Photo Tour
of Big Valley
a truly random assortment of photos, most nice, some bad, showing life in Big Valley
Lumber is an important industry in Big Valley
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There are lots of very old barns, even in the "cities"
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The hills around Adin have Juniper trees.
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Household pet in Bieber
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This is the "Roundup" bar in Bieber, the friendliest watering hole for miles
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Quail is but one of the plentiful birds we have.
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This is what you see from the highway as you drive into Big Valley from the West.
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The Veterans Memorial Hall, where a lot of social events take place.
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This barn in Bieber was built in 1906
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Bieber's biggest Industry, the lumber mill and power plant,
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It's not a swamp, it's wetlands at the Ash Creek Wildlife Preserve.
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A local lumber truck.
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Big Valley is noted for many types of water fowl. This is a typical springtime scene.
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No, the buffalo are not wild. We have a local buffalo ranch.
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More birds!
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This scene shows what most of the countryside in Big Valley is like. The mountains have denser pine and juniper forests.
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Adin cometary
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The old Bieber Jail being repainted by the senior class at Big Valley High
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Looks nice repainted!
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Bieber was polished up during a big "cleanup"
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Horses are often seen in the "downtown" areas of Big Valley
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It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's the end of a rainbow.
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This horse and wagon was in our Big Valley Days Parade
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Our Memorial Hall in Bieber has a nice tree shaded park.
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We have several local teams
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Big Valley Days feature a lumber jack contest.
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This is called the "Jack and Jill" buck. It's father and daughter.
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Hit the beer can with an axe and you win!
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Willie Shephard has a fine collection of old tractors which he shows off every year.
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The "Scarlet Plums" are a bunch of silly ladies who have a lot of fun throughout the year.
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And of course, every parade has to show off an old fire truck.
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It's a rural town!
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Carl Parks our local historian, drives a piece of history,
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This is Bieber's municipal water tower. All other towns use local well water
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downtown Bieber showing the Fire House.
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The office of United Country Real estate with the Bieber water tower.
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Bieber main street. Not much there!
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Old church in Bieber
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The old firehouse in Bieber
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Bieber International Airport.
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This is not an eagle! They are hard to get a good photo of. We have both Bald and Golden eagles here.
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This IS an eagle. They are hard to photograph,
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A fire lookout a few miles into the hills from Big Valley.
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This is as BAD as it gets in winter!
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this is as GOOD as it gets in winter.
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Downtown Lookout, the fire hall.
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Local Buffalo Ranch.
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