Well, we had tons of snow in Bear Valley, California this season and Northern California got its wettest winter in nearly a century! Continue reading
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Winter Adventure in Bear Valley, 2015-2016
El Niño finally hits California! We’ve been through a serious drought for 4 years here. It didn’t rain/snow much last winter (rainy season) and last summer was dangerously hot and dry with no sign of rain. There were big wildfires during summer and they burnt forest, houses… It scared me a lot when we saw … Continue reading
Winter Adventure in Bear Valley, 2014-2015
At the very end of 2014, we finished our first cross country trip in the United State and set up winter base camp in Bear Valley, California. (This base camp is NOT on wheels! Yes, it is on the ground!!) This small village is located on the western side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains at … Continue reading
Back country adventure on highway 4, CA
The great snowfall this weekend, returning Bear Valley to its glorious splendor, provided amble fare for cross-county track skiing and back-country touring. ついにBear Valleyにも本格的な冬がやってきて、先日の嵐のおかげで積雪量が1mを超えました。XCスキー場も本格稼働し、新しいトレイルも着々とオープンしています。 Continue reading
Rappelling brothers
We spent another snowless weekend in Bear Valley and this was taken 2 weeks ago. Finally the snow storm came and we got plenty of snow. Yes, we can ski now! We will take a break from climbing in BV for a while. Continue reading
Hells Kitchen boulders in Bear Valley, CA
Bear Valley at 7000 feet elevation is 3.5 hour drive from San Francisco and about 2.5 hours from our weekday launch point of Pleasanton. Normally a cross-country and downhill ski destination, this years’ dearth of snow left the rocks exposed for climbing. Continue reading
Calaveras Big Trees State Park, CA – North Grove Campground
Happy New Year! After coming back from India, we spent Christmas time in 49er Ranch RV Park(Full hookups), Columbia CA and the new year in Calaveras Big Trees State Park – North Grove campground. 遅ればせながら明けましておめでとうございます。2014年は元旦から5日間 Calaveras Big Trees State Park で過ごしました。 Continue reading
Life untethered 