Pine Mountain Trail
Emerging from the warmth of our cars three friends ready to plummet into the mist and take on 23-miles end-to-end of the PMT. During the early evening all sat inside my DuoMid where we listened to the...
View ArticleWeekend Hike with New Friends
With all of today’s technology, internet, email, tweets, beeps, blogs and such it’s easy to stay in touch and plan backpacking trips from a great distance…after the planning is done there’s no amount...
View ArticleC&O Towpath – Beyond Barricades
On October 2nd I mounted my bike and departed Cumberland MD on the C&O Canal towpath with full intentions of riding 184.5 miles east to Washington DC. The C&O as well as all national parks was...
View ArticleSavage Gulf, TN
I got away early this week for my annual fall see the leaves backpacking trip to Savage Gulf, Tennessee. Savage Gulf is part of the South Cumberland Recreation Area located on the southern end of the...
View ArticleTray Mountain – A Winter Hike
I started at the Unicoi Gap trailhead hiking north on the AT to Tray Mountain. The day was sunny under a bluebird sky and mild temperatures. I wanted to hike slow and stretch the afternoon as long as I...
View ArticleTo the River
I met my friend Joan of Rambling Hemlock and fellow Gossamer Gear Trail Ambassador and headed off to meet the water of the Congaree River in South Carolina. We intentionally left the trip plan loose...
View ArticleThree Plus Days at Savage Gulf
Along the southern edge of the Cumberland Plateau in TN lies an area known as South Cumberland Recreational Area. The SCRA encompasses Savage Gulf and the Fiery Gizzard Natural Area, gotta love the...
View ArticleBenton MacKaye Trail – GSMNP
Hiking the Benton MacKaye Trail starting at the North end of the Great Smoky Mountains NP at Big Creek. My friend Pete and I car camped the first night at the Smokemont campground inside GSMNP where...
View ArticleTray Mountain, GA a Simple Overnighter
I did a short and simple mid-week overnight trip this week…I just wanted to camp and trail test a few pieces of new gear. I started at Unicoi Gap in north Georgia and hiked north on the AT to Tray...
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