Oversharing

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2024 IN & OUT

In: long walks, deep conversations, picture-a-day, food as fuel, good books, travel, self-care Out: sitting too long, fake friends, emotional eating, self-hatred, Goals: continue family and friend relationships, lose weight, be healthy and strong, camp, backpack, hike, stick to therapy, write, write, write
On writing

I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. – Joan Didion
First-Day Hike

January 1: I hiked a couple of miles around a nearby lake and attempted to photograph birds. In case no one has ever told you, birding is difficult. Getting a decent photograph of a bird is on another level. This is the best shot I got:

February 14, 2020

52 Hikes: #3 Camp O’Rear

My third hike for 2020 was with my scouts at a BSA camp in Jasper, AL, called Camp O’Rear. It’s a nice little camp along…
February 1, 2020

52 Hikes: #2 Falling Rock Falls

My second hike this year was to Falling Rock Falls.
January 5, 2020

Goodbye, 2018!

Yet another year passes without an update for this website. I think May 2006 was the first time I clicked “publish” on a blog. Building…
January 5, 2020

52 Hikes: #1 Oakmulgee Forest

I am going to attempt to hike each week in 2020. Here’s a short description of my first hike.

I’m Leslie, the creator and author behind this blog. I’m an outdoor enthusiast who writes about what she’s reading, seeing, and thinking.