Off the Main Roads: The Scent of Rain …
California has had its share of woes surrounding the topic of rain. Too much results in catastrophic mud slides and too little creates a...
Off the Main Roads: Trail etiquette tips …
Sitting on a trailside rock, eating my lunch and throughly enjoying the cool breeze, I happened to witness an encounter that reminded me of...
Off the Main Roads: Life through the lens …
Out on a forest trail, I was just closing on a particularly gorgeous specimen of Passiflora Edulis Sims with my iPhone camera when the...
Off the Main Roads: Old friends, new places …
It was a great morning. Fluffy omelets, multiple refills of rich, dark coffee, and a chance to reconnect with old friends under tropical skies....
Off the Main Roads: The mountains are calling …
“The mountains are calling and I must go,” wrote John Muir in a letter to his sister.
Now, good old John Muir didn’t say, “The...
Off the Main Roads: Nature’s soundscape …
I was recently hiking a rugged mountain trail when I realized that a man was approaching from behind me. I realized this when he...
Off the Main Roads: Find (safe) winter wanderings …
As we finally can enjoy the snow, which we so rightly deserve, it’s a good time to remember a few practical tips to keep...
Off the Main Roads: Guided by nature …
Finding your way in the woods without a map or compass can be a daunting task. Yet our ancestors traveled their wild world —...
Off the Main Roads: Winter senses meditation …
It’s so easy to let the winter season bottle you up in your house in an odd mix of hibernation mode and cabin fever....
Off the Main Roads: A wall of green …
If you’re similar to most of the Hill populace, many of your trips into nature are characterized by toiling up a dusty path through...