by Paty | Nov 29, 2018 | Day Hikes, The South
As a kid, the closest I ever got to the Smokies was looking at my National Geographic calendars. You know the type I’m talking about. The ones with beautiful photos displaying tree-lined mountains of brilliant oranges, reds, and yellows in the fall. Those photos...
by Paty | Nov 26, 2018 | RV Life
When you live in a house, you probably don’t put too much thought into your drinking water. Most suburban neighborhoods have safe, good tasting water. This all changes dramatically after you move into your RV full-time. If there’s a water hook-up at your...
by Paty | Nov 22, 2018 | Books
As we move toward the holidays, many hikers will be hanging up their pack and shoes for the season. The indoors will beckon with its warmth. And we’ll undoubtedly find ourselves longing for spring to come back around so we can get back on the trail. Rather than...
by Paty | Nov 19, 2018 | Gear
The most common question I get when I’m out hiking or trail running is, “Where did you get your socks?” That’s when I have to explain that those colorful things above my shoes aren’t my socks. They’re Dirty Girl gaiters. And I...
by Paty | Nov 15, 2018 | Mid-Atlantic, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #5 Date Visited: November 7, 2018 Route Taken: Drive & Deer Gap Trail via Balsam Cone – 6 miles roundtrip Type of Terrain: Paved path & well-maintained trail Elevation: 6,684 feet Ancestral Lands: ...
by Paty | Nov 15, 2018 | The Great Outdoors
For better or worse, I married someone who loves fishing. I knew this fact long before we transitioned to living in an RV. Keith owned a fishing boat when I met him. He earned multiple degrees in fisheries biology. Nearly 50% of his possessions and clothing seemed to...
by Paty | Nov 12, 2018 | Day Hikes, Mid-Atlantic
If you asked me a few years ago what comes to my mind when I think of West Virginia, you’d probably get a snarky response. Like many Americans, my notions of the Mountain State were largely shaped by books and movies filled with Appalachian hillbilly...
by Paty | Nov 10, 2018 | The South, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #4 Date Visited: November 4, 2018 Route Taken: Drive-up to Parking Area & and hike on Appalachian Trail to Double Spring Shelter – 7 miles roundtrip Type of Terrain: Paved path & well-maintained trail...
by Paty | Nov 8, 2018 | Mid-Atlantic, The Great Outdoors
While staying near Charlottesville, Virginia, we decided to sign up for a 5k/10k trail race. It had been raining for much of the week, so we knew it would be a pretty muddy event. But what better way to ensure your son continues to love running than taking him...
by Paty | Nov 5, 2018 | RV Life
We had a brutal initiation to cold, wintery weather during our very first RV trip. But before I tell you how we ran through 1/3 of a tank of propane in a single day (and how you can avoid that same fate), let me back up a few steps and set the stage… Buying an...
