Author Archives: Linda Hubbard

Wow – fabulous musical instrument museum in Phoenix

In a torrential downpour, the Dawn Jogger headed to the airport this morning on her way to Phoenix. The purpose was to see her first ever spring training game. But friend Terri, who picked her up at the airport, had … Continue reading

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On the look out for old landmarks

The Dawn Jogger is spring training bound, staying with two classmates from Hillview School days. Her mother always told her she took swimming lessons – with Olympic bound Dick Roth, no less – at Tom’s parents’ house. And Terri’s house … Continue reading

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Greeter steer at a dawn

With the sun rising earlier and earlier every day, the Dawn Jogger is doing less and less running in the dark. There was first light when she headed up the Dish from Piers Lane this morning, although most of the … Continue reading

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Path blocked by dozens of ducks

With the water in Lake Lagunita, the mallard ducks have returned in mass. That means that the Dawn Jogger gets greeted around sunrise with fly-ins, accompanied by much quacking. By the time she’d gotten to side of the lake nearest … Continue reading

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All alone with the “guys” on the Dish

It was clear today was a holiday for most people. Just before sunrise the Dawn Jogger had the Dish almost to herself. By jogging at the same time most mornings, she sees the same people. Most had slept in apparently … Continue reading

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Long walk in the mostly sunshine

Today is being billed as the calm between the storm fronts, so it was ‘must do’ outing for the Dawn Jogger. The challenge was where. She would have loved to hit the trails for a long Sunday stroll, but after … Continue reading

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Marooned with Grace at Academy of Sciences

The Dawn Jogger had a good excuse not to don rain gear and head out on what would have been a very wet and very chilly AM jog. She was driving north to San Francisco where she was meeting Grace … Continue reading

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Pretty morning for long Dish run

About an hour after the Dawn Jogger returned home from an extended Dish run, the skies again opened up and the rain poured down. So there was a reason she had the area practically to herself this morning – others … Continue reading

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Taking poser to new heights

The male Dawn Jogger coined the term “poser” for the many Great Blue Herons and snowy egrets that DJs would see on their morning runs and weekend hikes. These birds appear to stake territory so you often see them in … Continue reading

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Wow – what a rainbow!

So the chatter this morning around the Bay Area has been about the weather. A somewhat unpredictable low pressure system rolled in last night and was still providing significant precipitation when the Dawn Jogger usually gets up for her Wednesday … Continue reading

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