Daily Observations

I took Connor and Rowan down to Sage Beach yesterday and then again today. Connor tried fishing for Pink Salmon and Rowan tried to catch Bullheads in tidepools. Today she even managed to catch a few. Jonathan and I hiked around Mosquito Cove today so I could look for slime molds. Weather: Mostly Cloudy. Temperatures … Read more

Daily Observations

I went for a walk down to Totem Park yesterday. Today I was inside for most of the day, but spent some time playing frisbee out on the quad this evening. Weather: The last two days have seen similar weather. The morning starts out with partly cloudy skies, the clouds build up over the mountains … Read more

Small Sandpiper ID Question

There was a loose flock of several small sandpipers at Totem Park this evening. It was getting late, so I did not spend a lot of time trying to get photos, however I did get a decent photograph of the bird seen here. Upon looking at the photo, I am confused as to the identification. … Read more

Daily Observations

Melissa and I went the quarry road to the intersection with the Cross Trail and looked around a bit. After she left I wandered around the valley a bit more, making it as far up as the bench muskeg along the trail. Weather: Overcast and warm. Little rain, with some breeze. Birds: There were a … Read more

Daily Observations

(photo from last Sunday) For some reason I have been having trouble staying motivated to keep up with this blog this summer. I have several things from the last week or so that I intend to put up here, and will hopefully get it done in the next couple of days (though I will probably … Read more

Daily Observations

Yesterday I went on a hike up Mt. Verstovia to Picnic Rock. I spent the better part of today working on a new site. I’m migrating the trail guide from my personal site to its own domain. I’m planning to update it a little bit in the process. Hopefully it will be ready for public … Read more