We live right next door to the Great Smoky Mountains, home to 850 miles of some of the best hiking trails in the country. Before our kids were born we had a few years of being avid weekend hikers. Snow, heat, storms, and wicked difficult trails couldn’t keep us away from a hike. We stopped hiking when we…
Hiking in Florida | Grayton Beach and Topsail Hill Preserve
Grayton Beach State Park For information about location and the other amenities available, see the official site of Grayton Beach State Park. While vacationing on the Florida panhandle, we went on the search for some easy dog-friendly hiking trails to let our corgi clan expel some energy. We decided to check out Grayton Beach State…
Smoky Mountains Hike to Charlie’s Bunion | Take Two!
Hark, a post! The last couple of weeks have been full of things that have kept me away from the blog, mainly getting our carpet replaced, followed by me getting sick! Our house is all put back together again so I’m getting myself caught up on some backlogged photos I need to share with all…
Hike to Spence Field and Rocky Top
Spence Field & Rocky Top via Lead Cove Trail Roundtrip Length: 10.6 miles Total Elevation Gain: 3,650 Feet Directions to Trailhead: From the Townsend “Y” intersection, drive west for 5.6 miles on Laurel Creek Road towards Cades Cove. Parking lot for the Lead Cove Trail will be on your left. Back in October, we plotted…
Hike to Siler’s Bald
Yay for more hiking! This time we set our sights on… Siler’s Bald Roundtrip: 9.3 miles (we went a bit farther than that because we also took a side jaunt up to Clingman’s Dome) Total Elevation Gain: 2,152 ft (again, it’ll be more if you go to Clingman’s) Directions: From the Sugarlands Visitor Center near…
Hike to Rainbow Falls
I’m so excited for the warm months, because that means lots and lots of hiking!! Over Mother’s Day weekend we trekked to Rainbow Falls, and this time we had along a couple of extras – Matt’s mom and dad! Rainbow Falls: Roundtrip distance: 5.4 miles Elevation gain: 1,685ft Directions to Trailhead: From Light #8 in…
Hiking the Lumber Ridge Trail
Back in February, we took our last cold weather hike – the Lumber Ridge Trail, beginning in Tremont. This trek can best be described as a nice, peaceful stroll through the woods. Winter hikes are different in that most of the noise from birds and other wildlife is not present, leaving you with an almost…
2011 Hiking Round-Up
Matt and I found a new love for hiking in 2011, and we’ve had a blast sharing our photos on the blog. In case you missed some of our adventures, here’s a collection of all of our hikes from last year!
Hiking the Rich Mountain Loop – In Snow!
Last month, Kara & Remington joined us for a wintry hike on the Rich Mountain Loop Trail. We first hiked this route last summer, and we were interested to see the differences that the colder months would bring. Uggggly pre-dawn photo of our egg sammich. I had to post it, otherwise you guys would have…
