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A visit to my secret cabin

braddock — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:00:14 +0000

I have a secret cabin deep in the woods of Mississippi. When gas hits $8.00 a gallon and food shortages send civilization into a riotous panic this is where I will seek sanctuary.

I’m going to hope my nightmare scenario never happens, but it’s good to have an escape plan. The cabin is far from the main roads, there is no Internet service, and no cell phone coverage. It’s the perfect place when you really need to get away for awhile.

I spent a few days at the cabin recently. The wildlife encounters, beautiful sunsets, and amazing sounds make you feel more in tune with nature.

Click the little play triangle for a minute of "night time at the cabin" audio Zen. Night sounds at the cabin

The lake at the cabin always provides fish when I need them. This lake is rarely fished, and a big purple worm dragged along the bottom is a temptation the bass just can’t resist. I took the opportunity to add some largemouth bass to my freezer. Have you seen fish prices at the grocery lately?

I put some more pictures of my trip to the cabin in this photo gallery .

A self-indulgent post of my dog’s first camping trip

braddock — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:56:45 +0000

This post is purely for my own enjoyment. I found some old pictures from February of my Golden Retriever Sally’s first camping trip. It was her first time in the water too, and she took to it instantly.

I’m not going to turn OutdoorBlogging into a “dog blog”, but don’t be surprised if you see a few more pictures of my friend Sally popping up here and there.

If you can stomach more cutesy dog pictures I put a few more in this photo gallery.

The Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge looks like a good place for outdoor exploring

braddock — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:00:51 +0000

I think I found my home base for wilderness exploring this month. It meets all my immediate needs.

The Noxubee refuge is close enough to me that the commute for early morning hikes and afternoon kayaking won’t kill my gas budget. Honestly, it would be worth every penny if it were a 3 hour drive away though.

There’s a variety of things to do. They have trails to hike, lakes to fish, and rivers and creeks to kayak. Several boardwalks and overlook stations make it a great place for wildlife photography also. I understand there is a good sized alligator population, so I’ll have my camera at the ready.

Information on kayaking the Noxubee River, which runs right through the refuge, is a little scarce though. Around here any body of water you can’t traverse with a standard aluminum boat is usually ignored.

You don’t see many kayaks on the tops of vehicles either. Maybe I can lay the groundwork for the “kayak the Noxubee” movement.

I did a good bit of scouting around the refuge today and put some more pictures in this gallery if you want to take a look.