A Backcountry State of Mind
Every now and then, I meet someone who is nice enough to tell me that they have read…
Peter Pumphrey
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Lamarck Col – Backcountry Trout West of Bishop
Winter nights bring out the dreamer in me. Sitting next to a fire with a couple of maps…
The Onion Valley Trailhead
The trails in the Sierra Nevada trace their history not to recreation, but to economic purposes. They were…
Backcountry Trout: The McGee Creek Trailhead
It has been my pleasure to receive inquiries from readers who ask me how they can get into…
Coping With Runoff
When this year’s March storms cleared, and I was able to see the Sierra Crest from my front…
Rush Creek: A Stream Resurrected
By their very nature, rivers and streams are special places. The sound and movement of water is at…
Little Lakes Valley
I often explain to people that I fish for trout because of where they are found. Truth be…
The Upper Kern Canyon
Every year, thousands upon thousands of people jam their way into Yosemite Valley, standing shoulder to shoulder to…
Crabtree Meadows
As life goes on, there comes a point when you start to think as much about the places…