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We have a number of trips planned for 2023.  Our first trip is to Charleston and Georgetown SC.  These are two of the oldest cities in South Carolina.  We will once again be making our annual trip to Brevard, NC. Our next trip will be Read More …

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.

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 Read More …

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 Read More …

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 Read More …

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 Read More …

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 Read More …

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 Read More …

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 Read More …

Our first day in the Rocky Mountian National park. We got an up close look at a moose. We are staying at a hotel on grand lake. The lake is the largest natural lake in Colorado and is at an altitude of 8,367 feet. We Read More …