102,301 to be exact (as of this writing). I’m referring to the number of people that have viewed my videos on YouTube.com. As my YouTube efforts have not been in place as long as The Velvet Rocket, I consider that a pretty decent showing. By far the most popular videos are those that involve guns, … Continue reading
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Overcoming Dry Creek – Part 2
Part 1 This waterfall may look pretty and innocent in a low-water environment, but it kicked my ass the first time I came through here by bashing me against those rocks. Brandon demonstrates the force of the water even in an environment of unusually low water levels I was extremely curious about this bridge the … Continue reading
Overcoming Dry Creek – Part 1 (or Turns Out… You Don’t Know Everything)
There’s a watershed that runs through Oregon House (where I grew up) known as the Dry Creek complex. It flows through Thousand Trails, Collins Lake, blah, blah, blah… When I was in college, a family friend mentioned an “easy” route one could take by floating on an inner tube late in the season (when water … Continue reading
Bullards Bar Dam Pictures and Assessment – Part 1: The Front
This is where you park to hike down to the front of the dam. Well, there are other ways, but this is the easiest way: This is the road down: The road is paved all of the way down, but it is steeper than it looks. Hiking out will give you a good cardio workout: … Continue reading
Big Sur – Part 2: The Return to Big Sur (or Let’s Avoid Useless Scenes Of Grief)…
El Pais Grande del Sur Not feeling satiated by our recent visit through Big Sur, Brandon and I headed back for some deeper penetration. This time we had a specific destination in mind -Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. Which is not to say that we didn’t find plenty of places to stop on the way … Continue reading
Mushroom Rock (or Mushroom Hole)…
*** Update*** OK – I have been advised that Mushroom Rock (identified as Mushroom Hole in the article below) was actually written up in National Geographic Adventure Magazine. This surprised me greatly and makes my original opening sentence (below) a little less accurate, apparently. I have posted the commentary found in National Geographic Adventure Magazine … Continue reading
Highway 70 Road Trip Up Feather River Canyon…
During a recent visit to the Willow Glen, a wildlife photographer regaled us with tales of a trip up Highway 70 through the Feather River Canyon and up to Lake Almanor. I was hooked and almost immediately proposed pursuing this lead. Our crew decided to take a break from the remodeling of the Ames estate … Continue reading
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