Old Cemeteries
California is dotted with interesting old cemeteries. You can find dusty ghost town graveyards, large urban cemeteries filled with figures in California history, even a small graveyard for Eugene O'Neill's dog Blemie. I don't go seeking them, but if you travel around the state on backroads, you will often come across them. List any recommendations for interesting cemeteries below and post pics if you have them.
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docbrown John Muir's grave is in a small cemetery hidden in a grove of trees along Alhambra Creek in Martinez, CA along with his wife Louie and her family. It's quite a pretty and peaceful site, and is so well hidden that even most locals probably don't know it is there.
docbrown Here's a picture of John Muir's grave http://www.lonelyplanet.com/groups/california-beaten-path/photos/103
johnpgibbs If you travel to McCloud / Mt. Shasta turn right off Hwy 89 at Chevron station in McCloud go one mile to one of Northern California oldest. Located just past the McCloud Golf Course.