Swimming hole at beaver dam

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

An August day at Monkey Valley Gone swimming—Part 3 I started across the dam, sometimes walking on twigs and branches above the water, and sometimes slightly below the surface. The walkway felt sturdy, though, and I wondered why I’ve never tried this before. Halfway across I noticed that the water right below ...

Monkey Valley beach

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

An August day at Monkey Valley Gone swimming—Part 1 I thought the other day was hot. But yesterday was even hotter—it was 43° C in the afternoon (108° F)! Too hot even for Lizard Woman, and I decided to brave the icy waters of the creek. The challenge was to find a place ...