Sherri, Lisa and I 4/28/18 Part 2 is going to start from the campground after we tried to go to sleep. After dinner I TRIED to go to sleep around 7. It's still daylight, its Friday and the campground has really filled up. There are tents and campers everywhere. We just finished a long, hard... Continue Reading →
Table Rock State Park – Part 1
Sherri, Lisa and I 4/27/18- 4/28/18 Sherri and I have been talking about backpacking. The big trip being all 79 miles of the Foothills Trail. It goes from Table Rock State Park to Oconee State Park. It could take 5 - 7 days depending on how many miles you can hike in one day. We... Continue Reading →
The Tanawha Trail
Sherri and I 10 miles 4/21/18 It was my turn to pick a trail and I picked the Tanawha Trail . I have never heard of it but while googling I came across it. It follows the Blue Ridge Parkway from Linn Cove Viaduct to Price Park Picnic area near Boone. We decided to hike... Continue Reading →
Graybeard Trail – Montreat NC
April 8, 2018 Sherri and I I have never heard of Graybeard Trail or the 3 Sisters range that is with it. Sherri picked this one because it had views and a waterfall. We decided to leave at 8 am to head on up. She picked me up in her hot new Subaru! We were... Continue Reading →
Crazy hiking day
April 6 2018 Lisa and I Today we drove to Old Fort NC to hike Catawba Falls. We arrived about 9 and the parking lot was empty. When we left it was completely full. It's a nice path along a stream. The first thing you see is the partial remains of an old building that... Continue Reading →
Weekend at Betsey’s ole Country Store and Campground
March 30-April 1 Mike and I A few weeks ago when we were hiking Hunt Fish Falls I called Bruce, the owner of Betsey's to come to where we were on the road and pick us up because we could not make it back to our car before dark. He rescued us so to speak!... Continue Reading →