national parks – Everything and a Racehorse

Solo snaps: A cold sunset, a year later

NOTE: I started this post nearly one year ago. I have not hit publish on it, because, frankly, I felt some embarrassment about some of the emotions and reactions I described. They seemed foolish upon reading, and it’s hard for me to seem foolish (even though it happens quite a lot!). But a lot hasContinue reading “Solo snaps: A cold sunset, a year later”

Throwback Thursday: Dusk hike to Grotto Falls, #hike30 of the #52hikechallenge

How far we’d come…how far I’d come in the years since we started these adventures, that I was actually planning on and really looking forward to a hike up a hill in the dark.

The Grand Smoky Mountain Adventure, continued

Friends at the gate to the Smoky Mountains

Folks, if you need a vacation in the good ole U S of A, I recommend a journey to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As blogged here, two buddies and I set out on an epic road trip a few weeks back, and we are just now sorting through our photos, so I thought I’dContinue reading “The Grand Smoky Mountain Adventure, continued”

The Great Smoky Mountain Adventure

I discovered another spectacular National Park this past weekend. Usually I can’t wait to blog right after a trip, but I’m having a hard time with this one. Not because it wasn’t fun – it was – but because I’ve returned to my life of a house that needs vaccuming and jobs that need toContinue reading “The Great Smoky Mountain Adventure”