Hiking in the East Bay can be tricky. In the summer, it can be hot, dry, and rattlesnakey. In the winter it is green and lush, but the trails are…
It takes a lot to throw off my generally happy disposition, but a few weeks of work travel (and the corresponding poor sleep and unhealthy eating) and a head cold have knocked me off my game. I desperately needed a few hours outdoors before kicking off another project, so I took off this morning to see how the wildflowers are looking this year.
Santa Teresa is a pretty good local park for flowers so I decided to start there. My 11 mile hike took me to all different parts of the park, and while some areas were already in bloom others hadn’t even started.
Yesterday we did a quick day trip up to the Donner Pass area of Tahoe to see if we could find some snow for Thor to play in. The good…
Last month I got a call from Columbia asking if I was available to attend another OmniTen event in Park City. Last year's visit was an epic adventure known as…
It’s Mighty Thor’s first birthday today!
Raising a lab puppy has been so much fun. This adorable face helped us get through the land shark phase with those needle sharp puppy teeth and desire to put everything in his mouth. It’s much easier to forgive and stay patient when that’s the face staring back at you! He’s smart and the friendliest happiest pup around.
At the end of the year, David's grandfather passed away after a long and active life. He lived in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, and we quickly found out that getting…
We kicked off Thanksgiving week with a tour of an area northwest of Barstow known as the Black Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). This is a fascinating BLM…
My husband and I have always spent Thanksgiving in the desert. It is my favorite time of year to visit places like Death Valley. Cold temperatures and lack of crowds…
In August of 2008 I did a gorgeous backpacking trip through Hoover Wilderness and the Northeastern corner of Yosemite National Park. One of the highlights of that trip was getting…