My hiking adventures
2/8. -2/9 Mike and I After working Friday we jump in the car with a suitcase and camping stuff. No plan. We headed to the mountains and created a plan on the way. I wanted to go to Crabtree Falls off the Blue Ridge Parkway. The plan kept changing because of time but we ended... 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 →
12/29/18 Sherri and I I read about this trail and we have been wanting to do this one. It's at Julian Price Park near Boone. This one is a 5 mile loop. It can start at the picnic area, lake overlook or the campground. The campground was closed but we parked there and got on... 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 →
11/24/18 Glen, Issac, Christopher And I It rained the whole drive up to Shortoff. The closer we got the more ice There was on the trees. There were about 5 cars at the trailhead. We started up the trail and I couldn't tell if it was still raining or the ice was melting on our... 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 →
Nov 3, 2018 Brandi, Joann, Lisa, Ed, David, Daina and I It is always great to hike with this group! A great adventure always. Their plan to hike Shortoff (which I love) to the Olsen Trail (which I never heard of), to somewhere to watch the sunset(which I'm so excited for)!!!! My daughter Daina is... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
My Outdoor life 