For the past several days, we have been traveling across America's Heartland, prairies and farmland, heading from Colorado through Nebraska and Iowa. The elites of Manhattan and California derisively call…
The trip from Santa Fe to our next stop, Colorado Springs, was long but uneventful, at least weather-wise. We had hoped to spend several days at the US Air Force…
My five days in Flagstaff were filled with hiking, walking Rudy and Gretchen, and eating home-cooked meals... well, except one night, when I splurged and dined at Brix, an excellent…
We departed Fresno after seeing Liz off at the airport, and headed east. During the trip across the Mojave Desert, we saw this odd sight, three tall towers with thousands…
Our second backpacking trip during daughter Liz's visit was a 15 mile trip from Wolverton Trailhead (6,700 ft) to Emerald and Pear Lakes in the Sierra Nevada (9,500 ft) and…
Backpacking into the High Sierras is one of my favorite pastimes, and it was especially nice to have My Lovely Daughter Elisabeth out for a week so we could share…
Our first bear encounter here in Yosemite was the other afternoon while hiking in the Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias. It's not a heavily used trail like those in the…