Cancelled: tonight's solstice party
Due to snowstorm, high winds, and storm surge, the solstice party planned for tonight at the lighthouse has been cancelled.
Trail conditions: snow and slush
Heavy snowfall and wind overnight covered the trail in drifts over a foot deep. A footpath is cleared through the snow but continuing snowfall and wind may cover the path with snow again. Low-lying ar ...
Trail conditions: ice and snow
Winter conditions persist on the trail. Ice may be present in low-lying areas from tide water. Wind-blown snow my cover portions of the trail. Proceed with caution. Boots with traction recommended.
Trail conditions: flotsam and ice
Friday's full moon tide met heavy run-off from this week's rainstorm. The trail was submerged under waist-deep water on Friday afternoon. Winds out of the north drove floating debris and driftwood ons ...
Red and green
At night, the Coast Guard station is lit up with flashing red and green lights as if decorated for the holidays. Actually, the flashing lights are atop buoys that the Coast Guard crew removed from the ...
Knock knock who's there?
I heard a knock at the window frame. Thump thump. I got up from the kitchen table and looked out the window. No one was there. Just a chickadee picking seeds from the bird-feeder. Then I heard it agai ...