GETTING OUT: Maybe we should all get out for a while
Aunt Mildred and uncle Henry are here for the holidays. Gee,
Finishing business at Young Lakes
The pastime of backpacking is a tough sell, and that is a terrible shame. I will never win over the “my-idea-of-camping-is-a-night-at-the-Four-Seasons” crowd. After all, there is a good bit of burdened walking and doing without. But many times, I have watched the evening light cast a glow over a wilderness setting of amazing grandeur and peace and thought that if I could just pick someone up and set them down here, they would dismiss the hardships as a small price to pay for such a moment.
Wildlife comes close
Red-winged blackbirds in an oak forest? Gray foxes lounging on a backyard deck? Duck families bobbing in your swimming pool? An influx of seemingly abandoned fawns near homes and businesses?
Wrestlers show heart on and off the mat
After witnessing my first CIF State Championships for wrestling,
