Category: Long Walks
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Today’s Future
Covid-19 has altered everyday life. In this country some states are placing various forms of limits on gatherings and, I assume, there will soon be guidelines for a national quarantine. In this photo taken this week, an elderly couple is walking on a dirt road with West Sacramento in the distance. I have seen an…
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Mountain Stream
By the time this gentle stream reaches the Pacific Ocean, it is a roaring wall of water cascading over boulders at Big Sur. I hike to this stream throughout the year via Garrapata Canyon Trail. At the trailhead most people head towards the ocean, but I prefer the quiet of the redwoods, unseen less than…
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My Favorite Autumn Paths…
When the leaves turn various hues of red and yellow in late October, my favorite place to hike is Jockey Hollow National Park, Morristown, New Jersey. I grew up near this area, so my childhood is there. Now that I live 3,000 miles away, my memories only intensify the allure of walking on trails once…
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Monday’s Path: Crooked Lakes
Alpine lakes in the Sierras are excellent hiking destinations, provided there are no forest fires nearby. Crooked Lakes, California, is about a 100-minute drive from Sacramento .You park your car off a dirt road that goes deep into the woods. Lock it and walk for 30 minutes through tall pines, redwoods and cedars before you reach…
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“Spare Change” Explained…
Two days ago I posted a poem, Spare Change, about the “slow crawl of night” . I appreciate the “likes” on this, so I’d like to provide background on this effort. In the late 1970s I wandered around the streets of Los Angeles at night and in the early morning. I wasn’t homeless, just strapped…
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A Hallway of Mystery
. The hallway on the left is not in a luxury hotel, but rather it is an elaborate pathway along the basement rooms in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The building was modeled after the Paris Opera House and is unlike any structure you’ll see in the United States. I call it gaudy and…
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