Bristlecone pine trees are the oldest continuously standing living trees on the planet. With that said, clonal systems of trees date back further but are not the original specimen like with the Bristlecone pines. Other ancient clonal systems include 80,000-year-old Quaking Aspen grove in Utah, 11,000 plus year old Creosote Bush stands in California's Mojave Desert and a root system of a Norway Spruce tree in Sweden found to to be almost 10,000 … [Read more...]
Bishop, CA – White Mountain Hike
White Mountain is one of 15 summits in California over 14,000 feet. Along with Shasta it is the only other 14,000+ mountain in California outside of the Sierra Nevada mountains. One of the oldest permanent settlements in North America was located 12,600 feet up one of the sides of White Mountain. This is the highest of the former permanent Indian settlements; there are several encampments slightly lower in elevation. The dirt White Mountain road … [Read more...]
Bishop, CA – More Information
For more information about the Bristle cone Pine Forest visit the Inyo National Forest web site at www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/inyo/recreation/recarea/?recid=20272&actid=50 or call (760) 873-2500. You may also write them at: Bristle cone Pine Forest Manager 798 North Main Bishop, CA 93514 Bishop Chamber of Commerce www.bishopvisitor.com 690 N. Main Street Bishop, CA 93514 or you can call them at 760.873.8405. Great website which during … [Read more...]
Colima, Mexico – Side Trips
Part of the experience of staying in Colima City is being able to explore the surrounding regions through a variety of day trips. It is the friendliness and simplicity of the locals that has always attracted me to this part of Mexico - along with the fact this is not a heavily touristed part of the country. I love walking through some of the small villages, where the local people rarely if ever see tourists. On warm days in the afternoon sun, I … [Read more...]
Reno, NV
Long billed as the "biggest little city in the world" - today's population is over 250,000 and the city is somewhat spread out now but for a city of this size, it still perhaps feels bigger then the actual population. Reno is located in the high desert east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains north and slightly east of the great Lake Tahoe. Reno offers numerous non stop gambling opportunities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The city boasts a … [Read more...]
Reno, NV – Attractions
For a town of this size there are a fair number of attractions that are worth seeing. BaseCamp Reno is extremely unique; it is the world's tallest climbing wall (either indoor or outdoor) - in this case it is located outside on the east wall of the Whitney Peak Hotel (tall is a theme here - this hotel is appropriately named for the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states, Mt. Whitney - located in neighboring California). The climbing … [Read more...]
Reno, NV – Events
Reno Rodeo is the third largest rodeo held in the United States. It is now a 2.5+ million dollar event. It was founded in 1919 and from a small event then, it has now grown to having over 130,000 people attend in 1997. Excellent competitions can be witnessed in bareback riding, roping, barrel racing, and steer wrestling. Before the actual rodeo a 60 mile cattle drive is open to the public. This drive reminiscent of the cattle drive in "City … [Read more...]
Reno, NV – Restaurants
Any phone numbers listed below are in the (775) area code. Prices mentioned are for dinner unless otherwise noted. Note that there casino's often contain multiple restaurants within their confines. The ones listed below are simply a few restaurants out of the overall Reno dining scene. Restaurants Archie's is located across from the University of Nevada Reno and as a result sees a good crowd of college students at … [Read more...]
Reno, NV – More Information
The Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority is located at: Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority 4001 S. Virginia St. Suite G Reno, NV 89502 Phone number is 888-HIT RENO or (775) 827-7600. www.visitrenotahoe.com Attractions www.automuseum.org National Auto Museum www.hotaugustnights.net enjoy a "blast from the past" classic cars & more! www.renorodeo.com Reno Rodeo www.unr.edu University of … [Read more...]
Mt. Whitney, CA
Nowhere in California does the west feel more alive then in the Owens Valley. These are the quintessential landscapes that drew pioneers to this part of the country. With a dramatic backdrop of the state's most impressive mountains guiding one up and down the great 395, one is never far from inspiration. If there was a god of nature, she would live in this valley. If there was one small town we would live in at least seasonally, based on the … [Read more...]
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