When someone says, "Let me put in my 2 cents worth..." they usually want to give you their advice. Laura (a beautifully spirited lady we met while staying at Magnolia Mountain Inn) LITERALLY wanted to give us her 2 cents worth (as she laid 2 pennies on the train tracks here in Hot Springs... had [...]
If you want to be treated like Royalty when you come into Hot Springs (after all Magnolia Mountain Inn was built in 1868... known as Rutland)... If you care to be pampered with elegance and service... If you are ready to sit back... lay back... and/or kick back... for awhile... If you just desire some [...]
Today is officially the first day of Spring! How do I know? Because these Hikers saw their shadows on Max Patch... (Nah... just kidding)... because it is on the calendar (Duh!). As I reflect on the acts of love and kindness from Marshall and Cheryl Dewell last night, I count my blessings in that I [...]
Okay... okay... okay... so we make it to and beyond Max Patch in a day (a 15 miler), so what does Slipper say, "Let's do 18 tomorrow and hike into Hot Springs!" What? Cross over a couple of mountains and descend into Hot Springs... in a day? Really? What is she drinking... or eating that [...]
I felt like I was a part of the Boy Band: Nsync, as I was singing- "Say, Bye... Bye... Baby... Bye... Bye... Bye" while we climbed... and climbed... and climbed... out from Standing Bear Farm heading "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" (Can you guess that I enjoy singing?). How far will we go today? As far [...]
Who is it that sings, "Get Down... Get Down... Get Down... Get Down... Get Down, Tonight... Baby... Yay... Yay... Yay?" Is it KC and The Sunshine Band? Maybe! But it is also "ME!" (as it takes 2 days to get off the high mountain that we were on and down into Davenport Gap (where we [...]
How in the world can we continue to climb "up" when we are already "up?" Seriously? Are you kidding me? I can almost reach up and touch a wheel of the helicopter transporting items to Mount LeConte, and we continue to climb even higher into the clouds! The day begins with rain, but as we [...]
FYI... The mileage to Maine (Mount Katahdin... from Newfound Gap) is 1,972 (and some change). Hey... we are now under 2,000 miles to go! Dang! We'll be there before the next kickoff of football season! LOL! When we arrive back to Newfound Gap (from resupplying in Gatlinburg)... the Parking Lot is almost full and people [...]
We have all heard the expression: "X" Marks The Spot! I couldn't help but to snap this particular shot of Slipper walking under two fallen trees that form the letter "X." Needless to say, there are many different candid shots we have taken that do not make it to a Blog Post, but that are [...]
We met an extremely nice Section Hiker by the name of: "MARCO!" (Not sure if this is his REAL name or TRAIL name) and had the joy of camping with him for a few nights, as we were both heading for Newfound Gap (to resupply). Needless to say, "MARCO" arrived at the Parking Lot sooner [...]
