Archive for June, 2006

Wear Wickable Fabrics to Avoid Blisters!

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

One recent Sunday at one of my volunteer hikes, twelve of us were assembling prior to entering the trail, and I overheard two of them recounting a 10.5-mile hike they had done the previous day at Point Reyes National Seashore. I knew I had some serious hikers with me, since we were about to embark […]

Cheeseburger Cheap

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

Birds sing when they’re happy. Sometimes, however, they’re happy at 3:00 a.m. When the nights are warm and I’ve left the windows open, I often find their music a soothing lullaby. Or, a Saturday Night Live routine. 
Early this morning, after being awakened by an avian songster, I thought I detected a reincarnated John Belushi by […]

Phoebe on a fencepost

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

Diesel engines belched to the heavens. Tires swished along the four-lane. I ventured onto the crossing, safely navigating to the opposite sidewalk.
A mild descent to the corner gave way to a multi-use paved path paralleling a local road. I turned uphill and, as I walked, the natural earth barrier between the path and the road […]