http://www.sportsultra.com Tom Stienstra at San Fransisco Chronicle at SportsUltra.com en-us Fri Jul 03 22:01:07 PDT 2009 Fri Jul 03 22:01:07 PDT 2009 news@sportsultra.com 5 http://www.sportsultra.com/images/sports/logo.gif http://www.sportsultra.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/FOURTH-OF-JULY-WEEKEND---Poor-planners--fret-not---look--in-right-place--at-last-second/876f741c-0c1c-47f4-96cc-fa310d916d76/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">.DTL Poor planners fret not - look in right place at last second How do you survive the most anticipated vacation weekend of the year? <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/FOURTH-OF-JULY-WEEKEND---Poor-planners--fret-not---look--in-right-place--at-last-second/876f741c-0c1c-47f4-96cc-fa310d916d76/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/FOURTH-OF-JULY-WEEKEND---Poor-planners--fret-not---look--in-right-place--at-last-second/876f741c-0c1c-47f4-96cc-fa310d916d76/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/FOURTH-OF-JULY-WEEKEND---Poor-planners--fret-not---look--in-right-place--at-last-second/876f741c-0c1c-47f4-96cc-fa310d916d76/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Thousands-of-miles-of--working-things-out-/5e250af0-a85c-4388-89c3-815fe5e05f67/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">.DTL With her first steps on the Pacific Crest Trail, the hiker said her old demons started whispering to her: "You don't belong. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Thousands-of-miles-of--working-things-out-/5e250af0-a85c-4388-89c3-815fe5e05f67/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Thousands-of-miles-of--working-things-out-/5e250af0-a85c-4388-89c3-815fe5e05f67/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Thousands-of-miles-of--working-things-out-/5e250af0-a85c-4388-89c3-815fe5e05f67/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Sunday-Drive--The-Generals-Highway/f0c2505f-6eca-4861-ac86-e0200aefc341/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">. You can stay for a few hours or a few weeks and take in the biggest trees in the world, one of the deepest canyons in North America, and have a choice of a series of outstanding hikes, campgrounds and viewpoints. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Sunday-Drive--The-Generals-Highway/f0c2505f-6eca-4861-ac86-e0200aefc341/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Sunday-Drive--The-Generals-Highway/f0c2505f-6eca-4861-ac86-e0200aefc341/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Sunday-Drive--The-Generals-Highway/f0c2505f-6eca-4861-ac86-e0200aefc341/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/NEWS---NOTES---Big-fish--little-birds--small-fine/434b5b7e-aa9a-47ab-a338-a04e44f06df7/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">.DTL Big fish, little birds, small fine A 9-foot, 3-inch sturgeon estimated at 425 pounds was caught by a California woman on the Willamette River in Oregon last week, showing again that on any given cast there, you might catch the fish of your life. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/NEWS---NOTES---Big-fish--little-birds--small-fine/434b5b7e-aa9a-47ab-a338-a04e44f06df7/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/NEWS---NOTES---Big-fish--little-birds--small-fine/434b5b7e-aa9a-47ab-a338-a04e44f06df7/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/NEWS---NOTES---Big-fish--little-birds--small-fine/434b5b7e-aa9a-47ab-a338-a04e44f06df7/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Sunday-Drive--Yosemite-s-Tioga-Road/04e2261c-9ea3-4dc3-aaae-ef47884f5dc3/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">. As warmer weather finally arrives, waterfalls in Yosemite Valley are again peaking as the final three feet of snow melts off in the high country. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Sunday-Drive--Yosemite-s-Tioga-Road/04e2261c-9ea3-4dc3-aaae-ef47884f5dc3/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Sunday-Drive--Yosemite-s-Tioga-Road/04e2261c-9ea3-4dc3-aaae-ef47884f5dc3/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Sunday-Drive--Yosemite-s-Tioga-Road/04e2261c-9ea3-4dc3-aaae-ef47884f5dc3/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Fathers-pass-on-their-passion-for-outdoors/daf739fd-3b6b-434d-8ebf-b075931f7ab1/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">. "Don't worry," my dad said, "I'll hold onto you and make sure you don't get pulled in. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Fathers-pass-on-their-passion-for-outdoors/daf739fd-3b6b-434d-8ebf-b075931f7ab1/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Fathers-pass-on-their-passion-for-outdoors/daf739fd-3b6b-434d-8ebf-b075931f7ab1/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Fathers-pass-on-their-passion-for-outdoors/daf739fd-3b6b-434d-8ebf-b075931f7ab1/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/NEWS---NOTES---Parks--whales-and-bullet-blues/fb8d6698-f05a-499f-9da1-e91ed6c38c62/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">. The committee also backed the governor's plan to eliminate $70 million from the state's general fund that has paid for state parks in past years. