https://www.alwayswaondering.com/blog daily 1.0 2025-05-10 https://www.alwayswaondering.com/blog/elegy-for-the-ash-a-forest-in-decline monthly 0.5 2025-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/fa682bac-b0c8-46b4-8eac-92f964438570/IMG_0150.jpg Blog - Elegy for the Ash: A Forest in Decline - Make it stand out Ash dying in a Waddington forest (2024)—only the first wave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/42748db3-9c23-4409-9de0-56540e80b70a/agrilusplanipennisspread.jpg Blog - Elegy for the Ash: A Forest in Decline - Make it stand out Emerald Ash Borer (DEC photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/51ae92df-3b63-4382-9112-db99d5ae3a8b/unnamed.png Blog - Elegy for the Ash: A Forest in Decline - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.alwayswaondering.com/blog/woodswoman-by-storm monthly 0.5 2024-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/5610048a-6f4b-4f06-867a-63f283e209d2/IMG_8322.JPG Blog - Woodswoman By Storm - Make it stand out My dry spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/8d3f1bc6-2903-4bd9-b024-097c35051dda/DSC_1032.JPG Blog - Woodswoman By Storm - Make it stand out Pulmonaria lichen (also called Lungwort) growing on a Sugar Maple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/efd24f67-88f3-485c-a536-938b6757bbc9/IMG_8314.jpg Blog - Woodswoman By Storm - Make it stand out The final book in Anne’s Woodswoman series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/9cc6f305-8773-4f70-af82-4643c2e4e080/IMG_4568.jpg Blog - Woodswoman By Storm - Make it stand out Screenshot of the video, which for some reason I cannot upload (nor can I upload any video here, I guess) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/91ee2528-9995-4062-b735-1dde3c5c3e30/IMG_8394.JPG Blog - Woodswoman By Storm - Make it stand out Remains of Thoreau II https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/03647039-2a1b-4005-8add-043ef95d2b65/DSC_1107.JPG Blog - Woodswoman By Storm - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/9c6ae56b-cac7-4ee7-a912-eacaf8673af0/IMG_8323.jpg Blog - Woodswoman By Storm - Make it stand out Memorial near the site of Anne’s cabin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/465ccaaa-5c17-495a-a3f3-4982d449fa1a/DSC_0961.JPG Blog - Woodswoman By Storm - Make it stand out Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/be6e2b53-26d0-48d7-808e-8d1c72548119/IMG_8402.jpg Blog - Woodswoman By Storm - Make it stand out A snag in Anne’s forest, near Thoreau II https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/cc953c5f-8e32-4700-8997-221be05293ea/DSC_1114.JPG Blog - Woodswoman By Storm - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/88ef2bf2-b123-4c3d-a0fc-825e08b5a594/IMG_8444+2.JPG Blog - Woodswoman By Storm - Make it stand out Me, in Anne’s forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/09e518ba-078d-48c7-9e12-faa138e980c2/IMG_8364.jpg Blog - Woodswoman By Storm - Make it stand out Hemlock https://www.alwayswaondering.com/blog/lake-lila-the-most-underrated-adirondack-lake monthly 0.5 2024-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/07bd5f62-2d93-46d2-a4ac-f45eb047863c/IMG_7584.JPG Blog - Lake Lila: The Most Underrated Adirondack Lake - Make it stand out My first view of Lake Lila, from the trail to Mt. 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Lake Lila is a stunner! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/2331bdb1-ef6d-418a-8842-87f54a29c158/IMG_7604.JPG Blog - Lake Lila: The Most Underrated Adirondack Lake - Make it stand out I stepped down to another section of the peak to get a different view of Lake Lila https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/f4691ddb-73c0-4721-8b98-521319df9e66/IMG_7658.JPG Blog - Lake Lila: The Most Underrated Adirondack Lake - Make it stand out Birch, happy as a clam! