Tag Archives: Lake Lagunita

Usually by this time of year, there’s not a drop of water anywhere near Lake Lagunita. But the June rains have left a a few large puddles near the dry lake bed. During the rainy months a stream of water … Continue reading →

The last place the Dawn Jogger had seen the red canoe was up on what was once the Lake Lagunita beach, now no longer a beach because the Lake – when it is a lake – is no longer a … Continue reading →

The Dawn Jogger is more or less back to her regular jogging schedule, which means the loop from home around Lake Lagunita and back on Tuesday and Thursday. This morning she spotted a well worn path and took a detour … Continue reading →

With the water completely gone from Lake Lagunita, the Dawn Jogger found that some folks had moved the red canoe from its earlier position on the lake bottom to what was once the lake’s beach. (Yes, Stanford used to bring … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago, the Dawn Jogger spied some young people who were taking advantage of one of Stanford’s summer “revenue generating” opportunities eying the somewhat landlocked red canoe at Lake Lagunita. On her jog this morning, she noticed … Continue reading →

The Dawn Jogger has always thought it somewhat ironic that she sees considerably more people around the Stanford campus during the summer than she does during the school year. This is due, of course, to the various “revenue generators” that … Continue reading →

Lake Lagunita shrinks even more but the two boats that first appeared at the beginning of the month. The Dawn Jogger wonders who will claim them when the water disappears altogether. Not a bad way to start a summer day…

The weather in the Bay Area continues to be cool and damp – more Portland style than San Francisco Peninsula. So the Dawn Jogger looks for cheer on her early morning outings to offset the gloom. Today it came in … Continue reading →

Even though it happens every year, the Dawn Jogger is always surprised the first time she encounters a pack of frogs along the trail that circles Lake Lagunita. Sometimes the tiny, one-inch amphibians are so thick that it’s almost impossible … Continue reading →

It’s not that the Dawn Jogger is not a relatively early riser – she’s usually up around 6:00 am and on the trail no later than 6:30. But these days that’s well past sunrise. This morning she needed to drive … Continue reading →