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Gold Country

A Leap Of Faith: Revisited

Originally published in 2019 and re-visited here with a few edits for clarity.... I’m usually very content to stay close to The Golden K.  On one hand why wouldn’t I be? Continue Reading

Long Way Home

Miss The Mountains

A friend of mine recently went to Southern California for vacation with his family.  Like me, he has a large property in Tuolumne County with lots of quiet privacy Continue Reading

Kali: Founder of The Golden K

We call our home in the Sierra Nevada Foothills The Golden K.  This name was  inspired by our Golden Retriever Kali.  Kali had a big influence on my life. Continue Reading

A Key Opportunity for Homebuyers

There’s no denying the housing market has delivered a fair share of challenges to homebuyers over the past two years. Two of the biggest hurdles homebuyers faced during the Continue Reading

A Simpler Time – Maybe Hooterville

Three of my favorite television shows growing up had rural settings.  These 1960's sitcoms were The Andy Griffith Show, Green Acres, and Petticoat Junction. Continue Reading

Spring In the Sierra Nevada Foothills

Spring In The Sierra Nevada Foothills

I've never been a fan of winter!   When I lived in the Bay Area and as Fall drew closer to Winter , I would begin lamenting the cold, wind, and rain that would soon be Continue Reading

Sierra Nevada Foothill and The Golden K

The Golden K and Sierra Nevada Foothills

Six years ago Holly and I relocated from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Sierra Nevada Foothill town of Tuolumne.   As a young man in my early twenties I had dreamed Continue Reading

What’s Motivating People To Move Right Now?

  This year, Americans are moving for a variety of reasons. The health crisis has truly reshaped our lifestyles and our needs. Spending so much more time in our Continue Reading

Still Grateful on The Fourth Of July

The Fourth An early morning walk with my two Golden Retrievers, was a nice way to begin this holiday weekend.   The Fourth Of July has always been one of my favorite Continue Reading

Vacationing From Home

The beauty of the Golden K constantly reminds me of how fortunate I am to  be a full time resident of Tuolumne County.   Many people travel from their homes to Continue Reading

Circle Of Gold

Goldens Retrievers are some of the greatest creatures on earth. I realize that's a bold statement and may go against the grain of other dog lovers who have a preference for Continue Reading

Welcome to The Golden K

The Golden K – a romantic perspective of life at 3100 feet

I'm an aging baby boomer and empty nester married to the girl I'm still passionately in love with.  We have three grown children, two Golden Continue Reading

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Michael Morales

I’m a baby boomer and empty nester still passionately in love with the girl I married years ago as a young man with a vision. We live with our three golden retrievers on five acres in the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Tuolumne. In 2016, after a blessed life raising our family in the San Francisco Bay Area, we packed up suburbia and moved to the mountains. We haven’t looked back…

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Keller Williams Realty

8 South Washington Street
Sonora, CA 95370

(925) 337-3600
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