Get Out Boatpacking-Lone Pine and Gunter Fork on Fontana Lake
After backpacking for as long as I have and you see an opportunity to change it up by jumping on a kayak and camping on an island in a National Park, you’re down. There are 5 “boat in” camps in the Smokies located on Fontana Lake which is at the edge of the Park Boundary […]
Weekend Gem-Mt. Rogers Loop 2025
It’s time again for another round of the good ol’ Mt. Rogers Loop. As you can see from my posts that it is one of our favorite loops around. And for good reason, it’s amazing! With vast meadows, rocky outcrops, wild ponies, legendary Azaleas, good camps etc it never disappoints. This time we brought a […]