Tag Archives: Maureen Simons

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Maureen Simons wrote, “I took this shot while hiking the Stornetta Lands with some friends. The late afternoon sun lit up the grasses so beautifully I kept getting left behind, just taking it all in. When we turned a corner and I saw the color of the grasses echoed in the Pt. Arena cliffs I knew I had my photo.”

That's the Point Arena Cove in the distance. Beautiful photo!

Thanks to Maureen for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

Rain totals from yesterday - 0.47 inches, 4.22 inches season to date! I received my first sighting of a Boletus edulis mushroom today from Catherine Miller! King Boletes, aka Porcini, are highly desired edible mushrooms.

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Big bucks, showing off their antlers, have been seen pursuing does. Maureen Simons watched a pair recently. They caught wind of Maureen and took flight.

Doe and Buck in flight by Maureen Simons (Large)

Two days ago I heard rustling outside the window. I looked out and there was a buck and a doe near a big huckleberry bush. I said, "Hello, beautiful," which appeared to be the wrong thing to say! The buck went crashing into the huckleberry bush, entangling his antlers for a short time. He successfully disentangled himself and then took off. I saw them a little later as the doe grazed and the buck followed close behind.

Nik Epanchin photographed a buck devouring a butterfly bush.

Buck devouring a Butterfly bush by Nik Epanchin

It's always interesting to see a deer stand on two legs! Thanks to Nik and Maureen for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

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...and a million miles from Silicon Valley. That is what Maureen Simons titled her photo.

100 miles north of San Francisco and a million miles from Silicon Valley by Maureen Simons (Large)

Do you think she yearns to return to the Mendonoma Coast? Yes!

The heat wave has been banished by billows of lovely fog. From 94 degrees on Sunday, we are 64 degrees today. Hooray for Mother Nature's air conditioning system.

Thanks to Maureen for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

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Maureen Simons sent in a photo she took on June 4th of a beautiful waterfall on the Salal Trail on The Sea Ranch. Her daughter calls this special place the "Lord of the Rings place" and you can see why when you look at Maureen's photo. It's magical! With the late rains we had, the creek is running high and strong.

The Salal Trail is on the north end of TSR. Maureen advises, "If you park on Grey Whale, just off of Leeward, then head north on Leeward about a block, you'll see an opening for the trail on the left. The trail runs all the way to the bluff trail." This is private property though so you need a parking pass to park there. But if you are staying at TSR or own property here, you can find this magic place for yourself.