March 30, 2019 Nick, Jonathon, Cathy, Kennedy, Brandi, Christy and I. This hike had so much to see and so many names of things I can't remember and is such an untraveled area that this is basically going to be a picture blog only. Most of our group were real photographers. These are mostly my... Continue Reading →
3/2/19 Bunch of people. Brandi moved her hike up a week and it turned out to be a perfect day! It started out very foggy. I took this picture on Lake James just before meeting everyone. We met at a lady named Denise's house. She lived right near the end of the Linville River. The... Continue Reading →
1/11/19 Lisa and I Heading back to the Gorge with no plan whatsoever. I was at Lisa's house at 6 am. She drove and we made a plan as we went. I wanted to do the Rock Trail. She wanted to do the Rock Jock loop but no way we had enough time. She said... Continue Reading →
1/6/19 Sherri and I Sherri picked me up from the B&B at 10 am and we headed into Linville Falls. We decided to go to Conley Cove Trail. Neither of us had done this trail before. We were excited to be on a new trail and to get to the river. On the way we... Continue Reading →
12/29-12/30 2018 After Sherri and I finished the Boone Fork Trail we went towards Boone NC so I could meet up with Mike. He bought tickets to a house concert in Boone. These people booked a band called Folk Soul Revival and sold $20 tickets for their living room. They sold 53 tickets. We found... Continue Reading →
12/23/18 Brandi, Christy, Nick and I The last two weeks there has been lots of rain and snow in the Gorge. We weren't sure how the Ledge Trail was going to be. We met at the Spence Ridge parking area. It was about 40 degrees so I decided not to wear or bring my jacket... Continue Reading →
12/1/18 Have you ever considered what it takes to make And maintain a trail through this beautiful country? Me neither, until recently. Someone had to put in the trail which is most likely made through a land trust or conservancy. It might have been a government grant but it took a lot of people to... Continue Reading →
11/17/18 I love hiking, this was mountain climbing! The Linville Gorge is a beautiful rugged area that I am falling in love with. We are heading deep into the Gorge to a place so remote they tell me only a select number of people ever go to. I was calling us the Elite team! Luckily... Continue Reading →
Daina, Mike and I 5/12/18 It has been two weeks without a hike. Â I was just dying to get out on a trail. Â My daughter Daina wanted to go and was up for anything. Â Mike decided he wanted to go also but usually does not like elevation hikes. Â I suggested Panthertown Valley and he said... Continue Reading →
