Devil’s Hopyard – Is This It?

Saturday morning Lindsay ran out first thing in the morning to do her volunteer work for the Androscoggin River Watershed Council, testing the water in Gorham and Shelburne.  Andrew was fine being left home so he could go to the Post Office and do some homework.  We reconvened mid-morning wondering if and when the thunderstorms…

Snowy Swamp Walk

Even though it’s late April, it isn’t unusual for snow to fall in Northern New Hampshire.  We woke up to a fresh dusting of snow and the winds blowing.  So what do we do?  We jump in the truck and head north of course!  We wanted to check out Hurlbert Swamp in Stewartstown, NH, owned…

Armadillos Attack!

After a wonderful day at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary (read about it here) we camped at Myakka River State Park.  We arrived at our site in late afternoon and quickly set up our tent and ventured off to find the canopy tower.  A short walk brought us to the canopy trailhead.  Since it was so late…