Red Sky in the Morning

Photo from my deck, and yes, it rained all day

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Merry Christmas, We Are Back!

We are back! It has been a heck of a December. Mother fell out of her wheelchair in early December. After surgery to insert rods and screws to repair a broken hip and too short…

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House Mountain Day Hike

John and I hiked House Mountain this morning. We took the Mountain Trail then picked up the Crest Trail to the east overlook (2100′) where we could see forever…well, Clinch Mountain and the Smokies anyway.…

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Happy Thanksgiving from the Smith Family

The turkey feast is consumed and the pumpkin pie partially eaten. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving; we hope you did too!

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Gregory Bald Day Hike

This was the final weekend before Parson Branch Road closed for the season, so John suggested we hike the Gregory Bald Trail (trailhead on Parson Branch). The trail, 9.0-miles round-trip with a 2250′ elevation gain…

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