For me Pisaster ochraceus, with their bright colors, tenacious clinging to the rock, and utterly alien lifestyle (by that I mean that…
I first found this plant in October of this year, at Devils Churn, just south of Yachats, Oregon, although I…
The best critters that I personally found on my day of exploring with Sam McNally (although he did find the…
I made a mistake on my recent trip to the coast by assuming that all of the Polypodium to be found where…
Black Turnstones are fun birds to watch, with their darting ways and debris flipping, hammering at barnacles and prying off…
As I mentioned in ‘Pivoting’, I hadn’t been in a redwood forest since I was a kid, and at that…
I love tidepools! I love the smell of the ocean, the roar of the surf, and the disorientation that comes…
This was not a tree I was familiar with before this trip, although I had heard of it. Still, it…
Finding these beautiful pink millipedes was the primary motivation for visiting the Medford area on my recent adventure, and, as…
Finding these trees was a prime objective of the coastal part of my recent journey. Going by the common names…