nzane productions » river http://www.nzaneproductions.com words and pictures Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:47:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Thoughts on Sun Valley http://www.nzaneproductions.com/2008/08/09/thoughts-on-sun-valley/ http://www.nzaneproductions.com/2008/08/09/thoughts-on-sun-valley/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:57:03 +0000 Zachary Cole http://www.nzaneproductions.com/blog/2008/08/09/thoughts-on-sun-valley/ Continue reading →]]> I have to say bravo to the publicity people who have worked for Sun Valley, specifically Steve Hannigan and those who have followed since. Sun Valley is not much more than desert, mountains, condos, ranches, and a river. Now mind you, I enjoyed some parts of the area, but I have a feeling the winter is more of a prized possession to Sun Valley than is the summer.

Wood River Trail Railroad Bridge

The Wood Rivers Trail is pretty sweet. It is a converted railroad track into a bike and hiking trail. Its over 20 miles of paved trail with a very moderate grade. I rode up 7 miles and back and then took the dogs to the river… and boy did they have fun!

Wood River Trails Map Click on the picture for a closer look.

Izze is happy!
Izze is having fun and doesn’t care to let you know.

Dusty gets a stick!
Dusty finds a stick!

]]> http://www.nzaneproductions.com/2008/08/09/thoughts-on-sun-valley/feed/ 2 my todo list http://www.nzaneproductions.com/2008/07/27/my-todo-list/ http://www.nzaneproductions.com/2008/07/27/my-todo-list/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:05:29 +0000 Zachary Cole http://www.nzaneproductions.com/blog/2008/07/27/my-todo-list/ Continue reading →]]> ✓ see some moose (too dark for a picture)
✓ see a bald eagle (forgot my camera)
✓ watch a spider spin a web (the spider took over an hour to do it)
✓ jump my mountain bike over a boulder (i don’t know how i could have taken that picture)
✓ take a picture that would remind me of Ansel Adams.

Valley County

✓ watch the sun set over a lake

Payette Sunset

✓ ride down a log

Log Ride

✓ bomb down a run as fast as i can

Bombing Tamarack

✓ see what a class 5 rapid looks like

North Fork of Payette River

✓ go whitewater rafting (not class 5)

White water rafting

✓ take my dogs for a swim in a lake (dusty FREAKED out)

Dusty Swimmin

✓ drive a 1968 Ford Mustang

Driving a Mustang

✓ meet someone really cool!

show off!

(yes this is mountain biking on snow in the middle of JULY!)

]]> http://www.nzaneproductions.com/2008/07/27/my-todo-list/feed/ 2 Cooling off in the Sierras http://www.nzaneproductions.com/2008/07/13/cooling-off-in-the-sierras/ http://www.nzaneproductions.com/2008/07/13/cooling-off-in-the-sierras/#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:00:31 +0000 Zachary Cole http://www.nzaneproductions.com/blog/2008/07/15/cooling-off-in-the-sierras/ Continue reading →]]> The previous week’s temperature peaked into the 100s in Napa. I was hoping that moving up to a higher elevation might be a bit cooler. Well I was right, Cisco Grove near Donner Pass had a high yesterday around 75. Nice.

I have found on my travels that some of the best places are marked very clearly. Lets take a look at what I found!

The best places are well marked.

The Yuba River is formed from meltwater from the snow. The water is actually a really nice temperature compared to the ocean water off the California coast. I didn’t go swimming in it, but I will definitely go back and maybe go tubing or rafting in the fall.

While we were in playing in the river, I found a very ferocious animal hiding in the bushes. See if you can spot him!

Wild animal encounter.

Here is Izze and Dusty after playing for a while.

The dogs are keeping cool.

I ended up camping at Cisco Grove Campground, which is a great place to be. It is right next to the Yuba River and has a creek flowing through the campground. There is many ATV trails that start from right next to the campground! I’m going to camp there again on my way back.


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