by Collin Stuart Chambers
LEAVES OF THREE: POISON IVY AND ITS SNEAKY LOOKALIKES Wow, did I learn what poison ivy was the hard way, as so many of us do. Years ago, I was clearing English ivy vines in the wintertime, in short sleeves, in an overgrown part of my yard while living in Atlanta....
by Collin Stuart Chambers
BUT IT’S JUST A FEW FLOWERS… I saw several different groups picking wildflowers on my patrol at Max Patch last weekend. Handfuls of them. Some with their kids right beside them, little bouquets clutched in little fists, everyone smiling in the sunshine...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
Sir, Your Quads Are on Fire Because You hiked 30 Miles in the Smokies Yesterday I met an Appalachian Trail thru-hiker at the Cosby Knob Shelter a few weeks ago who was genuinely puzzled. His feet, he explained with the bewildered sincerity of someone reporting a minor...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
You made it through winter (almost!). You navigated snow, the ice, the wind that makes your eyes water in ways that have nothing to do with emotion. Congratulations. Now brace yourself for what comes next. Mud. So much mud. If you’ve spent the winter in a region...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
I walk by these trees frequently and always find myself confused at the thought of someone… anyone… ALL of these people… doing this. It breaks my heart because this tree will most likely not live very long. The damage has been done. All I can do is say a prayer...
