St. Mary’s falls

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…

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…

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.

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…

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 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…