Almanac: Beetle Art
Between rain squalls last week I hiked the Emily Dickinson Trail along the Fort River....
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Almanac: Show & Tell
Not everything is column-worthy. Sometimes I come across things on outdoor rambles that are simply...
Almanac: The Mystery Of Marcescence
The trail in the October Mountain State Forest near Lee was sloppy in the spring-like...
Almanac: Sisters
It was snowing with gathering intensity last weekend as I set off from a trailhead...
Almanac: Jellies
At this time of year the color palette of the woods and fields has gone...
Almanac: Falling Water
In the past month I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing three new-to-me waterfalls; two in...
Almanac: Rising Giant
It was around 2:30 p.m. last Saturday when a friend and I emerged after a...
Almanac: Golden Herald
It was more than a month ago that I saw goldenrod blooming for the first...
Almanac: Snapper
Recently I was paddling slowly under a hot sun at the shallow eastern end of Lithia...
Almanac: Summer Songs
A friend and I were sitting on her front porch after one of those unbearably...
Almanac: Forest Orchids
One of our area’s showiest wildflowers is blooming these days: the Pink Lady’s Slipper orchid....