Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road


Tag: oct 2021

  • Buffalo National River

    On the river, time does not exist – only the sound of the rushing water, the cries of the wood thrush and crow and the sight of light dancing on the water. ~Ginny Masullo Our second paddle adventure back in October was on a section of the Buffalo National River in Arkansas. The Buffalo River Read more…

  • Keeping Current – The Wild Things

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    Rivers are places that renew our spirit, connect us with our past, and link us directly with the flow and rhythm of the natural world. ~Ted Turner My only regret from our canoe camping trip last month was that I did not bring my usual camera gear to record some of the wonderful wildlife we Read more…

  • Keeping Current – The River

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    The rivers flow not past, but through us… ~John Muir it has been a little over a month since our paddling adventure. I’m finally getting around to sharing some of the incredible memories from that trip. My knee has been causing some real problems these past few months so we agreed to try a paddling Read more…

  • On The Road Again, Halloween Style

    Shadows mutter, mist replies; darkness purrs as midnight sighs. ~ Rusty Fischer The pause in posts was necessitated by another truck road trip and much less cell phone service than usual. This time, carrying our ancient (and heavy) black canoe (who has a black canoe anyway?) atop the truck to paddle some rivers in far-away Read more…