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South Lake and Hurd Peak


With the series of storms moving through it was tough to find a gap with good ski weather so we ended up doing a short day trip from South Lake near Bishop. The road is open all the way to the South Lake TH from where we skinned / snow shoed around the lake and […]

Bambino Cache


Due to the stormy weather we postponed our backcountry ski trip and Janet and I went geocaching instead. We placed the ‘Bambino Cache’ close to the RV with a great view of Basin Mountain.

Live Cam is Live


My live cam is live. Whenever I am stationary for a couple of days and have my satellite hooked up I will have it running. Right now it is showing a new storm brewing over the Sierra with the strong winds and clouds growing ominously in the pic sequence. The user interface needs a lot […]

Doug’s enhanced eagle


Doug kindly enhanced one of the golden eagle photos. Now you can see some of the colors on his wings. I will see if I can get more photos of the beast.

Golden Eagle


On my hike this afternoon – to some boulders where I have a cell phone signal – I briefly saw a huge bird landing behind a bush. I slowly walked closer to see a HUGE Golden Eagle flapping madly to get airborne. He was busy eating his fresh prey – a rabbit. For crime scene […]