Photo copyright Olinchuk, used by permission The Weed Library burned to the ground in the Boles Fire and Tom Stienstra and Rotary Clubs from Redding to Medford have proposed to rebuild and make it better than ever. In a free show to raise money to rebuild the Weed Library, Stienstra, a Rotary member and three-time national outdoor writer of the year, will present “Electrifying Wildlife Encounters” at the Kenneth W. [...]
One of the best lookouts for a day hike in America
LAKE PLACID, NY – San Francisco Chronicle outdoors writer Tom Stienstra was awarded “Best of the Best” and the President’s Award as National Outdoor Writer of the Year, newspaper division, from the Outdoors Writers Association of America, the organization announced last week. The winning story was “Paralyzed athlete Grant Korgan achieves polar goal,” which appeared Jan. 29, 2012 in The Chronicle and SFGate.com, where it is archived. The story won first place [...]
The best of cabins and cottages by activities: Hiking/redwoods: Big Basin Tent Cabins Family recreation: Costanoa Backpacking: High Sierra Camps Mountain biking: Yuba River Inn Fishing: Convict Lake Resort Boating/water sports: Sugarloaf Cottages Resort Coast/beach: White Rock Resort Lake Tahoe: Zephyr Cove Resort Hiking/high Sierra: Tioga Pass Resort Hot springs, swimming: Mono Hot Springs Ultimate luxury: Post Ranch Inn Never get stuck again for a camp: The 2013 edition of Moon California Camping. What sets you free? Hike. Bike. Camp. Fish. Boat. Wildlife [...]
Courtesy San Francisco Chronicle, June 9, 2013 MISSOULA, MT -- The Chronicle’s Tom Stienstra won first and second places in the nation for best outdoor adventure writing in the annual awards announced last week by the Outdoor Writers Association of America. The winning entry was “Paralyzed athlete Grant Korgan achieves polar goal,” which appeared on Page 1 of San Francisco Chronicle on Jan. 29, 2012. As a first place winner, Stienstra becomes [...]
Some of my favorite lakes Lakes with boat ramps: California has 195 recreation lakes with boat ramps. Most are set in the foothills of the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys, as well as in the Sierra Nevada, Cascade and Shasta-Siskiyou ranges. Virtually all have campgrounds, fishing and nearby hiking or biking Here are the prettiest: 1. Lake Tahoe at Emerald Bay; 2. Sardine Lake, Graeagle; 3. Donner Lake, Truckee; 4. Convict Lake, Inyo County; [...]
