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A Tale of Two Mohicans

Chimney Rock State Park stood in for the Adirondacks during the filming of The Last of the Mohicans, and while they look the same, the vibes are wildly different.

Chimney Rock, Chimney Rock Brewing, Deep Thoughts, hike, hiking, summer, The Best Way to Spend an Asheville Summer Sunday

A Pretty Nice Little Saturday

Nice little Saturdays are underrated.

Canton, Deep Thoughts, hike, hiking, Mountains to Sea Trail, Sam's Knob, Saturday

Two Thumbs Up for Burnsville, NC

Burnsville, NC impressed me with it’s pizza, beer, and reasonable prices.

Blue Ridge Parkway, Burnsville, Crabtree Falls, daytrip, hike, Homeplace Beer Company, waterfalls, Weaverville

The Best Way to Spend an Asheville Summer Sunday, Part 5: A Black Balsam Sunrise Hike

This post is simply an excuse to show off these gorgeous photos I took during a 4th-of-July Black Balsam sunrise hike.

Black Balsam Knob, hike, hiking, loop hike, The Best Way to Spend an Asheville Summer Sunday

Clothing Optional Partying on the Laurel River Trail

I was expecting to stumble upon some light partying on the Laurel River Trail. I wasn’t expecting so much nudity.

creek walking, Dogz, hike, hiking, Hot Springs NC, Laurel River Trail, Madison County, Marshall, nudity, Swimming Hole

Thwarted Plans Led to Zadie’s Market

Thwarted plans led to Marshall’s Zadie’s Market, and I’m not mad it happened.

Big Pillow Brewing, day trip, daytrip, hike, Hot Springs NC, Marshall, The Old Marshall Jail, Zadie's Market

I Found My New Tinder Bio at Bearwallow Mountain

I’m not going to bury the lead. My new Tinder bio will be “I enjoy travel, a nice dry red, … More

Bearwallow Mountain, Hendersonville, hike, hiking, People Are Awful, rants

Winter Hiking in The Roan Highlands

This post is all about the photos of my winter hike from Carver’s Gap to Grassy Ridge Bald.

hike, hike hiking, Roan Highlands, The Only Ten I See, Winter

Embracing Hiking Mediocrity at Lunch Rocks

I’ve confessed before to becoming a bit of a hiking snob lately. I’m pretty vocal about differentiating between “hikes” and … More

hike, hikes, hiking, Lunch Rocks, nature, The Great Outdoors

Sometimes Nature Isn’t Great, aka My Thoughts on Why Bugs Suck, Featuring a Hike to Pisgah Forest’s Twin Falls and Whaleback Swimming Hole (Both of Which are Great)

On a hike to Pisgah Forest’s Twin Falls, I bitch about how nature isn’t always relaxing.

Brevard, Davidson River, hike, hikes, hiking, Joan Didion, nature, Thoreau, transcendentalism, Twin Falls, Twin Falls Hike

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