Sunday February 10, 2019 (beginning at 9:30 am from the Springer Mountain Parking Lot on State Road 42), SHINER AND JUJU begin their attempt to thru hike The Appalachian Trail northbound. 3 years ago (Sunday February 14, 2016 at 10:00 am) SHINER AND JUJU met us at this same spot as we began our attempt [...]
This month of December has truly been a Christmas Month (known by many as "The Christmas Season", hence "Tis the season to be jolly... fa la la la la la la la la." We enjoyed having our Children and Grandchildren up to the mountain for a sleep-over, our siblings by for a get-together and taking [...]
Okay... okay... okay... I feel sure that some of the younger generation are asking, "Who is TLC?" Great question! Let me assure you that I am not talking about "TBC" (the Taking Care of Business Logo of Elvis Presley), I'm talking about the vocal trio from a decade or so ago. A lyric to one [...]
From Thru-hiking to Day-hiking, one thing is for sure... a DAY TRIPPER is far better than NO TRIPPER! Slipper and I look for any and every opportunity to sneak out into the woods for a DAY TRIPPER hike... walk... stroll... climb... and venture. It's our way of staying centered and balanced to the pace-of-life that [...]
Today's 8-Miler... I know... I know... I know... that sounds pretty weak and slow, right? What can I say, this is our "TRAILiversary" Week and we decide to get outdoors and walk the Appalachian Trail to Long Creek Falls and back 😊 This day... during this "TRAILiversary" Week... we meet 4 Hikers attempting to thru-hike [...]
Slipper and I travel into Milton, Georgia to be a part of an Appalachian Trail Conservancy Event (an event to inform and invite Nature Lovers and Hiking Enthusiasts to be a contributing member of The Appalachian Trail Conservancy). Our plea is simple: HELP CONSERVE! The CEO of The Appalachian Trail Conservancy along with Author, Speaker [...]
It has now been 6 months since we have completed out 2016 thru-hike of The Appalachian Trail... we are still in the process of transitioning back into our careers... we desperately miss the trail with all of its wonder... and we are trying to rediscover some sort of hiking routine WHENEVER WE CAN. We are [...]
You know you live in the mountains when your FRONT DOOR GUESTS are Black Bear, Deer, Bob Cat, Turkey, Racoon, Snake and more! Slipper and I like to begin our day with a walk along the asphalt paths of our community, and today was a day of seeing wildlife (that actually have become our FRONT [...]
The fires within the Cohutta Wilderness have damaged over 10 thousand acres of land to date and the smoke from these wildfires can be seen and smelt south of Atlanta! We are in the worst drought that I have ever experienced in my life! The last rain that Slipper and I have encountered was when [...]
Slipper and I had the opportunity to be touched and truthfully transformed by the care and compassion of a few Trail Angels along our 2016 NOBO thru-hike of The Appalachian Trail! Today, we make a transition FROM TRAIL HIKERS TO TRAIL ANGELS by picking up “England” (a Flip-Flop Hiker we met along the trail).watch movie [...]
