SNOW WHITE… AND THE 2 HIKERS
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 [...]
“I’M DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS”
2020 closes out with the dream coming true... a White Christmas! It all begins with a magical, story-book Christmas Eve excursion to Blue Ridge, Georgia. The excursion takes on a magical experience as we leave [...]
A NOVEMBER SNOW
A November Snow in Georgia? I am as old as dirt and I have never seen snow this early in The Peach State. I'm not complaining! As a matter of fact, I celebrate the early [...]
FROM TENT TO WORK
Being that we are surrounded by trails and campsites, we have questioned our ability to get FROM TENT TO WORK while out Tent Camping. The answer is: YES.... it can be done! We met my [...]
IT’S A FAMILY AFFAIR
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 [...]
GOSH BARN 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 [...]
LEFT… LEFT… LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT…
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 [...]
GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TOM…
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 [...]
YUMMY, YUMMY, YUMMY… I’VE GOT LOVE IN MY TUMMY
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 [...]
AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH…
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 [...]
SILER BALD
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 [...]
MAMA DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS
Slipper and I are on our way down from the mountain to put her Jeep Rubicon in the shop for an oil change and tire rotation, when all of a sudden we ride up on [...]
WILD THING… YOU MAKE MY HEART SING
Living on top of the mountain... in the wild... has a few more challenges than conveniences, for sure. One of the challenges is that you always must be aware of your surroundings and visiting wildlife. [...]
NOVICE OVERLANDING
We recently trade in Slipper's Infiniti Shuttle for her new Jeep Rubicon Shuttle and decide on our day off from work to invest the day in NOVICE OVERLANDING. Destination? Lake Conasauga! After the 10 mile [...]
CHASING THE MOON
As night is consuming the beauty of the day's sunset, Slipper and I find ourselves anticipating the last Super Moon of the year. We are blessed to live atop a mountain in North Georgia where [...]