To many people hiking means “work”, and who likes that? I’m here to tell you, though, that while it may be work, it’s good work. Good for you. Your mind and body. Your soul. You feel better after a hike. Let me name a few reasons. Perhaps the most obvious benefit is that hiking in […]
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With my daughter. Enjoy. (Note: click to enlarge) Communing with the cows. Always a hazard in cow country. In Tall Grass. Taking a break. Hidden!
Cerro Alto means “high hill” in Spanish. It’s located roughly midway between Atascadero and Morro Bay along narrow Hwy 41. Here are a few pics from today’s hike for your vicarious pleasure. Click to enlarge. 😉 Horsetails! A living fossil from the Carboniferous period 300 ~ million years ago (though those distant relatives are called […]
Technically, Bishop Peak. As this hike is close to Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, it’s popular with students. It’s rocky and can be treacherous. On today’s hike, I came upon a girl in tears, having twisted her ankle. As she was with someone who mentioned no need for help (I asked) I continued on. […]
Another hike in the Santa Ynez/Figueroa Mountain area. We love spring! Click to enlarge.
Time for another installment of Trail Ruminations. Spring is here, the flowers are blooming, and that got me thinking: why do we make the beginning of the year start in the dead of winter, when it’s cold and dark? I mean, shouldn’t the first of the year signal a happy change from that, a time […]
I love the Santa Ynez valley. Some pics from a recent hike with my daughter. Note: upon arrival, we were greeted to an enchanting melody by (I think) a Hermit Thrush. I found this video so that you can hear what a Hermit Thrush sounds like. “We shall not cease from exploration. And the end […]
This is one of the biggest: Yep. Good ‘ol poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum). It usually grows as a large shrub. It can change color depending on the time of year. Green for most of the year, and red in the fall. During the winter, the branches are bare. It’s not so bad then – unless […]
A bit of trail trivia for you. First I’ll post some pictures to see if anyone volunteers an answer as to what’s going on in them. I’ll put the answers at the end of this post. Click on the pics to enlarge. (1) Here is another version: (2) And another: (3) Something different. What caused […]
Opalescence 