Slide Show Manzanar 2015

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WWII Manzanar Ride 2015

Last update: Sunday, 22 March 2015, 2 PM

Eastern Sierra Chapter #166501
Ridgecrest, CA

ESCR HOG Manzanar Run, 14 March 2015

Mileage: 204 miles

Ranger Kristen gave us our superb tour

Ranger Kristen gave us our superb tour

Okay ... here's the plan

The few nice rains this winter gave us wildflowers galore

We stopped in Inyokern for Debra's Son Noah

... and more wildflowers

But as we ride north ... wildflowers disappear ... yet to warm up

Little Lake ... part of LA County's Haiwee Reservoir

Part of the Lava Snake begins with Little Lake

Approaching Owens Dry Lake

Owens Dry Lake with dust abatement underway

Alabama Hills west of Lone Pine ... 70 miles north

Manzanar in the distance ... a few miles north of Lone Pine

White Mountains to the east of Manzanar have little snow

Sierra Nevada Mountains to the west have visible snow

Debby, Dennis, Wade and Dwight rode ahead while we stopped at Inyokern

Sheila and Wade ... Red Hat Club ... ?

Dilly is Heather and Juston's

Debra in-between Dilly and Dayna ... Judy and John in tow

Now this is a good ESCR membership ride turnout

The very nice Manzanar Shop ... with WWII era kiddo toys

Our Ranger Kristen taking control ... !

Dyna with mom and dad

Sheila and Frank

Robert enjoying the very memorable exhibit

Debra with son Juston and new member brother Gregory

ESCR HOGs about to watch a 22 minutes Manzanar documentary

Ranger Kristen giving us some in-depth Manzanar history

Ranger Kristen's Show & Tell and answering questions

Heather and Juston's Dilly and Betty and Noah's Jeffrey

Jeffrey, Dilly and Dayna playing with WWII era Manzanar toys

Anne and Bobby ... over 10,000 Japanese Manzanar Internees

Home Plate c. 1943

Ranger Kristen broke us up into two groups

We walk outside to see the beginnings of reconstruction

Off to the west ... a splash of color ...

... Plumb Trees in bloom ... ?

New members Gina and Jens ... !

Not-so-new members Judy and John ;)

Graduates of Manzanar High School are doing the reconstruction ... !

Jeffrey could have been here 70 years ago ... !

Dayna too could have been here 70 years ago ... !

We ride the Manzanar 3.2 miles perimeter ... taking mental notes

This splash of white blossums could be Dwight's 1956 Pear Trees

Entering the Manzanar Cemetery

Visitor at the Japanese Obelisk

Japanese Origami on the Obelisk weighed down with stones against the winds

At one time there were nearly 40 graves in this cemetery

Of the nearly 40 graves ... only 9 remain ... families have taken the others home

Sheila and Frank

Debby and Dennis

Judy and Don (a. k. a. Webtalker)

Anne and Bobby on a walk

The Kiosk at the original entrance to Manzanar

Riding back to the Totem Cafe in Lone Pine

Debra's extended family rode north to the Copper Top in Big Pine

The Totem Cafe in Lone Pine at the stop light

Gina and Jens ... Brand New Members

Sheila and Frank ... !

And of course ... Anne and Bobby

Fueled up and headed home ... after a memorable ride

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