OFF THE TOP: Floating on Cloud 49er
“It's a miracle.” My grandma (we call her Nona), who gave me my first Joe Montana jersey at the age of 2, texted me that succinct phrase moments after the San Francisco 49ers defeated the New Orleans Saints 36-32 in the NFC Divisional playoff round Saturday.
GETTING OUT: Coe Parks’ home to ‘Mother of all Madrones’
With the possible exception of clouds, few common sights in nature can inspire more awe than a tree. At 12,000 feet, in the dry desolation of the White Mountains, bristlecone pines grow that were 3,000 years old when Christ was born. The largest giant sequoia, the General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Park, weighs nearly 2,000 tons and is 104 feet around at the base. It grew from a seed the size of an oatmeal flake from a cone the size of a walnut.
We see a different Alex Smith these days with 49ers
Alex Smith was a terrible toddler, the type of child you wouldn't take to a restaurant, the type of kid you wouldn't dare bring on a plane.
