July 20 The day began early with eggs, bacon and final planning for this morning’s hike. We decided on the Boulder Lakes trail, which gets positive reviews on my iPhone hiking app, AllTrails, whose users nonetheless warn that it’s crowded and that: “It’s pretty much an uphill climb for about 1.5 miles!” “The 11 mile drive to the trailhead can be pretty bouncy with a few large potholes, even in an SUV. Some folks driving […]
Read moreMonth: July 2021
The July Adventure Begins
July 18, 2021 The Trinity Alps camping/hiking trip is around the corner. The plan was for my friend Nick to leave tomorrow and for me to meet him somewhere up there the day after. Late this afternoon we exchanged texts about logistics. He wrote: I plan on leaving around 8 am to be there about 12:30………I’ll scout the sites and let you know where I am. You could come up later tomorrow too?? That possibility […]
Read moreThe Curse of the Sciuridae
They’ve been around since the Early Eocene period which, for those of you who didn’t just look it up on Wikipedia as I did, was 54 to 48 million years ago. If I had my way, they’d be long gone if not from the planet, then at least from my life. I’ve dedicated many an angry word to the topic of squirrels here on Bloggy, but not recently. Well, here I go again. I would […]
Read moreClimate Change in California
I’ve been keeping an eye on the various wildfires around the drought-ridden state and throughout the American West. It’s terrifying that, this early in the season, the situation is already critical. So many lives and so many resources threatened and destroyed. Homestead Cottages, the wonderful place west of Yosemite Valley where Molly and I stayed ten days ago, is now under an evacuation order as the flames of the River Fire approach. It started Sunday […]
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