“Create a life you don’t need a vacation from.” I have seen this quote many times over the years and […]


“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. […]
The Deep Creek area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park was new to me. It is near Bryson City North […]

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 […]