Wednesday, April 30, 2014

 

166 miles done......2015 miles to go!

 
 
The trail.....Still early in the year - Trees have not 'greened up' yet.

 

Must be a story here somewhere....


Never did see it!


'Wayah' Bald lookout tower
(the towers are called 'balds'!.....don't know why)_



'Wesser' bald


'Mt Albert' Bald



View from 'Mt. Albert' bald



Dinner time at a shelter....filtering water.
(These guys were from Auburn, Alabama)

Fellow hiker....'Hob'


The 'Spice Merchants'


Time out for a civilized lunch


Watching a few kayakers having fun.




Continuing on through the 'Rhodo' forests...(not blooming yet)
...next stop...Fontana Dam and some time out!


COACHES CORNER

 
 
 
'Chilling' in New Orleans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

'Daniel Boone' - territory.....Cumberland Gap
(the pass through the Appalachians to Kentucky) 
 
 


'Daniel Boone' had to go over the top.....
...We went through......a one mile tunnel to the other side.
 
 
'Mammoth caves Nat. Park' -Kentucky -  400+ miles of passages
through the limestone.....Awesome!
 
 
 
My new 'strat'.....will have to ship it home
Won't fit in the car!
 
 
 
The line up at the 'Grand Old Opry' - April 26th
 
 


A packed house....
 
 
 
'Chris Janson'.... a new , young, energetic, rising star.....
Should go far!
 
 
 
And back to Fontana Dam to wait for Darrell!
 

Till next post!!

 


Tuesday, April 22, 2014


Day one! - Springer Mountain - Georgia.
April 17th and we're under way!
 
Mile 'Zero'

The 'Trail'



A 'walk thru' building - the only one on the trail!

 
 
Beautiful sunset (what you can see of it!)


A trail hostel - roughing it!
Fellow hikers!







'Susan' a 'section hiker' coming out with Darrell
 

 

 

 

'Coaches Corner'

Hitting the road - April 5th


The 'Diesel rigs' need to stick together!
 
My next 'toy' - (unfortunately it wasn't for sale)



The traditional 'New Boots' purchase
'White Sands National Monument' - miles of Gypsum dunes
Carlsbad caverns....Awesome!.....Huge
Guadalupe peak ..(.highest point in texas)
 
Guadalupe Mountains - 'Devils' Hallway'



Sandy on the 'Rio Grande' ...Mexico on the other side of the river

First rattlesnake sighting ...courtesy John and Sandy!
 

Cheers until the next post!