The week after Christmas 2021: camping under live oaks at Tomoka State Park in Florida, then the Bullen Hollow Trail in the Tennessee mountains.
An August 2021 drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Wilkes County: overlooks, a ballad, and a short walk on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.
A late-summer hike past an old mill dam and over the boardwalks at Company Mill Preserve.
A quick beach getaway to Myrtle Beach.
A May 2020 weekend: the Bicentennial Greenway in Jamestown, NC, then Mabry Mill at milepost 176 of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
A spring walk on one of Greensboro’s oldest watershed trails.
An easy winter walk along the Haw River at Great Bend Park.
Two days on the motorcycle: the highest peak east of the Mississippi, the Parkway, the Dragon and the Cherohala Skyway.
Four days at sea and ashore over the Fourth of July, from Tampa to Cozumel.
Two visits to Pilot Mountain: the summit overlooks and the trail around the Big Pinnacle.