Articles by Dan Blackburn

14 articles since 1999

Novel lodges for leaf peepers

Travel | By Dan Blackburn | October 12, 2008
In Spanish, Colorado means red. Read more
 

From top down - A Mammoth summer starts at the summit with a fun new center.

Travel | By Dan Blackburn | July 1, 2007
THE new Top of the Sierra Interpretive Center on Mammoth Mountain has visitors quaking in their ski boots. Read more
 

Close enough to touch Utah’s sky

Travel | By Dan Blackburn | September 10, 2006
PURSUIT of unspoiled mountain ranges has been my avocation for much of my adult life. Read more
 

Sequoia solitude, hold the hassles

Travel | By Dan Blackburn | August 28, 2005
MY neighbor tempted me with the notion: a magical mountain campsite. Read more
 

Nature on display in predawn Mammoth trek

Travel | By Dan Blackburn | February 20, 2005
Moonlight snowshoeing requires only two things, and we were some moonbeams short. Read more
 

Enough to make you misty-eyed

Travel | By Dan Blackburn | August 1, 2004
Only one paved road delves into the heart of Kings Canyon National Park, and it ends where the Kings River thunders along beneath mile-high, glacier-carved canyon walls. Read more
 

A symphony in stone

Travel | By Dan Blackburn | October 12, 2003
Zion National Park, Utah The late afternoon sun painted the cliffs with rich rays of red as we rolled to a stop at the booth where rangers collect a $20 entrance fee and dispense information and advice. Read more
 

Ruby Mountains: The Crowning Jewel

Travel | By Dan Blackburn | September 22, 2002
The golden eagle that flew over our car, leading the way up the winding canyon road, may have been the first clue that we were entering a special place. Read more
 

Seeds of Change Inside Sequoia National Park

Travel | By Dan Blackburn | August 25, 2002
Ranger Kris Fister knelt beside a baby sequoia that had sprouted along Big Trees Trail, near a new museum here. Read more
 

Yosemite, the Picture of Peace

Travel | By Dan Blackburn | December 23, 2001
The sign at the tunnel entrance said “Turn On Your Lights.” Read more
 
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