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Los Angeles aqueduct bombing

Mark Berry, who asked that his face not be shown, said he regrets his actions 37 years ago, when he and a friend bombed the Los Angeles Aqueduct. He stands on a cliff on the outskirts of Lone Pine, Calif., gazing at a tableau of spring-fed streams, spiky lava fields and outcroppings and granite walls. "This is the most beautiful place I know on Earth," he says.

Mark Berry, who asked that his face not be shown, said he regrets his actions 37 years ago, when he and a friend bombed the Los Angeles Aqueduct. He stands on a cliff on the outskirts of Lone Pine, Calif., gazing at a tableau of spring-fed streams, spiky lava fields and outcroppings and granite walls. “This is the most beautiful place I know on Earth,” he says.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

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Jake's Saloon

Al Carrasco at Jake’s Saloon in Lone Pine, Calif., recalled hearing the news of the Los Angeles Aqueduct bombing. “I rolled my eyes and joshed, ‘It was probably one of my relatives up there,’ ” Carrasco said. “It turned out to be true. Mark Berry is my cousin.”   (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Windows at the Alabama Gates

Sunlight illuminates windows at the Alabama Gates on the Los Angeles Aqueduct north of Lone Pine, Calif.   (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

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