From the Mountains above the Applegate River

      My sister Laura had so loved her visit with me last year (see post on May 29, 2024) she wanted her husband to experience this beautifu...

         Trump's greedy and bumbling fingers are reaching into so many areas of our lives that, were I to dwell on them, I would live in...

    I have been in despair over the future of this country, but on April 5 a strong flame of hope tore through the despair. Hundreds of peop...

      One day, skiing ahead of our excursion, two of our group, Jennifer and Kate, met a couple of young skiers on the trail. Jennifer told ...

    One of the best things about Sierra Club trips is the many interesting people you meet. They are passionate about the environment, and, ...

    Four days of backcountry skiing with Mark Chang, I thought last week as I was skiing with him on Donner Pass, was about comparable to hi...

      It was 11 below zero the first night of my Christmas present from my son, Ela: three days of cross-country skiing with him in Methow V...