SILVER SPRING, Md. — A foot of snow blanketed the East Coast this week, stranding passengers in many major cities and knocking out power and Internet access for many. But being snowed in just north of Washington, D.C. in a media camper van, a WiFi Hotspot, we took a little time off to have some…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – TACOMA PARK, Md. — Camped out in the media van surrounded by a foot of snow, there’s finally time and space in the schedule to reflect a little on the events of the past week and look ahead for a few minutes at the future. The plan…
On a recent camping trip to Gadsden Alabama for a conference on the water wars between the states, we camped at the Noccalula Falls Campground, where we encountered the Noccalula Falls black squirrel. On the way home south, we stopped along the Coosa River for a brief respite.
A photo essay of images from the Talladega National Forest, Fall 2013. Scenes from Lake Chinnabee, Cheaha Falls and the Turnipseed Campground.
Cheaha Falls and trail on an autumn hike, November 3, 2013. Photos by Glynn Wilson and Kenny Walters. Click on the images for a larger view.
A photo essay of images from a hike to Cheaha Falls on November 3, 2013.
The Lake Chinnabee Campground and Recreation Area, closed by order of Forest Supervisor Steve Lohr. This is a photo essay from November 2, 2013, with two weeks to go for peak fall color in the Talladega National Forest. On the ride and hike in, an idea occurred to me. Someone needs to start a support…
By Glynn Wilson – The autumn season is upon us, since the fall equinox occurred on September 22, and it is about to be a busy time of year for travelers who like to get outdoors and chase the changing leaf colors in the most beautiful of seasons in North America. According to officials in…
TANNEHILL STATE PARK, AL. — Labor unions and members of the public celebrated Labor Day at the historic ironworks park. Here are some feature photos of the event. The United Mine Workers and other unions held their annual Birmingham District Labor Day celebration, with plenty of barbecue along with “pickin’ and singin’” and a fair…
Watch the video – Secret Vistas – By Glynn Wilson – AUTAUGA CREEK, Ala. – There’s no major white water to contend with on this amazingly accessible urban stream on the coastal plain that runs through Prattville. But for the casual water and nature enthusiast, there may be no cleaner or more enjoyed stretch of…
By Glynn Wilson – Watch the video – ATLANTA, Ga. — The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area near Atlanta, Georgia attracts large crowds of hikers, joggers, bikers, kayakers and those from the big city who just want to float down the river in an inner tube or a rubber raft with a cooler of refreshing…
Watch the Video – A few shots of the Fourth of July fireworks over Mobile Bay from Meaher State Park (click on the images for a larger view).
Watch the video – Share the video – By Glynn Wilson – MOBILE BAY, Ala. – More than 200 concerned citizens, public officials and environmental activists showed up at a citizens-called town hall public hearing Tuesday night to learn more about a plan to pump thick, hot Canadian tar sands crude oil making its way…
Watch the video here – All photos by Glynn Wilson. All rights reserved. CLICK on the IMAGES for a Larger View. It is unclear what happened to the male Eastern bluebird [Sialia sialis] who spawned this clutch with the attractive female in the photos, although for the past two days, she has been feeding them…
While the Alabama Sierra Club executive committee was meeting in Vestavia Hills on Saturday, I took the opportunity at every break to photograph the birds on the feeders in Margo Rebar’s beautiful back yard. Unfortunately, I was not able to get a clear shot of the yellow-bellied sapsucker who likes to hang upside down and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference, I took the time to do a walking photography tour of some of the national monuments in the nation’s capital. Check it out. All rights reserved. By Glynn Wilson. Click on the images for a larger view.
By Glynn Wilson – I always love visiting this nation’s Capital City. What a place to photograph. [Click on the images for a larger view]… The Washington Monument after the Climate Change March – The Washington Monument before the Climate Change March – The Washington Monument during the Climate Change March – The White House…
Watch the video here… Bill McKibben at the front of the march, with Sierra Club president Michael Brune behind him [click on the image for a larger view … more photos below]… By Glynn Wilson WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 17 – During President’s Day weekend and in freezing temperatures and against a brutal wind, more than…
When the first snow of 2013 began falling in Birmingham, Alabama on Thursday, photographer and hiker Kenny Walters took out along Vulcan Trail on Birmingham’s Southside with his Nikon to document the beauty of the event. This is some of what he found. Looking up at Vulcan – Around the bend – A fallen tree…
