by Paty | Jan 15, 2019 | The South, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #6 Date Visited: January 10, 2019 Route Taken: Walk from Lakewood Park parking lot (0.1 miles roundtrip) Type of Terrain: Flat and grassy park Elevation: 345 feet Ancestral Home: Muscogee/Creek What’s in a name? Britton Hill was...
by Paty | Jan 14, 2019 | Grand Canyon, Southwest US
Deciding what time of year to hike the Grand Canyon is the first major decision in planning a rim-to-rim (R2R) or a rim-to-rim-to-rim (R2R2R) hike. You’ll need to choose a date that maximizes your chances of success while simultaneously minimizing the many...
by Paty | Jan 7, 2019 | Grand Canyon, Southwest US
Hiking across the Grand Canyon from rim-to-rim (R2R) is a pretty ambitious undertaking. Most people who visit this national park don’t ever venture inside the canyon itself. But there’s always a few ambitious souls who long to take a much closer look. Whether you take...
by Paty | Dec 31, 2018 | Appalachian Trail, Hiking
How the heck did I decide to thru-hike the entire 2,190 miles of the Appalachian Trail this upcoming year? It all comes back to Florida… Keith and Finn spent December happily venturing up and down the Florida coast looking for new places to fish. After just a...
by Paty | Dec 24, 2018 | The Great Outdoors, The South
My nephew Kevin is completely obsessed with manatees. His parents took him to Discovery Cove in Orlando shortly after his seventh birthday. While visiting, he was lucky enough to swim with dolphins and see tons of marine life up close. But, the animal that stole his...
