Walking the Rift Zone at Point Reyes
February 22, 2012 by Jules Evens
Take a four-mile stroll with Jules Evens through a landscaped shaped by enormous geological forces — and full of wildlife, native plants, and a more than a few puzzles.
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Butterflies, Pelicans, and Bobcats at Point Reyes
February 06, 2012 by Jules Evens
As part of his Point Reyes Walkabout, Jules Evens covers 10 miles on the Estero Trail, spots a bobcat, and logs a record-early sighting of a common butterfly, possibly thanks to climate change.
Let It Rain: Two Short Strolls at Point Reyes
January 30, 2012 by Jules Evens
Now that the winter rains have finally found us here along the central California coast, my attention focuses on finding weather windows for walks in the wild. During a gentle shower, or a just after a stormy squall, the forests and fields are freshened and it’s a fine time to take to the trail.
A Bobcat Day in Bear Valley
January 16, 2012 by Jules Evens
The Bear Valley trail, heading southwest from Park Headquarters to the coast, is one of the emblematic walks, and the most traveled trail, on the Point Reyes Peninsula. Jules covers about 10 miles and encounters a bobcat, an alligator lizard, early-blooming milkmaids, and very late-blooming Indian paintbrush.
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In the Third Kind of Fog
January 01, 2011 by Jon Carroll
For San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jon Carroll, it all happened at Limantour.
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Just Add Water
October 01, 2009 by Carolyn Longstreth
Just a year after the levees were breached, wildlife is thriving at Giacomini Wetland at the south end of Tomales Bay.
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Up and Down at Point Reyes
April 01, 2009 by Joe Soule
If the Sweet Lumber Company had had its way, the landscape of Inverness Ridge in West Marin would be more …
Drakes Estero Hike
December 15, 2008 by Rick Bacigalupi
Drakes Estero in Point Reyes is a remarkable habitat, home to diverse birds, sharks, rays, seals, and other wildlife. Led …
Book Review: Natural History of the Point Reyes Peninsula
November 13, 2008 by Cathleen Caffrey
by Jules G. Evens. University of California Press, 2008, 384 pages, $24.95.
This is a wonderful book for getting an …
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Tule Elk Rutting
October 17, 2008 by Jody Zaitlin
You can still see tule elk, the smallest of North America’s elk, fighting for territory, mating, and raising their young in the Bay Area.
