In the high desert of California, flesh-colored boulders rise up out of the stark landscape […]
Our Joshua Tree National Park Adventures Begin
December 5 – 13, 2022 Two distinct desert ecosystems, the Mojave and the Colorado, come […]
Manzanar National Historic Site
May the injustices and humiliation suffered here as a result of hysteria, racism, and economic […]
California’s Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
During our fall trip to the Eastern Sierras, we took a day to visit the […]
John Muir Wilderness Part 3: Climb the Mountains and Get Their Good Tidings
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings —John Muir October was quickly coming to […]
John Muir Wilderness Part 2: In Every Walk With Nature One Receives Far More Than He Seeks
In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. —John Muir Continuing […]
John Muir Wilderness Part 1: The Mountains Are Calling and I Must Go
The mountains are calling and I must go. —John Muir The John Muir Wilderness stretches […]
Ansel Adams Wilderness
During our fall trip to the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California, we spent two days […]
Base Camp Sierras: Crowley Lake & Horton Creek BLM Campgrounds
After two weeks at Lower Lee Vining Forest Service Campground just east of Yosemite National […]
California’s Hoover Wilderness Part 2
During our two week stay at Lower Lee Vining Campground near Yosemite National Park, we […]