BackWoods Drifter

I never really thought about the feeding habits of a turtle until  saw this one chowing down on this mushroom. There were a few things I thought simultaneously… so that’s at least one thing a turtle eats, I wondered if the turtle happened upon the mushroom by pure luck, and I thought if he could [...]

Although I have been neglecting this blog I haven’t been neglecting my other passions. I have been hiking regularly with my camera. I have never gone hiking and come back without numerous photos. As a matter of fact I’d probably be lost without my camera in the woods. I guess you could call me an [...]

I was back in the woods today in the hopes of finding my first morel of the season. I think for a little while that search is going to prove fruitless. The nights are still a little too cold in this area for the morel or any mushroom for that matter. Instead of wasting the [...]

I love to go to the mountains looking for and digging ramps (wild leek). Over the past week or so I have made numerous trips hiking into the woods to check on the progress of ramp growth. Ramps are one of the first plants to make an appearance in spring followed closely by mayapple. So [...]

It is finally showing signs of spring here in West Virginia. We had snow on the ground from Dec. 18 up until just a few days ago. I don’t remember a winter as harsh as this one and I lived in the Cleveland area for a number of years. That’s saying a lot. To say [...]