| Thank you for signing my guestbook! Please see below for previous entries. Please note that your submission will not appear right away. I check each and every one to make sure it isn't spam and manually post only the legitimate entries. 286. Name: Christine Irwin (deedums) Location: Anaheim, CA Website and/or email address: cm_irwin@yahoo.com Comments: Tarol- Thank you for letting my husband and I live vicariously through your adventures! We are avid hikers and the Sierra is our favorite. We love looking at your trip descriptions and they have inspired us to do the same. 285. Name: RichardC Location: Fresno Ca Website and/or email address: dandyric@yahoo.com Comments: Wow....I admire your courage,and enjoy ur website...always looking for new area to hike and backpacking...thanks... 284. Name: Kate Twisselman Location: Shandon Website and/or email address: Comments: Twisselmans Buckwheat is actually spelled elman not le - Eriogonum Twisselmanii was named for my great-uncle Ernest. Ive never seen it because it grows at such a high altitude. Thanks for the photos. Kate - thanks for the info! 283. Name: Karen Roberts Location: Virginia Beach, VA Website and/or email address: karen@kelleymusic.com Comments: Hi Tarol/Carol - I did a search for why backpack and guess where I landed! My friends and family ask me why I would hike or (bike) into a remote location, suffer heat and humidity, insects and other creatures, lack of creature comforts and such. 282. Name: Randy Location: Hanford, CA Website and/or email address: rashaw@kingscoe.net Comments: I was looking for pictures of Moses Gulch and surrounding area and came across your site. Nice pics. Great web page. I dont like camping among crowds so this looks like a great place. Are there many bears in the area? Randy - yes, there are bears, be sure to store your food and anything else with an odor in the bear boxes provided at each campsite! 281. Name: Thomas McClure Location: Temecula, California Website and/or email address: tom@sod.com Comments: Hi Tarol, I found your August, 2005, trip to Sky-Blue Lake while planning a trip to the Rock Creek area which we just completed yesterday, August 10, 2008. Thanks so much for leading us to camp in and hike the Miter Basin. 280. Name: Aaron Location: Middleburg, FL Website and/or email address: myspace.com/ChristForRighteousness Comments: Very nice website. You are all quite the adventurers. By the way, the unknown nettle flower you have on your photos in the Rattlesnake Lake, Florida Trail album is actually called a Tread Softly. Its kind of a weird name, but its true to it. 279. Name: Tarol Greig Location: Regina, SK Canada Website and/or email address: tlg@accesscomm.ca Comments: Hi Carol/Tarol...I was looking in Google for anything about myself and low and behold I found your web-site...Beautiful scenery photos...You live in a beautiful part of the world. My mother had a friend with the same name and spelling. 278. Name: Andrea Location: Springville Website and/or email address: you have it (fs) Comments: Hope everything is going well for you in SB. We are now the Western Divide Ranger District. I love your photos! You are such a pro! Take care, your friend, Andrea. 277. Name: Luke Bradley Location: England Website and/or email address: lukebradley22@hotmail.com Comments: Hello, i an very interested in giant sequoias and love the book to find the biggest tree i have seen 26 of the top 40 trees from the book which i think is pretty good considering i live 1000s of miles away. 276. Name: SniperShrew Location: Southern California Website and/or email address: cwildjmc@yahoo.com Comments: What a great website you have. Thanks for the replies @ backpacker. Keep on Trail blazing. 275. Name: Liza Location: Sunnyvale, CA Website and/or email address: llaurinkus@hotmail.com Comments: Thank you for the nice pictures and backpacking information. We are going camping to Balch park next month and would like to hike to Summit lake. What maps and/or book do you use for this area? Cheers, Liza Liza, Hiking California's Golden Trout Wilderness and Exploring the Southern Sierra: West Side are two good books that cover that area and Tom Harrison makes a good map for the Golden Trout Wilderness. 274. Name: Marc Location: Brussels, Belgium Website and/or email address: www.sequoias.eu Comments: Hi Carol, congratulations for your website and the beautiful pictures. Kind regards from a sequoia fan from overseas. Marc 273. Name: Rich Location: Los Alamitos, CA Website and/or email address: richmaru@socal.rr.com, richmaru.smugmug.com Comments: Tarol, I Googled Mt. Langley, and followed a link to your site. What a pleasant surprise! Great info, even greater photography. I envy your talent, and your lifestyle. Im a wannabe nature photographer, but my work doesnt approach yours. Well, you give me inspiration. 