Summer ends fast in the sierras and the hikers just stop coming thru as they don’t want to get stuck at 9-12,000 feet with early winter storms on the trails above Pinecrest. I’ve pulled the boats out and just a few cabin folks are left and closing up mostly themselves. I’ve been busy planning for…

A fun packed weekend was spent in the San Francisco Bay Area visiting family and friends.

A short hike to secret lake on the eastern side of the Sierras California.

I was able to paint with another local plein air painter Andrea at Strawberry, California in the Sierras. We drove to a nearby forest and captured the scene with our various plein air painting setups. During the summer I have painted several pictures more studio style at the cabin. Check out the Tree-House-Studio.com website to…

In September, a group of us hiked a longer 18 mile loop hike from Pinecrest to Waterhouse lake and back down the ridge on the opposite south ridge.