My hiking adventures
8/11/19 Sherri and I Today we are hiking our 2nd trail on MT Mitchell. This time we are hiking part of the Black Mountain Crest Trail. This trail is 12 miles from the Summit to Deep Gap and has 6 peaks along the way. We are definitely doing 2 peaks but we will see. We... Continue Reading →
7/19/19 Daina, Mike Sophie (dog) and I SC and NC temps are soaring into the upper 90's! I wanted to hike but wanted to find a cooler spot. The choice was between MT Mitchell and Grayson Highlands. I have been to Grayson Highlands twice and it's just magical. I decided since Daina was going we... Continue Reading →
Lisa snd I 7/12/19 7 am we headed out. No exact plan because it was going to be a 2 night trek but things change. Lisa had a VERY aggressive waterfall list from Highlands, Robbinsville, Murphy, Franklin, and Collowhee. We decided to go to Cullowhee first. The plan was now Piney Mountain Falls and Bearwallow... Continue Reading →
Sherri, Mary, Brandi and I 6/18/19 Well it's another rain filled night in the GSMNP. Glad we bought that shade tent! We have breakfast out of the rain. It rained some last night but not to bad. We got ready and headed to NewFound Gap where we were going to hike to Charlie's Bunion. We... Continue Reading →
6/22/19 Mike, the dogs and I After our exciting night on Grassy Ridge Bald we headed over to Roan Mountain State Park. Check in is not until 4 so we went into the town of Roan Mountain and found a BBQ place open at 10:30 called Bob's Dairyland. Turns out they serve breakfast yay! I... Continue Reading →
6/21/19 Mike, me, and the dogs We decided to backpack up to Grassy Ridge Bald and camp. Mike's first backpack trip. Of course I pack as light as possible and Mike carried tons. I borrowed Sherri's pack so he would have a real backpack with that anti- gravity back in it. We left around 10... Continue Reading →
6/7/19 Sherri, Mary and I Cades Cove is an 11 mile loop in the Great Smokey Mountains. It's a very popular spot. Luckily it was Friday and it was a day with a huge threat of rain! This means less people!!!! When driving through if you see a big group of people out of there... Continue Reading →
6/6/19 Sherri, Mary and me We are staying at a great campground in Cherokee. After setting up we drove and hour and a half to this forest. It is part of the Slick Rock Wilderness adjacent to the Nantahala National Forest. When we arrived there was only one small group of people there and we... Continue Reading →
4/28/19 Brandi, Julie, I and 3 white dogs We were meeting at Conely Cove Trail in the Linville Gorge at 10. I'm not sure what went wrong but my GPS made a turn at Lake James and routed me through Marion NC and down 105 past the Linville Falls. The road is such a mess... Continue Reading →
4/22/19 Lisa and I Lisa decided to take a vacation day to go hiking with me. What a good friend! It wasn't hard to twist her arm though. We left at 7 am. With 2 choices of Balsam Grove or Shining Rock we headed toward Brevard NC. The first stop was Big Bearwallow Falls. We... Continue Reading →
My Outdoor life 