Wet Rabbits
it’s one thing to start out on the trail when you know it’s going to rain, it’s quite another to get on there when it already is. Throw in the fact you got that big crossing at the beginning of … Continued
Hangover. 2019
We barely caught the sunset this year. Our Friday departure schedule doesn’t allow much time for negotiating the dragon and infamous and traditional Lead trail. I was delighted to make it in record time. Did I mention we shouldered 65 … Continued
Into the Wilderness, Crowder Branch Cherokee National Forest
There is a place, remote and lightly used, deep within the wilderness of Tennessee that is my favorite of all stomping grounds. And on Sunday, not a Friday this time, we were able to enter and not encounter a soul. … Continued
A spandex maniac was on the loose in the Smokies!
Our usual Friday night, post work hit, included a bit of early drama. We arrived at the trailhead for our ascent into Anthony Creek via Lead Cove. Greeting us was a cadre of law enforcement Smokies Rangers. They approached us … Continued