My fourth trip to Jackson Meadows this year was September 19th. Just me and Charlie went. It was my final fishing attempt. So far it had been abysmal with nothing but small trout on the line. I brought my kayak and was shocked to see the lake down so dramatically. More empty than I have ever seen it in well over ten years. (more…)
This year we decided to combine a group campout at Jackson Meadows with our annual mountain climb. We normally, for the past 12 years or so, have climbed Fall Creek Mountain, but this year we climbed Mt. Lola (more…)
Kate, Charlie and me escaped the awful heat in Colfax by camping for four nights at Loon Lake. We met up with our friends Mike and Vicki and their pups, and Gary by his lonesome self. (more…)
On June 7th, 2021 I met my buddy and famous photographer, Gary Goldsmith. (more…)
After the Sierra campgrounds closed it was time to go to the ocean. We hadn’t taken our RV there since 2013. This time we decided to try out Ocean Cove private (more…)
Because of the many years of drought here in California, millions of pine trees have been killed from Bark Beetle infestation. On our property (more…)
One of my favorite things is an empty campground, and this was the situation at Loon Lake this time. Mid week, September… perfect for camping. Weather was delightful and even got a little rain on the last morning. Kate went with me and Ben and Charlie this time. Not much swimming because the water was about 10 degrees cooler than August. And the bees/wasps were less annoying this time. Charlie and Ben both rode in the kayaks. Fishing was much improved, caught a couple, one decent sized. Charlie was a handful as all puppies are but he loved it and he is so cute to watch his excitement and enthusiasm. What a character. Ben over did himself as always and was kind of limping near the end of the three days. I think his feet were sore or possibly some sore muscles. He is back to normal now. In the video below, the two items that Charlie was caught eating were a dead, petrified fish and horse poop. Nice, huh.
This was Charlie’s first camping experience with Ben and me. He had a wonderful time. He had a blast picking up anything and everything in his mouth. Tons of new things to sniff and hold. (more…)
Ben and I made our third trip to Loon Lake, last week. Had a great time swimming, kayaking, hiking and droning. The fishing was (more…)
Ben and I had a great time up at Jackson Meadows, again this year. Lake was down about ten feet but not as bad as a year ago this time. Pass Creek was as low as I’ve ever seen it. (more…)