Tagged With: Wanderings
Sunrise Opens Each Day With A New Beginning
By the grace of God the darkest of nights give way to the rising sun and another day. Sunrise opens each day with a new beginning, a chance to try again and build upon yesterday’s lessons. This sunrise photograph was taken on Corolla Beach North Carolina. I had spent the night before sleeping under the … Continue reading
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OVERLAND EXPO EAST
Want to go on an adventure? GET TO OVERLAND EXPO EAST As a teenager, we used to take our four-wheel drive trucks and Jeeps up into the mountains to camp, fish, hunt and explore. Little did we know that what we were doing had a name – Overlanding. Ever thought about, ok, dreamed, of taking six … Continue reading
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The AT Trail, The Movie “A Walk in The Woods” and the Big Picture
Will the Movie “A Walk in the Woods” help things or make matters worse? A few days ago, I read the story Can the Appalachian Trail Survive “A Walk in the Woods” in Outside magazine on-line. Kathryn Miles brings to light some important issues surrounding the current condition of the AT trail and the … Continue reading
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Expedition Overland Trip to Central America
I’ve been fascinated with Expedition Overland since they first started to post videos on YouTube of themselves running around the rocky two tracks of Montana. Then last year Clay and his adventurous band of wanderers headed north to my favorite state, Alaska. I followed them weekly as they would post a new 20 to 30 … Continue reading
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Road Trip
This article first appeared in the Carroll County Times on Sunday July 26, 2015. Merriam-Webster simply defines Road Trip as a long trip in a car, truck, etc. A pretty simple definition for such a meaningful paired two words. After a weekend of exploring the lesser traveled dirt roads of Maryland, West Virginia and … Continue reading
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Self Reflection in Nature
“In wilderness is the salvation of mankind” Thoreau When was the last time you were alone; alone with only your thoughts? No radio or TV influencing your thoughts, no cell phone waiting to ring interrupting your dreams, no I-pod in your ears deflecting your mind’s free flow of ponderings. Self reflection in nature. When … Continue reading
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The Big Oak
The Big Oak towers over the valley below. He is the elder of the forest. No other has stood as long. He has watched others come and go. I first walked upon him 25 years ago; an old tree in a young forest. The others around him have grown, but as long as he stands, … Continue reading
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Niagara Falls
There is something special I enjoy about going to tourist locations during the off season. My favorite time at the beach is in the winter. Niagara Falls is a place that has been on my “want to go” list for a while. But I wanted to see Niagara Falls frozen or at least icy and … Continue reading
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Taking Black and White Photographs
Trying to Take Black and White Photographs of Dykes Marsh On two separate evenings last week I raced and dodged through Washington DC traffic attempting to memorialize the next great black and white photograph of the setting sun over Dyke marsh. I wanted to shoot a few photographs with the low late day sun spotlighting … Continue reading
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Wild – Movie Reivew
Wild – Movie Review “Wild” quickly draws the viewer in with an opening shot of a beautiful mountain scene. The view is enhanced with the sounds of heavy sensual female breathing. You expect the opening scene to become sexual, but nope, the producers pull the old bait and switch trick on the movie goers and … Continue reading
