Word: sierras
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...event became solemn when Iyesatta Massaquoi '99 explained the tragedies of war in her native Sierra Leone...
According to Massaquoi, the problems in Sierra Leone stem from the civil war in Liberia. The U.S. government established Liberia by sending previously enslaved blacks there and allowing them to rule...
When the native Liberians eventually rebelled against the government in the early 1990s a civil war began. Because of Sierra Leone's humanitarian aid to the Liberian government, the rebels invaded Sierra Leone...
After trekking much of the West, Muir settled in Martinez, 35 miles northeast of San Francisco, co-founded the Sierra Club in 1892 and served as its president until his death at 76 in 1914. In Martinez, visitors can roam the grounds of the John Muir National Historic Site; hike Mount Wanda, named after one of Muir's daughters; and snack on ripe fruit from the orchard that helped bankroll his conservation activities. In Muir's 17-room mansion, young children will enjoy seeing the toys that belonged to Muir's daughters; older kids will gravitate to the "scribble...
...only nine lives," Twain once wrote. Great yarn spinners are few and far between these days, but one place to find a passel of them is Nevada City, Calif., about 115 miles west of Virginia City. Each summer the old gold-mining town is host to the Sierra Storytelling Festival. "You can put a six-year-old and a 90-year-old together," says founder Steve Sanfield, "and with the right story, they will both feel a deep connection." Tickets for this year's festival (July 16-18) will probably sell out, so reserve in advance. For those who miss...