“In mid-autumn, high upon the watershed of Yosemite Creek, a few raindrops fall . . . and then more . . . and more. “ I wrote those words...

“I just liked the matchup.” Aaron Boone, NY Yankees Manager, explaining why he chose reliever Nestor Cortes, who had not pitched in 37...

"The supreme end of education is expert discernment in all things – the power to tell the good from the bad, the genuine from the...

"I don't think I'm really in a situation to complain, because I consider myself to be privileged to be doing what I do." ...

“If you had to consider the needs of as many people as possible, including the foreign traveler, families with children of varying ages,...

In 2017, I created the “ Yosemeter .”   It allowed a quick look at determining the “best” month to spend time in Yosemite National Park...

Dear Mr. Dean: Upon learning of your decision to retire this summer (2024), I felt a wave of disappointment sweep over me considering the...

“Over bridge of sighs To rest my eyes in shades of green Under dreaming spires To Itchycoo Park, that's where I've been . . . “We'll get...

Continued  from February 2024 (See PART 2 by Clicking Here) 3. MOTIVATION FOR STARTING THE WASHBURN FIRE...

"Human-start fires typically occur near roads so escape routes are accessible for the fire starter."

Inside Job: “A crime committed by or in collusion with a person or persons closely associated with the victim.”...

"That's a wrap!": Used to indicate  that something is finished or concluded. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 202...

“I am in constant view of the grandest of all the falls.”  John Muir, April 5, 1871

The first reports of smoke came to the Yosemite Emergency Communications Center at 2:04 pm on July 7, 2022.  Only eight days had passed...

“Meanwhile, all of these mountain bikers were just whizzing past me,”

“The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times . . . The best moments usually occur if a person’s body or...

Not everyone succumbs to Yosemite Use Disorder (SUD). For those who don't, they might visit Yosemite National Park (YNP) and acknowledge...

“The woods, the streams, everything on it belongs to everybody and is for the use of all. How can one man say it belongs only to him?”

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we we see is a perspective, not the truth.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations In...

Hey, Bark Beetle, are you still out there? I have not heard much about you