2022

We stuck close to home today and we hiked the Cataloochee Divide trail.  This is a trail that runs on the Cataloochee Divide which is the eastern boundry for the Smokey Mountian Park.  The Trail head is only about 1.5 miles up the mountian from the cabin as the crow flies, however it is 8…

We are staying at the Izzak Walton Inn.  The inn was built during the great days of the railroad to cater to the rail employees.  It is a train stop today with a working yard next door.  Of course every thing is train themed.  There are several rooms on the grounds that are converted rolling…

We are back on the train today. We leave from Portland and head to Sacremento overnight. We have a sleeper car which makes the trip much better. We change trains in Sacremento and head for Reno. This should be a very senic part of the trip as we go through the Donner pass.

Traveling via AMTRAK through 16 states in 16 days.  110 hrs and 5 nights on a train.  Visiting some of the best parks in the world.  We will be hiking and driving on the road to the sun.  Hopefully we will have a few stories to tell you here along with a lot of great…

Well we made it home in time to prep for hurricane Irma.  The boats are all tide down and all the outdoor furniture is put away.  We left the island yesterday and we are in Greensboro waiting out the storm.  Hope for the best.  I hope to have time to edit the pics this week…

Today we headed south on the Blue Ridge Parkway.  Wow very nice.  We went to an area in the Great Smokey Mountain Park called Smokemont.  We hiked the Tow String Trial.  It was not a difficult day, 4.7 miles and 725 ft of elevation.  However it was a horse trail and it rained a few…