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 [...]
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 [...]
You’ll have to pardon me for the string of 4WheelBob links, but a) I’ve met him, b) I’m incredibly impressed with his accomplishment, and c) I happen to know Tom Mangan, a member of his support team and outdoor blogger:
4WheelBob describes his epic hike. Bob Coomber shares the gritty details in a forum at Backpacker.com: [...]
***It’s time to take a pass and find great fall foliage
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Oops! More accurately, it is past time to “take a pass,” at least if you hope to find golden aspens this year. The article focuses on places to look for fall color in the Sierra. Unfortunately, from what I’ve seen during the past couple of [...]
Today’s Yosemite Blog entries include some news about changes that typically take place this time of year. For example…
A number of campgrounds outside the valley go into dormancy in the fall. Apparently Tuolumne Meadows campground is now closed. (This is the normal schedule, but I always wish they would keep in open another couple weeks.) [...]
I managed to get the last test scored and grades turned in on Thursday, so now I’m more or less free for a couple weeks. Today I drove over to the coast near Pigeon Point Lighthouse and visited the Waddell Creek entrance to Big Basin Park. More to come…
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As a teacher, I often have more opportunities than most for hitting the trail - but not this weekend. This is the last week of the fall term and finals start next week. Consequently, I have a lot of papers to grade today, tonight, tomorrow…
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***Huge addition to GGNRA virtually undeveloped
- SFGate:
Rich Allen rode his horse up a trail above the San Mateo County coast Wednesday and watched as a coyote trotted 100 yards away and a red-tailed hawk swirled overhead.
He was thrilled that Congress voted unanimously the day before to add nearly 5,000 acres surrounding his Moss Beach Ranch [...]
Smoke from the Little Red Tent
Edie Howe’s Little Red Tent blog, that is. Edie lives in Yosemite Valley and often posts her photographs at her site and elsewhere. Recently she did the Four Mile Trail (from the Valley to Glacier Point) and she has posted a sequence of photographs from the hike. For everyone who wondered whether the smoke from [...]
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