7/2 For the first time since I had been in the Smokey's, I looked from my hotel balcony to see the splendid vision of blue skies. You...

7/1 About to head to my fourth straight day of getting an eight mile hike logged in, I felt it was time to pay a visit to Sugarland...

6/30 As my heart pounded loudly all the way up into my head, I reminded myself to NEVER not think that trekking poles are NOT necessity...

6/29 My goal for the day was a guy named Charlie and his bunion. But, as I drove up the mountain side and my phone told me I had...

6/27 Not figuring in the time change from Cookeville to the Gatlinburg area, by the time I had updated my rations at the Wally World in...

6/26 I have to admit that heading to Falls Creek State Park along the winding, roller coaster of a road out of Cookeville, put my stomach...

6/25 As I slowly approached the Smokey Mountains, some tantalizing research led me to postpone my arrival for a few more days. Turns out...

6/24 The hoot, hoot of the owl. The chirp, chirp of the bird. The quiet easiness of The Day Loop Trail’s four miles, made it quite a...

6/23 The drive from Memphis to Nashville along HWY 40 was amazing! My car wasn't thrilled that I was forcing it to chug, chug, a chug up...

6/20 I wanted to still be active while I was in Memphis, so I was stoked when I found out about Shelby Farms. A park reserve full of bike...

6/19 I don't know about you, but I love panoramic viewpoints atop a mountain. For my last stop in Arkansas, I got my awesome viewpoints,...

6/18 Conveniently right outside of Hot Springs was Lake Catherine State Park. I happily spent the early afternoon along Falls Branch...

6/17 Packed up after my one night in Russellville, I headed southwest into the Quachita Forest and ended up climbing all over tortoise...

6/16 Wildflowers of yellow, white, and purple welcomed me to Mount Magazine State Park, as I started my first hike for the day along...

6/15 Ozark, to my surprise, was only an hour away. I was greeted by a lovely woman, her comfy home, and her sweetie pie of a dog. We...

When my flight to London was canceled, I wasn’t sure what to think about the summer to come. Packing my backpack and heading across the...