Wow! I dreamed I walked paths lined with wildflowers, whole mountainsides carpeted with wildflowers, the smell as sweet as spring! This afternoon dreams came true. I have spoken before of my distaste for the interstate how you can drive across america and never see america on an interstate.This afternoon I left Spartanburg SC with a … Continue reading Wild flower heaven
Trouble in the deep, lessons learned. A beautiful day for diving! Sunshine, temps in the seventys, diving in the discharge of a nuclear power plant. Being a nuclear power plant security is tight. I imagine the guy in this tower is holding a M16 The first dive everything was perfect, the amont of wieght I … Continue reading Trouble in the deep
I recently came across a picture from Grayson Highlands I had taken a few years ago. It reminded me how beautiful that area is. Grayson Highlands is a 4502-acre park in Southwest Virginia not too far from Damascus and very close to Virginia's two highest peaks Mount Rogers and Whitetop Mountain. The adjoining Jefferson National … Continue reading Grayson Highland’s Spring Trip 2021
Making it happen.Often we will see people from our past at the store, at a funeral, or on Facebook and make promises to get together soon, knowing it will never happen. Not because we do not want it to happen it is just because so much life happens! But sometimes we must make just a … Continue reading Making it happen
After many years of seeing pictures and hearing stories of Daffodil flats in the Linville gorge , I decided this would be the year I finally made the hike that so many have warned was extremely difficult. Many years ago when I was around 7 or 8 out riding my bicycle around the block I … Continue reading Daffodil flats EPIC!!!
It is that time of year time again. Exploring the spring episode of "nature on a river". A nice warm March breeze blowing.Spring peepers serenading, backed up by the babbling lullaby of the river. Song birds of many types fill in the gapsHatchs of spring insects breaking free of their liquid chains, free at last … Continue reading First float of spring
I decided to take a short section hike on the Appalachian Trail. I scanned the map for a place close to home, I have never been before , not too crowded (this ruled out max patch to I40.) I ended up on 208 in Tennessee hiking the Appalachian trail up to Little laural shelter. Most … Continue reading A short weekend on the AT
Often times it seems we are working for the weekend. My goal this year is to have more weekday adventures! We are getting close to a full moon. I decided today a moonlight picnic would be nice. Persuading Sherri was not too difficult. We hiked a few miles Then ended with a leisurely stroll around … Continue reading Moon light picnics
What is in my bag? Although it changes daily here is a representation. Dry bag with snacks, (fruit and nuts here lately). Water bottle, Packable puffy, rain jacket, beanie, gloves, buffCamera, wide-angle lens, spare batteries, tripod Map, compass (I use digital maps mostly now but like to have a paper back up) Knife, lens wipes, earbuds, foldable keyboard, headlamp reading glasses, sunglasses, binoculars, jewelers loupe (for close … Continue reading What is in my daybag
