First First First

First First First

So what did you do yesterday on January 1st? Well, the First Wednesday group headed out for the first hike on the first day of the year! And what splendid weather! Indeed what a wonderful day to spend with a great group! So thank you all for joining me on the first hike on the…

Bromide Springs

Bromide Springs

It was time to move on to the next destination. It was 3 o’clock and Claire needed to head back home. It had been so much fun to have her explore with us on Saturday (14th) and Sunday (15th). And Happy Holidays! Mistletoe Actually Has a Surprisingly Powerful Healing Effect A Jurassic Family Reunion: 50…

Bromide Hill Lookout!

Bromide Hill Lookout!

The Bromide Hill Lookout was a new part of the park I had not been to before. Definitely worth the stop! How the Arrival of an Endangered Bird Indicates What’s Possible for the L.A. River Scientists Discover Oldest Modern Lizard Fossil, Shaking Up Evolutionary History Christmas Monsters: Our Favorite Reads Keep looking! The more you…

Tornado Damage

Tornado Damage

After walking part of the Flower Park trail we headed up the hill towards Vendome. Time to head back for lunch. Yeah our stomachs rule! LOL. Newly Described Fossil From Wyoming Sheds Light on When Frogs and Toads Lost Their Teeth A Brief History of Christmas Markets Keep looking! The more you know, the more…

A Cluster

A Cluster

The trail we chose started at the Travertine Visitor Center. Of course first we had to go in and get the lay of land from the helpful park people. πŸ™‚ Can you have too much fun on a trail? Silly question, eh. And we still had not reach our end point. πŸ™‚ Newly Described Fossil…

No Sunshine

No Sunshine

The forecasted weather was dreary 0n Friday (13th). However the no sunshine would not dampen our spirits for an adventure. πŸ™‚ Wow a no sunshine day was shining for me already! A Paleontologist Cracked Open a Rock and Discovered a Prehistoric Amphibian With a Clever Survival Strategy Thanks Claire! Dolphins in Gulf of Mexico Are…

What I Found

What I Found

Obviously the following photos were not taken today. (It was cloudy and wet today). I had gone back to a unit where I thought I had left my knife a few days ago. However, I didn’t find my knife. Moreover yesterday I was searching my pack for another thing and I found my knife. LOL….

Works For People Too

Works For People Too

Yesterday you saw the results that Briar got from getting out on the grasslands. Well I am here to tell you it works for people too. πŸ˜‰ And in case you didn’t know… yesterday was the first Wednesday of the month. So of course that meant taking a group to the grasslands! Had Briar spilled…

Brain Rot

Brain Rot

If you read the article, Writer Thoreau warned of brain rot in 1854. Now it’s the Oxford Word of 2024, you are familiar with the term brain rot. A therapy to help cure brain rot is no further than stepping out into nature’s theater. πŸ™‚ Yep just like Thoreau it pays to get away! Just…

Each Time

Each Time

Each time I go out I find something new that is beautiful. Even if it was virtually on the same path I took before. On Thanksgiving Day before our family arrived I headed back to the same unit. This has been the unit I have been posting about in the previous four posts. Yep, each…