Tag: #hiking
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Falls Side of The Falls With Fall Risk
They call me Trail Guide now. Ok. So maybe not everyone. Maybe one person. Only one person. Calls me Trail Guide. Called me Trail Guide. Once. But I have now successfully navigated Fall Risk through two hikes. In a row. Without losing us. Or breaking her. Two for two. This week we went to Apple…
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A Mountain A Day
Not a Snow Day 3. I continue to try the mountainous approach to maintaining my health. Tuesday night found us climbing Roanoke Mountain. It took me a minute to get there. Because I basically live at Starr Hill these days. So I drove right past Walnut Ave on my way in. Turned around in the…
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The Real Thing
My legs look like I’ve been cage fighting. Because this morning, OT said “follow me.” And we did. I had intentions of cleaning my house real good. Doing some reading. Maybe even finding a barbecue to go to after getting back from Iron Mountain. But since no one invited me to a barbecue, I spent…
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Hi-Dee-Hoe’n With The Crew
Guess who’s sweeping the lower 10 miles of the CtC marathon? Yeah. Stop laughing. I’m feeling pretty confident about it. I successfully led a group through the Hi-Dee-Hoe Loop yesterday morning. I did. Except by successfully led, I mean that I was forced out in front and stopped at all intersections (and maybe even a…
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Mild Adventure Week
I just rolled up into Easter Sunday dinner at my mom n ems with the dirt and smell of an 8 mile hike on me. I did put on mostly clean sweats and t-shirt before I headed in. And washed my hands once I got in there. But sweat is sweat and mud is mud…
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Monsoon on the Mountain
Just got home. Sun’s coming out. It wasn’t out 3 hours ago when I was climbing to the top of a mountain . Do you know what was out? Tornado warnings. We’d planned this Banquet of Friendship trip to Christmas Mountain weeks ago. And at the Blue Ridge yesterday, GJB reaffirmed commitment from his core…
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New Years on Christmas Mountain
Almost. It’s almost New Years. And I got to spend it on Christmas Mountain. When GJB invites you out into the woods, you should understand going in that it’s not gonna be easy. We might recall the whole Lost: Boones Mill Version episode. Homeboy is undoubtedly going to take you wayyyyy off the standard trail.…