September 26, 2021 Mike, Sherri, Cooper and I So it is Sunday and Road Mountain is far for a Sunday but..... Mike wanted to take our dog Cooper. We arrived at Carver's gap. There were not many people here and we parked right across from the trailhead. That was a serious clue something was wrong.... Continue Reading →
Backpacking Roan Balds
6/21/19 Mike, me, and the dogs We decided to backpack up to Grassy Ridge Bald and camp. Mike's first backpack trip. Of course I pack as light as possible and Mike carried tons. I borrowed Sherri's pack so he would have a real backpack with that anti- gravity back in it. We left around 10... Continue Reading →
Hiking the Balds at Roan Mountain
Mike Chase, two dogs and me! October 6, 2017 I've never hiked with two dogs before and Cooper isn't much for riding in cars. We set off for the 2.5 hr ride to Roan Mountain. First stop breakfast in Kings mountain, just Bojangles. I forgot to mention we did go to empire pizza to "carb... Continue Reading →