Honeycomb Trail

On December 2, 2017, we met some friends and hiked the Honeycomb Trail along Guntersville Lake.  This trail was recently opened by TVA, and we wanted to check it out.  It’s about 9.5 miles long, starting from Hwy 431 and going to the dam.  We expected it…

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Fall 2017

I fried my camera on our canyoneering trip to Utah in October 2017, so I bought me a fancy new Sony A7Rii.  I had been fiddling with it for a month, so I decided I wanted to take off a week from work and hike around the…

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Solar Eclipse

On August 21, 2017, a rare total solar eclipse passed through the south-eastern United States.  The eclipse was forecast to be 97% of totality near my house, and I initially planned just to stay home to watch it.  A couple of days before the eclipse, however, I…

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Buffalo Peaks

On June 2, 2017, I went to Denver for a work trip.  Since I really miss Colorado, I decided to take some vacation time and backpack in the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness.  It had been a long time since I had last hiked in that wilderness, and that…

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Blue Spring Cave

On March 25, 2017, Tommy, Jenny, Layne, Tracy, and I took a trip to Blue Spring Cave in Tennessee.  We camped out the night before, which is always pleasant with good friends.  This was our second trip to this cave, and we decided to try to make…

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Kennamer Cave

On February 25, 2017, I took a trip with the Huntsville Grotto to Kennamer Cave in Jackson County, AL.  This cave is just a few minutes from my house, but this was my first time going to the cave.  Actually, I guess we tried to go to…

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