Hiking, Biking, Life Recently
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…
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Porter’s Creek-Brushy Mtn-GSMNP
Another day of hiking! This time we headed up Porter’s Creek and Brushy Mountain trails. No, we did not hike to the top (Mt. LeConte), just hiked a few hours up and a few hours…
View PostA Backpack to Campsite 9
Another wonderful weekend in the backcountry! The outing was sponsored by the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club and our friend Steve was trip leader. John, Duane and I got on the trail a few hours later…
View PostFirst Backpack of Winter
We are home, warm and dry! The first winter backpack of 2005 has come to a successful conclusion. Saturday was relatively warm with temperatures around 50 F. We left Knoxville under sunny skies and arrived…
View PostRich Mountain Trail-GSMNP
Happy Halloween! Tonight I am on yard duty periodically checking my newly replaced party affiliated sign for signs of tampering. Sure enough, I went outside around 7:00 pm and found the plastic sign hanging almost…
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