This column was originally written in September 2008. Our mission: upon locating North America’s largest species of turtle, pry it out from under the submerged…
This column was originally written in January 2009. Last month, I traveled to Atlanta to visit a “Dialogue in the Dark” exhibit, wherein participants are…
This column was originally written in fall of 2008. Last weekend I came face to snout with the magnificent king of the longleaf pine forest,…
Snot Otter. Devil Dog. Mollyhugger. Alleghany Alligator. Intimidating names sure to unnerve the most intrepid explorer, yet they all refer to the same diminutive beast,…
I’ve eaten bugs. I can’t honestly say it was by accident either, because I went online beforehand to look for…
Although Mother Nature has recently offered some tantalizing glimpses of the impending spring weather, it’s been bitterly cold lately. So cold that I would not…
On a brisk night last fall, I found myself hanging off a moss-laden cliff, clinging to a rope for dear life and trying not to…