Thank you for visiting! This is a fairly long post—7 pages—so, to help readability, the pages are in chronological sequence of events using the … [Read more...]
Glorietta Canyon on a Soft Spring Day
A Last Opportunity to Travel to a First Opportunity—to see the early spring in the Anza-Borrego Desert before the park closure Spring is my favorite … [Read more...]
The Erie Canal
A string of beautiful parks do honor to the great canal The Erie Canal, originally built between 1817 and 1825, connected Albany to Buffalo, … [Read more...]
The Tidal Zones at Bird Rock
Four easily accessible tidal zones await the curious explorer Photos and blog by Barbara Swanson. For full-size images in blog, please see slide show … [Read more...]
The Salton Seabirds
A drying Salton Sea struggles to support life in the Imperial Desert. All photos and blog by Barbara Swanson. The Salton Sea region in … [Read more...]
Whale Watching on a Quiet Sea
The waters were smooth and the wildlife happy for it. I am very fortunate to have friends who own a private boat, and when they organized a … [Read more...]
The Big Boardwalk of Little Elfin Forest
Few nature visits may boast such view and lore. The El Moro Elfin Forest in Los Osos lay immediately southeasterly of the Morro Bay … [Read more...]
Point Lobos, Dreamscape-by-the-Sea
Page 1 — Page 2 Merry is the month of May for birds, wildflowers and healthy hiking at Point Lobos Page 1—Blog and photo slide sections—photos by … [Read more...]
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Rancho La Costa Preserve
This page is under construction. Thank you for looking in. The Rancho La Costa Preserve trail system is surprisingly extensive given the extensive … [Read more...]
Mission Trails Floral Expo 2019
We normally expect exciting flower blooms to take us far out of town. 2019 was different and unexpected, especially in the most southern areas … [Read more...]