Hike. May 24, 2010. Lesson learned. The view from the top of a falls is never as spectacular as the view from the bottom.
September 24, 2009
Mono Lake
The black stuff on the shoreline is not algae or seaweed. It’s masses of alkali flies. When you walk near them clouds of them rise. Luckily they’re not biting flies and don’t show the least bit interest in humans.
June 13, 2005
Sierraville, California
Happily, none of us are weighed down by that sense of modesty that seems peculiar to many Americans.
June 11, 2005
Truckee, California
Postcard: Main Street, Truckee
Adventures in Truckee: Joys of “Coffee And”…the Rocking Stone…candied apples.
June 28, 2004
San Francisco: Japantown 2004
A long walk to Japantown…lunch at a floating sushi restaurant…book-buying at Kinokuniya…the stationers…sushi for dinner.
June 13, 2003
San Francisco: Golden Gate Park
I must admit that I had no idea of the size of Golden Gate Park nor of its history when I first came to wander in it unexpectedly…My preference for exploring any place on foot, without a map or a guide book, keeps me alert to anything I may encounter and in a constant state of surprise. –Chiang Yee “The Silent Traveller in San Francisco”
