Category Archives: Hiking
Backpacking Shawnee State Forest
This weekend, my friend Taylor and I hiked and camped along a portion of the Shawnee Backpacking Trail in Shawnee State Forest, about 10 miles west of Portsmouth. We had balmy temperatures on Saturday and Sunday (think 40s), with an … Continue reading
Filed under general outdoors, Hiking, Photography
Pumpkins and fall(en) leaves
This weekend, like the past four or five that came before it, was crazy. I had no fewer than four assignments to shoot slash write about and news broke in the middle of all of it. As it is wont … Continue reading
Filed under Cowan Lake, Hiking, Organic Farming, Photography
On the wing.
Frankie and I returned on Sunday night from an unforgettable week spent camping in the northern California mountains, as well as along the coast in Big Sur. We rented a car and drove down scenic Highway 1, which meanders along … Continue reading
Filed under DSLR, Hiking, Photography, Uncategorized
A westward sojourn, a week later.
Do you ever procrastinate on something, put it off for another day, week or month, and then each time you try to revisit it, it’s more and more difficult to begin because of how long you waited? Me too. Way … Continue reading
Filed under Backpacking, general outdoors, Hiking, Photography
Go west, young man
Some friends of mine and I are about to head west, on a car camping trip to the Grand Canyon, Death Valley and the Petrified Forest, among other stops. We’re staying with friends in St. Louis and Tulsa, and then … Continue reading
Outdoor bookends to a busy week
Busy. There really isn’t a more concise word to sum up the past three weeks. My weekdays are spent working, in the morning at Grow Food, Grow Hope and at night at the newspaper. Every day but Tuesday I start … Continue reading
Filed under Backpacking, Hiking
A Walk in the (Wilmington) Woods
As mentioned in the previous post, I recently stumbled across a pretty nice walking trail on the farmland owned and operated by the college. In our bamboo-seeking expedition, Ms. Kelsey and I were pleasantly surprised by the length and condition … Continue reading
Filed under Hiking, Wilmington College
Weekending in Columbus
I will be back in Columbus for the weekend, and I really want to do something out-of-doors. I plan on biking a bit on Saturday morning, but in the afternoon I’d like to go hiking or trail-running somewhere. Maybe hiking … Continue reading
