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New resident baby fishing cat to next generation adult

Hidden on joy road in Occidental CA, this conservancy is by appointment only, go online same name. Barb and Rob Dicely have committed their lives to the education and conserving cat species from cheetahs, snow leopards, cougars, bobcats, fishing cats to tiny sand cat. 18 resident species including a stunning black leopard. The future of these animals plus other facts and any questions you have can leisurely be answered while you take photos. True no touch contact, one will never be closer to these majestic cats! Ask for open house dates to get a fantastic meal, beverages and watch cheetahs speed run exhibit. Must reserve with payment, $75k Nebraska zoo beef is annual expense. Any and all donations welcomed!!! But you really need this tour, lot of awe! No children under six for safety, zero excuses. Obviously no pets, same reason. Handicap accessible one step, gravel base path. Please visit!

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A few months ago, Boyfriend and I were driving through Occidental and saw two guys with a Cheetah on a leash. Of course we stopped to find out what was going on. We asked a bunch of questions and they handed us a flyer for big cat tours. Well, scheduling was a bit of an issue but we finally made it to a tour today. The minimum number of people for a tour is 4, maximum is 10. When we arrived we were greeted by Barbara and Rob, two of the friendliest people you'll ever meet. They are so incredibly knowledgeable and want to answer any and every question you may have. The tour wasn't rushed by any means, we lingered at each cat. The property is gorgeous, they built it from the ground up over 40 years ago. We got to see 16 big cats up close. Three Cheetahs, a Snow Leopard, an African Leopard (aka Black Panther), a Clouded Leopard, a Siberian Lynx, a Canada Lynx, a Bobcat, a Mountain Lion (aka Cougar aka Puma), an Ocelot, a Caracal, a Serval, a Fishing Cat, a Sand Cat, and a Geoffroy's Cat. They explained in depth where the cats are from, what they eat, some of their history, and more. Each cat had its own personality and you can tell they truly get to know each and every one of their cats. One of the cats didn't like his meat bits to touch the ground. One of them would hang upside down and do a little twirl, but only during tours. Barbara told us that every cat there was obtained as a baby and was bred in captivity. None of them were taken from the wild. Later in the tour Steve came out to help with the Cheetah run. They ran two of their Cheetahs two times each. Wow those cats are fast! You can tell how much they love these cats and how they want to teach anyone who wants to learn. They are funny and friendly and welcoming. Midway through the tour they brought out so many snacks!! And we were offered water and iced tea, sparkling water and bathroom breaks. Don't expect to touch any of the cats, but man oh man I've never been this close to big cats before. You can hear them purr and see their massive claws up close. The tour is $95 per person and the Cheetah run is another $50. I think it was well worth the money, it was something I'll remember forever. The money goes to the care for the cats, and to multiple other conservation funds that you can find listed on their website. Thank you Barbara, Rob, and Steve for an amazing experience.

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Telegraph Berkeley Historical Walking Tour - Pravda naked as usual wearing love beads. Pravda had just taken off the shirt of the man in wheelchair. This is in People's Park. Tom Brody

