquit, which they did.

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Alonzo Brooks

The body of 23-year-old Alonzo Brooks was found in a Kansas creek back in 2004. It wasn’t until 2021 that his mysterious death was ruled a homicide after his remains were exhumed. The police say he was last seen at a party where he was only one of three Black men in attendance. He was left without a ride home and didn’t come home the next day, details leading investigators to suspect his killing was racially motivated.

His family and friends launched their own search, coming across his body on top of a pile of branches in the creek. The FBI is still investigating the case.

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Death of Christian Obumseli

OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney is facing murder charges in the fatal stabbing of boyfriend Christian Obumseli. Reports say documents brought forth in court suggest the two were in a toxic relationship and both victims of domestic violence. Videos of them fighting, audio recordingsof them screaming at each other and more have been submitted as evidence.

No one knows what happened moments before the stabbing, but Clenney’s attorneys argue she acted in self-defense. Following his death social media erupted in response to the news, skeptical of what really happened. We’ll have to wait until trial to see what the truth is.

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Roger Golubski

The disgraced Kansas City detective was charged with rape, kidnapping and sex trafficking following an overwhelming number of allegations from Black women and their family members.

According to The Guardian, Golubski preyed on Black women during his 35-year career dating back to the 90s. He had an alleged interest in the mothers of crime suspects who his department was preparing to prosecute. In a lawsuit filed by the mother of Lamonte McIntrye, 73 women also alleged to be a victim of sexual assault by Golubski.

Golubski has pleaded not guilty to the charges, but faces life in prison if convicted. He’s currently on house arrest.

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Freeway Phantom

Between April 1971 and September 1972, six Black girls were kidnapped from their neighborhoods in Washington, DC and killed. According to the Metropolitan Police website, their bodies were found across DC and Prince George’s County.

The suspect was nicknamed the Freeway Phantom after a signed letter was discovered in one of the victim’s pockets.

“This is tantamount to my insensitivity to people, especially women. I will admit the others when you catch me, if you can!” it read.

Authorities assume the suspect lived in the same neighborhoods as the girls, however, the case has been cold now for decades. No one has attempted to uncover the mystery murderer other than author Victoria Hester and her father Blaine Pardoe, who have been looking into the case since 2019, per WUSA 9.

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Samuel Little

Between 1970 and 2005, Samuel Little admitted to murdering 93 women.

He confessed to the killings in an exclusive interview with a Texas ranger in 2018, per the Texas Department of Public Safety. Little allegedly had a photographic memory, recalling every victim, where they met and where he left their bodies.

DPS Director Steven McCraw was eager to use the information supplied by Little’s confession to bring closure to more than a dozen unsolved murders. His statements matched up with at least 60 victims through DNA evidence. The FBI labeled him the most prolific serial killer in US history.

Before his death, he was serving a life sentence at a state prison in Los Angeles County. He died there of natural causes at 80 years old in 2020, per The New York Times.

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Mississippi Burning Killings

On June 21, 1964, James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman were in Neshoba County to look into the burning of the CORE Freedom School site, reports say.

The three were volunteering to help people register to vote as a part of the Mississippi Summer Project, per PBS. However, they weren’t aware that the burned down site they went to visit was a product of the KKK, who didn’t plan on stopping their trail of arsons.

On the drive back, the three were stopped by a sheriff and arrested. Then they disappeared. After an investigation into their vanishing was opened, their remains were found in the swamps of the Mississippi. They’d been tortured and killed by seven members of the KKK—all of whom were found guilty of the killings.

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Controversial Death of Sam Cooke

Soul, gospel and rock legend Sam Cooke was only 33 when he was shot and killed. According to PEOPLE, he spent his last night at a chic restaurant in LA. with Elisa Boyer, then headed to his hotel. Boyer said once the two got to the room, she feared Cooke was going rape her. When he went into the bathroom she fled and called the police.

Cooke allegedly assaulted the motel manager, Bertha Franklin, demanding to know where Boyer had gone. Franklin said she grabbed her pistol and shot him three times. Some believe there’s more to the story.

One theory suggests Boyer and Franklin conspired to lure Cooke to the hotel and rob him of his money. Another detail revealed that the bullet that killed Cooke didn’t match Franklin’s firearm. Others believe Cooke’s turn from love-song singer to civil rights activist had made him another target for the Feds.

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Assassination of Malcolm X

On Feb. 21, 1965, civil rights activist Malcolm X was about to give a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan. When he stepped to the podium, someone threw a makeshift bomb into the audience, causing the two security guards in front of the stage to leave their posts, per WashPo. As Malcolm tried to calm the crowd, a man charged toward him and shot him in the chest with a shotgun. Two other men shot him in the ankle and legs from the side of the stage.

One gunman, Talmadge Hayer, confessed to the shooting and was convicted. Two other members of the National of Islam were convicted as well, but were recently exonerated. The public speculated about what really happened and who plotted against the civil rights leader.

