"Bobcats, coyotes and deer!" I thought to myself as I scrambled up a sheer face on all fours to get low enough to avoid the scrub brush that enclosed the trail like the sides of a subway...

Sometimes you just need to get away from the madness of living in a post-industrial society. Sometimes you just need peace of mind, and that can be hard to find in places that are paved. Luckily I...

If I am going to attempt to make The Outdoor Sports list I must include the many different divisions that snow provides for cardiovascular exercise and fun! Let's get into those separate but...

While walking in the hills on a gorgeous Santa Barbara Saturday, my friend and I were huffing and puffing up a big incline and in between heavy breathing, we talked about outdoor sports. He comes...

Once past the bustling intersection of numerous trails I was beginning to experience that feeling when immersion into the forest takes over my consciousness. It's hard to describe unless you have...

As I approach the century mark -- yes, one hundred blogs nearly published, the century mark signifier -- a smile crosses my face as I reflect upon the variety of articles that have made their way...

In order to hide from the giant swell and high wind that are so characteristic of winter storms hitting Northern California in December, a surfer who is salivating at the chomp to get wet must seek...

Time to paddle. That's what arms are for. I paddled for about ten minutes in one place going nowhere. Every once in awhile I would try to catch a set wave but they were breaking further inside,...

Before people start trying to drown me in the slimy rocks that one must scramble down in order to paddle out, let me just preface this entry by saying there is a video game with Ft. Point in it!......

Winter Solstice is a powerful time. I love to go hiking around the solstices, and especially during the potent day of December 21st, where we observe the embarkation of winter. Fall has sunk in deep;...

Rain = mushrooms. This is a very simple equation, and many 'shroom hunters out there know it well. Collecting and picking the fungus of the world, whether for the purpose of eating or scientific...

Snow. Yes, that white fluffy stuff that sticks to the pine needles and builds up on the ground into levels that can be measured in feet, not just inches. Being a California boy born and raised near...

Coal Oil Point had about seven or eight guys that made it out. The current was running "river" strong south from the top of the reef towards the deeper water of the crescent shaped bay that...