The turnout for the Fall Cub Scout hike at Audubon State Park was as impressive as the weather. The sun was shining and there was just slight crispness in the air. Our fearless leader was none other than the botanical director of the Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Gardens. He was eager to teach and […]
Bill came back from the May Fall Creek Falls camping trip hoping to return with Mason very soon. Since the forecast was good and Bill was off again, early this morning we jumped in the car and drove four hours to the park. We covered a lot of the same ground that Bill and the […]
Today’s destination was the Garden of the Gods. Bill and Walker camped here almost a year ago with the Boy Scouts but Mason and I had yet to experience it. The nice thing about hiking here is that there are a lot of rocks to climb (Mason’s favorite) and a lot of shady trails (Bill’s […]
Yesterday after Walker departed, Bill, Mason and I spent the day together. We all went up to the workshop and Mason and Bill worked on cutting a new skateboard out. The former skateboard met its demise under the wheel of a car. The trucks and wheels were fine and Mason had begun to deconstruct it. […]
Walker and Bill went off this weekend to Fall Creek Falls for the monthly camping weekend. According to the website, Fall Creek Falls State Park is Tennessee’s largest and most visited state park. It is 26,000 acres across the eastern top of the rugged Cumberland Plateau and features cascades, gorges, waterfalls, streams and lush stands […]
Our Fall cub scout hike took place at Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve. I hate to admit this but I had no idea the gem that it was. It is located on the back side of Wesselman Park behind a patch of trees, a parking lot, a big grassy area and a few picnic shelters. I […]