Certainly, many pointed to the NYPD and FBI as having a hand in it. However, documentaries about Malcolm X suggest he knew the government was after him because of his “radical” views about what achieving freedom would entail.

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Alleged Murder of Shanquella Robinson

Reports say Shanquella Robinson went to a resort in Cabo San Lucas with six friends. Less than 24 hours later, she was found dead.

Robinson’s friends allege she died of alcohol poisoning. However, an autopsy found she suffered a broken neck and spine fractures, per NBC News. Additionally, when her friends called for help, they refused to let her be taken to the hospital. The doctor who arrived spent three hours trying to revive Robinson.

What seemed like a freak accidental death was soon seen as a murder cover up by social media users. Videos of Shanquella being beaten and dragged circulated on Twitter and her father identified two of her attackers as the “friends” she went on the trip with. Others claim the group stole her money in order to flee and leave her behind in Mexico.

The noise around the case caused the FBI and Mexican authorities to open a homicide investigation. Local reporters have tried to contact the witnesses, with no luck.

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Mysterious Death of Kendrick Johnson

This story may go down in modern-day history as one of America’s eeriest crimes. In 2013, 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson was found dead rolled up inside of a wrestling mat in the Lowndes High School gymnasium in Valdosta, Georgia. Officials ruled his death a freak accident, suggesting he suffered “positional asphyxia” by getting himself stuck in the mat, reports say. However, his family insisted foul play was involved.

A documentary on his death revealed some stunning details that led to a second investigationof his case. First, his autopsy revealed he suffered blunt force trauma to the neck and his death was consequently ruled a homicide. Secondly, a few of his internal organs were missing. Lastly, two of Johnson’s peers, who were brothers, were named persons of interest in the case but were never charged.

Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk offered $1 million of his own money for tips about the case after closing the second investigation, per NBC News.

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Lynching of Emmett Till

A true American horror story, Emmett Louis Till was only 15 when he was kidnapped and brutally murdered. Till, who was from Chicago, had gone to Mississippi to visit family in August 1955. A young city boy, he had no idea how dangerous the Delta could be. Eventually, he was accused of whistling at a white woman in a store. That woman, Carolyn Bryant Donham, told her husband and his brother that Till had assaulted her.

The two men tracked down Till, snatched him from his bed, tortured and mutilated him and left his body in the river. When his body was recovered, he was barely recognizable. His mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, held an open casket funeral which sparked a new wave of civil rights protests against the senseless violence racism had brewed.

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Alleged Lynching of Quawan Charles

Quawan “Bobby” Charles was also 15 when he died. He was reported missing in October 2020 to the Baldwin Police Department in Louisiana, per ABC News. However, they failed to release an Amber Alert or report his disappearance to the media. Instead, he was classified as a runaway.

The last place Charles was seen was getting into a car with a woman named Janet Irvin. She admitted to picking up Charles to take him back to her home without permission. She also claimed he ran away from her home.

Charles’ body was found just a mile from her house in a sugar cane field. His cause of death was ruled a drowning, although the ditch only held two feet of water. The mutilated images of his body that circulated on social media told a different story. Irvin was arrested more than 100 days after Charles was found.

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Disappearance and Death of Jelani Day

Illinois State graduate student Jelani Day was found dead in the Illinois River, according to NBC News. Day was only 25 when he went missing on August 24, 2022 and was last seen at a dispensary. His car was later found a mile away from his body. Inside the car? The clothes he was last seen wearing.

The county coroner ruled Day’s death a drowning. Day’s family insists, however, that he was an avid swimmer and did he show any suicidal symptoms that would lead him to drown himself. It’s unknown how he ended up in the river.

His family demanded a federal investigation into his death and believe foul play was involved. The FBI offered a $10,000 reward for tips.

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Disappearance of the Millbrook Twins

Dannette and Jeanette Millbrook, 15, have been missing since March 18, 1990. According to WJBF, their case was opened back up in 2013 when it went viral after a documentary on their disappearance aired. The police initially wrote off the mystery as a case of runaways. The last time they were seen was at a Pump-N-Shop store, per the family. Their younger sister recalled walking with her mother to find them the night they vanished.

True crime spectators wonder if they’d been abducted by serial killer Joseph Patrick Washington, who lived in their neighborhood. Their father was also reported to be sexually abusive and some question if he may have abducted them himself. The most frustrating part of the case is that there was no investigation to begin with. So, where does one start?

The family put up two billboards, asking the public to help them find any information about their loved ones; a $50,000 reward has been offered for any information.

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Birmingham Church Bombing

On September 15, 1963, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was targeted by the Klu Klux Klan. The church had been a staple in the Black community and a force behind the civil rights movement. That morning, a bomb explodedunder the steps of the church. The impact caused severe injuries to a number of congregation members and claimed the lives of four innocent girls.

