The Blue Ridge Parkway is just above our place, a short drive to one of the most popular “high” ways […]

The Blue Ridge Parkway is just above our place, a short drive to one of the most popular “high” ways […]
There are times I miss living on the West Coast. Pacific Ocean, Redwoods and Sequoias, Sierra Mountains, and acres of […]
As a life-long West Coast guy, it took a few years to appreciate Eastern forests. Now, what used to seem […]
Gorgeous evening here in the Blue Ridge Mountains following heavy rains. A kind of Green-land. With many happy birds.
Nature is never locked down or isolated. Some images of our mountain springtime.
We “nested” in a no-wifi cabin over the New Year. Situated above the confluence/convergence of two singing mountain streams, […]
{Note: as I replied to one commenter, this post is not at all aimed at legitimate service animals OR thoughtful, […]
Last Sunday, a youthful black bear climbed a walnut tree outside our windows, stretched out and took a long nap […]
In my state of North Carolina, we can choose license plates that say: First in Flight (my favorite, because of […]
One of our favorite (and closest) areas within Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cataloochee Valley offers trails and trees, wilderness, […]