Life on top of a mountain

I am blessed to live on top of a mountain! That said, the mountain life is not without its unique challenges. It rewards the positive, can-do attitude that my parents instilled upon me.

Just to name a few challenges I face while living in the Santa Cruz Mountains: In summer, the threat of wildfire is ever present. During the winter months our rustic county roads are threatened by landslides above and geological failures from below, as atmospheric rivers drop massive amounts of precipitation while passing over our ridge.

Fall and spring are definitely the sweet spots in the California climate, and those are the seasons when I am most often found outside, alternately working to tame the wild or basking in the abounding natural beauty.