After a break in the rains, we found a nice sunny day to hike the Stevens Trail hike here in Colfax. The trail goes all the way down Continue reading “Stevens Trail Hike”
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Charlie’s first snow play
I took Charlie and Ben up to the Yuba Gap turnoff on 80 so they could play in the snow, near Lake Valley Reservoir. Although it was rather trampled Continue reading “Charlie’s first snow play”
Sierra Snow Shoe Trip
On January 29th we put together a long-awaited snow shoe trip with a bunch of friends. The month of January provided about 15 feet Continue reading “Sierra Snow Shoe Trip”
Loon Lake August 2016 #3
Ben and I made our third trip to Loon Lake, last week. Had a great time swimming, kayaking, hiking and droning. The fishing was Continue reading “Loon Lake August 2016 #3”
Jackson Meadows/Pass Creek #1 June, 2016
My first 2016 campout at Jackson Meadows was put off for a couple of weeks because of snow on the road coming in. But its all clear now. This time, it was just Ben and I because Biggs had to stay home recovering from his left knee surgery about four weeks ago. The lake was at 100% full, up to the tree line. The highest I have ever seen it. The base of some trees, mainly aspen, were actually in the water. I took my DJI Phantom drone this time and had four really fun flights. I was able to even fly through the Pass Creek canyon capturing some of the waterfalls. I even was able to launch from my campsite at #30. Even with the wind, which you can see in the portion of the video that shows my site, the drone handled amazingly. Fishing was not good, similar to past years at this time. I did catch one nice sized one that I released, lucky guy. The lake, the stream, the wildflowers were all just stunning. Everything was so green and the water so incredibly blue. Next trip up is Loon Lake then back to Jackson in early July. This video can be seen in HD at either 1440p or 1080p. Check your settings.
My fishing kayak just below my campsite
Aerial shot taken from above with the drone
Aerial shot taken from above with the drone
Aerial shot taken from above with the drone
Aerial shot taken from above with the drone
Aerial shot taken from above with the drone
Highway 395 Trip Along Eastern Slope of the Sierra
In early May I went on my first RV trip of 2016. My friend Gary and his pup, Benetar, caravan-ed down 395 from Carson City to Lee Vining. We took cameras, drones, and plenty of beer and snacks. We stopped first nite at Lower Twin Lakes campground Continue reading “Highway 395 Trip Along Eastern Slope of the Sierra”
Mendocino Coastline at Fort Bragg, CA
Kate and I took a brief vacation and went to our favorite place in Ft. Bragg, the Beachcomber Motel. You can see it in the video below at the end of the trestle bridge. There is a walkway going from Glass Beach Continue reading “Mendocino Coastline at Fort Bragg, CA”
Backyard Columbine
Bridgeport Wildflower Hike along the Yuba River
April is time for wildflowers in Nevada County so Kate, Ben, Biggs and I went for the wildflower hike up near Bridgeport. Do to the decent snowfall this year the Yuba River was running just great. Poppies and Lupine were in abundance along with many other wildflowers. Weather was 70s. Gorgeous day all together.
Droning at the Yuba River
On March 25th I took Ben and my Syma X5-SC up to the Yuba River off the Bowman Lake Road just below Spaulding Reservoir. My intention was to make a full video of the whole event, Continue reading “Droning at the Yuba River”