Photos A Walk in Nature

[DirtDawg]

Last weekend, I had a moody morning hike up Wallalah Mountain before a big storm came through.




I forgot my trekking poles at home, so I grabbed what was handy -- a big Gandolf-looking stick. You can just make out the beard-face carving.

Ha! If I had a stick like that, I'm afraid the trekking poles might be forgotten items quite often. That looks like a quite beautiful place to hike. And that knife doesn't look bad either.

 

[eisman]

 

[DKIN]

Ha! If I had a stick like that, I'm afraid the trekking poles might be forgotten items quite often. That looks like a quite beautiful place to hike. And that knife doesn't look bad either.

No doubt! The hiking stick worked out great and it'll be getting more trail time for sure. I appreciate the comments.

 

[Fixedwing]

This thread is one of my favorites on this site. Here are a few pictures of our visit to Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. Our dog, Remington never seems to tire and always ready to go exploring.

 

[CelloDan]

Our dog, Remington

Beautiful scenery!
Cool photos of Remington !
The one shot across the two “peaks” is extra

 

[Fixedwing]

I forgot to include the knife; here is a PW-EDC that followed me home from the original Mast General Store in Valle Crucis..

 

[RLB0414]

This thread is one of my favorites on this site. Here are a few pictures of our visit to Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. Our dog, Remington never seems to tire and always ready to go exploring.

Beautiful scenery

 

[DirtDawg]

Barely visible in the summer, what with a dense covering of vegetaion pretty much hiding it, this old foot bridge still stands nearby to the pond out back of the high school stadium. It's just one of those sights I appreciate when urban hiking out in that area.

On this particular day, I was getting in one of my first walks following hernia surgery. While I was down with that, I fussed around cleaning up this old Stiletto jackknife. For more about the knife, see entry #26435 at: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/old-knives.527126/post-23007257

That was over three weeks ago, and I'm all healed up. Just working on getting fit once more. It was good to get out.
Enjoy what you can - when you can - where you can.

 

[mbkr]

Enjoy what you can - when you can - where you can.

Glad you're recovering well

 

[Fixedwing]

Here are some pictures of our hike at Linville Falls, NC. A couple of the closer access points were still closed due to lasting Helene damage to the area. We found the upper landing where the goose was hanging out and took in the scenery. Then it was off to Winkler Actual where some more knives followed me home.

 

[lambertiana]

A little late with these...a few shots from a backpacking trip in Kings Canyon National Park last summer.

 

[CelloDan]

..a few shots from a backpacking trip in Kings Canyon National Park

Spectacular scenery !!!

Then it was off to Winkler Actual where some more knives followed me

I checked the website for Winkler Actual.
Such beautiful knives

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Just Tom.]

Cloudy and drizzly but warm this morning. Walked along the canal from mile 22 to mile 27 and back.

No inspiring scenery or exotic wildlife, but it was a pleasant stroll anyway.

 

[holo07]

Couple years ago elk hunting in the Bob Marshall

 

[knowtracks]

Couple years ago elk hunting in the Bob Marshall

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Always did love the Bob, packed in there many times.

Dave

 

[DirtDawg]

Cloudy and drizzly but warm this morning. Walked along the canal from mile 22 to mile 27 and back.

No inspiring scenery or exotic wildlife, but it was a pleasant stroll anyway.

Great scenery as far as I can see Tom. I'd swap my walk for a canal stroll any day.

 

[DirtDawg]

The warm sunshine of Sunday afternoon proved too much to resist as I wandered off trail with the Case boys to enjoy the Spring Beauties.

Note! That is not a roadway in the background. It is a sea of Spring Beauties.
With my pre-1986 hand-carved stick, and my newest Peanut trail partner, my little springtime mini-adventure turned out to be a very pleasant experience.


The pollinators were busy as bees out there on this day. Oh wait, they were bees.


Although used, this Chestnut Bone Peanut looks to have never been sharpened in its 22 year lifetime. That will be remedied soon.


I'm not a big fan of stainless steel blades, but the price, combined with that tang stamp was just too inviting. It just makes the perfect watch pocket carry. This is my first Case Peanut with bone scales.
With a Case Redbone Medium Stockman in my other pocket, and an Elk-scaled Buck 112 Ranger on my hip, it was a good day.

 

[lambertiana]

The sierra high country is under snow so I have to go to the low elevation locations in the foothills. I went with two friends to Marble Falls in Sequoia NP. Most of the trail is in chaparral, with some oak and torreya at the upper end. Warm day, mid 80s.




Most people think of the Sierra as nothing but granite (of which there is plenty, although there is more granodiorite than granite). But most of the foothills and a fair number of roof pendants are metamorphic, a mix of schist, slate, marble, and metavolcanics. In the case of this particular trail it is mostly schist, and the waterfalls are at a spot where the stream crosses a band of brilliant white marble.




Lots of flowers out, here are just a few of the many:




As far as I know only two guys have successfully kayaked this canyon.

Canyon believe it? Oar-inspiring images capture the death-defying moment thrill-seekers descend 'un-runnable' 2,000 ft deep canyon

Thrill-seekers Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic risked life and limb to manoeuvre the whopping never-before-run gorge in a jaw-dropping feat of bravery and skill.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[lambertiana]

One more flower


And for the obligatory knife content, here’s my new Sierra knife thanks to Modoc ED on its first Sierra trip. I couldn’t get the exposure right because my phone saw all the bright white marble and underexposed it.