Hiking Nature

By Stephen Frasier; Re: the Nashville Hiking Meetup Group’s Fiery Gizzard hike; Date: Saturday, June 8, 2008; Photos: Stephen Frasier, using Olympus Stylus 790 SW

This adult Northern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus) was found by the author while hiking the incredible, treacherous, beautiful Fiery Gizzard trail just outside Monteagle, Tennessee with the Nashville Hiking Meetup […]

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I have finally come to a rock-solid conclusion as to the species of the elongate mammal I filmed as it ran up a steep hill along the South Cove trail at Radnor Lake.

It was an otter — specifically, a northern river otter — for certain. The giveaway was the tail!
I came very close […]

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Wow, the next few weeks are going to be fascinating — assuming things go swimmingly for the pair of Canada geese that built their nest on Monday (March 24) afternoon and into the evening. (Scroll down for YouTube video of the mother goose nesting.) What a location: the nest is about 15 or 20 feet […]

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A few days ago, I’d not have believed how mild it would be today. Very nice!
I arrived at Radnor Lake a little early (1:10ish), so I walked up the road and took the spillway loop to pass the time and get a few virgin Radnor pics with my brand new digital camera, the Olympus […]

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This morning’s hike at Radnor Lake started out not unusual. Crowded parking lot meant there’d be more folks to see on the trails but it seems like the majority of the visitors walk or run on Otter Creek Road or take the easier trails. Stephen arrived first so after I replayed his instructions in my […]

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