Go West, young man: heading home
In October, my father and I traveled west to view the ring of fire eclipse. I checked many things off my bucket list during...
Go West, young man: Rocky Mountain high
For several Sundays, I've been recapping my trip out West with my father this fall. We traveled there for the Ring of Fire Eclipse....
Go West, young man: the Great Sand Dunes
From a distance, the Great Sand Dunes look fake. To be honest, even up close they look a little fake.
Most avid hikers will tell...
Go West, young man: the Great Divide
If you are familiar with CW McCall, you have likely heard his song "Wolf Creek Pass." In the song, he talks about a truck...
Go West, young man: I fell in…
...to a burning ring of fire. That was the goal of the entire trip out west, to see the ring of fire solar eclipse...
Go West, young man: 95 in an 80
Editor's Note: In October, Now Habersham weatherman and outdoor feature reporter Tyler Penland traveled out West to watch and report on the annular Ring...
Go West, young man: taking flight
The phrase "go west, young man" originated in the mid-1800s and has been attributed to many people. While uncertainty in the author remains, there...
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...