After getting laid off at a Virginia rest stop, I hiked to watch the sunrise at Mt. LeConte. Reflections on layoffs, friendship, and the kind of clarity only the Smokies can give you.
Tag: travel
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
A stream-of-conscious reflection on one year since Hurricane Helene.
Asheville Is Healing
Two big post-Helene reopenings this past weekend in Asheville: Zillicoah Brewing and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Changing for the Better…
Sometimes, I think it’s best to just think things, and not necessarily post them…
I Woke Up Early to Catch a Smoky Mountain Sunrise, and All I Got Was This Gloomy Photo
I woke up to see a gorgeous Smoky Mountains sunrise, but nature had other plans.
Some Ashevillians Are Taking Up TOO Much Space
According to the Google overlords’ AI Overview, “the phrase ‘taking up space’ doesn’t have a single inventor It’s an idiom … More
The Ashevilleization of Gloria
I unexpectedly loved Angel Olsen’s cover of Laura Branigan’s (cover) of Gloria.
A Solo Sunset at Sam’s Knob
Sam’s Knob might be the best place in Western North Carolina (and Asheville-adjacent) to get a mountain sunset all to yourself.
A Trip to the Asheville Mall
Did a trip to the Asheville Mall teach me anything about our capitalistic, consumerist society? Not really. It just taught me that Old Navy remains a time capsule to the early aughts.
Guess Who’s Back?
Last summer, I stopped writing here at Asheville Explorer because I got unexpectedly laid off (unexpectedly laid off might sound … More
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