March 11, 2015 Spring has finally sprung in North Carolina, and warm weather has relieved us of winter’s arctic blast. The better weather came at the perfect time: the onset of Spring Break. To take advantage of the time off, my fiance, a friend, and I headed to western North Carolina for some camping in…

February 18, 2015 A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit Alabama for the first time. Though I arrived with my head filled with stereotypes, I quickly let them all go and enjoyed the new scenery. I was adjacent to the Talladega National Forest, with trails and roads open to the public. The…

January 25, 2015 I spent the weekend in coastal Georgia, performing field work in a mixed timber and natural stand forest. The two of us performing the work had the whole 1000+ acre forest to ourselves, following the roads and trails around the property. Unsurprisingly, the roads were the easiest to follow. Lined with pines…