Month: September 2016

Walking among the Ancient Sentinels

Posted on September 20, 2016 by

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While visiting the Bodie State Historic Park in early August, Jim and I struck up a conversation with an employee of the park who was doing restoration work on one of the outbuilding roofs.  We got to talking with him about hikes and places… Continue Reading “Walking among the Ancient Sentinels”

Category: Bristlecone Pines, California, Eastern Sierras, Hikes, Places of Interest

Mono Lake: A Sanctuary for the Soul

Posted on September 17, 2016 by

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What is it that draws me to Mono Lake?  I’m not entirely sure why this hauntingly beautiful lake attracts me – perhaps it’s the fragility of the ecosystem combined with its unique geologic and cultural history.  Whatever the reason, I have developed a real love… Continue Reading “Mono Lake: A Sanctuary for the Soul”

Category: California, Eastern Sierras, Hikes, Mono Lake, Places of Interest

Yosemite: Outside the Valley Part I

Posted on September 9, 2016 by

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When most people think of Yosemite, the popular photographs and landscape paintings of El Capitan and Half Dome come to mind.   Yosemite Valley is the main hub of the park and the place I had visited on two previous occasions until this summer.  While… Continue Reading “Yosemite: Outside the Valley Part I”

Category: California, Hikes, Places of Interest, Tuolumne Meadows, Wildflowers, Yosemite National Park

In Search of California Gold Rush Towns

Posted on September 2, 2016 by

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It all started with the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill near the northern California town of Coloma.  In 1848, James Marshall, a carpenter working for John Sutter’s sawmill, found some flakes of gold in the South Fork American River while working on providing… Continue Reading “In Search of California Gold Rush Towns”

Category: California, Eastern Sierras, Gold-mining Towns, Places of Interest

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