We chose a hike close by where we had Giant Sequoias all to ourselves and our crazy dogs could stretch their legs. If you have never visited Nelder Grove, it is a small grove of Giant Sequoias, full of local history and relics from the logging that occurred in the 1880s.

Are you up for a hike to a series of waterfalls with a drop of about 690 feet, lined with snow and ice at the upper reaches?

This hike delivers a great workout, some of the best views into Yosemite Valley plus glimpses into the high country.

Hoping that you all can spend the holidays warm, safe and next to loved ones.

The official measurement at my weather station is 6.5 inches of snow and light snow is still lightly falling as I write this.

When Glacier Point Road is closed, there is only one way to get up to Glacier Point and that is to hike up the hill. We headed up the 4 Mile Trail, gaining 4,000′ of elevation. It is a tough workout but the views are well worth it. But there is more! We continued hiking 1 ½ miles further up ...

I have a weather station at my house and contribute the precipitation data to a nation wide website of weather watchers. I have always enjoyed tracking and understanding what is occurring in our local weather but the normal sources we use often fall far short for where I live and play. You can also become a weather station and track ...

If you live in the foothills like I do, you have many visitors dropping by. I have started calling this one Roberta Bobcat but I don’t have a clue whether Roberta is a he or a she. She makes her rounds through the property about once a day. She had been coming through in the afternoon but has recently modified ...

Hiking the toughest trail out of the Yosemite Valley provided an outstanding workout but also treated us to some views of snow dusted Clouds Rest and Half Dome that you can see no other way. A bonus was the Merced River reflections on the way home!

Last week, we tried to make it up to see Dana Glacier but we were stopped short of our goal by snow and ice. We waited through a week of warmer temperature, hoping to give it another try and we lucked out! We reached upper Dana Lake, full of reflections plus I got to see my first glacier!!