Part 1 of Two Days in Death Valley in February 2012 Sometimes places are so close and accessible they become a less urgent destination. Death Valley has been that way for me. Jeanne has been in the US for eight years and has been there five times, where I’ve lived here all of my life, […]

This is a continuation of Four perfect days in Kings Canyon – Roads End to Sphinx Creek. Day 4 – Roads End to Lower Tent Meadows After hiking on at least partially the same trails the prior two days, we decided it would be good to take a new direction from Roads End…to the north. […]

This is a continuation of Four perfect days in Kings Canyon. Day 3 – Roads End to Sphinx Creek An early start allowed us to park at Roads End once again and to be on the Woods Creek Trail well before the hot part of the day. This trail was the very same one that […]

Everyone knows Yosemite, at least by reputation, but far fewer people know the national park just to its south, Kings Canyon. It forms the northern part of Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park, and even within this two-park system, Sequoia overshadows the other due to its world-famous, enormous trees. Adding to the obscurity, there is […]

Following a tradition of doing non-traditional things during holidays, we decided to hike Yosemite Point for Christmas 2009. Our decision was influenced by the storm that swept through just before Christmas, and a forecast that called for sunny weather on Christmas Day. The conditions sounded perfect. We reserved the well-recommended Yosemite View Lodge  just outside […]