Pics from a recent hike to Andrews Bald , which is always a favorite of mine. I took some friends […]

Pics from a recent hike to Andrews Bald , which is always a favorite of mine. I took some friends […]
Some April flowers at Frozen Head State Park
In Great Smoky Mountains National Park, there is a beautiful 8 mile section of the Appalachian Trail between Newfound Gap […]
Honey creek loop is one of the most beautiful and difficult hikes in Tennessee. I call it the “Garden of […]
This blog is about travel and hiking, but the love of my life is a dog. His name is Bruno, […]
Ramsey Cascades is the tallest waterfall in the park and one of the most spectacular. Water drops 100 feet over […]
Big Creek Trail follows an old railroad grade used to haul lumber out of the mountains during the logging boom […]
Mingo Falls is on the Cherokee Indian Reservation (Qualla Boundary), just outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. No special permits […]
Lynn Camp Prong rushes and tumbles over numerous cascades as it flows down the mountain beside the Middle Prong Trail. […]
Laurel Branch and the 80-foot high Laurel Falls are named for mountain laurel, an evergreen shrub which blooms along the […]
Juney Whank Falls is divided into an upper and lower section. Both can be viewed from the footbridge which crosses […]
An easy 1.6 mile roundtrip hike will allow you to enjoy two beautiful waterfalls in the Deep Creek area. Walk […]
The trip to Hen Wallow Falls is a pleasant walk through hemlock and rhododendron forest. A signed side trail leads […]
Trillium Gap Trail meanders through an old-growth hemlock forest and actually runs behind the 25 foot high waterfall. The cool, […]
Although Abrams Falls is only 20 feet high, the large volume of water rushing over falls more than makes up […]
A rainbow produced by mist from this 80-foot high waterfall is visible on sunny afternoons. During extended winter cold spells, […]
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park in Kentucky is sometimes called the “Niagara of the South” thanks to Cumberland Falls. The […]
This past Saturday morning my dog Leah and I enjoyed a hike to Margarette Falls in Cherokee National Forest , […]
The free-flowing Obed Wild & Scenic River and its 500-foot-deep gorges offer visitors unspoiled rugged terrain, exceptional waters, and outdoor […]
“Never waste any amount of time doing anything important when there is a sunset outside that you should be sitting […]
“Create a life you don’t need a vacation from.” I have seen this quote many times over the years and […]
On a Saturday in early August I got up early and left at first light and drove up to Warwoman […]
The hike to Charlie’s bunion on the Appalachian Trail from Newfound Gap is one of my all time favorite hikes. […]
One of my most memorable moments while hiking happened close to home. I was doing my normal little weekend loop […]
This hike is 2.6 miles with 585 feet elevation gain. You can access it from the Roaring Fork Motor Nature […]
Double header day! Right after hiking the Alum Cave trail, I drove up to Clingmans Dome and did the 3.5 […]
I lucked out ! I’ve come up to GSMNP many times and have never been able to hike the Alum […]
Abrams Falls is one of my favorite day hikes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is about 4.9 miles […]
Shaconage (pronounced She-Kon-O-Hey), meaning “Land of the Blue Smoke” is the Cherokee word for the Great Smoky Mountains. This region’s […]
We could not do the Monte Piano climb we had planned for today because the road was closed due to […]
The town we stayed in has 2 names: Niederdorf and Villabassa, population 1600. The region is known as South Tyrol. […]
This day was the best hike of my life so far! We enjoyed a memorable walk under the famous “Three […]
I started the day with an hour massage at the Hotel Gasthaus Adler’s spa. Then a group of us rented […]
We started the walk at 2000 meters altitude walking amongst beautiful wildflowers and ascended to the summit of Strudelkopf. We […]
Today we explored high pastures and ridges along the Austrian border. We walked steadily exploring the meadows under the ridge […]
The ideal start to visiting this vast area of the Italian Dolomites was a walk straight from the Hotel Gasthaus […]
Pics from 2nd day of hiking around Sedona
Sedona is an Arizona desert town near Flagstaff that’s surrounded by red-rock buttes, steep canyon walls and pine forests. It’s […]
Rocky Mountain National Park is a United States national park located approximately 76 miles northwest of Denver International Airport in […]
Want to trek in Nepal? Did you know that there are short trek options? I have always dreamed of trekking […]
On my first day in Kathmandu I had a flashback to when I was 19 years old and was out […]
Travelers who come to Zion often feel an instant sense of awe and reverence. Formed over the ages by water […]
17 years ago I was standing in Pamplona with my liter cup of beer, looking at a yellow arrow and […]
The Tour du Mont Blanc or TMB is one of the most popular long-distance walks in Europe. It circles the […]
In April 2015, I did the Salkantay Trek to Macchu Picchu with REI Adventures and Mountain Lodges of Peru. It […]
They say that adventure is what happens when things do not go according to plan. On this trip, absolutely nothing […]
Long before the mountain on the Tennessee-North Carolina border was a National Park attraction, the Cherokee referred to it as […]