I believe I just completed my quest to hike every publicly-accessible nature trail in Mahoning County! It’s always hard to know for sure with these sorts of adventures, since there isn’t any single, centralized source of information where all the … Continue reading
I recently finished reading Mark Woods’s memoir, Lassoing the Sun: A Year in America’s National Parks. It was recommended to me by my wife, Marci. Even though she didn’t finish the book herself, she thought that it might be up my alley. … Continue reading
My first “Photo of the Day” from this vacation, titled Llwybr Arfordir Cymru, may have actually come from my favorite hour in Wales. It was taken at the end of our first full day in the country. We were still … Continue reading
Elliot and Olivia are using disposable cameras to capture one photo from each day of our family’s vacation. And I’ve decided that I’d like to do something similar here — since I don’t have enough reliable access to the internet … Continue reading
I traveled to eastern Mahoning County this morning, to the McGuffey Wildlife Preserve. It was lovely, but not exceptional, as far as nature preserves in this part of the world. Pretty small. Mostly meadows, with a few sections of thin … Continue reading
It’s that time of the year for retrospection. I’ve posted my Top Ten Songs of 2022. I’ve posted my Top Ten Books of 2022. And now, I’m following the pattern that I established in previous years: turning my attention to hikes that … Continue reading
I recently got some extended time with God in the Wick Recreation Area of Youngstown’s Mill Creek Park. It felt uncomfortably cold, and gray, and dead when I started out. But gradually, I started to notice the beauty of the … Continue reading
I took my parents to the Lucia S. Nash Nature Preserve today. We wanted to crunch our way through the fallen leaves… to bask in the golden sunlight filtered through the thinning fall foliage… and to feel the wind on … Continue reading
It’s the beginning of the best month of the year: mid-September to mid-October! I finally decided to join the Summit Metro Parks Fall Hiking Spree (“the largest and longest-running event of its kind in the nation”), and I always feel … Continue reading