was entirely geological, botanical and zoological in the eastern Sierras on my 5-day recent trip there. The human element was extremely un-"diverse".
In the Owens Valley, Mono and Inyo counties, I saw two Black people. Everyone else around June Lake (elev 7600ft, pop 629) was White.
In the forested lake country north of Tahoe, I saw one Chinese family, from Canada; one mixed race woman, one Asian man, and aside from a Zimmerman-like "White Hispanic" bartender, the only Latinos were the cleaning women at the place we stayed. Otherwise, complete Caucasianity. And this coming weekend there's a Tea Party gathering in Graeagle (elev 4500 ft, pop 731), where we stayed.
Lotsa families, mom and dad and kids, and male/female couples.
Oh, and two young gay guys, White, in Sierra City, while I was chatting with the road crew lady, Pamela, holding the Stop sign, about how a bear tried to break into her house the night before but she run him off with her gun and her dogs...
My impression: diversity makes people anxious, likeness makes them relaxed.
In the Owens Valley, Mono and Inyo counties, I saw two Black people. Everyone else around June Lake (elev 7600ft, pop 629) was White.
In the forested lake country north of Tahoe, I saw one Chinese family, from Canada; one mixed race woman, one Asian man, and aside from a Zimmerman-like "White Hispanic" bartender, the only Latinos were the cleaning women at the place we stayed. Otherwise, complete Caucasianity. And this coming weekend there's a Tea Party gathering in Graeagle (elev 4500 ft, pop 731), where we stayed.
Lotsa families, mom and dad and kids, and male/female couples.
Oh, and two young gay guys, White, in Sierra City, while I was chatting with the road crew lady, Pamela, holding the Stop sign, about how a bear tried to break into her house the night before but she run him off with her gun and her dogs...
My impression: diversity makes people anxious, likeness makes them relaxed.
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