Heading home from Redding last week, I realized I would pass close to Gray Lodge, a wildlife refuge along the Pacific Flyway, shortly before sunset, so… “Why not?” Located 8 miles off Hwy 99 in Live Oak, CA meant only a short detour. It’s April, after migration season but still…sounds like fun. It’s a very [...]

When I go for a run, it’s a constant admonition. “Keep your eyes open.” There are roots and rattlesnakes on the lake trails as well as horse piles and pine cones the size of Delaware. (I often wonder about the kind of brain damage they could do to an unsuspecting runner.) So I keep my [...]