Highest Point in Alabama, Cheaha Mountain in Cheaha State Park

May 13, 2024 On April 22 (Monday), we rode the motorcycle to Cheaha State Park. We stopped in at the camp store. Bruce filled up the motorcycle with gas while I looked around. I was rather surprised to find they are trying to extend the Appalachian Trail into Alabama. We rode to the top of […]

Arkansas City, Arkansas Area

April 18, 2024 On April 17, we went to pick up Bruce’s scripts in McGehee, Arkansas. On the way, we made a slight detour to Dermott, Arkansas for BBQ. We stopped in at Dermott BBQ. The BBQ was good, but not as good as Hoots in McGehee. Dermott is a town that has seen better […]

A Walk on the Beach at Jekyll Island, Georgia

November 30, 2023 We did manage to make it to the beach at low tide. We saw pelicans gliding through the air and a few seagulls. Nox enjoyed the breeze as she was carried in her backpack. The beach was empty of sea shells, except for sand dollars. We walked back along the beach path […]

Hiking on the Palmetto Trail from the Alston Trailhead in South Carolina

November 15, 2023 On Monday (November 13), the weather was lovely and Bruce asked me what I wanted to do. I said that I wanted to hike along the Palmetto Trail from the Alston Trailhead. We geared up and rode the motorcycle to the Alston Trailhead. The Palmetto Trail is mostly a rails-to-trails trail. It […]

Foster Falls in the New River Trail State Park

October 14, 2023 Since we had paid the day parking fee for the New River Trail State Park, VA (September 25), we decided to check out another area of the park. Foster Falls sounded interesting since the name had falls in it. We hoped for some beautiful falls. We drove to Foster Falls and parked […]

The Shot Tower at the New River Trail State Park in Virginia

October 12, 2023 On September 25 (Monday), we put Nox into her traveling harness and hooked it to the back seat. Bruce drove to a trail head on the New River Trail State Park. He was a bit upset to find the parking fee was $7 at the first stop. We continued on to the […]

Hiking in French Creek State Park, PA

October 3, 2023 While we spent most of time in Pennsylvania visiting with family, on Thursday (September 15), we did an afternoon hike by one of the lakes, Hopewell Lake, in the French Creek State Park. I loaded Nox into the truck and Bruce drove us to the lake. It was a beautiful day use […]

French Creek State Park Campground in Pennsylvania

October 3, 2023 We were only able to get four nights at the French Creek State Park Campground. They are a busy campground, especially on the weekends. While we were out walking Nox, we found the campground host and asked how long in advance do you have sign up for two weeks. The answer was […]

Heading to French Creek State Park, PA

October 2, 2023 We left Doolittle Station on September 11 (Monday), heading back onto I-80 east. Most of the route was along I-80 east, but at some point our GPS took us along some backroads to French Creek State Park. Once we arrived at French Creek State Park, I got out to see if there […]

Pictures from Hikes on the Hennepin Canal Trail in Illinois

August 3, 2023 Here are some pictures of wildlife (animal and plant) along the Hennepin Canal Trail that I took the last week we were at Hickory Grove Campground. I was very surprised to discover the lotus species was native to the Americans. The campground was magical in the evenings as the fireflies started their […]