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I have not posted on this site because I have been busy publishing my book The Cowgirl Jumped Over the Moon. I just released the audio book..here take a listen. In the story I take you from the Grand Prix Jumping circuit to the High Sierras i the John Muir Wilderness. Wild on Horseback!!

“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home.”
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Guest ranches have provided a means for city folks to air out their spirits since the turn of the century, but today they are multi-sport adventures, leapin

Listen to the quickie  Audio PostCard on Packing Tips if images of jumping on your suitcase as your partner quickly snaps the locks shut, or sitting on the thing while you’re doubled over tying the straps, are your version of packing,

My favorite packing tip is this: If you pack it, then you carry, pull or lug it. But we discuss all that and more in the Audio PostCard.

The useful New York Times article on packing  quotes an American Airlines captain as saying he always travels with laundry soap

Listen to this sound-rich Ottawa, Audio PostCard. Be transported by the sounds of this friendly, accessible city.

It's a bit of a throwback to the theater of the mind when audio created the place

Here at Hotel Charlotte we have a library of information on Yosemite (and other California and National Parks and Lands) as well as hiking trail maps, guided tour and park activities information, plus staff who are very familiar with the  park and can help you get the most out of your visit to Yosemite, whether it is for 1 day or a week or more. Contact us at 209-962-6455 or visit online Hotel Charlotte.

Winter is a great time to visit Yosemite, it is tranquil and uncrowded with incredible winte