Frank enjoys our morning visitor at the undisclosed location campsite. So many times I have heard about the existence of the synchronized lightning bugs at this spot. So we decided to explore this mythology and confirm or break it. Frank … Continued
After missing it last week we nailed it this time. The lightning bugs were there in full spect glory and we were able to bask fully in it. Jesse The body even made an appearance. We had a … Continued
Seth works his way up this beautiful wall on Knox County’s finest crag. We paddled to get there. Multi-pitch under responsible lead, who can beat that? It is what we would call an undisclosed location. But if you join the … Continued
But one heck of a fun time. Very happy to be among this group. We had great camaraderie a wonderful fire, perfect weather. What else could you ask for? Maybe you could ask for a beautiful rendetion of an aptly … Continued
Some things will remain forever etched in your soul. This was yesterday to me. What you may not know, however, is that for his part in this rescue, my friend, Neal Kushwaha, was awarded the Canadian Humane Society Medal of … Continued
Saturday was one of those glorious nights you will always remember. Record cold had caused the thermometer to bottom out and register an historic low temperature. AJ and Jon Dempsey had gone up to our secret spot because it is … Continued
It’s really nice when you have a professional photographer in tow.This weekend we were fortunate to be accompanied by my friend, Seth Dortch That’s him on the right with the thumbs up. We climbed 1400 feet up Mill branch and … Continued
Folks, This was one for the books. So much so, that I am going to take a bit of time to put it together properly. Let it suffice to say we went thoroughly to the “Back of Beyond” and survived … Continued
There is a section of the Crowder Branch trail that reaches a 47% grade. Mark Jones and I tackled this project just a couple of days after having been there on another trip. It is a hefty haul getting … Continued
Some places are so unique I visit them with regularity. This weekend I was joined by AJ, Richard, Wildcat, lieutenant Dan, Kurt and Brian. Ole , AJ, aka Otis, came in from Norris Lake Visa via Georgia. It was great … Continued
