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The deserts of Southern California are dusty and strewn with cacti, blisteringly hot in summer and utterly devoid of rainfall for months at a stretch. Who would think that amphibians would be able to find a home here? But salamanders, frogs, and toads all find a way to survive, whether sleeping deep underground or congregating [more...]  There are few events in nature more exhilarating then standing on an ocean beach in the brisk winds of autumn as flocks of shorebirds mill about at the water’s edge. The wind may be so strong you have to lean into it to hear the soft peeping cries of the eagerly feeding birds. And [more...] Long after the summer grasses of California turn golden in the valleys and foothills, spring is in full bloom in the High Sierra. Here on the highest peaks above 10,000 feet, flowers of fantastic color and abundance can be found all through July and into August as they take advantage of warm days and melting [more...] |
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