Life Amongst the Landscape, Unexpected Inspiration, Life as Art, Travel and More
This morning was absolutely stunning. By the time I finished my walk it was 63 degrees! Not your typical January 18 but we currently live in a time with so many new normals. Today is a National holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. I’m hoping the day provides time for reflection on our …
Our big local news is that California Crab Fishermen have reached an agreement with their retail middlemen and will be heading out to sea tomorrow. Oregon fishermen finalized their negotiations earlier this week. On today’s walk, I spotted nine of Trinidad’s fleet of 17 fishing boats out in the harbor. Crew were putting bait in …
Continue reading Today‘s Walk: Some Things are Worth Waiting For
One of my favorite hikes is Trillium Falls Trail inside Redwood National and State Parks, just north of Orick, California. What’s unusual about this location is that it’s a reclaimed mill site. If you ignored the interpretive panels you would never guess that 40 years ago this beautiful location was home to a commercial logging …
Continue reading Today’s Walk: Into the Reclaimed Forest We Go
The United States Forest Service (USFS) and the other agencies who manage our beautiful public lands (NPS, BLM) have an important campaign called, “leave no trace behind.” Essentially the campaign encourages people to be responsible and pack out whatever you bring with you and to be considerate of others when taking advantage of recreational areas. …
Continue reading Today’s Walk: Trail Etiquette & Leave No Trace
This morning’s walk was cloaked in fog so I don’t have any great vistas to share. However, as Baxter and I took our spin around the headland my attention was captured by all the spider webs and colorful fall leaves. It occurred to me that spiders, like human weavers, might just have their own “hand.” …
Continue reading Today’s Walk: Nature’s Halloween Inspiration
The winds have drifted the wildfire smoke back in our direction. As I opened the door this morning I could smell and almost taste fire. A particulate flew into my left eye. The fires are still raging to the south and east of us. If last time is any indication, I suspect our air quality …
After two days of spending 6.5 hrs online with 2,400 other people for a National conference, I took a walk down to Trinidad State Beach. I never know what I’ll find on a Friday afternoon. The waves were big, the tide was coming in, and there was (still is) a weird vibe in the air. …
Continue reading Today’s Walk: When Pigs Fly or Walk on the Beach
Smoke from the wild fires around the west have engulfed the coast. After waking up to day two of a dark and gloomy orange sky, Baxter and I headed down to Old Home Beach to take a look. Our landscape is awash with sepia tone and continues to provide an eerie vibe. A number of …
There is an eerie feeling and mood in the air today. Early morning fog combined with the environmental affects of the wild fires to the south and east of us have created a strange orange and gloomy glow. A light coating of ash continues to rain down on us and the sun is blood red. …
We live in the quiet part of town, two blocks from the beach with no ocean view. In general our street is very quiet except for locals and tourists walking by or the lost ones driving by looking for beach access. This past Labor Day weekend turned into a chaotic mess as folks took to …
Perspectives From My Trail 