Wow. Sounds just like my situation.

Well, in the spirit of this thread I will do what I can to continue on

So, there is a via ferrata on the East side of the U shaped valley with this town nestled in it. The first time I had ever been to this town was to get on this "iron way" or via ferrata as they are known in Italy. I figure that is a large enough hint for now. Here is the link to some photos; [img]https://goo.gl/photos/WZDTWzswNm2p4Tnk6[/img]

Oh, not in California.

edit; at least I can link an album.