One of the things I want to do this year, my tenth since surviving lymphoma, is to hike in some new places.  I did that nearly two months a...

Like a phoenix rising from the flames, smoke, and ashes of heavy industry, the city of Pittsburgh has undergone a rebirth.  This one city pr...

Before he was the Father of Our Country, before he was the first U.S. President, before he was a general in the Revolutionary War, George Wa...

We returned to our native State of Pennsylvania for a few days to act as tourists and see some of the sites.  I was hesitant to post about i...

I saw this creature during my hike on the Malvern Hill Battlefield Sunday.  This should be an easy one for you! My fur is brown, and smoo...

Today's hike was less about the walk or the miles, and more about trying out my brand new camera, a Coolpix AW100.  It is waterproof to ...

It is still too hot to really enjoy a hike right now.  It hit 104 yesterday and stayed there, and it is supposed to hit 103 today.  Even in ...

Happy Independence Day! It has been too hot for hiking this past week or so.  I've taken some early morning walks for 3-4 miles before...

St. Mary's Wilderness in Virginia's George Washington National Forest would not have qualified as a wilderness area when then Wil...