If you’ve never traveled along the Pacific Coast, or maybe you’d just like to experience it from a new perspective, there are few things quite like a road trip to take in the sights and experiences that make the journey one to remember. A road trip lets you set your own pace and enjoy the companionship of friends or family. ...

A great option for all the goodness from the garden. Family traditions and in-person connections are important parts of gatherings of loved ones, and many of those get-togethers are centered on food. The entire family coming together around a table covered with warm, delicious food to share stories and create new memories is what makes mealtime special. Thai Green Curry ...

An Important Message from FAM! We are open to Museum members and the general public! New Museum Hours Wednesday to Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday & Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. All galleries will not be open, but there are plenty of wonderful new exhibitions for you to see! The partial reopening gives you a great reason to come back and visit again when ...

OAKHURST — Susan Madden, proprietor of the Mindful Café blog and longtime mindfulness and meditation teacher, has practiced Forest Bathing all her life, she says. She just didn’t call it that. She has always felt connected to the outdoors, and mindfulness has been a lifestyle for many years. A certified mindfulness and meditation teacher, she also facilitates (and even constructs) ...

OAKHURST – You gaze, mesmerized, at the scene before you:  majestic Half Dome — known as Tis-sa-sak to the first settlers of this valley — crowns Tenaya Canyon leading to the Yosemite high country. El Capitan, sentinel of Yosemite Valley, guards the western edge. The scene is pure majesty, a valley ringed by mountains approaching 10,000 feet in elevation. You ...

I thought of the people whose footsteps walked before me on the historic trail Mono Pass Trail. Native Americans have been using this trail to travel from the Mono Basin toward Tuolumne Meadows and beyond for eons. Miners with dreams of hitting a big gold strike walked on it. Mules carrying loads of whisky, and apparently sardines, to those miners ...

OAKHURST–The weekend of Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29 brings together two area icons:  Fresno Flats Historic Village and Park partnered with Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad. The organizations share much in common in interpreting the history of our southern Yosemite/Sierra Nevada region. This isn’t the first time the two have joined together in projects. Fresno Flats assisted the ...

It’s alright to mix up the seasonal menu now and again by creating dishes out of the ordinary as a change up from the usual warm-weather favorites. It’s true for many fruits that the summer months are their ideal season. However, eating fruit plain can be boring and bland on a hot day. This summer, when heading to an event ...

MADERA COUNTY — Ponderosa, a family owned and operated technology provider, is searching for the perfect image to grace their 2022 directory cover. The telecommunications company is on the hunt for pictures that reflect current rural life in the Sierra foothills and mountains. Your image could be in thousands of homes and businesses served by Ponderosa, and online at www.ponderosadirectory.com. The ...

MARIPOSA — The Mariposa County Arts Council has canceled the remainder of the 2021 Music on the Green Summer Concert Series due to public health concerns. This cancelation applies to concerts scheduled for August 20 (the Grasskickers), August 21 (Mike Hammar and the Nails), August 27 (Good Medicine) and August 28 (Roger Perry). The Arts Council is hopeful for a ...