If you do Team in Training with the Richmond team, one of the rights of passage for the marathon runners and power walkers is the route to t...

I have today off from work, and had hoped to go for a short hike.  But it has rained steadily since the wee hours of the morning.  Hiking is...

I thought this was pretty funny: So will the world still exist tomorrow?  Or does the fact that the Mayan calendar ends on 12/21/2012 ...

I saw this animal in the little pond near the Hodge Memorial on Saturday's hike to Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge .  I know you can f...

Yesterday, I had time to take an hour and a half hike in Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge.  It was a cool and cloudy day, but the effort of...

I know that this blog is about hiking, not books, but every now and then, I decide to stray off topic - writers prerogative, I guess.  Today...

An oxbow is formed when a river seeks a new channel and its older, curved channel is cut off.  The Dutch Gap Conservation Area on the James ...

No, I am not hiking in Georgia right now.  I've never hiked in Georgia.  Not yet!  So, let me explain.... At work, we are having our a...

You may remember my very first post about a hike at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, in September, 2008. (Okay, of course you don't re...

As I mentioned earlier , I started counting my steps on July 20, a few days after my 61st birthday.  I want to see how many steps I take in ...