From the Mountains above the Applegate River

 I live in an area with an unusual preponderance of beautiful California live oaks. These tall evergreen trees provide a wealth of shade wit...

      Butterflies are like prom queens. They're beautiful and showy and get all the attention. Moths are like the other girls—get to kno...

      Last week I went on an early-morning bird walk on the East ART (Applegate Ridge Trail). The light was soft and beautiful over the moun...

      I have recently faced up to and admitted: I'm not a good gardener, and, although I love gardens, I don't love gardening.     ...

    As in places all around the country, and in the world, large numbers of No Kings protestors showed up in Grants Pass last Saturday. I wa...

    The skiing was great—not always easy, but that was part of the fun.  Skiing through the woods was lovely on the easy ups and downs and w...

      There were eight of us on this Sierra Club ski-and-snowshoe trip in the White Mountains—five participants; two assistant leaders (Toma...