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/NEWS---NOTES---Parks--whales-and-bullet-blues/fb8d6698-f05a-499f-9da1-e91ed6c38c62/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/NEWS---NOTES---Parks--whales-and-bullet-blues/fb8d6698-f05a-499f-9da1-e91ed6c38c62/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/NEWS---NOTES---Parks--whales-and-bullet-blues/fb8d6698-f05a-499f-9da1-e91ed6c38c62/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/CAMPING---Summer-bliss--tents--gear-and-a-forest-lake/b7cc9c7a-66b3-43b1-b995-b035c5c8016b/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">.DTL Summer bliss: tents, gear and a forest lake The best answers to this summer's camping crush can be found at the many small, beautiful lakes nestled in national forests across California's mountain country. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/CAMPING---Summer-bliss--tents--gear-and-a-forest-lake/b7cc9c7a-66b3-43b1-b995-b035c5c8016b/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/CAMPING---Summer-bliss--tents--gear-and-a-forest-lake/b7cc9c7a-66b3-43b1-b995-b035c5c8016b/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/CAMPING---Summer-bliss--tents--gear-and-a-forest-lake/b7cc9c7a-66b3-43b1-b995-b035c5c8016b/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/SUNDAY-DRIVE--GOLD-LAKE-HIGHWAY--/c3cb2602-865c-4dc7-9594-2a6505eef88a/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">. Between Bassetts on Highway 49 in Sierra County and Graeagle on Highway 89 in Plumas County, the Gold Lakes Highway spans 15 miles with a half dozen turnoffs to lakes, trails and other recreation payoffs. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/SUNDAY-DRIVE--GOLD-LAKE-HIGHWAY--/c3cb2602-865c-4dc7-9594-2a6505eef88a/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/SUNDAY-DRIVE--GOLD-LAKE-HIGHWAY--/c3cb2602-865c-4dc7-9594-2a6505eef88a/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/SUNDAY-DRIVE--GOLD-LAKE-HIGHWAY--/c3cb2602-865c-4dc7-9594-2a6505eef88a/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/South-Baja-tourism-pros-say--Come-on-down-/764e0afa-6bee-4c21-8fcc-f6b606708ae3/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">.DTL What the heck is going on in Mexico, specifically, Baja? <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/South-Baja-tourism-pros-say--Come-on-down-/764e0afa-6bee-4c21-8fcc-f6b606708ae3/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/South-Baja-tourism-pros-say--Come-on-down-/764e0afa-6bee-4c21-8fcc-f6b606708ae3/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/South-Baja-tourism-pros-say--Come-on-down-/764e0afa-6bee-4c21-8fcc-f6b606708ae3/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/State-Parks-on-Chopping-Block/b121b55f-8dc6-43d5-9a7b-f8fcc1c17041/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">? The answer is probably "Yes," with more than 70 state park units in the Bay Area and Monterey and Santa Cruz counties scheduled to be closed if Gov. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/State-Parks-on-Chopping-Block/b121b55f-8dc6-43d5-9a7b-f8fcc1c17041/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/State-Parks-on-Chopping-Block/b121b55f-8dc6-43d5-9a7b-f8fcc1c17041/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/State-Parks-on-Chopping-Block/b121b55f-8dc6-43d5-9a7b-f8fcc1c17041/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/State-Parks-on-Chopping-Block/8d9213ac-7264-4427-8b7c-aa8c98ddf580/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">? The answer is likely "Yes," with more than 70 state park units in the greater Bay Area scheduled to be closed if Gov. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/State-Parks-on-Chopping-Block/8d9213ac-7264-4427-8b7c-aa8c98ddf580/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/State-Parks-on-Chopping-Block/8d9213ac-7264-4427-8b7c-aa8c98ddf580/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Wed Jun 10 18:21:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/State-Parks-on-Chopping-Block/8d9213ac-7264-4427-8b7c-aa8c98ddf580/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Sunday-Drive--Lassen-Volcanic-National-Park/efce3e78-5f46-40fa-aaa2-4a57660ac081/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">. This sensational trip crosses through the heart of Lassen Volcanic National Park, located northeast of Red Bluff. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Sunday-Drive--Lassen-Volcanic-National-Park/efce3e78-5f46-40fa-aaa2-4a57660ac081/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Sunday-Drive--Lassen-Volcanic-National-Park/efce3e78-5f46-40fa-aaa2-4a57660ac081/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Sunday-Drive--Lassen-Volcanic-National-Park/efce3e78-5f46-40fa-aaa2-4a57660ac081/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Parks-don-t-cost-much----closing-them-would/df2a3ea7-b867-4396-a2a1-db01382110b3/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">. Schwarzenegger could set a state tax dollar on his desk. