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 →
Sherri, Daina, Carley, Anna and I May 2, 2020 Today is the day. State parks open today and boy are they busy! We decided to do a very lightly traveled trail in a very busy place. Cesars Head State park. Unfortunately this lesser traveled trail is off a very popular parking area. Rainbow Falls Parking... Continue Reading →
03/29/20 Lisa and I We haven't hiked together since November which means I haven't done anything crazy since then. I'm telling you people who think they want to hike with lisa, You DON'T!!! If you really do tell her to make it less than a 5 on a scale of 1-10. 🤣🤣🤦♀️ It's social distancing... Continue Reading →
3/14/20 Brandi, Cathy and I Headed up to Morrow Mountain State park to meet Brandi and Cathy. It's a cloudy day, we dropped in at the boat ramp and decided to head to the dam first. It wasn't windy, it wasn't busy so paddling on this lake was like gliding on glass. It's Lake Tillary... Continue Reading →
3/21/20 Mike and I and 2 dogs Life is hard enough without the added stress of the Corona Virus. In a million years I couldn't imagine having to close all the restaurants, most of the stores in my town where so many friends and neighbors are trying to eek out a living. Then to have... Continue Reading →
2/29/20 Sherri, Brandi, Cathy, Andi, Kristin and me Hiking is awesome. I love it and I crave it. I have what my kids call FOMO or fear of missing out. I'm envious when I miss a hike or if I see someone do a great hike I have to go. I did the hike to... Continue Reading →
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 →
