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Troop 14: Snow Camping 2013

The Boy Scouts of America has been in the news a lot recently, and rightfully so. Let’s hope the Boy Scouts of America HQ get’s its stuff together real quick. While some adult scout leaders have wasted time not being brave, friendly, kind or the rest of the Scout Law, Troop 14 got busy doing [...]

Posted 13 March 2013 † Beck Diefenbach § Personal § Troop 14 ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Troop 14: Good Turn on Earth Day

Every year Troop 14 does a weekend of volunteer work. Typically the troop goes to a boy scout camp and helps repair or build some of the infrastructure (steps, foundations, drainage, etc).
But this year we were asked to do our “Good Turn” (translates to “good deed” in boy scout language) with the rest of the [...]

Posted 21 April 2012 † Beck Diefenbach § Troop 14 ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Wildcat Canyon Regional Park for the SF Chronicle

I got some very nice front page play by the San Francisco Chronicle today so I’m posting a few images from the assignment.
We’ve been having a series of fantastically clear days recently, so sunsets have been even more impressive then normal.

Posted 05 December 2011 † Beck Diefenbach § Feature § Freelance Reporting ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

Muir Woods, CA

The best feature of living in the Bay Area is the access you have to some amazing natural places. One of my favorite is Muir Woods in the North Bay.

Posted 12 November 2010 † Beck Diefenbach § Personal ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Photos from Drakesbad

When I was less than 4 months old, my parents brought my sister and I to Drakesbad, a guest ranch resting at the bottom of Warner Valley at Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California. Now it is an annual family tradition of over 35 years.
Drakesbad is a chance to let your cellphone lose it’s [...]

Posted 14 August 2009 † Beck Diefenbach § Personal ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,