After nearly an entire week of rain, we were rewarded with the most glorious weather. That is precisely why I wanted to make the most of our weekend. I didn’t make a fuss about planning anything specifically, but I knew that I wanted to see a waterfall after such heavy rainfall. And even though I […]

Pisgah National Forest, North CarolinaWilson Creek AreaLost Cove Trail Here is a more detailed shot of the waterfall from the overnight hike we did last weekend.In the other post, I only shared the overview of the swimming hole. I took this photo around 7:00am on Sunday morning. I don’t usually wake up that early, but […]

Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina Wilson Creek AreaLost Cove Trail7.5 Miles Click to Enlarge Map Instead of a weekend camping trip, we opted to go on an overnight hike.Normally, 7.5 miles is something that can easily be done in one day,however, we decided to stretch it out a little further so we could take our […]

I told you about our stay in Tennessee a few weekends ago. Although I mainly focused on our outings within the city, and left out what we did during the day. Since we only had one day to check out the National Park we wanted to make the best of it. Upon waking up, and […]

1. Upper Falls Bridge, 2. Lower Shoals Falls, 3. High Shoals Falls, 4. Trail Options (Click on the links above to see photos larger.) We visited these falls two weekends ago. It was about an hour and a half away in the South Mountain State Park. We only had time to explore this trail to […]

The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do. *Sarah Ban Breathnach* WOW! I am blown away by the wonderful comments and insights shared based on my last post. Those conflicted feelings are beginning to dissipate, and it is largely due to the tremendous amount of […]

~ROARING FORK FALLS~ Wide Angle View Depending on who you ask, this waterfall is either 45ft high, or 100ft long. Either way it was a very picturesque and edifying cascade. We ventured here on the same day we went to Setrock Creek Falls. We barely had to put forth any effort to get there, as […]

a.k.a. Suicide MissionAlright, so, that’s a little bit dramatic…….This past Saturday we went on a hike in Mount Mitchell. This is another waterfall found in the NC Waterfall guide that Cody bought me for Christmas. We learned a valuable lesson about the Blue Ridge Parkway on Saturday, always check for road closures!! We were thrown […]

Before breakfast on Saturday we didn’t even know where we wanted to go but by the time we were done paying for our breakfast I had spotted a brochure. Now this brochure is a part of that all too familiar display that has a variety of musings we locals tend to pass by. I am […]