Weekend Gem: Wolf and Long Hungry Loop
Two scenic ridge lines that empty into one of the best Balds in the Park, sign me up. Take this 16.4 mile loop on for overnighter or even better, stretch it out over a long weekend and soak in the views at Gregory Bald over some tasty morsels with someone special. Either way you slice […]
Weekend Gem: Fires Creek Rim
This 30 mile loop is a real winner! Scenic balds, terrific ridge top rambling, great camps coupled with isolation, it is pretty much perfect. I chose to hike this loop counterclockwise because it gets the climb up to the Rim out of the way quicker than clockwise because my knees hate going down super steep […]
My Special Season: Spring wildflowers in the Smokies
Without a shadow of a doubt, the Smoky Mountains have the finest assortment of flowers that I have ever seen! In this post, I will highlight some of the spring flowers that I have seen in the Park and where I saw them. My favorite so far has been the Fringed Phacelia, with it’s fallen […]