Photographs and commentary by Dick Snoke
A few pictures from the recent snowfall
Our last hike of this calendar year was to go south on the trail from Woody Gap to Rimrock Mtn and back. It was a dreary day but a fun hike with a great group. I took no pictures on the way out. What…
That’s the North Georgia Photography Club y’all. We thought we’d get to 4 or 5 falls, but we only saw two, The rest for another today. All the pictures are here, but I’ve included a few teasers in this post.
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…