Trail Days was first held in the late 80's to celebrate hiker culture and the 50th anniversary of the Appalachian Trail's completion. The event has grown exponentially since then and now serves as a homecoming for thru-hikers and for those that are passionate about the A.T. This year I celebrated the 25th anniversary of my 1994 thru-hike with some backpackers that I met on the A.T. and some friends that I hike with frequently in Georgia and North Carolina. This is a montage … [Read more...]
CUB SCOUT OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
October 8, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Chuck Mong leads a class for our Cub Scout pack at Woodward Scout Ranch. … [Read more...]
FISH FILET
October 8, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Dr. Robinson shows our Cub Scout pack how to handle a knife and filet a fish. … [Read more...]
THE KELTY RUN
September 19, 2022 By Leave a Comment
We've been known to make a few beer runs on backpacking trips, but the weather man tricked us and this turned out to be a Kelty run. Turned out to be a good call - we had rain on/off the rest of the night. … [Read more...]
RAINY DAY AT CAMP BARNEY
August 25, 2022 By Leave a Comment
I was fishing at Lake Louis when a thunderstorm rolled through Camp Barney and trapped me at a shelter at the fishing dock. It was actually kinda peaceful and I enjoyed waiting out the storm. … [Read more...]
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST – SUMMER 2021
August 15, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Summer 2021 trip in Virginia's Jefferson National Forest to celebrate Roger's MEGA B-Day. It only took 6 months to get this together, but cheers to my favorite peasant!!! And yes the horses are wild and the ghost cow is real - even tried to run my favorite Brit over while sleeping in his tent. No cow tipping on this hike, but Roger did ask for some creamer for his morning coffee... … [Read more...]
PROTECTED: DRONE VIDEO FROM MOUNTAIN RETREAT PORCH
August 13, 2022 By Leave a Comment
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LOOKING DOWN ON SCHOOLHOUSE FALLS
August 13, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Gary (aka Drone Boy) gets some amazing video from his drone after 1 1/2 feet of snow blanket Panthertown Valley and we make first tracks to Schoolhouse Falls in January 2022. … [Read more...]
SEE YOU IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM
August 7, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Found a rope swing on the Chattooga River. Maybe the one-handed strategy is the wrong one ... … [Read more...]
RELEASE THE HOUNDS
August 7, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Found a rope swing on the Chattooga River - and no we didn't hear banjos in the distance. The Weasel takes a big swing and the hounds are released. … [Read more...]
