Wildlife encounters: A couple of months ago, while taking a beautiful and scenic walk in the foothills near my neighborhood, I ran into a mountain lion. Let me just say I was terrified!

I finally get a couple of weeks off and am going camping – a great, traditional summer activity. Of course, some people cringe when they hear that word…”Camping”, but it doesn’t have to be as “rough” as some people think. There are definitely some varying levels of “roughing” it when camping:

Okay, so maybe I’m jumping the gun a little bit here, but with the temperature peaking at 85 degrees today, I can feel summer right around the corner!

I had a wonderful time on  my camping trip to the Sequoia’s. The weather was perfect (warm during the day and cool at night),…

Though it’s been cooler than normal where I live for this time of year, summer is creeping up and I’m itching to get away. …