I have always loved the High Sierra environment, especially the plants and animals that survive up there. This photo was taken several years ago when I was traveling up to the Bristlecone Pine forest near Bishop, California (one of my … Continued
Over the 4th of July holiday, I was camping at a park on Bainbridge Island. As expected in the NW, it was a very rainy holiday, at least on Bainbridge Island. I did do some hiking around the island … Continued
I took a coupe of days off this March and traveled to Eastern Washington to catch a glimpse of the migrating sandhill cranes. Each year over 35,000 sandhill cranes make and annual migration from Central California to South-Central Alaska to … Continued
A few weeks ago on my return trip from the deserts of Nevada, I detoured to a small town where I once worked as a wildlife biologist for the US Forest Service (my first job out of college). McCloud … Continued
Yesterday I hiked to Norway Pass, which overlooks Spirit Lake and Mt. St. Helens. With all the pandemic fears going on and the “Stay home, stay safe” orders, it was nice to get outside for a hike and enjoy … Continued