Monthly Archives: September 2011

Danny took us over several high bumps in the road.  It was what we would have called an E-Ticket Ride in the old days.  Curving around the lake, the road led us back toward the admin buildings and the corrals. Before … Continue reading →

  As a guide, Danny had a lot of strengths.  He was smart, educated, interested in the animals of the park; he was funny, he liked to answer questions and debate theories. He had a weakness; he wasn’t good at … Continue reading →

“For these animals, this is like Club Med,” Danny said. “Plenty of food and water, no predators.”  There is grass in the range area, mostly dry this time of year, that the antelopes will nosh on, but they are used … Continue reading →

There are four hundred contiguous acres in Sonoma County that aren’t planted in grapes. Surprising, I know. Even more surprising is what they do raise there; African animals. Safari West is a game park located almost at the intersection of … Continue reading →

I’m really used to seeing wild turkeys along the Coast Highway.  They are an introduced species that was brought here about twenty years ago, mostly for sport hunters. They adapted and thrived.  We see them frequently while we’re staying at St. … Continue reading →

Wise is a  found-object sculptor based in Eureka, CA.