Addie Mae (14), Denise McNair (14), Carole Robertson (14) and 11-year-old Cynthia Wesley were killed. Addie’s sister Sarah survived, but lost her right eye due to her injuries.

The public outrage after the incident caused the FBI to launch an investigation. After finding a few suspects, no one was indicted due to lack of evidence, per the National Park Service. However, Alabama Attorney General Bill Baxley reopened the case and investigators eventually discovered that the FBI had hidden critical evidence. Robert Chambliss, Thomas Blanton and Bobby Frank Cherry were eventually convicted of murder in the case.

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Murder of Erica ‘Precious Doe’ Green

Green was only three years old when she was brutally murdered, per CBS News. Her stepfather, Harrell Johnson, was reported to have beaten her for crying, peeing on herself and refusing to eat. Johnson’s cousin, Lawanda Driskell said she heard him tell Green’s mother, Michelle, to get a hold of her daughter before he “does something bad.”

A week later, Harrell gave a fatal blow to Erica’s head by kicking her. The door was kept closed and the couple alleged the toddler was just sick. Erica wasn’t moved from the room for two days. However, police later found her decapitated body at an intersection in Kansas City. Even more days later, they found her head, which authorities said was cut off with a pair of hedge clippers. Before identifying the body as Green’s, they named her “Precious Doe.”

Michelle and Harrell Johnson, who both had outstanding warrants, were convicted of second-degree felony murder and endangering the welfare of a child.

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Murder of Jeffrey Dahmer

After a slew of merciless killings, Jeffrey Dahmermet his own fate at the hands of a fellow inmate. Dahmer had been sentenced to fifteen life sentences, serving time beside Christopher Scarverin 1992.

Scarver told the New York Post this year that Dahmer would play with his food and cut it up into so-called “body parts,” then smear ketchup across them to make them look bloodied.

Critics suspect Scarver was aided in Dahmer’s attack because the cannibal was left isolated without his special guards. Scarver said the guards helped him but did not elaborate any further.

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The DC Snipers

John Allen Muhammad (41) and Lee Boyd Malvo (17) went on a killing spree around the DMV in 2002, per CNN. Most of their shootings targeted civilians in public places like shopping center parking lots, gas stations or school zones. Then, one day they left a clue at the scene of one of their crimes: a “Death” tarot card reading “Call me God.”

Their motives were never clear. Some suspected Muhammad wanted revenge after his ex-wife and children left him. Others believed they were involved with Al Qaeda, given the fresh wound of the 9/11 attacks.

The killings began earlier that year, then became more frequent during the month of October. A total of 17 people died and another ten who were shot survived their gunshot wounds. Eventually, the two were arrested. Muhammad was sentenced to death and executed in 2009. Malvo remains in prison on a life sentence, though he’s been ordered for a resentencing now that he is an adult, per WUSA9 News.

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Murder of Tupac Shakur

Who’s responsible for the murder of Tupac Shakur is one of the most heated debates next to the conspiracy theories questioning whether he’s alive and hiding in Cuba or not. Reports say that in September of 1996, Shakur was in Las Vegas walking through a hotel when he ran into a mutual enemy, Orlando Anderson. After the two squabbled in the lobby, Anderson was left beaten on the floor.

The last we ever saw of the rapper was on the hotel’s security camera footage, furiously walking through the lobby, per Las Vegas Review Journal. Two hours later, Shakur was sitting at a red light on Flamingo Road and Koval Lane, with his Death Row posse and Suge Knight beside him when a car pulled up to his BMW and rained fire. He suffered two bullets to the chest, one to the thigh and one to the arm. His succumbed to his injuries six days later.

Because his shooter was never captured, many began to speculate about who really was involved. Given Death Row’s coast-to-coast rap beef with Bad Boy Records, many music fans and living room sleuths theorized Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs may have put a hit out on Pac. Others believed Suge Knight was to blame. LA residents settled on plain ol’ gang violence between the Bloods and the Crips. None of these theories have been proven to be true.

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Murder of The Notorious B.I.G.

Christopher Wallace aka Biggie Smalls aka The Notorious B.I.G. died in an eerily similar way to his Hip-Hop competitor, Tupac Shakur. According to Fox 5 New York, Wallace was leaving a party in Los Angeles when he was fatally shot during a drive-by in March of 1997. Given that Shakur had died just the year before, the public believed the tensions between Death Row and Bad Boy Records had finally boiled over.

For years, authorities couldn’t pinpoint who was Wallace’s killer, making this yet just another cold case. However, the conspiracy that Suge Knight was the evil mastermind behind it all became more convincing after sealed federal records were revealed. An FBI agent told The New York Postthat the shooter was Amir Muhammad, a member of the Nation of Islam, who was hired by Knight as a hitman. Despite the agent’s claim, none of this has been officially confirmed and the case is still an open mystery.

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Central Park Jogger Case

Though the group of teens did not commit the crime they were convicted of, this story goes down in history as a horrid example of racial bias in the criminal justice system.

