The Julian Starfest is returning for its second run from August 20 through August 23.  The sleeper event of last summer looks to surpass the fun by adding an extra night, and growing the event to accommodate the all of the interest surrounding the event. They are including a premium viewing area located away from [...]

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This September 25-27, will see me at The Joshua Tree Experience.
The folks at The Joshua Tree Experience drew me into this event by describing it as
By taking part in Outdoor Outreach’s 2009 Joshua Tree Experience, you will have the chance to enjoy a fully-catered, action-packed weekend in Joshua Tree National Park. Activities will include rock [...]

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My family accompanied me to Torrey Pines State Park this Fathers Day for a great hike in this scenic wild place.  The hike was a bitter sweet, as I really enjoyed myself, but Torrey Pines is one of the places that is scheduled to close if the powers that be in Sacramento go through with [...]

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This Saturday May 16th is Mission Trails Day, and the regional park is celebrating with a whole pile of activities that are sure to please and impress old and new visitors alike.  Here are a few highlights of the activities that will be happening throughout the day.
A VISIT FROM MS. FRIZZLE™ — 9:30 to10:15 a.m.; [...]

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My older daughter has to taken to soccer as her greatest passion.   These days it almost immpossible to find her anywhere that she is not kicking a leaf, a rock or a stick,  and pretending that she is scoring the winning goal to clinch the championship.   The level of passion and teamwork the 11 girls [...]

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We are all home safely from the Grand Canyon with fantastic memories and lots of great post to some on the sights and sounds as we experienced them below the rim.  I am most impressed as to what a young 7-year old accomplished on this trip (not that I am not biased or anything).   This [...]

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The Wilderness Basics Snowcamp went without a hitch this last weekend.  The penultimate event of the 10-week class was the most challenging of the 3 WBC snowcamps I have been on, but everyone stepped up, remained reasonably comfortable, and had some fun to boot.  The weather was brutal, with a blizzard blowing through, and depositing [...]

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The annual Wilderness Basics snowcamp near Mammoth Mountain is coming up this weekend.  In just a few hours we will be boarding 3-busses,  traveling to the Sierras and strapping on our snowshoes for a weekend of fun and cold.   The weather looks condusive to snow camping,  with a chance of snow falling on us Sunday.   [...]

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I have the unique pleasure of attending Body Worlds & The Brain- Our Three Pound Gem last night at the San Diego Natural History Museum.

This exhibit featuring bodies that were donated in life to the exhibit, and preserved using a process called “plastination” in which the water in the body is replaced with acetone,  and [...]

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The desert wildflower season is almost upon us.  The rains in Southern California this weekend are a good omen for an explosion of color in the weeks to come.  As the season unfolds, and the flowers begin to bloom,  it is often difficult to optimize your precious time to visit the desert when the flowers [...]

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