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    A Sonoma hill in California – the Most Famous Hill in the World

    Just SE of Sonoma, CA on hwy 12 lies the most famous hill in the world. In the mid 90s, Charles O’Rear found himself driving on hwy 12 which he did all the time. He would visit his girlfriend on Friday nights and always took hwy 12. Charles was a photographer and always had his camera with him. On this Friday, this hill happened to catch his eye. It usually had grape vines on it because this was the Napa valley area. But a recent blight had damaged the grapes so the owner had removed the vineyard and just let grass grow on the hill. It had just just rained…