In 1989, Korey Wise, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Antron McCray and Yusef Salaam were just teens when they were arrested in connection to the rape and assault of a white woman jogger in Central Park. After being intimidated and manipulated by several crooked NY police officers, the teens falsely confessed to the crime, which landed them between six and 13 years in prison, per the New York Times. The woman, who survived the attack, was unable to provide helpful details in identifying who her attacker was.

The media scandalized their names and made them out to be animals, gang members and monstrous criminals. While serving time in an adult facility, Wise encountered the real culprit, Matias Reyes, who later confessed to the crime in 2002. Reyes was already a convicted murderer and serial rapist at the time.

The five were recently exonerated and awarded a $41 million settlement; although the NYPD still deny their role in the wrongful conviction.

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Death of Kalief Browder

In 2010, Browder was accused of minor theft and, at the tender age of 16, sent to Rikers Island for three years. He maintained his innocence and eventually his case was dropped and he was released. However, his experiences while at the jail drove him into a dark mental state, per The New Yorker.

Two of his years at Rikers were spent in solitary confinement. He recalled being targeted and abused by officers. Surveillance footage of him in jail also showed him being randomly bum rushed by guards and other inmates. Browder made multiple suicide attempts while at Rikers, and also after his release three months later. He was sent to a psychiatric hospital where he was reported to have experienced paranoia. As the horrors of the jail system were being exposed to the public, Browder was deteriorating mentally. In 2015, he died by suicide. New York City paid his estate $3.3 million in a lawsuit settlement.

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The Chicago Strangler

Over a span of 27 years, Black women in Chicagohave been found beaten or strangled to death and their killers have never been found. According to Fox 32 Chicago, their bodies were often discarded in buildings or dumpsters and some were even dismembered.

Between 1999 and 2018, 75 women were found strangled to death, reports say. Police have only solved 24 of the cases, one fairly recently. A woman was discovered inside an abandoned building, chained up by a man she said sexually assaulted her. A passerby heard her cries for help and was able to get the police to rescue her. Although Joel Cammon was arrested and charged, it’s unclear if he’s connected to any of the other strangulation murders.

The Murder Accountability Project began tracking these cases alongside activists who called out the Chicago Police Department for its inability to catch what they assume is a serial killer. The families of the missing and murdered women have held multiple rallies calling for greater action to be taken to bring their loved ones home.

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Groveland Hotel

This charming Bed and Breakfast offers 17 unique rooms for guests that come to stay in the small Sierra Nevada Mountain town of Groveland California near the entrance to Yosemite Park.

Originally built in 1849 this structure was an adobe trading post. It then was used as a gambling house, saloon, hotel, Ranger Station, business offices and even a Greyhound Bus Stop.

Peggy and Grover Mosley bought this old run-down building in the 1990s. They spent two years and a million dollars to renovate this structure.

One room in this hotel is always in high demand. Room 15 is where Lyle resides. He is the inn’s ghost. Peggy and her employees enjoy sharing stories about Lyle.

During California’s Gold Rush this building was considered the finest house on the hill. So when Lyle, a reclusive miner, struck it rich he took up residence in Room 15.

His new living arrangement was also convenient for he worked the Spring Gulch Mine nearby. Lyle stayed in Room 15 for years.

He was found dead in this room in 1927, underneath him was a box of dynamite one of the tools of his trade.

Lyle haunts Room 15 and the area that surrounds it. He was known to be obsessively neat and tidy while alive and it appears his ghost is the same.

Female guests that stay in this room find if they place their cosmetics on Lyle’s dresser he does not like this clutter for when they return their makeup is no longer on the dresser. They often discover their items placed on the sink instead.

One female guest even watched as her makeup flew off the back of the dresser and landed on the floor.

Lyle’s ghost also likes to mess with the water. Taps are often turned on when no one is around–Peggy and Grover experienced this when they were the only two in the hotel.

Lyle also turns on the water in shower stalls in rooms near Room 15 when no one is around.

Another prank he enjoys is messing with the room door locks near Room 15. Guests return to find their room keys temporarily do not work.

There is also a romantic tale told about Lyle. Peggy states that if his ghost has not been active for a while it means he is visiting The Hotel Charlotte across the street from the Groveland.

While alive, Lyle had a love affair with the original owner of this hotel–Charlotte.

#Groveland Hotel #haunted locations #paranormal #ghost and hauntings

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deadmotelsusa · 6 years ago

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Located in Lake Wales, Florida - The Dixie Walesbilt Hotel, known as the Grand Hotel in later years, is one of a small number of skyscrapers built in the 1920s that still stand today. For a short time in the 1970′s, it was renamed the Groveland Motor Inn, as seen on the postcard shown above. This place has a really interesting history and thankfully, current owner Ray Brown, President of Dixie Walesbilt LLC, is in the process of restoring it. Read more here. Support the Dixie’s restoration by liking it’s Facebook page here.

