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Like last year , I volunteered for one of the annual wildflower surveys in Sierra Azul . Unlike last year, we found some wildlife, too ... I...

Flowers keep popping up in the meadow where a controlled burn was carried out last fall in Sierra Azul . Speaking of burn zones, we (unexpec...

A fanciful mural near Almaden Lake appeared some time ago (mirrored by another, across the road). Biking past on a cloudy day, I realized c...

February started with a 4.3-mile hike in an otherwise closed area of the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve , a privilege I rarely skip wheneve...

I visited familiar parks in January, sometimes exploring new (to me) trails. There were some seasonal surprises at Picchetti Ranch , like th...

It was time. Time to settle on some way to give back, meaningfully, to the community. It had been a long time since I contributed a signific...

Despite some waning enthusiasm for cycling, I managed to pedal more than 2,930 miles and climb some 115,000 feet along the way. More rides (...