Tent Site Woes

After hiking for hours and not finding a tent site I ended up hiking into the night.  Finally pitched the tent on a wide spot in the trail on an incline.  The problem I had every single day when hiking through highly forested mountainous terrain was simply finding a place to pitch a tent.  I will soon be switching to a hammock system.

Chattooga River Gorge SC (Foothills Trail Hike)

Foothills Trail Hike SC/NC

Hiking Gear and Food

Rest in Peace Missy

Missy, our 12 year old Lab, died today of natural causes.  We will always miss her.

Ocracoke Island Ferry - Outer Banks of North Carolina

Funnel Cloud

Solo Woodburning Hiking Stove

This is an aluminum hiking stove called the Solo Stove.  It burns small pieces of wood and weighs 9 ounces.  A little heavier than an alcohol stove and a few ounces of fuel but on longer trips it comes out ahead.  It actually works extremely well and you can always find fuel.

Add a Few Ducks to our Menagerie

Patrick and Danielle

My best friend Patrick and Danielle, his girlfriend.

A Little Tornado Damage in Washington, NC

Global Warming

Snow Again

Our third snow in 2 weeks.  This one topped out at 12 inches which is more snow than I have seen out here on the coast of North Carolina since moving here 20 years ago.