….a woodland wanderer….
Welcome to the first of a Wednesday series of Adventure Travelogues! Every Wednesday after a hike I'll have a new video with a montage of photos and video. Unlike the "Exploring..." series, which is meant to cover larger areas and no narration, these videos will likely cover small areas, and I'll work to talk about... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the first of a Sunday series of "Exploring..." videos! Each week, or every other week, I'll explore a new place with a montage of photos and video highlighting some of the great sights and sounds you'll find out there. This week we venture to a lesser known but awesome place in the Bankhead... Continue Reading →
Had a great adventure today exploring some stretches of woods nearby, and then set out kayaking in the snow! Fantastic day! I'm still trying to figure out how to get Facebook and WordPress synched up, so until then I'll keep making these posts that just link back to the gallery there. Also, I've put up... Continue Reading →
Here's a video montage of the waterfall extravaganza of this past weekend's ice hikes in Bankhead and Sipsey Wilderness. Included are Turkeyfoot Falls, Mize Mill Falls, Kinlock Falls, Parker Falls, Caney Creek Falls, Holmes Chapel Falls, Feather Hawk Falls, and Fall Creek Falls. What a great adventure! Hope you all had the chance to enjoy it,... Continue Reading →
Sipsey On Ice, January 2018. 8 years to the weekend I last saw ice formations of this magnitude. Today I visited Turkeyfoot Falls, Mize Mill Falls, Kinlock Falls, Parker Falls, Upper Caney Creek Falls, Holmes Chapel Falls with a short stop at Brushy Lake. Here's the highlights from the day! #sipsey #wilderness #bankhead #getoutside #alabama#waterfall See more photos here!
One last cold night....I wandered down to the lake with Lulu, The Dog Wonder, and later, with Robin to skip rocks and take in the sunset. They made some crazy sounds! It was interesting to see how those sounds changed from one area of the lake to another. If you get the chance, find yourself... Continue Reading →
I decided to wait a week on the Sipsey adventure. Instead, I set out on a hike on the latest trails at Green Mountain Nature Preserve. Braving some extremely cold wind chills for North Alabama, I covered almost five miles in search for ice formations and good waterfalls on the Alum Hollow,Talus, Ranger and Stone... Continue Reading →
Well, here's one last adventure for 2017. Late this afternoon we decided to brave the cold and check out the cranes at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, hoping to spot some of the elusive whooping cranes. They were nowhere to be seen, but the thousands of sandhill cranes and many other waterfowl put on a show for... Continue Reading →
2017 was a great year, the highlight of course marrying the love of my life Robin L Calhoun last May. We've taken a number of road trips together, and while perhaps not as far reaching as the places I visited in 2016, there was much beauty to be found. As always, a number of new trails nearby... Continue Reading →
