Category Archives: Trails

Volunteering with the Land Trust, trail blazing, and hiking

A Hike in Blevins Gap Nature Preserve

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Pgibson

This past weekend I visited the Blevins Gap Nature Preserve; one of about 8 major preserves of the Land Trust of North Alabama. Situated in a gap between Green Mountain and Huntsville Mountain, it is now the location of a … Continue reading →

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Alum Falls

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Pgibson

The main waterfall in the Green Mountain Nature Preserve, Huntsville. This was taken early on an very overcast autumn morning. Still, it needed a 4x neutral density filter and a tripod for an exposure of about 1 second. Usually, I … Continue reading →

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Limestone Rock Patterns

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Pgibson

Doesn’t this look like ribs? Or shark gills? No, I’m pretty sure it isn’t a petrified shark! But still, I wonder how these patterns could have come about? It also bears a resemblance to the cave formations know as bacon, … Continue reading →

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Trail Building – Learning the Ropes

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Pgibson

Note: This is one in a series of blogs on my volunteer work with the Land Trust of North Alabama (just ‘the Land Trust’ here). It details many of my experiences and observations creating and maintaining trails on the Green … Continue reading →

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Trail Building: How I Got Started

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Pgibson

I’ve mentioned here and there that I am a volunteer Trail Care Partner with the Land Trust of North Alabama. I’ll call them just ‘the Land Trust’ here for simplicity. Been a volunteer with them since April of 2016. That’s … Continue reading →

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Patterns in Nature

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Pgibson

Here are some photos I’ve taken over the years of something that is rather fascinating to me: patterns found in nature. Wikipedia has a great resource on these.  Although patterns are found almost everywhere you look, these particular patterns are … Continue reading →

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