
Author: patrickthomasburns
I am a retired physician with a lifelong love for the outdoors and trees in particular. As I approached retirement I recognized that I wanted to experience nature in a new way, one more intimate and reflective, rather than the "task completed" manner that I had demonstrated in the past. My initial thought was to start a blog on trees native to North America but my daughters encouraged me to comment on our more generalized outdoors experiences featuring the trees as part of a broader ecosystems. The title Footpaths come from our experiences on and enjoyment of the ancient footpaths of the United Kingdom and is a link to my English heritage.


Heimatpafad Trail, The Black Forest, Germany

Andrew Jackson Trail, Naval Live Oaks Area, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Gulf Breeze, Florida

Old Growth Forests

Sycamore Trail – Fernbank Park, Cincinnati, OH

Turkey Creek Nature Trail Niceville, Florida

Trillium Valley and Moon Ridge Trails California Woods Nature Preserve Cincinnati, Ohio

Boone Cliffs Nature Preserve Burlington, KY

Big Woods Trail – Hueston Woods State Park- College Corner, Ohio
