Heather and I went to Eureka on Wednesday and came back today. It was good to get out of the house for a couple of days and Northern California was putting on quite a show for us - green grass, gray trees fringed with moss and lichen, dramatic clouds, and rain. We, however seemed to bring disaster in our wake: while having dinner last night the ( Read more... )

I got a text message today from the Belgians saying that San Francisco was indeed very nice. I thanked them for coming and wished them well on their drive south on the 101 and they texted back saying they hoped to see me again, perhaps in Belgium. I did not reply saying that I would stop by if ever I was invading France ( Read more... )

I got back yesterday from three days backpacking alone in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The funny thing about trips like this is that all the bits that are interesting to tell or photograph are only very small parts of my memory of the trip, which will always focus on seemingly endless rocks and boulders, exhaustion, and the din and ( Read more... )