The great snow of 2017

A few pictures from the recent snowfall

Hearthstone Hikers on the AT

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…

An outing with the NGPC

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.          

The fall fling with the Sonny Day Hikers

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…

Waterfalls and fall color in western North Carolina, October 2017

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. …

Hiking the Bear Hair Gap trail, September 2017

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.

Native Plant Garden, 2017

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…

Young at Heart camp, 2017

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.

July 2017

Family vacation at Santa Rosa Beach, FL.  Pictures here.

Late June 2017

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…