272. Name: Annie Frokjer Location: Carlsbad Website and/or email address: arf7oaks@roadrunner.com Comments: Hi Carol! Congrats on your Anniversary! I was searching for photos of my home away from home and found your Deer Creek, Tobias Lookout and Sunday Peak shots. You really captured the feel of the place. I thought my favorite place was scorched earth from all the fires. 271. Name: Claudia Elliott Location: Porterville Website and/or email address: claudiaelliottssm@yahoo.com Comments: Hi, Carol Heard you had left us. Hope things are going well for you there, Claudia 270. Name: VJ Location: Bay area, CA Website and/or email address: Comments: Wonderfull Blog.. Very informative. Thanks. 269. Name: Bruce Barnard Location: Bakersfield Website and/or email address: babarnard@sbcglobal.net Comments: We have a home in Camp Nelson and I enjoy surfing around for info of our area. Do you know of any Doulas Fir trees in our immediate area? Bruce - you have mail. I think the furthest south Douglas Fir Trees grow is about Yosemite 268. Name: Robby Location: San Diego Website and/or email address: rthayer@newbreed.com Comments: Loved your site, pictures and descriptions. Planning a trip out of Cottonwood Lakes over Army Pass and into Miter Basin this summer. It was great reading your summary on the trip and thanks for posting such great photos. Cheers!! 267. Name: Aaron Location: Corona, CA Website and/or email address: Comments: For Shame. My dog Jayna says Hi. Had to get rid of that terrible pack. She still enjoyed the trip though Note: I think this is from one of the guys we encountered on this trip, lol! 266. Name: Gordon Wing Location: Gordon Wing Website and/or email address: gordon.wing@sbcglobal.net Comments: really enjoyed your photography and comments....thanks for sharing! 255. Name: David and Elizabeth Location: Fresno, California Website and/or email address: Comments: Excellent site. I wish there were more sites like this. See you at alta peak! 254. Name: Judy Location: Website and/or email address: judycash@cox.net Comments: I thoroughly enjoyed your pictures and diaries. Really neat stuff. I am forwarding your site to a friend who is terminally ill, and Im sure will get great pleasure out of it. Youve captured some of Gods gifts in a beautiful way. Bless you. Have a wonderful day! 253. Name: DANGER-RUSS Location: HUNTINGTON BEACH Website and/or email address: Comments: FORGOT TO MENTION YOUR AWESOME PHOTOGRAPHY. YOU ARE VERY TALENTED. WISHING YOU CONTINUED GOOD WISHES. -RUSS 252. Name: DANGER-RUSS Location: HUNTINGTON BEACH Website and/or email address: DANGER-RUSS@JUNO.COM Comments: AWESOME WEBSITE. YOU LOOK FAMILIAR TO ME. WONDERING IF IVE MET YOU BEFORE. JUST FOUND YOUR SITE BY ACCIDENT HOW WEIRD IS THAT. YOU SEEM LIKE A VERY NICE PERSON, TODD IS A LUCKY MAN. GOOD WISHES TO YOU. -RUSS 251. Name: Dicentra Location: Seattle, WA Website and/or email address: www.onepanwonders.com Comments: Wow! Youve added a lot since the last time I was here. Looks fantastic! I just dropped by to let you know that I added your link to my site. :) Happy Hiking! ~Di 250. Name: abra rispoli Location: porterville ca Website and/or email address: 559-361-1972 Comments: hi thank you for your information on the tule river im trying to prepare and informative and a persuassive speech on how people are ruining our beautiful rivers and forest so please if you have any things you would like to add to my speech or pictures let me know. 249. Name: aunt connie Location: salt lake city utah Website and/or email address: Comments: i enjoyed your website and all the wonderful adventures youve been on and congrat on your wedding love aunt connie 248. Name: Cy Kaicener Location: Rialto California Website and/or email address: kaicener@hotmail.com Comments: I have thoroughly enjoyed looking at your super website and have added a link to my own website www.hiking4health.com Cy Kaicener (Summitposter and San Jacinto message board.) 247. Name: tom wargo Location: yucca valley Website and/or email address: 4wargos@verizon.net Comments: Tarol, we are planning a trip to cottonwood lakes and beyond, probably mt. whitney, your trip documentation into this area was very helpful. Thanks so much for the enthusiasum, Tom 246. Name: Farmer Location: Porterville Website and/or email address: jonsonly@charter.net Comments: Thanks for all the pictures and trail info. I camp at Burro Crk. and Rosies Grave quite often and can relate to your bear stories..lol. Also hike the Redwood Xing-Long Meadow-Summit Lake trail often.. Beautiful!!! Let me know if you ever need a day hike partner. 245. Name: Scott Location: Bakersfield Website and/or email address: hallsatbake@earthlink.net Comments: I want to hike the trail from Wishon to Balch Park. I am looking for any info you can give on the trail. Your Pictures are spectacular* Great Job! 244. Name: Polly Location: Topeka Website and/or email address: polly_ballin01@yahoo.com Comments: I was looking at your page for information about lichens, it was very helpful. Thanks. 243. Name: Grey ( real name ron ) Location: San Jose CA Website and/or email address: http://grey3000.home.comcast.net Comments: Psuedo avid hiker :) enjoyed the pictures of the plain. I might have to head there this summer. 