Enjoying the Forest
Fred and I have been doing what we can to enjoy the forest, in daylight and in darkness. Last night we hiked on the trail […]
Category: night hiking
Christmas Camping
I ventured out for a hike on December 25 around 14:30 (2:30pm). I walked across Bear Valley and noted the standing water, in spite of […]
South Side Trail and Compass Navigation
I’m still honing my compass navigation skills. I navigated pretty accurately through the woods to a landmark on the south side of Hillfield Road. Fred […]
Target Shooting in the Croatan
Fred and I have been doing some night hiking, recently. I haven’t been out as often as I’d like, but we’ve been hiking 6-8 miles […]
Overnight Camping Near Hillfield Rd
We went out late on October 12 and returned on October 13, 2024. We didn’t even get to the forest before dark, but we still […]
Sunset at Long Point
I went hiking on the south side on September 10 in daylight. When the sun was getting near the western horizon, I drove to Long […]
Holsten Creek and the South Side
I finally got out for a hike on July first. It’s been almost a week since my last visit to the forest, and that was […]
Blackberries and the Hillfield Connector
I’ve been picking some blackberries on my last few trips. There are some really large, juicy ones along the new connector trail (the one that […]
Hiking the First 8.5 Miles of the Weetock
According to my GPS, I hiked 9.75 miles on May 16; about half of it in the dark. I probably took a few short detours […]
Monday Night Hike
The sun is staying up later, the woods is greening out and the mosquitoes are waking up. I went for a hike last night (5/6). […]
