Calipidder

I love autumn in the mountains - the crisp air and fall colors along with the relatively light crowds always make for a wonderful experience. Paige had the lovely idea of heading to Yosemite Valley in early November and a few of us jumped in on the party. It turns out it was big weekend [...]

Dave finally got me out to the Sierra to share one of his favorite outdoor obsessions (among many): fishing.  We originally planned to head out to the East Sierra about three weeks ago to take in the fall colors along with the fishing, but Mother Nature had other plans, closing the passes with small snow [...]

It wasn’t our typical outdoor weekend, but the fall colors in the Eastern Sierra only show up once a year and it shouldn’t be missed. We threw some generic car camping gear into the truck, grabbed our cameras, and hit the road. Friday night we drove over Tioga Pass, and since it was [...]

David and I headed up to Tahoe National Forest for a quick overnight to Penner Lake. It is a really short hike in and out (~3 miles at the most), meaning we got there early. Dave hiked around the lake and explored the surrounding hills while I grabbed my book, a journal, and [...]

The forecast was for rain and snow. So what did we do? We decided to go gear testing! We picked a relatively mild low elevation hike to Tiltill Valley in the Hetch Hetchy Region of Yosemite. It rained on us a bit during the drive in, but by the time we [...]