A 24-Hour Roadtrip: To the Ends of Earth and Back
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
Thar Be Russians In Dem Hills
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
Hiking Mount Hillyer: Sun, Snow and Summits
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
The Poetry of Silence: The Redwood Forests of Santa Cruz
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
Why Art Galleries Are Important
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
Visit McGrath State Beach and Estuary Before It Closes (Maybe for Good)
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
The Wild Life in Suburbia: A Picnic Turns Into a Foraging Expedition
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
Vincent Gulch to Big Horn Mine to Mine Gulch Flat
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
Puff Daddy: Foraging and Cooking My 1st Puffball Mushroom
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
Hiking 25 Millions Years Back in Time at Vasquez Rocks
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