I love books. I really do. I think if everyone read a book a week, the world would be a far more peaceful place. Over the years, I have developed a bedtime routine that involves reading a few pages of whatever book is on my nightstand at the time (more…
Since I started the New Year with an energizing hike, I thought I was setting the stage for a number of great weekly hikes for this year. However, it didn’t quite work out that way. After more than a month of no hiking, just as the weather started to…
I discovered a love of hiking after moving to the Bay Area in the spring of 2015. Mountains, hills, redwood forests, creeks, beach walks, wildflowers, caves…you name it, its there, waiting to be explored. Trails meandering next to creeks, lush green hills, awe-inspiring giant redwoods, magnificent views of…
In California, we are lucky to have some of the oldest living old-growth coastal redwoods, the tallest living things on the planet. There is something extraordinary about these trees and I am not just referring to their size.Redwoods are the superheroes of the plant world. They can battle…
