At last — in case anyone cares — here is documentation of my trip to West Virginia: eight days of hiking hiking hiking condensed into a six-minute slideshow featuring an appropriately bluegrassy soundtrack. All the photos were taken on Dad’s farm, except when I accidentally wandered off by following the wrong ridge. On my connection the slideshow takes a couple minutes to load, unfortunately. Once it’s ready for you, a little “play” triangle will appear […]
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Trinity Videos
As promised, three videos from our trip to the Trinity Alps this week. What I did upon encountering a wee patch of snow: [flashvideo filename=wp-content/video/slide.flv image=wp-content/video/slide.jpg /] A wee narrative about a stream and its surroundings: [flashvideo filename=wp-content/video/stream.flv image=wp-content/video/stream.jpg /] Cheryl and Jill and a wee thunderstorm on a mountain lake: [flashvideo filename=wp-content/video/thunder.flv image=wp-content/video/thunder.jpg /]
Read moreTangled Up In Blue
Hi, friends. Sorry I haven’t written for a long time. I’ve become increasingly aware of how boring this blog is. However, newly returned this afternoon from a short backpacking trip to the Trinity Alps, I will succumb to the desire to show-and-tell. Actually, I don’t feel like writing so I’ll put this up in the form of a gallery with plain old captions. I’ve edited the photos down from 400-plus to 36 images. As you […]
Read moreHighstep through the Haze: Scenes from Adulthood
So… let’s take a break from putting up my old childhood programs and return to the present. Man, is it smoky here in northern California. Yesterday, Anna, Lulu and I hiked on Mt. Diablo, marveling at the absence of other hikers and at our inability to see clearly from ridge to ridge because of the haze. Four hours of getting lost later, back at sea level, we heard the news advisory: stay off the mountain […]
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