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enkisstories · 4 years ago

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The last day of week 1 the family drove to Groveland Valley. Along came North, Markus’s girlfriend. While the two enjoyed together time in the hotel, Carl persuaded Martin to rent a sled.

“Are you sure you can do this?”

“I’m just sitting in the sled. Sitting is basically everything I can still do. So I should be good at it, right?”

“That’s not “just sitting”, Carl!”

“No, that’s having fun!”

“No... not again! Not again! Stop that!”

“I’ve got this... I’ve got us! Don’t worry! I just need to... like this... Okay, I stabilized us.”

“Or not?!”

“I’m sorry, Carl!”

“What for? This was fun! Let’s do it again! ...later.”

“One day this family will be the end of me”, Martin moaned, but then a tickle started in his belly. It worked its way upwards, until laughter erupted unbidden.

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peteanddavecalifornia · 2 years ago

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Day 4 Sunday

Drove from Sonoma to Guerneville before making the longer drive to Groveland. Left Sonoma early around 8am, arrived Guerneville at around 9am. Had breakfast before going to Armstrong Woods to meander through the Redwoods. Came back to Guerneville, walked around town, got petrol before heading to Groveland. The route took us back towards San Francisco/Berkeley so we drove up Grizzly Peak to view SF from the heights but it was a bit foggy so we didn’t see much of SF. Oh and the the drive up to Grizzly Peak was the steepest straightest road I’ve seen. Continued our journey east, stopped at vantage points. Continued our drive to Groveland across the Central Valley. Arrived at 4pm, went for a quick walk and came back to check-in. Groveland is very tiny so there isn’t much to see. After check in we went to look for a place for dinner and had a drink at the Iron Door Saloon, an historic and very typical American saloon. People would roll a dollar note with a dime and tack, and attempt to throw it to the ceiling and if successful it would get attached to the ceiling. There were hundreds of dollar bills attached to the saloon ceiling. We had one beer there and then went back to the B&B. Went for dinner tonight to Hotel Charlotte, sat in the beer garden. We ate a typical American meal, fried chicken with various sides washed down with rosé.

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katiejohnandtheworld · 3 years ago

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What you NEED to know before heading to Yosemite! 👇 🏞️ Yosemite has always been one of the most visited national parks in the US with very limited accommodations available, which are usually booked up REALLY fast! That’s why we wanted to share with you what you need to know before you visit 🤗 👉 WHERE TO STAY IN YOSEMITE $ Campgrounds $$ Yosemite Lodge $$$ The Ahwahnee In general, you’ve got three options for your stay in Yosemite depending on your budget and desired experience. 🏕️ Yosemite hosts multiple campsites, both inside the valley and on the roads leading there. While these campsites are definitely the cheapest option available, for most of them there's a reservation system in place for the majority of the year! Apart from camping, you’ll find the Yosemite Lodge and the luxurious yet expensive Ahwahnee hotel. Whichever option you choose, be sure to reserve way ahead as pretty much all rooms and campgrounds will be booked up as soon as they become available. Yosemite high season is from around April through September! 👉 ALTERNATIVES There are a few B&Bs and Vacation Homes in and outside the park. Also, a limited number of campsite spots are typically given away on a daily first-come, first-served basis – arrive early and try your luck! If everything is booked up, check out the motels outside the west entrances and surrounding cities and drive in and out of the park every day. 👉 IMPORTANT ⛽ Be sure to completely fill up on gas before heading into the park as there are only two gas stations available, each located a minimum of 30 minutes from the valley! ~ 📍 Stanislaus National Forest Vista: Rim of the World, Groveland, California . . . . . #sheisnotlost #travelgirls #femmetravel #dametraveler #globelletravels #darlingescapes #wearetravelgirls #travelcommunity #girlslovetravel #travelblogging #travelmore #nationalpark #yosemite #yosemitenationalpark #redhead #mountainviews #usnationalparks #travelusa #travelblogger_de #reiseblogger_de #femaletravelbloggers #wetravelgirls #travelgirlsgo #girlstravel #femaletravel #travelgirlshub #exploreourearth #explorecalifornia #californiatravel #yosemitepark (at Yosemite National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWi3E4LMro8/?utm_medium=tumblr

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undr-our-feet · 6 years ago

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hotel rodeo (at Groveland, California)

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willemrichterreisverhalen · 5 years ago

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Amerika 2017

On the road once again

Vandaag hebben we onze camper bij Cruise America opgehaald. Het is einde seizoen, maar toch is het erg druk. Vooraf hebben we bij ons hotel nog even een ontbijtje gedaan. Om de hoek van ons hotel is een restaurant 24/7 geopend. We hebben er gisteravond heerlijk gegeten. De tent wordt door Mexicanen gerund. Californie wordt niet voor niets Mexifornie genoemd. De bediening en ook het eten is goed. Bij het afrekenen weer even nadenken hoe dat ook alweer met de fooi gaat. De lonen in Amerika (en zeker in de horeca) zijn laag: de mensen in de horeca leven deels op de fooi die ze krijgen. Een fooi van rond de tien procent is normaal.

