My hiking adventures
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 →
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 →
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 →
11/10/18 Sherri, Lori, Mary and I We all met at my house at 7am. Sherri drove and we headed for Big Lost Cove Cliffs Trail. This is the one closest to the west side of Wilson's Creek area. We came in from the west and took a dirt road to our first trailhead. It was... Continue Reading →
March 30-April 1 Mike and I A few weeks ago when we were hiking Hunt Fish Falls I called Bruce, the owner of Betsey's to come to where we were on the road and pick us up because we could not make it back to our car before dark. He rescued us so to speak!... 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 →
I have never heard of Wilson’s creek wilderness. Randy Shay told us about the area. Mike came up on Wednesday and did a hike and bought tickets to an oyster roast at aunt Betsy’s country store. So he decides to take Friday off and get in another hike. Now that I’m doing the trail blaze... Continue Reading →
My Outdoor life 