sharing my thoughts through words and images
October 16, 2025 – Manarola to Corniglia Today, we find ourselves back on the coastline of the Cinque Terre hiking a more moderately challenging trail between Manarola and Corniglia. The hike is described as a 4-mile distance between Manarola and Corniglia via the sister… Continue Reading “Cinque Terre Hiking Trip – Day 5”
Yesterday, Jim and I decided to take a road trip and complete a loop around the Bay Area Peninsula. He has been hard at work upgrading the electrical system in the Airstream – replacing the converter with an inverter/charger and installing lithium batteries. And,… Continue Reading “U. of California Santa Cruz Arboretum 1.20.2025”
November 23, 2024 We’ve been visiting our son in the Santa Cruz Mountains on the peninsula near Woodside, CA. Unfortunately, upon our arrival, we were inundated with an “atmospheric river” coming off the Pacific Ocean. This past Saturday, there was a break in the… Continue Reading “California Coast 11.23.24”
As soon as this beautiful groundcover dogwood started to emerge I felt a kinship to this plant. It is so very similar to Cornus canadensis – which I love – or is it Cornus canadensis? Here in the Pacific Northwest I’ve come across massive… Continue Reading “Timothy Lake Journal – More Wildflowers!”
We started our workamping gig in the state of Oregon on May 6 with a weeklong training session held at the facility headquarters in Estacada, Oregon. Our employer, Portland General Electric, operates 14 different day use and overnight camping facilities along the Clackamas River… Continue Reading “Workamping in Oregon”