Yosemite
The Park There is a lot to explore in Yosemite: Yosemite Valley with Half Dome and Yosemite Falls; Tuolumne Meadows, the largest subalpine meadow in the Sierra Nevada; three Giant Sequioa groves; historical sites at Wawona; and the endless hiking opportunities in the High Sierras. Yosemite is a land of granite that was shaped by […]
Lassen Volcanic
The Park Lassen Volcanic Nationial park has similarities with Mt. St. Helens and Crater Lake. For three years beginning in May of 1914, Lassen Peak erupted. Its biggest eruption was on May 22, 1915 when it sent a mushroom-shaped cloud of ash 30,000 feet into the air. A large area was left tree-less […]
Pholia Farm
My second farm was Pholia Farm just outside of Rogue River, Oregon. The Farm Pholia Farm is a goat dairy that makes hard cheeses from raw goat milk. There are two kinds of goats: long-eared Nigerian-Dwarf and short-eared LaMancha. The farmers are Gianaclis and Vern. The farm is on a twenty-four acre parcel of the […]