This photo is of a place called Peachtree Hole. Back when I was a teenager this was one of my favorite fishing spots. The first real camping trip I ever went on without supervision was right here. I was probably around 12 at the time. It was only about a mile from where I grew [...]
I was digging around in old photos and found a few of this Honda dirt bike I used to have. That is another passion of mine, dirt bike riding. My friend Dennie and I actually took a vacation here a few years ago just for the purpose of camping and bike riding. It is that [...]
I went for another hike in Breckenridge today armed with a camera I didn’t trust to take a good photo. Wouldn’t you know that this would be the day animals were out in abundance. I made a big circle going to the top of one hollow and crossing over two then coming back to where [...]
In the past I have told stories of Native Americans in relation to Peachtree Falls. These are stories that I have heard for as long as I can remember. Just down stream from the falls is a cliff overhang that would have been perfect for a camp all those years ago. This coming Labor Day [...]
A couple of days ago I went for a short hike here on Bolt Mountain. The area I was going hiking was within walking distance of my house. I was walking down a one lane road called Breckenridge trying to decide where to enter the woods. I had just come through a small curve when [...]
Not far from where I live now is a hollow called Sand Lick. This used to be the place we would go hunting the first day of deer season. A couple of years ago, a friend that I grew up with died from cancer. It was with him and his dad that I used to [...]
Once upon a time I was an avid hunter. Being as that is the case I have a couple of short stories that, in their own way, has helped to drive me out of the sport.
In the first I was with a couple of friends, Harold and Mark. We were fox hunting in a thick [...]
This pheasant encounter happened a couple of years ago in the head of Martins Creek. I was on a mission to get some photos of the abandoned mine. I had a friend with me, Gary, and my dog Sam. Sam was just a puppy at the time.
Gary, Sam and I were walking around a [...]
After looking over my labels, I noticed that I had posted my 13th outdoor story on Friday the 13th. I’m not really superstitious but after the way my luck has been lately I decided it is probably best not to tempt fate. So in other words this is a two for Friday, just to be [...]
Growing up my brother and I spent a lot of time at our grandparents house. Their house was very secluded seemingly deep in the West Virginia backwoods. We had an uncle and aunt that was also there a lot. Our uncle, Benny, was a big practical joker. Especially when it came to us kids. He [...]
