My dad is famous for bringing home “treasures” he finds on the sides of the interstate. He works as a long haul trucker and this affords him the chance to pick up peaches fresh from Georgia in the spring and New Mexico Hatch Chilies whenever he drives through the …
Month: May 2014
A good friend offers to check your ass for leeches before you even ask. A better friend would probably warn her nature sensitive friends before they go crashing down the natural granite water slide into the chilly creek waters blow that yes there are leeches here and yes you may be picking them …
I was doing my morning run at Holcomb Valley this morning when I crossed paths with a pair of gorgeous coyotes. Their red coats shined auburn against the white snow as they trotted up the road and across into the brush near me. I whipped out my camera as fast as I …
The weather the last few days in the Sierras has been all over the place. We wake up snuggled in sleeping bags in freezing cold tents covered in frost. By the time the sun is rising over the hills it’s in the mid seventies. Because this is camping of …
Trout love Velveeta and I love trout Day two of our sierras getaway saw the sun setting over Silver Lake and the fishes nibbling on Velveeta cheese. I obviously was not going to part with my precious goat cheese to share it with some delicious rainbows. Nature and all the fauna in the …