Photographs and commentary by Dick Snoke
A number of us spent a couple nights at Vogel State Park in far north Georgia hiking, eating and generally having a great time. Our long hike was the Jarrad Gap trail, part of the Appalachian trail to the top of Blood Mountain, and the…
Did a workshop by Bill and Linda Lane in Brevard, NC right after the remnants of tropical storm Nate blew through. The waterfalls were flowing full-faucet, and the creeks were up, so far up many of the best photo ops were just not accessible. …
The Sonny Day Hikers hiked the trail as prelude to next week’s hike by the Hearthstone Hikers. I expected some damage from the recent storms, but we found relatively little to impede us.
The Georgia Master Naturalists planted a garden of native plants at the Bethelview Road trailhead on the Forsyth County Greenway. The garden is now nearing the end of its second year, and the plants are doing nicely. I visited there three times in May and June…
At the Laurentian Environmental Center north of Virginia, MN. The full set of pictures is here, but I’ve included my favorites in this post to get started.
Family vacation at Santa Rosa Beach, FL. Pictures here.
Two things here: First, a set of pictures taken at the Atlanta Botanical Garden at Gainesville. Not large, but very nicely done. Second is three taken on the Rocky Mountain trail off Indian Grave Gap road north of Helen, GA. The garden was having…
Pictures from two places: first, the native plant garden done by the Georgia Master Naturalists, and second, a hike with the Hearthstone Hikers at the Arrowhead Interpretive Wildlife trail. I got is a bit of a rut doing flower close-ups. So, some plants native…
A scouting hike and then the Hearthstone Hikers at the Arrowhead Interpretive Nature Trail near Floyd Springs, GA in early June. Great weather both days, and a most informative ranger-led hike. My favorite mushroom. 🙂 A nice wetland pond. And a couple of…
A potpourri of pictures taken in the second half of May and June first. I am trying to use my ultra-wide angle lens more, just because I don’t often use it. . Sunrise over Lake Lanier. Best sunrise we’ve had in a while that I…