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Author: brothwellp2

Upstate of Mind

I had a great time exploring upstate South Carolina’s Lake Jocassee.

Lake Jocassee, Lake life, South Carolina, SUP, Upcountry, Upstate, Water sports

A Short Guide on How to Make Montana’s Unprecedented Flooding About My Asheville Exploring

On May 30, I wrote a piece for the Asheville Citizen Times about the role homophobia played in Madison Cawthorn’s … More

Deep thoughts, Gorges State Park, High Falls, me me me, Narcissism, Rainbow Falls, Sapphire NC, triple falls, Turtleback Falls, waterfall, waterfalls

Time Moves Slower Down Here

Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway will inevitably cause me to have a full-fledged, road-rage-induced meltdown. Not if, when.  I told … More

Blue Ridge Parkway, Deep thoughts, Grandfather Mountain State Park, Linville, Pisgah Inn, Sam's Knob

Quitting is Good, Featuring Grandfather Mountain State Park

I was an avid Modern Family watcher when it first premiered. Like many people (at least according to the numbers), … More

Deep thoughts, Grandfather Mountain State Park, hike, hike hiking, hikes, Quitters

A Pennsylvania Racist on the Montford Park Tennis Courts

I’ve written about the difference between the Montford Park and Weaver Park tennis courts before, and still stand by these … More

Montford Park, My anti-racist journey, Social justice warrioring, socialist agenda, tennis

Madison Cawthorn’s Bittersweet Loss (and how can I make it about myself?)

I’d forgotten that the North Carolina primaries were called this week, so went to sleep on Tuesday night circa 8 … More

how the sausage is made, Madison Cawthorn, media, politics

A Wild Shining Rock Hike

One of the best perks about working remotely with a flexible schedule is what I was able to do last … More

Art Loeb Trail, Black Balsam Knob, hike, hikes, hiking, Podcasts, Shining Rock Wilderness

#GettingLit at Hummingbird Candle Company

This past weekend was one of high highs and low lows. On Saturday, when I stopped to innocently order a … More

Addison Farms Winery, Byob, Candle-making, Classes, downtown Asheville, Hummingbird Candle Company

Catawba’s Last Hoorah

This past Easter, I had big plans to take advantage of one of the first nice days of the year … More

Black Mountain, Catawba Falls, News and Updates, People are awful

Meaningless Encounters With Wildlife

Last week I arrived at the gym around 5:50 AM. I got out of the car, shuffled around to my … More

Bears, Big Butt Trail, Blue Ridge Parkway, wildlife

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