Category Archives: Walks and hikes

The weather changed overnight, and we woke on Monday morning to cool fog with the tang of sea salt in the air. I immediately thought of a walk on the beach, and so made my way down the highway to … Continue reading →

On Monday I was finally able to get out on the hiking trails, this time my long-planned outing from Highway 9 at the Rincon trailhead of Henry Cowell park, mid-way between Santa Cruz and Felton, to Highway 1 at Wilder … Continue reading →

I’m afraid I can’t take any credit for creating this fun event. Kimlin leaves on Tuesday for the Camino de Santiago in Spain, and she set up a grand excursion circling Santa Cruz so her friends could join her on … Continue reading →

My reading audience is eagerly awaiting my promised tale of adventure: can one walk from Felton to Santa Cruz? And isn’t there some river that runs between the two towns? The answers are yes and yes, and therein lies this … Continue reading →

No, this post is not about the desire to give our former president a good whack upside the head –though it is tempting!– but rather about last week’s adventure in forging a new path. First, a backtrack. Three years ago … Continue reading →

This weekend, Sarah-Hope and I went to visit her parents up in Napa, and on Saturday I had the opportunity to tag along with Mike as he led an outing of the local branch of the California Native Plant Society … Continue reading →