Winthrop WA 2012 -2013 New Years Eve Fireworks Display As Seen From The Methow River
Wishing You All Joyous New Moments, The Transcendence Of Time, And The Use Of A Calendar, If At All, Only As A Seasonal Reference...
2012
Bonne année 2013
Meilleurs voeux à tous , et du soleil dans vos vies, autant que sur cette photo exotique en mer d'émeraude.
RaysWeather.Com to offer webcams for the Blue Ridge Parkway
RaysWeather.Com announced on their Facebook page this week that they will be releasing a webcam and weather site for the entire length of ...
Baby It’s Cold Outside!
It’s been down right cold here the past few mornings; and it’s Florida. Tinybug doesn’t like to be bundled up to come see Nana but it’s nece...
The Top 10 Stories from Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2012
2012 was another busy year for Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The park made headlines in the national media on a couple of occasions. ...
Blog Stew with Mystery-Animal Ingredients
• Who is buying guns? Women and Democrats. The Washington Post says so, and they would not lie about it. • A new journal of crytozoology di...
Mallard Drakes In Reflective Calm Water
In Every Reflection, There Is A New You Waiting To Come To The Surface. ~
A Veterinary Medicine "Bubble"?
Law professor and blogger Glen Reynolds often talks about the "bubble" in legal education—new law schools opening, older ones expa...
FMST Proposes Two Routes Through the Smokies
The December issue of the Carolina Mountain Club newsletter published a letter by the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail that outlines ...
Tennessee State Parks Kick Off 2013 with First Hikes of the New Year
A couple of weeks ago I posted some information about the "First Day Hikes" program taking place across the country. Yesterday, ...
Must-Watch Neaderthal Television
Watch Decoding Neanderthals Preview on PBS. See more from NOVA. Nova's January 9 episode will be devoted to the latest research on N...
Winter Scene in the Smokies
This photo was taken on the Bullhead Trail, near the junction with the Rainbow Falls Trail. When snow and ice make passage on the Alum Cave ...
Red Squirrel Foraging Upon A Douglas Maple Seed Pod
Winged Knowledge Opens Up Personalized Gates To New and Ever Changing Cycles of Time and Space..... Beyond yesterdays linear fashion st...
Hunting, Hipsters, and the Truths of Conservation
Once you get past the usual cliches — In modern culture, hunting has been dominated by a stereotype of burly men in camouflage who view the ...
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas has always been one of my all time favorite Christmas songs. Until about two years ago I didn't ...
Drop the Smart Phone, Go Hiking, Be Smarter?
I am not sure how you measure creativity — it's not like saying how many pull-ups you can do or something like that, but if being outdoo...
Backpackers in Smokies enjoy improved food storage systems with help from friends
While enjoying a visit to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, backpackers like to keep a respectable distance from black bears. With help f...
Mountain Lions at Lunch
With the bears now out on their own , our local wildlife rehabbers were able to meet us in Nearby Town for a long lunch. The conversation wa...
Mt. Everest in 2 Billion Pixels
Check out this extremely cool mega-photo of Mt. Everest. It's the most detailed image ever made of the highest mountain in the world. Th...
Forest Service Completes Repairs to Balsam Lake
The U.S. Forest Service yesterday announced that it has repaired the Balsam Lake dam and that the lake is being filled. “We look forward to ...
Black Capped Chickadee In An Ice Cave
When One begins to Question Why One Does Anything At All, They soon enter into a Roomless Space of Perpetual Being. All Quests Have Then ...
First Day Hikes to be offered at every North Carolina State Park
Earlier in the week I posted some information on the "First Day Hikes" program being offered across the country on January 1st. He...
Partners Complete New Shelter on Appalachian Trail
Hikers of the Appalachian Trail (AT) have a new shelter where they can rest their bones. The U.S. Forest Service today announced the complet...
Take a First Day Hike
Start the year off on the right foot by taking a First Day Hike in a state park near you. All across the country state parks will be offeri...
Palpopleura portia (Madagascar)
Cette libellule Palpopleura portia est tout aussi photogénique que ses consoeurs Palpopleura vestita publiée ici et Palpopleura lucia p...
Nantahala Ranger District Announces Seasonal Road Closures
The Nantahala Ranger District today announced season road closures from Jan. 2 to April 1, 2013. During this period, the following roads are...
View From The MVSTA Ski Trail Bridge Crossing Near Basecamp In Mazama WA
Extend Your Potential Viewing Range. ~
Great Smoky Mountain in Timelapse
Finally! A really good video of Great Smoky Mountain National Park in timelapse. At least this is the first that I can recall. What do you t...
Senseless Tragedy
Today was one more in a line of senseless tragedies that occurred this year. My heart is totally broken just thinking about those precious l...
Sledding Brings About Excitement At North Cascades Basecamp
Recreation re-Creates One's Relative Position By Letting Loose Upon The Slippery Slope Of Life. ~
Brookesia tuberculata (Madagascar)
Photographié dans la forêt de la Montagne d'Ambre au nord de Madagascar, le Brookesia tuberculata endémique de cette région de l'î...
