My hiking adventures
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 →
12/16/21 Anna, Holly, Lisa and I I had doubts about going this hike. It had 3 waterfalls on it but was nearly 17 miles round trip in the Smokies. The elevation wasn't to bad 2400 feet but 17 miles is a lot! I'm so glad I went. This was off Interstate 40 right at 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 →
11/2/19 Sherri and I Today is the big hike! It's over an hour from where we stayed in Cherokee back towards I-40. The cars in the lot are frozen this morning! We didn't know how to dress. We checked out and headed through Maggie Valley where we stopped at pancake house and chowed down on,... Continue Reading →
10/31 - 11/2 Sherri and I Sherri asked me what time I wanted to leave Friday. I said Thursday! So right after work Thursday we left and headed to our hotel in Cherokee. The GPS said to turn on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We did and at the top of the turn - road closed?... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
My Outdoor life 