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Halloween is nearly here. Last year's adorable pop-up kitten was not on display at the local elementary school this year. [Bummer.] Ther...

Are you busy? [No.] Want to go for a walk? [Sure.] Thus began an impromptu visit to the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve (not a neighborhood ...

Look on the bright side: it could have been wetter. Mist, then drizzle, speckled my spectacles. My gloves were soaked, my hands chilled, and...

Was it an omen that today's bird-of-the-day on my Audubon calendar was an owl? With a bike event coming up this weekend, I needed to get...

Oddly, I ended up hiking the same set of trails twice in one week! Clockwise on Monday, counter-clockwise today. As I waited for my Monday h...

I reached out to my former teammates about repeating last fall's volunteer gig with the California Climate Action Corps . This year...

Even though I'd already hiked in the Cherry Springs area, I signed up again when a friend was keen to explore it. The pond was particula...