Monday, January 19, 2026

Around the "sugar cube"

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The "sugar cube" on Mount Umunhum south of San Jose, California The historic “ sugar cube ”, a cold-war radar tower, is located on...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Año Nuevo Point Trail connecting the Marine Education Center with elephant seal viewing decks

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Elephant seal colony at   Año Nuevo, California (November 2, 2025) The three-quarter-mile-long Año Nuevo Point Trail connects the  Marine ...
Monday, December 29, 2025

Año Nuevo Marine Education Center

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The former dairy barn of Cypress Dairy Ranch, now housing the Marine Education Center   The marine education center in the  Año Nuevo State...
Friday, November 28, 2025

Mel's Lane Trail: enjoy sweeping vistas of a rocky cove

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The rockscape of Whaler's Cove   Mel's Lane Trail is a scenic, half-mile out-and-back path along the California coastline near the...
Saturday, October 25, 2025

TRT: Hiking or biking from Brockway Summit to Watson Lake

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Tahoe Rim Trail at Watson Lake's south shore Watson Lake is a marshy lake in the Sierra Nevada north of Lake Tahoe. It is surrounded b...
Sunday, September 28, 2025

Lamoille Canyon beaver dam at Changing Canyon Trail

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Beaver dam in Lamoille Canyon   Beavers (genus: Castor ) are large, semiaquatic rodents . They build dams by using tree branches, vegetatio...
Saturday, August 30, 2025

Lamoille Lake

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Lamoille Lake Like Island Lake , Lamoille Lake is a glacial tarn  at the head of Lamoille Canyon in the Ruby Mountains  of Nevada . The Ru...