exploring nature’s infinite connections
Today, I came across a quote from Rachel Carson that I liked about the ocean. It also encouraged me to think about all the fortunate interactions with the sea I've had over the years, especially the underwater ones. Indeed, one of the most memorable was interacting...
Sometimes I think my blood is part seawater, which is a strange statement coming from someone born in Detroit. Typically the closest we get to salt would be salt & vinegar chips or the salt mines underneath the city that help with icy roads. But with each and...
Being a midwesterner who rarely thinks about things like tide tables, that aspect wasn't immediately in my mind with our recent visit to California. However, as I found out by "trial and error", it dramatically alters the ability to access certain areas...
Pacific Gateway | Houda Point, Trinidad Bay, California For anyone who has read this blog for a while, you already know the love I have for the ocean. As thrilling as walking through old-growth forests with towering Redwoods was, any time spent on the ocean created...
I have to say this was probably one of the stranger things I have ever seen. There are a few areas of Redwoods National Park that are typical grassy meadow habitat, typical elk habitat. The park has a resident herd of Roosevelt Elk that inhabit a few of these...
My wife and I just returned from a trip to Northern California, a trip to celebrate our 15th anniversary and to get away. We have both been wanting to go to see the giant Redwoods, first time for me, and a second for her as well as spend time with the ocean. So this...