Hiking Nature

There were so many cars on the west side of Radnor Lake that I had to park on the street, and cars were stretched almost halfway up the Otter Creek Road hill. That’s quite a showing, but not too surprising for a nice, though hot, morning in Nashville.
I walked past the spillway, took a left […]

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Friday, August 22, 2008

I have long suspected that the alligator snapper resides at Radnor Lake, but I have no evidence to present. There was, however, some convincing hearsay from a nurse walking on Otter Creek Road with her young daughter. She confidently answered a couple of questions about a supposedly amazing, huge turtle sighting […]

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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
On my way up so-called “hill1” – the climb on the South Cove Trail nearest to the west (Granny White side) parking lot, I came upon a juvenile eastern box turtle. The appearance of baby turtles is interesting in that it differs significantly from the adult in color and shape, and […]

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It was yet another banner Radnor Lake hike this afternoon.

I’ve been blogging so little lately, I bet one or two folks may have even noticed. I do feel somewhat guilty about it…like sort of a slacker, I guess. Well, I will try to get back into my writing groove.
Try? What a lot […]

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(Monday, June 16, 2008)

Since my father opted to watch Tiger Woods play golf in lieu of a loosely planned hike at 6:30 on Father’s Day Sunday (yesterday), he agree to hike this evening – perhaps out of guilt. That’s OK, though; any reason that successfully if temporarily puts Dad’s boots in contact with the […]

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(NOTE: After you’ve enjoyed these images to your satisfaction, tap your browser’s ‘refresh’ button to see additional images; the pics shown here are pulled at random from categorized image folders, so there are more photos to see. ALSO: I’m still working on the Fiery Gizzard post and related pics; please check back.)

Without detailing the […]

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Events from the momentous hike on Tuesday, June 3, 2008

After proceeding up the steep climb at Ganier Ridge (“hill 4”), I turned around and began to retrace my steps to the car. Although I’d intended to hike the full 4.5-mile loop this morning, the bountiful environs encompassing Radnor Lake had already yielded so many […]

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All photos in this post were taken at Nashville’s Radnor Lake and edited on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 by Stephen Frasier using an Olympus Stylus 790 SW and Macromedia/Adobe Fireworks MX 2004; author’s email is stephen [at] bestWebNashville [dot] com

Now that the summer heat has set in, hiking early in the morning is an […]

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(Source: NewsChannel5.com, May 23, 2008)
Hikers and visitors at Radnor Lake State Park have spotted a pair of bald eagles for the past two weeks.

Park rangers said it is the first time in decades that bald eagles have stayed around the lake for an extended period of time.
Park rangers have restricted off-trail hikes and canceled canoe […]

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Monday, May 5, 2008
I was absolutely determined to hike at Radnor Lake Monday late early this evening, but I was running late; I had taken an afternoon nap I did not intend to take. Usually, upon waking from one of these, any question of hiking is immediately put to rest – I’m just not […]

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