242. Name: Marc Location: Massachusetts Website and/or email address: marc@hillsidenurseries.com Comments: I love checking out your site. I try to get out to the Sierras once a year to do some hiking with a dear friend that lives in San Diego. You are very blessed to live in and around those mountains, when my daughter gets older I cannot wait to take her out there. 241. Name: Kelly Website and/or email address: ksburns@fs.fed.us Comments: I found your website as I was doing research on aspen decline in R2. I am wondering when your picture of Aspen Alley in the Sierra Madre Mountains was taken? The trees were very healthy then and now they are seriously in decline. Kelly -sorry to hear that! That remains to this day one of the best places I've ever seen extensive and beautiful aspen stands. Well, you have mail. 240. Name: Marsha Location: Sayville, NY Website and/or email address: mhuckeba@optonline.net Comments: I love you web site! I was in Bakersfield early December because my mother just passed away. My husband and I needed a day to ourselves and had never explored the Carrizo Plain (though I grew up in California!!!). We found it so interesting we are thinking of going back in the spring. 239. Name: Martha Location: Los Angeles Website or email address: winningthegame@gmail.com Comments: Enjoy reading about all your adventures and love looking at all your beautiful pictures!! 238. Name: Esther Location: Porterville Website or email address: www.estheravila.com Comments: Hi Carol, I was looking up information on reed boats when I came across your site and I could not leave. It was so interesting. I had to write after I saw that your alma mater is Linfield. I have been there many times. My sister graduated from there. She lives in McMinneville! (I'll be spending Thanksgiving week there this year) I'm glad I ran into your site. It's great! Esther p.s. I'm emailing you. :) 237. Name: Cedar Location: Three Rivers Website or email address: http://www.cavernglow.uni.cc/ Comments: Nice site. Would love to get out as much as you. 236. Name: Meridith Wehrle Location: Katy, Texas Website or email address: wehrleml@hotmail.com Comments: Carol, I found your website through your posting about 4wheelbob on backpacker.com. What a wonderful site you have created. You have inspired me this weekend...thank you so much!!! I have been training since February for MY VERY FIRST HIKE....the South Rim Trail in Big Bend National Park. It's 14 miles round trip and we are doing it in one day. I have added your site to my favorites list and printed out a pic of 4wheelbob to help keep me motivated over the next couple of months as I continue to prepare for this adventure. After reading your website, I hope it becomes the first of many more to come for me. Warmest regards, Meridith Wehrle 235. Name: Joni Location: Bakersfield, Calif. Website or email address: jseals822@yahoo.com Comments: Loved your website, and Wow all the places you have camped! I have always wanted to. Thanks for sharing. 234. Name: Sandy Location: Naples Fl Website or email address: ilovhorses@comcast.net Comments: Tarol is the best (undiscovered) artist in the US. If you want a portrait of any kind-or you just want a photograph that will embrace you and take you away from stress... Call TAROL.... 233. Name: Jen McIntire Location: Near Springville, CA Website or email address: janice@springvillewireless.com Comments: Carol, your site rocks! (Literally) What a pleasant surprise to see so many beautiful pics of some of my favorite places. You even have a photo of my friend and neighbor, Robin Galloway. I want to thank you for the time and work you have put into this informative and enjoyable site... I appreciate it and will come back many times in the future. Feel the love, jen 232. Name: Luke Bradley Location: Surrey, England Website or email address: Lukebradley22@hotmail.com Comments: Hello, i an very interested in giant sequoias and love the book "to find the biggest tree" i have seen 25 of the top 40 trees from the book which i think is pretty good considering i live 1000's of miles away.. anyway i think this was the only way i could contact you considering i dont have your email, so i've just found ur post on this website: http://www.rrbbs.com/cgi-bin/bbs/thread.pl?13-744 i think its great, its the first thing i've read since the book that felt like a carry on from the book, if you get me :).. anyway i was wondering if you could give me any more information about wendall, mike or the book.. or any new news about new trees over 30,000 cubic feet???? i would highly appretiacte an email from you, Lukebradley22@hotmail.com... thanks for the article, and i hope to hear from you soon.. Luke (grovehunter) Luke ~ you have mail! 231. Name: Abe Location: Sanger California Website or email address: poduska@myway.com Comments: I enjoy your website. I just returned from a trip to pear lake. It was awesome. I hiked up to the lone tree where you and your friends took a break but wasn,t able to go all the way to moose lake because of time. I will do it soon. I appreciate the work that goes into a site like this. 230. Name: thuy <twee> Location: santa barbara, ca Website or email address: schmeebot@gmail.com, www.schmeebot.com Comments: hi carol! i got to your website via the valencia peak review on summitpost.org. your pictures are maginificent. and all the hikes you've done, i would like to try every one of them. first, i have two burning questions: 1. you camped at an environmental site in montana de oro; what is the name/number of your camp site? (i have been trying to reserve this spot but reserveamerica's map isn't very detailed and i have read/heard conflicting references.) 