Category Archives: Adventure

Shark Kills yet another Swimmer off Pacific Grove’s Lover’s Point

Solstice 2025, December 21. Another swimmer was apparently killed by a large shark off Pacific Grove’s Lover’s Point. Two people saw a large shark breach Monterey Bay’s surface with a human in its mouth – at the same time a … Continue reading

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Paragliding — Just Say No – Collapse Risk is Huge

Flying is a Deadly Serious Endeavor ! There are Old Pilots, and there are Bold Pilots, But there are No Old+Bold Pilots. I’ve lost several close friends to foot-launched flying, other friends are permanently disabled. I don’t want to lose … Continue reading

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Senator Benjamin “Racing” Marchand – Obituary

My Favorite Marchand Generous Gentleman, Genetically-Happy Prankster, world class Writer, world traveler, leading edge Road racing and Flying afficianado, Career Electrician and  lifelong bachelor Ben Marchand passed away bravely fighting Lung cancer this week – leaving behind a plethora of … Continue reading

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Mutiny on the Colorado at 60,000 cfs

The Grand Canyon’s Colorado River was thundering . It was the renowned June 1983 season, gushing at one of its highest flows ever; 60,000+ cubic feet per second. That’s some serious roaring whitewater. It generated huge, towering, tumultuous, treacherous, rapids. But on the paddle … Continue reading

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World’s Tallest Vertical Rock Faces

Tall vertical rock faces are simply – supremely powerful. I don’t mean a few hundred feet. I’m talking the world’s biggest vertical rock faces. Some more than a kilometer straight up. Any ordinary person can climb a mild grade trail, or … Continue reading

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Soaring Magnificence – Morning Glory Hang Gliding in Land of Oz

Had a marvelous flying adventure recently – two soaring flights on the magnificent, breathtaking, Morning Glory of Northern Australia. Morning Glories can be hundreds of miles long. They are the rarest of five types of soaring and only happen reliably in Northern … Continue reading

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First Wild Wolf in a Century seen in Carmel Valley, Monterey County ?

This is an exciting, sincere narration of an event by a captivating humorist: Daphne Wynne Nixon A very bright, outdoor painter, who has a track record of finding cool  stuff no one else has noticed for centuries (she found California’s missing … Continue reading

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Protected: Waterfalls, Rainbows and Bears – Oh my !!! Expedition to British Columbia’s Crown Jewel

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Protected: European Sojourn – Spontaneous Concinnity 2016

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