Running and Spinning in Mayberry

The backpack was a great break after the 10k and a chance to see if my running and bicycling have made a difference in my hiking. The answer is a resounding YES, I can see…

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Grassy Ridge Backpack

The weather Saturday morning was ominous. As we pulled out of town (around 10:40 AM), dark clouds hung low in Knoxville. When we reached Elizabethton, dark clouds gave way to light rain and fog. A…

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It’s That Time Again!

Long underwear-check, rain jacket-check, hand warmers-check, down sleeping bag-check…. H-m-m-m-m, somehow all this stuff Has to fit in this! Can backpack #65 really be almost here? Just a month ago, with frozen fingers and toes,…

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Back to the Bike

A couple of pictures of my Valentine’s flowers, still beautiful some 5 days later. Lucky me! I am, quite simply, very tired today. Recently I have been talking up how I plan to get back…

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Strawberry Plains 10K (and 1/2 Marathon)

Today was a perfect day for racing. The temperature hovered just below 50 F, the sky was partly overcast and the wind was almost nonexistent. John and I left South Knoxville around 7:40 AM and…

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