Kate Golden

1 month ago | booklovinmamas.net | Kate Golden |FranJessca Owner

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1 month ago | baynature.org | Kate Golden

On land, we can usually afford to ignore the wind. It comes in and out of our chests without fail, it tears shirts from the clothesline, and that’s about it. Not so in a small sailboat on, say, San Francisco Bay, where the wind is your boss. You require it to get anywhere. Heavy winds test mettle; light winds, patience. And the wind’s strength dictates how much of your sail to raise—more in light airs to catch every gust, and less in higher winds, to avoid being overpowered.

2 months ago | booklovinmamas.net | FranJessca Owner |Kate Golden

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2 months ago | madison.com | Kate Golden

OAK CREEK — Sarah Preciado, a lifelong resident of the Carrollville neighborhood in this Milwaukee suburb, remembers how it was once a bustling place. Her great-grandfather was the first Mexican worker at the glue factory that was across Fifth Avenue. Her grandfather, who planted the pear and peach trees at her house, worked there, too. But the glue factory is long gone, along with a chemical plant, aluminum smelter and other factories from the past century.

Jul 2, 2024 | baynature.org | Kate Golden

Twice a week, from the train that runs between Sacramento and Berkeley, I see the force of the Carquinez Strait’s water flowing and eddying under the Benicia-Martinez Bridge, and it is the best part of my commute. On every tide, billions of gallons of water rush from San Pablo Bay into Suisun Bay and back again through this mile-to-half-mile-wide, at points 120-foot-deep, eight-mile-long bottleneck. The tidal current can exceed three knots, walking speed on land but formidable in a small boat.