I went to the oasis last night so I could get an early start on watering this morning. Once there, I took down and washed the dirty hummingb...

I would love to bird with Kym Morse even if she didn't take awesome photos of the birds we see, but that's a super bonus. Today, I c...

While watering at the oasis today, I encountered the biggest bear I've ever seen. I'd guess on all fours he was at least 3-4' fe...

Both the oasis and the ponds in Alpine are getting wonderful birds lately. I can't be two places at once, so trying to keep abreast of w...

For awhile now I've been weighing shoulder replacement surgery. My left shoulder is painful (at best) when I use it, and often won't...

I keep pushing myself to keep the trees alive a little longer. Just water one more time. Pump one more time. Realistically, I know I'm b...

The oasis got another big monsoon last night, and more rain is in the forecast. This one wasn't as bad as the one on July 3rd, but bad e...

 A few days ago I stumbled upon a comment by a birder in an unrelated ebird checklist that he had a flat tire visiting CMO. I dread hearing ...

Second day group Every single afternoon of the festival the oasis got a big rain. The groups came to the oasis in the mornings, so the rain ...

Finally got someone out to work on the road. It's still a rough road, but not as scary, in my opinion. I killed myself raking and pickin...