Now that Yosemite National Park has reopened from the Federal Shutdown, it is a prime time to take a drive and see the fall color. One of our favorite places to see the yellow leaves of the fall aspen is at a small pullout with restrooms near Yosemite Creek on Tioga Rd. The dogwoods are also beginning to show off ...

We found a snowy, icy wonderland up above 11,000′ elevation at the lower of the Dana Lakes. Snowy reflections of mountains in a beautiful turquoise lake were a site to behold!

We hiked a little visited canyon in the Tioga Pass to see yellow aspen and beautiful east side mountains.

We sneaked over to Lundy Canyon to view and capture the yellow, orange and red colors of fall. Our timing was right on!

I can’t believe that it has been one year since I started writing “Adventures with Candace” on Sierra News Online. 40 Blog Chapters are now under my belt and I want to thank the readers of the blog for their interest and support. Did you realize that over 31,000 visited all of these Blog Chapters? I also received many ideas, ...

High mountain lakes that are as glassy as a mirror, reflecting Ragged Peak, the surrounding white, rocky ridges and an occasional cloud were the highlights of this hike. Of course, the close-up encounter with the Grouse family was pretty wonderful also.

Sally and I had headed over to the east side of the Sierras for a few days, spending some of that at Rock Creek, experiencing fall with chilly temperatures, some rain and those leaves were turning color. And we caught some fish!

Sally and I packed up the vehicle to head over the Sonora Pass to the east side of the Sierras for a few days, looking for early signs of fall color, some hiking, some fishing and some relaxing. We achieved all of our goals plus some!

I hear that you are looking for a group to go hiking with. Well, I have just the group for you! Have you heard of MeetUp Groups? There are Meetup Groups for just about every activity that you can think of. The Central Valley Hiking Meet Up Group is a local group that hikes the area from Yosemite down to ...

Where can you go to escape the hot weather and smoky, hazy skies? How about a nice hike to clear blue alpine lakes with giant granite slabs surrounding them in the nearby Kaiser Wilderness?