Spotlight On
Reptiles Return to Wheeler Gorge this Saturday
If your kids are curious about snakes, this Wheeler Center program is for them. Read story.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Kim's Kite: The Eyes Have It
Learn more about birds of prey this Saturday at Wheeler Gorge Visitor Center. Read story.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Adventure on the Sisquoc
Ray heads into the backcountry on a trip to check trail conditions after the Zaca Fire and winter rains. Read story.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Babes in the Woods at Wheeler Gorge
If you are a mom and dad with little kids in a stroller, this program at Wheeler Gorge offers one great opportunity to connect them with the outdoors. Read story.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
How Many Acorns Can a Woodpecker Store?
Young Fillmore resident closest guess to number of acorns a woodpecker can store. Read story.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Wheeler Center Celebrates Outdoor Day
Push the mouse aside, drop the remote, pull yourself out of the chair and give your kid a treat on Outdoor Day. Read story.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Tracks, Scats, Rubbermolds and Stories
Tour National Scenic Highway 33 on Outdoor Day and enjoy a great interpretive program too. Read story.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Best of I Madonnari
Ray takes a look at the best of the I Madonnari 2008 chalk art paintings, among which several stand out. Read story.
Friday, May 30, 2008
On the Road - Fallen Heroes
A sobering visit to Arlington Cemetery and the Vietnam Wall. Read story.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
On the Road - Washington DC
There are many things to see in Washington DC but it is the memorials that hit home. Read story.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
On the Road - Coal Town
Yesterday's trip had taken me across the eastern half of Kentucky. Though as beautiful as the western half as I neared the Appalachians the land gradually turned from rolling hills and grassland to tree-covered foothills and finally mountains. Near Pikesville I was full on into the mountains and as I entered Williamson, West Virginia the sings that this was coal mining country were everywhere. Read story.
Monday, April 7, 2008
On the Road - Kentucky Bluegrass
When I was a kid growing up in Cincinnati, we could look from the bluffs where the mighty Ohio River cut through across and see Kentucky on the other side. Read story.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
On the Road - Water, Water Everywhere
I opened the curtains to a welcome sight the next morning - clear skies. After 36 hours of never ending rain, I was looking forward to getting on the road again - to get an in depth look at the Ozark Mountains. Read story.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
On the Road - Into the South
Almost without notice the geography has changed: what were small dips and gentle knolls in Kansas are turning into larger hills and deeper dips. I'm edging my way into the Ozarks, through towns such as Newkirk, Ponca City and Pawhuska. The driving is easy with little traffic on the road and the hills and valleys picturesque. The towns are equally picturesque. Read story.
Monday, March 31, 2008
On the Road - Tornado Alley
It is just a handful of miles from Mullinsville to Greensburg, Kansas but far enough that the former was spared, the latter had been almost totally destroyed by an EF5 tornado - the strongest possible - on May 4, 2007, not quite a year earlier. Read story.
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