Ojai Raptor Center
My daughter suggested a visit to the Ojai Raptor Center, and I jumped at the chance to
The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens
It’s been a couple years since my last visit to the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert. I usually avoid heading east away from Los Angeles. There’s something about the desert that just
The Los Angeles Zoo
As with so many other things, old adventures get lost in the passing years and I was therefore suprised to realize it had been
New Zealand Part 13: Otago Peninsula
While in Dunedin my daughter, Halley, and I allowed a day for a series of excursions on the Otago Peninsula. This is a large
Cucamonga Basin #6
One of my go-to neighborhood walks is in an area of Upland, California, that I call The Wetlands. It’s owned by the county Flood Control District. Its
New Zealand, Part 5: Kaikoura
I’ve hesitated to write this story about the seaside town of Kaikoura which was so dramatically
The Spider Pavilion is in Los Angeles
I recently made a trip to Los Angeles to check out something most people wouldn’t walk across the street to see. In fact, they possibly
New Zealand, Part 1: Rotorua
This is a story about Rotorua. Yes, I know I’ve been writing about my immediate neighborhood, Southern California, for some time but now I’m
Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve
Located about ten miles south of Santa Barbara, California, is the small beach community of Carpinteria. According to the city’s website the name goes back to the time of