Spending Two Weeks in Alma and Vidalia, GA | February 2024 When Curtis first accepted his job, we were told that we would usually know his schedule about 6-9 months in advance. Coming from the military where it seemed like we had several last minute changes to our plans, whether that be with the submarine’s…
Hiking Scaly Mountain | Highlands, NC | Nantahala National Forest to Oconee National Forest, GA | February 2024 This morning, we packed up and set off for our last hike in the Appalachians for this trip. We had 2 days before Curtis needed to show up for his next assignment, which was about 6 hours…
Hiking to King Falls & Spoonauger Falls in Sumter National Forest, South Carolina | Camping on the Chattooga River | February 2024 After things hadn’t gone according to plan the night before, we weren’t sure how we wanted to spend our day. We also didn’t have phone service at our campsite, so we couldn’t do…
A Day in Highlands, North Carolina | Dry Falls | Hiking Whiteside Mountain | February 2024 We started our day by driving out of the gorge and up to the small mountain town of Highlands, NC. Like many other places on this trip, we were surprised to find it was busier than expected, especially considering…
Brevard to Highlands NC | Hiking to Rainbow Falls in Gorges State Park | Camping in Nantahala National Forest | February 2024 We woke up on our last morning camping in Pisgah National Forest feeling thankful for a stove that worked, a van that started, and for the time we had enjoyed in this area….
Hiking to Frying Pan Lookout Tower | Blue Ridge Parkway | Pisgah National Forest | January 2024 Last year when we were staying in Asheville, we had wanted to hike Mount Pisgah, but because the Blue Ridge Parkway was closed miles before that trailhead, we ended up settling for another peak, Ferrin Knob. We hoped…