SUMMER VACATION PART 1 – CHATTANOOGA

SUMMER VACATION PART 1 – CHATTANOOGA

We drove to Chattanooga, Tennessee on Saturday (7-20-2019) for a week of hiking in the Appalachian Mountains. The forecast called for overcast and deluges. The skies were gloomy but the rain failed to amount to much. By Tuesday, the weather was perfect for woods...
FORTY ACRE ROCK

FORTY ACRE ROCK

Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve is near Taxahaw, SC about an hour’s drive south from Charlotte. We set out Sunday (7-7-19) to hike what geologists call a “granite flatrock.”
BOONE’S CAVE PARK

BOONE’S CAVE PARK

Legends about Daniel Boone abound. In 1750 when Daniel was 16, his father moved their large family from Pennsylvania to the Yadkin Valley of North Carolina. There are several small caverns in his namesake park. On Saturday (6-22-19) we set out to hike in Daniel...
SANDY AND SALTY UTAH

SANDY AND SALTY UTAH

On Sunday (6-16-19) Karen and I left Logan and drove south through Salt Lake City. Karen had to work Monday and Tuesday in Sandy, UT and we stayed two nights in a hotel there. But, Sunday was a day for play. I left downtown in time to meet Karen after work and took...
OFF WE GO TO UTAH & IDAHO

OFF WE GO TO UTAH & IDAHO

After a rough ride on a delayed flight to Salt Lake City, UT we arrived at 2:00AM Friday (6-14-19). Karen and I crashed at the Tru by Hilton near the airport for the remainder of a restless night before driving to Logan, Utah....