We rijden met een taxi naar Cruise America. Een duur ritje; Cruise America ligt behoorlijk achteraf en is ook niet anders bereikbaar. Na het ophalen van de camper op zoek naar een Walmart voor het inslaan van de boodschappen. We vinden alleen een supermarkt zonder verse producten.

We rijden ruim 200 km naar onze eerste campsite. Het is weer even wennen met de camper. We rijden door onafgebroken landbouwgebied: Californie produceert flinke hoeveelheden voedsel. Vandaag zien we vooral druiven en amandelen. Eindeloze velden met daarnaast irrigatiewerken. En de straten genoemd naar o.a. Duitsers en Nederlanders: de pionieren in deze streek. En hier een daar een boer die producten langs de weg verkoopt; we stoppen en slaan verse groente en fruit in. Onze eerste campsite ligt in de buurt van Yosemite (Groveland). We komen daar tegen een uur of zes aan. We zitten heerlijk buiten en drinken wat voordat we gaan eten. We mogen niet bbq-en en ook geen open vuur maken: het is erg droog in de streek (en er zijn ook al bosbranden in de buurt van Mariposa). Voorzichtig zijn dus. En aan de andere kant van het land (Florida) wordt er juist een overvloed aan water (en slecht weer) verwacht: storm Jose raast morgenvroeg over (of net langs). Via de enorme schermen die overal in de horeca staan volgen we de actualiteit.

Na het eten hebben we nog steeds wat last van het tijdsverschil: we kakken behoorlijk in. Nog maar even wat doen om wakker te blijven: de koffers en de boodschappen moeten nog opgeruimd. En we hebben nog een klein afwasje. Ik sluit de dag af met dit blog. Morgen naar National Parc Yosemite.

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We loved this 310 Lakeside Fall Wedding.

Of course this 310 Lakeside Fall Wedding was a perfect send off for the couple. Certainly the energy of a Wedding in Downtown Orlando cannot be surpassed. Lake Eola ins not only a great spot for Downtown Orlando Engagement Photos, but there’s more. Especially since it can become a gorgeous nighttime backdrop for your wedding. Without a doubt, the lights of the fountain really play well against the night skies in Downtown Orlando. All in all, a wedding at 310 Lakeside really is a magical affair. We know. We had or own downtown wedding reception there.

Plan your very own 310 Lakeside Fall Wedding.

Of course, planning a 310 Lakeside Fall Wedding can be so much fun. Especially for fall Sunrise and Sunset Wedding Photos. Certainly those are some of the top must have engagement photos in Orlando. We really mean it. Certainly this one was no exception. Because the couple was so much fun. Of course, you can certainly find some amazing Orlando Outdoor Wedding Ceremony Locations as well. Nonetheless, our gear worked overtime. Without a doubt, we really had to keep up with this family. For example, earlier it was very warm in the day. Basically, the weather was not cooperating. Overall the family loved us.

Despite the heat, we made it work. a 310 Lakeside Wedding really fits the bill. Equally challenging was the drive between ceremony and reception. Following the limo was the best plan. We made it happen. In any event, the evening progressed. Even at an Unplugged Wedding. We loaded our gear. We set up for the photos. The bride and Groom walked in. We captured their love. The goal is to make them look natural in their Wedding images at their 310 Lakeside Fall Wedding.

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Of course, Downtown Orlando is home to the Citrus Club and other great wedding Venues. We have photographed many of them. See some real reviews from actual couples to verify. hiring a Top Wedding Planner in Orlando is a smart move. Save yourself alot of stress. We recommend it. As you Interview your wedding vendors, remember this. Find the very best Orlando Wedding Photographer you can afford. Especially if you are planning a wedding with a strong theme. Whether you are deciding on a Rustic or Vintage Fall Wedding, or considering an out of this world Star Wars Wedding, remember this. We are always here to help. Bringing your vision to life is our goal.

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Sophia’s Art Photography began in 2012 with a very simple mission. Bring back the traditional family Orlando photographer to Central Florida. Nick and Marjorie celebrated a photographers wedding in 2013. Over time, Sophia’s Art Photo was asked to be one couple’s Dual Orlando Wedding Photographer Team. And in a moment, they were all in. Five blissful years later, Sophias Art Photo has become one of the most versatile Family Orlando Photographers in Central Florida. In 2015 Marjorie was honored as a WPPI Silver Distinction Award Winner. All in all, from Maternity to newborns , kids to Grads, all the way to professional business Headshots, Marjorie and Nicholas love being relied upon for their client’s family photos.

