BackWoods Drifter

Yesterday was a gorgeous day to be out in the mountains and taking the opportunity to enjoy some sunshine I headed for the trails. I don’t know if I can say enough how much I love this time of year in the mountains. On my trip yesterday the ATV put me in the area I [...]

One of my favorite times of the year for taking photos is quickly approaching and has already arrived in other parts of the country, peak color change. I absolutely love hiking when the leaves are at or near peak colors. When the sun hits some of the trees one could easily imagine the tree was [...]

… or not. I’ve seen plenty of bear tracks and other signs of their passing but no bear. I’m not really surprised. There is quite a bit of traffic in the mountains right now because the raspberries are ripe. The raspberries being ripe is actually why I would expect the bear to be more visible. [...]

I’m already planning my next trip to the mountains with one big question remaining unanswered, where to go? I’ve mentioned before about hunting with a camera from a deer stand. This weekend I’m going to try that for the first time. I would hate to fail simply because I went to the wrong spot. I’m [...]

One of my favorite aspects to riding an ATV in the mountains is the range of terrain available to enjoy. One can go from wide open roads… to narrow winding trails… to extreme climbing/riding… … all in the space of a single afternoon. I went searching for the cemetery I mentioned in my last post [...]