In looking at the pictures you listed I noticed two things that looked out of place:
1. The first guy looks like he may have too many teeth to be a native.
2. The second picture shows a guy by an ocean pier....just where in West Virginia did you find the ocean????
Seriously, I retired from the Navy after 26 years, and could have settled anywhere in the world...and I picked West Virginia. Maybe I'm a slow learner!
He was visiting California.