When squirrels lay flat on tree limbs and ravens pant through their beaks, you know it is unbearably hot. I mean it’s been dangerously... Continue
On the evening of the Summer Solstice, after walking my dog and watching the sunset, I spotted a coyote trotting along the fence line... Continue
The sun set and the moon rose as we danced and gazed up at the rusty face of Hood Mountain and the rugged Mayacamas range. Honestly,... Continue
I recently had a “Full Monty” encounter with a big ol’ rattlesnake. I was hiking above Fern Lake on Sonoma Developmental Center... Continue
Mountain lions changed my life. In the late 1990s, a measure was put on the ballot to reverse the ban on trophy hunting of mountain... Continue
Everyone is seeing robins everywhere this year! Impressive flocks of the familiar rusty-breasted all-American bird are feeding on... Continue
A flash of red springing from the forest floor or a dash of pink jutting from a rocky outcrop always stops me in my tracks. For years,... Continue