My hiking adventures
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 →
10/20/19 Holly, Jack, Robert, Mike and I They had this great plan to meet at Bear Creek Lake and kayak and hike 2 waterfalls. I got invited late but so glad I did. Mike and I decided to join them. We are supposed to meet at 9:30 Saturday morning. In comes a tropical storm. We... Continue Reading →
10/4/19 Lisa and I Lisa, my crazy friend got off work at 7 am and I picked her up at 8. We headed straight for the Linville Gorge. I thought this would level the playing field since she hasn't had any sleep. 🤣 We went to Table Rock Road and Parked at the Sitting Bear... Continue Reading →
9/26/19 Just me I had to drive to Fletcher NC for work. I was to meet a lady and give her Thread to sell at the Asheville Quilt Guild show. On the way up I had the idea if I finished early enough I would go to find Pearson and Melrose Falls in Saluda on... Continue Reading →
9/20 - 9/22/19 Mike, me and the dogs We are camping at Betsey's old Country store in Mortimer NC. It is North of the visitors center and south of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It's a long dirt road far away from where ever. If you haven't been there you need to go. We arrived mid... 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 →
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 →
Sherri and I 3/6/19 There are a few skills you need to be a good safe hiker. 1. How to read a map 2. How to follow directions. 3. All the right tools and equipment. 4. Know your left from your right. 5. Plenty of water. Well I have hiked over 500 hundred miles in... Continue Reading →
3/24/19 Brandi, Christy, Michelle, Justin, jack and I I had a great adventure with old and new friends. A hiker named Michelle Saw this waterfall on Facebook and asked where it was. That person didn't respond but Jack offered to take her. Brandi saw it and joined. Christy and I jumped in. We met at... Continue Reading →
3/10/19 Sherri and I We decided on a hike in our area. This park is just about an hour from us and we haven't been here in a couple of years. It was raining most of the way but was supposed to be a nice day. It doesn't matter though, we are just happy to... Continue Reading →
My Outdoor life 