Rambling Hemlock

The Joyce Kilmer memorial forest, with its massive tulip poplar trees, seems untouched and unspoiled.  But on my recent trip to this forest...

No other place had taken on such mythic status to me as "the Hangover" and Bob Stratton Bald in the Joyce Kilmer Wilderness Area. ...

It's fun to mix things up.  Some things go well together like peanut butter and banana, or campfires and conversation.   My two favorite...

This weekend, I led a trip for the Trail Dames to go see the leaves changing at Brasstown Bald, the tallest peak in Georgia (4784 feet).  ...

I joined the Atlanta Wilderness Backpackers for a 15 mile loop to Gregory Bald in Smoky Mountain National Park.  There were four of us: Dmit...

Hanging out.  photo by R. Cantrell This weekend I went on a caving trip with the Trail Dames.  We were fortunate to have several experien...

Fall is paw paw season!  So I thought I'd tell you the story of my favorite native fruit... It was the tropical fruity smell that caug...