You’d never know it from the motorcycle magazines who seem to video every new road bike in Southern California, but the area is only so-so as a haven for riders. By far the greatest thing the area has going for it is all the sunshine. There is no such thing…

Today’s photo show is from a brief paddle in back bay, a nature preserve you might have seen from the airplane as you left John Wayne/Orange County airport. Newport Bay is the second largest natural bay in California after San Francisco. It is a busy recreational bay and harbor that…

It’s May in Southern California. The usual sunshine has given way to the annual display of overcast skies that linger for days on end. Some say the clouds show off the jacarandas in all their purple glory. I’m not so sure about that, I think they sparkle in the sunshine.…

The big California spring bloom is on. Here are a few examples out by Corona/Riverside.

The weather is all over the news. I guess it’s bound to be with the every little change being linked to global warming. For those of us who don’t do the science we must take the word of others. Hopefully your “others” are experts in the field of climatology and…

I’ve got about three weeks before I move out of the bay area. It’s an ending and beginning all in one making the experience bittersweet. I’ll miss the people, the redwoods, the climate, and the whales. While it is possible I’ll see whales in Southern California, when I lived there…

It’s a tourist trap. Hang on to your wallet! I’m sure you’ve received similar advice when you announce to your friends and co-workers that you’re headed on vacation. Bordon-On-The-Water is one of those places and despite the good advice we received from friends and colleagues we went anyway. To be…

It’s fun to see things, especially old things. It makes me think of the old saying, “if these walls could talk.” Often they talk to me. Walking in the steps of famous or infamous people from the past presents an opportunity to learn with OPE (other people’s experience) instead of…