Robert Bernstein

As with Red Rock, Three Pools Above Seven Falls is a fun but challenging hike to lead and I was grateful to Sierra Club Outings Chair Alejandro for leading a Sierra Club hike there.

The Piano Boys, Zeyn and Rhyan Schweyk, performed their farewell concert this past weekend.

Robert shares his photos and videos from the 2022 Fiesta Parade.

Red Rock is a fun but a challenging hike to lead and Sierra Club Outings Chair Alejandro led a Sierra Club hike there a few weeks ago.

You may know that Butterflies Alive has returned to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. But did you know there is also a Prehistoric Forest and a "Rare Earth" mineral exhibit?

Robert details the latest Humanist Society lectures on U.S. refugee interventions at the southern border.

Robert walked to Girsh Park to view the Falcon 9 Starlink rocket on Sunday evening.

Robert went on a short hike to Fremont Ridge on East Camino Cielo for the first time.

Robert shares his photos of the Solstice 2022 parade from the perspective of a parade volunteer.

Robert shares videos of the 2022 Santa Barbara Solstice Parade.

Solstice is getting very close and things are very active at the Workshop! Help is still needed for final preparations and for the parade.

Robert details the Juneteenth Celebration in the Funk Zone this past Sunday.

The latest Humanist Society talk explored the latest round of understanding the universe through space observations.

SBCAST is the Santa Barbara Center for Art, Science, and Technology; a gift to our community by local technology wizard Alan Macy.

The I Madonnari Chalk Painting Festival was back live in person after three years and Robert shares some highlights.

Santa Barbara Summer Solstice 2022 is off and running, the Workshop is now open at the corner of Ortega and Garden Street.

Mother's Day weekend people came from far and wide to attend the 46th Annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival in Isla Vista.

Robert joined the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit to view Sunday's total lunar eclipse.

For many years Robert has led hikes to the hidden benches along the Buena Vista Trail in Montecito.

Robert visited the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park and discovered some natural surprises.

Robert details the latest Humanist Society talk featuring sociology professor Ryan Cragun.

Last month Robert led the Sierra Club hike from Rattlesnake trailhead up to Gibraltar Rock.

Susanna McIntyre delivered the latest talk to the Humanist Society of Santa Barbara.

Gibraltar Rock is one of the few Sierra Club hikes Robert leads that is mostly on normal trails.

Mardi Gras came to Santa Barbara on Saturday 26 February, thanks to Teresa Kuskey Nowak and her energetic La Boheme dancers.

The Santa Barbara community held demonstrations in support of Ukraine as Russia wages war. 

Robert shares photos and videos from the recent rocket launch and frustration with YouTube.

Mission Ridge is the most difficult Sierra Club hike that I lead, due to the distance, elevation gain and primitive trail.

Robert details the latest Humanist Society lecture by Lon Ostrander on "The Clergy Project."

Robert has been visiting the monarch butterflies at Ellwood Eucalyptus Grove in Goleta since the 1980s.