South Fork Holston River - Fort Patrick Henry Dam to John B. Dennis Drive/Church Hill to Laurel Run Park 6.26 miles 4:29 duration 3 caches found 3 caches hidden by me/4 caches hidden by LakeBum LakeBum (Rob) and I had multiple missions today that would require us to paddle two separate sections of the South …
April 9, 2017
South Fork Holston River 2.77 miles 2:20 duration 2 caches found (1 FTF) LakeBum (Rob) and I decided to round out the weekend with a short paddle along the South Fork of the Holston River. We both had other obligations in the afternoon, so met early on Sunday morning at the take out spot, moved …
April 8, 2017
Tank Hollow Falls/Laurel Fork Falls 1.23 miles/4.03 miles :48 duration/3:08 duration 188 ft elevation gain/870 ft elevation gain 2 traditional caches, 1 earth cache (FTF) LakeBum (Rob) and I decided to hike to Laurel Fork Falls to be First to Find (FTF) on a new earth cache there recently published by our friends Cache Cracker …
April 2, 2017
North Fork Holston River 9.68 miles 4:15 duration 2 caches found 1 cache visited (previously found) 5 caches hidden On this beautiful spring day, Huck and I joined a group of friends to paddle the North Fork of the Holston River. Our able river guide was LakeBum (Rob) in his yellow canoe. Karaboo (Kara) paddled …
April 1, 2017
Porter Creek Trail 4.88 miles 4:41 duration 755 feet elevation gain My hiking stick and I were joined by tncorgi (Mary) for a hike along the Porter Creek Trail in the Greenbriar area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This is a trail I enjoy visiting around this time each year, because the wildflowers …
March 25, 2017
Bays Mountain Park 8.69 miles 4:05 duration 783 elevation gain 5 caches found I joined Team CCJ (Dori and Tom) and other members of the Trail Friends of Bays Mountain Park this morning to do some trail maintenance on the Chestnut Trail. We worked for two hours clearing roots, rocks and other tripping hazards from …
March 18, 2017
Bays Mountain Park and Greater Kingsport 3.35 miles 3:19 duration 726 elevation gain 10 caches found, 2 visited (previously found) What today lacked in distance, it made up for in terrain and elevation gains. It was a day made up of many short jaunts through the backwoods in search of caches that we wanted to …
March 12, 2017
South Fork Holston River - John B. Dennis to Riverfront Park 5.16 miles 4:03 duration 7 caches found (2 co-FTFs) On a cold Sunday morning, LakeBum (Rob), Pork n Beans (Jane) and I met up to paddle the South Fork from John B. Dennis to Riverfront Park. Although we have had an unseasonably warm winter, …
March 11, 2017
Persimmon Ridge Park 2.89 miles* 1:55 duration* 240 feet elevation gain* 1 CITO event 5 geocaches The hiking stick and I headed to Jonesborough on this chilly morning to attend a Cache in Trash Out (CITO) event hosted by Got Fossils? (Jerome and Carla). But first, LakeBum and I did a little caching on the …
February 26, 2017
Rocky Fork State Park 5.43 miles 3:48 duration 783 feet elevation gain 8 creek crossings 4 caches visited (previously found) 3 caches found 1 DNF As one of Tennessee's newest state parks, Rocky Fork State Park is a hidden gem. The hiking stick and I were joined once again by LakeBum (Rob) and his hiking …
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