Weekend Gem-Noland to Indian Creek Traverse

Posted by on Dec 24, 2025 in Weekend Gem | No Comments

As I try to knock out the Smoky Mountains 900 miles of trails there are a few of them left in North Carolina to explore. One of my friends is also do them all too so we have been teaming up with shuttling each other to get some the harder to access areas finished. We […]

Weekend Gem-Virgin Falls

Posted by on Dec 2, 2025 in Weekend Gem | No Comments

Did a quick overnight trip to Scott’s Gulf State Park on the Cumberland Plateau to enjoy the recent rainfall flow and the fall colors. This trail exceeded every expectation I had for a 4.3 miler. Start by heading to the TH in the morning to get more exploring done of the 3 falls along your […]

Weekend Gem-JMT and Laurel Loop

Posted by on Nov 21, 2025 in Weekend Gem | No Comments

Back in the Big South Fork again for another great trip. This time we decided to hike out on the Sheltowee for a faster trip because we had to get a late start and a cold front/mean system was moving in the next day and the end section of Laurel Creek TR has a grip […]