June 29th, the Spirit moved me to leave hazy Berkeley and witness the peril threatening beloved Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. Making way up half-barricaded Tassajara Road, I first witnessed the care and concern of locals, then, a mountain-swallowing smoke monster stopped in its advance just before reaching Tassajara. Now, July 3, it has gained the Tassajara Creek watershed. Check sfzc.org.