Pulled an audible to #backpack to Strom Thurmond lake this weekend. Not a drop of rain at our blue dot last night but plenty at our original destination in the #Smokies. … [Read more...]
Kahler Sports Hot Pink
January 15, 2018 By Leave a Comment
There was no chance of losing my buddy Kahler at #Loveland CO this week. … [Read more...]
New Years Hike
January 1, 2018 By Leave a Comment
New Years #hike in the #Cohutta Wilderness in North Georgia. 19 degrees at the trailhead - so I don't think the boy needs to worry about the bears! … [Read more...]
Our Rain Strategy
April 27, 2017 By Leave a Comment
It is a wet morning on the Trail, but packing up is a lot easier when you are under cover and sitting in a camp chair! … [Read more...]
Rain as predicted
April 26, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Rain as predicted ... why the Kelty Tarp didn't make Outside Magazines 2017 list of the 40 Most Innovative Gear - I have no idea. … [Read more...]
3W – Thru-Hiker Rendevous
April 25, 2017 By Leave a Comment
I have a friend hiking the Appalachian Trail this year and his schedule (and some inclement weather) had him take a zero day in Gatlinburg, TN which gave us an opportunity to catch up with him last weekend. Here is the World Wide Wanderer (aka 3W) relaxing on the balcony of the LeConte View Motel. He shared some photos and video from the Trail and detailed his first three weeks on the A.T. We absorbed it like a sponge, then offered to buy him dinner - a gesture that no thru-hiker … [Read more...]
Moonrise Sunset
March 14, 2017 By Leave a Comment
The moon rises to the east and sun sets in the west - as seen from our campsite near Tray Mountain. … [Read more...]
Countdown To Cold
January 30, 2017 By Leave a Comment
We head out in light snow to hike to Newton Bald and campsite #52 in the Smokies. The forecast is for a high of 19 degrees and wind chill of -4. … [Read more...]
Rim Sunset
January 8, 2017 By Leave a Comment
We made it to the Grand Canyon just in time to catch the sunset on this cold winter day in January. And yes it does snow in the desert. … [Read more...]
View From The Rim Trail
January 8, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Our view from the Rim Trail as we hike toward Maricopa Point and look back on the lodges near Grand Canyon Village. … [Read more...]
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