This was the first time we took both of our dogs with us on a hiking vacation. Cullowhee is a 5 year old Treeing. This was hands down the best weather day we had in Georgia so far! We met Google at Unicoi Gap and then took her.

A Few Spokes Shy of a Wheel. When most people buy a new bike, they jump on it and ride it until they are sick to death of the thing. Other than a five-mile spin around the neighborhood, I kept my new Surly Cross Check on ice for two weeks. I was waiting for a saddle bag to arrive before going for a longer ride.

Saturday, July 25, 2015. Saying Good Bye On Signal Ridge. So long to The White Mountains of New Hampshire. The next time you hear from me will be from the Long Trail through Vermont. Friday, July 17, 2015. Field, Willey, and Tom. And my team laughs at me and reminds me how powerful I am. I go through two feelings lately. One is to run away on the trails and the .

Hiking, mostly on the Appalachian Trail. Tod and I decided to take a three day backpack trip on the AT by going to Snickers Gap to Manassas Gap. Why does the title suggest that we only got to Ashby Gap? Well, I suppose that is an important part of our story. A peaceful, smooth part of the trail. Not quite like the rest. However, by the .

52 years and running scientists have been studying the relationship between the islands population of wolves and moose. Falls Creek Falls State Park. From the base of the falls.

Mountain Crossings at Neel Gap. The Rough Ridge fire in the Cohutta Wilderness has burned more that 10,000 acres of forest so far. And then it was on to the trailhead at the Molly Hugger Hill parking lot.