Above, camping in Brown's Town Campground in Bishop in 2016. Photo by Armand Vaquer. There's one thing that Californians should add ...

Above, the Gold Rush town of Columbia. Photo by Armand Vaquer. The Mother Lode country of California is an interesting place to visit. It is...

High Noon with Neal Cobb: The History and Legends of the Brotherhood of E Clampus Vitus Summary: Neal Cobb is joined by Tim Pearce, who give...

With winter over, the rivers and streams in California are flowing with volume that hasn't been seen in years. Could the snowmelt loosen...

Above, JFK 1964 half dollars and Morgan dollars. Each has 90% silver. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Investment experts generally recommend diversi...

Above, the main street of Columbia, California in the Mother Lode country in the 1980s. Photo by Armand Vaquer. Back in the "old days...

Following the 2016 election, the administration of California State University, Long Beach (my alma mater) allowed a post-election prot...

Above, the cover of "The Forty-Niners" volume. Back in the 1970s, Time-Life Books published different series of book sets. ...

Above, the main street of Columbia. Photo by Armand Vaquer. One of the first Clamper events Glenn Thornhill and I attended after joi...

Above, The Beast at the Beaver (Utah) KOA in 2015. Photo by Armand Vaquer. A little while ago, I finished exercising the RV generator ...

I was going through my E Clampus Vitus (ECV) file and pulled up some items.  I've been a member of ECV since 1984 when I was initiated ...

"April showers bring May flowers" goes the old saying. Well, I don't recall any showers in Los Angeles in April, but we are ge...

Above, Armand in Clamper garb at the Godzilla plaque in Los Angeles. Photo by Glenn Thornhill. The official Mark Reed for Congress website ...