Daily Observations

Those who check this site frequently or subscribe to the feed may have noticed that a few back dated posts showed up today. My internet connection has been spotty for the last three weeks, so keeping up with things has been a bit of a challenge. Hopefully the maintenance work GCI is doing in the … Read more

Red-tailed Hawk Questions

While hiking on the Middle Sister a couple of days ago, I heard a call that sounded enough like an eagle, that I might have passed it off as a strange eagle, had I not seen the bird. Fortunately, as I hiked up, it flew from its perch and landed in another tree. My brother … Read more

Golden Glow Mystery

While hiking around Mosquito Cove last week, I happened to notice this yellow coating on the mud underneath a stump. I thought it might be spores or something from a fungus growing underneath the stump, but when my brother looked underneath, he didn’t see anything. He went around to the other side to get a … Read more

Daily Observations

Yesterday my brother and I hiked up the Middle Sister and back on the ridge to the North Sister. We did not go up the North Sister, though we did contemplate doing so. In the end, it was probably better that we didn’t. (More about the hike) Weather: It was sunny and warm yesterday and … Read more