Footloose Forays is a small travel business begun in 1983 while I was still in graduate school at San Francisco State University. I lead every single trip.
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It has grown slowly and organically through the intervening years. I have taken over 10,000 people on various natural history outings ranging from 4-hour night hikes on Mt. Tam to three week adventures in Ecuador. I have enjoyed nearly every minute of this work. The Buddhists refer to the importance of right livelihood and I have been lucky enough to find that. Footloose Forays = Michael Ellis. I
have no staff except when I enlist my son to help me. I have a very high repeat business and most trips fill up way in advance. One of the many blessings is the lovely relationships that I have with my fellow naturalists all over the world.
12/08/2024
Ok starting to practice for the Burn. Here is some Inspiration from 2014
Heavy hoop at the wonderful Clue Camp Burning Man 2014. The wind was blowing made it a bit more difficult.
27/02/2024
Today
24/02/2024
Monster rock in the Serengeti
24/02/2024
Cordon bleu (the blue ones) masked weaver (the yellow one) crimson rumpled waxbill
24/02/2024
How to scratch that hard to reach spot
21/02/2024
This part of the world in Africa has plenty of wonderful felines in which to name a petrol gas after. But what do they choose? the American puma. Also known as the cougar or mountain lion and probably a dozen other common names. Puma is the quicuhai word for this cat.
21/02/2024
The guides with my favorite baobab tree
21/02/2024
Glorious clouds in the Serengeti
15/02/2024
There are so many butterflies here
15/02/2024
Wild African hare right outside my tent
14/02/2024
My second haircut of the trip and he took a lot off. Grows back every time.
14/02/2024
I bought a big bottle of cold water and soft drinks for all these guys. I paid 10,000 shillings. And got change. This is all less than four dollars. I gave the shopkeeper the change.
14/02/2024
I miss seeing the malachite kingfisher. One of my favorites.
14/02/2024
Is this the Johnny winner or Edgar Winter slug?. The same size as our banana slug except when I licked it, it tasted more like coconut.
05/02/2024
Such good friends in Tanzania
05/02/2024
03/02/2024
Random pictures from Tarangire
01/02/2024
Brown veined white butterfly with hairy leg and dirty fingernail. There is a massive irruption of these widespread insects. Literally billions flying now south. Found all the way to India.
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