This is from a Friday morning hike in the Croatan Forest. The USFS claims a 1/2 mile forest walk at this location, the Island Creek Forest Walk… “locals” have blazed and mapped a very large […]
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Fungus Among Us (I Know… an Old Pun)
I took a little hike along a section of the Neusiok Trail the other morning… specifically the section from NC 306 and heading towards the Pine Cliff Recreation Area. I turned just a little before […]
Dead Leaves Can Be Interesting Subjects
While hiking a portion of the Neusiok Trail this morning I came across some pools of yellowish water covering some dead, rotting leaves. The smell coming from the puddles was less than pleasant and the […]
Late Summer Wildflowers
I decided to head to a local pine savannah area to search for late summer orchids. There are a couple of varieties of these exotic wild flowers that bloon in the Croatan National Forest in […]
More on Texture
Charred logs can make an interesting background for macro photo subjects. The wood tends to take on interesting textures when burnt. Sometimes the pattern is repetative, sometimes it’s not, but it can be quite spell […]
It’s All About Texture
With my favorite lens for wildlife photography out for repair I recently went on a search for macro subjects. However, this isn’t the time of year for finding a lot of wild flowers so I […]
Neusiok Trail: Mill Creek Road to Oyster Point
As I’ve mentioned before the Neusiok Trail section along the Neuse river is my favorite section however, the section that crosses Mill Creek road and leads to the Newport river is a close second. The […]
Pinecliff Recreation Area, Croatan Forest: Neusiok Trail
The Pincliff Recreation area is located on the Neuse river, near the Cherry Branch ferry terminal. Part of the Croatan National Forest, it is the location of the northern most trail-head of the Neusiok Trail. […]
Tideland Trail: Cedar Point, North Carolina
The Tideland Trail at Cedar Point, NC is part of the Croatan National Forest. It is located on VFW Road, just off of NC 58, 1 1/4 miles north of NC 24. The area includes […]
Island Creek Forest Walk: Croatan National Forest
I’ve been aware for the Island Creek trail for nearly as long as I’ve lived in eastern North Carolina but I’d never visited it. Everything I could find online about it always said it was […]