While it doesn't happen every day... week... or month... when Tiny Home & Airstream Living becomes A FAMILY AFFAIR, a memory is created until the next mountaintop excursion. This is the first time one of our children and family has spent-the-night in Alfie The Airstream. With thoughts about bears and wolves... the Grandchildren make it [...]
GOSH BARN IT! This iconic location on the Appalachian Trail is no longer being recognized as an apt Hiker Shelter and as of 2020 is considered a closed and inoperable former Hiker Shelter. GOSH BARN IT! Slipper and I vividly remember this beautiful location as one of our favorite places to camp. We arrive early [...]
What is your "Hiking Technique?" Do you hike a trail as a soldier marches? LEFT... LEFT... LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT... Are you a "Tripper?" Are you a "Slipper?" LOL! Now ya know how we got our Trail Names!!! Do you approach hiking as a delicate dance (over rocks & roots)? Do you hike with music playing [...]
While I love the view of a blue sky from atop a Bald and/or Mountain... I also love having my feet firmly planted on the ground (especially when near the edge of the Bald and/or Mountain). You might say that I choose to be a part of the Ground Crew. That's okay! We'll let the [...]
People will often ask us as we engage in conversations about thru-hiking, "What do eat while out on the trail?" Great question, right? I believe that a Hiker's Menu is about as diverse and different as the Hiking Shoes a Hiker elects to wear. For Slipper and I, we have a cold breakfast with a [...]
If you are a Hiker, Backpacker and/or Tent Camper, then you know all-to-well about having that mental image of the perfect camp site. A part of the adrenaline rush for me to a multiple-day backpacking excursion is finding that perfect place to-call-it-a-day. When it comes to just-the-right-spot... AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH! OMG! When we [...]
