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Kern Canyon 2008: Sunday
July 24th, 2008 at 7:23 pm » Comments (0)
I returned to Lewis Camp Trailhead by way of Trout Meadows—about 16 miles with 3800 feet of gross elevation gain. Clouds had gathered overnight, so the weather was mild, with ...more »Kern Canyon 2008: Saturday
July 24th, 2008 at 3:31 am » Comments (2)
Just after six in the morning, just as the moon set over the Western Divide, I left the Jordan Trail, taking the Cutoff Trail that heads over the tail of ...more »Kern Canyon 2008: Friday
July 23rd, 2008 at 6:09 pm » Comments (0)
This last full moon, I backpacked up to the Kern Canyon stock bridge in Sequoia National Park. I started at Lewis Camp Trailhead, in Sequoia National Monument, just outside the ...more »My Little Closet
June 13th, 2008 at 8:23 pm » Comments (12)
I kept silent about my apostasy for eight years. I had learned early on that my parents could not handle even discussing the possibility that I might lose my faith, ...more »The Best Laid Plans of Little Girls
June 12th, 2008 at 6:39 pm » Comments (2)
When our son gets home, the first thing he does is run next door. He and the boy next door play on the same t-ball team, and spend a lot ...more »I’m no Einstein
December 10th, 2007 at 11:32 pm » Comments (0)
Our daughter took up violin just last summer. I recently mentioned to her violin instructor that I'd like to take some lessons as well. I'd bought a violin awhile back, and ...more »Chuck & Cora
November 13th, 2007 at 10:58 pm » Comments (0)
Sometimes I stop in Hanford or Tulare on my way to the Sierra Nevada, and look at my old homes, neighborhoods, and schools, trying not to raise the suspicions of ...more »Jesus laughed.
March 5th, 2007 at 4:58 pm » Comments (3)
The SF Bay Area is a good place for those who enjoy trading their wages for palatable art and entertainment, but those who really desire the cutting edge—we head to ...more »Bring out your dead.
February 26th, 2007 at 8:47 pm » Comments (0)
You might say the sky was crying during the morning commute. Paul McCartney was crying out "The Long and Winding Road" on the car radio. Some memories from years back ...more »Ditch Diggers
February 21st, 2007 at 3:53 pm » Comments (0)
After Visalia, Grangeville may have been the first town in the Sink. It was a stage stop between Visalia and Stockton, and a center of industry—one might say, as the ...more »