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Winter Beach Walk

March 26, 2020by concretechaparral 7 Comments

A winter stroll provides a chance to get a sense of place where this vast wet wilderness meets the land.

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Birds, Habitat & Wildlife, Hikes/Walks, Ocean

Yosemite and the 12,000 Serenity Prayers

February 29, 2020by concretechaparral 2 Comments

Hetch Hetchy Valley was the little sister to the valley of Yosemite, a glacier carved gorge lined with vertical granite walls where multiple waterfalls roared.

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Habitat & Wildlife, Hikes/Walks, Landmarks, National Parks and Forests

A Few Stops in Ireland

September 15, 2019by concretechaparral 3 Comments

Exploring ruins give me a sense of connection to those before me, of being a part of the stream of humanity.  But I connect with ghosts.

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Abandon Sites/Ruins, Birds, Habitat & Wildlife, Landmarks, Native Plants

La Tuna Canyon – Hiking Up an Old Friend

May 13, 2019by concretechaparral 5 Comments

It was a cool day with light cloud cover, good weather for a hike, so I decided to head out and see an old friend.

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Habitat & Wildlife, Hikes/Walks, Native Plants

A Late Winter Walk in the Park

March 16, 2019by concretechaparral 13 Comments

Pick a walk through a natural habitat and hike it once a month for a year.  You’ll never have the same walk twice.

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To the Coyote Brush that Didn’t Make It

October 28, 2018by concretechaparral 3 Comments

Coyote brush is a tough, scrappy survivor, often overlooked and under appreciated.

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Garden, Habitat & Wildlife, Insects, Native Plants
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Abney Park

August 26, 2018by concretechaparral 4 Comments

Every forest is a graveyard.

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Abandon Sites/Ruins, Birds, Garden, Habitat & Wildlife, Hikes/Walks, Landmarks, Native Plants, Urban Parks

To Wonder View and Beyond!

June 20, 2018by concretechaparral 7 Comments

Besides city views and apex predators, there is also show biz!

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Birds, Habitat & Wildlife, Hikes/Walks, Insects, Landmarks, Mammals, Native Plants, Pets, Urban Parks
It's blue-purple flowers reveal blue-eyed grass to actually be of the iris family and not a grass.

Checking In with the Yard

May 19, 2018by concretechaparral 3 Comments

So far all the plants have survived with the exception of the island morning glory dug up by my co-gardener, Rocky the dog.  Even the native grasses he ate grew back fine.

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Birds, Garden, Habitat & Wildlife, Insects, Native Plants

Ballona Freshwater Marsh

April 10, 2018by concretechaparral 7 Comments

Not far from the L.A. coastline, at the corner of Lincoln and Jefferson is a small marsh.

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Birds, Habitat & Wildlife, Hikes/Walks, Insects, Native Plants

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