Redding, Shasta, California
I have just been on a plant identification walk which was reasonably interesting and good to be able to get out in the semi wilderness. I can now identify blue oaks and black oaks and white leaved manzanitas amongst other things. At the start of the walk there was a sign warning not to walk alone because of mountain lions. I had been worried about bears and not even thought about mountain lions.
The country is very pretty although quite different to Australia an...