Near the AT, a morning view from our campsite

recently, Peaks Island

hiking

Cove in the new nearby.... (with seals)

recently, sorta, this

Recently, a view...

yesterday, Henry W. Coe State Park

We'll go again. http://www.everytrail.com/best/hiking-henry-w-coe-state-park

recently, a Mt Diablo hike from North Gate

It was a great day for a hike!

yesterday, Mt Diablo

Yesterday we visited Mt Diablo. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Diablo

Sunol Regional Wilderness

Doesn't take long to get there from San Francisco, and some great walks, wildlife, and views. Recommended, not strenuous for day hikers for sure.

Welcome...

Little Yosemite

Path

yesterday's Mt Tam view

recently, Joshua Tree National Park

recent experiences captured for posterity

Our Friendly Pasta guy

From a Recent Hike

More From a Recent Hike in the White Mtns

Cats Monitoring the Garden

Walden Pond and Climate Change

Harvard researchers have published a paper on the effect of climate change on the Walden Pond area.  Important to understand is how climate change can enable and strengthen the hand of invasive species. Interestingly, data from Thoreau's own journals were useful in this research.  Relevant snippet from the summary:

"Climate change may exacerbate species invasions across communities if non-native species are better able to respond to climate changes than native species."

Here is the link thread to the paper.

http://news.discovery.com/earth/how-climate-is-changing-walden-pond.html

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/02/when-success-spells-defeat/

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0008878

We often walk in these woods so its fun to find information that helps us understand and appreciate our local area in more detail.

recently, in the White Mountains

the Presidentials, and Mt Pierce to be specific:

recently, in or near Camden Maine

Camden Maine, more or less.  A little bit of New Harbor as well. 

monadnock 2009

From our yearly hike - July 4th this year.   White dot up, white cross down.

 

 

Another note - we talked to a fit guy who was doing four laps.   Bottom to top four times in one day.   Something to strive for?

mt greylock

Hiked some, CCC Dynamite trail was funky due to lots of fallen trees.  Cleared a bit.  Here are a few snaps:

walked yesterday at Great Meadows

Here are a few photos:

Turtle, Mound (nest), Snake (look closely), Frog, and can anyone tell us if those are Grebes in the last picture?   [Update: Thanks to an alert commenter those aren't Grebes, but are American Coots.  Here is the Wikipedia entry to further confirm: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Coot - Thanks AlanB]

Mt Osceola (almost) hike

Last weekend we went to the White Mountains to hike, and chose Mt Osceola.  First, we drove up Friday and stayed at the Glynn House Victorian Inn in Ashland New Hampshire.  We had a great time - our hosts were gracious and friendly,  the inn is very well maintained, the rooms are clean and filled with amenities, evening wine was a treat, and the morning's breakfast was well-prepared and tasty.

Hiking Mt Osceola - East Peak - was a bit of a chore because we took the long path that visited the Greeley Ponds before taking us up the mountain.  It was a great day, we had a great hike, and caught a few more snapshots.