Adventures with my cedar hiking stick
Bays Mountain Park 4.75 miles3:03 duration739 foot elevation gain3 geocaches found I met up with LakeBum (Rob) and Mrs. Steelers (Melissa) for a beautiful Saturday morning hike at Bays Mountain Park. Our goal for today was to hike the Cherry Knobs Trail to find some geocaches that were hidden this summer. At least, that was …
Black Friday at Bay’s Mountain 2.34 miles2:44 duration423 foot elevation gain1 event1 geocache logged3 geocaches visited (previously logged) I prefer to “opt outside” for Black Friday rather than shopping. This year I decided to host a geocaching event and hike so I would be sure to have people to hike with me. My geopup Andy …
Steele Creek Park 5.63 miles4:49 duration1,325 foot elevation gain39° L/42° H3 geocaches found1 DNF (Did Not Find) LakeBum (Rob), Andy the geopup and I decided to return to Steele Creek Park to log caches on the northeast side of the lake. We met up at my house at 8:30 am and made the drive to …
Steele Creek Park 6.02 miles5:26 duration1197 feet elevation gain6 geocaches found during hike (1 before)1 DNF (did not find) Since LakeBum (Rob) and I prefer hiking in cooler weather, it is time to start the hiking season in earnest. I found myself with a free day on Sunday, so texted him Saturday evening asking if …
Grayson Highlands State Park 5.64 miles4:12 duration962 foot elevation gain1 EarthCache1 traditional cache I had hoped to do some kayaking on Labor Day weekend, but my usual companions for this activity were otherwise occupied or not feeling well. After lounging around the house all day Sunday, I sent out a message in the Facebook messenger …
Winged Deer Park 2.13 miles1:39 duration338 elevation gain66° F and partly cloudy4 geocaches found This week I have been enjoying a visit from my friend Jana who lives in the Czech Republic. She is a pastor in Prague and is the mission coordinator for the United Methodist Churches in the Czech Republic. The United Methodist …
Sill Branch Falls 1.5 miles1:24 duration367 foot elevation gain72° F On Saturday I enjoyed a rare chance to hike with my sweetheart and our pups. We traveled to the Clark's Creek area of Unicoi County to hike the North Sill Branch Falls trail. Andy and Itsy were excited to be going on an excursion. Itsy …
Nelle Marable Barton Memorial Hike ~ Porter Creek Trail 4.35 miles 3:26 duration 706 foot elevation gain 45° F low/67° F high My mother, Nelle Marable Barton, was born March 22, 1921. Today would have been her 98th birthday. As of today, she has celebrated 20 birthdays in heaven. Last week, my oldest sister Alice …
Appalachian Trail - Sam's Gap 3.93 miles 2:44 duration 889 elevation gain 54° low/59° high 2 geocaches found before hike .5 geocache found during hike 5 geocaches found after hike 2 geocaches visited (previously found) 2 DNF (did not find) It seems LakeBum (Rob) and I have been on an Appalachian Trail kick lately. This …
Appalachian Trail ~ Chestoa/Mine Branch/Red Fork Falls 4.04 /.45 /.81 miles = 5.30 miles total 2:19/:20 duration/:54 duration 534 foot/32 foot/269 foot elevation gain = 835 total 46° F average 5 geocaches found 1 geocache visited (previously found) 8 creek crossings, 1 fall LakeBum (Rob) and I planned an adventure today of short hikes in …
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