Green river. Crystal clear.
For the sixth time in as many years, I'm headed to a special spot in the Sierra of eastern California to enjoy a few days of wandering, chatting, and relaxation with my Dad. Having found this place more than 30 years ago, it's now the only place he camps anymore.
This year - like all the others - would be wonderful even if all we did was hang around camp and enjoy the world around us. In fact, for the last five years, that's been exactly what Pops has done, a hip hindering his ability to cover the ground he once could.
But this time - for the first time since 2018 - Pops was headed a little further out of camp. A hip replacement last fall meant that he was feeling ten years younger. Young enough - perhaps - to make another attempt at the climb up Lost Knife Knoll!
That wasn't the only new element to our trip - another high-tech addition would also provide us with new views of familiar places, and access to areas we'd previously never reached!
The Blade | Soaring Over the Sierra #1 - For the sixth time in as many years, I'm headed to a special spot in the Sierra of eastern California to enjoy a few days of wandering, chatting, and relaxation with my Dad. Having found this place more than 30 years ago, it's now the only place he camps anymore. If…
A New Perspective | Soaring Over the Sierra #2 - There's no denying it - I'm getting older. Sure, there are the little things - injuries take a bit longer to heal, there's more than a bit of gray hair on my body, and I find myself saying things like, "I remember when candy bars used to cost 45¢." But…
Landmarks | Soaring Over the Sierra #3 - When you visit a place time after time, features that were once remarkable or breathtaking can start to seem normal or even become mundane. I don't think that's happened with me yet as I've visited over the years - or with my Dad over the decades that he's been enjoying…