Cyclical Salmon
Yesterday I saw spawning salmon skittering through the shallows of a creek. I watched a spent fish tumble downstream, its decomposing...
Salmon Running
Wild salmon are so embattled right now I can't bring myself to fish for them. After I moved to the coast I put my fly-rod in storage....
Shark Attack!
My wife, Amy, texted me a picture of a mangled creature she came across when she was running at dawn on Crescent Beach. It looked like an...
Searching for Coral
I have yet to find orange cup coral in my backyard tidelands. I’ve wanted to see this colorful coral of the cold Pacific ever since I...
The Unusual Suspects
When I go tidepooling I expect to see anemones and crabs, starfish and sculpins. I hope to spot a nudibranch species that’s new to me,...