Calipidder was there last weekend. Here’s a Flickr slide show of “most interesting” Carrizo Plain pix (most aren’t from this season, but many are astounding). For a stroll down memory lane, check out my Carrizo weekend last year.
Wildlife
Pole-dancing bear
by tom • March 25, 2009 • 2 Comments
If you missed this on my Facebook page, it’s pretty hilarious:
Why they call those flowers ‘blue dicks’
by tom • March 24, 2009 • 0 Comments
Unfortunately for the prurient-minded, it has nothing to do with the teen-age male malady known as “blue balls.” Because my fortysomething brain has frequent and severe bouts of CRS (can’t remember shit), I mistakenly called these things shooting stars in…
Calipidder’s excellent wildflower pix
by tom • March 20, 2009 • 2 Comments
I suppose most of you have seen these, since she posted ’em a week ago, but if not, enjoy. I eventually worked my way up to Merced canyon to see the poppies. They are beautiful! I only stopped in Briceburg,…
Weasels at Point Reyes
by tom • November 16, 2008 • 5 Comments
I’m talking real weasels, not the metaphorical kind who always seem to be in the men’s room when it’s their turn to buy a round of beers. I’ve never seen one in the wild, or even on somebody’s blog, until…
Excellent wildlife shots
by tom • November 7, 2008 • 3 Comments
Stumbled across a great photo stream on Flickr kept by a guy who posts under the handle fitznatty. Here’s a slideshow of his stuff: More great shots at his web site. A fave: his encounter with a mountain lion in…
Links for Bay Area hiking voters
by tom • November 4, 2008 • 10 Comments
Bay Nature has a quick list of the major outdoors-related votes on today’s ballot. The Greenbelt Alliance thoughtfully instructs us on how to vote. The biggest vote is for Measure WW, which will allow the East Bay Regional Park District…
Nature column debuts in Mercury News
by tom • October 23, 2008 • 2 Comments
Lisa Krieger, one of our best writers, has begun penning a monthly column about nature and outdoor doings (topic for future discussion: Why is there never any interest in the nature indoors? Must be because it’s all bugs and bacteria).…
Edible wild plants in the Bay Area
by tom • July 31, 2008 • 0 Comments
Some of the wild flora growing along Bay Area trails is edible … for instance, I know a wild blackberry and a patch of miner’s lettuce when I see one. Some of it, though, does stuff your body doesn’t like,…