While heading toward Lake Tahoe may be the most well-traveled route for mountain lovers from the Bay Area, others have discovered another jewel nestled in the Northern California forest, Lake…

Journey-man’s Journal by Scott Feuer Tales from the Trail — Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve is one of my favorite local destinations nestled in the rolling hills between Clayton and…

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Journey-man’s Journal by Scott Feuer The plan was to do something unique, something atypical of the traditional birthday celebration; a gift to myself to escape the time-crunched routine of daily…

by John Cooper After four years of draught conditions, we’re finally seeing the return of significant snowfall in the mountains of Northern California. I’ll leave the specific details on the…

Journey-man’s Journal by John Cooper     Too much work and not enough play I thought to myself as I sat at my desk.  The window of opportunity was closing…

  Journey-Man’s Journal  by John Cooper My family and I, consisting of my wife, teenage son and daughter plus two of their friends just returned from a week at Cabo…

Journey-man’s Journal   Genoa, Nevada by John Cooper   I  heard the calling one early Sunday morning recently; the call for adventure. I phoned my good mate (that’s Australian for “friend”)…

by John Cooper My wife recently sent me a quote written by Paul Coelho that I liked. It read, “I refuse to walk carefully through life only to arrive safely…

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It’s the dead of winter and El Nino is delivering much needed rain to the Bay Area, but rather than hunker down like Punxsutawney Phil,       I’ve decided to take…

Journeyman’s Journal: The Deadhorse Adventure  by John Cooper The late Frank Zappa said it best, “If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom,…