Soon the trail reached level ground, and I found myself hiking through a grove of pine trees. Gradually the pine trees gave way to oak trees, and then the oak trees gave way to a meadow. And along this meadow, there were numerous wildflowers. … More Hiking through Wildflowers on George Pyne Trail at Penny’s Bend
The Eno River is truly a gem of central North Carolina. With a buffer of conserved lands along much of its course, it has far more opportunity to flourish than many other rivers. And never does it flourish more so than in summer. … More A Summer Wildlife Hike to Bobbitt Hole and an Old Hunting Lodge
Standing there amid stones and vegetation, I wondered how many times Fanny Breeze made her way from where I was standing down to the Eno River — where she crossed not only boundaries of geography but of race, sex, and class. … More A Historic Hike to the Fanny Breeze Home Site
All in all, these summer wildflowers are bastions of color, shape, nutrition, and community. And though some of them may be more beneficial than others, there’s no doubt that they’re all well-suited to support the health of the land and planet when kept in their proper ecological place. … More Early Summer Wildflowers of the Eno River and Eastern United States
As trite as it sounds, it felt like I was taking a step back in time, to an era when humanity was young and the Earth was still full our first love. … More Hiking through Rock Formations — and a Panther’s Den — at Occoneechee Mountain
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