Fleeting glimpse of the cat in the shadows If you’re an East County hiker with a hankering to spot large wildlife, hit the trail before sunrise or after sunset. You’ll spot the coyote most often and the cougar least. The bobcat falls in th...
Peak experience A bright and enchanting moon rose last Saturday evening on the inaugural outing of the Delta Valley Athletic Club Hikers: 17 intrepid souls who assaulted Mt. Diablo’s 2,369-foot Eagle Peak. Leadi...
When pangs for fangs go over the top Popular mythology puts the Northern Pacific rattlesnake on the ornery quotient somewhere between James Carville and Attila the Hun. The reality is more prosaic.
Blues blown away by Delta drafts It was A.D. 2010 on the California Delta but it could have been A.D. 1010 on the North Atlantic. I closed my eyes and felt the boat’s prow slam against a roller, felt the headwind rattle my eyelids.
Save the last dance for the valley girl Like a well-formulated antihistamine, spring in East County unleashes its active ingredients – water and wildflowers – gradually to prolong the effect.
