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Working Off Thanksgiving Dinner – An Overnight In Panthertown Valley
December 4, 2014 By Leave a Comment
After fattening up on Thanksgiving dinner, The Camel meets us in North Carolina for a hike in to Panthertown Valley. No one is more excited than the Boone Dawg who is craving some time in the backcountry. And we are blessed with sunshine as you can see from the the shadows in this photo. The weather has been cool this week so snow showers and ice still lingering in the valley. Here is a giant piece floating near Schoohouse Falls. Our preferred campsite is taken. So we … [Read more...]
Blind Courage, help support the movie…
October 13, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Blind Courage, a great early 90's book on the Appalachian Trail and an inspiring story of blind thru-hiker Bill Irwin. Help support the movie at http/:www.blindcouragethemovie.com … [Read more...]
From movie set to backcountry set, a Walk In The Woods on the Appalachian Trail
May 6, 2014 By Leave a Comment
You may have heard that Walk In The Woods is filming now in the Atlanta area, and Friday I was cast as an extra in a bunkroom scene with actors Robert Redford and Nick Nolte. True to the book, it was set at Rainbow Springs, N.C. after an April snowstorm. Needless to say, I had the Appalachian Trail on the brain and talked two friends in to a hike this weekend on the Trail. Took my backpack straight from the set, and arrived at Hightower Gap on the A.T. on a beautiful spring day. We … [Read more...]
Our Oasis In The Monsoon
May 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Back to our oasis in the monsoon. Fortunately, Ken gathered and covered wood in advance of the storm. Damn that fire feels nice! … [Read more...]
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April 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
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And the monsoons came. A tale from Good Friday…
April 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The kids were out of school for Good Friday recently, so we took them backpacking on the Appalachian Trail near Tray Mountain. Here they are at Tray Gap about a mile from the summit. Even the dog was having a great time at Tray Gap and went straight for a mega muddle puddle at the cross-roads. Three 4x4 Jeeps did the same and entertained the kids before we hit the Trail. All got a good smattering of mud as you can see below... Uh, I gotta sleep with that? We considered … [Read more...]
Spring Has Sprung, Time For A Hike On The Benton MacKaye …
March 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment
After a unseasonably cool winter, the weather finally broke and we decided to take the kids out for an overnight hike. We did this one on a Friday night to avoid conflicts with spring sports and with spring break. Here we are at the parking area at Three Forks on the Appalachian Trail. The dog is more excited than anyone and is hauling his own food, water, sleeping bag and sleeping pad. All in - the dog's pack weighs about 8 lbs - nearly the same weight as my empty … [Read more...]
Long Creek Falls, Appalachian Trail, Georgia
March 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Taking a break at Long Creek Falls in North Georgia on the Appalachian Trail. … [Read more...]
Full Moon Fever
March 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Full moon tonight - and there's rumors of Huey's landing in the field with elite Army Rangers nearby. Bet the kids will love that! … [Read more...]
