Julie Caine
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Got it. And so usually the story, as far as like what I would say common knowledge might be around it, is usually told from the perspective of Los Angeles. So like the movie Chinatown, like a lot of other things, Cadillac Desert, other kind of reporting around this. But you wanted to tell this story from a different perspective.
So could you just talk to me a little bit about how you decided to do that and the trip that it ended up taking you on?
So could you just talk to me a little bit about how you decided to do that and the trip that it ended up taking you on?
So could you just talk to me a little bit about how you decided to do that and the trip that it ended up taking you on?
And, you know, the Aqueduct opened in 1913. Is that right? And here we are in 2024. And it's still operational. This is still where L.A. gets a lot of its water from. This is about like 250. 250 miles from L.A., right? 233, to be precise.
And, you know, the Aqueduct opened in 1913. Is that right? And here we are in 2024. And it's still operational. This is still where L.A. gets a lot of its water from. This is about like 250. 250 miles from L.A., right? 233, to be precise.
And, you know, the Aqueduct opened in 1913. Is that right? And here we are in 2024. And it's still operational. This is still where L.A. gets a lot of its water from. This is about like 250. 250 miles from L.A., right? 233, to be precise.
Yeah. And so, I mean, it's really interesting to think about, like, this is still there, first of all, and that this is still a living story. Not all histories, not everything we tell is contemporary and still happening. But this one really is. So that's really, really interesting. So, OK, so you drove. Where did you go to to tell the story?
Yeah. And so, I mean, it's really interesting to think about, like, this is still there, first of all, and that this is still a living story. Not all histories, not everything we tell is contemporary and still happening. But this one really is. So that's really, really interesting. So, OK, so you drove. Where did you go to to tell the story?
Yeah. And so, I mean, it's really interesting to think about, like, this is still there, first of all, and that this is still a living story. Not all histories, not everything we tell is contemporary and still happening. But this one really is. So that's really, really interesting. So, OK, so you drove. Where did you go to to tell the story?
And so all that water is snow melt, basically. Yeah. From the mountains, right? From the Sierra Mountains.
And so all that water is snow melt, basically. Yeah. From the mountains, right? From the Sierra Mountains.
And so all that water is snow melt, basically. Yeah. From the mountains, right? From the Sierra Mountains.
Oh, interesting. I didn't think about that. Yeah. So you can kind of get a sense probably from your drive, just like what kind of rugged terrain is.
Oh, interesting. I didn't think about that. Yeah. So you can kind of get a sense probably from your drive, just like what kind of rugged terrain is.
Oh, interesting. I didn't think about that. Yeah. So you can kind of get a sense probably from your drive, just like what kind of rugged terrain is.
So, okay. So let's look at some of the people that you met, especially in the Owens Valley. So one of the people I think you met is a man named Noah Williams. So can you just talk to me a little bit about how you connected with him in the first place, what it was like to hang out with him and what were your impressions of the landscape walking around with him?