October 9, 2020 Mike and I South Carolina has more barrier islands than any other state Except Florida. Some are developed most are not. Bulls Island is part of the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. The only way to visit is by boat. Coastal expeditions is the only service contracted to take people. They make... Continue Reading →
Mike and I October 3, 2020 We left the Channels and drove about an hour west through small towns and to what seamed like the middle of no where. The trail head was not in any mountains but just down a road though a country neighborhood. There was a large parking area with restrooms. We... Continue Reading →
Mike and I October 3, 2020 The Channels are in the Channels Natural Preserve area near Abingdon Va. We decided to hike this hike on Saturday and according to my google search there are only 10 parking spots available. When I asked our waitress about this she said this has been since the trails re-opened... Continue Reading →
Sherri and I 9/25/20 This is year 3 attending the Stokes County Arts event. This time it was back to all 5 peaks and 10.5 miles. Because of Covid they split it up in 3 days. We chose Friday thinking it would have the least amount of people. We were leaving Thursday, going to Mast... Continue Reading →
Lisa, Daina and I 8/28/20 This was an incredible hike. It had a little bit of everything. The girls did it a couple days ago but Daina and I just arrived and I really want to hike it so we did. Kori had to work and Lisa hiked it a second time. This time it... Continue Reading →
8/8/20 Sherri, Daina and I I was looking at the SB6000 challenge which is 40 peaks over 6000 feet. Sherri and I always seam to do peaks so I asked her if she wanted to go to MT Mitchell and she came up with this hike. Waterrock knob to Plott Balsam and Yellow Face. 4... Continue Reading →
7/5/20 Jerry, Sully, Brandi, Andi, Letti, Renae and me. We were to meet at Looking Glass Rock overlook at 9 am. On the way past Frying Pan Tower a bear crossed right in front of me. He tried to run up the rock wall and slid down. Then he ran alongside the road till he... Continue Reading →
6/14/20 Lisa and I We are going home from the Smokey's today. Today is day 4 and I really need to get back home. Lisa is going to get a nearby waterfall and since I have FOMO I'm going with her. We headed to Bryson City. We went to the trailhead which was in the... Continue Reading →
6/20/20 Sherri, Lisa and I Day two we decided to do the Middle Prong Trail. It was way out past Cades Coce. On the way we passed New Found Gap, Mt. Leconte trailhead and the Chimneys. It is Saturday but especially at Mt. Leconte the cars were parked in the parking area and up and... Continue Reading →
Sherri, Lisa and I 6/19/20 Sherri took the best photo! We got here Thursday and went to find the best place to catch a sunset. Clingmans dome was super cold and socked in. We went down to Morton's Overlook. By the time the sunset it was packed full of people! We are staying at the... Continue Reading →
