(An old article - posted here so as not to lose it during the site transition.)
This should be a good day to keep an eye on the Yosemite web cams - a very cold Pacific storm dropped snow down below 2000 feet across much of California yesterday and last night. It will probably be a [...]
A Tom Stienstra article about the Ohlone Wilderness:
The higher, the better / Ohlone Wilderness It seduces hikers into going just a little bit farther along its steep trails. The rewards are waterfalls, wildflowers and nights at rustic campgrounds.. “If only we go a little bit more.” That’s the tease when you take off from the [...]
No hiking this weekend - a long drive instead. I had some family business to attend to in Seattle, and it was business that required me to drive there rather than fly. I was able to leave the SF Bay Area a few minutes before 2:00 on Friday afternoon and make it as far as [...]
A web cam was recently installed (last year, I think) at the Tioga Pass entrance station to Yosemite National Park. It provides a view of the area just inside the park boundariers including portions of Mt. Gibb, Kuna Crest, and the Mono/Parker Passes area. (Coincidentally, similar to certain photos I have posted here recently.) Additional [...]
From the Gambolin’ Man comes a (long!) post about this San Francisco Bay Area national monument (excerpt here - click the link above to see the whole thing):
MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT: Humbled and Awed in the Sublime Presence of Coastal Californiaís Magnificent Old-Growth Redwoods
Barely visible among thick foliage, a big ol’ pileated woodpecker is [...]
Tom Stienstra writes about 5 rocky Bay Area places worth visiting in SFGate, including a couple I didn’t know about:
Sitting on the top of the bay / 5 best rocks Whether you hike or climb, several Bay Area formations offer stellar views and even a few surprises. From the top of Goat Rock, you can [...]
THE CHAMPION: At 378.1 feet, Hyperion in Redwood National Park on North Coast towers 8 feet above Stratosphere Giant (SFGate):
So far, the group has found about 135 redwoods that reach higher than 350 feet, said team member Chris Atkins, the man credited with finding the Stratosphere Giant in August 2000 in nearby Humboldt Redwoods State [...]