Badin Lake

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
A canoe moves across the water of Badin Lake at sunset in the Uwharrie Mountains of central North Carolina. Formed about 500 million years ago, the Uwharries are one of the oldest mountain ranges in North America. Once rising to almost 20,000 feet, the eons have eroded them down to about 1100 feet at their highest point.

Fungi Covered Log

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Some days are better than others. Today mine pretty well stunk for a while. It was cold and rainy and a tree had taken down part of our fence. Of course, the cows were out in my neighbor’s hay field. Things had to wait till I did a few errands at work, but I did get back home, I got the cows back in and found the downed fence. As I was finishing mending and complaining to myself, I turned from where I was working and saw this log. Pretty cool.