Jul 18 2008
As promised, three videos from our trip to the Trinity Alps this week.
What I did upon encountering a wee patch of snow:
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A wee narrative about a stream and its surroundings:
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Cheryl and Jill and a wee thunderstorm on a mountain lake:
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Jul 17 2008
Hi, friends. Sorry I haven’t written for a long time. I’ve become increasingly aware of how boring this blog is.
However, newly returned this afternoon from a short backpacking trip to the Trinity Alps, I will succumb to the desire to show-and-tell. Actually, I don’t feel like writing so I’ll put this up in the form of a gallery with plain old captions. I’ve edited the photos down from 400-plus to 36 images.
As you probably remember: click on a thumbnail to see a medium-sized view. When the medium-sized view is visible, click on its white link below to see the big picture.
Note: Before we left for our trip, a ranger told me that the fires and air quality weren’t a major problem where we planned to visit. But by the time we arrived, the south road into the wilderness had been closed. We took a three-hour detour and dropped in from Callahan. You’ll see from the photos that there was a lot of haze but, except for some stretches when the wind changed and our eyes and throats burned, it wasn’t bad.
Another note: All the photos of me are thanks to Jill.
Next entry after this: three videos from the trip.
Okay, here ya go — pictures of Tangle Blue Lake and environs.
Jun 24 2008
So… let’s take a break from putting up my old childhood programs and return to the present.
Man, is it smoky here in northern California. Yesterday, Anna, Lulu and I hiked on Mt. Diablo, marveling at the absence of other hikers and at our inability to see clearly from ridge to ridge because of the haze. Four hours of getting lost later, back at sea level, we heard the news advisory: stay off the mountain because of toxic air from nearby wildfires.
We listened to frogs in a little pond. Make sure you crank your sound loud enough to hear the ambient bits in this video.
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