Over four million visitors visit Yosemite each year, mostly in the summer months, and the majority stay in the seven-square miles of the Yosemite Valley. We would like to encourage you to visit Yosemite, hike its trails, and then explore … Continue reading
California features approximately 5,800 total species of flora and the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range contains over half of them! Water the landscape with all the rain this winter, and we get a wildflower super-bloom. Starting in the deserts where temperatures … Continue reading
Yay! There is snow in Yosemite National Park, but Spring is just around the corner. Abundant snow pack means LOTS of water in the Tuolumne River, whose headwaters flow from the high elevations of the Sierra Nevada in the Park. … Continue reading
Last week, on a crisp California winter morning, my guide Bryant from Echo Adventure CoOp led me down a trail along Cherry Creek to some of the best lake run steelhead fishing in the state. My only experience with fly … Continue reading
The 49rs searching for gold were not the only people hoping to grow rich from the bounty of the Mother Lode. “The modern history of the west is very closely tied to livestock grazing” explains the U.S.F.S. website. “During the … Continue reading
Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau, along with local businesses and volunteers, have set up at the Yosemite National Park Highway 120 entrance gate to offer information, hand out trash bags, and encourage visitors to “pack it in and pack it out” … Continue reading
Heading to Yosemite? Groveland is the hot new Electric Vehicle (EV) destination for California drivers. 2017 brought Groveland one of the area’s only Tesla Superchargers. Just off Highway 120 in downtown Groveland, the supercharger is easy to find and use. … Continue reading
The National Wild & Scenic Rivers Act was created by Congress in October of 1968 to preserve rivers with outstanding natural, cultural and recreational values in a free-flowing condition for the enjoyment of present and future generations. By the 1950s … Continue reading
Even a cynic like me cannot but be charmed by the Yosemite Majestic Hotel (formerly the Ahwahnee) decorated for Christmas. When the hotel opened its doors in 1927, Donald Tressider (president of the Yosemite Park and Curry Company) invited guests … Continue reading
If you are discussing the Chinese Horoscope for 2018, you’d be focusing on the Lunar New Year of the Earth Dog, which began on February 4th. The characteristics applied to persons born under this influence are: cheerful, balanced, pleasant, loyal, … Continue reading
