Posted in Birding, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Wildflowers on 11 March, 2008 | 12 Comments »
I’d originally had other plans last Sunday, but various circumstances found Sarah & I heading north toward our favorite stomping grounds of Mt. Tamalpais in nearby Marin County. We had a few hours, and decided to hike the Cataract Trail, high on Mt. Tam’s shoulder.
Rock Springs Trailhead
Posted in Birding, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Wildflowers on 14 February, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Last Sunday was sunny and lovely, so Sarah & I headed north from SF to try a new hike. This one had been on my radar for a while, as I always like waterfalls (who doesn’t?), but the timing was never quite right. Although the bay area has more waterfalls than one might [...]
Posted in Birding, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Wildflowers on 14 October, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Last Sunday I went on an excellent birding field trip with my field ornithology class, bagging 2 lifers and 1 year bird.
Short-eared rabbit at Drake’s Beach
Posted in Birding, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Travel, Wildflowers on 10 August, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Sarah & I woke up early, had a quick breakfast, said our goodbyes, and were on the road at 8:30, heading west toward Tillamook. The drive was only about 90 minutes, and was very pretty as well as traffic-free once we cleared the Portland metro area.
A tourist-trap for cheese addicts like myself
(warning, [...]
Posted in Birding, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Wildflowers on 24 July, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Unlike most camping trips, we decided to do only one hike during our recent visit to Wright’s Lake, partly because we wanted to relax, and partly because our friends Deb & Terry were planning on 7 days of backpacking right after we finished camping, and they understandably didn’t want to start tired!
Since this is a [...]
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