On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Connor and I went for what amounted to a conditioning hike up Indian River valley. Motivated in part by an odd club fungus my brother had noticed on our earlier trip, but short on time, we managed to made it to the upper end of the long muskeg and back to the trailhead in under … Read more
Most years Golden-crowned Kinglets are common in the coniferous forests around Sitka. Despite their small size, they manage to find enough enough to keep warm through the long chilly nights of winter. During the day they often seem to forage in loose flocks with chickadees and Brown Creepers. Assuming you can hear the high pitched … Read more
My brother departed after a week-long visit yesterday. During the time he was here, my time was filled with newly restarted school routines and spending time with him. As a result I was not able to keep up with posting entries here. I have several photojournal posts to do which will (hopefully soon) be added … Read more
It was a pretty full day between getting my brother off to the airport, various classes, and an extra webinar that I participated on. What time I spent outside was mostly going to or from various places. However, while walking home later this evening, I was struck by the full moon shining through a layer … Read more
Today was my brother’s last full day in town, and after raining most of the week he’s been here, the day dawned sunny and the weather forecast was decent. We decided to take advantage of it and headed up Indian River valley with Connor and Rowan. Rowan started out in front and took a pretty … Read more
After hearing about what it was like on Herring Cove trail during yesterday’s heavy rains, I wanted to check it out. My brother and I hiked the trail up to the upper end of Beaver Lake but didn’t complete the loop. It was interesting to see note the obvious evidence of high water. In addition … Read more