Hippocleides Doesn't Care

It’s been an unusually mild summer here in California. And don’t get me wrong, I am NOT complaining. Usually we can count on 100 degree-plus temperatures every day in the central valley for a good six months straight–June through October. But this year we’ve only had a handful of days over 100. And that’s fantstic. [...]

Tags: California, central valley, Chico, hunting, hwy 395, Manteca, rain, snow, Tioga

In years past I’ve gone to Silverfork off highway 50 for Memorial Day weekend. That was back when I was younger and didn’t care about sitting in stop-and-go traffic for 8 hours to get home. These days I’m much more likely to stay home on holiday weekends. But Sonora Pass called to me… Sonora Pass [...]

Tags: California, central valley, eastern Sierras, highway 108, highway 120, highway 4, highway 50, highway 70, highway 80, highway 88, kennedy meadow, Sierra Nevada, sonora pass, yum

Today is June 21st. Ahhh, Summer. Here in the Central Valley we get about six months of Summer. From May until November it’s 100 degrees every day. Then we get about two weeks of Fall, where the temperature is in the 70s. Then it turns cold and rains for 5 months. When the rain stops [...]

Tags: Big Rob, Bri, California, central valley, Dave, fall, Javier, Michie, Monica, rain, spring, Stoney, summer