Sunday Sierrablogging

Piute Creek headwaters, northern Yosemite National Park.

Wednesday Wildflowerblogging

Pink Owl's Clover (Orthocarpus Cuspidatus) along Sagehen Creek, Tahoe National Forest.

Wednesday Wildflowerblogging

Oneleaf Onion (Allium unifolium) in Mitchell Canyon, Mount Diablo State Park.

Once Upon a Time in California

My new project: Up and Down California, a bloggish kind of thing commemorating the 150th anniversary of Brewer's travels as field leader of the California Geological Survey. From 1860-64, Brewer and his men traveled over 14,000 miles around the then-new state of California, most of it on foot or muleback, much of it through territory barely (or not at all) known to white people. Over the next four years I'll be posting excerpts from Brewer's letters in real time (+150), along with photos and maps and such. The first entry is up (Brewer arrived in San Francisco on November 14, 1860, 150 years ago last Sunday), and there will be lots more to come; check it out.

Sunday Sierrablogging

Lower Mt. Shinn Lake, LeConte Divide, John Muir Wilderness.

Wednesday Wildflowerblogging

Pacific Stonecrop (Sedum spathulifolium) along the Stewart's Point-Skaggs Springs Road, Sonoma County.

Sunday Sierrablogging

Adair Lake in the Clark Range, Yosemite National Park.

Wednesday Wildflowerblogging

Dune Gilia (Gilia capitata ssp. chamissonis), a rare and endangered wildflower (CNPS 1.B.2) at Lobos Creek Dunes on the Presidio.

What the Fuck Has Obama Done So Far?

I mean, aside from that?

An Important Election Message from Cute Crudely-Drawn Cartoon Characters

Watch this three times and then go vote. Better yet: watch it once, and go vote three times.