GSMNP: Hiking 0.025% On The AT

You guys, I’m in Gatlinburg, the armpit of Tennessee, also known as the Vegas of the South, also known as ...

Can You Hear Me Now? Disconnecting Phones, Hiking Stone Door, & Getting Real For A Sec

"I really think that being in nature is a basic human need that we have.  It gives us perspective because, ...

Woods & Wisdom

Today I am relishing the fact that my neighbors seem to be out of town.  At approximately 9:52 every morning, ...

Miles On The Trail: Leaving The Everyday Behind

Sometimes you reach a point in life where you realize something is missing or feels woefully unfulfilled and it causes ...

Hiking The Fiery Gizzard And Surviving…Barely.

This past weekend, we had a camping adventure with some friends.  We went up to Tracy City, TN and stayed ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: The Top Of The World At Clingman’s Dome

For our our second day in GSMNP, we decided to do the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail before heading into ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Getting Out Of Tackytown And Into The Woods

 Rob’s birthday is coming up and I wanted to make a memory as opposed to struggling to find him a ...

Rocky Mountain National Park Wildflowers

Since July is peak wildflower season in the Rocky Mountains, we constantly found ourselves saying how pretty all the flowers ...

Rocky Mountain National Park: Day 3 Of The Alpine Adventures, Trail Ridge Road At Dusk

Today there was a very high chance of rain in the afternoon, so Ashley and I headed to Boulder to ...