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Daily Walk
An ordinary day on the usual San Rafael route — the birds and flowers that turn up on most walks along here, plus one that doesn’t: an Osprey overhead carrying a fish, while we were up on a hill about 500 feet above sea level. You don’t see that every day. Then, up on the…
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Point Reyes Revisited, Again
Back to Point Reyes for a full day out — starting at Abbotts Lagoon, then out to the Lighthouse and Chimney Rock, taking in the views, the birds, and a good haul of Elephant Seals. Abbotts Lagoon The morning started with a Columbian Black-tailed Deer grazing alongside a Great Egret, then a Great Blue Heron…
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Petaluma, Bodega Bay and Fort Ross
A day up the coast — a stop in Petaluma, sea lions at Bodega Bay, and an afternoon at Fort Ross, the old Russian-American Company outpost on the Sonoma Coast. Petaluma A quick stop downtown on the way north — the Mission, and some street artwork. Bodega Bay A stop on the way up the…
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Favourite Birds of the First Half of 2025
A look back through the first six months of 2025 — favourite bird photos from local patches around San Rafael and Las Gallinas, plus a few farther afield at Corte Madera Creek, Abbotts Lagoon, Angel Island, and Pinnacles National Park. January The year started with grebes and shorebirds around the San Rafael waterfront. February More…
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June Lake, Parker Lake and Tioga Pass to Yosemite
The second half of the trip — three days of high-country trails around Mammoth Lakes and June Lake, then the long climb up and over Tioga Pass into Yosemite for the drive home. Sherwin Lake A morning out on the Sherwin Lake Trail above Mammoth Lakes — switchbacks through Jeffrey pine giving way to open…
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Tahoe, Donner and Mono Lake
Two days on the road out of the Bay Area, over the Sierra and down into the Great Basin — Nevada City, Donner Lake, Lake Tahoe, and finally Mono Lake, the first stop of a longer trip toward Mammoth Lakes and Yosemite. Nevada City and Donner Lake An easy start out through the Gold Country…
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