Category: Hiking

The Long View

Posted on Dec 31, 2025Jan 10, 2026 by Sandra Friend

The past impacts the present, ad infinitum

The Meaning of a Tree

Posted on Nov 30, 2025Jan 16, 2026 by Sandra Friend

A requiem and a question: why aren’t trees valued more?

Not a Nice Gal, Alpha Gal

Posted on May 13, 2025Jan 17, 2026 by Sandra Friend

A cautionary tale for Food Allergy Awareness Week.

Woman on a kayak on a mangrove-lined beach

Resilience

Posted on Apr 5, 2025Jan 17, 2026 by Sandra Friend

Visiting hurricane-damaged preserves illuminated what held against the storms.

Pick your Poison

Posted on Mar 9, 2025Jan 17, 2026 by Sandra Friend

Pick weeds. Don’t use herbicide. It’ll end up in the water you drink.

On the Scent

Posted on Mar 3, 2025Jan 9, 2026 by Sandra Friend

The nose knows when something’s off.

Log bridge crossing through a cypress and gum swamp

Taking a Walk

Posted on Feb 25, 2025Jan 9, 2026 by Sandra Friend

It’ll stimulate your brain.

Bearfence Mountain

Posted on May 4, 2011Jan 9, 2026 by Sandra Friend

Bearfence Mountain was the first challenge I met while hiking the Appalachian Trail. I hung this photo up at work to keep my dream of thru-hiking the AT alive.