Wednesday morning I drove 45 minutes from my Airbnb in Crested Butte to the Three Lakes trailhead in Gunnison National Forest. I stopped a couple of times to take photos. I drove along Keebler Pass, much of which is a … Continue reading
Wednesday morning I drove 45 minutes from my Airbnb in Crested Butte to the Three Lakes trailhead in Gunnison National Forest. I stopped a couple of times to take photos. I drove along Keebler Pass, much of which is a … Continue reading
I left my Airbnb in Mont Tremblant at 6:00 a.m. this morning and drove three hours to Parc National de la Mauricie. It was a beautiful drive, with pastoral scenes, rivers and lakes. I hiked a little over 2 mi … Continue reading
Today I left my Airbnb and drove a total of almost 4 hours. I did two hikes, the first in Parc de la Gatineau, near Ottawa, and the other in Mont Tremblant National Park. Combined, they were a little over … Continue reading
My first stop this morning was Taughannock Falls State Park. It was an easy 1.5 mile, mostly flat hike. The waterfall has a 215-ft drop. Then I drove into Ithaca, and walked through the Cornell Botanic Gardens. It was small, … Continue reading
I left my hotel this morning and drove 40 minutes to Letchworth State Park, New York. Originally, I was going to do a 4-mile, 1000 ft elevation gain hike, but I ended up driving a mile of it. It’s a … Continue reading
In February, while recuperating from cataract removal surgery, I planned a 9-day solo road trip through Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Today was my first stop, Rock City Gardens, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It’s difficult to describe what this place is … Continue reading
Yesterday I only hiked about 2 mi. My legs were really feeling it from Tuesday’s 9 miles. First, I hiked the Black Balsam Knob via Art Loeb trail, off of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Canton, North Carolina. The views … Continue reading
My first stop yesterday morning was Gorges State Park, N.C. I hiked to Rainbow Falls and Turtleback Falls. I was going to hike a trail at Table Rock state park, but realized it wasn’t going to have the wow factor, … Continue reading
Yesterday morning I left early and drove 7 hours to my cute Airbnb in Brevard, North Carolina. I was going to do some hiking before arriving, but it was raining. I had a busy day today, but will post about … Continue reading