Wandered a bit in the woods near the house yesterday trying to see if there was any sign of where a REALLY LOUD lightning bolt struck a couple days ago.

Couldn't find anything, but I did come across some more cool rock formations up behind my neighbor's house. #CedarGapMtn #Alabama

Took a little hike/metal detecting up on #CedarGapMtn over the weekend.

Got a hit by this boulder

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Grandfather red oak alongside the house. Based on the circumference (diameter * pi), we estimate its age as 160 years, i.e. it sprouted back around the US Civil War.

It's visible as a gray smudge in a 1942 aerial photo of #CedarGapMtn. Along with the hillside paths that led to and from it. How many people do you think had a lunch under its then 80ish-year-old branches?

#MagnificentOaksMonday