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    Spring is almost here

    It's time to open the closet and dust off your hiking gear. The winter snowpack is melting and that means all the seasonal streams are flowing. Especially the major streams and one particular water source is Lewis Creek. The parking area to this hist

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    Life is full of surprises

    A few days ago I was having coffee with my hiking partner Fred Cochran. Our meeting was to discuss a future hike in Yosemite that sometimes is forgotten. Personally I have never heard of Turtleback Dome until an article written by author Sharon Giacomazzi

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    Sheer Cliffs of Ragged Peak

    On the adventure today I'll be joined by my two hiking companions Clem Bingham and Fred Cochran. We'll be hiking to a peak that its first recorded climb was on July 6, 1863 by survivors Hoffmann and Gardner. The name was probably given by the Wh

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    Who said gray foxes are shy?

    A few years ago I spent time at Mono Hot Springs located within the Ansel Adams Wilderness. One particular morning I left my cabin and took a cross-country adventure to Doris Lake. The morning was clear with the sun just peaking over the eastern mountains

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    Plan summer hikes early

    Winter is here and if you are spending time indoors, this is a good time to plan your future summer hiking activities. The weather prognosticators are calling for a dry summer again this year, so I anticipate high elevation trails could open up sometime i

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    Hidden history within Briceburg

    Sometimes revisiting an area previously hiked can bring about surprises. While hiking down an old established trail, try deviating from the main path and follow a game trail. Or just follow through an isolated canyon and maybe you will discover another ne

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    A wilderness encounter with a full grown mountain lion

    Like many of us living in the mountains, we sometimes accept our morning walks into the surrounding foothills as being nothing more than a common, routine occurrence. At least three times a week I take a conditioning hike into our area mountains on variou

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    Let's snowshoe again this season

    Once again we are approaching our season for winter sports. Within and around Yosemite National Park are many areas to enjoy this year's snow pack. Even though you may not be a seasoned skier and the thought of attempting those downhill ski runs at t

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    Yosemite's Inspiration Point

    Even though winter has arrived, I figured there was still time to attempt another hike into our Sierra Nevada Mountains. On this November morning I'm entering Yosemite Valley via Highway 41. Today my destination is to hike the forgotten Wawona Stagec

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    Yosemite's Diving Board

    Without some research one would not know that Yosemite National Park has two diving boards. One diving board is located at the top of Half Dome and the second located just below Half Dome on the lower west side.

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