Three Minutes of the Condor

After leaving Zion (the day after the Angel’s Landing hike), we’ve headed over to the Grand Canyon. The Navajo Bridge over the Grand Canyon is always a good stop.

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I Like the Unpath Best

When I wrote about The Old Ways, by Robert MacFarlane, it included a small bit from Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain.

I thought I’d write some more about her book.

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April Dapples Bring May Apples

I made my way out to Alley Park on Wednesday.

Spring has Sprung, the Grass is Ris. I wonder where the Flowers Is.

Well, there they were.

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Gawk at the Hawk

At the very beginning of this latest snowstorm we had a hawk perch itself in the tree just outside our window.

Camera time!

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Oh Deer

We got up Sunday morning to see that a bunch of deer had bedded down for the night in our pine trees.

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Just a Bit of Snow . . .

And the birds flock to my feeder.

Obviously, the snow is covering their other sources of food.

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Rodent Repast

I haven’t posted any pictures from my bird feeder for a while.

And I guess this entry won’t either, kind of.

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Dual Survival: The Green Hell

First, don’t forget that there will be a new episode of Dual Survival on tonight at 9:00pm EST. The new one is titled “Twin Peaks” and the description says:

The hosts descend a muddy volcano in the Nicaraguan jungle.

[By the way, if you want to catch up on most of the season, they're showing "On the Menu" at 5:00pm EST, followed by "Into the Frying Pan", "Trouble in Paradise", and then "The Green Hell".]

And now, on to “The Green Hell”.

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The Old Ways

Right now I’m reading the book The Old Ways — A Journey on Foot. Written by Robert Macfarlane, a fair bit of it takes place in the Outer Hebrides (and some of it is sailing, not on foot, but that was wonderful to read, too). It is a wonderfully descriptive narration of his journeys.

There is even a part on doing some of his walking barefoot.

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Snakes and Snakebite

I generally don’t worry about venomous snakes when I am out hiking, but it sure is a concern of those who I meet. So the question arises, just how much risk is one taking when out hiking barefoot?

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On the Rhodagain

It’s a 70° in central Ohio at the end of January. So, what are you going to do? Well, you’re going to take down your Christmas lights. But before you do that, you’re heading out for a hike.

For me, that meant that yesterday I checked out a new place for me: Rhododendron Cove.

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Favorite Photos: Me

OK, I could also name this “Favorite Photos: Scenery #3″. It’s just that this is the set for which I am in every picture. It is also the last set (for now).

Anyways, these are more of my favorite photographs that have appeared in this blog.

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Favorite Photos: Animals

Here are more of the favorite photos I’ve taken for this blog.

Today we’ll look at animals.

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Favorite Photos: Scenery #2

Today I’m continuing my look at some of my favorite pictures that I’ve taken and that have appeared on this blog.

These are more scenery shots from the hikes I’ve done (barefoot, of course).

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Favorite Photos: Plants

Let me continue my showing of my favorites of the photos I have taken that have appeared on this blog.

Today we’re going to go with plants (and for the purpose of this, I’m going to include fungi, even though I know full well they are completely different).

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