Calipidder

 
I love to squeeze in a couple of weekend trips at the end of summer. After Labor Day the crowds disappear and the air takes on a nice fall chill. This weekend we headed up to Yosemite for a nice easy hike along Lyell Canyon where we met Paige, T, Deon, Sarah, Barbara, and [...]

 
I invited some geocaching friends out on a backpacking trip this weekend. Since I knew it would be a first backpacking trip for some people, I decided to choose a destination that was nice and easy with other attractions, like geocaches, fishing, swimming, etc. Island Lake in Tahoe National Forest is one of [...]

 
The Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne is aptly named. The Canyon follows the Tuolumne river as it drops from the Meadows down to Hetch Hetchy, where the river empties into the reservoir. As the river descends down the canyon the walls get relatively higher and higher, and the resulting scenery is kind of [...]

A last minute change of plans due to permit availability had us going into a different wilderness than originally planned. Rick (the Naviguesser) had invited the two of us along on a weekend to Dinkey Wilderness and I eagerly agreed, excited to check out a new area of the Sierra. When permits were [...]

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 [...]