Bishop Visitor Logo

Bishop Visitor's Center

About the Author: Kendra

blog author image

Kendra Atleework was born and raised in Bishop, CA. Her memoir MIRACLE COUNTRY, about the intersection of family, history, and landscape in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, can now be preordered. Book tour in the works--details at KendraAtleework.com.

Bishop Visitor Blog Posts by Kendra:

The Kindness of Strangers in a Crisis

The Kindness of Strangers in a Crisis

Jul 8, 2020 | Seasons, Summer

Here are some touching stories from local community members rising above, rallying volunteers, and making generous financial gifts. Let’s do our part to help keep our community stay open by wearing masks upon entering any and all businesses. #keepinyoopen #keepbishopopen

Ghost Mine in the Sky

Ghost Mine in the Sky

Jan 8, 2020 | Winter

A look into the Pine Creek Tungsten Mine in Bishop, CA. Once, four hundred miners pulled tungsten from these mountains, working in three shifts, the Pine Creek Mine churning away twenty-four hours a day. It was known as the Mine in the Sky.

Another Woman’s Treasure: Amy Wicks’ Climbing Rope Art

Another Woman’s Treasure: Amy Wicks’ Climbing Rope Art

Apr 17, 2019 | Year Round

Check it out in the park, Saturday April 20! By Kendra Atleework When I first met Amy Wicks, we were mostly upside down. There was a good reason for this—we’d both enrolled in an aerial silks class, which involves tying yourself in knots and swinging around in the...
Notes on Home: A Villain in a Hero

Notes on Home: A Villain in a Hero

Sep 13, 2018 | Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter, Year Round

On Main Street in Bishop, California, listen to the clatter of two lanes of traffic busy with horse trailers, RVs, biker gangs, and highway patrol racing after sports cars from the city. A clutch of teenagers saunters, Wrangler-ed and Stetson-ed, in town for the rodeo...