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Commentary | Matt Johanson | Scribe
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Roust the rebels from our mountains. June 26, 2016. May God have mercy on Bobby Lee, for I will have none, decreed Union General Joe Hooker during the Civil War. His druthers are my druthers. Confederates have invaded the…. Read Post →. How the other half lives in Yosemite. June 27, 2015. When my wife and I carried our bags down the red carpet into a plush lobby, I could still hardly believe it. In all the years we had visited Yosemite,…. Read Post →. Supreme Court shows its value in marriage rulings.
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Journey through time on forgotten Yosemite road | Matt Johanson | Scribe
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Journey through time on forgotten Yosemite road. May 27, 2013. Tagged: Old Coulterville Road. Dawn arrived on a clear and chilly day, revealing a gentle stream, wooded hills and a dirt road that extends beyond the horizon. From this spot beside Bower Cave in Mariposa County, Yosemite Valley is 25 rugged miles away. And enjoyed a visit to the Merced Grove of Giant Sequoias. The adventure was off to a good start. McLean probably felt the same as his construction crew progressed on the project he believed w...
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Super Bowl XLVII: Kaep faces loss like a champ | Matt Johanson | Scribe
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Super Bowl XLVII: Kaep faces loss like a champ. February 3, 2013. NEW ORLEANS In a span of three months, Colin Kaepernick rose from an unknown backup to a starting quarterback to a postseason sensation, leading the Forty-Niners to exhilarating wins over such formidable foes as the Patriots, Packers and Falcons. I feel like I made too many mistakes for us to win, a glum but stoic Kaepernick told the assembled media. The Forty-Niners take the field prior to Super Bowl XLVII. Aside from throwing an intercep...
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Books | Matt Johanson | Scribe
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Yosemite Adventures: 50 Spectacular Hikes, Climbs and Winter Treks (2014). Wow, I want to go! With explicit directions, insider tips, gear lists, personal journals, awesome photos and maps, Yosemite Adventures temps you to trek on the best of the best. You are drawn to travel the easy casual short trails or to graduate to the steep rock climbing dream walls. This book answers how to create an awesome Yosemite bucket list! Marty McDonnell, Tuolumne River guide and California Outdoors Hall of Famer. Five c...
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Super Bowl XLVII: Niners lose but hospitality wins | Matt Johanson | Scribe
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Super Bowl XLVII: Niners lose but hospitality wins. February 3, 2013. Couchsurfing helped me find a home and make new friends in New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS Looks like I should have paid that street magician who promised to fix the game with a spell, but though the Niners lost the Super Bowl, the Big Easy delivered me a lesson in Southern hospitality. Mardi Gras flooded the city with visitors. Then an unlikely break arrived through a web site called couchsurfing.org, home of couchsurfers, friendly folks...
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Moab: more climbing, more hiking, more fun | Matt Johanson | Scribe
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Moab: more climbing, more hiking, more fun. June 15, 2014. Those who climb the Kor-Ingalls Route of Castleton Tower, a classic adventure on a coveted desert tower, face a choice on the third pitch. There are two ways to scale the rough, tough, foot-wide crack between its vertical sandstone faces. This adventure was never going to happen in my usual style, I realized. Time for option two. I decided to enlist a guide to help me climb some of the classic towers of the Utah desert. Attractive sandstone surro...
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How the other half lives in Yosemite | Matt Johanson | Scribe
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How the other half lives in Yosemite. June 27, 2015. When my wife and I carried our bags down the red carpet into a plush lobby, I could still hardly believe it. In all the years we had visited Yosemite, we had never stayed at the lavish hotel that houses royalty, presidents and the well-to-do. I figured we never would, yet there we were. Welcome to the Ahwahnee, a smiling registration clerk greeted us. Guests at the Ahwahnee sleep on comfortable feather beds. Campers at Camp 4 get by with sleeping b...
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Scholastic journalism rewards students, teachers | Matt Johanson | Scribe
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Scholastic journalism rewards students, teachers. November 1, 2014. Tagged: Castro Valley High School. Seven of us waited pensively for the sold-out program to begin. Our meeting was supposed to take place after it ended, but then word arrived that we were wanted backstage. Several months of preparation and anticipation suddenly came to an end. Rachel Maddow, the nationally-acclaimed television host and graduate of our own Castro Valley High School, wanted to see us early. They do so with classmates and ...
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Angels assist the weary on Pacific Crest Trail | Matt Johanson | Scribe
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Angels assist the weary on Pacific Crest Trail. June 27, 2015. Tagged: Pacific Crest Trail. Though hundreds of hikers per year attempt the 2,600-mile Pacific Crest Trail, my cousin Zach Padlo and I hit the wall around mile 26. We weren’t rookies but the first days are always tough when starting at high elevation, like 9,624-foot Sonora Pass. We had met our first Trail Angels, the Heaven-sent friends of PCT backpackers who greet hikers with food and drinks. I’ve hiked the entire trail three time...The Pac...
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Savor the Giants’ golden age | Matt Johanson | Scribe
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Savor the Giants’ golden age. November 1, 2014. With one out to get for the 2014 World Series title, a colossally bad defensive play threatened to lose the Giants a championship. San Francisco center fielder Gregor Blanco missed a fly ball. Left fielder Juan Perez kicked it. Kansas City’s Alex Gordon reached third base and the Royals sent Salvador Perez to bat with a chance to win the game. Yet to the amazement of their longtime fans and the baseball establishment, the New Giants have morphed into Octobe...
