North Fork of the American River

[written September 17, 2007] Ron Gould and I headed up to Emigrant Gap, then a few miles south on Forest Road 19, to Sailor Point. We parked...

[written August 13, 2007] Walking down the ancient trail, with twelve people scattered along the way, some above, some below, I found myself...

[written August 10, 2007] My family joined our Bay Area friends the Creelmans for a visit to Monumental Creek, once again driving south from...

[written August 6, 2007] Early Saturday afternoon Gay Wiseman and I drove up to Emigrant Gap and then south on Forest Road 19 towards the No...

[written July 27, 2007] Early one morning I met Ron Gould and Catherine O'Riley for an expedition to Terra Incognita. Terra Incognita: o...

[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. ...