North Fork of the American River

We have to share some difficult news... On Thursday evening, August 7, 2008, Russell Towle, author of this blog, died after a tragic car acc...

Above: Iowa Hill Canal Trail in grey, Foresthill Road, blue, parking, red. Above: the Chinese Road Early Friday morning I drove to Jerry Rei...

Above: Looking south from Big Valley Bluff to Tadpole Canyon Photo by Ron Gould After weeks and weeks of smoke, the fires in and around the ...

My son, Greg, turned seventeen over the weekend, and had a birthday party swim at Smarts Crossing. A merry group of nine young people and on...

I live in an ecotone, a kind of blend between the coniferous forest of the Transition Zone, and the oak woodlands and savannahs of the Upper...

The number of historic public trails and roads which have been closed to the public here in Placer County has grown too long to tell, at lea...

Below, a letter to Tahoe National Forest Supervisor Tom Quinn, urging him to take action to re-open the Lost Camp Road, restoring public acc...