Category Archives: Outdoors

Mono Lake – fearing for the birds

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Krist

With the California drought on many peoples’ minds including mine, I’m trying to be aware of the not so obvious ramifications of the state’s precipitation shortage.  This got me to thinking about Mono Lake and the birds that visit it every … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Green Film Festival #5 – this week!

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Krist

With Opening Night just two days away on May 28th and then continuing through June 3rd, the 5th annual San Francisco Green Film Festival promises to be the best and best attended in its short history.  And, as its attractive, informative, and … Continue reading →

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My Polar Bear Hall of Fame

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Krist

(An earlier blog entry on the Dolphin Club‘s Polar Bear provides some background on the event and may be accessed here.  Also, this post is subject to revision as outlined in the P.S. near the end of the post.) Asked of … Continue reading →

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Selections from San Francisco Int’l Ocean Film Festival #12

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Krist

In an earlier post I offered my impressions on the 12th annual San Francisco Int’l Ocean Film Festival, which took place last month. The 12th festival, like those before it, screened over 40 films, each with a direct connection to the … Continue reading →

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Polar Bears at the Dolphin Club

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Krist

Yesterday was a red-letter day at the Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club.  At midnight the window closed for completing this season’s Polar Bear Challenge, aka the “Polar Bear.” (sometimes shortened to “PB.”)  Since the PB captures major mind share of … Continue reading →

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Mountainfilm in Mill Valley

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Krist

Mountainfilm is an annual international film festival that focuses on adventure, culture and the environment.  It has taken place annually since 1979 over Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado. In addition to screening films (mostly non-fiction), the festival offers a … Continue reading →

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King Tides and other interesting facts

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Krist

On the west coast today’s tides, along with the last two days’, are popularly known as “king tides.”  King tides are the highest tides of the year.  Yesterday’s higher high tide in San Francisco Bay, 6.9 feet above MLLW* was … Continue reading →

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Martin Litton (1917-2014)

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Krist

On December 1 I tweeted a link to a San Jose Mercury News article on Martin Litton, who had just passed away.  The article begins “Tireless, fearless and often rambunctious, Martin Litton devoted more than 60 years of his life to protecting the … Continue reading →

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SF Ocean Film Festival – Birds & Rowing

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Krist

At a recent college class reunion I was asked to screen a program of film selections from the San Francisco Int’l Ocean Film Festival, which my wife and I founded in 2003.  The program that evolved, a sampler on ocean-related subjects, was … Continue reading →

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Sierra Nevada photos

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Krist

Here are a few more photos of my recent, short visit to the mountains: Moving right along, after exiting Yosemite, we begin the descent to to US 395 & Mono Lake.  This downhill of about 10 miles is one of … Continue reading →

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