Bridgeport California June 29, 2022 Sherri and I While waiting for Julie and Lisa to complete Half Dome we had some time to kill. The girl in the office at our hotel recommended we go to Bodie State Park. It was about an hour from where we were. If we were in the middle of... Continue Reading →
Lee Vining California and Mono Lake
June 29, 2022 Sherri and I Our trip to Yosemite we were supposed to be hiking and backpacking to Half Dome. With a failed attempt at backpacking due to the Altitude and probably nerves I had to turn back. We were at around 10,000 ft. I was not feeling well. Sherri and I turned around... Continue Reading →
Crystal Springs, Florida
12/23/21 Daina and I My family went on a week long vacation over Christmas. Just like the movies we were skipping out on on all the Christmas hoopla. We decided to skip the presents, dinner and family this year and head to Florida. We are staying on Siesta Key and all arriving separately. On the... Continue Reading →
Roan Mountain Balds
September 26, 2021 Mike, Sherri, Cooper and I So it is Sunday and Road Mountain is far for a Sunday but..... Mike wanted to take our dog Cooper. We arrived at Carver's gap. There were not many people here and we parked right across from the trailhead. That was a serious clue something was wrong.... Continue Reading →
Providence Canyon Georgia
October 14, 2021 Mike and I We are heading to Panama City, Florida for a couple days. We left after work Wednesday so when we went through Atlanta it would be less traffic. We stopped in LeGrange Georgia to get a hotel for the night. I remembered about this place and looked it up. Turns... Continue Reading →
Stone Mountain and the Blue Ridge
October 10, 2021 Sherri and I It is a Sunday and we wanted to hike but not go to far so I asked Sherri if she would go to Stone Mountain NC with me to get two waterfalls I missed and one on the Blue Ridge Parkway. So that was the plan. At Stone Mountain... Continue Reading →
My attempt at the AT Georgia
October 3, 2021 Lisa and I Lisa and I decided we would take a week and hike the entire Appalachian Trail in Georgia, 77 miles. This was the plan for weeks. My husbands good friend passed away and the funeral was a week out so I was not able to leave until Saturday night. Lisa... Continue Reading →
Wilson Creek Loop
September 5, 2021 Brandi, Sherri and I We did a 10 mile loop in the Wilson's Creek area. It was from Timber Ridge Trailhead to Hunt Fish falls and back to Gragg Prong. It was a great day. We met at the trailhead and started up Timber Ridge Trail. It went uphill for a bit... Continue Reading →
Motor Cycling
September 3-4 2021 Mike and I We were riding up to Wild Woodys Campground in Laurel Springs to meet a couple friends. On the way we stopped by some waterfalls. Moravian Falls was on the way. Wild Woody's is a unique campground. She has lots of vintage campers that she rents out. She also has... Continue Reading →
The Smokies!
August 28, 2021 Amber, Mindy, Brandi, Amanda, Lisa, Jennifer and I I met Amber at Bonus Defeat. We hit it off right away. She invited me to go on this 18 mile hike in the smokies. I said yes although I was a little concerned about the heat, the mileage, the elevation, well all of... Continue Reading →