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JA: So then what was your... what do you first remember seeing when you got to Pinedale?

MH: When I first looked out, I thought, "Oh, my goodness. Look how hot it is," I said. First thing we noticed it was hot and we saw the fig trees out there. I think that's the first thing that caught everybody's eyes was the fig tree. And they took us on a bus and drove us to Pinedale itself because you come into Fresno, is where you come into. So that's where we saw the trees and we thought, "Oh gee, they have trees down here." But we were surprised at that.

JA: And how long did you stay in Pinedale?

MH: In Pinedale we were there three months. From May to September... we were there, and then in September we moved on to Tule Lake for permanent... camp.

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