After the Snow
My first order of business the morning after the big snow was to pile up enough snow to make a snow tunnel. That was just […]
Category: hiking
Leaving the Trail for a Loop Hike
Some of this hike is along the highway, some is on an unimproved forest road, and the last bit is on a firebreak, but the […]
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 […]
A Walk Through a Dry Swamp
I took a hike on the east side of HW58, somewhere south of Holsten Creek on January 3. I walked through a swamp that was […]
Ringing in the New Year in the Forest
I know it’s not much of a celebration, but I’m pretty low key when it comes to holidays. It was really Fred’s idea to camp […]
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 […]
A Short Hike and Some Photos
Monday (Dec 16) was such nice day, I slipped out of the office for a few hours to take a short hike on the south […]
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 […]
Orienteering on a Short Hike
Just for practice, I took a map and a compass and tried to explain to an 8 year old how to navigate in the woods […]
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 […]
