Walking the dry bed of this prairie stream, out of sight of the world above its scoured cutbanks, it’s easy to think that I am invisible under the wide-open sky. This is how I sneak on wary antelope, ...

Hoot Owl Creek is a small tributary of the Russian River in Alexander Valley, northeast of Healdsburg. Presumably, you can sometimes hear the calling of owls there. A “hoot owl” can be one of several ...