Audubon Canyon Ranch’s Bolinas Lagoon Preserve, three miles north of Stinson Beach, reopens this weekend and stays open till July 13. The pitch: it’s when 100 nesting pairs of egrets and herons return to a grove of redwoods near the…
Blogs
A bunch more “Scared Indoors” links
by tom • March 13, 2008 • 0 Comments
Steve amassed a list of links to discussions about his “Scared Indoors” series of podcasts. Check it out.
Wildlife
Wildflower intelligence, surveillance needed
by tom • March 13, 2008 • 9 Comments
I’m seeing hints of wildflower season — lots o’ poppies on steep, sunny hillsides, mainly — but I can’t be everywhere so I figured I may as well ask what the rest of you are seeing out there. So, let’s…
Travel
Gear Junkie in Norway
by tom • March 12, 2008 • 0 Comments
This has nothing to do with hiking, or the Bay Area, it’s just a cool thing to do: Touring the crazy-beautiful Norway coastline, which is what lucky sod Stephen Regenold will be up to for the next few days. Specifically,…
Hiking
El Toro hike in Morgan Hill scheduled
by tom • March 12, 2008 • 9 Comments
HEADS UP: This post is for the 2008 El Toro hike … the 2009 hike already happened (March 28). Google has been sending people to the wrong year’s post. Morgan Hill Historical Society has one hike planned — at 8…
Appalachian Trail
A note for those camping in the Appalachian Trail shelters
by tom • March 11, 2008 • 2 Comments
Sgt. Rock says there’s only one plausible reason for duct tape on the ceiling: It snowed all night best as I could tell. It also turned out the shelter roof leaks. I woke up at about 0330 to a bag…
Pacific Crest Trail
PCT journal to watch: Emily’s Dad
by tom • March 11, 2008 • 4 Comments
I went trolling for interesting candidates to follow for this hiking season. I was hoping to find some Bay Area types who are doing the trail this year (I did, but I’ll get back to that) but one journal stopped…
Joseph D. Grant County Park, Wildlife
Rattlesnake roundup
by tom • March 10, 2008 • 14 Comments
It’s good to know the rattlesnakes are out of hibernation. The best way to learn this is from your friendly neighborhood hiking blogger. The worst way is from the tips of their hypodermic fangs. My way was in the middle:…
In the news
Deputy kills two bicyclists
by tom • March 10, 2008 • 2 Comments
EDIT: Here’s the latest from mercurynews.com. Most of you have probably heard about this by now, but if not: Yesterday a Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputy veered across Stevens Canyon Road in the hills west of Cupertino and rammed a…