On Saturday February 7, 2009, nine brave soles joined myself and guide Lisa Meyers of Let’s Go Birding on our annual birding workshop fieldtrip. This year we decided to bird the Palo Alto Baylands. If you have ever been on one of our trips then you know we learn a lot, but we also have [...]
I wanted to share some information about a fabulous neighborhood park that my wife discovered. Guadalupe Oak Grove Park in South San Jose is a true gem. This park is pretty easy to get to. Just take Almaden Expressway south and make a right on Macabee, across from the new Sonoma Chicken Coop. A few [...]
I was flipping through the San Jose Mercury News on October 23rd and came across an article written by Lisa M Freiger about our local tarantulas. If you have never ran into one of these hairy guys, it’s quite a site. They are non-aggressive and virtually harmless. One has never bitten me, but I’m [...]
I often get approached by parents who want to get their kids to start kiking, but they’re not quite sure how to get started. I always have a few words of advice for them. First off, kids need a destination. They will not hike just for the exercise. Plan hikes that include historical landmarks, waterfalls, [...]
There is a new program from the Santa Clara County Parks that I am very excited
about. The Healthy Trails program is geared at getting people outside by introducing
them to the County Parks system. I’m sure many of you are not thinking about hiking
right now, but come the first of the year exercise [...]