It was frosty and foggy this morning. Thankfully, the gale force winds subsided.
Cold!
Today’s temps were in the low 40s. The wind was 30-40 mph. We were in a cloud bank most of the day. 🥶
St Bernadette’s
Beautiful Mass at St Bernadette’s. Praying for peace in this world. And the Family!🙏🏻
Black Bear “Resort”
At the hostel resort we camped at a lovely creekside spot. Resort means we had showers, flush toilets, a warming hut and electricity for recharging…
Taking a Nero
A “Nero” is a near-zero mileage day. A Zero is a zero-mileage day. We took a Nero yesterday and a Zero today. Carolyn has a…
Two waterfalls
We crossed through the Laurel Fork Gorge area yesterday and today. The highlight’s were two waterfalls, one cascade and the start of fall foliage. The…
Our first hiker hostel
We stayed at the Boots Off hiker hostel night before last . We could have camped in our tent, slept in a bunkhouse or glamped…
First Face Plant
Me! I can laugh out loud now since there were no injuries.
Watauga Lake
We spent last night as the only two hikers camping near a shelter overlooking Lake Watauga. This morning we looked down at the clouds. A…