Category Archives: Friends

Fall Colours Tour and the Opera

Posted on October 21, 2022 by smithposts

Life is happening faster than my posting can keep up. I have Vanlife #2 and a nice fall hike write-up waiting for a distracted me to finish. But this week, as I rehab my knee from a fall on the … Continue reading →

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Officially Fall, sorta…

Posted on September 5, 2022 by smithposts

It’s official, fall is here, at least meteorological fall (September 1-November 30). While we won’t see temperatures associated with fall until well after the autumnal equinox, fall is in the air. I can hear it in the chatter of the … Continue reading →

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Medicine Bow-Backpack #88

Posted on September 2, 2022 by smithposts

Almost every year for the last 20, we and a group of friends have taken a late August multi-day trek. Over the years we have hiked in areas whose beauty would have remain hidden to us had we not shouldered … Continue reading →

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“Coming Around”

Posted on August 28, 2022 by smithposts

I am finally “coming around” after landing home seven days ago. My expectation of a quick recovery was highly inflated. With 10 days spent above 5,300′, five of those above 10,500′, I have been slow to settle back in my … Continue reading →

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Hiking, Biking, Life Recently

Posted on July 4, 2022 by smithposts

I consider July to be the mid-point of summer and 4th of July the 2nd in a trifecta a summer holidays (Memorial, 4th and Labor). Back in the days when life centered around work, I looked forward to these 3-day … Continue reading →

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Bicycling Recently…

Posted on June 24, 2022 by smithposts

Summer is steaming up here as July closes in, mosquitos rule the days and fireflies light up the nights. We have been busy working through some summer goals, goals such wills and POA’s, grandchild sitting, doing “legwork” for a late … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Woods

Posted on June 15, 2022 by smithposts

Last Thursday (9 June 2022) our hiking group took a walk in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, along the Little River and beyond. The temperature was late July hot and the humidity, elevated by an overnight rain, was visible. … Continue reading →

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Late May, Early June…

Posted on June 9, 2022 by smithposts

Where is the year going, almost halfway done now? Days have been filled with walking, running, bicycling and day to day tasks. These days, the last before slipping into summer, are my favorite. The end of May brought “Birthday Season” … Continue reading →

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20 Hours in Big South Fork

Posted on April 12, 2022 by smithposts

The damp camping gear has been hung to dry, unconsumed food put away and my duffle is mostly unpacked. All this plus a campsite teardown, a coffee stop and an almost 2.0 hour drive home… before 11:00 am. We are, … Continue reading →

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Unmapped Sugarlands-GSMNP

Posted on April 5, 2022 by smithposts

On February 8th, we joined several of our friends to hike to the “unmapped” stone cabin in the Sugarlands area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The roots of the two-room stone cabin are a bit of a mystery, … Continue reading →

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