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Parks-don-t-cost-much----closing-them-would/df2a3ea7-b867-4396-a2a1-db01382110b3/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Parks-don-t-cost-much----closing-them-would/df2a3ea7-b867-4396-a2a1-db01382110b3/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Parks-don-t-cost-much----closing-them-would/df2a3ea7-b867-4396-a2a1-db01382110b3/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/STURGEON-ADVENTURE---Hold--please--Ive-got-a-monster-on-the-line/6f558593-c1b8-4846-be2a-20d6b3db6772/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">.DTL Article:STURGEON ADVENTURE / Hold, please, Ive got a monster o:/c/a/2009/06/03/SPFN17VF5E. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/STURGEON-ADVENTURE---Hold--please--Ive-got-a-monster-on-the-line/6f558593-c1b8-4846-be2a-20d6b3db6772/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/STURGEON-ADVENTURE---Hold--please--Ive-got-a-monster-on-the-line/6f558593-c1b8-4846-be2a-20d6b3db6772/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/STURGEON-ADVENTURE---Hold--please--Ive-got-a-monster-on-the-line/6f558593-c1b8-4846-be2a-20d6b3db6772/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/An-opportunity-to-overhaul-outdoor-agency/b52f73fe-80b0-4176-9612-db9f22bf1106/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">. But maybe there's a way for the Resources Agency to escape this trap door: This crisis might be an opportunity to force long-needed overhauls in its departments. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/An-opportunity-to-overhaul-outdoor-agency/b52f73fe-80b0-4176-9612-db9f22bf1106/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/An-opportunity-to-overhaul-outdoor-agency/b52f73fe-80b0-4176-9612-db9f22bf1106/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Sun May 31 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/An-opportunity-to-overhaul-outdoor-agency/b52f73fe-80b0-4176-9612-db9f22bf1106/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/SUNDAY-DRIVE--MARIN-S-PANORAMIC-LOOP/dd4d6a88-9712-456d-bf0b-3bee4edc7e62/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">. You can link Highway 1 with the Panoramic Highway to take you across Mount Tam and then down to the coast, where you connect again with Highway 1 to complete the loop. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/SUNDAY-DRIVE--MARIN-S-PANORAMIC-LOOP/dd4d6a88-9712-456d-bf0b-3bee4edc7e62/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/SUNDAY-DRIVE--MARIN-S-PANORAMIC-LOOP/dd4d6a88-9712-456d-bf0b-3bee4edc7e62/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Sun May 31 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/SUNDAY-DRIVE--MARIN-S-PANORAMIC-LOOP/dd4d6a88-9712-456d-bf0b-3bee4edc7e62/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/GETAWAY---What-s-big--blue-and-6-225-feet-high-/1bfda8f9-57c1-4dbf-bbf6-6c0a62cd6b43/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">?:/c/a/2009/05/27/SP7217RFU6. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/GETAWAY---What-s-big--blue-and-6-225-feet-high-/1bfda8f9-57c1-4dbf-bbf6-6c0a62cd6b43/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/GETAWAY---What-s-big--blue-and-6-225-feet-high-/1bfda8f9-57c1-4dbf-bbf6-6c0a62cd6b43/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Thu May 28 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/GETAWAY---What-s-big--blue-and-6-225-feet-high-/1bfda8f9-57c1-4dbf-bbf6-6c0a62cd6b43/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Boaters--know-how-not-always-shipshape/188229fe-5468-4814-8412-9739598bad6a/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">. Along Interstate 5, on the shoulder of the road, a boat was somehow sitting upside down. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Boaters--know-how-not-always-shipshape/188229fe-5468-4814-8412-9739598bad6a/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Boaters--know-how-not-always-shipshape/188229fe-5468-4814-8412-9739598bad6a/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Sun May 24 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/Boaters--know-how-not-always-shipshape/188229fe-5468-4814-8412-9739598bad6a/ sfgate.com http://www.sportsultra.com/article/SUNDAY-DRIVE--MOUNT-DIABLO-S-SUMMIT/f3a2165f-7938-436e-855c-df7029f119c2/?redir=1 <table width="100%"><tr><td style="color:#7c7c7c">. From the upper parking lot, it's a five-minute walk to the lookout. <b><a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/SUNDAY-DRIVE--MOUNT-DIABLO-S-SUMMIT/f3a2165f-7938-436e-855c-df7029f119c2/">Read More &raquo;</a></b><br />Also See: <a href="http://www.sportsultra.com/article/SUNDAY-DRIVE--MOUNT-DIABLO-S-SUMMIT/f3a2165f-7938-436e-855c-df7029f119c2/#related">Discussions + Related Articles &raquo;</a><br /><br /></td></tr></table> Sun May 24 00:00:00 PDT 2009 http://www.sportsultra.com/article/SUNDAY-DRIVE--MOUNT-DIABLO-S-SUMMIT/f3a2165f-7938-436e-855c-df7029f119c2/ sfgate.com