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einschuhaufreisen · 5 years ago

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21.09.2019

Unsere Reise führte uns heute weiter nach Norden. Die Strecke von ca. 290km war abwechslungsreich. Teilweise fuhren wir unendlich scheinende Geraden entlang, kurz darauf fuhren wir die Serpentinen der Gebirgsstraßen entlang.

Als wir an unseren angedachten Ziel ankamen, wurden wir enttäuscht, da der Zutritt zu dem großen See nur Anwohner und den Gästen der Hotels und Campingplätze gestattet war. Also haben wir uns kurzfristig entschlossen auch heute in den Yosemite National Park zu fahren. Unser neuer Plan stellte sich als gut heraus, da wir an den sogenannten Rainbow Pool kamen. Dieser kleine See incl. Wasserfall lud zum Verweilen ein.

Am Abend checkten wir in unserem Hotel in Groveland ein. Diese urige Unterkunft wurde 1921 gegründete, stets modernisiert, aber hat von dem alten Charme offensichtlich nichts eingebüßt (incl. Drinks im Einmachglas).

Ich bin gespannt was wir morgen erleben werden....

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dakotahiggins-blog1 · 6 years ago

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As a newish Cali resident, I figured it’d be appropriate to start exploring my own backyard a bit more. A visitor can experience the tallest living things (Redwoods), the largest living things (Giant Sequoias) AND the oldest living things (Bristlecone Pines) in just one state. Dear California, what a resume you have…

SLEEP

After about 255 miles from LA, a friend and I reached Mariposa where we rented out an airbnb for 3 nights. A lot of visitors also opt for Groveland (check out Pine Mountain Lake), and with a 25 minute drive to the Yosemite gate (when CA-120 is open) and about an hour fifteen total to Yosemite Valley, it’s just a little shorter of a drive into the park than Mariposa. The hotel sitch can be tough with only a few inside the park (Majestic Yosemite Hotel)…and with any National Park visit comes high prices.

Update: During my second trip to the park, my boyfriend and I stayed at Tenaya Lodge near the south gate. With a massive Spa Room, 2 restaurants and a beautiful spa, I can’t recommend this highly enough. Even though the hotel is located about 5 minutes from the south gate of Yosemite, it still takes about 45 minutes to an hour to get to the main valley floor near Yosemite Falls (although much closer to Glacier Point!).

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Upper Yosemite Falls – I won’t sugar coat it, UYF was a bitch of a climb but well worth the view. It’s 7 miles round trip to Yosemite Falls and 9.9 miles (3,700 ft elevation gain) to Yosemite Point. It took us 7 1/2 hours to complete with the extension to Yosemite Point. The terrain changed from sand to rock to stone steps to mud after the rain. You get super close to North America’s tallest waterfall which has TONS of water in spring and early summer. The way down was pretty rough since my legs were shaking and I wanted to be horizontal and motionless. It’s a one-and-done for me

Taft Point – A mile hike to the most unreal sunset view point! Keep in mind if you stay until sunset, you’ll have to hike a mile back to your car in the dark forest. The last 10 minutes inside said forest were pretty terrifying. Bring a flashlight, y’all. And maybe even bear spray…

Half Dome – What.A.Beast. The famous half dome is a 14-16 mile round trip with an elevation gain of almost 5,000 ft. The last 400 ft to the summit is done with cables. Many people call it quits before then, but I can’t wait to go back for this challenge. A permit is needed only for the cable portion at the very end, and a “Daily Lottery” drawing happens 48 hours in advance here.

Sentinel Dome – This is still on my wish list, but apparently it has great views of Half Dome and El Capitan + the entire valley of waterfalls

Update: On my 2nd trip to Yosemite, Alex and I hiked Mist Trail which takes you to Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls making it a whopping 6.4 mile trip (when you take the John Muir trail back to the bottom…which you should). I LOVED this hike because it didn’t remind me of the Upper Yosemite switchbacks (kill me), plus it was a short hike with less elevation gain (read: EASIER lol). What made Mist Trail super memorable was the fact that the falls were FLOWING AF due to the snow melt…and we got completely drenched multiple times as the trail went right up next to them (hence the name). I brought the perfect oversized rain jacket with waterproof hiking boots, so I was good to go If you have a car, park at Half Dome Village and take a shuttle or walk ~1 mile to the trailhead from the village parking lot.

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After Upper Yosemite, our legs were shaky. These photo worthy spots were just what the doctor ordered on Day 2:

– Glacier Point

– Tunnel View

– Lower Yosemite Falls

-Swinging Bridge (look for the massive fallen log to the right of the bridge for a great photo towards Yosemite Falls)

-Yosemite Falls boardwalk off Southside Dr. along the valley floor. It’s on the left-hand side of the road right after Swinging Bridge picnic area.

