Til the Last Hemlock Dies

I decided after a bit of deliberation to take a hike into the Dolly Sods Wilderness. Carole and I had been there once before, but I didn...

Our original plans for this trip were to stay first at Holly River State Park. When we called to get reservations there, we were told that...

As soon as we arrived at our first campsite in Kumbrabow State Forest Carole and I realized that we'd hit the Fall colors at their utmos...

An Osage orange I picked up along the upper reaches of the Potomac River and brought home. It has a most pleasing scent. While Carole and I ...

Carole loves to take train rides. We've been on a few one-day jaunts, mainly in the mountains of North Carolina and West Virginia. Sinc...