While I was in Florida for the Thanksgiving holiday, my nieces and I hiked around in the Econ River Wilderness area. We had so much fun checking out the wildlife, singing, dancing, and avoiding snakes. I was very surprised how quickly into the hike we lost the sound of civilization, though this park is soContinue reading “Econ River Wilderness Area – Oviedo, Florida”
Author Archives: Ben Wilder
The wokest commercials this winter – 2020
Inspired by an ad playing on TV and radio here in Tennessee, I put together a list of the most woke wokest woke commercials this winter. First, here’s the inspiration… Next, here are five commercials that have little to do with the product they’re selling. This happens a lot in advertising, but these ads takeContinue reading “The wokest commercials this winter – 2020”
East Beach, Driftwood Beach – dog friendly beaches in Georgia
Part of my road trip to Orlando, Florida included a stop at East Beach on St. Simons Island just east of Brunswick, Georgia. The plan was to check in to the (dog-friendly) Red Roof Inn then spend the afternoon at the beach. Surprisingly, that’s exactly what we did! Here are photos from that day. Also,Continue reading “East Beach, Driftwood Beach – dog friendly beaches in Georgia”
Springer Mountain – start of the Appalachian Trail
The dogs and I can finally say/bark that we’ve done part of the AT and while that is something, it’s only a LITTLE something: We did just about a mile one way… hiking up from the Springer Mountain parking lot to the top of Springer Mountain! This is in Georgia, north of Atlanta. It wasContinue reading “Springer Mountain – start of the Appalachian Trail”
Reflections of the upside down
I was walking around a small lake with one of my nieces and even with a slight breeze, the reflection coming off the water was like a mirror. Check out a few photos below. Can you tell which way is right side up? The truth is: there ALL upside down. Did you make all theContinue reading “Reflections of the upside down”
Out of the Wilderness 