If Tioga Pass is open, please go here for me b/c I wasn’t able to see them! Next time

– Tuoloumne Meadows

– Tenaya Lake

What to know before you go

If you want to explore Tioga Pass, wait until late May/early June to do so. The National Park Service keeps an eye on the weather and road conditions. Of course I visited less than a week before the Pass opened Ugh, I’m never early in life unless it comes to CA-120. Missed it by 6 days! We did, however, luck out and get to explore Glacier Point as it opened April 28th.

Update: My 2nd trip to Yosemite was during the tail end of April which was about 3 weeks sooner than the 1st trip taken last year in mid-May. Even though that’s roughly during the same timeframe, Glacier Point and Tioga Pass (among other roads) won’t be open for at least another 2 months (word on the street). 2019 saw massive snow fall which means it takes longer to plow and melt. Spring is still an amazing time of year to visit because the crowds are still sparse (so long as you don’t go during Spring Break!) and the weather is beautiful.

Hike early because crowds will come. We started the drive from Mariposa to the valley around 7:30am both mornings.

Bring food and water. There are a few options inside the valley, but parking is a pain and you’ll probably want a homemade PB&J when you’re atop Upper Yosemite Falls. That’s all I’m sayin.

Get gas before arriving to the gate. It was almost $5 a gallon right outside the park (saw me coming). The park is big, so if you’re an explorer and want to see a big portion of it, make sure you have at least half a tank!

Bring bug spray.

Entry fee for 1 vehicle is $35.

Know that this will be a pricey trip if staying in a hotel/airbnb. Prices go up around National Parks!

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andrewflesherinteriors-blog · 8 years ago

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Published Design: Star Tribune

Designer Andrew Flesher created an open, airy feel in Minneapolis’ stately 510 Groveland building.

Andrew Flesher knows Minneapolis’ stately 510 Groveland building intimately. The designer has lived on the top and bottom floors of the classic former hotel, and decorated a half-dozen apartments in between. He long considered one particular unit the ugliest. And that’s the one he recommended that his dear friend, Anne Wethington, buy. Why? Financially, it was a good deal. “And I told her: ‘We can take anything and make it nice,’ ” Flesher says. First, they assessed the apartment, which had once been two hotel rooms.

The entry was odd, with the main door opening directly into the living room. Classic moldings representative of the building’s 1927 heritage had been stripped from the walls. An original parquet floor was so beat up it seemed beyond repair. The paint was dingy, the light fixtures bleak.

As a fixer-upper, it seemed daunting, but Wethington had faith in her friend. “Andrew has an incredible sense of beauty and knows how to bring it alive in a space,” says Wethington, who leads global services for Atmosphere Commercial Interiors. “His taste is eclectic. He travels internationally and brings the rest of the world back to his projects.”

What Wethington wanted, as she downsized from a bigger unit in the building, was soothing personal and work space with objects she loved and plenty of light.

To achieve the vision, Flesher first brought in architect Klaus Freyinger, who also lives in the building and who suggested moving the door to create a proper foyer. Doing so allowed for an open passageway connecting the living room at one end to the bedroom at the opposite, pulling light throughout.

To regain the grandeur of the original unit, Wethington had wall and ceiling moldings custom-made from original samples. She commissioned architect Laurel Ulland to create radiator covers to mesh with the space. To blot out street noise, the team installed new soundproof windows. Then they got to work creating the environment Wethington and Flesher envisioned — bright and airy, mixing classic and modern, with lots of original art and charismatic antiques.

“One of our favorite things to do is go on Saturday morning run-arounds,” says Flesher, who splits his time between Minneapolis and New York City. Regular stops on these scouting forays here include H&B Gallery, Claire Steyaert Antiques and Circa Gallery.

One morning, Flesher spotted what looked like a Dunbar cabinet in a dull wood finish at Steyaert’s. He saw its potential, lacquered it white and used tea paper, a gold leaf foil, on the doors. The dullish piece with good bones became the room’s bar and a focal point.

Flesher scours the internet in a similar fashion. Example: He found a 1948 Harold Brett portrait of a young, blond woman in a lovely blue dress on 1stdibs.com. Brett was compared to Norman Rockwell and, like him, illustrated Harper’s Weekly and other magazine covers. For fun, Flesher and Wethington gave the painting a back story and refer to her as “The Reluctant Debutante.”

But before adding art and antiques, Flesher created a neutral palette that Wethington can spark up or calm down as she chooses. For spring, she uses bright pillows, throws and flowers to add freshness and pops of color in harmony with the overall decor.

As she continues to refine her space, she relies on Flesher’s sensibility and knowledge. “He has educated me about the pieces we find. For him, it’s not just about procuring; it’s about listening to his clients’ taste and interests. He has helped me expand my own vision for my home and make it real.”

Styling by Barbara Schmidt, principal of studiobstyle. Schmidt is a nationally known creative director and stylist. She recently collaborated on Gwyneth Paltrow’s new book, “Goop Clean Beauty.”

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myhauntedsalem · 6 years ago

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Lyle and the Groveland Hotel