10/21/18 Ashley, me , Riley and Cain (dogs) I met Ashley on New Cut road in Spartanburg and we headed towards the Blue Ridge Parkway. I thought we would go to Black Balsam Knob to Tennant Mountain. This is a great hike with lots of views. I checked the weather and it said high 49.... Continue Reading →
Table Rock NC
10/28/18 Sherri and I Hiking the Linville Gorge area is always spectacular. This is the first time to Table Rock for either of us. The only bad part is the 6 ish mile dirt road to the trailhead! It's a pretty rough road in spots. First we passed the Hawksbill trailhead and considered doing this... Continue Reading →
Storytellers Festival and Liars Competition
10/20/18 Mike and I We spent part of this weekend in Pickens County SC. Mike met a guy named Billy at Saluda River Yacht Club that works for Pickens County and is the director of the Hagood Mill in Pickens. Billy invited Mike to this event, Then Mike saw him again at Fall For Greenville... Continue Reading →
L.O.S.T Trail -Linville
October 13, 2018 Rogue Dames Hiking Group I found this Charlotte hiking group and made a good decision to join this hike. I've never hiked with people I don't know but this hike was so intriguing that I had to try! I was on the waiting list for nearly a week because for wilderness hikes... Continue Reading →
River to Rock Challenge 2018
Sept 29, 2018 Sherri and I Last year it was called Reach the Peaks, this year it is River to Rock challenge at Hanging Rock State Park. We decided to camp in the park Friday night. It's a real nice campground without water and electricity except the bathhouse. We grabbed some fettuccini Alfredo from a... Continue Reading →
Eastatoe Gorge – The Narrows
9/23/18 Sherri and I Rain in the North Carolina led us to find this trail in Pickens County SC. There wasn't much info on it out there but I saw the Greenville Hiking Club was doing it so we decided to check it out. It was father than I expected. It was past Table Rock... Continue Reading →
Oconee County SC
Daina, Cooper (dog) and I Sept 21, 2018 I picked Daina up at 10 am in Clemson and we headed straight to Long Creek SC. It's a beautiful area in Oconee County that boarders the beautiful Chattooga River. Oconee County Is often called the land of waterfalls. On the way we pass the Chattooga Belle... Continue Reading →
Mt. LeConte via Allum Cave Trail
9/1/18 Sherri and I This is a bucket list trail. We have been full of anticipation! We woke up bright and early no alarms. Ate some breakfast, Sherri made coffee on her Jet Boil, packed some snacks and headed off to the trail head. It was only about 40 minutes away. Today was a beautiful... Continue Reading →
Clingman’s Dome and Forney Ridge Trail
8/31/18 Sherri and I We decided this weekend we would go to the Great Smokey National Park to hike. Since it's Labor Day all campsites in the park are booked so I found a nice older campground in Cherokee on the river called Wolf Campground. We left bright and early and had camp set up... Continue Reading →
St Helena and Hunting Island
Dawn, Denise, Mary and I 8/23-8/26 Girls weekend! Dawn decided she was going to rent a place at a beach. She ended up at Harbor Island near St Helena island. These are barrier islands just south of Beaufort. We are staying at a private community called Harbor Island. We are oceanfront but have a large... Continue Reading →