I’m in New York visiting family and friends for the holidays, but wanted to post some photos that I took last week in Crystal Peak Park in Verdi. It was a …
December birds in Idlewild Park
On Sunday morning, I headed down to Idlewild Park for a walk before the storm. It was starting to sprinkle (okay, maybe the storm had started), but the park was …
Exploring Truckee River Trails: Puny Dip Creek
Last week, I headed out to a new piece of Tahoe-Pyramid Bikeway for a walk with Alex Hoeft from One Truckee River. We started in a parking area near Fleish …
Mid-November wildlife sightings
This week, Nathan Daniel from the Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation sent in some great photos of birds from Idlewild Park, including the first observation of a Hooded merganser sent in …
First Snow
Last Tuesday, like many people here in Reno, I woke to the sound of cracking branches. Five inches of heavy, wet snow fell outside of our house in the night, landing …
Boulders and Pleistocene floods
Here and there along the Truckee River you can find huge boulders made of granitic rock, which originated long ago in the Sierras and were later carried downstream by the river. Last week I …
Quiet Time: Ambrose Park
Late October seems to be a quiet time on the Truckee. Many of our summer birds have headed south, and winter residents like Common Goldeneye and Buffleheads have not yet arrived. Twice …
Mink, birds and a beaver: October sightings
As they days get shorter, it gets easier to make it down to the river in time for sunrise. Friday morning I arrived at the river channel a little before …
Exploring Truckee River Trails: The Trail to Fleish Dam
After work on Friday, I headed out with my pups to explore a new piece of the Tahoe-Pyramid Bikeway — a short section that leads from I-80 down to the …
Sunset with Herons, Lockwood Park
Friday evening, I took my dogs for a walk in Lockwood Park. When we arrived, the sun had already dipped below the canyon walls to the west, and the hills …