The weather is NASTY when we leave the house – windy, rainy, and cold. We decide that bad weather is a good time to make use of the popular trailheads near town, and indeed there are a couple of parking spots available at the Dorothy Stewart trailhead. As we get underway the sun comes out,…

Ann and I head up Atalaya after work. We get to the trailhead just as a storm is leaving, and as we climb we get to watch the next one approach from across the valley. I wonder if that’s what it looks like from a distance when the sun lights up each drop of rain.…