I was an angry thirteen-year-old whose parents were undergoing a protracted divorce. Snooping at my mother’s desk one afternoon, I…
TechGearLab.com — Best Electric Scooters of 2022 + links to more of my reviews
Over 3 years, our team of experts has bought and tested 18 electric scooters. In this review, we compare the…
California Climber Profile and Interview — Doug Robinson
Doug has been called a lot of things over the years. He’s “the father of clean climbing,” “the King of…
Outdoor California Feature — The Character of a River
The Upper Sacramento River, known simply as the Upper Sac, is a storied destination for hikers, sightseers, and anglers alike.…
Frontiers in Plant Science Journal Article — Wood Anatomy of Douglas-Fir in Eastern Arizona and Its Relationship With Pacific Basin Climate
Dendroclimatic reconstructions, which are a well-known tool for extending records of climatic variability, have recently been expanded by using wood…
Paleo 3 Journal Article — Reconstruction of Seasonal and Water-Year Precipitation Anomalies from 2 Tree-Ring Records of the Southwestern United States
The annual cycle of precipitation in the southwestern United States is characterized by a bimodal distribution. El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)…
Tahoe Daily Tribune — Tahoe Todd and the Mountain Tribe
When I first moved to South Lake Tahoe, I lived in a three-bedroom ski lease with about twelve other weekend…
Tahoe Daily Tribune — Just One More Climb
I love the smell of wood-burning stoves in the crisp autumn air. There’s something refreshing in the sound of saws…
Tahoe Daily Tribune — A Stormy Sunset Summit
The past week or so has produced some amazing displays of afternoon weather. Muggy air masses in the late morning…
Adventure Sports Journal Cover Shot + Feature — Hidden in Plain Sight
Tahoe Daily Tribune — Why Climb?
Recently I engaged in a conversation with a new friend that temporarily focused on the question of why climbers climb.…
Tahoe Daily Tribune — Tahoe Weather Discussed
Last February I had the pleasure of interviewing the creator and author of the increasingly popular blog Tahoe Weather Discussion.…
Tahoe Daily Tribune — A Side Walk in the Sky
“Hey dude, what are you doin’ Sunday.” That’s how the conversation started. “Sleepin’ in,” came the gruff response through the…
In Search of Warren Harding
For many climbers plying their skills in the big mountains, knowing the history of an area is as important as…
Black Point Fissures
In this video, Yu and Funk are canyoneering – sort of. This crack in the earth is one in a…