Birding Maine – Searching for Ovenbirds

Continued from Spring Warblers in the Rangeley Lakes Region. The path we were following was an old loop trail that headed up the hill, merged onto a logging road that traversed a ridge line, then curved back to Grants Camps and the main road. The track was narrow, covered here and there with giant piles…

Birding Maine – Spring Warblers in the Rangeley Lakes Region

I grew up in Maine, in the southern part of the state right outside of Portland, our largest city. Though I spent most of my time in close proximity to the coast, I really fell in love with nature every summer when my parents took my siblings and I up to Kennebago Lake, in the…

One World, Two Feet – Hiking Eglin

April 25, 2016. One World, Two Feet – Hiking Eglin Before I moved to Florida, I never considered military bases as ecotourism hot spots. I imaged giant industrial complexes, chock-full of planes, tanks, and other heavy equipment. While that is true of some areas on Eglin Air Force Base, thousands and thousands of acres are…