Outside San Diego

Will I save energy by replacing perfectly good bulbs with new CF bulbs?  The catch is in the bulb itself.  How much energy did it take to make that old bulb,  and how long will it take to make up that expenditure with the new more efficient bulb.  Am I really saving energy and recources,  […]

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The family made a trip to San Diego Bay, via Tidelands Park on Coronado Island to try out my 7-year olds new Kayak.  She received a well-used Ocean Kayak Scrambler, and a new “kids sized” Werner paddle for her birthday last week, and as been itching to get it wet.  We packed up the 3 […]

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Happy Earth Day everyone!   Today is a good day to think about all those little things you can do to make our world a better place for everyone always.  There is so much talk about the science behind global warming and the collapse of our environment.  It will never be conclusive until it is […]

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So I was approached the other day, by a person who noticed me folding up my reusable shopping bags.   This person wanted to let me know that I was harming the environment by recycling,  and not using disposable products.   A little confused,  I politely asked for clarification.   He then admitted that the bags were not […]

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Occasionally, one gets a glimpse of what was.  This last weekend was just one of those times, and that fleeting moment where the past and present merge was both exhilarating and exasperating.  I spent the weekend in the San Mateo Canyon Wilderness, and it is (in comparison to what once was) a little piece of  […]

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I awoke as the filtered light of the morning began to glow through the orange fabric of my bivy.   As I snuggled a little deeper in the warm cocoon of my sleeping bag, I realized it was not the morning light that awoke me, but the rhythmic patter of falling snow tapping near my head.  […]

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