Carson Valley Trails: One Tranquil Hike With Amazing Valley Vistas
Unless You’re A Carson Valley Local, Bet You’ve Never Hiked This Eastern Sierra Trail By Kimberly Wilkes Photos by Patrick Wilkes A spotted cat stretched out on one of the branches of a Jeffrey pine. It stared at my husband Patrick and me from alongside...
Where To Find The Best Death Valley Wildflowers
By Kimberly Wilkes Photos By Patrick Wilkes There’s little in life more magical than seeing the desert in bloom. And this year in Death Valley was no exception, especially since the park experienced a Super Bloom. This is when a particularly...
The Mooving Story Of The Giant Cow Near Death Valley
By Kimberly Wilkes, Author of Eastern Sierra And Death Valley Camping With Privacy If you drive from Las Vegas to Death Valley, you see something udderly out of place: a giant cow. Well, not a real cow. A fiberglass cow statue. It rises up in all its bovine...
5 Marvelous Gifts For People Who Love The Eastern Sierra
By Kimberly Wilkes, journalist and author of Eastern Sierra And Death Valley Camping With Privacy Here are some great gift choices that will bring a smile to the face of anyone who loves the Eastern Sierra or Death Valley. With some of these...
Saying Goodbye to This Season’s Fall Color
Photos by Patrick and Kimberly Wilkes Now that a blanket of white has replaced the fall color show in the Eastern Sierra, we pay tribute to another beautiful fall season with this collection of fall color photos. Enjoy this one last glimpse of fall as...
11 Best Campgrounds To View Fall Foliage in the Eastern Sierra
By Kimberly Wilkes, Author of Eastern Sierra And Death Valley Camping With Privacy Photographs by Patrick Wilkes There’s nothing like camping under the aspens when they’re ablaze in yellow, red, and orange. Although many Eastern Sierra campgrounds are...
Is The Eastern Sierra The Pie Capital Of The West?
Where To Get Some of the Best Pie You’ve Ever Tasted—And the Story Behind the People Who Make It By Kimberly Wilkes. Most Photographs by Patrick Wilkes. Pie. It’s everywhere in the Eastern Sierra. Sure, Idaho is known for its huckleberry pie....
How Bishop Got Its Name And Other Eastern Sierra Place Names
By Kimberly Wilkes, Author of Eastern Sierra And Death Valley Camping With Privacy A town named for a man who owned the land that became Hollywood. A mountain named for a British knight. Here are some interesting facts about how some towns,...
Hiking Near Monitor Pass
Even Most Eastern Sierra Locals Don’t Know About This Hike With A Spectacular View By Kimberly Wilkes • Photographs by Patrick Wilkes Last year, Patrick and I discovered a hike that boasts one of the most spectacular views in the Eastern Sierra. It’s...OTHER CAMPERS HOPE YOU’LL NEVER READ THIS BOOK!
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• Range & River Books, Bishop
• Spellbinder Books, Bishop
• Hope Valley Resort • Sorensen’s Resort Hope Valley • Booky Joint, Mammoth Lakes • Rock Creek Lakes Resort
• Mono Lake Committee Bookstore, Lee Vining
• Tioga Gas Mart
• Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center
• Eastern Sierra Visitor’s Center • Shelby’s Book Shoppe, Minden • Sundance Books, Reno
