Hello Hikers!
Wed May 9
Shindagin Hollow SF — gorge rim trail and trillium displays on lower Shindagin Hollow Road
Official head count: 23H, three D
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Sat May 12
Monkey Run Natural Area, south side of Fall Creek — Varna
It was really hard to know whether we’d get rained out of this hike or not — turned out to be a gorgeous morning — the period when the spring greenery comes up here is probably the nicest time of year for this walk
Shortly after I took this photo, I fell down — I may have caught my foot in a root snag, I’m not sure — toppled straight down and hit with my head first — strained a number of muscles — Tiger and I abandoned the hike and I tottered back to the car with help from Casey
Official head count: 12H, three D
Sunday May 13
Shindagin Hollow Road east to South Road on the FLT past the lean-to
I was too sore to hike, so Tiger took all the official photos. We’re going to share the photo-taking in the future — my balance is impaired and Tiger thinks I scramble around too much going after the photos, increasing the chance I could trip and fall again
This was the first time Tiger photographed a hike, and I think she did a great job. I’m looking forward to seeing future shots from her. She did hit one technical problem — it was the first time she used my camera and she unknowingly activated a tiny button that made many of the shots come out overly dark — I lightened them up at home but they’re still a little dark.
Official head count: 25H, three D
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Our nature photographer Jack V is just back from a trip to a base camp in the Himalayas — check out his shots