Q-Tip: California Alps

Alpine County Directory,

Area campgrounds,

Bear Valley Music Festival Schedule,

Carson Valley events schedule,

Grover Hot Springs State Park,

Important phone numbers,

Kirkwood Summer schedule,

RV Parks,

Sorensen's Summer schedule,

Walker/Coleville/Topaz business directory.

-- Fishing the California Alps also features articles from:

Victor Babbitt, Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters, who writes about "How To Choose A Guide For A Great Day On The Water."

Michael Bazzo, "The Complete Tangler."

Doug Busey, outdoor writer for the Record Courier and the Tahoe Tribune, "Two Favorites In Alpine County."

Tim Fesko, "Fishing Northern Mono County."

Eric A. Gerstung, "Paiute Cutthroat Trout."

Larry Kuhl, Alpine County game warden, "Law Enforcement."

Stafford Lehr, Associate Fishery Biologist, California Dept. of Fish and Game, "High Mountain Lakes Fisheries."

Bruce Links, "Persistence Pays Off."

Roger Meyers, "It's Always The Right Time To Take Kids Fishing."

Guy Nixon, "Hunting For 2003."

Don Quilici, Outdoors editor for the Nevada Appeal, "Plenty Of Fishing Opportunities In The Sierra Nevada Mountains."

Suzanne Rosevold, Executive Director, Alpine County Chamber of Commerce, "Discover The Carson Valley."

Kent Stoddard, "Founder's Day."

Adam Washam, "Scenic Trails Of Alpine County."

Paul Washam, "My Hunt."

David Zellmer, Alpine County Fish and Game Commission, "Indian Creek."

-- The publication, now in its 13th year, is produced by Paul and Gloria Washam of Woodfords, Calif.

It focuses on the many outdoor opportunities offered in Alpine, Almador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Mono and Stanislaus Counties in California and in Carson Valley, Nevada.

More than 50,000 copies of Fishing the California Alps have already been distributed along the Eastern Sierra.

Some of the locations where that publication is available are the Alpine County Chamber of Commerce in Markleeville, Calif., Lake Alpine Lodge at Lake Alpine, Calif., Alpine Restaurant in Markleeville, Calif., Angler's Edge in Gardnerville, Caples Lake Resort at Caples Lake, Calif., Carson Valley Inn in Minden, General Store in Bear Valley, Calif., Sorensen's Resort in Hope Valley, Calif., Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters at South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Topaz Lodge and Casino at Topaz Lake, Woodfords Inn and Woodfords Station in Woodfords, Calif., and the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management in Carson City.

Most importantly, remember that no matter where or when you pick up your copy, Fishing the California Alps is free!

So, be sure to pick up several copies for yourself, neighbors, relatives and friends.

For information or for copies of this year's edition, call Paul Washam at (530) 694-2966.