The Sierra Buttes are a rocky hilltop visible from Highway 49 north of Sierra City. It’s been my “to go” list for some time now (but then again, pretty much the whole range is on that list). Getting up there…

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Captain Crash has been traveling from Mexico to Antarctica. Lately he’s been counting condors in Patagonia . From a recent excerpt: So a summary! (Said in a Monte Python

An Associated Press story in the Mercury News travel section suggests taking a scenic drive from the coast to Lassen Volcanic National Park: Looking for a road trip getaway? Consider heading for the far northern end of California and taking…

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Last night, way past bedtime, I did one last look at Trail Journals and noticed a reference to the Mississippi River. Further study revealed a journal kept by woman who paddled a canoe the entire length of the Mississippi last…

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The Wine Country is Disneyland for grown-ups: it promises large quantities of things we require — alcoholic beverages — and small quantities of things we’ve outgrown, such as bone-rattling thrill rides. What happens in the Wine Country is that people…

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Spadout.com has a 50-state map of popular climbing destinations. Last on my list: Suicide Rocks, California.

I’m sorely tempted to book passage to small Colorado mountain town for Frozen Dead Guy Days.

I give you Tactical Fishing in Afghanistan. During official meetings with local officials and United Nations workers, after topics of humanitarian assistance and civil military projects were discussed, came what men do universally, “talk fishing”. I mention that I had…

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