Hiking

Red Rock Afternoon

November 23, 2015November 20, 2015 Steve Friends, Hiking, Topanga

We invited Don and Toni to join us for a hike at Red Rock to be followed by a glass of wine at the Inn of the Seventh Ray. Red Rock is a somewhat hidden area in Topanga. Getting you to the trailhead involves rough fire roads (especially when driving in a Porsche Panamera), typical […]

Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

November 20, 2015 Steve Hiking, Topanga

One of our favorite places to hike in Topanga is at the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy along Tuna Canyon Road. While living here Mac and his friend Dali (along with Ellen and Wendy), walked here nearly every day. The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is an agency of the state of California in the United States […]

Topanga State Park

November 11, 2015November 9, 2015 Steve 2 Comments Hiking, Point of Interest, Topanga

As part of the daily hiking regime, we’ve spent some time at Topanga State Park. When we were living here, the people on the other side of our road, Waveview Drive, abutted the north side of the park. Per Wikipedia: The park is located adjacent to the community of Topanga, within the City of Los Angeles. […]

Titans of the Forest

October 29, 2015October 29, 2015 Steve California, Camping, Hiking, Point of Interest

Tuesday we finally hit the Pacific Ocean. We then hit the third tine of our trinity (Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Crater Lake National Park, and the redwoods). Our first encounter was driving through Jebediah Smith State Park. At Del Norte State Park we had a picnic lunch and visited the “Big Tree.” At Redwood National […]

Homeless on the Range, with Buffalo on the Road…

October 23, 2015October 21, 2015 Steve 2 Comments Hiking, Point of Interest, Travelling, Western US

To the tune of Home on the Range” Oh let me be homeless, With the buffalo on the road, And the elk and the antelope play… It took us a bit to get out of Red Lodge. As it turns out, there are two Cenex stations. So the bridge after the Cenex is actually the […]

Martha’s Vineyard Tourists

June 28, 2015 Steve East Coast, Food, Friends, Hiking

There comes a time when one must admit to being a tourist. Even with the sage counsel of longtime island residents, we are ultimately tourists to Martha’s Vineyard. With that in mind, Bob, Pam, Ellen, and I spent the morning and afternoon “touristing.” We started at the West Tisbury Farmer’s Market. We then proceeded to take […]