Posts

Tennessee Alabama Winter Trip

Image
 Nice trip to Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee River Valley, Lookout Mountain, and southern Appalachians of Tennessee and Alabama in the winter. 450 miles driven and 25 miles hiked over 4 days.  Overnights in Jasper, TN and Ft. Payne and Centre, AL. Highlight of the trip was Savage Gulf Natural Area in TN.  Deep gorges on top of the Cumberland Plateau make for a hiking paradise!  Miles and miles of trails.
Post a Comment
Read more

Pinhoti Trail

Image
North from US 78/AL 281 trailhead. Near Heflin, AL. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Mountain Longleaf

Image
National Wildlife Refuge near White Plains, AL. Former Fort McClellan property.
Post a Comment
Read more

Cherokee Rocks

Image
Climbing area near Leesburg, AL. Weiss Lake in the background. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Little River Canyon

Image
National Preserve near Fort Payne, AL.
Post a Comment
Read more

Citadel Boulders

Image
Bouldering area near Ft. Payne, AL. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Coon Gulf

Image
WMA near Stevenson, AL. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Denny Cove East

Image
Climbing area near Jasper, TN. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Savage Gulf

Image
State natural area near Palmer, TN. On the Cumberland Plateau. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Carolinas Color Jaunt

Image
Short trip to NC and SC to enjoy some fall colors.  900 miles driven and 40 miles hiked over 4 days.  Highlight of the trip were hikes to the crest of the Blue Ridge mountains for 360 degree views!
Post a Comment
Read more

DuPont Fall

Image
DuPont State Forest. From Cedar Rock trail. Near Cedar Mtn, NC. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Devil’s Courthouse

Image
Fall colors galore! From Blue Ridge Parkway. Near Rosman, NC. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Mount Hardy Traverse

Image
Mtn to Sea trail from 215. Pisgah NF. Near Rosman, NC. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Black Balsam Vista

Image
Looking South. Off Blue Ridge Parkway. Pisgah NF. Near Brevard, NC. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Thrift Cove

Image
Pisgah NF. Near Brevard, NC. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Sumter Midlands

Image
Palmetto Trail. Sumter NF. Near Joanna, SC. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Coosawhatchie Bottoms

Image
WMA near Ridgeland, SC. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Nevada - California Trip Summary

Image
Late summer trip to the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains in Nevada and California.  120 miles hiking and 1100 miles driving over fourteen days, including a weekend with our daughter and son-in-law! Highlights of the trip include the Eastern Sierra lakes of the Toiyabe and Inyo National Forests.  Also, hiking on Slide Mtn. and the sublime beauty of Lake Tahoe.
Post a Comment
Read more

Mount Rose

Image
From Slide Mountain, above pass campground. Near Reno, NV. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Lake Tahoe!

Image
From paraglider summit. Near Stateline, NV. 
Post a Comment
Read more

California Trail

Image
Tahoe NF. Near Verdi, CA. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Tahoe Rim Trail

Image
North from Spooner summit. Near Carson City, NV. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Holiday Point

Image
Near Tom's Place, CA. Smoke from Garnet fire. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Lakes Basin

Image
Skelton Lake, John Muir Wilderness. Inyo NF, near Mammoth Lakes, CA. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Smoky Sky

Image
Over the Sierras. Near Bishop, CA. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Bishop Creek Point

Image
Inyo NF, near Bishop, CA. 
Post a Comment
Read more

South Fork Bishop Creek

Image
Inyo NF, near Bishop, CA. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Tyee Lakes

Image
John Muir Wilderness, Inyo NF, near Bishop, CA. 
Post a Comment
Read more

George Lake

Image
John Muir Wilderness, Inyo NF. Near Bishop, CA. 
Post a Comment
Read more

BIR Rocks

Image
Near Bishop, CA. 
Post a Comment
Read more