A few weekends ago I headed out south towards San Diego and pulled off into the Pala Mining District. My destination was the Oceanv...

      Before leaving Northern California for good in September I made one last trek out to my favorite beachcombing spot near Point Reyes Na...

A Hopi-style Katsina I carved from a length of Cottonwood root that my Nephew and I collected along the Rio Grande in New Mexico. It ha...

Looks like I'm well-equipped for a fine expedition: Sturdy canvas rucksack? Check! Plenty of glass vials for collecting specimens? Doubl...

Several weeks have passed since I first happened upon this mysteriously battered, verdantly patinated copper tube on a secluded stretch of ...

WOW! It's been ages, right? I mean really... it's just been rather too long! I've been busy like you wouldn't believe since ...

I was back in New Mexico for a few days around New Years to load up all of our stuff that was still in storage in Santa Fe. Shortly after my...