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 13, 2017
Watuaga River 4.68 miles 2:01 duration 2 geocaches found (1 FTF) 1 geocache replaced Last night I got a text from LakeBum (Rob) saying that Pork n Beans (Jane) wanted to paddle this morning. Of course, I was interested! Any chance to get on the river. We launched from the Blevins Road boat ramp at …
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 …
August 6, 2017
Kingsport Greenbelt Trail 7.34 miles 2:39 duration 7 geocaches found 128 feet elevation gain 15,849 mosquito bites Needing some exercise on this beautiful Sunday afternoon, I decided to load up the BAT bike and head for Kingsport. I have found many caches along the Greenbelt Trail, including most of the ones on the eastern end, …
August 5, 2017
Watuaga River 5.4 miles 3 - 3.5 hours duration (I failed to properly track this trip with my fitness app) 1 cache hidden by LakeBum Today I spent a fantastic time on the river with three special people: Deban, Rob and Kara. This was a pleasure cruise only, with no plans for geocaching. We started …
July 30, 2017
Nolichucky River 10 miles 5:55 duration 3 caches found 1 cache hidden by me 5 caches hidden by LakeBum 1 missing cache replaced Recently my friend LakeBum (Rob) sent me a message saying, “We need to put these on our target list soon.” He was referring to two geocaches that had been hidden over a …
July 23, 2017
Watauga River 8.5 miles 5:00 duration 4 geocaches 1 Earth Cache I have been busy traveling this summer, so it had been over a month since my last trip with my trusty kayak Huck. I finally got the opportunity to hit our favorite local river with friends LakeBum (Rob), BackWoodsAng (Ang) and Got Fossils? (Jerome …
July 7 – 17 Part Three
English/Basketball Camp Deban and I traveled to the Czech Republic for a mission trip in early July. We were part of a four person team that traveled to Slaný to lead an English/Basketball Camp. This was our first time in this location, but our team leader, Amy Blumberg, has been coming here for many years. …
July 7 – 17 Part Two
Sightseeing in Czech Republic and Brussels Deban and I traveled to the Czech Republic for a mission trip in early July. We were part of a four person team that traveled to Slaný to lead an English/Basketball Camp. This was our first time in this location, but our team leader, Amy Blumberg, has been coming …
July 7-17 Part One
Signal the Frog in Europe Deban and I traveled to the Czech Republic for a mission trip in early July. We were part of a four person team that traveled to Slaný to lead an English/Basketball Camp. This was our first time in this location, but our team leader, Amy Blumberg, has been coming here …
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