All Entries Tagged With: "outdoor"
Sky High! Nearby.
Tweet It’s 8:30 PM and the gentle sun of early summer has finally dipped below the ever-expanding tree tops of centuries-old fir, cedar, and sugar pine trees hovering over the campsites at Pinecrest Campground in Pinecrest, CA “These trees look different at night . . . even scary,” my friend ponders as we navigate the [...]
Caswell Memorial State Park
TweetWithout Old Man Winter, spring, with her green light, would not seem as charming. So, in welcoming April and reconnecting with the outdoors, let’s not forget the frost of winter as we embrace spring, for the Old Man is bound to return. In the meantime, however, agreeing with the wise words of Robin Williams – [...]
Dry Creek Revisited
TweetAlthough the brisk weather may have you peering out the window, clutching your favorite coffee mug, and wrapped inside the Snuggie you said you would never wear, Modesto offers a range of outdoor activities capable of warming the winter cold. So, give your heater a rest and embrace the outdoors as a second home. A [...]
InterView: Suzy Powell
TweetGeorge Lucas, American Graffiti, Carol Channing and Royal Robbins, superstars … Modesto is in the groove right now for international celebrity. Besides being known as the home of George Lucas, American Graffiti, Carol Channing and Royal Robbins, superstars like Tim Olyphant, Jeremy Renner and James Marsters are all on the big and little screen. Our [...]
Fit for Fun
TweetIt’s been a little over 2 years since we have all had the pleasure in opening Modesto’s one and only The Modestoview Magazine. I invite you to take a trip with me on my first piece here and I’ll ask you to forgive me if I get ahead of myself from excitement in the resurrection of [...]
Dodge Ridge Ski Resort: The Closest Snow to Home
TweetLocated a mere 80 miles northeast of Modesto, nestled in Stanislaus National Forest amidst the great Pines and Firs of the Sierra Nevadas, Dodge Ridge Ski Resort rightly earns its slogan “The Closest Snow to Home.” In addition, getting to this mecca of wintersports doesn’t demand driving over dangerous high-mountain passes. For those not wanting [...]
