Mark Twain Slept Here (not!)

#2 in a series: bogus resting places of old west icons

So there we were, cruising down Hwy 49, and there's this sign that says,

Mark Twain Cabin 1 Mile

Next Left

"Hey", we said, "that's cool, better check it out!" So, we drove up Jackass Hill and came across a cabin that Mark Twain never lived in.  A closer look at the Rotary Club plaque revealed that the cabin was built in 1922 "to commemorate the famed author's presence in Tuolumne County". 

Huh?

But the detour was worth it because of other features in the immediate vicinity...

Actually more interesting than the fake Twain abode were the kind-of-creepy stuffed frogs scattered about--they were hanging in the trees and entangled on the iron fence.  And there was the sign with a photo of a 30 year-old donkey that died in 2010. To top it all off, there was an emu on the property across the street.  It gaped at us as we drove past, noticeably uncomfortable in the heat.   Altogether the brief stop offered both more and less than we expected...a bit like life, if you think about it.