Photo of Andy Arthur

Andy Arthur

It's the second half of November as the label job I ran today reminds me. 🏷️ The landscape is cold and barren, it's dark out for a good portion of day, and riding home in the dark isn't much fun. But you make the best of it, and I figure the extra sleep and time to learn isn't a bad thing. πŸ›Œ Next adventure after Thanksgiving! πŸ¦ƒ Hopefully the fire risk is down by then as I want to have a big bonfire in wilderness πŸ”₯ after a good day riding trail or hiking. 🚢

Rimrock Overlook Trail

Rimrock Overlook Trail

An alternative to going to the top of Rim Rock is to go for a nice stroll up the mountain via an old woods road from Kinzua Beach to the summit.

Albany County Presidential Vote, through the Years

Albany County Presidential Vote, through the Years

A big jump with enfranchisement of women and other voters in the 1920s, Democratic wins most of the years thereafter, with Lyndon Johnson in 1964 receiving the most votes of any candidate in Albany County's history, with Joe Biden in 2020 about 15,000 votes behind.

Heath Barrens of Dolly Sods

The heath barrens of Dolly Sods. Once an old-growth forest, after it was logged at the turn of century, it became ravaged by decades of fires and became over time permanently huckleberry plains or heath barrens.

The cold and wind, along with loss of organic matter made it impossible for full forests to regrow, giving it the characteristic landscape of Northern Canada or Alaska tundra.

Taken on Friday October 27, 2023 at Dolly Sods Wilderness.