Category Archives: Camping
Yellowstone National Park
Next we were on to Yellowstone National Park. We all stayed in an amazing house just north of the park in Montana on the banks of the Yellowstone River. The next couple days were spent exploring the Park and playing … Continue reading
Grand Teton National Park
We left town in a caravan with everyone else headed to the Grand Tetons. After a long drive through Wyoming we arrived for our brief stay at the Park. The group campground we were in had amazing views of the … Continue reading
On the AT
We camped in the Nantahala National Forest for a couple days this past weekend. The AT runs fairly close to the campground we stayed at so we hiked on it for a bit. Nora enjoyed hiking along the same trail … Continue reading
Chilhowee Campground
We camped for a couple nights at the Chilhowee Recreational Area near McKamy Lake this weekend. It rained a couple times, but not enough to interfere with our having fun hiking around and playing in the water. According to Nora, … Continue reading
Picking up Amanda after her AT section hike
Kaden, one of Amanda’s friends here in Chattanooga, started her Appalachian Trail thru hike this past week. Amanda started the hike with her down at Springer Mountain and I met up with them a couple days later at Woody Gap. … Continue reading
Camping at Savage Gulf Natural Area/Foster Falls
We took an hour drive north to camp at Foster Falls a couple days ago. On our way up, we stopped in Monteagle for a picnic. Unbeknownst to us, the area is known for tremendous amounts of fog. It popped … Continue reading
McKinney Falls
We camped at McKinney Falls recently… It was our first time making s’mores over a campfire. We definitely enjoyed them as much as Nora did. We went on a 3 mile hike in the morning and figured out how to … Continue reading