The Five-mile Creek Greenway consists of two pathways, one being a 3-mile walking trail around the tiny town of Brookside. The trail winds around a campsite and follows Five-mile Creek. The other is a repurposed Birmingham Mineral RailRoad consisting of a corridor of crushed stone starting at Black Creek Park in Fultondale and running under…
Month: April 2021
Old Florida in Jacksonville
Kathryn Hanna Abbey Park of the City of Jacksonville in Florida is a surviving piece of the forest that used to be, the coastal hammock, meaning that the old forest has sustained growth over generations on sandy higher ground near the ocean. This cathedral-like scene in the 447 acre park shows the predominance of palms,…
Mid-coast Maine in the Fall
Colors changing fast in Rockland Below are pictures of a wooden boat with home-sewn sail built by Tim and Joey and modelled after a Cape Cod oyster boat from the 1930’s. It has taken some friends into Rockland harbor for one of its last Friday night excursions of the season. Looking west and getting ready…
St. Croix River at Red Beach and Calais
The sun is up over the horizon. From this angle the shore looks dark. By the time the sun is visible at the St. Croix Island historic site near Calais, Maine, the rocks look pink or orange-reddish. This is where the booming harbor town of Red Beach, Maine was located in the late 1800’s. It…