Week 5 We finished hiking through the Smokies this week. The views were breathtaking both on the accent and descent. I realized as I left the Smokies that what I had experienced this last week in the Smokies was a once in a lifetime opportunity. And … [Read more...]

Week 4 This week was impacted again by storms and rain. Sunday night we tented in the rain and I was awakened during the night with a wet sleeping bag in a wet tent. We packed up early Monday morning, loaded our wet gear and hiked out to … [Read more...]

It's Saturday afternoon and I am taking a day to shower, laundry my clothes and spend the night in a bunk house at the Nantahala Outdoor Center near Fontana Dam. I woke up this morning at 6:00,  packed my backpack and started hiking at 6:30 to arrive … [Read more...]

Let me wish you a Happy Easter.  In memorial of “Holy Week” as some churches call it, (the week between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday); I started reading the book of John.  I wanted to refresh myself in the story I’ve known all my life- the Easter … [Read more...]