Category: Wilderness Area
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Bear Rocks Preserve in The Dolly Sods Wilderness
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 45 minutes from Blackwater Falls State Park, driving through Canaan Valley, is the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area. I am on a photography workshop with Mark Zablotsky (https://www.markzphotoworkshops.com) exploring West Virginia. The weather has been for rain the entire week, so I guess we were lucky to be confronted by heavy fog.…
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Middle Fork of the Salmon River – Day 4
I walked up from camp to a plateau to get some nice views of camp. I expected to see elk or sheep, but all I saw was lots of poop. Later I asked Ron what it was, and he said elk. It is surprising how much poop I have seen, but rarely see an animal.…
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Middle Fork of The Salmon River – Day 3
Monday, July 19, 2020 I woke up early and almost stepped on two sleeping guides on my way to pee in the river. “Dilution is the solution”, as Steve told us. I went for a little walk, looking for the trail that runs one side of the river for 110 miles. While in high school,…
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Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge
Sunday, September 15, 2019 Just across the border from Canada is the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge. I love these places and had passed it on the way up to Nova Scotia, so we stopped in to see what it is all about. Volunteer, Michael Close, explained the refuge with suggestions of what to do. We…
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Avalon Wilderness Reserve & East Coast Trail
Thursday, August 22, 2019 There is a huge wilderness area in the south central part of the Avalon Peninsula, and I wanted to drive through it. I knew it would be a gravel road and a bit rough, but Martha was game. Well, it is a very rough road, first with houses all along a…
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Middle Fork Salmon River, Sunday
Sunday, July 22, 2018 Sipping coffee, I watched these amazing kids carry their heavy bags, sleeping bags, day bags and water bottles to the boats. By now everyone had the routine down. Too bad it’s the last day with two of the biggest rapids. Ron got into the boat with Ty. It was the only…
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Middle Fork Salmon River, Saturday
Saturday, July 21, 2018 Trying to define the way Cartwheel Bob came down the mountain last night, Steve asked Sarah and Llydia to demonstrate handstands and cartwheels. The crowd voted it was more cartwheel. I got in the boat with Steven with Brian in the front fishing. Many had said their favorite day was the…
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Middle Fork Salmon River, Friday
Friday, July 20, 2018 What fun it was to paddle kayaks in the morning with Llydia and Sarah. Although most of the rapids weren’t bad, we had a couple of challenging ones. They both hit a rock in one and I think came out of the boats. By the time I got past and looked…
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Middle Fork of the Salmon River with Steve Zettel
Monday, July 16, 2018 Monday July 16, 2018 Visiting Ron Lowry last summer in Boise, he said, “You MUST float the Middle Fork with us next summer.” I had seen his pictures from previous years, and he has been going for 14 years, so it must be good. He goes with Steve Zettel and Idaho…