There have been lots of interesting things going on since I have come back to Michigan to visit family. Some are sad and some are not. I figured I'd just repost something from a couple years ago. Won't be returning... Continue Reading →
Preview in new tab 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... 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 →
Another hike down Piru Creek. I love this hike but since last winter it has become a bit rough. Trees have fallen, rocks have slid and huge amounts of greenery have sprung up. I park at the usual gate. The... Continue Reading →
Here is what I did instead. I've been fairly sedentary for the last three months. We've finally had a rainy winter. I've been working part-time and somehow the cold and rain always managed to come when I'm off work. The... Continue Reading →
Backpacks on bodies and warm winter mittensOr naked as jaybirds and mosquito bitten.Food tied in bear bags and soaking in springsThese are a few of my favorite things. Time for your vocabulary lesson folks! If these words don't fill you... Continue Reading →
Oh wow! after a bit of a dry spell I have so much to blog about. Some of it might even be interesting! Today we'll start with one of my favorite wilderness hikes, Piru Creek both north and south of... Continue Reading →
I love snakes. What is not to like about a reptile that decided it didn't need legs? The best snake of all in my area is the rattlesnake. Why? Because so many people irrationally hate or fear them. There is... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite hiking destinations! I have been going out to the Sespe for about 35 years now. I never fail to enjoy it. It is vast, 219,000 acres of land with hundreds of miles of little-used trail plus... Continue Reading →