Due to the government shutdown most campgrounds were closed. Many prematurely since they were due to close later on in October. However, the Pass Creek overload campground, by the boat launch was still open as it is every year. No facilities like water and bathrooms but a nice place to Read More
Due to the ridiculous government shutdown, my plans to go to Wrights lake were aborted. However, since Loon Lake is run for the govt. by a concessionaire it was still open. Loon is also right next to desolation wilderness, the beautiful granite laden high country of the Sierra. I hadn’t Read More
After a couple delays we finally did our annual Fall Creek Mountain hike on 9/22. It was just Stephen Bannister and Janelle and me this time. We added to the normal route by going north after the climb toward Culbertson lake and then dropped down to the Crooked Lakes Trail Read More
I attempted to camp at Gold Lakes last week however, the terrain was a bit rough for my old RV, so I ended up back at my favorite campground, Jackson Meadows Reservoir. Lousy fishing again due to the warm water but had a nice time with the dogs swimming and Read More
This was a delightful trip back to Jackson Meadows Reservoir located around the 7,000 foot level in the Sierra Nevada Mtns, Tahoe National Forest. Weather was cool at night and warm enough during the days for great swimming. Kate and I took the tandem inflateable kayak (SeaEagle) and paddled around Read More
Kate, the dogs (Ben and Biggs) and I took a nice 1.75hr drive up to Sierra Buttes in Lakes Basin area. We wanted to check out the campsites for future RVing up that way. It was perfect timing as the snow had greatly receded. In fact, it was equivalent to Read More
In April this year (2013) we did our annual hike along the Yuba River in Bridgeport (near Grass Valley, Ca). It was perfect timing with most all the flowers in full bloom. The river was quite low however, due to the unusually dry year we have had in the Sierra. Read More
Kate and I happened across a fantastic deal for staying at the retreat center, Asilomar, near Monterey at Pacific Grove. We stayed there three nites last week 2/21/13 and found it to be delightful. There are something like 200 acres including beachfront with many buildings designed by the famous architect Read More
The birds during and after the storm were amazing to watch. I was firing off photo shots of these almost as much as the waves.
After the storm these two buddies had to do some exploring to see what had been washed up.