Updated: 8:12 PM PDT May 24, 2021
ESCONDIDO, Calif. Rainfall season is all but over, and San Diego is suffering from a major drought. That lack of rain is putting a huge stress on the chaparral.
Now imagine being an animal looking for water. We as humans can put water out to help the little critters and get a personal look at nature. I ve devoted my property to being a good neighbor to our wildlife friends, Ernie Cowan said.
Cowan s Mount Whoville, as he calls it, is in North Escondido and it s a sanctuary for all wildlife in the area. Wildlife is very resourceful but when there s no water there s no water. So, the addition by homeowners is critical to helping wildlife prosper and survive the long hot summer, he said.
Need a challenging new neighborhood route in L.A.? Head to Silver Lake for this tough 16-mile walking/running route that includes 40 historic staircases. And it counts only if you go
up the stairs. Cameron Kruse, 31, created the route (and the rules) because he was looking for close-to-home adventures to get him through the pandemic.
His quests usually take him to rock faces to climb, or the Himalayas, where he photographs and works on digital storytelling, something he calls “scrollytelling.” “My day job is a creative technologist. I figure out ways to tell stories with technology, but I moonlight as a National Geographic explorer,” the rock climber and runner said.