“Centuries of travel lore suggest that when we no longer know where to turn, ampoule our real journey has just begun. At that crossroads moment, a voice calls to our pilgrim soul. The time has come to set out for the sacred ground — the mountain, the temple, the ancestral home — that will stir…

Nobody here but me and the beetles and the bunnies and the foxes and the skunks and the horses and the birdies.

The fog is thick and no one is out here. The marin headlands are so magical in the fog. I couldn’t think of better weather to go on a hike. I took the rodeo valley trail up to alta road trail. I’m feeling good so I may make a long day out of this. Maybe…

Yvonne sent me a link to a site about a woman who walked more than 25,000 miles in the name of peace and simple living. A collection of her writings can be found on the peace pilgrim site. From the site: She vowed to “remain a wanderer until mankind has learned the way of peace,…

1886 Leland Stanford bought 700 acres from Southern pacific railroad for his university. Palo Alto is a dry town. 1891 Leland Stanford opens Stanford University. 1892 Sierra Club is founded with John Muir as president. 1898 The San Francisco Ferry Building is built. 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. 1908 Muir Woods Preserved. 1911 Women get the…

1776 The Presidio and Mission Dolores are founded in San Francisco 1777 Mission Santa Clara is founded 1797 Mission San José is founded 1812 Fort Ross is established by Russian fur traders 1821 Mexico wins independence from Spain, click making California part of Mexico 1835 The city of Yerba Buena is founded 1838 John Muir…

My walk will start on Saturday the 21st of July. Less than two weeks away! Ack! I’ll be taking pictures along the way and I’ll be posting them to my flickr account. Below are some screen shots of the entire trip, then maps for each day of my four day, 75 mile walk. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1121581 Day…

I went to the Marin Headlands to try out my new stuff. I have new shoes, a new bag, a new sweater, new shorts and new socks. All needed a rigorous testing. I took the Rodeo Valley trail to the Alta Trail, then down to the Miwok trail. I saw two foxes, a bunny rabbit,…

I got a new pair of shoes today for my trek. THey seem pretty magical. I walked to 18th and Irving from our house near stanyan and the panhandle. It’s a little over three miles there and back. No problemo, I feel invincible. I also got a backpack. the Da Kine bag that we’ve had…

I haven’t been feeling very pretty. And I was feeling like an insect pupa waiting for something to happen. Like magically 25 pounds would fall off my body. I got tired of living in limbo and I went and got myself a haircut and a color. Amazing what a little pampering can do to your…

Yesterday I went to Stevens Creek County park, where my dad’s wake was held 15 years ago, and then went to Rancho San Antonio park for a hike. These two places were some of my favorite walking places as far back as when I was 16. I also took a drive along part of the…

We are quite the social butterflies right now. This week we’ve been to a concert, out to dinner with friends, saw some wedding sites, and had dinner with Tom’s sister, All in the last 4 days. It’s time to hunker down and do some homework.

My class is done as of today! I have 17 bee paintings, plus a few ufo paintings. Just 5 weeks of intense painting every day. That’s a lot of canvases. Time for some relaxing. Click on the painting to see 15 of the bee paintings. Now, lots of writing. I have a Minimalism paper to…

There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home, there’s no place like home.

College can be frustrating. But if you mix everything up, you still get a fairly tasty pie. Here are some things I like: * Teachers who have helped me (kim anno, john zurier, richard elliott, hugh behm-steinberg, james gobel) * Getting a college degree so I won’t get passed up on jobs with stupid BA…