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Hidden in Suburbia 2011 (Part One): Back to the Woods
One of the more popular features in my earlier blogs was a recurring series of summer photo essays called “Hidden in Suburbia.” Every photo in this series was taken within a ~12,500 acre plot, defined...
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Hidden in Suburbia 2011 (Part Two): Creeks, Gorges, Towers
Click Here for Part One of this Series When I was a little kid, in the days before GPS and Google Earth and Mapquest and the like, if I found a creek in the woods, and I wanted to know where it came...
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Hidden in Suburbia 2011 (Part Three): Rains, Trains and Snowmobiles
Part One of This Series is Available Here Part Two of This Series is Available Here I managed to swing a couple of trips into the woods on the bike this weekend, after my first accident-infested foray...
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Hidden in Suburbia 2011 (Part Four): Industry
Part One of This Series is Available Here Part Two of This Series is Available Here Part Three of This Series is Available Here Note: This post and photo slideshow come with a soundtrack today. Click...
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Hidden in Suburbia 2011 (Part Five): Locks
Part One of This Series is Available Here Part Two of This Series is Available Here Part Three of This Series is Available Here Part Four of This Series is Available Here In Part Four of this year’s...
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Hidden in Suburbia 2011 (Part Six): The Mill
I wrote the following poem, which is titled “The Mill,” on May 4, 2004: The old mill burned down last night. You could see the flames from far across town. It was really quite an awesome sight. The...
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Hidden in Suburbia 2011 (Part Seven): Racetracks
In the early years of my adolescence, dirt-biking was a big part of my life and lifestyle. My friends and I would strip perfectly good road-bikes down to remove any civilizing or sissifying elements...
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Hidden in Suburbia 2011 (Part Eight): Secret Meadow
The largest undeveloped parcel of land within my Hidden in Suburbia range has long eluded me, as its perimeters are rendered formidable for three reasons: A good portion of its boundaries are defined...
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Hidden in Suburbia 2011 (Part Nine): Farewell, Latham
The past month has been a whirlwind as we go through all of the steps necessary to sell our house, and begin constructing a new life in Des Moines, including buying a new house there. As I work to...
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Hidden in Suburbia 2011: Epilog
Okay, I lied. I wasn’t planning to do any more Hidden in Suburbia pieces during my final seven weeks in Latham, but as I was out riding for exercise last week, I noticed a new construction cut into...
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