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Sierra Nevada Foothill and The Golden K

Fall in Tuolumne County

Fall in Tuolumne County is a picturesque and peaceful time, where the natural beauty of the Sierra Nevada foothills shines in vivid and colorful hues. As the days grow shorter Continue Reading

Hearts and Bones

Hearts and Bones

They laid on their backs looking straight up at the night sky.  It had been a very hot day and now a warm summer evening and the stars were emerging and Continue Reading

Pinecrest Lake

Pinecrest Lake during the summer is a captivating destination that offers a perfect blend of natural beauty and recreational activities. Nestled in the Sierra Nevada within Continue Reading

Twain Harte Arch

Twain Harte, CA

  When I was a kid growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area I remember having friends who would vacation in Twain Harte.  Some had family cabins there.   As Continue Reading

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

Digging Out

The tag line to this Golden K blog is "A romantic vision of life at 3100 feet".   For the most part over the years I've remained true to that tag line.  I've written Continue Reading

Peacefulness

One Of Those Questions I've never been very good at giving the one word answer or the 'in a single sentence describe the.."  I tend to be a little wordy.  My wife Continue Reading

We didn’t know what we didn’t know

We didn't know what we didn't know.... Next month will mark seven years that we closed escrow on our property in Tuolumne County that we fondly refer to as The Golden K. Continue Reading

The Golden K

Fall In The Foothills

Fall Vibe It was just a couple of mornings ago as I was walking my two Golden Retrievers Kloe and Koda ("the girls") that I got that familiar Fall vibe.   Although still Continue Reading

Golden K Driveway

Back On The Hill

We got off "The Hill" last week for a trip to San Diego.  The we would be my wife Holly and I. The Hill would be most of Tuolumne County beginning in Sonora at 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

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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

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