Thursday night, the Sierra Club hosted a Beginning Backpackers Seminar under the leadership of Ron Shrieve and Steve Harvey. This was the club’s first effort with backpack training; Ron and Steve were unsure about the…
View PostToday was another hike day on the road to the West Coast Trail. We planned to hike the Noland Divide Trail but our plans changed quickly when we arrived at Sugarlands Visitors Center (Great Smoky…
View PostLook what I found lurking in my camera when I was deleting photos…a picture of John and his brothers. The picture is from John’s nephew’s wedding in early April. Can you tell who the father…
View PostExciting news from upper East Tennessee!! John’s 15 year old son, Lee, came in 3rd in the Roan Groan junior age bracket. In case you don’t know, the Roan Groan is a 30-mile bicycle race…
View PostYesterday we bailed on Steve’s Cataloochee backpack. We were the last to do so…Bill and Jim had already canceled do to illness and other reasons. Our canceling freed Steve to participate in SMHC’s 18-mile death…
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