Just like us humans are adapting to a warming climate by opening up the pools and turning on the A/C a week earlier than usual, or not turning on the heat until December, other beings in the animal kingdom are acclimating as well, and many people I have spoken with have taken notice! Some people [...]
Being in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, I have typically been floating around elevations of 3000-5000 feet, where in early March it can still be quiet cold and winter-like even in North Carolina and Tennessee. However, I do occasionally drop in elevation to below 2000 feet to cross roads or get into towns and in these [...]
Along the Appalachian Trail there are many towns to stop into if you need more food or a day off your feet. They are also great stops to talk to locals about climate change! I hitched into Helen, Georgia a few days ago and walked to their local library to try to meet some people, [...]
I guess the Smoky's heard me talking trash because the next day after posting we got about 5 inches of snow. It turned out to be a great day though and a very pretty morning the next day with everything covered in snow! While hiking that day I met a father and son pair of [...]
My first 3 days in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have been absolutely great! A bit chilly at night dropping into the 20's around 5000 feet where I've been camping but otherwise very clear! Spring has not sprung in the Smoky's yet but I have still seen plenty of cool plant life and unique [...]
Yesterday afternoon I hit about 120 miles on the trail and hitched into Franklin, North Carolina for food and to talk climate change! I immediately hit two major jackpots getting into town. My driver was retired in his 70's and lived in this area for his entire life. He mentioned shorter winters, more frequent wildfires, [...]
Woooo! I have made it out of Georgia today and have hiked about 90 miles total! There was lots to see and talk about along the way. Another one of my goals while hiking is to document 250 different species of things! Like plants, animals, fungi, birds, etc.. In Georgia in just 8 days I [...]
Wow!! I've met so many people who are passionate and willing to share about climate change, it's almost hard to keep up! In the last two days I've ran into some great trail magic along the way and on both occasions also had great conversations about the state of our ecosystems. The first people, pictured [...]
My first full day was interesting, I woke up to the whole forest being frosted over and it was around 30 degrees! After having breakfast I was on the trail by 8am and soon found a hiking partner named Alan for the day. We had great pace together and made it 17.5 miles in a [...]
Hey everyone! So I finally made it here and have been on trail since yesterday afternoon! But In order to get here I had to take a 24 hour bus trip from Albany to Georgia! The bus ride was very interesting to say the least! While reboarding our bus after an hour break in Richmond, [...]
Spud's Adventures With Hikes, Plants and Science 