Travel Vicariously Each winter thousands of snow geese, birds of a feather, fly south to winter in Northern California. I wanted to see these travelers, these birds who know where to head south when the mercury drops. During Covid my own travel wings have been clipped. Hanging out with these feathered migrants maybe I could travel … [Read more...]
JOSHUA TREE PARK BEFORE COVID-19
Joshua Tree Park Three weeks ago I was in California's Joshua Tree Park. It was a perfect Southern California spring day in the sunny seventies. The Joshua trees, with their knarled prehistoric shapes, were silhouetted against a brilliant blue desert sky. Now, I am in self-isolation in San Francisco. Joshua Tree National Park is closed to … [Read more...]
For The Beauty of The Earth
For Thanksgiving 2019 this post is dedicated to The Beauty of The Earth. There is little text. Cooking, family, parades and sports rightfully take precedence today. So here are some images, taken on a recent trip, which, I feel, speak for themselves. I am so very thankful for the beauty of the earth. California's Eastern Sierras At the … [Read more...]
Is Bodie Ghost Town Haunted?
Bodie Ghost Town was once known as the Wildest City in the West. There were nightly shootouts, casinos, brothels, two opium dens, 65 saloons and a jail. Today it is abandoned and completely deserted. Or is it? On cold clear nights is it the wind that causes a door to bang? What about William S. Bodey who staked a gold claim on a profitable line … [Read more...]
Ancient Redwood Forest Giants
It is early morning in an ancient redwood forest. All is still. Mist clings to the forest canopy and ferns fringe the spongy path. This is an old-growth forest on the Northern California coast. It is awe-inspiring and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Julius Caesar's Contemporaries Standing sentinel for centuries these … [Read more...]
