Odes

Oct 136 min read

New Hanover Coastal Camping

Coastal camping trip, dividing-and-conquering activities like kayaking, birding, wildlife photography, town time, and good eating.

Aug 28, 202315 min read

Utah's High Uintas & Great Salt Lake

Backpacking in Utah's High Uintas Wilderness and camping on the Great Salt Lake. Lots of birds, lots of moose!

Aug 6, 20236 min read

OBX Summer Birding/Fishing

My second beach trip this summer involved a two-night camping trip based out of Cape Hatteras, birding and fishing.

Jul 9, 202320 min read

Scottish Highlands and Islands (2 of 2)

We put down our roots at the Killiehuntly farmstead estate in the Cairngorms National Park.

Jun 11, 20234 min read

Beaufort/Croatan Coastal Overnighter

Overnight camping trip in early June, split between the Rachel Carson Reserve (across from Beaufort) and the Croatan National Forest

May 14, 20234 min read

Highlands Spring Wedding

This May we headed to the far western part of the state for my sister-in-law’s wedding in Highlands, NC.

Dec 31, 202117 min read

Christmas 2021: NC, SC, FL

Christmas vacation this year consisted of a mostly coastal three-part trip to NC, SC, and FL.

Sep 26, 202110 min read

Odonata 2021

I'm not going to list every dragonfly I see, or describe every outing I see damselflies, but I'll hit the highlights.

Oct 5, 20205 min read

Lowcountry SC

My wife and I spent an active 4-day weekend visiting friends near Charleston, SC and exploring the surrounding lowcountry.

Sep 13, 202022 min read

Pandemic Adventures Part 2: Spring/Summer 2020 Travel

Cabin fever occasionally took hold during the spring and summer of 2020.