Weekend Gem-Leatherwood to Honey Creek Loop

Posted by on Feb 13, 2026 in Weekend Gem | No Comments

This trip in Big South Fork is one of my all time favorites in the area. I’ve called it the Little Loops Traverse and such over the years because it incorporates three small loops along the way that you can explore deeper into the BSF. To be quite frank, it never disappoints me every time […]

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 […]