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/80507045-4afe-4e23-94c1-f037229afd77/IMG_7593.JPG Blog - Lake Lila: The Most Underrated Adirondack Lake - Make it stand out Crossing the tracks on the Mt. Frederica trail. These tracks extend from Utica to Tupper Lake, passing thru Thendara and Beaver River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/f08de6b2-f668-4bb6-8db3-58dee61f57d8/DSC_0455.JPG Blog - Lake Lila: The Most Underrated Adirondack Lake - Make it stand out A Timberdoodle/American Woodcock (Scolopax Minor) pair greeted me at the beginning of the Lake Lila Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/8e4a6d7b-dae3-4ff7-9061-b387f80170ca/IMG_7650.JPG Blog - Lake Lila: The Most Underrated Adirondack Lake - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/c3bb2835-8aed-40cb-be43-8e77ca008eea/Screen+Shot+2024-07-13+at+10.10.02+AM.png Blog - Lake Lila: The Most Underrated Adirondack Lake - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/37e1915f-1d9c-4273-b265-b5fd20efc27f/IMG_7596.JPG Blog - Lake Lila: The Most Underrated Adirondack Lake - Make it stand out Some woodpeckers use snags (standing dead trees) as a food source, and as a home (as do many other cavity dwelling birds) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/1a148699-f7bd-4263-8efd-df66c3ddd2be/DSC_0512.JPG Blog - Lake Lila: The Most Underrated Adirondack Lake - Make it stand out Bulrush in the sedge family https://www.alwayswaondering.com/blog/a-lie-an-unremarkable-pond monthly 0.5 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/7fdcfb06-c44e-49a1-a757-aa201de88b6c/IMG_4658.jpg Blog - A Lie: An Unremarkable Pond - Make it stand out Floating Sphagnum island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/8a0cb2a4-90e4-4c79-8bb0-d1636a7ac5e4/IMG_4663.jpg Blog - A Lie: An Unremarkable Pond - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/d6493030-b02e-413d-b9c4-72fbb0252bf8/DSC_2890.JPG Blog - A Lie: An Unremarkable Pond - Make it stand out Hobblebush, Viburnum Lantanoides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/9fd0ccd2-e8e8-4534-a9a3-2c150dd80682/DSC_2924.JPG Blog - A Lie: An Unremarkable Pond - Make it stand out Tree Lungwort, Lobaria Pulmonaria & Pincushion Moss, Leucobryum Glaucum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/fb165c7e-462c-43f6-80b4-feaebd426590/IMG_4663.jpg Blog - A Lie: An Unremarkable Pond - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/45865900-3e6d-42f7-89d7-f96d9168e8fa/IMG_4579.jpg Blog - A Lie: An Unremarkable Pond - Make it stand out Suspension bridge over the Middle Branch of the Grasse River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/cd1b254f-b50e-4628-a3a3-831b45c54bcc/Screen+Shot+2024-05-22+at+1.32.42+PM.png Blog - A Lie: An Unremarkable Pond - Make it stand out The parcel I visited is represented here as the green square in the center of the map https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/11101a89-15eb-4850-8887-c59292ed0040/IMG_4608.jpg Blog - A Lie: An Unremarkable Pond - Make it stand out The '“trail,” which was occasionally demarcated by downfall sawn in two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/f1cd5072-e498-4511-80aa-df8e905ff400/Screen+Shot+2024-05-22+at+1.17.25+PM.png Blog - A Lie: An Unremarkable Pond - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.alwayswaondering.com/blog/big-pine-wanakena monthly 0.5 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/59a7cd85-8c6c-496e-9e28-8f0ddd3c596b/9DB9B3EA-8417-4457-8679-1C219C916FAE_1_201_a.jpeg Blog - Big Pine, Wanakena - Make it stand out Birch, my hiking companion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/5e61164f-a748-45a9-8246-e7aa485892d2/IMG_6781.JPG Blog - Big Pine, Wanakena - Make it stand out Me, hugging Big Pine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/b9c8988b-2ce5-4735-bca1-918067233b94/IMG_1415.jpg Blog - Big Pine, Wanakena - Make it stand out This data represents the full extent of my route (blue lines in the above photo), but it should be noted I stopped many times to admire moss