Sherri and I 2/22/20 Sherri picked this hike. I recently saw other hikers who have done this one in the snow. It looked like a good one. Turns out this is the one my husband wanted to backpack to and camp last summer. My scary storm experience on top of Roan Mountain prevented me from... Continue Reading →
January 19, 2020 Sherri and I When we first started training for the make a wish 28.3 mile challenge we met a man who told us about hospital rock. He said it was a very tough trail. After all these years we decided to try it. I left from Clemson so we could have 2... Continue Reading →
12/28/19 Brandi, Christi, Andi, Jon and I This is a very fun and beautiful trail. It's actually not a trail anymore. It's a scrambler trail so you need a scrambler map to follow it or someone who's been there before. We met at the info cabin and then followed each other to Connolly Cove trailhead.... Continue Reading →
Jan 4, 2020 Sherri and me The Catawba River flows right down the north border of Rock Hill. It is damned at Fort mill which is the end of Lake Wylie. Rock hill has spent a great deal of planning to capitalize on its great assets. This river is used by kayakers, fisherman and tubers.... Continue Reading →
12/13/19 Nick, Jon, Brandi, Christi, Daina and I This cave is just outside of Johnson City Tennessee. I asked my youngest Daina if she wanted to go caving with me and she said yes. It was the day after her semester and finals ended. She probably would of said yes to anything about now! I... Continue Reading →
11/15/19 Mike, Gina and I I just love hiking in the Linville Gorge. Today I got to show it off to someone who hasn't been there. That was so much fun! Her ears might be burning because I surely played trail guide! I could hardly contain my excitement. The first place I wanted to go... Continue Reading →
11/2/19 Sherri and I Today is the big hike! It's over an hour from where we stayed in Cherokee back towards I-40. The cars in the lot are frozen this morning! We didn't know how to dress. We checked out and headed through Maggie Valley where we stopped at pancake house and chowed down on,... Continue Reading →
10/31 - 11/2 Sherri and I Sherri asked me what time I wanted to leave Friday. I said Thursday! So right after work Thursday we left and headed to our hotel in Cherokee. The GPS said to turn on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We did and at the top of the turn - road closed?... Continue Reading →
10/20/19 Holly, Jack, Robert, Mike and I They had this great plan to meet at Bear Creek Lake and kayak and hike 2 waterfalls. I got invited late but so glad I did. Mike and I decided to join them. We are supposed to meet at 9:30 Saturday morning. In comes a tropical storm. We... Continue Reading →
