BackWoods Drifter

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 [...]

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 [...]

Finally, after living in the Bolt area for four years, I have found a trail into Wyoming County and leaving from my house I don’t have to travel on a two-lane road except to cross it. I live almost directly on the border of Raleigh and Wyoming Counties. When I go to the Peachtree and [...]

I don’t remember there ever being a summer as wet as this one in West Virginia. If it is not raining then there is a seemingly never ending threat of rain. One thing is for certain, the rain has put a hamper on my outdoor activities. Let me clarify just a little, I don’t mind [...]

This post is a continuation of the last post. I woke up Saturday morning to a sound that was kinda bittersweet. The sound of raindrops hitting the tent is something that calms me. Kind of like the sound of rain on a tin roof. I can sleep like a baby to the sound of rain. [...]