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Upper Owens RiverStreams of Life

The complex relationship of water and land

FROM OUR LOFTY HUMAN PERSPECTIVE, streams are simple things.

They carry water from one place to the next. They offer us places to quench our thirst, shores to sit a spell and ponder, holes for trout to hang out.

Story and photo by Mike McKenna.


Women Who Rock

Three inspiring females who happen to be climbers

AS I GOT TO KNOW THE CLIMBING SCENE in Bishop last summer, the names of three women repeatedly surfaced in conversation...

Story by Devon Frederickson.

 


Explorers Wanted!

The Eastern Sierra ATV and Jamboree

LEGEND HAS IT that Western frontiersman John C. Frémont and his trusty guide, Kit Carson, were among the first Euro-Americans ever to mosey their way through Mono County’s Antelope Valley...

Story by Mike McKenna.


Mammoth Biathlon

Could shooting and skiing be the next big thing?

THERE'S OFTEN TALK OF MAMMOTH being the next Aspen or Vail. How about Vikersund?

Story by Stacy Corless. Photos by Jim Stimson.


Arcularius Ranch Memories

The Arcularius Ranch Resort and the waters of the Owens river that run through it are the stuff of local angling legend...

Edited by Stacy Corless. Photos courtesy Susan Cullen.

 


The Art of the Indian Cowboy

Garrett Spoonhunter's many talents and tales

GARRETT SPOONHUNTER KNOWS MORE COWBOY STORIES than there are horseshoes in the Owens Valley. But for every tale he tells, 10 more are told about him...

Story by Andrea Tetrick. Photos by Andrea Tetrick and Tania Spoonhunter.


The Mammoth Track Club

How America's elite distance runners came to town

THE EASTERN SIERRA INSPIRES A LOT OF RUNNING
Clean cool air, extensive trails and open roads leading...

Story and photos by Andy Selters.


Hooked On

Weekly essays and humor by McKenna.



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Pics

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Fishing

A whole section. Coming soon.



Drinking & Maybe Eating

With McKenna.