adventures Archive

A day on (in) the lake


My friend Matt, who you first met in my non-bear adventure, was in a car totaling accident a few months ago. Now you may be thinking, that must must have been some serious accident, but in reality it wasn’t much more than a fender bender. The car he was driving wasn’t worth a lot, and [...]

Welcome to Bear Country


“Welcome to Bear Country” that’s what the sign at the trailhead said. Along with copious warnings about bear/human encounters, and proper instructions for hanging a bear bag, the rangers in this area seemed to be implying that there was a black bear infestation in the Cohuttas. Undaunted by such warnings my hiking partner and I [...]