Backpacking doesn't really strike one, at first glance, as a sensuous sport, but it is to me. I love walking, and to me, energy is life, and challenging my body in the wilderness is a sensual, consuming experience. The clean air of the country, the slightly sweet odor of decay in the woods on a warm afternoon, the stinging shock of a plunge into an icy strea...
Edited by Angel Love Michigan winters tend to be long and gray. So when spring hits and the first warm, sunny days kick in, the cure for "cabin fever" is to get out of the house and take in some rays. Maura and I both work inside of offices all day (starting in the dark and going home in the dark during the winter). So when we had a beautiful Saturday, I ca...
It was the most beautiful spot in all of Virginia. The sun rose above the tree line spreading golden light over the little lake hidden on top of a mountain. I had found this amazing spot quite by accident. I have been hiking the various trails through the Blue Ridge Mountains near my home for years, but had never come across anything this beautiful. I came...
Sheri finally got the second honeymoon that they both desperately needed. She was not aware that this would be business for her husband when they booked the vacation. He was always working no matter where he was. Sheri thought if they just got far enough away from the chaos that they could rekindle the old flame. She planned the entire vacation herself. Some...
One of the benefits of having El Nino out here on the East Coast is that we miss a lot of the usual snow, ice, and cold. I am sorry, but there are certain benefits to seventy (and eighty) degree days in January. If you are in California, Florida, or a similar locale, you might not see my point. Around here, January usually means that everyone has so many lay...
Today is hiking day, I dress in my usual khaki hiking shorts, moisture wicking polo, long socks and hiking boots. My partner dresses in her t-shirt, skirt/short combo, long socks and hiking boots, nothing out of the ordinary. Wrong on that account. Heading to the car, she asks, "Is the cooler, bug spray, and sunscreen packed and is my outfit okay?" "Packed...
[This is a work of fiction. All locations, events, and characters are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.] Timely Rescue My name is Anne, but my friends call me Annie. I am a natural redhead with long, silky hair reaching just short of my shoulders. I am going to be twenty-two on Monday. I am five feet five...
Dear Shoeblossom Men call me a tease. I guess I come by it naturally. I love getting guys in trouble. I remember when I was about nineteen or twenty, getting to know my new stepbrother. Mom had married a fire-and-brimstone preacher type, he was rich, and I think later she got sick of him monitoring her TV time and then she took him for a lot of cash. But...
[This could have been put in BDSM but the folks who are really into that probably wouldn't like it. There is a little mild SM in this story, some D/s, but mostly this story is about two people coming from disparate worlds finding out they could get together and have it benefit both of them. If aspects of BDSM bother you, perhaps this is a story you won't enj...
"If I'm estimating right we should still be able to make it to the campsite a few hours before sunset. That'll be perfect; we can set up our tents and gather some firewood before it gets dark." Katie looked up from the park map to see if her friend was paying attention, which she was not. "Sarah," she said, but got no response. "Sarah!" "What?" Sarah aske...