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Tag Archives: Travel

Why Hike?

May 21, 2015 · by midmiocene | in Beauty, Blogging | tagged Exercise, Health, hiking, Inspiration, nature, Science, Travel, Writing | 2 Comments

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 […]

A Grasslands Hike

May 18, 2015 · by midmiocene | in Musings & Personal | tagged Beauty, blogging, earth, Health, hiking, Inspiration, nature, Photography, Science, Travel, Wellness, Writing | 4 Comments

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!

Downpour!

May 15, 2015 · by midmiocene | in Beauty, California, Earth, Hiking, Nature, Poetry | tagged Inspiration, Photography, Travel | 10 Comments

Those of you who live in rainy areas may not appreciate this as much as some of us here in California, otherwise known at the moment as the Big Dry. A hike in the rain! Click to enlarge. Poison Oak in a variety of colors! Take a walk, or better yet, a hike in the […]

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  • Cornell Lab of Ornithology
  • Build It Solar
  • Songs of Insects
  • All Living Things
  • Native Seed Network [ornamentals]
  • Native Seed Search [food crops]

Issues

  • Pollution (PDF)
  • GMOs
  • Climate Change
  • Nuclear Power
  • Deforestation
  • Extinction
  • GMOs (continued)
  • Population

Sites

  • A Billion Acts of Green
  • Organic Consumers Association
  • SourceWatch
  • Force Change
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