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A vibrant grove of aspen proudly display their fall foliage along the border of Eagle Meadow in the Stanislaus National Forest last October.
Story and Photos by Thomas Atkins
Although Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties might not be in the top ten travel destinations for those in search of colorful fall foliage, the spectacular shades of color […]
Stomping with a vengeance! The top ten teams, in the final round, stomp relentlessly to try to gain the advantage! In the end, the “Hatcher Winers” from Hatcher Winery took home the prestigious championship ribbons! (Winner Matt Hatcher is seen stomping in his barrel, second from the left.) Second place in the competition went to […]
A view of the class IV Rams Head Rapid on the Tuolumne River.
Story and photos by Kay Crow
On Saturday Oct. 4th, the Yosemite Chamber of Commerce hosted a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the “Wild and Scenic Rivers Act” passage. The bill was passed in 1968 and signed by President Johnson. This was […]
Lining the ridge like ancient statues, the Three Chimneys (9,685 ft.) receive the season’s first dusting of snow.
Story and photos by Thomas Atkins
Last weekend’s storm painted the higher peaks of the Sierra with a dazzling white dusting of snow while the foothills received a refreshing and much needed douse of rain throughout Friday evening and […]
“How about that Summer Concert Series at Ironstone? Who would you like to see perform there next year?” (asked in Murphys)
“This year I think it was amazing! I saw Willie Nelson, and Bonnie Raitt – (last year), and both of them were really interesting. Who would I like to see next year? Boz Scaggs, maybe. […]
