The Serendipity of Beach Structures

The Serendipity of Beach Structures

by | Mar 4, 2024 | Nature

The serendipity of a beach structure always makes me smile. I can see the spontaneity in its design, the helter skelter randomness in the way the various materials were used to construct it. There may have been a conscious effort on behalf of the builders to come to...
Magic and Mystery at Point Reyes

Magic and Mystery at Point Reyes

by | Aug 25, 2023 | Nature

We gradually make our way along the bluffs, a slow snake, we slither and wind. Limantour Beach gradually dissolves, consumed by the march of fog until it is engulfed in a cocoon of pure white. The trail describes a wide S as it makes its way upward and away from the...
Abbott’s Lagoon

Abbott’s Lagoon

by | Feb 20, 2023 | Nature

Point Reyes National Seashore, Valentine’s day 2023 The last raindrops drift away, they splatter our windshield with kisses of winter. Grey skies give way to blue, a patch here, a patch there. By the time we begin our hike the storm clouds have retreated to the...