A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed.

A series of personal essays celebrates outdoor life and simple travel in the Coast Range and nearby rural locales, urging restorative vacations and plain living. It combines practical counsel on modest camping equipment, horses, and fishing with vivid description of redwood forests, gardens, homesteads, and seaside or mountain scenes. Reflections on health, friendship, and the contrast between urban sameness and nature's variety recur alongside anecdotal sketches of local places such as Mendocino, Los Gatos, and St. Helena, closing with meditations on literature, art, and domestic landscapes.