Travel

There was a deadly snowmobile crash last Saturday, March 24, 2012 on one of the trails north of Tahoe City.  James Edgar Darnall, age 55, from Stockton veered off a trail and hit a tree.  The Highway patrol was called about 4:00pm on Saturday...

Darrell Grand Moultrie Photography by Keith Sutter Sacramento Ballet’s Modern Masters By Darlena Belushin McKay Each spring, I look forward to Sacramento Ballet’s Modern Masters program for its thought-provoking performances. I’ve never been disappointed, and I know I won’t be this year because I’ve already seen a preview with one of the program’s choreographers,...

2012 Night of Celebration By Elena M. Macaluso My friend Jen is a cancer survivor. Jen was a 25-year-old medical student at Georgetown University School of Medicine when she was undergoing chemo and radiation for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Today she is a family medicine physician with Sutter Medical Group. And she’s 10 years cancer free...

With my work schedule and commuting, weekly life can get really busy.  Despite having been in the Netherlands for nearly a year and a half, I feel like each day still brings a wealth of learning experiences.  It can get tiring and s...

The U.S. Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management has authorized the replacement of the existing Upper Truckee River channel with a new channel that more closely follows the depth and curves of a natural river.The project area includes about 12,000 ...

The view from the Broderick Boat Ramp looking east acrossthe Sacramento River.  The structure in the river is a waterintake for the City of Sacramento.At the Broderick Boat Ramp a key word is free–free boat launching, free bank fishing, fre...

Greeting readers of my Woman on Water Blog,I have launched my Woman on Water Facebook page. This is the page where I will post blog posts, photos, thoughts, ideas, and resources regarding women on water.I am still developing the page and what I will b...

2004.  My first big trip to Europe.  6 countries.  28 days. A total of 121 photos. 1995 and 1996.  My first two trips outside of North America.  My second and third plane rides.  The beautiful country of Estonia.  I came home with less than 50 photos.  (I did develop a crush on an Estonian...

If you spend time on the trails below 4,000 feet, Poison Oak will be present.  The best defense from skin rash is to avoid direct or indirect contact.  The active skin irritant in Poison Oak is called urushiol.  Urushiol is described as ...