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February Visit (2/6/2020)

In February, I felt particularly lucky to be escorted the entirety of my hike by robins.…
Ode Volume One: Orcas Island

Last August, I spent a few days on Orcas Island getting to know the Cascade Creek…
Cache Creek Conservancy Cultural Burn (1/20/2020)

In January, I had the opportunity to participate in another cultural burning event: the Cache Creek…
December Visit (12/30/2019)

A boulder with moss forming rivers of green in its fissures looked just like an Andy…
November Visit (11/29/2019)

First pages in a new sketchbook are always exciting. This is my third sketchbook for Stebbins…
Journaling #GoodFire (Oct 2019), Part 2

Saturday 10/12 started with a relaxed morning in a meadow below the second burn site, West…
Journaling #GoodFire (Oct 2019), Part 1

In October, I participated in a landmark experience in the Klamath Mountains, sketching prescribed/cultural burning as…
September Visit (9/26/2019): View from the Trailhead

My semiannual tradition! Here is the view from Highway 128 into the canyon, Fall 2019: Here…
September Visit (9/26/2019)

It was late fall, but still felt like summer when I visited Stebbins in September. Each…
June Visit (6/1/2019)

In June, I had the pleasure of exploring Stebbins along with Miriam Morrill, who has been…
April Visit (4/22/2019): View from the Trailhead

Last April, I sketched the view into Stebbins from Highway 128, a tradition every 6 months.…
April Visit #2 (4/22/2019)

Having walked along the creek trail a few days earlier, I returned to Stebbins to hike…
April Visit #1 (4/19/2019)

On a clear and peaceful day in April, I brought my son with me to Stebbins…
Interpretive Panels are Up at Black Lake Canyon Preserve!

On April 27, 2019 I was excited to attend the grand opening of Kathleen’s Canyon Overlook…
Field Sketching Workshop (3/23/2019)

Toward the end of March, I led a field sketching workshop at Stebbins, sponsored by Tuleyome.…