Something about that story set off my B.S. detector at about 6 p.m. today … which may very well have been when investigators were making up their minds that there wasn’t a lick of proof that the guy who fell…
Wildlife
Hiker roughed up in mountain lion attack at Foothills Park
by tom • July 14, 2008 • 10 Comments
UPDATE: Read this first. Turns out there’s no evidence implicating a mountain lion. Original post: Guy walking a trail Saturday afternoon got pounced upon by a mountain lion, whose youth, enthusiasm and ineptitude saved the hiker’s life: The pounce knocked…
Bay Nature’s site relaunch
by tom • June 25, 2008 • 5 Comments
Bay Nature magazine, of my favorite publications on the planet, has revamped its Web site with a bunch of cool features like events calendars and maps of Bay Area attractions. Also has videos like this one: They’ve also put all…
Like you need a reason to hike at Purisima Creek Redwoods
by tom • June 18, 2008 • 6 Comments
Well, here’s one from alert reader Barbara Hagin: You’ll have to visit Purisma Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve soon…the baby quails are out in full force. My husband and I hiked from the trailhead to the Soda Gulch trail on…
What is it about redwoods?
by tom • June 2, 2008 • 5 Comments
Walking through a new forest of redwoods always gets me thinking about the old ones. If a Hollywood Indian chief were handy, he’d probably tell me it’s the spirit of their ancestors tweaking my conscience. We call the remaining ones…
Which trees do you adore?
by tom • May 16, 2008 • 7 Comments
A post an book about trees at the Scoutmaster blog inspired me to click over to Calflora.org and see how many trees are native to Santa Clara County. The result: 96 trees and shrubs — more than I would’ve guessed,…
Cool wildlife-related comments
by tom • April 30, 2008 • 1 Comment
The poll on wildlife encounters generated some interesting feedback, such as: From Gambolin’ Man A few weeks ago, toward the early evening around 6 pm, I caught a prolonged first-time ever (in the Bay Area) glimpse of a Great Horned…
Poll: Wildlife you’ve seen on the trail
by tom • April 29, 2008 • 15 Comments
(There used to be a poll here asking people which wildlife they’d seen, but I took it down because it seemed to be causing system difficulties. I’m leaving the text intact because the questions generated interesting feedback). I haven’t seen…
Falcon babies arrive
by tom • April 23, 2008 • 2 Comments
Yesterday I missed the biggest news to hit San Jose since this time last year: New falcon chicks have hatched at City Hall. From this morning’s Mercury News: The wee hours of Tuesday morning marked the first birth of this…