California Continued

We took a really interesting trip out to the California Delta while we were out west. The delta is really an inverted delta in which the river is higher than the land near it so it is kept out of the fields by levees.



A most interesting stop we made was to a ghost town called Locke. This used to be a Chinese community during the building of the railroads. This is a monument in honor of their sacrifice and mistreatment.



The buildings are pretty much the way they used to be back in the day. There aren't any opium dens or brothels left (as far as I could tell), nonetheless there is definitely an old timey atmosphere here.



Here are a few images of the town.



It definitely has that out west look! We went into a junk shop and I had to buy something in this photo - bet you can guess what!




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No! Not the skull! Everyone needs a ceramic doll torso with the head sliced off! (Those are gloves being displayed in it!) By the way, the dog is totally freaked out by that doll! She barks insanely whenever she sees it we have to keep it covered!



More buildings in Locke:



Isn't this a great bit of Americana!?



Of great interest is the garden at this house.



Here is a closer view so you can see the planters.



Behind Locke is a state park (probably being closed down with the governor's budget cuts.



Lunch was crawfish at Isleton Joe's in where else, but Isleton.



It was a nice, neighborhood type biker place. The Crawfish festival used to be held in Isleton, but I guess there were financial issues this year, so it got cancelled or moved or postponed or something!



There was a bike store and this next door.



We spent a little while in Isleton looking for coffee



but then we realized that was the wrong beverage for the location, so it was off to the Bogle vineyards.



You can see why this is such a successful place!



Aren't they luscious?