From Woodstock (1969) to West Fest (2009)!      The crowd at West Fest was estimated at anywhere between 70,000 to more than 100,000!
 
I parked my truck at the east end of Golden Gate Park. “It must be in this little park,” I thought to myself; but I didn’t hear any sound. So, I asked someone who should […]

Recently, Tuolumne felt the loss of two women who touched many people in our small community. Almost anyone who attended Summerville High School between 1961 and 1995, most likely had the opportunity at one time or another to ride on Pat Easley or Pauline Howard’s high school bus. On August 25, 2009, Pat Easley passed […]

“Have YOU ever had a totally frightening experience?” 
(asked in East Sonora)

“A friend of mine and I were watching the night sky and a light came up in the west, and the light rose in the north, over Phoenix Lake. Both of the lights went straight up; just bright white lights. The first light took off […]

Daniel and Amanda Atkins reading The Sierra Mountain Times while at “Secret Beach” on the island of Kauai.

  
Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane 
        
I can’t seem to get West Fest out of my mind! It was totally the most awesome rock festival I have ever been to! And the All Hallows Fantasy Faire (which I attended the day before) at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds was spectacular, too! At the All Hallows […]