Daily Observations

I did not get out at all today, but yesterday I went to Starrigavan to look for Stilt Sandpipers that had been seen over the last few days. I put my bike on the bus and was able to get a ride out the road to within a mile of Starrigavan, or so. That worked … Read more

Bear Mountain Flora (part 1)

A lush patch of Leatherleaf Saxifrage (Leptarrhena pyrolifolia) growing in a seep on a rocky slope. I ended up with so many different plants I wanted to mention (and show photographs of), that I decided to break up my comments and questions into more than one entry. In this first entry I will give an … Read more

Daily Observations

I went with Connor and Rowan down to Totem Park this afternoon. Weather: Rains have returned. I woke up in the night last night and heard the rain falling on the roof. This morning when I took Connor to school I got soaked. This afternoon and evening there was partial clearing the sun came out … Read more

Daily Observations

Yesterday I did not really get out much except to go play a little frisbee in the afternoon. Today was a pretty nice day, and I decided to try to get up Bear Mountain. My plan was to ask the neighbors to give me and my bike a ride to Blue Lake Campground. I figured … Read more