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
Category: Adventure blog
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
What a beautiful snow day, I had to get out and explore! I headed out this morning going toward bent creek I thought maybe a hike around Lake Powatantan would be nice before I got there I saw a barn and changed my mind, thinking photographing madison county barns would be nice. I made it … Continue reading Snow days are the best days. Exploring with Emily
Every spring bucket list must include go fly a kite. I remember the best ones from when I was a kid were made from sticks, string and the covered with the Sunday funny’s and with a tail from ripped sheets tied with bowsCelebrate the harbingers of spring, the robins arriving, the first crocus blooms the … Continue reading Spring bucket list
It was a cold January day when the neutrons and protons aligned to ignite a spark and a great idea was formed. I texted Emily with same hope as Anna "Do you want to build a snow man?" Emily is one of the few people who can see the magic in an ice crystal bursting … Continue reading An Epic Roan Mountain snow adventure!
I had to work this weekend but this does not mean that I could not take a few moments to live my best life. This was so much fun I was back to being a kid again. It took everthing I could do to not make dozens of them.
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