Cheep, cheep, caw, caw, toodle, toodle, rap, rap, rap” – Lesson from an Insomniac!Rider and I piled into the tent just as the stars were coming out. The sky to the west full of thunder clouds and the faintest of rumbles. Within the hour the storm was over us. The wind whipped, the clouds collided … More Tales from Around the Campfire

Been tucked in for a while now, so as the days lengthen and warm it’s no surprise I’ve been thinking about re-Wilding, about Nature Bathing. A little immersion in nature is all I need (well, repeatedly). I crave escaping modern life. Don’t get me wrong I appreciate all the conveniences: roofs, doors, heaters, running water. … More Nature Bathing: to soak in the natural wild planet

   I am even more in love than I ever thought I could be…”In the woods, in the mountains, there’s a good place to begin. The song about a Black Bear living in his Black Bear den Doing all the Black Bear things a Black Bear just might do. I hope in my next lifetime … More In love with the Bear

Cleaned up the old canoe, roped in a couple friends and with a few easy strokes spent the night under a last quarter waning moon at Stone Lagoon Boat-In Campground in Humboldt Lagoons State Park.  A stones throw (pun intended!) from civilization yet superbly WILD!

Hasn’t been in the news lately but the Delta Fire, that began on Interstate 5, is still raging! Picture taken north end of Trinity Lake looking east.  Time for a rain dance!!

Does a Bear shit in the woods? Um…yes!

Texture & Intricacies – Mattole Beach Campground It’s easy to be swept away by the powerful vastness at Mattole Beach, where the river meets the sea.  The steep, near vertical King Range, that dominate & defiant set of mountains that gave birth to the Lost Coast, give way here. The Mattole River knocked & pounded … More Texture and Intricacies