The views you get driving around this lake are incomparable. The one big problem is on the weekends people come from every direction. Every available spot along the road has a car parked on it.
We took a short 2.4 mile hike around an alpine lake before we left for the train. right now we are stopped for a crew change in Winamucka NV. This hour and a half delay is added on to our 30 minute delay in leaving Reno.
We have been rained out for the last two days. Yesterday we spent some time in Waynesville. It is a nice downtown with a number of restaurants and plenty of places to get something for the mantel. Today we drove all the way to the trail thinking that it would stop raining at any moment. …
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…
Well we have been stuck on the train about two hours from Portland in Rosevelt WA. Due to a broken track. We had our first night in a sleeper car last night. It was a lot better than slleping in a coach seat. We had a great time in Glacier Park. The Road to the…
We are in Carson Washington for the Eclipse. I guess the once in a lifetime aspect is what made it unique, otherwise it just got dark and cold in the middle of the day. It is a weird flat light. So we are off to look for more waterfalls. We have a great cabin with…
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…