Category Archives: Personal history

The set of blogs devoted to this topic will, when complete, amount to an autobiography of sorts

California, September, 2017 – Part 1

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Evensteven

On September 1, 2017, Kathy and I left New Mexico for southern California, to participate in the annual Hammerlee family beach reunion. As in recent years, we occupied the Raccoon group site at Carpinteria State Beach, which State Beach is … Continue reading →

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The Salt River, AZ , Part 1, March 20-22

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Evensteven

A combination of low water years and no success in the annual lottery kept us away from our second most favorite river in Arizona for 7 years. We had first run the 52 mile Salt River Canyon in 1982, and … Continue reading →

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Ski Trip with the Levys, Tahoe Donner, 4-3 to 4-7, 2017

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Evensteven

On April 3, Kathy and I flew into Reno, and rented a car for the drive uphill to Tahoe Donner, a subdivision of expensive vacation homes where Kathy’s daughter Laina and family were spending Spring Break at their rented “ski … Continue reading →

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Bay Area Shore Birds, 11-16

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Evensteven

While Kathy and I were in the Bay Area, visiting our families over the Thanksgiving holiday, my son Ethan and wife Flo presented me with an early X-mas present: a Nikon Coolpix P900 Superzoom camera! Up till now, I have been using the … Continue reading →

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Lahontan Cutthroat Trout, Pyramid Lake, NV – Nov. 19 to 21, 2016

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Evensteven

Click on the link if you are not seeing the full post. Ethan and I got in a long weekend at Pyramid Lake, prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. We again stayed at Crosby’s, in Sutcliffe, which is about as convenient … Continue reading →

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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Evensteven

Kathy and I visited Sequoia National Park in 2007. We visited again this Fall (9-16), and added a visit to the adjacent Kings Canyon National Park. We first drove the long, narrow and windy road to Mineral King, which neither of … Continue reading →

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The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Fall 2016 – #3

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Evensteven

Part #2 ended with Bedrock Rapid, Mile 131. This 3rd and final part begins with Deubendorff Rapid, Mile 132. The links to Parts #1 and #2 are to be found at the end of this post. Day 13 (con’t.) At … Continue reading →

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The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Fall 2016 – #2

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Evensteven

The prior post chronicled the first week of our 2016 Grand Canyon trip, taking us from our launch, at Lees Ferry, on 9-17, to our camp at Papago Canyon, Mile 76.5, on 9-23. Here is the link to that post: https://believesteve.org/2016/10/20/the-colorado-river-in-the-grand-canyon-fall-2016-1/ … Continue reading →

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The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Fall 2016 – #1

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Evensteven

Overview: On Sept. 17, 2016, Kathy, myself and a group of friends launched a 21-day “Grand” trip, from Lees Ferry, AZ. This was my 17th such trip, and Kathy’s 15th. Other members of the party with prior Grand Canyon experience … Continue reading →

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Vintage Snow and Ice Climbing Tools

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Evensteven

Seen here are the ice axe and crampons I purchased in Chamonix, France, in the summer of 1962. Chamonix is the alpine climbing center of Europe, located in a deep valley at the foot of Mt. Blanc and the vertiginous Aiguilles (Needles) … Continue reading →

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