Monthly Archives: May 2006

In October of 2001 my wife and i traveled to the Smokys with our friends Rachel and Justin. This was the second trip we had made up there together. Rachel’s grandmother lives in Cosby, which is only about a half-our drive from Gatlinburg near the northeastern end of the park. She is really great, and it is nice to have a bed to sleep in that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg per night. She also makes possibly the greatest spaghetti and meatballs i have ever had!

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My friend Justin and I had been planning on hiking on Monday, Octber 14. But after arriving late Sunday night (around 1 a.m. SMT (Smoky Mountain Time), we decided to postpone the hike til Tuesday. So Monday we slept late … Continue reading →

We arrived in Cades Cove around 7:00 and parked at the information center parking lot. After getting our gear together, we set off for our hike around 7:15. It was a chilly October morning. Chilly enough that I wore a … Continue reading →

I had planned on doing some hiking around Metcalf Bottoms on July 3, but our plans for picnicing there for the day were rained out. On July 4th, I decided about 10:00 to go hiking somewhere, and picked Chimney Tops … Continue reading →