Nature Trails

Living and loving the great outdoors

Helen Trout Tournament: Fish for $4,000 in prizes

The Helen Chamber of Commerce will host the 35th Annual Helen Trout Tournament on March 30. The tournament is a fishing event in which...

Go West, young man: Happy Birthday

I made my trip out west with my dad. He was the one crazy enough to follow me across the country for an eclipse and...

The mystery bird

At the end of last summer, the family and I were headed into town one evening after sunset. As we passed a hayfield that...

The Monarchs are coming

With the Summer season coming to an end, we start getting some relief from the high temperatures and even begin to enjoy the cool...

Flights of fancy

Before August 2020, if you had mentioned flying kites to me, it would have summoned memories of the windy March days of my childhood,...

New nature column coming to Now Habersham

If you happen to be driving through southern Stephens County and see someone camouflaged head to toe walking or riding a totally camouflaged bicycle...

Roads Less Traveled: Spring marches on

The high country of Western North Carolina is still solidly in the throes of spring wildflower season. The calendar may say June 3, but...

Roads Less Traveled: Butterflies, snakes and deer, oh my!

Spring is a beautiful time of the year. The flowers are blooming, the air is thickening with humidity and the snakes are out crawling....

Roads Less Traveled: 36°03’02.7″N, 81°51’40.1″W

36°03'02.7"N 81°51'40.1"W are some very special coordinates for me. If you ever visit them, you will find a wide expanse of exposed quartzite with...

Roads Less Traveled: When things don’t work

Every photographer, particularly amateurs like myself, will tell you that sometimes the shot you are looking for just doesn't work out. This happened to...

Roads Less Traveled: Saving Monarchs

During the summer of 2022, the International Union for Conservation of Nature added the monarch butterfly to its endangered species list. This had been...

Roads Less Traveled: Oregon Part 2

Last week I covered the first half of my hike around Silver Falls State Park near Portland, Oregon. You can see those images here. https://nowhabersham.com/roads-less-traveled-oregon-part-1/ After...