Mountain Lake to The Pines Campground, VA | Hiking to the Hanging Rock Firetower and Raptor Observatory | September 2023 After sleeping at the Appalachian Trail trailhead near Wind Rock, we spent most of our morning chatting with the trail angel, Step, and a South Bound through hiker. We traded stories about hiking, backpacking, and…
Radford, VA | Jefferson National Forest | Mountain Lake, VA | Hiking Bald Knob | Appalachian Trail | September 2023 After our night at Rocky Knob, we left the Parkway and started heading North to new counties, new towns, and new mountains. The mornings had been very overcast and this was no exception. Curtis had…
Road Trip to Wilmington, NC | Illinois to North Carolina | South Fork National Recreation Area | Andrew Johnson National Historic Site | Beauty Spot | September 2023 After a pleasant night spent camping in Shawnee National Forest, we set out to go for a short hike in Bell Smith Springs Recreation area before getting…
Shenandoah National Park | Camping at Loft Mountain | Hiking to Hightop Summit and Rockytop Overlook | August 2023 After leaving the Peaks of Otter Campground, our plan was to finish driving North on the Blue Ridge Parkway, enter into Shenandoah National Park, and camp at the Southernmost campground, Loft Mountain, for a few nights….
A Week in Rutland, Vermont, Pre- and Post-Surgery | Hiking in White Rocks National Recreation Area | Hiking to Thundering Brook Falls | April 2023 Our week in Rutland is broken into 3 parts in my mind: The 2 days before Charlotte’s surgery, the day of surgery, and the 3 days after. And while it…
Tellico Plains, TN to the Georgia Blue Ridge Mountains | Hiking Blood Mountain | DeSoto Falls Recreation Area | January 2023 On Friday morning, it was time to leave our cabin in Tellico Plains and move on. We had found a rental house near Chattanooga, TN that was very affordable and had everything we look…