We pick the perfect day to hike Blood Mountain! It's the morning after an evening rain... temperatures are in the 50's... and we both are off work and on trail! BREATHE! While the hike up to Blood Mountain is considered a Difficult Hike, Slipper and I feel like dancing our way up to the top! [...]
The weather this Winter Season has been quite the challenge to get out on our days off to hike, backpack and tent camp... but on this particular day we want to take advantage of being IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT. So what do we do? We jump in Slipper's Jeep and head out to [...]
Slipper and I are both native Georgians and have traveled by Mount Yonah our entire lives without ever investigating it... until we intentionally decide to climb and hike it. While it is a popular trail for a lot of people, one can arrive early in the morning to practically miss the crowd (especially when hiking [...]
We are blessed to close out 2020 with White Snow and blessed to begin 2021 with SNOW WHITE... AND 2 HIKERS. What do you do when just about every time you turn around there is snow on the ground? Duh! You hike in it! SNOW WHITE... AND THE 2 HIKERS is becoming a way of [...]
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 [...]
Slipper and I have "finally" been able to match our work schedules by taking off on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Yay us! Now having off the same days, our intention is to backpack and overnight tent camp each week (getting back home in time to get a good night's sleep in the Airstream and be ready [...]
