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Hummingbird Clear Wing Moth

Posted by Denny Tyler, on August 29th, 2011

This photo is of a Hummingbird Clear Wing Moth gathering nectar from Thistle.

Hummingbird Clear Wing Moth / Thistle

I absolutely love going hiking and seeing something new. With the amount of diversity in Appalachia among the plants and animals you just never know what you are going to experience with each trip.

It [...]

Camping @ 3000ft – Day 2

Posted by Denny Tyler, on May 27th, 2008

This is a continuation of the last post.

The second day started almost as nice as the first day ended. I slept longer than I had intended. It was about 7:30am when the sun finally woke me up. I had wanted to get up earlier and catch the sunrise but I was pretty wore out [...]

Camping @ 3000ft

Posted by Denny Tyler, on May 27th, 2008

I traded my hiking boots for four mud tires this weekend and headed to the mountains. Sometimes, with me anyway, it is better not to plan a camping trip but instead just keep everything ready and when the opportunity presents itself take advantage of it. I had been keeping a close watch on the weather [...]