Spring Hike near the Youghiogheny River Lake
This time of year, there are a lot of people in the woods that normally are not in the woods. Some people venture outdoors at this time of year because […]
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Colorful Moths in West Virginia and Pennsylvania – National Moth Week 2018
Today is the first day of National Moth Week, so I thought that I would share some of my recent photos of moths that I have found fluttering around the […]
72 Colorful Mushroom Photos
Years of foraging for photos while enjoying nature has produced thousands of images in my reference library. It’s cold and crispy outside with few mushrooms to be found, so I […]
Nature hikes reveal hidden “microscapes”
In today’s modern world of smartphones and other touch screen devices, it is easy to zoom into the details of a landscape with the quick swipe of two fingers on […]
Fungi and Insects – Relationships that are Mutualistic and Deadly
I have a lot to learn on this topic, since I am not a trained Mycologist. This topic is quite in-depth and I am barely going to even scratch the […]
Parasitic Wildflowers in North America
During my summer hikes, I have come across a few different wildflowers that are non-photosynthesizing, meaning that they do not have the ability to convert light energy into food. They […]
Colorful Moths – National Moth Week in July
I just found out that it was “National Moth Week” this week and decided to celebrate by posting some of the moths that I have photographed in Ohio and Pennsylvania. […]
“Foto Finds” – January Mushroom Hike in Ohiopyle State Park
I was driving through the Laurel Highlands and naturally had to stop for a short hike at Ohiopyle State Park. With over 20,000 acres of land, it is hard to […]
Mushroom Hike in Hofoldinger Forst near Munich, Germany
On Saturday, October 8, 2016, I had the privileged of being a guest photographer for a guided mushroom hike with the Association for Mushroom Research in Munich Germany. The hike in the […]
The Call of the Wild…Mushrooms
Jack London described “The Call of the Wild” as many mushroom hunters would describe the hunt for wild mushrooms. The signs are everywhere, pointing the way. Every patch of woods begs […]
The Nature Treasure Hunt 