We’ve hiked the trail to Clingmans Dome (in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park) several times over the years. It is a quick, steep hike. We did it a few fairly spectacular times. One time in 2014 for a sunrise which was one of the prettiest I’ve ever seen in my life. This year after …
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Hiking Mt. LeConte (Via Alum Cave Trail)
Mt. LeConte (Via Alum Cave Trail) @ Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee – 8/1/2020 – 13.98 miles, 2,937 feet elevation gain. We spent 8 days hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for our 25-year anniversary. We started off day one on the longest hike of our life. It is one of the …
Chattanooga, TN – Moving Into UTC and Seeing A Cool Town
Molly is in her 3rd year at UTC in Chattanooga, TN. She started nursing school this semester. We make this short drive from Nashville often and have fun every time we are there. This little town in Tennessee is a favorite of mine (and one of my favorites in the nation). There are fun activities …
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Visiting Winter Park, Florida
Visiting Winter Park, Florida (in Orlando) and Moving Into UCF (University of Central Florida) We visited Winter Park, Florida (in Orlando) last year while moving Emmaline into college (at UCF – University of Central Florida). It was off the regular tourist path which was exactly what we were looking for. We did all our very …
Hiking Winding Stairs Trail (Red Oak, Milk Pail, Jacob’s Ladder, and Cascades) in Lafayette, TN
We drove up to Lafayette, TN (while up at Bledsoe Creek State Park) for what we thought would be a short, mile and a half long hike. Our target was Winding Stairs Trail. 5+ miles, a couple of thousand feet of elevation, and almost 3 hours later we finished a very enjoyable hike! There were …
Should We Love America?
I had a conversation recently where someone was trying to convince me that we needed to eliminate the playing of the National Anthem before sporting events. I tend to like the act and think it is a good thing. To be honest, I’ve never really given it a second thought. Regardless, I don’t believe it …
Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)
We spent a fun-filled, jam-packed, day in Bryce Canyon National Park in the Summer of 2019. This is my favorite National Park that I’ve visited so far. It is so beautiful! We drove down from Park City, Utah, and explored the park before heading on to Zion National Park. I might have cut it a …
Zion National Park – Our Two Day Adventure
Zion Canyon, The Narrows, Riverside Walk, Weeping Rock, Emerald Pools, Big Bend, Pa’rus Trail, South Entrance, Cable Mountain Lodge, Zion Canyon Shuttle, Swimming, Hiking. We saw all that but two days at Zion National Park wasn’t nearly enough to see everything! Phenomenal! If you have not been…GO! Zion National Park is currently duking it out …
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Bledsoe Creek State Park (Gallatin, TN) Hiking Shoreline Trail and High Ridge Trail
Camping in the blazing hot Tennessee Summer without working AC?!? Not advised! In July we went to Bledsoe Creek State Park (in Gallatin, Tennessee). This was our first state park camping in our RV. It was extremely hot on the weekend we went. It was 98 degrees (the hottest weekend of 2020). We hiked the …
Clarksville (TN) Greenway + Fort Defiance + Old Glory Distilling + Adventures Of The Stinky Slinky
Back in the middle of June, we traveled back to Clarksville, Tennessee to check out a few things on our list! This was our second RV trip so we spent part of the weekend still getting set up and acquainted with our new RV. The rest of the time we visited all the things we …
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