Delphi: Monon High Bridge Trail hike (0)

2/03/10 •

If you want solitude in Indiana, just go hiking on a January day with windchill in the single-digits.
We were silly and possibly frostbitten, but cloudless blue sky and vivid sun almost required us to take a trip outdoors.  It was either that or finally throw ourselves into the garbage disposal so we loaded up the [...]

Mouse hunt (0)

2/02/10 •

A quick flash of movement in my peripheral vision bought an involuntary swivel of the head and instant frustration.  My quarry briefly appeared then disappeared with lightning speed into a patchwork of nooks and crannies where it could very well turn the tables on the man carrying the rifle.  In there, the hunter might actually [...]

Eagles In Flight Weekend info (0)

1/30/10 •

Use this link to view brochure for the Eagles In Flight Weekend, Feb 5-6-7

Click here for DNR information on other eagle viewing events
Eagle watching at Lake Monroe

A bowl of turtle glop (0)

1/29/10 •

As I straightened up to give my aching lower back a rest, I looked over the assorted entrails and miscellaneous fluids splashed across the table in front of me. It then occurred to me I’d rather be playing cards.
On a whim, I had decided to go turtle-catching.
The common snapping turtle, those moss-covered second cousins of [...]

Send help or hops!! (0)

1/28/10 •

From 1997 (some things never change…)
That’s Dedication- Last Monday, several hundred fisherman competing in an ice fishing tournment found themselves adrift when the ice cracked.   Rescue crews descended on Lake Simcoe near Barrie, Ontario, and took 300 people off the ice with helicopters and hovercraft.  However, suprised emergency crews found that several hundred other fisherman [...]

Leonard Springs hike (0)

1/27/10 •

If you’re looking for an interesting ramble through the world of caves and springs without venturing too far from good restaurants and a major limestone-clad university, it’s hard to beat Leonard Springs Nature Park in Bloomington.
The 95-acre park is wrapped around a 100-foot deep canyon that sinks into the swiss-cheese-like bedrock of the southern Indiana [...]