Worlds Wash Ashore
How do you know you’re a beachcombing geek? When you stop to stare at a kelp holdfast on a beach for so long you arrive late to a...
Of Typhoons and Tides
The day before Typhoon Songda hammered the coast, I went to Oswald West to survey the scene. From atop what I've dubbed the Cliffs of...
Falling Into the Sea
I'm scrambling to explore every cove, beach, and headland of Ecola State Park before the whole coastline slumps into the sea. Last winter...
Typhoon Running
The blue skies and calm seas of a few days ago were beautiful, but as soon as a stable weather system settles over the region, I start...
Deep Time in the Tidelands
"An abstract, intellectual understanding of deep time comes easily enough—I know how many zeros to place after the 10 when I mean...
Death Star
At the ocean’s edge, competition for food and space is fierce. But the intertidal zone also serves up stunning examples of cooperation....
The Moon Above
When I travel into the tidelands, the moon is often on my mind. Without the moon, there would be no sea slugs attacking hydroids, no...
To Boldly Go To New Oceans
Between tidepooling sessions I’ve been reading about Proxima b, a newly discovered planet orbiting the star closest to our sun. Good...
