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Trails and Tribulations

A 24-Hour Roadtrip: To the Ends of Earth and Back

By On April 22, 2013

Some believe you need to plan and prepare for a vacation. I’m of the belief adventure awaits as soon as you’ve decided to set sail, all I need is a rv sales… Read More

Trails and Tribulations

Thar Be Russians In Dem Hills

By On December 18, 2011

We had just emerged from a guarded location in the Santa Monica Mountains, our hands covered in mud, hair decorated with foliage like dryads, and our faces beaming with the pride knowing… Read More

Trails and Tribulations

Hiking Mount Hillyer: Sun, Snow and Summits

By On November 28, 2011

I was drawn to hike Mount Hillyer after reading the following description: “The Chilao-Horse Flats country is a gentle region of rounded ridgetops, shallow draws, and small flats set deep in the… Read More

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The Poetry of Silence: The Redwood Forests of Santa Cruz

By On November 17, 2011

some ask praise of their fellows but i being otherwise made compose curves and yellows, angles or silences to a less erring end -e.e. cummings Photos taken at Henry Cowell Redwoods State… Read More

Daily Pontification

Why Art Galleries Are Important

By On July 28, 2011

The gallery model, as we know it, is flawed. Dramatic changes have affected how we view, experience and acquire art. Does anyone else see this, and if so, are you concerned with… Read More

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Visit McGrath State Beach and Estuary Before It Closes (Maybe for Good)

By On July 5, 2011

Living in Southern California comes with a lot of perks, offering the sun, surf, SUP board packages, snow capped mountains, deserts, riparian canyons, chaparral trails, and everything inbetween well within a short… Read More

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The Wild Life in Suburbia: A Picnic Turns Into a Foraging Expedition

By On June 19, 2011

With yesterday’s taxing hike upon the switchbacks of Wrightwood mountain’s trails still making its impression on our worn soles, I decided Sunday would be spent in a more leisurely manner, still under… Read More

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Vincent Gulch to Big Horn Mine to Mine Gulch Flat

By On June 12, 2011

Growing up, I used to make several winter trips into the furthest eastern part of the Angeles Forest to Wrightwood to snowboard on some of the slushiest-iciest snow even in ideal conditions… Read More

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Puff Daddy: Foraging and Cooking My 1st Puffball Mushroom

By On June 11, 2011

I had just wrapped up a 6 mile hike near Wrightwood this afternoon, traversing from Vincent’s Gulch past Big Horn Mine and back, when I decided I want to investigate another path… Read More

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Hiking 25 Millions Years Back in Time at Vasquez Rocks

By On April 25, 2011

Unless you’re a time traveler, it’s not often you utter the words, “Are those Roman soldiers down there?!” while hiking (you can’t see them, but underneath the cross is a “legion” of… Read More