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: trail maintenance
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 […]
Trail Maintenance and Overnight Camping
I went out to do a little trail maintenance on Friday, Oct 25. I camped overnight about 10 minutes from the culvert road on the […]
A Short Hike on the South Side
I hadn’t been hiking in a few days and I was feeling like I really needed a hike. After it looked like Helene (or rather […]
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 […]
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). […]
Brown and Green
Based on my observations on April 19, I’d summarize like this: The streams are much lower, the forest is much greener, except the scorched earth […]
Flaming Vistas
Disclaimer: I don’t recommend anyone go hiking in a recently burned and/or still burning area of the forest to get pretty pictures. It is dangerous, […]
