Highland – Main Street Dog

Palm readings, coffee cake, and the newspaper that became a museum

A creek that runs along the ESRI campus out to Tennessee Street is picturesque. By John Murphy Highland is not the most walkable city, so I often cross the wash into Redlands and hit the pavement. Wednesday’s wanderings took me to the historic Kendall Street area. I headed down the hill to State Street andContinue reading “Palm readings, coffee cake, and the newspaper that became a museum”

Orange Blossom tale

Pink flowers grow between remnants of the old Kite-Shaped Track from the early 1900s. The rails were forged in Germany. By John Murphy Monday afternoon I left Highland, crossed the wash, and wound up on Grove Street in Redlands. My goal was to walk a portion of the Orange Blossom Trail. The 7.5-mile trailContinue reading “Orange Blossom tale”

Back in the saddle

The sky is red and blue behind the old Smith house on Olive Avenue. By John Murphy Dog walking interrupted my bicycling for a while, but Saturday I got back on track with a trek from Highland to Redlands. My breathing was a little heavier than usual as I have not put in many milesContinue reading “Back in the saddle”