Monthly Archives: October 2012

I Brake For Turtles

Posted on October 8, 2012 by theblondecoyote

This past weekend, driving one of Virginia’s back roads, I saw a box turtle in the middle of my lane and pulled over to help it across. I guess I must have stopped somewhat abruptly because a truck in the … Continue reading →

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Hiking In Hunting Season

Posted on October 5, 2012 by theblondecoyote

Fall is my favorite hiking season, with one major drawback: it’s also hunting season. I don’t have a problem sharing the woods with sportsmen, as long as they hunt responsibly, but being around flying bullets does tend to put me … Continue reading →

Posted in Appalachian Trail, Bowie & D.O.G., Hiking!, Photography, Uncategorized, Vagabonding 101 | 10 Comments

Thrills & Spills in West Virginia’s New River Gorge

Posted on October 3, 2012 by theblondecoyote

My dad grew up in one of the “Coolest Small Towns in the USA”: Fayetteville, West Virginia. When Budget Traveler magazine named Fayetteville one of the top ten small towns in the country, it credited not just the town’s young atmosphere … Continue reading →

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Rock of Ages

Posted on October 2, 2012 by theblondecoyote

This past weekend I was in southern West Virginia, for my grandmother’s memorial service. My grandmother lived in a golf course community called Glade Springs. It’s a very manicured place and not to my taste, but on the edge of … Continue reading →

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