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I'm retired, but they still drag me out from time to time. This article, in Europe's leading beverage magazine, was based on a presentation I made in Amsterdam last November. www.wine-business-international.com/wine/analysis/how-do-you-sell-wine-succesfully

Starts tomorrow, but some installations are already up

I can't resist posting this one from the Pinnacles...then a National Monument, now a National Park,

Quite an adventure. Thanks for taking us along, Happily, we didn't have to deal with the cactus!

No easy answers. Is the next step a reservation system like in the national parks? We have met the enemy, and he is us.

One can only imagine what Ammon Bundy would make of that video.

Yes it is. And it's not stopping any time soon. 70MPH winds the night this tree fell---and that's after about two weeks of rain that saturrated the soil. The good news? This is having an effect on our endless drought. The bad news? Primary reservoirs in California are still only about...

That's my tree. It's my neighbor's house. My insurance will cover the damage to both fences, and to the house.

Mother Nature always laughs last. This morning I had finished up breakfast and was talking with a friend on the phone when there was a knock on the door. A neighbor, here to talk about the tree. What tree? The one that blow over last night and landed on our house. Hmmm. I guess I better check...

I hope you are noticing a consensus of opinion here. I am not an expert on the Southwest--most of my hiking is done in the Sierra Nevada, but I had the same response to your plans. In fact, I would respond the same if you had suggested a similar itinerary in the Sierra. Don't tackle an epic...

Check out this story from the Guardian about how government agencies in the US are using social media to really communicate with their audience. And laughed out loud at some of the postings! https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jan/09/wildlife-department-twitter-oklahoma-washington We need...

Love to hear more about your trip to Ecuador, Mountain Rabbit. I've looked at doing some of the longer treks in the country, around lakes and volcanoes...

We're doing a ton of non-backpacking travel in the first part of the year, but I've kept the summer pretty open. I hope to spend a lot of time either hiking or working on trail crews in the Sierra this summer---weeks and weeks of it! And we do have one trip to the Southwest (Sanra Fe etc.)...

Nice report! Thanks for sharing it with us. Sounds, and looks, like you had a wonderful time!

Great report. Thanks for posting it. It's just what I needed to read on the longest night of the year!

Visitor Access Managment Plan - Public Engagement Winter 2023 How can I participate? Beginning December 9, 2022, Yosemite National Park will seek your input in order to gain a greater understanding of the complex issues and opportunities surrounding visitor access and to help identify solutions...

With our daughter visiting from Europe, we thought it might be fun to get out of the house and do a little hiking near our Napa home. And Point Reyes was the destination of the day. We had no idea it would be so successful. The day was sparkling clear, and we could see the coast to...

After three weeks in Europe, and then a few days dealing with thanksgiving, we finally got around to heading back up to our cabin this week. It might have been feeling a bit neglected, and we were certainly missing it. But we were rather surprised by what met us when we opened the door. The...

Mine is a little more prosaic. I've driven the twelve hours to the Grand Canyon from my home on four different occasions in the spring, sometimes as a sole destination, sometimes as part of a longer intinerary. Whenever I arrive, the top half mile of the trails has been covered in ice. We've...

All good advice here. The only thing I would add is that when you are planning for off trail you should reduce your estimated speed by at least half. That's not only because it's harder to hike off trail, it also requires more stopping, looking, and thinking. And I can't count the times I've...