Point Lobos State Reserve (part of the California State Parks System) is one of the best places in central California to enjoy the Pacific coast. This rocky shoreline features great vistas and wildlife including otters, sea lions and seals, and tons of birds. There have been two downsides:Being only a few miles south of the [...]
As an example of why it was so hard to get on the trail on the last day of my recent Young Lakes pack trip, this photo of a morning view a short stroll from my campsite.
Lower Young Lake, Morning. Yosemite National Park, California. September 11, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Sierra Nevada and Yosemite [...]
Lower Young Lake, Mount Conness. Yosemite National Park, California. September 11, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
I have hiked the well-travelled path from Tuolumne Meadows past Dog Lake to Young Lakes several times. Every time I’ve crossed Dingley Creek, about 3.5 miles out on this trail, I’ve thought of two things: that the view of [...]
From a New York Times article:
An effort by the Bush administration to improve federal climate research has answered some questions but lacks a focus on impacts of changing conditions and informing those who would be most affected, a panel of experts has found.
The Climate Change Science Program, created in 2002 by President Bush to improve [...]
I’m just back from a nice little near-the-end-of-the-season pack trip out of Tuolumne Meadows - I spent a couple nights out in the Young Lakes basin. I’ll probably write a bit more about the trip and post some photos later, but for now here’s a little story about me and the weather.
I often follow Sierra [...]
Tom Mangan continues to post interesting stories about the Lick Fire. Today he links to an article about people who have property in the area, and he includes a link to a slide show featuring some very good photographic work by Patrick Tehan.
Firefighter Blog post an update on the Lick Fire in Coe Park here in the SF Bay area:
Lick Fire Bosses Gain Ground. Lick Fire Incident Commander Bob Whallen, his command team and the 1,900 firefighters assigned to the incident have turned a corner. The weather helped as humidity and winds worked to their favor.According [...]
New York Times:
Warming Is Seen as Wiping Out Most Polar Bears. Shrinking polar ice caps will cause at least two-thirds of the world’s polar bears to disappear by 2050, government scientists reported on Friday. By JOHN M. BRODER and ANDREW C. REVKIN. [NYT > Science]
Not everyone realizes that polar bears live in three environments, almost [...]
Tom Mangan (Two-Heel Drive) reports that he has a new hike article at the Mercury News:
Latest Hikes column: Butano State Park. Actually, it was posted yesterday:
Some hiker friends of mine visit Butano State Park mainly as excuse to stop off for pie at Duarte’s in Pescadero, a few miles down the road. [...]
Wildfire Photographs
From Firefighter Blog:
Desiree’s Zaca Fire Photo Array. If you follow this blog regularly you know I am a huge fan of Copter Chick Desiree Horton. As you may know Desiree and her crew spent many weeks on the Zaca Fire. Click here to view her unbelievable images of the Zaca Fire from the air. [...]