whisky rebellion 2011

 we in the Buckeye state have a responsibility to rebel against policy's and laws that dont truly represent the populous! recreations or distillation. If the laws delay ohio residents will refuse to stay! 

Rebel yell! north east ohio climbing revolution

the crew of the Akron bouldering co op and the NEOCC have teamed up again to gain access for climbers to chippewa creek and other great climbing areas in the  cleveland metro parks

 read about the difficulty's  that face ohio climbers in ruff guide 76

where were you?  some of the ohio climbers show at the metro park meeting but a great many no shows is  indicative of why its been so hard to gain access up until now. this event sponcered by the Metro was a attempt to reach out to park users and get feed back. a step in the right direction to say the least. they also supplied cookies juice i partook of them all and got a belly ache it was a great time all things considered.

catabwa mountain high again

this is the finished version of the map of the Catawba mountain section of the AT.

Winter backpacking at oil Creek PA

 on Jan 16 2011 Karmi james had here 28th birthday. her wish was to spend the weekend of her birth, outdoors in the snow and cold. we decided oil creek pa near oil city. a post industrial  tour of how this land was raped and sucked dry at the turn of the last century. Karmi and i were both surprised at the beauty of this scar on the land scape. as for accommodations the lean to Adirondacks  found at cow run  and  wolkskill  contain 6  comfortable  shelters  with fire places. we and our k9 companions stayed warm thru the cold 2 nights cuddled around the fire Karmi kept the fire all night by blowing on it and making birthday wishes. I hope they all have come true.

 oil creek

 bent nail bridge.

 Funkville ghost town mile 17

AT southern Virginia

from trial head on 311 head north on AT rock on all sides of the trail await you for 11 miles this secction should be a must do for any avid boulderer or thru hiker!

catabwa mountain high

Catawba  mountain  is one of the most traveled  and  easily  accessed  sections of the AT the climbing here is abundant  as is the vistas  if you are in the blacks burg Roanoke area it should not be missed.