Appalachian Trail to White Rock, Coon Den Falls 7.84 miles 6:02 duration 1679 feet elevation gain 3 traditional caches 1 Earth Cache 1 cache replaced LakeBum (Rob) and I met up to tackle this trail on a mild winter day. Mrs. Jack (Dori) was going to join us but she was feeling a little under …
Category: Hiking Stick
Adventures with my cedar hiking stick
November 26, 2017
The Chimneys - Linville Gorge 2.54 miles 3:21 duration 240 foot elevation gain 2 geocaches Late on Saturday afternoon, LakeBum (Rob) and I decided to join a group in a hike to The Chimneys on Sunday. This is a spot high above Linville Gorge in North Carolina. We met up with tncorgi (Mary) and Kaero …
November 24, 2017
Little Stony Falls 3 miles 2:57 duration 230 feet elevation gain 6 caches found 2 DNF (did not find) Mrs. Jack (Dori) sent out an invitation to join her on a Black Friday hike and I was happy to #optoutside. It was decided that we would visit the waterfalls along Little Stony Creek near Dungannon, …
November 18, 2017
Pinnacle Nature Preserve 5.05 miles 4:56 duration 597 elevation gain 5 traditional geocaches found 2 earthcaches found 1 virtual cache found 1 DNF (did not find) Mrs. Jack (Dori), LakeBum (Rob) and I set out early Saturday morning for a geo-adventure at the Pinnacle Nature Preserve near Honaker, Virginia. This was the first time Rob …
November 5, 2017
Sugar Hollow Park 4.66 miles 3.25 duration 283 elevation gain 13 caches found Several months ago, LakeBum (Rob) and I hiked in Sugar Hollow Park, logging the geocaches on one side of the park. During Saturday's Trail Mix at Bay's Mountain, we talked about what we might be able to do today that would allow …
November 4, 2017
Bay's Mountain Trail Mix 6 3.89 miles 3:39 duration 302 feet elevation gain 2 new caches found (several visited that I'd previously found) Saturday, November 4 was the day for the annual Bay's Mountain Trail Mix geocaching event hosted by Team Cache Cracker Jacks (Tom and Dori). This event is usually held in October, but …
August 27, 2017
Steels Creek Trail/Upper Creek Falls/Fireman Falls, NC Steels Creek: 6.6 miles 5:11 duration 687 feet elevation gain 2 sets of waterfalls Upper Creek Falls: 1 mile 30 minute duration 90 feet elevation gain 2 waterfalls Fireman's Falls 100 foot hike 5 minutes duration 10 foot elevation gain 1 waterfall 1 Earth Cache I received an …
August 25, 2017
Kephart Prong Trail 4 miles 4:14 duration 703 feet elevation gain 4/5 of the Barton kids I went on a very special hike today with three of my four siblings: Alice, Charlie and Mary Lou. Our brother Wil had planned to join us, but had to cancel due to the death of a close friend. …
August 12, 2017
Sugar Hollow Park 5.8 miles 4:49 duration 569 feet elevation gain 11 geocaches found at Sugar Hollow plus 2 at Pinnacle 1 DNF (did not find) With a threat of rain in the forecast, LakeBum (Rob) and I decided to hit the trails today rather than the river. Whatever possessed us to hike on and …
May 18, 2017
Sand Cave and White Rocks 9.56 miles 7:08 duration 2151 elevation gain 1 event cache logged 4 EarthCaches visited (previously logged) 2 milestones celebrated (2,000 caches found for me, 3,000 caches for Team CCJ) This special day began bright and early with me meeting friends in Kingsport at 6:45 am. Joining me for the ride …
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