We spent the weekend in Yosemite Valley visiting the tourist sights with Paige and Theresa. Winter is the best time to visit the Valley, assuming that you’re not bothered by snow and cold. This weekend was perfect – the weather was just bad enough that it kept people away, but the sun poked through long [...]
A few inches of snow in the Sierra has put a damper on our weekend plans to head over to the East side to check out the fall colors and fish. As of right now, highway 120, 108, and 88/4 are still closed or on chain controls. The Tioga Pass webcam shows the road with [...]
It’s that time of year again, where us wimmin-folk throw on our packs and go out to play in the dirt for a few days without our men to keep us safe from bears and marmots. Somehow we survive without them – amazing, I know. This year our destination was Fourth Of July Lake in [...]
My sister came to visit over the past week, and we spent Tuesday checking out all the tourist sites in Yosemite. It was nice to get to all the viewpoints on a weekday in the spring – the crowds weren’t bad and the falls and wildlife were putting on quite a show. We spent a [...]
David and I spent the weekend up in Eldorado National Forest near Lake Tahoe. Our mission was twofold: do some snowshoeing, and get some firewood. After picking up the woodcutting permit and getting our 2007 fire permits (always good to pick those up early, instead of worrying about it later in the summer), we drove [...]
We spent last weekend among the giant sequoia trees of Calaveras Big Trees State Park. Saturday was cold and rainy/snowy, so we set up camp and took a short walk through the North Grove. We then warmed up in the visitor center while watching a slide show about the history of the trees. When they [...]
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