Yesterday I read about the Rattlesnake Avoidance Training on Sierra News Online and had been wanting to take Sally to this type of training, so this morning we met Kelly with Kellen Rescue at Mountain Christian Center to take the class. In addition to Sally, two other dogs participated. The training teaches your dog to avoid the sight, sounds and ...
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Hiking Up To The Dana Lakes
Clear blue skies, then puffy white clouds, then came the rain and hail. All that Mother Nature had planned for us only made the high mountain lakes and gorgeous wildflowers more amazing. We even had a critter say howdy as we hiked just outside of Yosemite National Park in the Tioga Pass area.
Read More »Plants and Lighting
I have heard a lot of people say that they can’t have plants in their house because they have no light in their home. Being someone who lives in a house that gets little natural light I have learned that in some cases, it can be true, but only in the sense that certain plants will not thrive in low ...
Read More »Hiking with Sally and Raven to Conness Lakes
We headed up to the Tioga Pass area to check out some high lakes that were still lined with snow and a smidge of ice. The wind was up, but we still snuck in some dandy reflections in lakes that changed colors before our eyes. Sally and Raven got a good workout!
Read More »Now That's A Nature Photographer!
Keith Sauer was our first contributor on SierraNewsOnline. His ability to be in the right place at the right time continues to amaze. Keith’s advice for budding photogs – “The first rule of nature photography is ‘be there.’ This scene happened minutes ago…” Check out the end of this encounter between baby deer and squirrel.
Read More »Today In The Back Yard
Well, the rabbit ran off, the ravens dive bombed the squirrel and chased off the vultures, the finches chased off the chestnut backed chickadees, I didn’t even bother with the fawn and doe who live on the side of the house, but this morning at 6:30 when the quail was making a ruckus I snuck out and saw this pileated ...
Read More »Hiking and Fishing With Sally in Little Lakes Valley
Sally and I packed up our dog food and fishing gear to head over to Little Lakes Valley, above Rock Creek Lake south of Mammoth Lakes for 3 days of hiking and fishing. We saw so many beautiful lakes and snow flecked peaks, it was hard to keep count.
Read More »The Legend Of The Face On Half Dome
Growing up in Yosemite Valley, I was surrounded every day by incredible natural wonders like Yosemite Falls and El Capitan. These prominent and overpowering features of Yosemite simply cannot be missed, even by the casual visitor who is just passing through. Every rock formation that we see today exists because of its unique granite structure. As glaciers ground their way ...
Read More »Balloons Over Windsor
I got up at 3:15 this morning to drive to the balloon festival in nearby Windsor. At 5:00, in the dark, five of them lit up and took off.
Read More »Dry and Hot! Indoor Plants and Humidity
I remember when I brought my first Maiden Hair Fern. You know, the ones with the delicate, tiny, vibrantly green, feather like leaves with dark thin stems. You don’t see them too often in stores that sell house plants these days and I think it’s because they’ve gotten a bad name for being extremely fragile. I know that was what ...
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