A foggy morning view of the cement ship. It has been cold and foggy lately. Of course cold is relative in Northern California. Here it means some occasional night time frosts with daytime temperatures in the 60s to 70s. I know, move to California and pretty soon you can’t handle real weather. I took myContinue reading “Hills in the Fog”
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This Too Shall Pass
The bench on the 50 foot cliff overlooking Monterey Bay has been repaired. The bench is not an “official” California bench. It is not even an official park but rather a bluff running along side an old abandoned railroad line. As often happens on the Northern California coast, individuals take it upon themselves to buildContinue reading “This Too Shall Pass”
Flow
Monterey Bay at low tide with the Santa Lucia range in the background. Positive psychologist, M. Csíkszentmihályi first coined the term “flow.” Prior to that, athletes used to just describe it as being in the zone. Flow is characterized as the experience of becoming so absorbed in an enjoyable activity that one loses track ofContinue reading “Flow”
Rodeo Gulch Road
This is a photo from the top of Rodeo Gulch Road in Santa Cruz, CA, with the Monterey Bay barely visible to the right. Rodeo Gulch Road is steep, with some parts at a 17% grade. The ride starts from sea level and quickly rises to 900 feet elevation in 5 miles. At the topContinue reading “Rodeo Gulch Road”
Santa Cruz Mountains
View from Capitola, California of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The Santa Cruz Mountains are covered with Redwoods or Live Oaks, depending on moisture availability. They rise up slowly from the Monterey Bay for ten miles and then descend quickly to the next valley. They have provided me with an endless variety of hills to explore.Continue reading “Santa Cruz Mountains”
Bench
My favorite walking destination. A bench on a 50 foot cliff overlooking the Monterey Bay
Head for the Hills 