Recent Trip Reports & Photos
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My solo, December, 2009 backpack in the Smokies from the Kephart Prong Trailhead to the Icewater Springs Shelter and Charlie's Bunion. (Photos)
My December, 2009 dayhike with Myron, Dorcas, Bob, Joel, and the dogs to Little River Falls in December of 2009, some friends joined me for a hike in the park to South Mountains State Park. Photos.
My November, 2009 dayhike to Hanging Rock State Park to check out some waterfalls in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida Photos.
My November, 2009 dayhike with Bob to the Amphitheatre in Linville Gorge. Photos
My October, 2009 dayhike with Bob, Joel, and Dave from Armstrong Creek to Woods Mountain. Photos
Our October, 2009 dayhike from the Pisgah Fish Hatchery to John Rock and Cedar Rock. Photos
My September, 2009 trip to Washington State, including:
My solo backpacking trip Mount Rainier National Park. Photos
My dayhike with Brian from Obstruction Point to Maiden Peak. Photos
My backpacking trip with Brian to the High Divide and Appleton Pass. Photos
Our July, 2009 trip to Alaska, including:
Three days on the Kenai Peninsula and around Anchorage, including a glacier cruise in Kenai Fjords National Park and a hike to the Harding Icefield. (Photos)
Six days in Katmai National Park, including a visit to Brooks Camp. (Photos)
A 4-day backpacking trip in the Valley of 10,000 Smokes in Katmai National Park. (Photos)
My solo dayhikes to Crow Pass and Portage Pass. (Crow Pass Photos) and (Portage Pass Photos)
Our visit to Cordova, the Copper River Delta, and area glaciers. (Cordova and Child's Glacier Photos) and (Copper River and various glacier photos)
My solo dayhike to Mount Eyak and our visit to the Valez area. (Mount Eyak Photos) and (Valdez area Photos)
My August, 2009 sailing, camping, and hiking trip with Jack and Johnny on Johnny's sailboat on Lake Jocassee. - (Photos)
My August, 2009 solo dayhike in the Doe River Gorge, along the tracks of the former Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina RR. (Photos)
My August, 2009 dayhike with Jack to Babel Tower, the Linville River, Fantasy Canyon, Futuristic Wall, Westface, and Henson Canyon. Photos
My August, 2009 car camping trip with Jack to Dennis Cove, featuring dayhikes from Elk Falls to Twisting Falls on the Elk River and Laurel Fork Falls. (Photos)
My June, 2009 dayhike with Myron, Dorcas, Bob, Laura, and Joel from the Roaring Fork Trailhead to Grassy Ridge in the Roan Highlands. Roan Mountain Photos
My June, 2009 hike with Jack to an obscure waterfall on the Right Fork of the Davidson River. Photos
Our June, 2009 hike along Big Creek to Mouse Creek Falls. Photos
My June, 2009 dayhikes with Bob, Laura, Myron, Dorcas, and Joel to Catawba Falls, Upper Catawba Falls, and Christmount. Photos
My May, 2009 dayhike with Bob from Black Mountain Campground to Green Knob. Photos
Our May, 2009 car camping trip in Pisgah National Forest with a dayhike to Cove Creek Falls. Photos
My May, 2009 dayhike with Bob on the Mountains to Sea Trail from Woodlawn to Bald Knob, which overlooks Linville Gorge. Photos
My May, 2009 solo backpacking trip to Cold Mountain in the Shining Rock Wilderness. Photos
My April, 2009 dayhike with Jack, Bob, Andy, Joel, and Boone in the Mackey Mountain area of the Pisgah NF. Photos
My solo backpacking trip around the Beech Creek / Big Scaly loop in the Talluah River headwaters near Standing Indian, in the Nantahala National Forest. Photos.
Our April "spring" break trip to New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, featuring:
A visit to Manhattan with Jackie and Tony. Photos
A solo dayhike to Mount Tammany and Sunfish Pond in New Jersey's Delaware Water Gap. Photos
A series of short hikes to waterfalls on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware Water Gap, including Bushkill Falls and Dingmans Falls. Photos
A hike along Rock Run on the Allegheny Front Trail in Moshannon State Forest. Photos
A hike on the Quehanna Trail in Elk State Forest. Photos
My March, 2009 dayhike with Jack and Bob to Daffodil Flats and the Rock Jock Trail in Linville Gorge. Photos
My solo afternoon hike in the South Mills River area. (Photos).
My hike with Jack in the Hickory Nut Gorge area, from the Florence Nature Preserve to Little Pisgah Mountain and Bearwallow Mountain. (Photos).
My short, solo hike to Riley Moore Falls near Westminster, SC. (Photos).
Our February, 2009 car camping trip to the Davidson River campground, featuring dayhikes to Case Knife Ridge, Seniard Ridge, Dill Falls, and Courthouse Falls. Photos
My February, 2009 dayhike with Jack and Rocky to Babel Tower in Linville Gorge. Photos
My January, 2009 short dayhikes to several waterfalls in Oconee County. (Photos)
My January, 2009 dayhike with Dave to Rainbow Falls in South Carolina's Mountain Bridge Wilderness. (Photos)
My January, 2009 dayhike with Bob and Dave to Graybeard Mountain and Rocky Knobs. Photos
My January, 2009 dayhike with Bob and Joel to My January, 2009 dayhike with Bob and Joel in Linville Gorge. Photos
My December, 2008 dayhike with Boone on the Quehanna Trail in Pennsylvania's Parker Dam State Park. Photos
Our December, 2008 dayhikes with Myron, Dorcas, and the puppies to Armstrong Creek, Crabtree Falls, and Toms Creek Falls. Photos
My November, 2008 dayhike with Rocky in Virginia's Mountain Lake Wilderness. Photos
My November, 2008 caving trip with Rocky to Organ Cave. Photos
My October, 2008 dayhike with Myron, Dorcas, and the puppies from Craggy Gardens Picnic Area to Little Snowball Mountain. Photos
Our October, 2008 backpack with both dogs to Flat Laurel Creek near the Shining Rock Wilderness. Photos
My October, 2008 dayhike with both dogs from the Boone Fork Trailhead to an overlook of the Boone bowl.. Photos
My solo 3-day backpacking trip in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. Photos
My solo 3-day backpacking trip in Utah's High Uintas Wilderness. Photos
My solo car camping and dayhiking adventure in Montana's Selway Bitterroot Wilderness southwest of Missoula. Photos
Our summer 2008 trip to California, including:
Two days spent in San Francisco, including visits to Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Recreation area, as well as Christy's swimming race from Alcatraz to Fisherman's Wharf. Photos
Several days in and near Big Basin Redwoods State Park, which included hikes in the Redwoods, a visit to the Monterrey Bay Aquarium, and an afternoon at Natural Bridges State Beach. Photos
Two days dayhiking in Yosemite National Park, including visits to Yosemite Falls, Lembert Dome, and nearby Mono Lake. Photos
Our thru-hike of the John Muir Trail, including:
Section 1, from Yosemite Valley to Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. Photos
Section 2, from Tuolumne Meadows to Reds Meadow, through the Ansel Adams Wilderness. Photos
Section 3, from Reds Meadow to the Vermillion Valley Resort, through the John Muir Wilderness. Photos
Section 4, from Vermillion Valley Resort to Muir Trail Ranch. Photos
Section 5, through Kings Canyon National Park. Photos
Section 6, through Sequoia National Park. Photos
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