Nature, environment, and a little philosophy
A late summer outing to Santa Rosa Island Water, wind and sunlight are the prevailing elements out here among California's Channel Islands. All is scoured, bleached, or blue. Look at aerials of the outlying islands, Santa Rosa and San Miguel. Can you see the long, parallel dunes stretching across the islands like filaments? The dunes …
In my spare time, since January, I've been taking classes in Kumeyaay studies. The Kumeyaay are the original native people of San Diego County and northern Baja California.
I. C'est notre premier voyage hors des Etats-Unis depuis le début de la pandémie. Les vols domestiques sont bondés. Notre premier vol, de San Diego à Dallas, part en retard et les passagers se plaignent entre eux. Il y a eu des vagues d'annulations et chacun compare depuis combien de jours il se présente à …
Light seeps into the sky. Dawn breaks but mountains hide the sun. There's movement in a nearby sleeping bag. Shift deeper into the duvet. Pull the hood over. Trap the heat. Fall back asleep.
On the US-Mexico border, learning to see environmental damage in one of the weirdest places in the world.
How hiking enlightenment trail helped me shed pounds of unwanted mental matter.
Stars, like salt. 