Falling in Love with Fall
Story and Photos by Thomas Atkins
 

This time each year, once autumn has officially arrived, I make my annual pilgrimage over the Sierra peaks in search of the season’s gold. This gold, found in the many folds and canyons of the Eastern Sierra’s vast terrain, is not the same treasure that was […]

October is Down’s Syndrome Month

Sometimes someone comes into your life that changes everything, and your life is never the same. Our change came on August 5, 1977. Before that day we were the typical family. Ken was an electrician, I was a stay at home mom for our 2-1/2 year old daughter, Deena, and expecting […]

“Who would YOU like to see at next year’s Ironstone Summer Concert Series?”
(asked throughout the Mother Lode)
 
“Well! We HAVE to round out Crosby, Stills & Nash by having Neil Young! So, for next year’s harvest moon, I would love to see Neil Young at Ironstone! What do I like about Neil? He’s very poetic and […]

From left to right Christy Woodward, Mike Callahan, Tim Trujillo, Justin Meyers, Tighe Hammam, Steve Woodward, Daniel Atkins and Thomas Atkins read the Sierra Mountain Times before kayaking down the Class lll South Fork of the American River. With the exception of Steve, the groups amazing river guide, it was everyone’s first kayak river trip…and […]

MMM… BEEFY
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Rated PG) 81 mins
Fame (Rated PG) 107 mins. 
So in the last couple weeks we have been treated to a remake of an iconic 80’s film in Fame, and the Hollywood version of a popular 1980’s children’s book in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. As far as my […]