Sunset Sky above Bear Buttes

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In the 1800’s, poking through the unexplored (by white skinned types anyway) lands of upper California, a group of fellows came across a sleuth (yes, that is the correct collective name) of grizzlies.

“I say, Watson, do you see those fellows shooting at us.  Let’s eat them,” growled the furry ones.  So the bears attacked and, in memory of this…uh..grisly event, the beautiful mountain above was given the unfortunate name of Bear Buttes by the explorers.

If you are a local and only hear it said—-buttes is pronounced as beauts—there is no actual problem.  But if you live with young males and must drive past the sign—-the jokes are endless and, sadly,  in poor taste—as, fortunately for him, was poor L K Woods, the explorer who was simply chewed on before being spit out.