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Apr 30, 20238 min read

Colorado Work Trip

I explored the Front Range over the weekend, squeezing in some birding, hiking, and hanging out.

Apr 23, 202310 min read

Haw River Through-Paddle #2

Another 50-something mile through-paddle of the Haw River with three friends.

Feb 20, 20236 min read

Winter Waterfowl & Wolves (#8)

Late winter coastal adventure featuring waterfowl, kayaking, and red wolves

Dec 31, 202217 min read

Georgia/Florida Xmas 2022

Nature-filled winter vacation to Cumberland Island, GA and Dunedin, FL. In short: Bobcat, Ani, Eel, Sea Turtle.

Nov 9, 20224 min read

Jordan Lake Waders, Shorebirds, & Ducks #8 (2022)

Dry summer weather this year led to excellent lake levels for migrant wading birds and shorebirds.

Oct 23, 20225 min read

Coastal NC Fishing 2022

One can never have too many hobbies, right? I picked up fishing this year.

Oct 8, 20226 min read

OBX Kayak/Camping #6.2: Shackleford

Two nights by myself on East Shackleford Banks--kayaking, camping, birding, fishing.

Aug 21, 20228 min read

Summer OBX/Pelagic Birding

This summer, I joined two friends on a bird-focused Gulf Stream voyage to look for birds.

Jun 25, 202211 min read

Montana 2022

Summer trip to McAllister, Montana, with at least as many lifer mammals as lifer birds.

Jun 23, 20226 min read

Yellowstone Day Trip

The fourth day of a weeklong vacation in Montana involved a day trip to Yellowstone, packed full of geological and mammalian wonders.

May 8, 20227 min read

OBX Kayak/Camping #6: North Core Banks

This was my first OBX camping trip focusing on fishing. This was also our first trip to North Core Banks.

Feb 27, 20229 min read

Winter Beach Birding #7 (2022)

First was a half-day bluebird chase at Wrightsville Beach. Second was a three-day OBX trip with a pelagic (deep sea birding cruise).

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.

Nov 18, 20216 min read

Herpetofauna 2021

In case the title was confusing, herpetofauna means reptiles & amphibians.

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.

Sep 23, 20212 min read

Jordan Lake Waders (& Shorebirds?) #7

With relatively high lake levels, this was another lackluster year for shorebirds on Jordan Lake. But there were waders!

Jul 9, 202117 min read

Exploring Coastal Maine

We flew into Portland and drove a rental car up and down the coast (all the way to the Canadian border), splitting our 7 nights between

Jun 20, 20218 min read

Summer Beach Blog 2021

I most often explore the NC coast during the off-season, and often do it alone. However, I’m not one to turn down a summer beach trip.

Jun 4, 20213 min read

Walnut & Shoji Wall Lamps

With some help from my wife, I designed and built two sets of light fixtures for our home.

Apr 25, 20219 min read

OBX Kayak/Camping #5: Lookout, Shack

Our playbook consisted of cruising up and down South Core Banks in his truck, kayaking around the sound, chilling and surf fishing ...