Field Trip

Summer is Spring at Whiskey Falls!

Take a day trip to Whiskey Falls... Come visit Whiskey Falls and the surrounding high country area in the Sierra…

5 years ago

Day Trip! Bald Mountain exploring

Call of the Wild! Attention, Four Wheel drivers... The view from the top of Bald Mountain, looking down on Shaver Lake…

8 years ago

Corn lilies of Beasore Meadow

Corn lily or Skunk cabbage?  I find out... A wildflower walk yields a new name and an interesting plant to…

8 years ago

For the love of Iris

A gardener's April day trip On a recent visit to Coarsegold, California, I stopped by the Hillside Iris Farm of…

9 years ago

Grinding holes in the Sierra Foothills

Looking into the Sierra Foothill's past Generations ago —women would gather at these spots to grind their acorn meats. “That’s…

9 years ago

Finding Seven Rock

Locating a local landmark 7 Rock is a landmark referred to in the coverage of the recent Willow Fire, smoldering…

9 years ago

In praise of Intermountain Nursery

Celebrating a fine nursery... Have you been here?  I hope so! We are very fortunate to have a nursery nearby…

10 years ago

Riding the High Country

 “Hmmm. Wonder where that goes?” My husband says as we pass by a hidden trail heading into the forest.  Those…

13 years ago

New Yosemite Nature Notes-Black Oaks

A new video has just been released today by Steve Bumgardner, who has lived and worked in Sequoia and Yosemite…

13 years ago

Hot as an oven, …a California ghost town

Field Trip: Hornitos On a recent photo trek through the area between the Sierra foothills and the Central Valley of…

13 years ago

Lewis Creek: The Wildflowers

Lewis Creek is about 7 miles south of Yosemite National Park, CA. The trail all along it with the flowers,waterfalls and…

13 years ago

Lewis Creek: Converging Ladybugs converge

In May, I decided to take my camera to explore Lewis Creek Trail, just 7 miles south of Yosemite. The creek…

13 years ago