Top Ten: Things I’ll Miss About Sarofsky
Unfortunately, my time at Sarofsky is coming to an end. Here are some things I’ll really miss…
Fishing in Canada
Earlier this month I went on a father-son fishing trip to Chimo Lodge in Ontario, Canada.
Merry Christmas!
Rather than sending out a traditional Christmas card this year, I decided to go through all my family’s old home videos and photos and cut together a video Christmas card.
What to Expect at Cades Cove
Although it’s only a small part of GRSM, Cades Cove attracts more visitors by itself than most national parks in their entirety.
The SCA in Alaska
For the past year, I have been working with The Student Conservation Association, traveling around the country to document some of the amazing work young people are doing in our nation’s most cherished lands.
Days Three And Four - Waterfalls, Trails, And Five Whole K’s
And I thought doing my video work was hard!
Day Two, In Which My Parents Climb Mount Le Cont
Mount LeConte is Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s second tallest accessible peak, at 6,593ft.
Day One of My Parents in the Smokies
On Wednesday night, I drove to the Knoxville airport to pick up my parents for a four-day trip with me in the Smokies.
It’s Starting to Look Like Fall
With over 1,600 flowering plant species, including 100 species native trees, the Smoky Mountains are a great place to be during the fall.
Visiting Fontana Dam
Today was a nice break from the busyness I’ve been experiencing lately. I headed to the North Carolina side of the park without much of a plan, and that let me focus on actually enjoying myself.
Let Me Introduce You To…
I have been admittedly absent from both this blog and the twitter recently, but with good reason. My time has been equally consumed, I would say, by both working out in the field and doing all sorts of research at the library and archives here at park headquarters.
Have You Ever Heard an Elk Bugle?
During their mating season, known as the rut, male bull elk compete for dominance and gather harems of female cow elk.
Impersonating an Officer
There’s many, many perks to having a government vehicle at my disposal.
Ruttin’ Along the Boogerman
“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” - John Muir
“I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown…”
This weekend, I took my first of many trips to Cades Cove, one of the most popular sections of the park.
“At the Touch of This Divine Light…”
Two days ago my attempt to catch sunset was thwarted by massive clouds engulfing the mountaintop, but I had a feeling things would be different today…
“Most People Are On The World, Not In It…”
Today I spent the day with people who are in the world, as I got to go on a field trip with people from the Volunteer program.
“The mountains are calling, and I must go.”
My name’s Mike, and I just finished my first day as an Artist-in-Residence at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.