Sierra Nevada Mountains & Chico

After getting rained out in Sequoia NP I set my sights on an area of the Sierra Nevada National Forest south of Yosemite. On my way to Shaver and Huntington Lakes I stopped by the Ranger Station for a map and some backing advice. The advice I got was to go somewhere else unless I wanted to snowshoe. The place was still under a foot of snow and expecting more that week. So instead I set my course for the San Joaquin River Gorge per the ranger's recommendation.


At 14,000 feet the gorge was free from all the snow and foul weather the other area was having. And since it is on BLM land, there were no entrance or camping fees!


A few rain drops here and there and the temps were in the 50's but no snow!




One of my dinners- tempeh, grilled veggies and couscous.


Foot bridge over the gorge.




After three days in the gorge I spent a few nights in Chico with my aunt and her new puppy, Nikki.


Pirate actually played with another dog! Usually she wants nothing to do with playful dogs.




Fresh goodies from my aunt's back yard.


Chico has this really cool "natural community pool" that is filled by a river during the summer months.


My aunt and I went to an outdoor market in downtown Chico.


Fun hippie bike art.