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All About Marietta!

My Name is MariettaMy Name is Marietta

• I am an ex-fire fighter.• My grandfather died 1 month before his

100th birthday. He was one of Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders in the Spanish American War. He was very special to me and I was born on his 75th birthday.

My Hobby or Favorite ThingsMy Hobby or Favorite Things• Sunlit clouds, Sunlit clouds,

crashing waves crashing waves and starry nights.and starry nights.

• Camping, hiking Camping, hiking bring delight.bring delight.

• Discovering little Discovering little museums, taking museums, taking walking tours and walking tours and going where my going where my curiosity takes me.curiosity takes me.

Point Lobos is one of my favorite Point Lobos is one of my favorite placesplaces

Crashing waves, quiet tide pools, trails to hike and climb.Crashing waves, quiet tide pools, trails to hike and climb. Ours friends visiting from Colorado were enchanted when we Ours friends visiting from Colorado were enchanted when we

brought them there in December of 2005. brought them there in December of 2005. It’s a unique “out-of-the-way” place for quiet contemplation or It’s a unique “out-of-the-way” place for quiet contemplation or

exploration that I can reach in an hour. exploration that I can reach in an hour.

An interesting website is…An interesting website is…

http://hubblesite.org/http://hubblesite.org/ We learned about this site while visiting We learned about this site while visiting

Chabot Space Center. There are some Chabot Space Center. There are some wonderful pictures of galaxies here that you wonderful pictures of galaxies here that you can print if so desired. By the way, there are can print if so desired. By the way, there are 4 telescopes at Chabot and the public is 4 telescopes at Chabot and the public is allowed to view the skies through them on allowed to view the skies through them on Friday and Saturday evenings. Friday and Saturday evenings.