Fishes in the Hills? | Suite101.com

Posted by
Ret Talbot
Nov 3, 2008

As those of you who have read my Suite 101 articles know, I am the saltwater fish feature writer. So why have a recently published a series of articles about hiking in and around Laguna Beach, California? Am I hoping to find saltwater fish there

The answer to why I am writing about hiking trails in Laguna Beach these days is because my wife and I live in Laguna Beach, and we spend a lot of time recreating in the hills around our home. Didn't someone ever tell you that you are supposed to write what you know?

I am not giving up on saltwater fish. In fact, you will find a group of recently published, Suite 101 articles on calcium and the marine aquarium. Elevating and maintaining appropriate calcium levels is absolutely essential to successfully keeping a tropical marine aquarium--especially a reef tank--and so I wanted to take the time to really explore the topic and share some tried and true approaches. In addition to my Suite 101 writing about tropical marine aquaria, I am pleased to announce that I have a short article on page 48 of the December 2008 issue of Tropical Fish Hobbyist.

So as you can see, I have not given up on saltwater fish, but I am excited to also be expanding my Suite 101 writing with some hiking and travel articles. In truth, this is a return to the type of writing that used to be my mainstay, and I am pleased to be able to contribute some (hopefully) useful information to the outstanding offerings in the Outdoor & Recreation section of Suite101. Please do check out the following articles if you are a hiker who lives in or will be visiting Orange County, California:

Happy trails...oh, and by the way, there is a fossilized reef along one trail behnd our house where there are, technically speaking, marine animals in these hills!