Miracle March

It was truly a “Miracle March.” After several dry months, winter finally arrived, unleashing storm after storm upon the Sierra. For days, delicate little flakes fell from above and collected like woolen tufts atop the pines and fir. The granite walls of Yosemite Valley sparkled in the sunlight as sheets of snow swept across their […]

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America’s Best Idea

The first time I set foot inside Yosemite National Park, I was hiking southbound on the Pacific Crest Trail. Despite having hiked through vast and stunning swathes of the United States, there was something spellbinding about Yosemite Wilderness. The sea of glacial valleys and granite peaks evoked frozen waves. Eons of movement and metamorphosis were […]

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