When we hiked to The Chasm today we were pleasantly surprised to see that CalTrans is making progress. They removed trees and →

This is an unusual April so far. Today it rained, hailed, and snowed. The temperature in the evening dropped to →

In the ten years we've been here, this is the first time we've had snow in March. It has been hailing, sleeting, and snowing off and on...

On Friday, February 10 a chunk of Skyline Blvd. slipped away and so did my commuting route for the foreseeable future. Today is →

We returned home today to a cold house—40 degrees F. The power was still out, which was partially good news. The contents of →

The power was still not on when we woke up this morning. We checked the road conditions and found out that Black Road was closed due to →

Rain, rain, rain. Living on a ridge, most of the rain has been rolling off the roof, onto the ground, into temporary rivulets, into →

Skyline Blvd. collapsed last week about two miles north of us. The chasm is supposed to be 150 or more feet wide and up to one-quarter of →

At dusk yesterday, when I walked past the workshop, I heard fluttering in the eaves. When I investigated, I found myself looking at →

Today we had rain, snow, sleet, and hail. What fun! Everything is quite green. One of the roads up the →

It has been raining for days, with more to come. One tree toppled near the lower road and our "creeks" are →

If you look up our property on a map program, scroll down just a bit and you’ll see Shear Creek. It sits in a deep ravine just →

What a beautiful day for walking! Lots of mushrooms of all different varieties and →

Most modern wood stoves have the advantage of a large glass door which makes it possible to watch the fire without →

The reflection of the Christmas lights on a wet porch looked →

It started snowing briefly around 8:00 AM today, just →

December 25 was a day of cooking turkey and all the trimmings. It was also a cold day, so the wood stove was helping to →

The bobcat has been around a few times. The stealth camera caught her →

We've noticed a pattern with mountain lions. The stealth cameras always seem to →

I took a walk out to the Mt. Umunhum view point and came across this hole. We did some research, and the the most likely occupant is →