Monday, June 22, 2020

Last Light on the Longest Day: Green Flash on the Summer Solstice

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It isn't really a time for traveling, but a funeral had us traveling up the California Coast yesterday evening. We stopped at Clam Bea...
Sunday, May 24, 2020

When Treasures are Discovered, for Better or Worse: A Tale of Two Tuolumne Rivers

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Today on "my" river. It looks like I'm about to complain bitterly, but it is more nuanced than that. The river is not...
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Monday, May 18, 2020

The Eruption of Mt. St. Helens at 40 years: Why it Still Matters and Why Science Matters

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It is the 40th anniversary of the eruption of the St. Helens volcano and as I think of those days, I realize that even though a majority...
Monday, May 11, 2020

A Tuolumne River Mystery for the Fish Experts

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Paging my fish expert friends...what are these fish? I realize the pictures aren't great, since they were across the river from me and...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

A Bit of Drama on the Tuolumne River...

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Every visit to the wilds holds the possibility of the unexpected surprise. There is the "usual" sense of discovery when one find...
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Monday, April 27, 2020

Can You Find the Nest? A Near-future Killdeer Family on the Tuolumne River

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The Killdeer ( Charadrius vociferous ) is a sneaky little bird that hides in plain sight. That sounds like some kind of negative judgment,...
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Monday, April 13, 2020

A Day on the California Prairie: Finding the Precious Places Near Home

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Yosemite National Park is closed. The coastline is closed. The state parks are closed. Am I complaining? Not in the least. We are facin...
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