Safe at last! Safe at last! First the good news: Albert and Alberta were marked safe from antifa. This thanks … More
Author: FreeGNV
Profiles in city courage
I must rise to the defense of our much-maligned Gainesville City Commission majority. Oh, I see all those eyebrows arching. … More
What would President Brodie do?
I wonder what President Paul Broadie thinks? About the despicable, no-fingerprints, filthy-money driven campaign to deceive African-Americans. Into voting for … More
How Bald Rock became a painted lady.
Many years ago, in my backpacking days, we occasionally stopped at an obscure place on a winding mountain road between … More
In which we go to the falls in the fall before the fall
Tis the last day of the Shining Rock Orienteering Society’s North Carolina fall sojourn. The SROS being being an affiliation … More
Main Street in living color
So here we’ve been trekking into North Carolina mountains in search of autumn color. Plodding up this trail and stumbling … More
A walk in the woods
Yesterday we took a walk in the sun, hiking into the Shining Rock Wilderness above the Blue Ridge Parkway in … More
A walk in the sun
Or how time flies when you haven’t been paying attention. In the beginning – let’s just say some time in … More
Once upon a Saturday trail ride
For someone who doesn’t like to drive, I find myself doing quite a bit of it lately. Ever since my … More
Trust them once, shame on us
How stupid does Chuck Clemons and his GOP shadow commandos think we are? They must think we’re stupid. Because our … More
