The elephant seals spend most of the year at sea but, always come to the coast at this time of the year to give birth to the small elephant-seal-babys and to conceive new ones. There are currently hanging around 440 elephant-seal-bulls together with 1446 elephant-seal-cows and their 642 elephant-seal-babys and 16 elephant-seal-teenager at Año Nuevo State Park. Continue reading “Elephant Seals – Año Nuevo State Park”
“Ooooooooh! The sun is shining!” Matthias und Kiki are happy.
We have not seen the sun for a long time! Just as in Austria is the coldest winter since years, here is it rainy! And it does not just trickle, no! The rain pours down out of the sky. That is so impressive so I often press my nose against the window for a minute, or two, to watch the spectacle out there. California, despite numerous flooding and road blockages, is delighted as the drought (existing for years) is over.
The land needs the water, but we are thirsting for dry feet and sunshine. So, let’s go out there! Continue reading “Lands End Trail – Cataract Falls – Weekend – Sunshine”
Matthias is fit again AND the sun is shining! It’s time for a trip!
Together with our Mexican friends Maria and Omar, we join a group full of joyful hikers climb the Russian Ridge. Okay, it’s more strolling than climbing as it isn’t that steep. But it is nice and quite close to Stanford.
First we have to get familiar with the safety precautions …
…but then Continue reading “Russian Ridge”
