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August 25, 2010

Easy Running

Tarahumara Arnulfo Quimare and American Scott Jurek in the climactic ultra race described in Chris MacDougall’s Born to Run. I’ve never run with the Tarahumara. I […]
August 22, 2010

Professor Poop’s Effluent Exam–25 Questions

Septic system inspections are not required by most California rural counties when the title of real property is transferred from seller to buyer.  An inspection may, however, be required […]
August 21, 2010

The Arithmetic of Ditch Water

In the previous article we defined “one miner’s inch” of irrigation water as the amount of water that could flow through a one square inch hole […]
August 16, 2010

The Auburn 49er Fire

  Urban Warfare August 30, 2009 One year ago this month we were standing on the dock watching firefighting aircraft dip water out of the lake […]
August 10, 2010

The Lowdown on the Hoedown

Should you consider an internship on a working farm?
August 1, 2010

Buy a Lakefront Home You Can be Proud Of

Sneak Preview!  This extraordinary lakefront home will be coming on the market in just a few days.  Located in the most perfect position on Lake of […]
July 31, 2010

Luke Sandwalker–Letters from Southern Afghanistan–Part 2

Corporal Robert “Luke” Jenkins, USMC, is the Alpha Company war correspondent for his unit currently deployed somewhere in southern Afghanistan.  These are his letters to the […]
July 30, 2010

Luke Sandwalker–Letters from Southern Afghanistan–Part 1

Corporal Robert “Luke” Jenkins, USMC, is the Alpha Company war correspondent for his unit currently deployed somewhere in southern Afghanistan.  These are his letters to the […]
July 29, 2010

Are You Independent Enough for the Independence Trail?

The Independence Trailhead is a few hundred yards south of the bridge where highway 49 crosses the Yuba River in rural Nevada County, California between Nevada City […]