Apr 26, 2021 | Activities, History, North County, Trail Reviews
“The fields and the woods are a great deal like the books we read: the more we become familiar with printed page or forest path, the oftener we return to certain thoughts and trails that lead us back to scenes and associations enjoyed before.” — Grace... 
Apr 14, 2021 | Activities, Central, Inspiration, North County, South County, Trail Reviews
Put to it to list the first seven wildflowers that signal spring in New England, seven botanists would surely give seven different answers. Put the same question to the earliest flying bees and flies, and their answer would be one and the same since their lives depend... 
Mar 23, 2020 | Activities, Inspiration
It’s officially Spring and nature is bursting with change! Tree buds are on the verge of opening and numerous Ever smelled the rotten odor of the skunk cabbage? Or see the earthworms resurface after a Spring rain? How many signs of Spring have you experienced... 
Mar 7, 2021 | Activities, Inspiration
As March marches on towards spring, we may think our late-winter environments look pretty blah. But on closer inspection, you may just find these red flags. Print out this guide and head outdoors to see if you can spot any of these crimson harbingers. Plus, learn how... 
Apr 13, 2020 | Activities, South County
Today my Iphone photos reminded me that we did this hike April 13, 2019. And here I sit, one year to the day wondering why I never put this review down on paper. It’s a rainy day, much like the one that brought us to Kennedy in search of the red-spotted newts.... 
Feb 28, 2021 | Activities, History, South County, Trail Reviews
“Our reality has changed. The media has become 3-dimensional, inescapable, omnivorous, and self-referring — a closed system that seems, for many of the kids, to answer all their questions.” David Denby, The New Yorker Where I Went: Bidwell House Museum. Monterey,... 
