BackWoods Drifter

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 [...]

My intention wasn’t to go fossil hunting but once I found the first one, I couldn’t stop looking. I don’t know what it is, I feel like I have to bring home every one I find. It would seem like such a waste to just leave them undiscovered. I think they’ve survived millions of years, [...]

It has been quite a long time since I have attended an outdoor festival/concert of any kind. I do remember the last one though with surprising clarity. Surprising because of the state I was in. The concert was at the Blossom Music Center near Akron, OH. Headlining was Lynyrd Skynyrd with Ted Nugent. This past [...]

I was going to go camping today but plans have changed and camping probably won’t happen till Tuesday or Wednesday. I did go for about a 70 mile ride in the mountains. What started as a casual ride in familiar territory ended up being and exploratory ride in a totally unfamiliar area. It was cool [...]