Tag Archives: nature

Thanks to Island Visitors; Hiking is Heating Up!

Posted on February 7, 2014 by John Boyd

I started hiking as a business in 2012 and like most new ventures it was very slow. I spent far in excess of what I made on advertising and all the other items a new business has to deal with. … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Love: I Never Knew Deer Could Talk and Birds Could Grieve.

Posted on June 23, 2013 by John Boyd

Today, during my morning walk, I came across a whitetail doe and fawn grazing in a field in front of a house. When the mother saw me she started to run to the right, the fawn being rather young ran … Continue reading →

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The Caribs of St. Croix

Posted on February 24, 2013 by John Boyd

When I started the process of qualification to walk on the National Park Property at Salt River, I was told I had to present an outline of my knowledge of the Historical Significance of Salt River. From my perspective at … Continue reading →

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Beautiful and Deadly

Posted on November 23, 2012 by John Boyd

In antiquity, poisons were valued for their utilitarian value in hunting fishing and even for preserving life. Just as many of our modern drugs will kill from an overdose, plants the we recognize as poisons were probably used, in greatly … Continue reading →

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On Judith’s Hill, A Backyard Cure for Diabetes

Posted on November 19, 2012 by John Boyd

The biodiversity of plants on St. Croix are a record of all of the various groups who have occupied the island. There are plants from the Mayan Peninsula of Central America, the Orinoco river of South America, the European Colonizers, … Continue reading →

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Sugarloaf Hill, Goat Hills and St. Croix’s East End Park System.

Posted on July 6, 2012 by John Boyd

The only thing rarer than meeting other hikers in this area of St. Croix is getting rain on a hike. This rugged area is generally avoided by most visitors and locals except for a quick ride up the hill to … Continue reading →

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