MAMMOTH, EUREKA DUNES, THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONES, by Larry Turner

I love snow and mountains and I love the desert, too. Mammoth has this unique location whereas you can access both quickly. Use Mammoth as your base and make daily explorations to such places as Death Valley National Park and the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest....more

TAKING THE PLUNGE; Skiing Mammoth Mountain, by Lee Juillerat

My Mammoth memories best revolve around the wild and wooly winds, the anxious thrills and chills of feeling like a feather in the wind on runs that were too much fun.....more

RAIL BYWAYS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON, by Ted and Sylvia Blishak
We recently boarded the By Ways of California and Oregon tour train, billed as "Travel through the Feather River Canyon and over the entire BNSF Inside Gateway, Keddie Wye, to the Columbia River Gorge." The trip included many “rare miles”, routes not used by Amtrak. ....more

KOSRAE ISLAND, MICRONESIA, by Yvette Cardozo

The very fact that most people miss Kosrae is why it’s special. Untouched. Unspoiled. The kind of place you say, “Gee, wish I had gone there 20 years ago,” except 20 years ago is now....more

MALTA: Megalithic Mysteries to the Knights of St. John, by Julie Gangler

Looking up at the 20-foot high limestone megaliths, I almost believed the legend that giants had built this temple complex on Malta. The reality: Neolithic people raised it about 3600 BC – more than 1,000 years before Britain’s Stonehenge and Egypt’s Pyramids....more

TASSAJARA ZEN MOUNTAIN CENTER SUMMER GUEST SCHEDULE

Only accessible by 4-wheel drive vehicles via a 14-mile dirt road, Tassajara is an eco-efficient paradise garnering 100% of its energy from solar panels and the local hot springs. Generations of settlers and visitors have come ever since seeking renewal and tranquility....more