North Fork of the American River

[written July 8, 2007] The orchidaceous and salamandrine Onion Valley area of the North Fork of the North Fork of the American River (the NF...

[written June 25, 2007] The "pileus" or liberty cap was the especial badge of emancipation, worn by freed slaves in ancient Rome. ...

[written June 21, 2007] With the discovery of a second boiler in the East Fork of the North Fork of the North Fork of the American River, or...

[written June 14, 2007] Wednesday morning Ron Gould and I drove up to Emigrant Gap on I-80, and then in on Forest Road 19 to Onion Valley (a...

[written June 11, 2007] The rock walls on the old Bradley & Gardner Ditch, above the Monuments, called me back. Catherine O'Riley an...

[written June 1, 2007] I joined Catherine O'Riley for an unexpected hike into the wilds of Monumental Creek, or, as we jokingly named it...

[written May 30, 2007] Over the Memorial Day weekend I took a tour of the Gold Run Diggings with Rick Creelman and Gay Wiseman. We drove dow...