Showers Bring Waterfalls And Flowers For Our Summer Backpacking Trip To Panthertown Valley

July 17, 2015 By Leave a Comment

Panthertown Valley is one of my favorite hiking spots in North Carolina. It is located near Cashiers, NC in the western section of the State and was purchased by the Nature Conservancy from Duke Power in 1989. Panthertown is now part of the Nantahala National Forest and has been growing rapidly in popularity – especially […]

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LEN FOOTE HIKE INN, NORTH GEORGIA – TRIP VIDEO (FEBRUARY 2015)

February 18, 2015 By Leave a Comment

This is a winter hike to the Len Foote Hike Inn that we did with a group of dads and sons from St. Jude Catholic Church. Kudos to the staff at the Inn – who provided outstanding customer service during our visit. What a great place….

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Protected: Georgia to Maine Road Trip – Summer 2013

July 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

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Our Oasis In The Monsoon

May 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Back to our oasis in the monsoon. Fortunately, Ken gathered and covered wood in advance of the storm. Damn that fire feels nice!

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And the monsoons came. A tale from Good Friday…

April 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment

The kids were out of school for Good Friday recently, so we took them backpacking on the Appalachian Trail near Tray Mountain. Here they are at Tray Gap about a mile from the summit. Even the dog was having a great time at Tray Gap and went straight for a mega muddle puddle at the […]

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Spring Has Sprung, Time For A Hike On The Benton MacKaye …

March 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

After a unseasonably cool winter, the weather finally broke and we decided to take the kids out for an overnight hike. We did this one on a Friday night to avoid conflicts with spring sports and with spring break. Here we are at the parking area at Three Forks on the Appalachian Trail. The dog […]

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Long Creek Falls, Appalachian Trail, Georgia

March 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Taking a break at Long Creek Falls in North Georgia on the Appalachian Trail.

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Full Moon Fever

March 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Full moon tonight – and there’s rumors of Huey’s landing in the field with elite Army Rangers nearby. Bet the kids will love that!

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Protected: Wood Collection 101

March 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment

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Search For Missing Maine Hiker Now Focuses On Trail Near Stratton, ME

July 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment

The Associated Press reports that the search for a missing Maine hiker now focuses on a short section of trail near Stratton, ME: “The Maine Warden Service is narrowing the search area as it tries to determine what happened to 66-year-old Geraldine Largay of Brentwood, Tenn. She contacted her husband on July 21 from the […]

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