Click on photos to enlarge them. A couple of weeks ago, I traveled to western Pa to attend the funeral for Denny and then a memorial service for him and his beloved wife Joy. The loss of both of these dear friends was overwhelming. But the weight of the loss was a little [...]
Click on images to enlarge A few weeks ago, I got us caught in a horrendous thunderstorm complete with thunder, lightening, and hail. I had never been as wet as I was that day! And the hail hurt!! We were out in the middle of a forest with no place to shelter. My [...]
Click on images to enlarge. Sunset is one of my favorite times of the day, especially in western Pennsylvania. The farms light up with a strong candle's glow! I don't think this is an Amish farm, but it may be. It has a red silo but the house is white and I see [...]
Click on photos to enlarge them. Hiking Black Balsam Bald was a little different this year. Pat and I were determined to do it and we did, but Anne and Beth were not with us. Too much going on in our lives. Plus, this has been a rough four months for us and [...]
Years ago, one of my favorite recording artists Margaret Becker wrote the song "Horses" that contains these words: "I want no regrets when the horses come for me." Such odd words but as a Christian, you understand what she is writing about. One day Jesus will come back riding a white horse as the King [...]
I love hiking along the Chattooga River! The trails have a different sense of character, and it usually includes something pretty wild! This hike had one of the most "paddled" trails that I have hiked. It was thick with pine needles, lush with rhododendron, and super short and easy. There was some muddy up spots [...]
Click on the photo to enlarge. This is one sweet little hike that has something for everyone. There's plenty of rhododendron tunnels, pine needle padded paths, some rock scrambles, ups and downs, and a big payoff at the end with one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the area: King Creek Waterfall. We [...]
Click on photo to enlarge. I read the reviews for this 3.6 mile hike to Andrews Bald, and everyone, who seemed much younger than me, wrote things like: "Such an easy hike." Then someone my age popped in and said. "Moderate." LOL! It really is moderate—not strenuous but certainly moderate. Why, the rocks [...]
