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A Hike to the Rich Mountain Fire Tower

Madison County’s Rich Mountain FIre Tower is an excellent hike for those who don’t love heights.

hike, hikes, hiking, Madison County, Marshall, The Appalachian Trail

Awestruck by Nature in the “Smoky” Mountains

A friend recently told me that they’d been living in Asheville for several years when one day, on the way … More

Black Balsam Knob, Deep Thoughts, hike, hikes, hiking, Skinny Dip Falls, Smoky Mountains
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

Do the Triple Falls Hike On a Sunny, Off-Season Day

Have I gone on record yet saying that I think generally, waterfalls are overrated? I don’t hate them. A large … More

dupont forest, hike, hikes, hiking, People Are Awful, triple falls, water fall, waterfall

The Trombatore Trail and a Short Rant About Leashing Your Dog

Since moving to Asheville, people who keep their dogs unleashed in public places, specifically hikes, have become one of the … More

Fairview, hike, hiking, People Are Awful, rants

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

Skinny Dipping at Skinny Dip Falls: A Desperate SEO Grab

Can I rank high on Google for “Skinny Dip Falls” with a blatant SEO grab? Let’s find out!

Graveyard Fields, hiking, influencersinthewild, SEO, Skinny Dip Falls, skinny-dipping, tasteful nudity

Rise & Grind

There’s few social media captions I hate more than anything including any form of #RiseandGrind. I could write paragraphs about … More

Great Smoky National Park, hike, hiking, Looking Glass Rock, Mt. LeConte, Podcasts, The Only Ten I See

Creepy Times at Wild Cat Rock

I wanted to take one last weekday hike back in October before the time changed and chose Wild Cat Rock … More

Florence Nature Preserve, hike, hiking, Lake Lure, sweaty things, Wild Cat Rock

Climbing Mt. Mitchell

I mistakenly thought I’d conquered the highest mountain in the eastern US when my brother and I did New Hampshire’s … More

hike, hiking, Mt. Mitchell

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