Happy Spring!
Winter passed us by this year and barely gave Yosemite so much as a glance. I’ve been wonderfully distracted for the past few weeks, in part because this spring has been blissfully unlike our last...
View ArticleSea Findings
I got to spend last weekend at a conference in Malibu. Before actually going to Malibu my only experience of Malibu came from the movie Intolerable Cruelty during a conversation between two very...
View ArticleFrom the Mountains to the Sea
The past month has been a whirlwind. While there were many factors contributing to the insanity, the root cause was the fact that I moved a couple weeks ago. This relocation is only temporary, I will...
View ArticleSecond Time….Ain’t Too Shabby Either
April and I are almost living parallel lives this summer…. Except that April seems to be sneakily doing everything before me. Remember when she visited San Francisco the week before I moved there? I...
View ArticleBackpacking, En Plein Air
Sage Blossoms and Rock Back in the beginning of August (which feels like a million years ago) I went backpacking in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. While I did bring my camera, I also plundered Adrienne’s...
View ArticlePhoto Adventure
This is the result of a few hours with a snow covered road, a camera, and a pair of cross-country skis. ~Robin
View ArticleSmithing on a Saturday
I was ready to blog about the Firefall (it was spectacular,) but my Saturday took a bit of an unexpected turn. I sauntered over to my neighbor’s house to see a blacksmithing demonstration and before I...
View ArticlePhoto Adventure: Snow Camping
Apparently you liked my last photo adventure, so here’s another. Apparently, I was too busy trying to keep warm to take a picture of our hibachi style snow kitchen. Just know that it was epic. ~Robin
View Article406!
If you haven’t noticed I’m kind of a nerd when it comes to National Parks. So I was totally excited to see on my Facebook feed that President Obama has designated FIVE new national monuments: Charles...
View ArticleBottled Water is Stupider Than You Think
You may have guessed by now that I rampant enthusiasm for National Parks, and a a supreme dislike of bottled water. So I was a little indignant when I saw Pepsi handing out bottles of water as...
View Article“Tuesday” Rhymes with “Random”
Or maybe it doesn’t. Whatever. Sorry if you have tried to get hold of me lately and got no response. Between worrying about sick family members and trying to not worry about the forest fires near...
View ArticlePhoto Adventure: Lake Erie Islands
I’m not even going to try to explain the past few weeks of my life. Every time I think about it I get overwhelmed. Let’s just say that there were parts that were fantastic and parts that were crazy...
View ArticleHappy National Public Lands Day
Somewhere in the crazy bustle of this past week I found some time to brave the fall chill and enjoy the light in El Capitan Meadow. Then this happened: I love this place. I’ll be spending National...
View ArticleShutdown
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” ~John Muir~ With my day job coming to a sudden halt when the...
View ArticleWhy Congress, Why?
Photo shamelessly plundered from my friend Maddie I’ve been watching the news of the government shutdown closely for the past few weeks. I’ve been particularly intrigued by the response I’ve seen in...
View ArticleFall Frolic
I can’t even begin to tell you how happy I am to see the government up and running again. I was so giddy Thursday morning that I dashed down to the Canal Towpath to go running. Seriously guys, I don’t...
View ArticlePhoto Adventure: Randomness. Also, rainbows. Also, Ents.
I’ve been a total slacker about blogging lately, mostly because I’ve been working on a secret project that turned into a major time-suck. This was complicated by a lack of internet access. Now that the...
View ArticleThe Karma Project
My friend Glen, who is a much burlier adventurer than I, is working on an awesome project to help his Sherpa friend Karma in Nepal. He’s kicked off an IndieGogo campaign to help fund the project....
View ArticleFoodie Adventure at West Side Market
Have I mentioned how much I love West Side Market? I have, haven’t I? Well I dragged April and our friend Kristina there for a foodie adventure. We braved the crowds and wandered through the stalls,...
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