2. what is the make/model of your camera? i am hoping to upgrade from my little fuji finepix point+shoot. i would appreciate any information you may have. of course you could just as easily tell me to shove off. :) yesterday i tried to hike up gaviota peak, about 25 miles north of santa barbara. it was my first attempt and i didn't make it. at the trailhead there's a sign declaring that it's mountain lion territory so, at about 1.5 miles up, i got spooked and turned. it would have helped if i wasn't alone. plus it was 86 degrees out of the shade. i hope to try again on a cooler day. your website made my day. the links just go on and on. and pictures everywhere! website after my own heart. Thuy ~ you have mail! 229. Name: Mandi McKay Location: Bakersfield, CA Website or email address: mandi.mckay@gmail.com Comments: I came across your wesite when I was searching for River Ridge Ranch. (I too will be getting married there) Thank you so much for sharing your wedding photos! I really appreciate your website, I found so many answers to questions I have had for a long time including information on becoming a park ranger. (something I've always wanted to do but didn't know where to start) And I have to find out how to get to that place with the natural waterfalls! I had heard so much about it and the picture you posted made me want to go that much more! 228. Name: larry volmer Location: lancaster, ca Website or email address: indianajonessr@earthlink.net Comments: injoy your trips, but it woud be nice is you gave more information on time you let trail head and camping site and time it took to hike the different trails.start to finish for a day . good picture and information thought. been to a lot of your places you have hike. keep up the hicking. when you went to gray meddow did you notes the big tree that had fallen acroust the trail going north to the kern , that had been saw in to ?? that was me and my scout troup project. the day we were there a bear had gotten in to the work shead and the door closed on him and he tore the place apart trying to get out, some fun. larry 227. Name: doug mcintosh Location: balch park road, springville ca Website or email address: boxartdoug@gmail.com Comments: Great site, wonderful photos and verbage.I am taking my daughter camping next week and wantedto view photos of the Frazier Mills campground at MHSF. Your site showed up on my Google image search.Your site was helpful. Thank you. - Doug McIntosh PS. Jill Warren rocks...she sang at my 40th birthaday party. 226. Name: Dave Daly Location: Temecula, CA Website or email address: climb_on_dude@yahoo.com Comments: Carol - Thanks for all your contribution on Summitpost.org. Absolutely valuable info you've provided the recreational user. Sure wish I had been doing laps on 'Pennies On The Patio' (Moro Rock) when you were doing one of your interps up there. HA!! Again, thanks for all your hard work and I hope to be seeing you around SoYo. BTW, between me, you and the wall.....Heidi is a hottie!! HA! - Dave 225. Name: Kevin Kinney Location: Live in Thousand Oaks. Cabin in Sequoia Crest. Website or email address: kkinney@amgen.com or sequoiavu@aol.com Comments: I love your site. I Didn't have time to see all of it yet though. I was linked to it somehow while looking for the elevation of Jordan Peak's summit. Beautiful pictures. What kind of camera took the Jordan Peak shots? I'm in need of a new camera. Perhaps our paths will cross someday while in the mountains. Trek on. Kevin ~ you have mail! 224. Name: Emmy Kibler Location: Springville Website or email address: emmyk@inreach.com Comments: Great website. Makes me feel like I am THERE. Keep up the good work, Emmy 223. Name: Demetria Location: Los Angeles, CA Website or email address: dvllnva@hotmail.com Comments: My new favorite website! I look at it everyday, since I've found it, and using it as my inspiration to do that one thing that lurks in the back of mind, becoming a ranger! I just came back from the Ponderosa area this weekend, where a little fireroad took me back and away from the crowds, I have a chance to see the Needles look-out and visit that ol' salty bird there, maybe next time I'll visit you!! View Guestbook Archive (pre-July 2007 entries) Back to Tarol's Homepage |
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