Category Archives: The Natural World

The local sharkscape

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

There’s talk that never before have so many leopard sharks congregated off the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. That would be strange if true. This species (Triakis semifasciata) is known for showing up en masse when the water is warmest … Continue reading →

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Biking the Bay

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

Why would people NOT want to bicycle all the way around San Diego Bay? Here’s my guess.     Because they don’t like biking anywhere. Because they don’t realize how awesome the sights are. Because they think it would be too hard. Because they … Continue reading →

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The Eureka Zone

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

If ever there was a time to drive up to Chief Mountain in the Pala District, shell out $60, and spend a couple of hours washing rocks under the blazing sun, this is it. The mountain, which lies just down … Continue reading →

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Sisterly Love

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

Samuel Johnson told Boswell, “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” I’m not sure if the same can be said of San Diego County, but … Continue reading →

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Pamo Valley Treasure

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

  Rose quartz Although the San Diego Natural History Museum‘s new “All That Glitters” exhibition gives visitors the impression the county is home to many family-owned gem mines, only a few remain. One that I recently had the fortune to visit was featured … Continue reading →

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Look Who’s Moved Back into La Jolla

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

 My friend Wes Mudge has passed along a piece of happy news. He often hikes along the cliffs above Blacks Beach, and he reports that peregrine falcons, which disappeared from there back in the 60s due to the harmful effects of … Continue reading →

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Fish and Birds

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

The Port of San Diego is reporting two comforting bits of news about San Diego Bay. First, the San Diego Oceans Foundation at the end of May released another 30,000 young white sea bass into the netted pens provided by … Continue reading →

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Down by the River

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

  I could hardly believe my eyes. There it was: the San Diego River, looking big enough to swim in. And close enough to Presidio Park so that the back of the Serra Museum was visible in the distance. How had I … Continue reading →

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Tiptoe through the Ranunculus

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

  When the Carlsbad flower fields are at the height of their bloom, as they are now, walking through them always reminds me of that scene in the Wizard of Oz where Dorothy and her companions come upon the poppies. But … Continue reading →

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Our Local National Park

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

  California is so rich in national parks (we’ve got 8), it’s a little startling when you realize that the closest one is a solid 3-hour drive from San Diego. That’s Joshua Tree, which wasn’t even a national park when I … Continue reading →

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