Diane's Big Adventures (and News)
Do you know where your used TP is?
I'm directing this rant primarily at women, but men need to hear this too. They only offend a fraction of the time, but they are still offenders.
The issue? Toilet paper.
I just came back from backp
More...Posted on 2002-12-01
Gonna do the loop
Today I leave to do the Sisquoc loop. I've never done it before! I hope to have some good stories when I get back.
I'm off to a totally non-urban, no-computers, no traffic, no TV, no News adventure.
More...Posted on 2002-11-24
Some things are just a part of who you are
I don't know if you are like me or not, but I'm one of those people who never really gave themselves permission to really be who I am for most of my life. It's taken me more than 3 decades to start f
More...Posted on 2002-11-18
Rainy weekend
It was a rainy Saturday. As much rain fell on Saturday as had fallen since January. Four inches! But Sunday was gorgeous and sunny. Led a Sierra Club hike along Happy Canyon Road, which was closed. So
More...Posted on 2002-11-11
Elements
Some of the things seen on a quick over-nighter to Fish Creek this weekend:
Earth
Conglomerate rock formation
Earth
Boulder
Air
Tree conjures matching cloud.
Air
Dry creek.
Fire
Autumn syca
More...Posted on 2002-11-03
Just thinkin'
You know how when you go for a nice long hike you sometimes have really interesting and philosophical conversations? Or if you are alone you suddenly figure out the meaning of the universe. That's alw
More...Posted on 2002-11-01
Bill's Big Adventure
Every now and then you must have a Big Adventure.
Today we got a great one courtesy of Bill. He took us on a maze of trails to a spring near Tunnel Trail. First we hiked Rattlesnake to the Connect
More...Posted on 2002-10-27
Fergie, the hiking parrot
I took my Blue-crowned Conure, Fergie for a hike on Sunday. We went to Jesusita. She likes to get out of the house and go for walks with me. I suppose maybe I shouldn't take her on trails like this,
More...Posted on 2002-10-22
It's Autumn
Who says we don't have seasons in Santa Barbara? We are definitely into fall now. The poison oak is bright red. Have you ever seen a red so luminous? The bay laurel trees' leaves are covering the trai
More...Posted on 2002-10-20
Devil's Canyon Geocache
Tony and I went geocaching on Sunday. There was a new geocache on Devil's Canyon trail. Devil's Canyon has to be one of the prettiest little canyons.
Finding the cache was easy, but of course "Jukin
More...Posted on 2002-10-15
