Jones Falls/Elk River Falls 3.85 miles 2:55 duration 567 feet elevation change 2 caches (1 traditional, 1 Earthcache) 2 waterfalls 3 cannonballs I played hooky from work (with permission from the boss) to go hiking on an unseasonably warm February Thursday. I have visited Elk River Falls twice in the past, and had tried to …
February 19, 2017
Laurel Run Park 3.11 miles 2:56 duration 513 ft elevation gain 1 cache visited (previously found) 2 caches hidden by LakeBum We went back to Laurel Run Park on this Sunday morning for two reasons: so that LakeBum could log a special multi cache that was recently put back into play after being destroyed in …
February 18, 2017
Buffalo Mountain Park and Winged Deer Park 3.29 miles/1.45 miles 2:28 duration/1:22 duration 738 ft elevation gain/95 ft elevation gain 1 cache found/4 caches found 6 caches visited (owned or previously found at BMP) We started out the day by returning to Buffalo Mountain Park so that LakeBum could log caches on the other side …
February 12, 2017
Buffalo Mountain Park 5.58 miles 5:03 duration 1041 feet elevation gain 10 caches logged 2 caches visited (previously logged) LakeBum and I hiked a section of Buffalo Mountain Park I'd never been in, and I learned there were many more trails here than I'd ever imagined. We parked at the trailhead for Hartsell Hollow, hiked …
January 29, 2017
Laurel Run Park 3.76 miles 3:25 hours 388 foot elevation gain 3 waterfalls 3 caches found On a Sunday morning, Rob (LakeBum37663) and I hiked in Laurel Run Park near Church Hill, TN. Situated along the Holston River and at the end of Bays Mountain, this park offers hiking trails, picnic areas, disc golf and …
January 28, 2017
Horse Creek Recreation Area 5.28 miles 4:42 duration 1098 elevation gain 24 creek crossings 1 geocaching event 10 caches found My friend Jerome (Got Fossils?) hosted a geocaching event at the Horse Creek Recreation Area of the Cherokee National Forest in Greene County, TN. Fourteen folks from four states met up to hike the trail …
January 15, 2017
TOSOBL 3.08 miles 3:03 duration 340 foot elevation gain 3 caches found 9 caches visited (maintenance on my own caches) 1 cache hidden by LakeBum On a Sunday morning, LakeBum and I took our hiking sticks to TVA undeveloped recreational land on the Sullivan County side of Boone Lake (aka the other side of Boone …
January 14, 2017
South Holston Spillway 6.72 miles 4:39 duration 262 foot elevation gain 3 caches found 9 caches visited (previously found) The stick and I were joined by several other sticks, geocachers, and muggles in hiking the Spillway Trail at South Holston Lake in Sullivan County, TN. This was my second time hiking this trail. The first …
January 1, 2017
Horse Cove Gap Trail 5.03 miles 3:56 duration 594 ft elevation gain 7 caches found On New Year's Day, my stick and I joined a great group of geocaching friends to explore the Horse Cove Gap Trail on Cherokee Mountain in Washington County, TN. The trailhead is across Dry Creek Road from the parking/staging area …
December 31, 2016
Bays Mountain Park 6.25 miles 6:50 duration 851 feet elevation gain 11 geocaches found, 2 visited (previously found) and 1 DNF 3 geocaches hidden by LakeBum Rob (LakeBum37663) closed out 2016 with a hike at Bays Mountain Park. We hiked up Bays Ridge, down to Front Hollow, and up to Lakeside Trail for my stick's …