Updates & Revisionshttp://www.sierrasurvey.com/revisions/en-US2010-08-01T02:11:20ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)2nd Edition? (or Twilight of the Travel Guidebook)http://www.sierrasurvey.com/revisions/2010/4/20/2nd-edition-or-twilight-of-the-travel-guidebook.htmlSG2010-04-20T16:02:28Z

Flickr photo by AltemarkARE GUIDEBOOKS STILL WORTH THE PAPER THEY'RE PRINTED ON?

Maybe. Fact is, they're still considerably cheaper to start a fire with than an iPhone.

Here's the thing: my publisher, Countryman Press, wants to do a 2nd Edition of Yosemite, the Southern Sierra Nevada and Death Valley. Which is good news, of course. But the question arises: in the age of GPS, Wi-Fi, googlemaps and lithium-ion batteries, what makes a travel book worth the cost of the paper it's printed on?

Read more about what the next incarnation might look like at The Traveler's Notebook. Your honest input sincerely appreciated.

]]>Chap. 5: New Life for The Village Ghost Townhttp://www.sierrasurvey.com/revisions/2009/10/26/chap-5-new-life-for-the-village-ghost-town.htmlSG2009-10-26T14:50:05Z

Gomez's Mexican Restaurant moves into the old Hennessey's space, MMSA bangs out a new theme restaurant & bar across the way—country & western? (probably w/out a mechnical bull)—and the Mammoth Gallery comes back. Read all about it in the 50-center

]]>p. 230: New Chef at Sequoia High Sierra Camphttp://www.sierrasurvey.com/revisions/2009/7/19/p-230-new-chef-at-sequoia-high-sierra-camp.htmlSG2009-07-19T16:17:03Z

Now into its third full season, the Sequoia High Sierra Camp brings on executive chef Fidgeir Helgason, from New Orleans, to replace Ryan Solein. Dana Nichols has the full scoop here.

]]>p. 196: Mono Inn Roadhouse Closed for 2008http://www.sierrasurvey.com/revisions/2009/5/24/p-196-mono-inn-roadhouse-closed-for-2008.htmlSG2009-05-24T19:13:05Z

And yes, we miss it sorely. No word yet from proprietor Sara Adams about when or if it might re-open. The venue is still available for special events. Check for updates here. In the meantime, head to Tioga Toomey's for the best fish tacos and mango margaritas this side of the LA Aqueduct.]]>p. 181: Restaurant Lulu Packs up, Moves Back to SFhttp://www.sierrasurvey.com/revisions/2009/4/24/p-181-restaurant-lulu-packs-up-moves-back-to-sf.htmlSG2009-04-24T21:32:07Z

Read the SheetAlas. We'll miss the oysters, the happy-hour pizzas and the basil gimlets. The service... not so much.]]>p. 119: Glacier Lodge changes its web addresshttp://www.sierrasurvey.com/revisions/2008/3/31/p-119-glacier-lodge-changes-its-web-address.htmlSG2008-03-31T15:08:27ZChapter 4: Owens & Eastern Sierra

Try jewelofthesierra.com.]]>P. 38: Rogers and Manly Rescue, Death Valley to San Fernando (not the Owens!) and back--500 miles round trip--on foothttp://www.sierrasurvey.com/revisions/2008/3/18/p-38-rogers-and-manly-rescue-death-valley-to-san-fernando-no.htmlSG2008-03-18T19:17:36Z

William L. Manly (1820-1903)They had been given fifteen days to find help—or something to eat, or at the very least a decent trail—and then return to camp. They set off, their packs filled with with "seven-eighths of all the flesh of an ox... a couple spoonfuls of rice and about as much tea... [and] all the money there was in camp."

"They crossed a gap south of Telescope Peak, staying on the mountain that night," wrote historian W.A. Chalfant in Death Valley: The Facts (1930). "They descended to the pool in the Panamint Valley, only to find its brine a literally bitter disappointment. On the next range they found the Jayhawker trail, and near it holes dug by that party in the vain hope of finding water. Near the summit they came upon the body of Fish ["a Mr. Fish of Indiana"], lying as he had fallen."

They descended the west flank of the Argus Range, across what is now the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, and from the Cosos, by the light of the moon, made a beeline for the snow in the Sierra Nevada.

]]>Chapter 7: New Yosemite Reservations Numberhttp://www.sierrasurvey.com/revisions/2008/2/8/chapter-7-new-yosemite-reservations-number.htmlSG2008-02-08T18:42:50Z

Snow on Half Dome from Cooks Meadow, Kenny Karst, DNC Parks & Resorts at YosemiteThe new central reservation number for Yosemite National Park accommodations is 801-559-5000 (formerly 559-252-4848).

DNC lodgings in Yosemite include the Wawona, the Yosemite Lodge at the Falls, Curry Village, Tuolomne Lodge, White Wolf Lodge, the High Sierra Camps, and the Ahwahnee.

"The new area code will provide guests reduced calling rates and superior service," claims the concessionaire.

Read the press release.

Online reservations can still be made at www.yosemitepark.com

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