Telegraph Berkeley Historical Walking Tour

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This is to provide a "heads-up" for what to expect from the Telegraph Berkeley Historical Walking…read moreTour. This is also to supplement the Walking Tour, in case some of the more interesting points were missed. I doubt if this Walking Tour includes any of the really important things about Berkeley, such as Melvin Calvin's discovery of the Calvin Cycle, or the discoveries relating to vitamin B12 by Horace Barker, or the discovery by Gilbert Lewis of the covalent bond and his concept of electron pairs. Instead, the Walking Tour is more likely to disclose: (1) Anti-war demonstrations and riots; (2) Free Speech Movement; and (3) Curiosities, such as People's Park, Holy Hubert (evangelist), Pink Cloud (Berkeley Barb salesman), Pravda, the Hate Man, Stoney Burke (performs political comedy), and the successful and famous poet, Julia "Bubble Lady" Vinograd. And so, to prepare yourself for the Walking Tour, I suggest buying a copy of BLESS YOUR DIRTY HEART by Hubert Lindsey, a.k.a., Holy Hubert, and by buying two or three poetry books by Julia Vinograd. I suggest, CANNIBAL CASSEROLE to start out with. MY PHOTOGRAPHS. I took these photographs in the years 1969 to 1971. During the time I was taking freshman chemistry in Latimer Hall, us students were faced with a tough decision. Should we open the windows and let the stinky smell of our chemicals go out the window, or should we keep the windows shut to keep out the stinky smell of the tear gas that the Berkeley police were shooting at the rioters. The day after the riots, I would go out and collect spent tear gas bombs. I have a tear gas bomb that was a rubber ball with a valve on top, and another tear gas bomb that was a blue-painted can made of thick metal, with holes in the can to let the gas come out. I washed the residual tear gas out of the bombs by flushing water over the spent tear gas bombs in the bathroom sink in PRIESTLY HALL dormitory. My photographs show: (1) Bluegrass trio in Sproul Plaza with a mandolin case where you donate money, and where the mandolin case has a sign reading, "KITTY." The term "Kitty" is sometimes used to refer to a place for putting spare change. (2) Also on Sproul Plaza, people playing trombone and clarinet. (3) Holy Hubert on Sproul Plaza. One of the signs reads, "Jesus Christ is coming again to judge this world, follow Christ here on earth. Be persecuted and go to heaven not hell. Another sign reads, "REPENT-REPENT-REPENT Communist Party USSR Communist Party Red China Communist Party U.S.A. Marx-Lenin-Maotsetung ALL 3 ATHEISTS. Bible says Atheist=Fools. I won't follow fools. (4) Riot police on Telegraph Ave. escorting boy to paddy wagon. (5) Sandwich board on Telegraph Avenue. Sign reads, LEOPOLD'S RECORDS New Stones Album $5.99. (6) Boy gets put into paddy wagon, on Telegraph Avenue. (7) Four rioters on Telegraph. One of them flips bird at me. (8) Protest against Nixon and bombs. I took this photo at entrance to U.C. Berkeley campus. (9) Hippie is glad that LBJ died. See headlines from Berkeley Daily Gazette that reads, "Washington Funeral For LBJ." The sign attached to the wooden post reads, "ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL . . . ALICE STEWART & SNAKE . . . June 23." Please note that Alice Stewart & Snake also performed with Big Brother and the Holding Company, at Bimbo's in 1972. (10) Happy gathering on Telegraph. (11) People's Park with Pravda in the nude, as usual. (12) People's Park with row of four friends. (13) Happy gathering on Telegraph, near La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant. You can see GARDEN SPOT MARKET next to La Fiesta. But me and my roommates called this place the GARBAGE SPOT.

I checked out this tour on a recent rainy Sunday and as a Berkeley native learned so much I never…read moreknew about our local history, specific to Telegraph Avenue, Cal as well as Berkeley in general! It's a great tour and I'd recommend it to residents and visitors alike. It's a free app to download and my friend and I each but an earbud in our ear and walked the tour together. Totally recommend!

Foodies On Foot - Empanada at Napa Valley Bistro

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If you're a foodie then this foodie tour is for you. We…read moreactually had originally done this Napa tour back in 2015. My wife was adamant in wanting to do the Sonoma foodie tour since she had never been in Sonoma before. Sherry kept in constant contact with my wife by email & text as she was our same tour guide back then. In fact she called her the day before & expressed concern of establishments not fully opened due to covid. So she managed to persuade my wife to do the foodie tour in Napa again instead. Maybe bc my wife told her she was wearing a long dress. Yup that did it! Sherry had started us at the infamous Oxbow public market with taking pics of the 4 of us in front. Yes that was a plus bc how often do you vacation & you do a quick selfie of everywhere you go? Ugh...all the time! LOL Sherry was informative, personable & quite the leader for our tour. She was sensitive to our needs & we totally enjoyed our six different stops walking leisurely from Oxbow market to throughout downtown Napa & back to the market. We had even walked by their farmers market which was on a Tuesday but unfortunately they were in the process of closing up since it was already noon. Our tour was a full three hours & we were totally satiated. What was quite enjoyable was we were with another couple whom we already knew in advance. Supposedly there was supposed to be 6 of us but that third couple mistakenly came the day before. Haha my wife said it was bc the Mercury was in retrograde! This foodie tour was ultimately like our own private tour! Yay! It was also to celebrate my wife's birthday. She had the time of her life. Thank you Sherry! Hope to go on your foodie tour in Sonoma one day soon! Book your next foodie tour here in Napa with Sherry! I highly recommend her. Remember to support these small local businesses & don't forget to tip!

Wow!! What an experience!! Sherry was our tour guide and a great one! She picked the perfect spots…read more Every item we ate was amazing. We went back and grabbed more English muffins from Model Bakey, they're to die for! Would def recommend for anyone heading to the Napa area. So glad we did it! We also met a nice couple who was in our group. Nicely priced too.

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