I hope your week was as good as mine. Mr. Standish and I finally hiked Brokeoff Mountain in Lassen Park last Tuesday. It’s the Big Kahuna. The Beast. We nixed it the week before because it was cold, windy, and… Continue Reading
It’s Pie Baking Thursday – the day when ovens all over Manton are filled with apple pies that will be sold Saturday at the Manton Apple Festival. Volunteers have already spent weeks peeling and coring apples, making filling, rolling… Continue Reading
Thanks to all of you who reached out with concerns about our safety during the Forward Fire here in Manton. It broke out on Fri., Sept. 9, on Ponderosa Way down by Digger Creek. Apparently, a car caught fire, but… Continue Reading
Congratulations on emerging sweaty but alive from the hellish temperatures of this past week. We hiked the Hat Creek trail out of Old Station just before Mother Earth turned up the burners. The trail is in Lassen National Forest and… Continue Reading
Don’t you just love weddings? I am not a huge romantic, but weddings always bring it to the surface. I had the privilege of uniting two people I adore in marriage a few weeks ago and it was a perfect… Continue Reading
Mr. Standish and I visited Lassen Volcanic National Park on Wednesday with no game plan. Our original intention was to hike in the National Forest off Hwy 36 near Mineral, but I had forgotten to gas up the car in… Continue Reading
Are you superstitious? If you’re a baseball fan, you probably are – a little. I have not written about my beloved NY Mets much because they have been in first place in the NLE the entire season and I didn’t… Continue Reading
Shout-out to Bill Cornelius, the Wednesday resident of my Saturday column space in the Red Bluff Daily News. His descriptions of all the local columnists were spot on, and I am happy he remembers our door knocking adventures as fondly… Continue Reading
With all the craziness from last week, I forgot to tell you about our hike up Prospect Peak in Lassen Volcanic National Park. We’ve done a bunch of hikes in the park this year, but this was the best one… Continue Reading
I had the pleasure of returning to Greenville last Saturday. They held their 60th annual Gold Digger Days and it was as much fun as ever, even with the town almost completely incinerated. It was my first trip there since… Continue Reading
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