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Thank God for Beer
Story and photos by McKenna
Rock Creek Lake, a good place to test your manhood.
Friday, September 18, 2009 | Mike McKenna | Post a Comment | Share Article | Email Article | Print Article This isn't a trip report--it's a trip in progress. Eastside contributor and runner extraordinaire Jeff Kozak of Bishop is currently finishing up a speed record attempt of the JMT. He left Yosemite Valley early Thursday (before the smoke from the Big Oak Flat Rd fire got so bad) and well on his way to Whitney. Check out these updates at Sage to Summit's Facebook page from runners who've gone in to pace and resupply Jeff:
I for one can't wait to hear the story in Kozak's own words! Go, Jeff!
Sunday, August 30, 2009 | Stacy Corless | Post a Comment | Share Article | Email Article | Print Article A Belly Boat Bonanza
Story and photos by McKenna
Sizing up Big Virginia Lake
Back when I was a young whipper-snapper—or “grom” as they say here in sunny eastern California—my favorite TV show was Bonanza.
There was something about watching re-runs of the Cartwright family’s adventures in the rugged Sierra Nevada that called out to the kid in me. It’s the same sort of mysterious feeling that beckons the adult in me to chase after trout like they beat me up when I was kid—except for now I’m bigger, stronger and have become proficient with nunchucks. As Hoss Cartwright said, “Every man’s got to fight his own battle in his own way.”
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 | Editor | Post a Comment | Share Article | Email Article | Print Article
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A group of Mammoth locals, including myself, ventured out of the Eastern Sierra the first week of May to experience the Kentucky Derby, otherwise known as the Race for the Roses. Never having been to a horse race I didn’t know what to expect, but I did know I needed a hat. Before we left I made sure to find a fabulous plum-colored hat with a large flower on top. Then, not having a hat box to put it in while traveling, I decided to simply wear the hat on the plane to Kentucky.