The river

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. …

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…

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…

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…