Author Archives: smithposts
John Muir Trail to Leatherwood Ford, BSFNRRA, Backpack #80
We went to the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area a couple of months ago to backpack with a group from our local Sierra Club. It was my 80th backpack. Not a bad number for backpacking for 20 … Continue reading
On running…
For the last 22 or so years, I have had an on and off again affair with running. Never much of an athlete, I took my first tentative steps in my early forties and have continued at some level since. … Continue reading
Postcard from the W/E-It was a Wet One…
Woke to overcast skies on Saturday morning, it had rained all night. With John still sick after a week of sneezing and sniffling, I would be on my own for most of the weekend. I decided to beat round three … Continue reading
A Weekend Come and Gone
The weekend came and left too fast. We started Saturday morning with a neighborhood run. John took off in a dash. It was warm and humid and I just wasn’t feeling it so I dragged my feet. We hit the … Continue reading
Remodeling and the Arrival of Spring
It has been busy around here in a very deliberate sort of way. Earlier this week, winter handed the baton over to spring but we hardly noticed, the winter of 2016-2017 will be remembered as a mild one, at least … Continue reading
Postcard from the W/E-Backpack #79
We went on a backpack this weekend. By all accounts it was short and easy but we haven’t been on a backpack in almost 4 months so it felt like starting again. Duane Simmons, my first backpacking partner went along … Continue reading
A Southern Snow!
Yesterday I woke up to a real southern treat, SNOW! Significant snow by our standards, an official 3″. With salt trucks running the roads on Friday and dire weather predictions all week, I was convinced the snow would turn north … Continue reading
