Slogging is what I’m doing this week as I attend to my responsibilities as academic senate president at my college. Skiing is what I’m going to do this weekend. Yay!
Some friends and I have a condo at north Tahoe and we plan to telemark ski at Squaw on Saturday and Heavenly on Sunday. Although I’ve [...]
Flock of birds over Yukon River near Whitehorse. June 2002.
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Time was limited today so I did an urban hike on the nearby Los Gatos Creek Trail - which is actually more of a jogging path than a real trail in my view. I was reminded that it is possible to find completely new things in a place you have visited many times. I found [...]
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Hikers and cyclists and equestrians share this park - for the most part without problems. However, a few yahoos (photos at right) have started riding down (always down!) trails that are closed to cyclists. This is becoming a particular problem on the Prospect #3 trail. Obvious signs at both ends of the trail prohibit cyclists. [...]
Another Yukon photo
St. Elias Range near Haines Junction, YT. June 2002.
This picture comes from the roadside north of Haines Junction. I was on a 3-week bicycle trip from Skagway to Anchorage Alaska with a group of middle- and high-school kids. We first saw this range as we arrived in Haines Junction and then followed it north past [...]