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Category Archives: Outside
Norris Dam State Park-River Bluff Hike
The outside temperature had just reached 36°F when we climbed out of our cozy, warm car and began hiking. Brrrrrr! We were in Norris Dam State Park to take Katie on a hike, on the TVA River Bluff Trail. The … Continue reading
Posted in Fall, Hiking, Outside, PetLife, Tennessee State Parks, Uncategorized
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November and Running
“There’s nothing like the sun as the year dies,Kind as can be, this world being made so,To stones and men and birds and beasts and flies,To all things that it touches except snow,Whether on mountainside or street of town.The south … Continue reading
Posted in Fall, Knoxville, Life, Outside, Running, Thoughts, Uncategorized, Walking, Weekend
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A Good Week for Democracy
Last Wednesday, I arrived at the campground feeling exhausted and unwell. I was dismayed by the size of the campground and the number of oversized RVs. I felt like we had moved very far from the solitude of backpacking, and … Continue reading
Posted in About Last Week, Alabama State Parks, Democracy, Life, Outside, RVing, Thoughts, Uncategorized, VanLife
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Tuesday Hiking-Snow Pocket Wilderness
Way back in early October, the 11th to be exact, we took a hike in the beautiful 2,259-acre Snow Pocket Wilderness. Located in Rhea County, Tennessee, this wilderness area was once logged and mined. The State of Tennessee now owns … Continue reading
Grayson Highlands, VA -Vanlife #2
VanLife trip #2 (October 3-6) was a little more relaxed and certainly more enjoyable than the first trip. Our destination was Grayson Highlands State Park in western Virginia, a drive that was twice as long as trip #1 and included … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Outside, PetLife, RVing, Travel, Uncategorized, VA State Parks, VanLife
Tagged Hiking, VA State Parks, VanLife
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Hiking Middle Prong and Running
The house seems to be in a state of flux and clutter as we move from one camping trip to another, all the while executing our day to day lives. Fall is here. The hot, steamy, drowsy days of summer … Continue reading
Big South Fork – VanLife #1
Van trip #1, DONE! A “shakedown” as our next-door neighbor told us. He knows, he and his wife are becoming regular RVers. They purchased “Cousin Eddie’s” rig last year at what we have been told was a very favorable price … Continue reading
Posted in Big South Fork, Outside, PetLife, RVing, Travel, Uncategorized, VanLife, Walking
Tagged Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Camping, Travel, VanLife
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Van Life Begins
We finally picked up our van and what an adventure we had… Continue reading
Posted in Life, Outside, Retirement, RVing, Travel, Uncategorized, VanLife
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Medicine Bow-Backpack #88
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
Posted in Backpacking, Friends, Hiking, Medicine Bow Wilderness, Outside, Travel, Uncategorized, Wyoming
Tagged Backpacking, Hiking, Medicine Bow Wilderness, Wyoming
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