Cloudy and threats of rain when we set off this morning for another marvelous off-trail adventure. The sun broke through now and again, but best … Read more...
Category Archives: Nature
A Bit of Beltane Color in the High Country
End of April
Our off-trail adventure on a warm, sunny day was strenuous and exhausting. But the beauty and majesty of the trees, rocks, vistas, and even some … Read more...
Today’s Sunset
Late April
A new off-trail adventure on a warm and sunny day. Although we had to wind our way back through several brushy ravines, being amongst the … Read more...
Earth Day
A strenuous but immensely rewarding off-trail adventure amongst the soaring rock cliffs in the Nature Preserve. The connections with trees, rocks, lichens, and even cacti … Read more...
Off Trail in the Nature Preserve
Bright and sunny for our explorations today. We followed a new route up a steep slope, along a plateau beneath the amazing rock cliffs, and … Read more...
Currant Blossoms
Mid-April
Another marvelous spring day for our hike and off-trail scrambles. I was especially struck by the amazing trunks of the junipers that have withstood storms … Read more...




















