High above certain parts of the San Francisco Bay area - notably in the grass-covered hills of the East Bay - there are extensive and apparently very old rock walls extending great distances.
Tom Mangan’s Two-Heel Drive has a post summarizing some very interesting information about the aboriginal sources of some of these features:
Evidence of [...]
The Mt. Whitney and Eastern Sierra Hiking blog covers almost all things related to hiking/climbing Mt. Whitney. A post (”Mt. Whitney From Horseshoe Meadows“) covers some alternate approaches for those who either can’t or don’t want to use the usual Whitney Portal approach.
I’ve been over almost all of the passes mentioned, including [...]
I see that Gambolin’ Man has posted another trip report, this time on Point Reyes National Seashore.
These posts are interesting, and a bit different from the typical blog trip reports. Those tend to be heavy on photos (and Gambolin’ Man includes a bunch) but somewhat shorter on narrative - and there is a lot of [...]
Everyone knows about the stunning view from the famous “Wawona Tunnel View” in Yosemite Valley - from the iconic winter photograph by Ansel Adams or from their own visit to the park. I’ve made my own share of photographs from this location. I prefer to go there on a freezing winter evening when all of [...]
From another weekend post at Tom Mangan’s Two-Heel Drive:
Turning kids loose in nature.
Dana Hull of the Mercury News talks to people who are trying to bring back the era of unstructured play and get kids interested in outdoor adventures.
As summer approaches and Wii sales climb toward 10 million, a growing number of parents and children’s [...]
From Tom Mangan’s Two-Heel Drive:
Report on California’s crumbling state parks - Paul Rogers of the Mercury News documents the decay of the California state parks system, and just how bad it’s gotten. From part one:
This Memorial Day weekend, campsites are booked from Mount Shasta to San Diego. But California’s state park system - once considered [...]
For a number of year my talusdancers friends and I have done a traditional Memorial Day Weekend trip to the eastern Sierra. It has almost become a ritual: camp in the desert on BLM land, ski at Mammoth, take in at least one fine dinner in a restaurant and fix another over a fire at [...]
According to article in SF Gate all Sierra passes are closed today (except for highways 50 and 80) due to winter-like weather. The road to Glacier Point has also apparently been closed.
I was lamenting the fact that for the first time in quite a few years I’m home on Memorial Day weekend rather than [...]
Heard just now on a SF Bay Area television news weather forecast: “Last night’s sunset will look a lot like what you’ll see tonight.”
Uh, yeah…
My Take on ‘Sleeping Systems’
Having just read a post at the Mt. Whitney and Eastern Sierra Hiking Blog (see “On Backpacking…Sleep System“) I thought I’d add my two cents on this topic.
To my way of thinking, a backpacking “sleeping” system includes several components: sleeping bag, pad, ground sheet, shelter, clothing - and for some, a pillow.
Sleeping Bag - [...]
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