Sarah, her folks, and I are now in Punta Arenas, Chile, the southernmost city in continental Chile (Tierra del Fuego, which we unfortunately don´t have time to visit, is a large island just south of here). Since my last post a few days ago, we´ve: – gone for two short day hikes under the shadows [...]
Archive for March, 2008
South…. very south!
Posted in Birding, Travel on 26 March, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Hello from Chilean Patagonia!
Posted in Birding, Travel on 21 March, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Hi blog-friends! Sarah & I arrived in Puerto Natales, Chile yesterday, after a very slow-feeling 5-hour bus ride from El Calafate, Argentina. So far, our trip has been fantastic. Some highlights so far include: – Recoleta Cemetery in BsAs – where Evita is buried, and full of interesting above-ground monuments to BsAs´ rich and famous [...]
!A Sur de America!
Posted in Photography, Travel on 14 March, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Sarah & I head out for South America tomorrow morning for 3 weeks vacation (the longest vacation I’ve ever had since summer break went away). My blog will most likely be pretty quiet during this time, as I expect internet access to be sporadic at best until we get to Buenos Aires. For those wondering, [...]
Spring has arrived!
Posted in Birding, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Wildflowers on 11 March, 2008 | 14 Comments »
I’d originally had other plans last Sunday, but various circumstances found Sarah & I heading north toward our favorite stomping grounds of Mt. Tamalpais in nearby Marin County. We had a few hours, and decided to hike the Cataract Trail, high on Mt. Tam’s shoulder. Rock Springs Trailhead
A weekend at the cabin
Posted in Hiking, Nature, Photography, Travel on 7 March, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Sarah, myself, and our upstairs neighbors Gwen & Dave went to my family’s cabin in the Sierras last Saturday for a couple days of R&R and snow-fun. We left Saturday morning, which was great, as it avoided the typically-terrible Friday evening Bay Area escape traffic. Classic car in Murphys










