On the Trail of Beauty – My Year in Pictures

December 31, 2013 Another year ends, my oversized Christmas tree is already on the curb, and I’ll soon be ramping up my training for the John Muir Trail, Mt. Whitney and other adventures that await. And like the ‘end of the year’ shows and articles that offer retrospectives on the year, I admit that I

A New Obsession – The John Muir Trail

December 21, 2013 John Muir Trail signage above Nevada Falls I can’t definitively say that seeing the above sign (photo) a few weeks ago during my trip to Yosemite Valley is 100% responsible for planting the seed of obsession about hiking the John Muir Trail next summer, but it certainly did fire my imagination. As

Mountain Soul – my book of Mt. Tam & Muir Woods Images

December 5, 2013 Admittedly, I’m not very good at shameless self-promotion, but I’ll give it a try (insert sheepish emoticon). Ironically (or paradoxically) I also don’t believe in false humility. Over the past few years, from my many visits to Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods in Marin County, I’ve put together a portfolio of photographic