Without training wheels

This is my first bicycle circa 1970. I inherited it from a cousin. It had solid rubber tires and a bad gear ratio making it hard to pedal. Notice the the improperly installed safety mirror that would probably get a ticket these days. Notice the bare feet. This was my standard uniform for the day. My dad and I had just taken off the training wheels

Turtles in the road

I had to stop and get a turtle out of the road the other day. She was injured pretty bad but I stopped and took her to a person that does wildlife rehab. Box turtles can live over 100 years and are very interesting. I once found one with just two legs and turned him loose in my back yard.

Big Cats in North Carolina

A lot of people don't believe that we still have mountain lions in North Carolina. This was taken at a cabin in Fines Creek, NC. I have talked to several fly-fishermen that have seen a pair of mountain lions at Jones Gap, SC.
They are here. I want to see one. I just hope he/she is not hungry.

Train, Plane, and.....Mexican Bus

I traveled to the Pasada Baracas
in the Copper Canyon.
It is a lot less safe than it looks.

http://www.coppercanyon.org/

Vacation in Mexico

I went to to the Copper Canyon in 1993. It is five times larger than Grand Canyon.

Soft spot for dogs.

I can't help it. I have to help dogs. Boomer was wandering out in the middle of a busy highway near my house. I looked up her collar's address on the internet and took her home.

This is Boomer