Exploring Nature by Sheila Newenham
I can’t believe the profusion of wildflowers we stumbled upon! Looking for a relatively close, new hike for this spring afternoon, I decided on the Mineral Point Trail. It’s a four-mile out-and-back along Lake Pend Oreille through forested habitat. The trail courses up and down … Continue readingMineral Point Trail Wildflowers
The Search Begins In December, I came to northern California to commune with bobcats and bask in blue skies and warm sunshine. Rain was forecast for parts of the first two days (the trailing end of an atmospheric river bringing snow to my mountain home). … Continue readingDate with a Bobcat
The Best for Last On our last full day at bear camp, we spent the day at a minor confluence on the braided river. A rocky beach allowed a view straight up the river lined with thick alders leading to glaciated mountains in the distance. … Continue readingA Day of Fishing Bears
Snorkeling Placencia Caye via Kayak The winds eased up on our last full day in this sunny, humid paradise. The ocean waves subsided so we could kayak from our beach-front cabana to the windward side of nearby Placencia Caye. We loosely tied the kayak to … Continue readingSnorkeling Placencia Caye
Standing around the morning campfire, talking and laughing, I saw a flash in the dead fall of trees on the beach. There’s a short-tailed weasel! She’s almost playing, hopping sideways in the sand and then darting off like kittens do. Then she creeps along under … Continue readingWhat’s Your Spirit Animal?