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
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
Driving from the Groveland Hotel to Yosemite National Park, you get a glimpse of the massive Stanislaus National Forest. Larger than Rhode Island, the Stanislaus National Forest covers 1,403.3 square miles (3,634.5 square kilometers) and spans Tuolumne, Mariposa, Calaveras and Alpine counties. With this much area, the Stanislaus National Forest offers amazing recreational opportunities … Continue reading
