My hiking adventures
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 →
8/17/18 - 8/18/18 Lisa and I This picture is at the end of day one. We found 9 waterfalls Friday and 3 on Saturday in Cashiers, Highlands and Franklin NC. Truthfully we put on a ton of miles in the car but did end up with 10 miles Friday and 5 miles Saturday. We left... Continue Reading →
There is a book by Kevin Adams called NC Waterfalls. He is a photographer and has photographed 500 waterfalls in NC. It has a page or two for each falls, with pictures, directions, height, length of trail and details of the hike. On his website he has a couple waterfall challenges. He has a 100... Continue Reading →
6/18/18 Lisa and I Don't limit your challenges, challenge your limits - anonymous I have really been wanting to do this trail. When it came time a couple weeks ago I chickened out because I watched a you tube video about the hike. I decided this was the day. I can say I was nervous.... Continue Reading →
May 25, 18 Lisa and I Decided to leave at 6:30 am to go to find some waterfalls in Gorges state park. We decided to go to Upper Whitewater Falls first. We figured it was really kicking because of all the rain and it was! First we took a trail that went above the falls... Continue Reading →
Daina, Mike and I 5/12/18 It has been two weeks without a hike. I was just dying to get out on a trail. My daughter Daina wanted to go and was up for anything. Mike decided he wanted to go also but usually does not like elevation hikes. I suggested Panthertown Valley and he said... Continue Reading →
Sherri, Lisa and I 4/28/18 Part 2 is going to start from the campground after we tried to go to sleep. After dinner I TRIED to go to sleep around 7. It's still daylight, its Friday and the campground has really filled up. There are tents and campers everywhere. We just finished a long, hard... Continue Reading →
April 8, 2018 Sherri and I I have never heard of Graybeard Trail or the 3 Sisters range that is with it. Sherri picked this one because it had views and a waterfall. We decided to leave at 8 am to head on up. She picked me up in her hot new Subaru! We were... Continue Reading →
3/3/18 Sherri Mcmurray, Lori Vogel and I. Wilson's Creek is a beautiful unspoiled area west of Lenoir NC. It's very undeveloped and is primarily used for camping, hiking, kayaking and trout fishing. Mike and I went car camping up there in October and I've been wanting to go back. It's very beautiful. Wilson's Creek is... Continue Reading →
2/24/18 Ashley, Daina, Riley and Cooper A day hiking with my girls and dogs. A very rare and awesome treat for me! We are all coming from different directions so we decide to meet at Asbury Hills Camp at 9am. I called yesterday to get the gate code to get in. Diana arrived first then... Continue Reading →
My Outdoor life 