On our daily, long walk, we usually run into plenty of ducks--mostly Mallards, but we've see a couple Wood Ducks, too. Geese are a regular presence, as well, but the other day they outnumbered the ducks. And they were all about posing for the camera. These three photos were taken as the goose stretched its... Continue Reading →
Today, Kenobi and I spent the early afternoon at Fort Snelling State Park. A friend introduced me to the app, All Trails. When I first opened the app, it immediately showed a list of trails nearby, and I read through the first page of reviews about the Pike Island Loop, so I readied my backpack... Continue Reading →
Hi All, Sorry for the HUGE lag in posts. Kenobi and I have been on the road and venturing out on new adventures, but the next big one is coming up. Well be making the trip from Minneapolis MN to Sheridan WY in just over a week. According to Google Maps, it's about a... Continue Reading →
Kenobi and I headed north on Thursday, September 7, 2016 to camp and hike along the North Shore in Minnesota. It was a long, but beautiful drive from Chicago, through Wisconsin, past Duluth to our first stop, Gooseberry Falls campground. Thunderstorms were predicted, so I was anxious to get the tent up and fasten a... Continue Reading →
We made the move from NYC to Chicago at the start of July, went for a short hike in the Indiana Dunes where Kenobi figured out that he can swim, and took a road trip with my father to Kansas City where Kenobi was not welcome. Other than these short excursions, we haven't done much... Continue Reading →
On July 1st, Kenobi and I packed up and drove out of NYC for good (at least living in NYC). Now that we're in Chicago, we are missing Van Cortlandt Park. We did wander through the park for over three hours before we left to say, "good bye." We stopped at the dog run and... Continue Reading →
The first thing we caught a glimpse of was a House Sparrow. A few of them were scampering around the park area at 261st St. Kenobi made hismelf king of the hill several times on our excursion. Here, he's looking over the Parade Grounds. On our way back to the path, Kenobi found a formidable... Continue Reading →
Kenobi and I have been exploring Van Cortlandt Park since moving to Bronx. This lovely lady is a Northern Flicker (Female, yellow shafted). We saw her next to the lake, across from the Golf Course Club. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to photograph her as she left her perch, but you can see the yellow on... Continue Reading →
Kenobi is taking a break to cool off this past summer when we hiked in The Black Hills, SD. This was the hike when we met an Eagle Owl. At the time, I didn't know what it was, but was amazed that it seemed as interested in us, as we were in it. Then I... Continue Reading →
Today was our fist of 40 hikes for the American Hiking Society fundraiser. Please consider donating! There are several trails in Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, NY, and we started with the only west-to east trail--John Muir. Both trail heads are marked by the information board, and the trail is marked pink. One mark indicates you... Continue Reading →
On the Trails with Kenobi 