Bald eagle neighbor
We tell ourselves that the world’s scenic wonders and special wildlife are somewhere else—some exotic [...]
Articles by Ron Erskine
About Ron Erskine
Venture off the trail
There are days when the prospect of another walk on a trail you have trod many times before doesn’t [...]
Elegant Waters
We live in one of the few regions on our planet with a Mediterranean climate—dry summers and wet winters. [...]
One step at a time
Walking. We do it every day without thought. Over the last six summers, more than 400 people from our [...]
Local backcountry
“I have been meaning to get up there.”“It’s been 10 years since I visited the park. I have to go back [...]
Movements of Mountain Lions
She was doing everything she tells people not to do: running on a trail alone at dusk. “A mountain lion [...]
Rolling countryside
One in eight Americans call California home, making it more and more difficult to find solitude in one of our [...]
Hidden in the Sierras
The most visited Sierra playgrounds are alongside mountain passes traversed by the main highways that cross [...]
Beneath our souls
The Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range are part of the American Cordillera, a continuous range of mountains that runs along the west side of the New World from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego. [...]
Rancho San Vicente
At the bottom of the Almaden Valley, the hiking trails of Calero County Park crisscross the slopes above the [...]
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