Anya Steinberg

By aqueduct. That's how long the aqueduct is.

By aqueduct. That's how long the aqueduct is.

Well, I started in the Bay Area in Oakland and I drove the seven hours on paper to the Owens Valley. And I say on paper because I'm a really slow driver. So it actually took me like 10. That's embarrassing to admit, but everyone who knows me knows that I'm a grandma behind the wheel. So I took my time and it's one of the most beautiful drives I've ever done in my life.

Well, I started in the Bay Area in Oakland and I drove the seven hours on paper to the Owens Valley. And I say on paper because I'm a really slow driver. So it actually took me like 10. That's embarrassing to admit, but everyone who knows me knows that I'm a grandma behind the wheel. So I took my time and it's one of the most beautiful drives I've ever done in my life.

Well, I started in the Bay Area in Oakland and I drove the seven hours on paper to the Owens Valley. And I say on paper because I'm a really slow driver. So it actually took me like 10. That's embarrassing to admit, but everyone who knows me knows that I'm a grandma behind the wheel. So I took my time and it's one of the most beautiful drives I've ever done in my life.

The Owens Valley is, it's in Eastern California. It's bordered by the Sierra Nevada mountains. It's very close to Yosemite. It's just gorgeous. And you basically drive through Yosemite to get there. So the roads are extremely hilly, very twisty, very turny. There were a lot of points that I had to pull over and just like breathe for a second. So it's a bit precarious, but it was also gorgeous.

The Owens Valley is, it's in Eastern California. It's bordered by the Sierra Nevada mountains. It's very close to Yosemite. It's just gorgeous. And you basically drive through Yosemite to get there. So the roads are extremely hilly, very twisty, very turny. There were a lot of points that I had to pull over and just like breathe for a second. So it's a bit precarious, but it was also gorgeous.

The Owens Valley is, it's in Eastern California. It's bordered by the Sierra Nevada mountains. It's very close to Yosemite. It's just gorgeous. And you basically drive through Yosemite to get there. So the roads are extremely hilly, very twisty, very turny. There were a lot of points that I had to pull over and just like breathe for a second. So it's a bit precarious, but it was also gorgeous.

And you pass through just a lot of classic California forests, cool mountain air, beautiful streams.

And you pass through just a lot of classic California forests, cool mountain air, beautiful streams.

And you pass through just a lot of classic California forests, cool mountain air, beautiful streams.

Yes. And I was there in the late spring. So I feel like it was a time when the snow melt was just starting to melt.

Yes. And I was there in the late spring. So I feel like it was a time when the snow melt was just starting to melt.

Yes. And I was there in the late spring. So I feel like it was a time when the snow melt was just starting to melt.

So I met Noah at an event that I went to in the valley. This was my first day there. And it was an event being hosted by something called the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission. And a big piece of the contemporary story of the valley is that indigenous people have lived in the valley for thousands of years.

So I met Noah at an event that I went to in the valley. This was my first day there. And it was an event being hosted by something called the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission. And a big piece of the contemporary story of the valley is that indigenous people have lived in the valley for thousands of years.

So I met Noah at an event that I went to in the valley. This was my first day there. And it was an event being hosted by something called the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission. And a big piece of the contemporary story of the valley is that indigenous people have lived in the valley for thousands of years.

And when the aqueduct was built, it was at this very complicated time in American history for... native people. And without going into all of the details, of which there are many, and you can listen to the episode to find out, the aqueduct was a raw deal for a lot of the valley's indigenous people, the Paiute people, the Shoshone people. And they still live there today.

And when the aqueduct was built, it was at this very complicated time in American history for... native people. And without going into all of the details, of which there are many, and you can listen to the episode to find out, the aqueduct was a raw deal for a lot of the valley's indigenous people, the Paiute people, the Shoshone people. And they still live there today.

And when the aqueduct was built, it was at this very complicated time in American history for... native people. And without going into all of the details, of which there are many, and you can listen to the episode to find out, the aqueduct was a raw deal for a lot of the valley's indigenous people, the Paiute people, the Shoshone people. And they still live there today.