I got to spend some more time in the woods this weekend teaching a Map & Compass class. We went out to Bradford Woods, IU’s enormous nature preserve/camp north of Martinsville. On Saturday we spent the day hiking around and practicing map and compass skills. We went town to the “Old Swimmin’ Hole Lake” and had to cross the creek barefoot a couple times (it was cold).

Sunset on Saturday.

This picture gets an A for focus, but an F for composition.

A puddle on the trail.

We made tinfoil meals for dinner. They were delicious.

A tree overlooking the Old Swimmin’ Hole Lake.

Last weekend I went out on a class with OA to the Hoosier National Forest. The class was “Foundations of Outdoor Adventure,” and was a backpacking trip for freshman living on the outdoor-program floor of Teter.

The Hoosier, despite being a bit cold, was absolutely beautiful — the colors this time of year are simply stunning. Here’s a few photos to share.

(And, yeah, I ditched Blogger. I just wasn’t happy with what I could do with it — it’s no good for sharing photos like I want to).

Near Hickory Ridge.

The horse trails really get muddy. But I kind of like it.

On the road a bit past the fire tower.

The morning view from the fire tower.

Just wanted to post a photo from my hiking excursion with Nick last weekend. Versailles State Park (prounounced VEHR-SALES, famously) was beautiful, and despite it being cold, it was a nice day of hiking. This was taken on my little Canon point & shoot.