Last April I went out to Joshua Tree National Park for my birthday. My plan was to do some freehiking during the middle of the week when it was least busy. (Not illegal here but I always try not to... Continue Reading →
Happy Naked Hiking Day! June 21 is coming up soon. This is a post about what I did on last year's Naked Hiking Day. A little NSFW near the end. I did go on a hike on the actual Summer... Continue Reading →
Happy equinox! The day and night are roughly equal today. However, that's isn't the true definition of an equinox. The actual equinox is the instant the earth's rotational axis is perpendicular to a line connecting the center of the Earth... Continue Reading →
So I thought I'd let a few other good people talk instead. How about Life? I find the great thing in this world is, not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. Goethe I... Continue Reading →
The guest house in the back is once again occupied. Mourning doves must multiply fast! This tells me there's a high natural chick mortality rate. Looks like another brood of chicks is be on the way. She's been there for... Continue Reading →
Checked the nest today and the chicks have flown. Mom and Pop are still hanging out nearby watching and calling. The youngsters are hiding in the trees nearby and staying quiet. Mom would be the two-tone bird and Pop would... Continue Reading →
We have a mourning dove nest on a shelf in our open patio. A while ago I noticed this mourning dove nesting in a basket on a shelf under the awning behind our house. For weeks she did not seem... Continue Reading →
Every now and then a deputy patrols the parking for the day-use area. Piru Creek is the only reliable flowing water for many miles—one of my favorite haunts. Memorial Day weekend was coming up, and I figured if I was... Continue Reading →
I am NOT going all the way to Redrock Mountain. Red is my trail, mostly down the center of the creek. The red is from 2016. Those blue lines are how the trail was recorded in 2013. Click on any... Continue Reading →
