A week ago, The New York Times published an article that said California’s drought is inciting a water Civil War. On one side are affluent property owners who don’t want to let their big yards and gardens dry up and who can afford to pay even hefty fines to keep the sprinklers running.

Yes, we know the park’s open year round (barring wildfire/blizzard/government-shutdown closures, of course). Still, spring hasn’t really sprung for us till two things happen: the cables go up on Half Dome, and Tioga Road opens to cars.

Like Downton Abbey, our Camp Sunset adventure featured in the May 2015 issue had its upstairs/downstairs aspects. On the fancy side of camp: the winners of our contest to learn to be better campers, the Codianne-Miller and Torres families.

We asked the talented Delilah Snell to share her recipe for homemade tortillas, an easy DIY project with a big flavor payoff. Snell is co-founder of Patchwork Show, an arts and craft festival with locations across California, and Craftcation, an annual maker and business conference. She cohosts a podcast and blog about her adventures at dearhandmadelife.com. Delilah also freelances in event planing and […]