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. …
We headed south again today to the Smokey Mountain Park and the Deep Creek area which is near Bryson NC. We hiked just short of 8 miles and 1,500 feet of elevation gain. In addition of using the Deep Creek trail again we used the Rock Pile Gap Trail to start and finish. This was…
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…
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 traveled about an hour south today to another part of the Smokey Mountian Park. We were in the land of tubers. The Deep River trail system. We hiked just under 5 miles with two steep sections putting our climbing at just under 900 feet. The trails were very good and the sceanery was very…
We are spending the next two weeks on hiking trails in the Smoky Mountains. We found a great cabin on VRBO. We are at 3,000 feet and the weather is great. We woke up this morning and it was only 57 degrees. A lot nicer than the 84 degrees the morning we left home. To…
We spent a few days in Nusa Dua in Southern Bali Indonesia. Nusa Dua is a beautiful resort town on the Bukit Peninsula in Bali. It’s known for its white-sand beaches, clear waters, and luxurious hotels. But there’s more to Nusa Dua than just relaxing on the beach. There are also plenty of opportunities for…
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…
We are on the train in Denver. We should make Chicago by early afternoon tomorrow. We had enough time today to visit the Alpine visitor center at Rocky Mountian Park. Wow, wow, wow…you could see Wyoming 34 miles away. The views were unreal. The pics dont really capture it. It took a few minutes to…
On our way to Rocky Mountain National park we got off the AMTRAK train in Granby Colorado. Not much happening in Granby, we rented a car with 100,000 miles on it and drove to Grand Lake where we stayed right on the lake at the edge of Rocky Mountain National Park. The town of Grand…