Weekend Gem-KY’s Sheltowee Loop

Posted by on Mar 10, 2022 in Weekend Gem | No Comments

Every trip in Big South Fork that I have done has been amazing, plain and simple. It is a wilderness of hidden beauty for the observant hiker. A window in a rock house, an arch hidden on top of a ridge, patterns in a sandy creek that mimic the design of the rock all around […]

Weekend Gem-Hidden Passages Loop

Posted by on Feb 28, 2022 in Weekend Gem | No Comments

This amazing trip has the adventurer in all of us in mind. Crossing through and climbing up overhangs and cracks in the begining and end of this loop as a rite of passage. Toss in a quiet lake, viewpoints, waterfalls sprinkled with a few arches and you have a recipe for a great time. Round […]

Weekend Gem-Flats and Fodderstack Loop

Posted by on Jan 20, 2022 in Weekend Gem | No Comments

Now imagine if you will a quiet Smoky Mountains. Well, on the other side of Fontana Lake you will find all the great things that make the Smokies memorable like balds, epic river valleys and big trees without all the hoopla. Welcome to the Citico, Joyce Kilmer, Bald River and Snowbird areas of Appalachia. Quiet […]