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Reptiles Return to Wheeler Gorge this Saturday
Snakes, Snakes and More Snakes Than You Can Shake a Stick At.
If your kids are curious about snakes, this Wheeler Center program is for them. Read story.
Kim’s Kite: The Eyes Have It
Meet Kim Stroud & Her Live Raptors
Learn more about birds of prey this Saturday at Wheeler Gorge Visitor Center. Read story.
Adventure on the Sisquoc
Going Lightweight in the Backcountry to Check Trail Conditions.
Ray heads into the backcountry on a trip to check trail conditions after the Zaca Fire and winter rains. Read story.
Babes in the Woods at Wheeler Gorge
Ojai Naturalist to Lead Children's Program
If you are a mom and dad with little kids in a stroller, this program at Wheeler Gorge offers one great opportunity to connect them with the outdoors. Read story.
How Many Acorns Can a Woodpecker Store?
The Answer: A Lot!
Young Fillmore resident closest guess to number of acorns a woodpecker can store. Read story.
Wheeler Center Celebrates Outdoor Day
Need a Change of Scenery? National Get Outdoors Day is Saturday.
Push the mouse aside, drop the remote, pull yourself out of the chair and give your kid a treat on Outdoor Day. Read story.
Tracks, Scats, Rubbermolds and Stories
Which Animal Left That? Kids Program Has the Answers.
Tour National Scenic Highway 33 on Outdoor Day and enjoy a great interpretive program too. Read story.
Best of I Madonnari
Amongst an Amazing Gallery of Art, Several Paintings Stand Out
Ray takes a look at the best of the I Madonnari 2008 chalk art paintings, among which several stand out. Read story.
On the Road — Fallen Heroes
Remembering Those Who Fought For Our Country
A sobering visit to Arlington Cemetery and the Vietnam Wall. Read story.
On the Road — Washington DC
Celebrating a Nation of Heroes
There are many things to see in Washington DC but it is the memorials that hit home. Read story.
On the Road — Coal Town
When Railroads Fueled American Industry
Yesterday's trip had taken me across the eastern half of Kentucky. Though as beautiful as the western half as I neared the Appalachians the land gradually turned from rolling hills and grassland to tree-covered foothills and finally mountains. Near Pikesville I was full on into the mountains and as I entered Williamson, West Virginia the sings that this was coal mining country were everywhere. Read story.
On the Road — Kentucky Bluegrass
Old Barns, Rolling Hillsides and a Few Surprises
When I was a kid growing up in Cincinnati, we could look from the bluffs where the mighty Ohio River cut through across and see Kentucky on the other side. Read story.
On the Road — Water, Water Everywhere
Massive Storms Cause Rivers to Overflow
I opened the curtains to a welcome sight the next morning — clear skies. After 36 hours of never ending rain, I was looking forward to getting on the road again — to get an in depth look at the Ozark Mountains. Read story.
On the Road — Into the South
Big Heart OK to Ozark Country
Almost without notice the geography has changed: what were small dips and gentle knolls in Kansas are turning into larger hills and deeper dips. I'm edging my way into the Ozarks, through towns such as Newkirk, Ponca City and Pawhuska. The driving is easy with little traffic on the road and the hills and valleys picturesque. The towns are equally picturesque. Read story.
On the Road — Tornado Alley
Heading Directly Into the Heart of Tornado Country
It is just a handful of miles from Mullinsville to Greensburg, Kansas but far enough that the former was spared, the latter had been almost totally destroyed by an EF5 tornado — the strongest possible — on May 4, 2007, not quite a year earlier. Read story.
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