Devouring life, one bite at a time
Before we left our brief introductory visit to Portland, there was something I had to do. See Bob’s Red Mill. Aka a baking pilgrimage of sorts. A paradise of organic bulked goods and health food products for bakers and gluten intolerants. My one bit …
When we woke up near Coos Bay this morning, we needed to get some more miles under our wheels and were quick to get back on the road. Of course, we did make a few stops on the way. How can anyone turn down the …
For me, that was a red tide. This algae bloom was the first I’d seen, and you can see for yourself how it gets its name.
And fishing just a week before showed no trace of it. Even a mass as infinite as the ocean can change quickly.
The algae blooms are part of the season and provide food for lots of species- just harmful to us if we eat shellfish from the water during a red tide.
Bat in the cave! No, that’s not code for a booger in your nose, that’s a video of an actual, live, wild bat who let himself in when I was housesitting. I tried to capture him on video without screaming, but that was a challenge …
For the last day camping and hiking in Yosemite, my dad and I had our biggest hike yet up to the top of upper Yosemite Falls. It’s a good 7.6 miles, nothing we can’t handle. And lucky timing, too, since in a couple weeks this …
Our first big day of hiking- we started with Vernal Falls, an easier 3 mile loop, though lots of climbing.
I was surprised by how full the falls are for this time of year, especially with little snow in the sierras.
Lots of people go off the trail into the water, but this quiet little pool is less than a hundred meters from the falls. Yikes! Too chancy for me.
Next, we took a bus up to Glacier Point to take the 4 mile hike down. This is one of the steepest trails in the park- so much respect for those who take it all the way up! We learned that just climbing down the 4 miles of endless switchbacks was challenge enough.
Saw a bear right off the trail. Was happy to see it through glass and not in the open air.
Glacier Point. Enjoy the photos!
What is it about the woods and creativity? A little fresh air, a night under the stars, and a pen in hand was just the thing I needed this weekend. I took my first trip up to Anderson Valley on my first ever writing retreat …
“In 1886, we gorged. In 2012, we nibble.” So I read yesterday in an article by Robert Krulwich at NPR on the state of overfished waters in the past century.See White House menus from 1886 titled, “Procession of Game.” SOUP Venison (Hunter style) Game Broth FISH Broiled Trout, …