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Appalachian Trail Was Completed On This Day In 1937 – Feature On Its Visionary, Benton MacKaye
Here’s the ATC newsletter for today, August 14. There are a number of articles discussing Benton MacKaye, the visionary who conceived the trail. As most of you know, the trail begins in Fannin County. Here’s a link to the newsletter: … Continue reading
Flooding In McCaysville, Road Closures, Boil Water
The situation isn’t entirely clear at this time, but it appears that there is significant flooding in downtown McCaysville and that Highway 5 has been closed, along with Hwy 60 by the IGA. The flooding is apparently not from the … Continue reading
Appalachian Trail News
Here’s the latest issue of the Appalachian Trailway News. It includes a piece on Greybeard Sanders, who is attempting a thru-hike at the age of 91. https://appalachiantrailconservancy.cmail19.com/t/y-e-fykluhl-hudkyhuyhj-jh/
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
We had a Yellow-billed Cuckoo this morning, which makes it a red letter day in my book. I don’t think it rained overnight – there’s about 3/10ths in the rain gauge from yesterday afternoon – but it started raining lightly … Continue reading
Meteor Showers
If the weather ever clears, it’s prime time for meteor showers. Both the Perseids and the Delta Aquariids are active now. Here’s a clip from the EarthSky News from their daily newsletter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQTDoMxt6wE&mc_cid=ac46719058&mc_eid=e6e27f7697
Katydids Again
The katydids were loud last night, and seemingly unaffected by the fireworks. Their numbers seem good this year, although I don’t know if they have peaked yet. I said yesterday that only the males sing, and I believe that’s true. … Continue reading
No Rain, Hot, Katydids, Fireworks
We’re still waiting for rain, even though it has been in the forecast nearly every day. We were in Blairsville on Thursday, and they had a wonderful thunderstorm that lowered the temperature in the Ingles parking lot from an indicated … Continue reading
Rainfall
We had a brief, but violent, thunderstorm about 6:30 along with a power outage. That brought the rainfall total over the past five or so days to a little less than two inches, about 1-7/8. It has been very humid, … Continue reading
Here’s The Current Georgia Wild Newsletter
There’s some interesting stuff here, including a link to a vulture hissing at field biologists that’s one of the scariest sounds I’ve heard from nature. The lead article is on using red saliva, Salvia coccinea or scarlet sage to attract … Continue reading
Here’s The Link To Comment On The Proposed Rule That Would Harm The Whales
NOAA has proposed a rule that would modify the speed regulations: Overview of the Deregulatory Action Why Conservationists Are Concerned Obviously, this is another poor idea. To comment: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/04/2026-04260/advance-notice-of-proposed-rulemaking-to-amend-the-north-atlantic-right-whale-vessel-strike?utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=