and flowers. A less distractible hiker could do this route in little more than a half hour, but life is short, bathe in the wonder of this forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/9d823d67-5a1f-4407-be87-623e296b0663/FC241B56-57A8-4DEE-A4CC-7C80325EA85B_1_201_a.jpeg Blog - Big Pine, Wanakena - Make it stand out Big Pine Trail lacks traditional markers, so pay close attention to both the visible footpath and infrequent eye-level markers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/8e49334f-6787-4a79-9584-4b6cd55e4ce7/30D16870-6AFB-4037-9507-23C9B0177045_1_201_a.jpeg Blog - Big Pine, Wanakena - Make it stand out Owl pellets rest at the base of Big Pine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/d864d34c-da47-418e-b57c-afc740404023/IMG_1414.jpg Blog - Big Pine, Wanakena - Make it stand out There is an additional branch of this trail, which extends down to Cranberry Lake. 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My route (above) also includes passing Big Pine and continuing along the trail a short distance further—the trail does end a short distance from Big Pine, but is worth the extra time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/31571a1a-ee57-4ffd-b2ad-0d393a818afc/65FE7317-944D-430C-9385-FC944F380C92_1_201_a.jpeg Blog - Big Pine, Wanakena - Make it stand out Red Trillium, Trillium Erectum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/4de7f23e-e735-4650-b456-9c03a77b4269/14608865-BEAF-49BB-B578-A307BBD54647.jpeg Blog - Big Pine, Wanakena - Make it stand out Terminus of South Shore Road in view (see white sign) https://www.alwayswaondering.com/blog/tag/Adirodacks monthly 0.5 https://www.alwayswaondering.com/blog/tag/Moss monthly 0.5 https://www.alwayswaondering.com/blog/tag/Old+Growth monthly 0.5 https://www.alwayswaondering.com/blog/tag/Birds monthly 0.5 https://www.alwayswaondering.com/blog/tag/Bog monthly 0.5 https://www.alwayswaondering.com/blog/tag/Lichen monthly 0.5 https://www.alwayswaondering.com/about daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6421cfc270ff1c6e36d2deb1/2bd888ec-9acb-4e15-a44b-0426526f141a/IMG_5675.JPG https://www.alwayswaondering.com/home daily 0.75 2023-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b3c6d5145e306ea367e9d/1649097847789-PHLWDZG4DCHAY4AMFQQE/31.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b3c6d5145e306ea367e9d/1649097847969-8TVLKPPVJK5PPOEOOA79/28.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b3c6d5145e306ea367e9d/1649097847909-T5TXWQ3VDU043RUENWB6/30.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b3c6d5145e306ea367e9d/1649097847960-JMFQG8R33C6GNCQTX940/76.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b3c6d5145e306ea367e9d/1649097847777-MY9MYCET6P6QYFFQZJUM/16.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b3c6d5145e306ea367e9d/1649097847919-QR1VLHCTAYGDQG1WDX25/80.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b3c6d5145e306ea367e9d/1649097847928-3LKXTAB1RQ5DMOLQ3Y0Y/97.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b3c6d5145e306ea367e9d/1649097847900-0N6BUGWOVBOPRLIUEP33/27.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b3c6d5145e306ea367e9d/1649097847944-EJBWBHSZ3OX8D3AWVTBW/96.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b3c6d5145e306ea367e9d/1649097847936-HS4FTKWWDB0B6QWZRM5C/13.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b3c6d5145e306ea367e9d/1649097847797-OO2ICXRJSVMFS82S6HAN/74.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b3c6d5145e306ea367e9d/1649097847952-EUMTJT28CA0DO6A21POW/52.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b3c6d5145e306ea367e9d/1649097847890-VMSO9KVXVYVFW5E3CFCK/25+%281%29.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b3c6d5145e306ea367e9d/1649097847976-LY5D40DS3U7F1XEKM4B8/29.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b3c6d5145e306ea367e9d/1649097847764-SIE5RQROTLDOGYOSL6VN/36.jpg Portfolio https://www.alwayswaondering.com/contact daily 0.75 2023-06-20