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Tag: Blue Ridge Parkway

Deep Reflections While Cruising the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Middle of the Night, on a Weekday 

Three years ago, during the height of Covid, I spent my New Year’s Eve sitting at home and going to … More

Blue Ridge Parkway, Deep thoughts, Influencer Things

Barely-Contained, Leaf-Peepin’ Rage on the Blue Ridge Parkway

I’m going to write something here that I’ve said often in person and probably shouldn’t say in print, but I’ve … More

Blue Ridge Parkway, Fall ya'll, hikes, hiking, Leaf Peepin', photography

Why Isn’t the Pisgah Inn Hopping?

Why isn’t the Pisgah Inn a happening, Asheville-adjacent hangout spot?

Blue Ridge Parkway, day trip, existential questions, hiking, hotels, lodging, Mt. Pisgah, Pisgah Inn

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

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
A view of the Blue Ridge Mountains from the Rattlesnake Lodge Trail.

Rattlesnake Lodge and Five Other Close-to-Asheville Hikes

Asheville is a major hiking destination and a gateway to The Blue Ridge Parkway. Still, I think something people don’t … More

Bearwallow Mountain, Big Butt Trail, Blue Ridge Parkway, Catawba Falls, hike, hikes, hiking, Rattlesnake Lodge, Trombatore Trail, Wildcat Rock

Religious Hypocrisy on the Big Butt Trail

I respect consistency. You could be a piece-of-shit person, but as long as you’re consistent and transparent about your shittiness, … More

Big Butt Trail, Blue Ridge Parkway, Current events, hike, hikes, hiking, Podcasts, rants, sexual things, Social justice warrioring

A Walk in the Woods

It may be a bit of a cliché, but I’ve decided my very favorite Asheville hike is the Black Balsam … More

authors, Black Balsam Knob, Blue Ridge Parkway, F*ckface, hike, hiking, night moves, who's afraid of the dark?, writers

Hiking in the Time of Corona

I was ready, when I was summiting Tennent Mountain, to write that I was merely “whelmed,” (which I swear was … More

Black Balsam Knob, Blue Ridge Parkway, hike, hiking, Sam's Knob, Shining Rock Wilderness, Tennent Mountain, White Mountain comparisons

Blue Ridge Parkway Hot Takes

Editor’s Note: I wrote this three weeks ago, but then got busy with my real job, and thus it’s no … More

Blue Ridge Parkway, drives, hiking, hot takes
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