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…
Hiking to Daniel Ridge Falls | Pisgah National Forest | Brevard, NC | January 2024 Our time spent in Pisgah National Forest around Brevard was divided between hiking new trails and fixing some unexpected issues. On our first night in the area, we realized we had a propane leak in the pipes leading to our…
Driving from Wilmington to Brevard, NC | Waterfall Hike | Pisgah National Forest | January 2024 After our week in Wilmington, we had a week and a half of time to ourselves before Curtis’ next assignment. He had been given a sort of last minute change to a plant in Georgia, so it made sense…