Postcards ;)

I love postcards! Many of the postcards I post are from postcrossing.com but others are Vintage postcards from the United States that are going to be sent to others around the world.

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CALIFORNIA San Francisco#24058 The Hyde Street Cable Car climbs a steep hill overlooking the San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island. Photographer - Mark Henderson

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CALIFORNIA Muir Woods National Monument #24586 A walk in Muir Woods is a chance to explore the special features of this old growth redwood forest. Stating at the entrance arch, you can learn about forest fires, redwood burls and experience the trees close up. Photographer - Mark Henderson

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CALIFORNIA Fort Ross State Historical Park #24569 This Russian Orthodox Church was built about 1824. It collapsed in the 1906 earthquake, but was restored in 1916 and more completely in 1955. The chapel then burned to the ground in 1970, but was again carefully restored in 1973 to its original appearance. The chapel is located in Highway 1 between Gualala and Jenner. Photographer - Larry Ulrich

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CALIFORNIA Lassen Volcanic National Park #24021 Beautiful Lassen Peak reflects into Manzanita Lake and rises to an elevation of 10457 feet. Lassen last erupted in 1914 and 1915. The eruptions of 1914 and 1915 and the national publicity that followed, were a major factor in the final creation of Lassen Volcanic National Park in 1916. Photographer - Mark Henderson

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California Redwood National Park

#21123 Water is the life-giver in the Redwood forest. From gently bathing fog in the treetops to streams fed by 100 inches of annual precipitation, water provides the environments perfect for fish such as cutthroat trout, and a great diversity of plant life such as the tallest living things on earth, the coastal redwoods. Photographer - Larry Ulrich

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California Golden Gate National Recreation Area #27153 Golden Gate National Recreation Area preserves rugged coastline and verdant park areas for the enjoyment of visitors from around the world. The Golden Gate Bridge, completed in 1937, spans 4,200 feet across the San Francisco Bay and stands as an icon for the culturally diverse city of San Francisco. Photographer - John Wagner

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CALIFORNIA Point Reyes National Seashore #24940 From the western most tip of Point Reyes National Seashore, “The Great Beach stretches ten miles northward to the distant cliffs of Tomeles Point.  Photographer - Greg Probst

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CALIFORNIA #24772 Completed in 1936 after four years of construction, San Francisco’s Bay Bridge is the longest steel high-level bridge in the world. The foundations of the bridge extend into the water deeper than any other bridge built by man; one pier was sunk down 242 feet and another 200 feet. Construction of the bridge was the result of providing a means of transportation, other than ferries, between the East Bay and the city. Photographer - John Wagner

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Mendocino #24939 Mendocino is a picturesque community on the northern California coast, 200 miles north of San Francisco. Reminiscent of Maine or Massachusetts, there are many well-preserved 19th century building, reflecting Mendocino’s New England heritage.  Photographer - Michael Powers

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Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, snow often covers the middle elevations from December to May, but sub-zero temperatures are rare. Precipitation falls mostly between January and mid May, but thunderstorms, rain and even snow can occur at any time of year. Photographer - Marc Muench

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Kings Canyon National Park The raging Kings River is a life vein in the rugged, scorching, parched terrain of Kings Canyon. The erosive power of the river has carved out the highest canyon wall in the United States, rising 8,350feet from its south fork. In the scene’s foreground is a blooming yucca, well adapted to the dry extremes of Kings Canyon. Photographer-Mark Henderson www.visitsequoia.com

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OLD MERCED COURTHOUSE MERCED, CALIFORNIA This old courthouse was completely restored in 1983 after five years of work. It is now the Merced County Historical Society Museum and is open daily for tours. Photograph by Arnold and Carole Compolongo

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GIANT SEQUOIA SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA The giant sequoia, with their massive trunks rising skyward, are the largest living things on earth. They can be seen in the greatest numbers in Calaveras Big Trees State Park and Kings Canyon, Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks. Photograph by David Compolongo

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YOSEMITE VALLEY YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA On the left El Capitan, the world’s largest monolith of exposed granite, rises over 3,6000 feet above the valley floor. The the right Bridalveil fall drops over 600 feet into Yosemite Valley’s Merced River. Photograph by philhawkinsphoto.com

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MERCED, CALIFORNIA Located in California’s fertile San Joaquin Valley. Merced has a population of over 60,000. The City has excellent parks and schools including a modern community college and the new UC Merced, the tenth campus of the renowned University of California. Photograph by Ken Cantrell

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HALF DOME YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA Half Dome dominates the upper end of the valley. Its summit if 4,748 feet above the valley floor and 8,842 feet about sea level. Its 2,000-foot face was cut by Ice Age glaciers. Photograph by Jennifer Doerrie