I was out here last time August of 2018, almost a year ago. Since then, we had a normal winter. What an incredible change has set in! We had an unusually cool stretch in mid-July so I thought I'd head... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cChkdiQ8s28 So far I'm 3 episodes in. Sounan desu ka? is a short anime with about 12 minutes per episode. I'm not really feeling super excited for this one. I can see where the inspiration came from. Yuru... Continue Reading →
Ok, so with all the excitement over the LA World Naked Bike Ride it was also World Naked Hiking Day. Can't do both at the same time so the next decent day I went out to the Alder Creek Trail.... Continue Reading →
Saturday I drove up to Bradford Ridge path in what turned out to be a vain attempt at Deep Creek Hot Springs. The weather report said the area west of Victorville should have a high of about 90F. I figure... Continue Reading →
Yesterday it was 108. The saving grace is that the humidity was 13%. The swamp cooler worked admirably. Inside it never got over 77. Today, not so lucky. At 2pm it is 101 but the humidity is 26%. Inside it is... Continue Reading →
The hot temperatures we are having right now made me long for the coolness of the High Sierra. I didn't make it up there nearly as often as I wanted. October 2007 is one of the few times I did.... Continue Reading →
I'm getting older. There is far more sand in the bottom of my hourglass than the top. I don't need a calendar to tell me this. I know it in my body.
Last weekend I spent 4 days and 3 nights on a trip with a group of nudistas to Saline Valley. (That 3 full days without the need for clothing!) It was hot and dry but inside the oasis that has... Continue Reading →
Perhaps it is time to reexamine burying oneself in SPF 50 sunscreen and hiding from the sun. It seems that the sun has other beneficial effects than just vitamin D and that a tan slowly acquired over time lacks the... Continue Reading →
