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FILTER RESULTS ►Extinct Fox Turns Up Again in California
Photo via Keith Slausen / US Forest Service
The Sierra Nevada red fox was thought to be extinct, until three weeks ago anyway. U.S. Forest Service biologists captured photos of the fox with a camera set up on a trail, and took DNA samples of saliva pulled from a bait bag the fox bit into to experts at the University of California, Davis. Show More Summary
Hike to Heart Lake and Castle Spire in Castle Crags with the Mount Shasta Trail Association on Saturday, September 11
Yep, I’m on the board of directors of the Mount Shasta Trail Association. Nope, I won’t be on this one because I’ll be hiking in the southern Sierra Nevada with my partner Stephanie. But here’s the scoop for you: The Mt Shasta Trail Association has added another dimension to the Heart Lake hiked planned for [...]
North Fork American River Hiking Trails and Swimming Holes
Gambolin’ Man writes long essays about his hikes complete with philosophy and natural history. His latest post covers a recent summer sojourn North Fork American River in the Sierra Nevada foothills: One early evening, with the wind whipping up into swirls of dancing dust devils, I’m enjoying a moment of quiet respite sitting on a [...]
review – National Geographic Trails Software
She likes. In the Sierra Nevada the Hiking Lady compared USGS topo with Tom Harrison maps and the new National Geographic Trails Software. … On the trail, I found I much preferred the National Geographic and Tom Harrison maps to the USGS maps. They are well labeled and trail distances are clearly marked. The National [...]
Bars Across America: Drinking and Biking from Coast to Coast
This biking and boozing travelogue begins as author John Greenfield cracks open a PBR and his sometimes travelmate Elizabeth downs a Sierra Nevada at Don’s Beachcomber Tavern in Astoria, Oregon after the two cyclists had dipped their rides in the surf near the coastal town of Florence. Forty seven bars, ten weeks, and more than [...]
Observance at Owens Lake
Earlier in my trip last weekend, I drove around Owens Lake bed deep behind the Sierra Nevada, the desiccated remnants of a thriving inland sea. In the 1800s, Owens Lake... Read Full Post
The Tiger is loose in the Sierras again
They've gone and done it again. Blind Tiger in NYC has scared up a bunch of Sierra Nevada kegs and is putting them all on draft in two days. No need for further commentary from me. Check out the list...
Sierra Nevada Alliance Annual Conference in South Lake Tahoe August 27-28
Most northern California hikers love to spend high-quality hiking time backpacking or day hiking Sierra Nevada trails. We also want the region to thrive and stay healthy, and to that end you should consider attending the Sierra Nevada Alliance Annual Conference in South Lake Tahoe on August 27th and 28th, 2010: The Sierra is a [...]
Columbine Lake, Sawtooth Peak, and Sawtooth Pass in the Sierra Nevada — Calipidder’s Video
Here’s an enticing video that Calipidder shot and posted to Youtube. She does a 360-degree with narrative of Columbine Lake, Sawtooth Peak, Sawtooth Pass, and other high Sierra scenery. It’s all above timberline and it’s stunning — well worth your time. Related Posts:Funny Spoof on BP Oil SpillHow to Survive a Bear AttackWatch a Dog [...]
Sierra Nevada partners with Trappist monks
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. has announced a partnership with the Trappist-Cistercian Abbey of New Clairvaux to create a new brand of Belgian-inspired beers called Ovila. A press release from the brewery states, “Sierra Nevada and the Trappist-Cistercian Abbey of New Clairvaux are working to bring this centuries-old tradition to America with Ovila — the nation’s only [...]
Ken Is Off the Grid
(Kenneth Anderson) More or less. The Anderson family is out west at the moment, combining some college visits for our daughter with a little bit — a far too little bit — of hiking in the Sierra Nevada, up out of Bishop on the eastern side, on God’s finest highway, Highway 395. Daughter will do some climbing with [...]
Cops Destroy Almost $2 Billion Worth of Weed in California [Drugs]
Police in California over the last three weeks have arrested 100 people and destroyed 432,000 marijuana plants worth $1.7 billion in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Perhaps they should have put it toward the state's $19 billion budget deficit. [BBC] More »
Hiking Gray Rock Lakes Trails West of Mount Shasta
I love hiking the Trinity Divide Mountains. They’re just west of Mount Shasta in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, and although they don’t boast the spectacular beauty of the high Sierra Nevada to the south or the Trinity Alps further west, they have rocky peaks and ridges and some sweet glacial lakes with clear and cool [...]
Sierra Nevada scenery
The Sierra Nevada mountains are impressive. They are tall, rising to 14,000 ft above sea level, and that rise begins just a little above sea level on the western side, with lots of foothills and a gradual rise as one moves east. On the...Show More Summary
Dr. John Christy: “no-significant-trend” in S. Sierra snowfall since 1916
While there’s always lots of worry in California and Nevada over water supplies driven by the Sierra snowpack, and wailing in the MSM over what global warming will do to the snowpack, there doesn’t seem to be any trend, up … Continue reading ?
Travis Parker Goes Back To School
According to the Tahoe Daily Tribune, Airblaster founder Travis Parker is going back to school. Sierra Nevada College has awarded a scholarship to professional snowboarder Travis Parker. Parker will attend Sierra Nevada College on an annual art scholarship in the amount of $15,000 per year, totaling $60,000 over a four-year period. Parker will enter the [...]
THANK YOU to everyone at the Hulmeville Inn!
I went down to the Hulmeville Inn yesterday to celebrate Steve Hawk's win as Philly Beer Geek. When I got there, the first thing I did was order a Sierra Nevada ExPorter, because Jeff Lavin, the owner, had decided that he would donate the proceeds from the sales of that keg to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in my father's memory. Show More Summary
Sierra Nevada Charlie, Fred and Ken’s Bock
Charlie, Fred and Ken’s Bock is the second release in Sierra Nevada’s 30th Anniversary series that will span all of 2010 celebrating the occasion with four beers brewed in collaboration with several pioneers in America’s craft beer history. This 8.3% ABV Imperial Helles Bock is brewed with input from Charlie Papazian and Fred Eckhart — [...]
Climbing the 2010 Death Ride
I returned to the Sierra Nevada peaks this year to tackle the 2010 Death Ride with a group of my favorite riders. This 129-mile ride climbs over 15,000 feet as you grunt it up and over 5 peaks through the gorgeous valleys near Markleeville, CA. Show More Summary
California's Unique Serpentinite Landscapes 3 - Finding Beauty
There is nothing quite like exploring the serpentine belt of the Sierra Nevada foothills in spring time. Few plants can adapt to the nutrient-poor soils, but the ones that can make for a unique endemic community. Indian Paintbrush is a common species across the west, but is also a plant that tolerates serpentine soils well. Show More Summary