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Behind the Scenes in San Francisco Parks

March 31, 2011 By Jill Robinson

With more than 200 parks, San Francisco has more green space than any other municipality in the United States. Where do all the plants for those parks come from? The Golden Gate Park Nursery. It’s not open to the public, but I got the “50-cent tour” from George Vaughan, the chief nursery specialist. Sprawled over […]

Filed Under: California Tagged With: conservatory of flowers, gardening, golden gate park, golden gate park nursery, san francisco, san francisco parks

Slowing Things Down

March 24, 2011 By Jill Robinson

I can’t count the times I’ve visited the Monterey Bay region. It was a tried-and-true vacation spot for my family when I was a kid, and later on, my mom lived in Monterey for a few years. I go there as often as I can, but only now can I say I’ve walked the entire […]

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Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming

December 28, 2010 By Jill Robinson

Yes, I’m still here. With trips to New Orleans and Belize, a handful of deadlines and the regular winter holiday crazy, I had to fall off the blogging map for a little while. Now that things have calmed down and I’m not going anywhere for a few weeks, I’m back on the horse. Although I […]

Filed Under: California Tagged With: half moon bay, Pillar Point Harbor, Romeo Pier

Turning the Corner

September 23, 2010 By Jill Robinson

For the past month, I’ve been learning to surf on a stand-up paddleboard (SUP). No, I’m not on vacation at a surf camp. I’m just going out to a local break about three times a week and getting out there. Today, I finally turned the corner. It’s been somewhat of a frustrating experience. At first, […]

Filed Under: California Tagged With: half moon bay, puerto rico, SUP, surfing

Happy at Home

August 4, 2010 By Jill Robinson

I’ve spent a lot of time on Caribbean beaches these past few months, and it’s pretty difficult to get tired of them. What’s not to like? Warm, turquoise water that’s easy to float in is pretty high on my list. When I took a trip to Big Sur a couple of weeks ago, it reminded […]

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A Year of Books

San Francisco Scavenger

In the past couple years, I’ve worked on three book projects, all of which were published in 2023. I co-authored Gordon … [More...]

Renewed Focus

One thing I started just before the pandemic, in early 2020, was to reframe the kinds of stories I wrote about. It was … [More...]

An Overdue Update

John Muir, National Parks and Civil Rights: An Interview with Shelton Johnson

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