We pulled in to Sacermento this morning around 5:30 am. We found some breakfast and headed out for a walk. We started at Old Town and walked a few miles along the river. Then it was back on the train to Reno. The view is getting better by the minute. We are just about at Donner Pass. We get into Reno in a couple of hours the we drive to South Lake Tahoe.
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…
I understand that some of you were having problems with the gallery on your desktops. I think that I was able to correct the problem. If you have only been looking at the pic s with your phone you really should look at them on a bigger screen. I have been shooting in high Def…
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…
The weather and or the weatherman has not been our best friend the last two days. Yesterday the weather kept us from doing any hiking. Today we were able to visit Lake Junaluska again and take the 4 mile trail around the lake. The weatherman said it would rain all afternoon and at this point…
Cosby Tenn. was our destination for the day. We hiked the Gabes Mountain trail today. It is an out and back trail featuring a couple of water falls and some water crossings. We hiked 6 miles and climbed 1,300 feet. It was not a difficult hike but it was a difficult trail. Lots of rocks…
Rapping up 2022 we made two trips to North Carolina this year. We spent time in Brevard and Highlands. We did a lot of great hiking so check out the pictures and videos.