Gear Review: Big Agnes Sleeping Bags

Big Agnes Sleeping Bag

Big Agnes sleeping bags make getting down to sleep while camping a pleasure rather than a chore. Just think of looking forward to a night in your bag instead of hoping you get some sleep and don’t wake up 5 times off your pad. Big Agnes bags have a full length pocket where your sleeping [...]

Book Review-Geology Underfoot in Yosemite

Geology Underfoot in Yosemite

I just finished this book and LOVED it!  It’s everything I need to get started on my study of Yosemite Geology so I can create my Geology of Yosemite shows.  The book has short chapters (vignettes, they call them) on specific places that show an important part in the geologic story of Yosemite. The book [...]

Two Guys Pizza

Two Guys Pizza in Groveland.  The place to stop after a long day on the trail.

 I always stop at Two Guys Pizza on my way home from Yosemite.  The calzones are wonderful cheeze filled bliss after a long trip or a day hiking.  You can sit out on the deck and enjoy a beer or soda while you relax and talk about the trip. It’s a couple blocks off highway [...]