We here in California have been having some very unusual rains. Pounding down cloudbursts. Likely linked to Climate Change. But I won’t get into that. Anyway, I went on a couple of hikes recently (the second was solitary) just to see how it turned out and thought I’d share photos with you. I am sorry […]
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Actually, I would rather have had only one, because it would be like my right arm by now. Lots of stories I suspect. But it was taken. Let me explain. I had originally one that I got from a favorite place to hike a long time ago. Stoney Creek, it was called. The trail where […]
No, not the science fiction, although it’s certainly an Apocalyptic feeling time. This was this morning. Feast your eyes because I’m not sure I’ve ever seen it this empty. Usually, there’s cars all over it. Ruddy and I almost got hit by a zooming RV (coming from behind us), of all things, here once. It […]
Took another hike today. I think that shelter-in-place might be our undoing. The United States, that is. Americans have a hard time staying cooped up. Especially western Americans. Especially in the spring. When you see green grass growing, smell the flower’s blooming and hear the birds singing, you gotta get out. One of the bottom […]
I’ve seen these swings on various hikes around SLO and wanted to share them with you. What can I say, its a college town. Click to enlarge. Now to find the famous Serenity Swing! — And here it is!
I’ve always loved islands. In fact, when we were about 7 or so, my brother and I tried to run away to one. We’d seen them in picture books and were inspirited. We didn’t get too far, of course. But that didn’t stop our loving them. I have been to Hawaii (twice), but that seems […]
I love this town. Oprah Winfrey has called it America’s Happiest City. Following are some pics I’ve taken on various hikes in the hills surrounding SLO, as locals call it. If you look in the distance, you can see the ocean in some of them. The mountains are ancient volcanos called, The Morros. Most were […]
We on the west are having quite the winter this year! Torrential storms (accompanied by hurricane force winds) are soaking the state of California*, hopefully ending a punishing 5 year drought. I see, though, in my perusing of various websites on the topic, that some are wasting no time in zealously claiming that these rains […]
A school vacation break with my kid. We wanted to visit the snow, so we headed to the Sierras. Spent the first night high up on a mountainside in sleeping bags in the back of the truck, while rain pounded down on the shell a foot above us. It made for mad rushing rivers. The […]
Similar to Wild Swimming Pools I’ve Known, here are some caves I’ve found and explored over the years. This isn’t all of them, just the ones I got pictures of. This first one I found at The Grasslands (my name). A talus cave. These next two are of the same cave. First from the outside. […]
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